[evlatests] WIDAR-0: short scans show phase jumps at X band
Michael Rupen
mrupen at nrao.edu
Tue Jun 16 10:20:49 EDT 2009
We took two WIDAR-0 data sets yesterday afternoon (15jun09) to check
a software change, and to see whether short scans lead to phase jumps at
both X and C bands.
Data sets:
- 3C84 or 3C273 or both
- IF 1A (RCP)
- one run entirely X, one run entirely C band, each ~30mins long
- 20sec scans, 1 sec dumps
- two subbands (subbands 1 & 2)
Results of a very quick look:
* No fringes for ant. 25 at C band, nor for ant. 3 at X band.
- Note that antenna 25 was moved to N2 yesterday. Antenna 3
is on the east arm and has not been moved recently.
* Both X and C bands show phase jumps at roughly the same rate
(3 jumps at X and 2 at C band).
- The antenna groups are the same at both bands:
1 3 9 23 28
2 18 19 24 25
This confirms the earlier observation that the phase jumps track
slot number rather than antenna.
* POSSM at a random time shows that the two subbands connect very
nicely in both phase and amplitude, suggesting that Bruce's new
flipper code has not destroyed anything.
-- Michael
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