N08K3 consists of several tests at 24 GHz including 3 different frequency setups: scan time range freq. setup ----------------------------------------------------- 01 - 06 152/08:30:00 - 09:33:30 vlba.24ghz 07 - 12 152/09:35:00 - 10:28:30 nh3.low 13 - 19 152/10:30:00 - 11:33:00 nh3.high 20 - 24 152/11:34:30 - 12:12:30 vlba.24ghz 25 - 29 152/12:14:00 - 12:52:00 nh3.low 30 - 34 152/12:53:30 - 13:31:30 nh3.high 35 - 36 152/13:37:00 - 13:57:30 nh3.low 37 - 38 152/13:59:00 - 14:19:30 nh3.high 39 - 40 152/14:21:00 - 14:41:30 nh3.low 41 - 42 152/14:43:00 - 15:03:30 nh3.high 43 - 43 152/15:08:30 - 15:18:30 nh3.low 44 - 44 152/15:20:00 - 15:30:00 nh3.high 45 - 45 152/15:31:30 - 15:41:30 nh3.low 46 - 46 152/15:43:00 - 15:53:00 nh3.high 47 - 49 152/15:59:30 - 16:30:00 vlba.24ghz Since the usual standand plots show only a small fraction of the experiment, "old-style" standardplots have been produced for each correlation pass. The naming convention is .ps except for ampphase-plots, where it is .ps pass: cont = continuum correlation pass, all 4 subbands LO = line correlation pass, subbands 0+2 HI = line correlation pass, subband 3 plottype: weight \ see plot description below; note that in some old-style plots, auto | amplitude and phase are plotted separately and that some have cross / less comprehensive labeling; the auto and cross plots use data of one scan, the ampphase plots show data from 5 consecutive scans of the same frequency setup scannumber: scans 20-24 were observed with the vlba.24ghz frequency setup scans 25-29 correspond to the nh3.low setup scans 30-34 were done in the nh3.high setup ============================================================================ in addition to the comprehensive "old-style" standardplots, default standardplots are available for the following combinations of frequency setup and correlation pass: n08k3.vlba: vlba.24ghz, continuum correlation pass, all 4 subbands n08k3.low: nh3.low, line correlation pass of scans 25-45, subbands 0+2 n08k3.high: nh3.high, line correlation pass of scans 30-46, subband 3 ============================================================================ weight -- weights versus time The weight plot shows the station-weights for the duration of the experiment. The IFs and polarizations are color coded, with the key at the bottom of the page(s). A maximum of four IF/pol combinations are plotted (cross-pols are not plotted, since their weights can be deduced from the parallel hands). The first scan of the various sources is labeled with the source name in the upper portion of each subplot. Every integration is plotted. The weights are properly the fraction of 'good' data per integration period. Weights < ~1 result from less than optimal tape recording or playback. Weights of 0 occur when there are no valid data found on the media, or when synchronization fails. Gaps correspond either to scheduled tape pauses, or station recording or playback failures. auto -- auto-correlation amplitudes The auto plots show the station autocorrelation-amplitude spectra (bandpasses), with each IF plotted separately. These are done for one minute of data from one or more scan of a bright calibrator. All subplots have independently-scaled y-axes (not necessarily going down to zero); this may exaggerate "curviness" in IFs with little change in autocorrelation across the band. The frequency of the low-edge of each IF is annotated (note -- not the DC edge for lower side-bands). Polarizations per IF are overplotted, with color coding as give by the key at the bottom of the page(s). RL==LR, so only one cross-pol will be visible. cross -- cross-correlation amplitudes and phases The cross plots show amplitude and phase for baselines to a reference antenna, usually for the same scans as the auto-plots above. They have the same lay-out characteristics as the auto-plots. Source detections are indicated by phase connection across the band and a higher-than-noise-floor amplitude. Only one minute of data is (vector) averaged. Polarizations are color-coded following the key at the bottom of the page(s). ampphase -- amplitude and phase versus time The ampphase plots show frequency-averaged amplitude and phase as a function of time in the vicinity of the scan used in the cross-plots. For clarity, only two channels are plotted. A strong detection will appear as coherent phases and an elevated amplitude.