VLA Observing Guide Images

Pressure Diagram

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VLA baseband with WIDAR subbands

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rms noise in a blank field as a function of frequency for one baseband consisting of 8 contiguous sub-bands. Note the increased rms noise at the subband edges.

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rms noise in a blank field as a function of frequency for two basebands consisting of 8 contiguous sub-bands, where the basebands are separated by one-half of the subband width. Wherever signal in one baseband is compromised by edge effects, data from the other subband are substituted.

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Snapshot of the 8-bit sampler, 2x1GHz PST setup tool

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Snapshot of the 3-bit sampler, wideband mode PST setup tool

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OPT - Instrument Configuration: Baseband Settings

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OPT - Instrument Configuration: Subband Settings

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OPT - Doppler Setting

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