12 Meter Telescope - Observer Information

Observing Proposals

• Proposal Submission Information ==> Deadlines, guidelines, and proposal markup files.
• Telescope Schedules ==> Find out when your project is scheduled.
• Visitor's Guide to the 12 Meter Telescope:
  • PostScript version
• Unassigned Time Observing
• Receiver Information
• Sun Avoidance Information
• Road Maps to Tucson and Kitt Peak

Observer Documentation

General Information

• Observing Modes
• Source Catalogs
• Weather Information
• Observed Frequency Statistics
• Lovas Line List
• Observer Forms:
  • Data Tape Request Form
  • Observer Comment Sheet

Manuals

• User's Manual
• Remote Observing
• Data Analysis Software Manuals:
  • On The Fly Observing at the 12 Meter
  • Observing with the NRAO 1mm SIS Array Receiver

Reports

• Equipment and Calibration Status Report
• The Millimeter Autocorrelator (MAC) at the 12 Meter Telescope: Basic Properties and Initial Test Results
• Precipitable Water at KP -- 1993-1998
• The Relationship Between Flux and Brightness Temperature
• Temperature Scales and Telescope Efficiencies
• Spectral Resolution and Sensitivity Bandwidth in Spectrometers
• Walsh Function Modulation
• The Radiometer Equation for Position Switched Measurements
• The 12m Telescope Primary Focus Plate Scale

Test Measurements

• Telescope Efficiencies
• Beam Pattern Measurements
• Standard Spectra
• Pointing Equations for the 12m Telescope
• 12 Meter Telescope Dome Material Transmission Measurements
• Bad Filter Bank Channel Identification at the 12 Meter Telescope
• Standing Wave Properties of the 2/3mm Receiver at the 12 Meter Telescope
• The Doppler Tracking Accuracy of the 12 Meter Telescope
• Analysis of Continuum Point Source Photometry Obtained During Test Time October 28 & November 10, 1999