GTAC Observation Log

1. Date : 26/01/2016
2. Observation Sr. No. : 8359
3. Observer : Paula Benaglia, Juliana Saponara, Baerbel Silvia Koribalski, arunima banerjee
4. Observer's Email : pbenaglia@fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar, juliana.saponara@gmail.com, Baerbel.Koribalski@csiro.au, arunima@ncra.tifr.res.in
5. Project Name : GMRT HI mapping of the edge-on spiral galaxy ESO270-G017
6. Project Code : 28_069
7. Operator(s) : Sachin, Surender
8. Command File : /odisk/gtac/cmd/28_069/obs.cmd
9. LTA File : /gsbifrdata/26jan/28_069_26jan2016.lta
10. LogFlag File : /odisk/online1/logflags/28_069.FLAGS.12

ANTENNA SETTINGS :

11. RF Band(MHz) & Solar Attn(dB)- RF1 : 1406.0835 MHz ,RF2 : 1406.0835 MHz, SA1 : 0 dB, SA2 : 0 dB
12. Ist LO (MHz) & IVth LO (MHz): ILO1 : 1345 MHz, ILO2 : 1345MHz , IVLO1 : 61.0835 MHz, IVLO2 : 61.0835 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 : ONLINE
18. GSB Fstop : ON
19. GAIN EQ : ON
20. Stokes : Total_Intensity
21. Beam - 1 : OFF
22. Beam - 2 : OFF
23. ACQ BW : 16.666666 MHz
24. Final BW : 4 MHz; Step # 8
25. Maximum Channels : 512
26. Channel Numbers : 0:511:1
27. LO5 -1  : 138.9165
28. LO5 -2  : 166.0835

29. Frequency Parameters (TPA) : 1406.0835 1406.0835 1345 1345 61.0835 61.0835
30. Integration Time : 16.1061 Sec
31. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the beginning :25

32. Name of Non-Working Antennas (with reason for each) :
C03 : : BLDC Work.
C12 : : CST painting.
E06 : : Low fringe. (mesh reflector work going on)
W04 : ,W01 : Low fringe.
33. Note for Backup :

34. Start and End Time of Obs.(IST): 26 Jan 2016 02:50:00 - 26 Jan 2016 08:00:00

35. ONLINE Machine : Lenyadri

36. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the end :27

37. Comments (During Observations) :
02:50 : Started set-up.
02:57 : Started scan on 3C286.
03:10 : W04 and W01 started working. 
07:45 : Stopped command file and recorded phase cal upto 07:50.
07:52 : Started scan on 3C286 for 10 mins.
08:02 : Stopped scan on 3C286 and closed observation session.