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12m Pointing Catalogue

Warkworth 12M

Using the DBBC as a power meter, we take the total power in a IF. As this is a log response have to convert log to linear within the FS (antcn). Via this method we have used the following sources for pointing in X-Band.

We started in S-Band by using the “moon”. Once we had some offsets we moved on to the other sources to refine the offsets required. Once we had reasonable offsets we started using aquir to run fivpt / onoff over a 24hr period for visible sources.

Seen in S and X: Taurus A, Orion A, 3C273b, Virgo A, Cent A, Cyg A, Cas A, CTB31

Seen in S: W43, CTB32

Name - Field system xpoint.prc defined name

 NAME             RAB            DECB        S1410   S2700   S5000   S8400     !            RAJ           DECJ         ACC    ID       MAG      Z        NAMEJ
 ctb31                                       250.0   180.0            45.0             08 59 07.3      -47 31 23.0
 centa                                               128.0   103.0                     13 25 23.0      -43 01 59.0
 taurusa                                     815.0                   552.0             05 34 32.0      +22 00 58.0
 oriona                                      440.0                   340.0             05 35 17.0      -05 23 28.0
 3c273b                                       30.0                   30-40 VAR         12 29 06.70     +02 03 08.6

To get detections by fivpt in the field system we used the following:

 Record:  Step  Int(s)  Steps Band
 centa    0.40  10            x-band
 oriona   0.40   1            x-band
 3c273b   0.40  10            x-band
 taurusa  0.4    1            x-band
 ctb31    0.5    8       11   x-band 
 ctb31    0.4    1       11   s-band

Step - decimal fraction of beam Int - in seconds, DBBC gives a total power reading for an IF each seconds Steps - how many steps for the scan through the source

ctlpo.ctl - Control file for AQUIR in the Field System
  * Position of Southern Sources - http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/forms/byname.html
  *
  *Name       RA        Dec       Epoch Preob  Preob FIVPT ONOFF PEAKF Postob Postob
  *                                     proc   Wait  Wait  Wait  Wait  proc   Wait
  CTB031     085907.3  -473123.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  SGRA       174540.0  -290028.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  CENTA      132523.0  -430159.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  *
  * Northern Pointing Calibration Sources visible from Warkworth (-37 Degrees).
  *
  *Name       RA        Dec       Epoch Preob  Preob FIVPT ONOFF PEAKF Postob Postob
  *                                     proc   Wait  Wait  Wait  Wait  proc   Wait
  3C84       031948.16 +413042.1 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  TAURUSA    053432.0  +220058.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  ORIONA     053516.0  -052322.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  3C273B     122906.70 +020308.6 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  VIRGOA     123049.42 +122328.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  CYGNUSA    195928.4  +404402.  2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  *
  * These are 10-20Jy, perhaps we can see them ?
  *
  * 3C454D3    225357.75 +160853.6 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  * 3C353      164258.81 +394837.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  * CTB032     085927.1  -434509.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  * 3C345      164258.81 +394837.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  * 2134+004   213638.59 +004154.2 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  * W43        184718.1  -020340.0 2000  PREP      -1    15     0     0  POSTP     -2
  * 
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