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This page details the progress made in taking the observations and performing the tests to complete the commissioning phase. Progress with the SMART survey is detailed elsewhere.
Commissioning Observations
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A partial list of requested observations to satisfy the above goals are:
Goal | Number of obs | Duration (mins) | Pulsars (e.g.) |
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#1 | 2 | 5-10 | B1749-28, B0031-07 |
#2 | 2 | 20 | J2241-5236 |
#3 | 2 | 60 | J0437-4715, J2145-0750 |
#4 | 4 | 10 | B0628-28, B0737-40, B0740-28, B1749-28 |
#5 | 3 | 20 | J0036-1033 (and B0031-07, J0034-0534) |
Observations
The following link performs a query on the MWA observation database, showing the details of the observations made so far:
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The following table is a summary of the same observations, and which of the goals (see the table above) that they are intended to satisfy:
| Obsid | Duration (sec) | Files | Pulsar(s) / Calibrator(s) | RA/Dec | PC RA/Dec | Az/El | Goal | Downloaded | Calibrated | Beamformed |
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| 1323690320 | 296 | 24 | In-beam calibration (for 1323690616) | 11.8 / -5.8 | 8.5 / -7.4 | 341.6 / 68.0 | 1, 5 | |||
| 1323690616 | 1200 | 3600 VCS | B0031-07 J0036-1033 J0034-0534 | 8.0 / -5.2 | 8.5 / -7.4 | 326.3 / 64.7 | 1, 5 | |||
| 1323708616 | 296 | 24 | In-beam calibration (for 1323709032) | 95.1 / -26.7 | 97.7 / -28.6 | 0.0 / 90.0 | 1, 4 | |||
| 1323708912 | 120 | 24 | PicA (for 1323709032) | 75.9 / -46.4 | 80.0 / -45.8 | 213.7 / 64.7 | 1, 4 | |||
| 1323709032 | 600 | 1800 VCS | B0628-28 | 97.5 / -26.7 | 97.7 / -28.6 | 0.0 / 90.0 | 1, 4 | |||
| 1323776720 | 120 | 24 | PKS2356-61 (for 1323776840) | 4.3 / -62.7 | 359.8 / -60.9 | 191.3 / 52.8 | 1, 2 | |||
| 1323776840 | 1200 | 3600 VCS | J2241-5236 | 346.9 / -51.9 | 340.4 / -52.6 | 216.9 / 53.6 | 1, 2 |