[mmaimcal]Re: ACA Phase Calibration

[Mark Holdaway]

Moderator: KILL the version of this message
that attempted to send the 0.2 MB file to EVERYONE.


Everyone:  please find the draft memo in:

http://www.tuc.nrao.edu/~mholdawa/aca_phase_writeup.ps

  -M


> And now for something completely different!
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> Here is a draft memo which argues:
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> ACA baselines are so short that you don't need phase calibration.
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> The Weather is so unpredictable that the ACA needs dynamic scheduling.
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> Fast switching won't help the ACA.
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> WVR could help increase the efficiency of the ACA.
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> BUT:  
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> If the ACA is going to get correlated with ALMA,
> the ACA antennas absolutely need fast switching and WVR.
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