GTAC Observation Log

1. Date : 04/04/2016
2. Observation Sr. No. : 8518
3. Observer : Blazej Stefan Nikiel-Wroczynski, Marek Jamrozy, Marian Soida, Marek Urbanik
4. Observer's Email : iwan@oa.uj.edu.pl, jamrozy@oa.uj.edu.pl, soida@oa.uj.edu.pl, urb@oa.uj.edu.pl
5. Project Name : NGC 4490 revisited: searching for the low-frequency counterpart of an unexpected magnetised extension
6. Project Code : 29_042
7. Operator(s) : Surender
8. Command File : /odisk/gtac/cmd/29_042/29_042_s3b.cmd
9. LTA File : /gsbifrdata/03apr/29_042_03apr2016.lta
10. LogFlag File : /odisk/online1/logflags/29_042.FLAGS.6

ANTENNA SETTINGS :

11. RF Band(MHz) & Solar Attn(dB)- RF1 : 156 MHz ,RF2 : 156 MHz, SA1 : 0 dB, SA2 : 0 dB
12. Ist LO (MHz) & IVth LO (MHz): ILO1 : 218 MHz, ILO2 : 218MHz , IVLO1 : 62 MHz, IVLO2 : 62 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 : OFF
20. Stokes : Total_Intensity
21. Beam - 1 : PA
22. Beam - 2 : PA
23. ACQ BW : 33.333333 MHz
24. Final BW : 33.333333 MHz; Step # 
25. Maximum Channels : 256
26. Channel Numbers : 0:255:1
27. LO5 -1  : 149
28. LO5 -2  : 156

29. Frequency Parameters (TPA) : 156 156 218 218 62 62
30. Integration Time : 16.1061 Sec
31. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the beginning :24

32. Name of Non-Working Antennas (with reason for each) :
C06 : BLDC work.
C04 : : CST Painting.
E05 and W05 : Very strong RFI.
33. Note for Backup :

34. Start and End Time of Obs.(IST): 03 Apr 2016 23:30:00 - 04 Apr 2016 06:00:00

35. ONLINE Machine : Lenyadri

36. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the end :24

37. Comments (During Observations) :
Note : RFI is observed throughout the observation.

23:30 : Started set-up.
23:46 : Started scan on 3C286 for 15min.
00:02 : Started command file.
01:07 : S03 abc time-out due to high temperature.
05:53 : S03 started working.
05:47 : Stopped command file.
05:48 : Started scan on 3C286.
06:02 : Stopped scan and observing session is over.