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Where to Look for VLA data

As the VLA observes, the data get written to a local disk in the control building. Sometime after IAT midnight, the data are transferred to the NRAO Data Archive in Socorro. After that time you may retrieve the data from the archive by anonymous ftp. Proprietary data are password protected where the passwords may be obtained from the data analysts office. If you (or your advisor, for graduate students) were not listed on the original proposal, you must first obtain permission from Barry Clark (bclark@nrao.edu) or Jim Ulvestad (julvesta@nrao.edu) before requesting access to the data. Please see the NRAO Data Archive Policy for more details.

Observers present at the VLA or AOC may fill the data from the local disk in real time. For more details read about . Outside users without good internet access can request that their VLA data be loaded for them by the analysts using this VLA Data Request form.

Last Modified on 2005 March 30
Greg Taylor (gtaylor@aoc.nrao.edu) Phone: (505) 835-7237; FAX: (505) 835-7027

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