[evlatests] Missing data in SY table
Rick Perley
rperley at nrao.edu
Wed Aug 6 16:55:52 EDT 2014
I am carefully reducing D-configuration data taken on June 27. The
bands were L, S, C and X. The latter two utilized the 3-bit system.
The 3-bit system requires setting the requantizer gains, which thus
requires application of these gains. (This operation is not required
for the L and S band data.)
When I applied these gains, I quickly found I was missing a
significant fraction of my data -- the visibilities 'disappeared'. The
problem was quickly traced to gaps in the SY tables. Some rough
statistics show:
1) There are no missing data in the SY tables at L and S bands.
2) The fraction of missing SY table values at C-band is modest --
typically 10%.
3) The fraction of missing SY table values at X-band is much higher
-- typically 20%, with some antennas missing more than 50% (!).
4) The opposite polarizations (R and L) have exactly the same gaps.
5) The losses in A1/C1, A2/C2, B1/D1 and B2/D2 are different.
I have no idea if this problem exists today. It did not happen in
March, when the A configuration data for this project were taken.
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