Information for Astronomers
Information for Astronomers
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Despite the Corona pandemic, operations (especially observations) are performed in a nearly regular condition.
Receivers currently installed at the prime focus:
Receiver | Status |
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P210-7 | ok |
P200 | ok |
Receivers currently available in the secondary focus:
Receiver | Status |
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S130 | ok |
S110 | ok, but beware of RFI |
S60 | ok, only one horn available |
S45 | ok |
S36 | ok |
S28 | ok |
S20 | ok |
S14 | ok |
S9 | please contact staff |
S7 | ok, one channel in off-horn broken |
The S-band has recently heavily been occupied by RFI (due to LTE). Observations with the 11cm-receiver should use the 8-bank polarimeter.
For questions or comments, please contact eff-support[at]mpifr-bonn.mpg.de.