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Index
Contents
List of Figures
Introduction
Purpose
Release Information
Reference Manual and Quickstart Guide
User Support
Credits and Acknowledgments
Install and Run the Observing Tool
Hardware and Software Prerequisites
Supported Platforms
Disk Space Required
Java Software
The Java Web Start Installation
Verifying Java Web Start
Starting the OT
Running the OT offline
Tarball Installation
Installation
Starting the OT
Basic Concepts
The ALMA Data Flow System
Phase 1 Observing Proposals
Phase 2 Observing Programs
Science Goals
Scheduling Blocks
ObsUnitSets
Overview of the Observing Tool
Help
Manuals
About the OT
The OT Main Graphical Interface
GUI Parameter Fields
GUI Features
Menu and Tool Bar
The OT Panes
OT Configuration
Appearance
Colours
Dialogs
Connection
Advanced
Telescope
Project Validation
Exiting the OT
Tools
The ALMA Template Library
Access the Template Library
Copy a Template Science Goal to your Proprosal
Save and Open a Project as a Template
Calibrator Selection Tool
LO Configuration Tool
Calibration Time Estimate Tool
Sensitivity Calculator
Spectral Line Selection Tool
Sideband Filter
The Phase 1 Observing Proposal
Create a Phase 1 Proposal
For ALMA Staff Only
The Proposal Information Form
Adding Phase-1 Science Goals
General
Field Setup
Spectral Setup
Calibration Setup
Control and Performance
Summary Information, Validation and Submission
Phase 2 Science Goals
Basic Information
Loading Project Information
Create Science Goals
Science Goal Visual Editors
Generate Scheduling Blocks
Scheduling Block Restrictions
Algorithm Used for Splitting SBs
Phase 2 Validation and Submission
Phase 2 Scheduling Blocks
Starting Up
Create a Phase 2 Observing Programme Structure
Create a Project
The Observing Unit Set
The Scheduling Block
Targets and Resources
Targets
Add a Science Target
Add a Calibration Target
Observing Groups
Resources
Field Sources
About Basebands, SideBands and Spectral Windows
Instrument Setup
Observing Parameters
Attaching Resources to Targets
Attaching New or Existing Resources
Submit the Project
The Visual Spatial Editor
Overview of the Graphical Interface
Science Goal Information
Scheduling Block Information
The Tool Bar and Zoom Functions
Loading External Images
Telescope Pointing Patterns
Target Types for Science Goals
Field Patterns for Scheduling Blocks
Visual Spatial Editor Useful Features
The Visual Spectral Editor
The Visual Spectral Editor for Science Goals
Overview of the Graphical Interface
Receiver and LO Visualisation
The Visual Spectral Editor for Scheduling Blocks
Overview of the Graphical Interface
Receivers and LO Visualisation
Baseband and Spectral Windows Configuration
Baseband Visualisation
Project Management
Open and Save a Project
Local Files
ALMA Archive
Project Conversion
Project Validation
Basic Validation
The Validation Tool
Validation During Submission
Submit and Retrieve a Project
Submit
Retrieve
Submit As New
OT Installation and Configuration Issues
Installation and Run Details
OT Configuration
ACS Connection Configuration
Troubleshooting
Glossary
General Installation Problems
Java Web Start Related Installation Problems
Tarball Related Installation Problems
Running Problems
Project Conversion Tool - Command Line Version
Create an External Ephemeris
NASA resources for HORIZONS
Instructions and Setting
Observatory Setups
Holography
Astro-Holography
Optical Pointing
Radiometric Pointing, Baseline Calibration, and Calibrator Survey
Target List Editor
Calibration Editor
Expert Parameters
Advanced Parameters in Observing Parameters and Scheduling Blocks
Acronym List
Index
The ALMA OT Team, 2011 May 20