Obsid	Duration (sec)	Files	Pulsar(s) / Calibrator(s)	RA/Dec	PC RA/Dec	Az/El	Goal	Processing	Download folder	VCSBeam version*	Beamforming time
1323690320	296	24	In-beam calibration (for 1323690616)	11.8 / -5.8	8.5 / -7.4	341.6 / 68.0	1, 5	Downloaded Calibrated	`/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253001`	v3.3.31_c279695
1323690616	1200	3600 VCS	B0031-07 J0036-1033 J0034-0534	8.0 / -5.2	8.5 / -7.4	326.3 / 64.7	1, 5	Downloaded Beamformed B0031-07 J0036-1033 J0034-0534 (FAIL!)	`/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253008`	v3.3.31_c279695	1 channel: 1600s 24 channels: 5000s
1323708616	296	24	In-beam calibration (for 1323709032)	95.1 / -26.7	97.7 / -28.6	0.0 / 90.0	1, 4	Downloaded Calibrated	`/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253000`
1323708912	120	24	PicA (for 1323709032)	75.9 / -46.4	80.0 / -45.8	213.7 / 64.7	1, 4	Downloaded Calibrated	`/astro/mwavcs/asvo/252998`
1323709032	600	1800 VCS	B0628-28	97.5 / -26.7	97.7 / -28.6	0.0 / 90.0	1, 4	Downloaded Beamformed	`/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253009`
1323776720	120	24	PKS2356-61 (for 1323776840)	4.3 / -62.7	359.8 / -60.9	191.3 / 52.8	1, 2	Downloaded Calibrated	`/astro/mwavcs/asvo/252999`
1323776840	1200	3600 VCS	J2241-5236	346.9 / -51.9	340.4 / -52.6	216.9 / 53.6	1, 2	Downloaded Beamformed	`/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253010`

*VCSBeam version is the earliest version that was successfully used for the processing. For calibration observations, this means using mwa_plot_calibration, and for the VCS observations, make_mwa_tied_array_beam.

Processing details

Setting up Garrawarla environment

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title	Setting up Garrawarla environment

module use /pawsey/mwa/software/python3/modulefiles
module load singularity
module load vcsbeam
module load psrcat
module load hyperdrive

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title	Run VCSBeam beamforming on Garrawarla

cd /astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam
sbatch vcsbeam_0031.sbatch

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Generate an ephemeris:

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	Run psrcat on Garrawarla

psrcat -e J0034-0534 > 0034.par

Use PRESTO's prepfold utility to fold on the pulsar's period from the FITS files:

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theme	Midnight
title	Run PRESTO prepfold on Garrawarla

cd /astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam
module load singularity
/pawsey/mwa/singularity/presto/presto.sif prepfold -psr J0034-0721 -nosearch -nodmsearch G0057_1323690616_00:34:08.87_-07:21:53.41_ch109-132_00*.fits

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title	Run PRESTO prepfold on Garrawarla

cd /astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam
module load psrcat
module load singularity
psrcat -e B0031-07 >
0031.par
for freq in {109..132}; do /pawsey/mwa/singularity/dspsr/dspsr.sif dspsr -E 0031.par -b 512 -L 10 -A -O B0031-07_ch${freq}.ar G0057_1323690616_00:34:08.87_-07:21:53.41_ch${freq}.hdr; done

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Create a VCSBeam beamforming script:

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title	/astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam/vcsbeam_0036.sbatch
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#!/bin/bash -l

#SBATCH --job-name=1323690616-0036
#SBATCH --output=vcsbeam_0036.out
#SBATCH --nodes=24
#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=1
#SBATCH --cpus-per-task=1
#SBATCH --mem=370gb
#SBATCH --partition=gpuq
#SBATCH --gres=gpu:1
#SBATCH --time=03:00:00
#SBATCH --account=mwavcs
#SBATCH --nice=0
#SBATCH --export=NONE

# Load the VCSBeam module 
module use /pawsey/mwa/software/python3/modulefiles
module load vcsbeam

# Define the directories where the data are
DATADIR=/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253008
CALSOL=/astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690320/hyperdrive/hyperdrive_solutions.bin

OBS_METAFITS=${DATADIR}/1323690616.metafits
CAL_METAFITS=/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253001/1323690320.metafits

# Run VCSBeam for all 24 coarse channels
# Start 8 seconds in, just to avoid quacktime
# -p -v = Output both PSRFITS and VDIF
srun -N 24 -n 24 make_mwa_tied_array_beam \
    -m ${OBS_METAFITS} \
    -b 1323690624 \
    -T 1192 \
    -f 109 \
    -d ${DATADIR} \
    -P pointings_0036.txt
/pawsey/mwa/singularity/dspsr/dspsr.sif psradd -o B0031-07.ar -R B0031-07_ch1*
# (Did some pazi flagging: there was something weird in the first subint. This generated B0031-07.ar.pazi)
pav -g B0031-07.png/png -DFT B0031-07.ar.pazi

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Create a VCSBeam beamforming script:

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	/astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam/vcsbeam_0036.sbatch
collapse	true

#!/bin/bash -l

#SBATCH --job-name=1323690616-0036
#SBATCH --output=vcsbeam_0036.out
#SBATCH --nodes=24
#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=1
#SBATCH --cpus-per-task=1
#SBATCH --mem=370gb
#SBATCH --partition=gpuq
#SBATCH --gres=gpu:1
#SBATCH --time=03:00:00
#SBATCH --account=mwavcs
#SBATCH --nice=0
#SBATCH --export=NONE

