GTAC Observation Log

1. Date : 02/02/2024
2. Observation Sr. No. : 16345
3. Observer : Surajit Paul, Ruta Kale, Abhirup Datta, Sameer Tanaji Salunkhe, Swarna Chatterjee, PRATEEK GUPTA
4. Observer\'s Email : paulsurajit1@gmail.com, ruta@ncra.tifr.res.in, Abhirup.Datta@iiti.ac.in, salunkhesameer1990@gmail.com, phd1901121010@iiti.ac.in, prateekgidolia@gmail.com
5. Project Name : uGMRT LOw-MAss galaxy Cluster Survey (GLOMACS) using the band 3: Part-III
6. Project Code : 45_072
7. Operator(s) : Pramod, Sachin, Shilpa
8. Command File : /data1/gtac/cmd/45_072/45_072_02Feb2024_0900_cmd.py
9. LTA File : /gsbifrdata/02feb/45_072_02feb2024_b3_gsb.lta, /gwbifrdata2/02feb/45_072_02feb2024_b3_gwb.lta
10. LogFlag File :  

ANTENNA SETTINGS :

11. RF Band(MHz) & Solar Attn(dB)- RF1 : 306 MHz ,RF2 : 306 MHz, SA1 : 0 dB, SA2 : 0 dB
12. Ist LO (MHz) & IVth LO (MHz): ILO1 : 255 MHz, ILO2 : 255MHz , IVLO1 : 51 MHz, IVLO2 : 51 MHz 
13. IF Attn(dB) , IF BW(MHz) & IF ALC : IF-CH1 : 4+14 dB, 32 MHz,ON, IF-CH2 : 4+14 dB, 32 MHz,ON

GSB SETTINGS :

14. GSB Host : gsbm1_shivneri
15. GSB Mode : Realtime
16. GSB LTA : 8
17. GSB CTRL : TGC
18. GSB Fstop : ON
19. GAIN EQ : ON
20. Stokes : Total_Intensity
21. Beam - 1 : OFF
22. Beam - 2 : OFF
23. ACQ BW : 33.333333 MHz
24. Final BW : 0 MHz; Step # 0
25. Maximum Channels : 256
26. Channel Numbers : 0:255:1
27. LO5 -1  : 149
28. LO5 -2  : 156

29. Frequency Parameters (TPA) : 306 306 255 255 51 51
30. Integration Time : 2.0132 Sec
31. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the beginning :30

32. Name of Non-Working Antennas (with reason for each) :

 
33. Note for Backup :

34. Start and End Time of Obs.(IST): 02 Feb 2024 09:00:00 - 02 Feb 2024 14:00:00

35. ONLINE Machine : TGC

36. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the end :28

37. RFI Status :

38. Comments (During Observations) :

------------GWB Setting---------------------------------------------------
GPU_MODE  	: Realtime
GPU_LTA  	: 4
GPU_ACQ_BW  	: 200.0000
GPU_FINAL_BW  	: 200
GPU_EDGE_FRQ  	: 0
GPU_CHAN_MAX  	: 4096
GPU_CHAN_NUM  	: 0:4095:1
GPU_STOKES  	: Total_Intensity
GPU_SIDEBAND  	: -1 -1
GPU_RF4  	: 500  500
GPU_DDCLO4  	: 0.0000  0.0000
GPU_SB4  	: -1 -1
GCODE4  	: 45_072
GPU_CNTRL  	: TGC
GPU_FSTOP  	: ON
GPU_BEAM_1  	: OFF
GPU_BEAM_2  	: OFF
GPU_BEAM_3  	: OFF
GPU_BEAM_4  	: OFF
GPU_BM_INT  	: 8
GPU_GAINEQ  	: ON
GPU_TPA  	: From online/TGC tpa
GPU_BITS  	: 8 Bits
GPU_FILRFI  	: Voltage Detection
GPU_BEAM_S  	: OFF
GPU_PFB  	: ON
GPU_PFB_TAPS  	: 4
GPU_BEAM_BIT  	: 16
GPU_VLT_BIT  	: 8
GPU_WALSH  	: OFF
GPU_ENV  	: RELEASED
------GWB RFI Filter Setting----------------------------------------------
FILTERED_SIGNALS	:	RFI_ALL			# RFI_ALL=All signals filtered / RFI_CH1 =Channel 1 only / RFI_CH2=Channel 2 only
EXTERNAL MEDIAN	:	0			# integer value(-128 to 127)
THRESHOLD VALUE	:	4			# integer value(0 to 127)
CONSTANT VALUE		:	0			# integer value(-128 to 127)
FILTERING OPTION	:	DIGITAL NOISE		# BYPASS / CONSTANT=constant value is used / THRESHOLD / DIGITAL_NOISE
DDC_STATUS		:	OFF			# DDC = ON/OFF
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
09:00 : Started settings.
NOTE : As observer (User) had given space between 45 and 072.Hence restarted GWB.
09:25 : \'/data1/gtac/cmd/45_072/45_072_02Feb2024_0900_cmd.py\' command file started.
10:53 : S04 taken for callsheet work.
11:38 : C03 taken for maintenance work.
14:20 : Stopped command file and observation session is over.