Australia Telescope National Facility

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VLBI scheduling and coordination

ATNF provides a VLBI scheduler and a network coordinator (currently Dr. Phil Edwards) for the entire VLBI array. They will cooperate to:

• act as the contact persons for the users and potential users regarding the capabilities and availability of time and antennas each proposal term and facilitate appropriate arrangements and collaborations where necessary.

   

• schedule the accepted proposals after the review by the Program Committee in consultation with non-ATNF telescope groups

   

• coordinate the provision of observing manpower for the network

   

• oversee the equipment and disk availability before each session

   

• arrange for correlator time as required.