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TMC Low provides delay tracking for tied-array beam (PST) observations (Cloned SP-4225)

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      Tied-array beam observations form the basis of two key SKA observing modes (PST and PSS), enabling this for AA0.5 allows the commissioning and verification of the telescope (LOW) for this type of observation, derisking the control and monitoring aspects.

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      Tied-array beam observations form the basis of two key SKA observing modes (PST and PSS), enabling this for AA0.5 allows the commissioning and verification of the telescope (LOW) for this type of observation, derisking the control and monitoring aspects.
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      • User (operator) is able to configure a LOW Telescope subarray to:
        • Form and process a single station beam from each of up to 6 stations.
        • Concurrently perform correlation (imaging) and PST beamforming and recording.
      • More specifically TMC implement the following functionality: 
        • Control and monitoring of any arbitrarily defined PST observation (beam-forming and recording only, the actual Pulsar Timing is not yet supported).  This functionality has been implemented in PI23 but need to be further verified.
        • TMC provides delay models to enable independent PST beam steering (for the target specified in the configuration message). 
        • PST Delay models are provided on subscription bases;  TMC adds the subscription point information to the configuration message before forwarding configuration to CSP.LMC.
        • The format of the Delay Models for steering PST beam is the same as the format of the Station Beam Delay Models.
        • In the same manner as for the Station Beam formatting,  the cadence for the delivery of the Delay Models for the PST beam steering is configurable.  The default value is the same as for the station beam Delay Models.
        • Delay Models for the PST beam steering have to be delivered in advance of the scan start, in the same manner as for the station beam delay models.
      • Test set to demonstrate robust behaviour of this.
      • Latest MCCS behaviour/schema is integrated with the TMC.
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      User (operator) is able to configure a LOW Telescope subarray to: Form and process a single station beam from each of up to 6 stations. Concurrently perform correlation (imaging) and PST beamforming and recording. More specifically TMC implement the following functionality:  Control and monitoring of any arbitrarily defined PST observation (beam-forming and recording only, the actual Pulsar Timing is not yet supported).  This functionality has been implemented in PI23 but need to be further verified. TMC provides delay models to enable independent PST beam steering (for the target specified in the configuration message).  PST Delay models are provided on subscription bases;  TMC adds the subscription point information to the configuration message before forwarding configuration to CSP.LMC. The format of the Delay Models for steering PST beam is the same as the format of the Station Beam Delay Models. In the same manner as for the Station Beam formatting,  the cadence for the delivery of the Delay Models for the PST beam steering is configurable.  The default value is the same as for the station beam Delay Models. Delay Models for the PST beam steering have to be delivered in advance of the scan start, in the same manner as for the station beam delay models. Test set to demonstrate robust behaviour of this. Latest MCCS behaviour/schema is integrated with the TMC.
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    Description

      AA0.5 requirements:

      • one subarray
      • 6 stations
      • a subarray shall be able to process one station beam from each station
      • observing modes:
        • correlation (standard)
        • form a single PST beam and record beamformed data. (Note: beamforming is implemented by CBF,  recording by PST).

      What & Why?

      Tied-array beam formed observations take the signals from multiple stations from within the LOW array, coherently adding the recovered voltages to provide data in a single 'look direction' (to the data recovered from a classic 'single dish' radio telescope). Such an observing mode, when coupled with an appropriate backend, allows for example Pulsar Timing (PST) observations.

      Who?

      • Commissioning Science
      • Science Operations
      • PST developers

       

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