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Performance Goals and Scheduling Constraints
The
Performance Parameters
panel define the science performance required for this SB.
Figure 6.8:
The
Performance
panel of the Scheduling Block form
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Representative Target
: The representative target, to be used partly for more information about the required observing conditions, but mostly to indicate which target to measure the observing goals against.
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Representative Coordinates
: The representative coordinate for this SB. Usually obtained from the representative target, but may be derived by some other algorithm for some types of SB.
Systems
gives a drop down menu to specify the coordinate system.
Sexagesimal display
is to specify the notation format.
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Representative Frequency
: The frequency to be used when considering (setting up for or measuring) the performance goals identified for this science goal.
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Representative Receiver Band
: Representative receiver band for this SB execution.
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Min. Angular Resolution
: This parameter, its twin, "Max Angular Resolution," and the Representative Frequency are used by the Scheduler to determine whether the current antenna configuration is suitable to achieve the angular resolution desired by the PI.
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Max. Angular Resolution
: see above.
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Dynamic Range
: This is the ratio of maximum flux expected to rms level desired; it may apply either to a particular spectral window or as a minimum goal for all windows. It affects the uv-coverage necessary as well, and hence is needed by the Scheduler.
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The ALMA OT Team, 2011 May 20