Papers and Reports on Calibration of the IRAM 30m telescope
Andre & Cernicharo 1997, IRAM report on Calibration Skydips: skytip.zip
Baars, Hooghoudt, Mezger, deJonge, 1987, "The IRAM 30m millimeter radio telescope on Pico Veleta, Spain", A&A, 175 319
- Baars, Greve, Hein, Morris, Penalver, Thum, 1994, "Design parameters and measured performance of the IRAM 30m millimeter radio telescope", IEEE, 82, 687
Belloche et al. 2004 Test observations at frequencies below 80 GHz.
- Greve et al. 1994, "Astigmatism in reflector antennas: measurement and correction", IEEE Trans. Ant. Propag. AP-42, 1345
Greve, Panis, Thum, 1996, "The Pointing of the IRAM 30m Telescope", A&A, 115, 379
Greve et al. 1996, "Coma correction of a wobbling subreflector", ITAP, 44, 1642
Greve et al. 1998, "The gain-elevation correction of the IRAM 30m telescope", A&A, 132, 413
Greve, Kramer, Wild 1998, "The beam pattern of the IRAM 30m Telescope", A&A, 133, 271
Greve et al. 2002, "IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 53, No.2, February 2005" paper
Greve & Morris 2005, "Repetitive radio reflector surface deformations", IEEE Trans.Ant.Propagat., 53, 2123
- Greve, Morris, Penalver, Thum, Bremer 2010, "The Beam Pattern of Reflector Antennas with Buckled Rectangular Panels", IEEE, in press
- Greve, Penalver et al. 2010, "Improvement of the IRAM 30m telescope beam pattern", in prep.
- Greve, Bremer 2010, "Thermal Design and Thermal Behaviour of Radio Telescopes and their Enclosures", published by Springer in 2010
Guelin, Wild, Kramer 1995, Cookbook formulae for observing time estimates
Guilloteau, IRAM report on Amplitude Calibration of the PdBI: pdbi-amp-cal.pdf
Guilloteau 2000, ALMA Memo on "The accuracy of Single Load Calibration" by S.Guilloteau (22.10.2002): alma_XXX_atm.pdf
Kramer 1997, IRAM report on Calibration of 30m data: kramer_1997_cali_rep.pdf
Kramer 2006, Spatial response framework document of the HIFI/Herschel Calibration group: kramer_2006_spatial_response_framework_v1.8.pdf
Morris et al. 2008, "Surface adjustment of the IRAM 30m telescope": morris_2008_30msurface_IET_2.pdf
- Plathner, 1997, "Studies on 30m panel frames under thermal gradient", IRAM Working Report, No. 244, IRAM France
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