[evlatests] June 6th.
vdhawan at aoc.nrao.edu
vdhawan at aoc.nrao.edu
Wed Jun 7 02:40:30 EDT 2006
EVLA state vector (matrix really), June 06.
I record some details for reference, though some are known or can be
deduced from knowledge of, e.g.,
* which antennas/IF's have new L302's;
* which are expected to be dead/absent; etc.
The phase jumps upon change of band appear to be fixed at antenna 13,
on both L302's. On 14 and 16, L302-1 appears good, L302-2 not, though
its hard to be sure since there is missing data; 18 still has jumps,
based on even sparser data.
G = Good = nominally same as VLA antenna
Gd = amplitude dropout on 10s, otherwise G.
W = Weak fringes
D = Data present, no fringes.
A = Absent, no data.
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C BAND
ant A C B D
13 Gd Gd Gd Gd
14 G G G G
16 D D G G
18 A A A A
Closure errors from insufficient sideband rejection in T304 filter:
Not seen - declared fixed, subject to more stringent tests.
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K BAND
ant A C B D
13 G G G G
14 W W W W
16 W W W W
18 A A A A
on 14 & 16, IFs AC are weaker than BD. In addition, the strength is
variable, which could be poor pointing.
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L BAND
ant A C B D
13 G A D D
14 G G G G
16 A A G G
18 G W W A
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X BAND
ant A C B D
13 Gd Gd Gd Gd
14 G G G G
16 A A G G
18 Gd Gd Gd A
13: phase spins for a few seconds at scan start.
14: phase jump a few sec after scan start
16, 18: phases OK.
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