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operations:documentation.ivs.mark5_module_selection [2016/08/31 04:19] Warren Hankey [So which module should I use?] |
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====== Choosing the right module for the experiment ====== | ====== Choosing the right module for the experiment ====== | ||
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+ | A module should be allocated by observatory staff, see the [[operations:log| Module Allocation spreadsheet]] | ||
If possible, please try to record an entire experiment onto a single module, most especially R4, CRDS, CRF, and R1 experiments. If it won't fit, please contact observatory staff - they will usually be able to put a module with enough space into the Mark 5. | If possible, please try to record an entire experiment onto a single module, most especially R4, CRDS, CRF, and R1 experiments. If it won't fit, please contact observatory staff - they will usually be able to put a module with enough space into the Mark 5. | ||
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===== Data requirement ===== | ===== Data requirement ===== | ||
- | On the [[operations:log|AuScope IVS Module Allocation spreadsheet]] there should be a data size indicated for the current experiment (2016 module allocation tab); otherwise refer to a similar historical experiment with a data size. On this spreadsheet the station staff also record which module has been provisionally allocated to the experiment and loaded in the Mk5. | + | On the [[operations:log|AuScope IVS Module Allocation spreadsheet]] there should be a data size indicated for the current experiment (2017 module allocation tab); otherwise refer to a similar historical experiment with a data size. On this spreadsheet the station staff also record which module has been provisionally allocated to the experiment and loaded in the Mk5. |
Also at the end of the printed schedule summary is an estimate of the total amount of data that will be recorded for the experiment. For example, this experiment requires a tad under 1.4 TB: | Also at the end of the printed schedule summary is an estimate of the total amount of data that will be recorded for the experiment. For example, this experiment requires a tad under 1.4 TB: |