# Load the VCSBeam module 
module use /pawsey/mwa/software/python3/modulefiles
module load vcsbeam

# Define the directories where the data are
DATADIR=/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253008
CALSOL=/astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690320/hyperdrive/hyperdrive_solutions.bin

OBS_METAFITS=${DATADIR}/1323690616.metafits
CAL_METAFITS=/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253001/1323690320.metafits

# Run VCSBeam for all 24 coarse channels
# Start 8 seconds in, just to avoid quacktime
# -p -v = Output both PSRFITS and VDIF
srun -N 24 -n 24 make_mwa_tied_array_beam \
    -cm ${CALOBS_METAFITS} \
    -C ${CALSOLb 1323690624 \
    -T 1192 \
    -f 109 \
    -d ${DATADIR} \
    -OP pointings_0036.txt \
    -R NONE -U 0,0c ${CAL_METAFITS} \
    -C ${CALSOL} \
    -pO \
    -vR NONE -U 0,0 \
    -p \
    -v

Prepare a pointings file (PSR J0036-1033):

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	Run VCSBeam beamforming on Garrawarla

cd /astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam
sbatch vcsbeam_0036.sbatch

Get an ephemeris from Nick:

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title	/astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam/0036.par
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PSRJ           J0036-1033
RAJ            00:36:14.70                 
DECJ           -10:33:37.18                
F0             1.1111412561028151282     1  0.00000000152553465775   
F1             -3.9179999999999999999e-14    2.264e-14                
PEPOCH         46635                       
POSEPOCH       46635                       
DMEPOCH        46635                       
DM             23.123                      
EPHEM          DE405          DE405

Use PRESTO's prepfold utility to fold on the pulsar's period from the FITS files:

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	Run PRESTO prepfold on Garrawarla

cd /astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam
/pawsey/mwa/singularity/presto/presto.sif prepfold -par 0036.par -nosearch -nodmsearch G0057_1323690616_00:36:15.10_-10:33:14.00_ch109-132_00*.fits

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Use DSPSR and PSRCHIVE to fold on the pulsar's period from the VDIF files:

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	Run PRESTO prepfold on Garrawarla

cd /astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam
for freq in {109..132}; do /pawsey/mwa/singularity/dspsr/dspsr.sif dspsr -E 0036.par -b 512 -L 10 -A -O J0036-1033_ch${freq}.ar G0057_1323690616_00:36:15.10_-10:33:14.00_ch${freq}.hdr; done

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Create a VCSBeam beamforming script:

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	/astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam/vcsbeam_0036.sbatch
collapse	true

#!/bin/bash -l

#SBATCH --job-name=1323690616-0034
#SBATCH --output=vcsbeam_0034.out
#SBATCH --nodes=24
#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=1
#SBATCH --cpus-per-task=1
#SBATCH --mem=370gb
#SBATCH --partition=gpuq
#SBATCH --gres=gpu:1
#SBATCH --time=03:00:00
#SBATCH --account=mwavcs
#SBATCH --nice=0
#SBATCH --export=NONE

# Load the VCSBeam module 
module use /pawsey/mwa/software/python3/modulefiles
module load vcsbeam

# Define the directories where the data are
DATADIR=/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253008
CALSOL=/astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690320/hyperdrive/hyperdrive_solutions.bin

OBS_METAFITS=${DATADIR}/1323690616.metafits
CAL_METAFITS=/astro/mwavcs/asvo/253001/1323690320.metafits

# Run VCSBeam for all 24 coarse channels
# Start 8 seconds in, just to avoid quacktime
# -p -v = Output both PSRFITS and VDIF
srun -N 24 -n 24 make_mwa_tied_array_beam \
    -m ${OBS_METAFITS} \
    -b 1323690624 \
    -T 1192 \
    -f 109 \
    -d ${DATADIR} \
    -P pointings_0034.txt \
    -c ${CAL_METAFITS} \
    -C ${CALSOL} \
    -O \
    -R NONE -U 0,0 \
    -p \
    -v

Prepare a pointings file (PSR J0034-0534):

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	/astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam/pointings_0036.txt
collapse	true

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Run the VCSBeam beamforming script:

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	Run VCSBeam beamforming on Garrawarla

cd /astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam
sbatch vcsbeam_0034.sbatch

Generate an ephemeris:

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	Run psrcat on Garrawarla

psrcat -e J0034-0534 > 0034.par

(NB Tempo bug on Garrawarla means that you have do comment out the binary parameters in the ephemeris file. This may be the reason the PRESTO result failed...?)

Use PRESTO's prepfold utility to fold on the pulsar's period from the FITS files:

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	Run PRESTO prepfold on Garrawarla

cd /astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam
module load singularity
/pawsey/mwa/singularity/presto/presto.sif prepfold -par 00360034.par -nosearch -nodmsearch G0057_1323690616_00:3634:1521.1083_-1005:3334:1436.0072_ch109-132_00*.fits

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Use DSPSR and PSRCHIVE to fold on the pulsar's period from the VDIF files:

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language	bash
theme	Midnight
title	Run PRESTO prepfold on Garrawarla

cd /astro/mwavcs/vcs/1323690616/vcsbeam
module load psrcat
module load singularity
psrcat -e B0031J0034-070534 > 00310034.par
for freq in {109..132}; do /pawsey/mwa/singularity/dspsr/dspsr.sif dspsr -E 00310034.par -b 512 -L 10 -A -O B0031J0034-070534_ch${freq}.ar G0057_1323690616_00:34:0821.8783_-0705:2134:5336.4172_ch${freq}.hdr; done

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