[evlatests] C-band update
Rick Perley
rperley at nrao.edu
Thu Jul 17 21:44:32 EDT 2008
A test late this afternoon was done to check sensitivity of the
antennas at C-band.
There is little change from three days ago. Some EVLA antennas have
improved: 1, 5, 21, 24, 25, and 26 are improved, but not as good as
they should be.
Antenna 19 is seriously bad. Not only are is the sensitivity low by
a factor of about 4, but the sensitivity is a strong function of
elevation. I could imagine liquid water moving about as the antenna
tilts (the observations were taken very near transit).
Antenna 13 was in the array this time -- this is the most
sensitivite EVLA antenna -- with Teff ~ 50 K. Close, but not quite at,
the project requirements.
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