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Much of the information collected on the high frequency webpages has been withdrawn from a number of VLA memos and articles, out of which some are available via the web. Be aware that some information in those documents may be out of date, the latest information such as number of available receivers and sensitivity can be found on the high frequency webpages.

Precipitable Water at the VLA 1990-1998
B. Butler, VLA Scientific Memo. No. 176, 2001

Application of Fast Switching Phase Calibration at mm Wavelengths on 33 km Baselines
C. Carilli & M. Holdaway, VLA Scientific Memo. No. 173, 1997

Faster Switching at the VLA
C.L. Carilli, M.A. Holdaway & K.P. Sowinski, VLA Scientific Memo. No. 169, 1996

Phase Fluctuations at the VLA Derived From One Year of Site Testing Interferometer
B. Butler & K. Desai, VLA Test Memo. No. 222, 1999

VLA Calibrators at Q-band
C. Chandler, VLA Test Memo. No. 192, 1995
Those are implemented in the current VLA Calibrator Manual

More VLA Calibrators at Q-band
M. Holdaway, F. Owen & M. Rupen, VLA Test Memo. No. 193, 1995
Those are implemented in the current VLA Calibrator Manual

The VLA 7mm System
D.O.S. Wood, VLA Test Memo. No. 189, 1994
Presents a brief history of the project and includes block diagrams of the receiver system.

Referenced Pointing at the VLA
M. Rupen

Some issues for Q-band Observing
K. Sowinski, 1996
Discusses e.g. subarrays, which was important especially for Q band observers when only a few antennas were equipped with receivers. Much of this info is no longer specific for high frequencies.

Troposhperic Phase Calibration in mm Interferometry
C. Carilli & M. Holdaway, 1999, Radio Science, Vol. 34, No. 4, p 817
Modified on Friday, 26-Sep-2008 12:09:06 MDT by Ylva Pihlström