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June
27-‐29,
2011
TKP
Mee1ng
3
LOFAR
Observing
using
MoM
• MoM
–
Astronomer’s
tool
to
create
LOFAR
Observa1ons
(GUI-‐
based/user-‐interac1ve)
• Created
XML-‐generator
script
for
mul1ple
observa1ons:
BF,
IM
and
piggybacking
• Since
October
2010,
updated
script
func1onality
(BF
and
IM):
– Both
clocks
available
(160MHz/200MHz)
– Decimal
degrees
or
sexagesimal
coordinates
allowed
(or
PSR,
3C
name)
– Full
selec1on
of
HBA
and
LBA
Filters
available
– Mul1ple
Sta1on
Beams
(Sub-‐Array
Poin1ngs)
possible
– Mul1ple
Tied
Array
Beams
possible
[BF-‐only]
– Accepts
“survey”
poin1ngs
file
as
input
• Aber
observa1ons,
XML-‐export
to
BF
pipeline
kick-‐off,
also
now
works
on
CEP-‐2