GBT Status: Current Observing Capabilities

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GBT Status Current Observing Capabilities
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Telescope Performance - Pointing
All-sky pointing rms 10
Tracking stability rms 2 (5 peak-to-peak)
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Telescope Performance Focus Tracking
Empirical Model
PF (800 MHz)
Gregorian (X-band)
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Telescope Performance - Surface
70 efficiency at long wavelengths
60 efficiency at 20 GHz
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Frequency Coverage
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Observing Modes
Continuum (DCR)
Pulsar (SP BCPM GBPP)
Spectral Line (SP Spectrometer)
Camilo et al. (2002)
Lockman (2002)
GB Staff
Radar (PFS)
VLBI (VLBA)
Campbell et al.
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Spectrometer Modes