ATNF VLBI Wiki

Check the following:

• Correct start/stop time
• Polarizations/IFs match the block schedule
• All stations on the block schedule are included
• Standard frequency
• First hour reserved for fringe finding (or as agreed with PI, e.g. 30min or none)
  • Fringe finders listed
• Fringe finder observed every few hours
• Phase reference cycle not too long
• Sources not set at too many stations at any time (elevation)
• Slew times not too long (very long or longer than scan)
• Source positions given to sufficient accuracy

For ATCA

• Scans not too short (ATCA loses 15 sec on scan change).
• Scans aligned with 5sec boundary (for ATCA)
• Encourage 1934-638 for flux calibration
• Check frequency of AUTOPHASE_DETERMINE scans
• AUTOPHASE_DETERMINE scans must have at least 1 min on 200 mJy source
• Do not AUTOPHASE_DETERMINE during the fringe finder section

One way to check some of this is (as vlbi on ATNF unix machines):

> vexsum2.pl exper.skd

> makewiki.pl exper.skd

> less exper.sum