LBA Correlator Checklist ("Pocket Guide")

S2 transports and console:

  • Day number and time on S2 recorders is correct (against master clock)
  • S2 mode is correct
  • Individual tapes are in correct order in each group.
  • The first S2 playback contains the tapes for the first station in the schedule file, and so on for each station in the schedule.
  • Tape playback times differs from real time by a multiple of 10 seconds

LBACOR:

  • Correct schedule loaded (using S2FILE)
  • Correct correlator CONFIGuration has been PROGrammed
  • Correct integration time and blank pulses set with CYCLE
  • For pulsar gating, phase offset (PSRPH) set correctly
  • Output data file opened or closed as required (using FO and FC)
  • On each "GO", check that the playback time difference in a multiple of 10 seconds

COR_DISP:

  • Lag spectrum for each correlator product is ok (free from obvious birdies etc)

TVD:

  • Phases, amplitudes and delays for all baselines/correlator products ok

Schedule file in COR$SCHED

  • check these settings:
           EXPERIMENT <expt-name>
           DATE <year> <day number>
           FREQ/BW <freq> <bandwidth> [<freq> <bandwidth>]
           SOURCE_LIST <expt-name>
           ANTENNAS <number antennas> {plus individual antenna information}
           CONFIG <correlator configuration>*
           BASELINES <number baselines>* {plus individual baseline information}
           * If CONFIG used and <correlator configuration>.BSL exists in COR$SCHED, BASELINES is not necessary
  • Check that correct STOP, FILE CLOSE, and NEWTAPES commands are commented and/or uncommented as appropriate.

Miscellaneous:

  • Source list <expt-name>.TAB exists in COR$DB and has correct positions
  • For pulsar gating, <source>_<expt-name>.<station> exists in COR$PULSAR

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