VLA Observational Status Summary 2013A

VLA capabilities January 2013 - April 2014

1. Introduction
   1. Purpose of Document
   2. The Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA) project
   3. VLA Science Opportunities
2. An Overview of the VLA
3. Performance of the VLA
   1. Introduction
   2. Resolution
   3. Sensitivity
   4. VLA Frequency Bands and Tunability
   5. VLA Samplers
   6. Field of View
      1. Introduction
      2. Primary Beam
      3. Chromatic Aberration (Bandwidth Smearing)
      4. Time-Averaging Loss
      5. Non-Coplanar Baselines
   7. Time Resolution and Data Rates
   8. Radio-Frequency Interference
   9. Subarrays
   10. Positional Accuracy
   11. Limitations on Imaging Performance
       1. Introduction
       2. Image Fidelity
       3. Invisible Structures
       4. Poorly Sampled Fourier Plane
       5. Sidelobes from Confusing Sources
       6. Sidelobes from Strong Sources
   12. Calibration and Flux Density Scale
   13. Complex Gain Calibration
       1. General Guidelines for Gain Calibration
       2. Rapid Phase Calibration and the Atmospheric Phase Interferometer (API)
   14. Polarization
   15. Correlator Configurations
       1. Introduction
       2. General Capabilities
          1. Introduction
          2. Wideband Observing
          3. Spectral Line Configurations
          4. Continuum Subarrays
       3. Shared Risk Observing Program
       4. Resident Shared Risk Observing Program
   16. VLBI Observations
   17. Snapshots
   18. Shadowing and Cross-Talk
   19. Combining Configurations and Mosaicing
   20. Pulsar Observing
4. Using the VLA
   1. Obtaining Observing Time on the VLA
   2. Director's Discretionary Time
   3. Helpdesk
   4. Observation Preparation
   5. Dynamic and Fixed-Date Scheduling
   6. The Observations and Remote Observing
   7. Data Access
   8. Data Processing
   9. Travel Support for Visiting the SOC and VLA
   10. Student Observing Support Program
   11. Computing at the SOC
   12. Reservations for the VLA site and/or SOC
   13. Staying in Socorro
   14. Help for Visitors to the VLA and SOC
   15. On-Line Information about the NRAO and the VLA
5. Publication Guidelines
   1. Acknowledgement to NRAO
   2. Dissertations
   3. Preprints
   4. Reprints
   5. Page Charge Support
6. Documentation
7. Key Personnel
8. Acknowledgements

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