Array parameters April 2011 (03/04-02/05)

SABOCA was cooled down for use during MPI and Chilean time at the beginning of April, and in use until beginning of May.

Main parameter file: saboca-2011-04.rcp

Individual scans

Scan #	Date	Parameter file	Array plot	Individual channel maps
13067	2011-04-03T02:13	B13134_13067_Saboca.rcp	array_13067.pdf	beams_13067.pdf
13068	2011-04-03T02:19	B13134_13068_Saboca.rcp	array_13068.pdf	beams_13068.pdf
13420¹	2011-04-03T16:50	Neptune_13420_Saboca.rcp	array_13420.pdf	beams_13420.pdf
21383	2011-04-24T05:40	Carina_21383_Saboca.rcp	array_21383.pdf	beams_21383.pdf
21447	2011-04-24T08:21	Neptune_21447_Saboca.rcp	array_21447.pdf	beams_21447.pdf
21449	2011-04-24T08:29	Neptune_21449_Saboca.rcp	array_21449.pdf	beams_21449.pdf
21451	2011-04-24T08:38	Neptune_21451_Saboca.rcp	array_21451.pdf	beams_21451.pdf
21453	2011-04-24T08:46	Neptune_21453_Saboca.rcp	array_21453.pdf	beams_21453.pdf
21455	2011-04-24T08:54	Neptune_21455_Saboca.rcp	array_21455.pdf	beams_21455.pdf
21457	2011-04-24T09:02	Neptune_21457_Saboca.rcp	array_21457.pdf	beams_21457.pdf
22576	2011-04-28T04:05	B13134_22576_Saboca.rcp	array_22576.pdf	beams_22576.pdf
23442¹	2011-04-30T16:18	Neptune_23442_Saboca.rcp	array_23442.pdf	beams_23442.pdf
23446¹	2011-04-30T16:33	Uranus_23446_Saboca.rcp	array_23446.pdf	beams_23446.pdf

¹ These scans are not considered for the averaged parameter file because of their low S/N. Especially Neptune is too weak for beammaps when observed in the unstable afternoon atmosphere.

Notes on individual channels

The 37 channels of SABOCA are working fine most of the time, but see the exceptions below.

Channel #	Description
22	This channel is sometimes variable or even bad. Verify the gain on your calibrators and the usability on your target data.
23	This channel shows excess noise in one beammap only (#21449).

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