User’s guide: Observing with DISCOS

Contents:

• Medicina
  • Release notes
  • Overview
  • Troubleshooting and temporary procedures
  • Checklist for Total Power schedule-based observations
  • Checklist for schedule-based observations with XARCOS
  • Checklist for schedule-based observations with SARDARA
  • DISCOS startup
  • Initial setup
  • Antenna operations
  • Frontend operations
  • Backend operations
  • Command-line measurements and acquisitions
  • Command-line spectral observations
  • Generating and launching a schedule
  • Data formats and online quick-look
  • Retrieving the data
  • Appendix A - Monitor panels full description
  • Appendix B - Complete command list
  • Appendix C - Output files
  • Appendix D - Source catalogue
  • Fault report
• Noto
  • Release notes
  • Overview
  • Checklist for schedule-based observations
  • DISCOS startup
  • Initial setup
  • Antenna operations
  • Frontend operations
  • Backend operations
  • Command-line measurements and acquisitions
  • Generating and launching a schedule
  • Data formats and online quick-look
  • Retrieving the data
  • Appendix A - Monitor panels full description
  • Appendix B - Complete command list
  • Appendix C - Output files
  • Appendix D - Source catalogue
  • Troubleshooting and temporary procedures
  • (Fault report): under development
• Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT)
  • Release notes
  • Overview
  • Checklist for schedule-based observations
  • DISCOS startup
  • Initial setup
  • Antenna operations
  • Frontend operations
  • Backend operations
  • Command-line measurements and acquisitions
  • Use of the MF derotator
  • Spectral line observations
  • Generating and launching a schedule
  • Data formats and online quick-look
  • Retrieving the data
  • Appendix A - Monitor panels full description
  • Appendix B - Complete command list
  • Appendix C - Output files
  • Appendix D - Source catalogue
  • Fault report and new feature requests