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23 | <h1>ATNF Pulsar Data Archive: Users Guide</h1> |
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25 | <center><i>This page is still under construction!</i></center> |
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27 | <h2>Introduction</h2> |
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29 | The ATNF Pulsar Data Archive exists to allow astronomers access to |
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30 | observations of pulsars made with the Parkes radio telescope in the |
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31 | last two decades. |
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33 | The data comes either from the Parkes Southern Pulsar Survey (the |
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34 | "70cm Survey", Manchester et al. 1996, MN 279, 1235), or from |
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35 | observations of known pulsars with one of the Parkes instruments (WBC, |
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36 | DFB, CPSR2). We hope to make available data from the Multibeam Survey |
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37 | at some point in the near future. |
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39 | <h2>Using the archive</h2> |
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41 | <h3>How to make queries</h3> |
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43 | The data is queried primarily on positional information. The user |
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44 | gives either a pulsar name or a RA/Dec position, plus a search |
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45 | radius. The pulsar name takes precedence over the RA/Dec position |
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46 | given, so to search by RA/Dec, make sure the pulsar name field is |
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47 | empty. |
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49 | <h3>Query options</h3> |
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51 | The query can be refined according to a number of parameters: |
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52 | <ul> |
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53 | <li> Time: A time range for the observations can be specified. The |
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54 | default values for this are given by the extent of the archive |
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55 | (ie. the default "from" date is the earliest observation, and the |
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56 | default "to" date is the latest). |
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57 | <li> Obs Mode: The query can be restricted to only survey data (just |
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58 | the 70cm survey for the moment), or only timing data |
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59 | (ie. observations of a particular pulsar). The default is both |
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60 | types. |
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61 | <li> Data Type: One of the different instruments (WBC, DFB, CPSR2, |
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62 | FB_1BIT) can be selected. The default is all of them. |
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63 | <li> Frequency range: Multiple frequency bands can be selected from |
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64 | the list. |
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65 | </ul> |
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66 | |
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67 | The list of options on the left hand side shows the possible |
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68 | parameters that can be returned with your query. Note that not all |
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69 | fields will have values for all observations. |
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71 | The list can be ordered according to a limited range of these |
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72 | parameters: distance (from the query position - the default), date of |
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73 | observation, frequency, and filename. |
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75 | Finally, it is possible to search for calibration observations that |
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76 | were taken within a given time period of the science observations. To |
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77 | do so, check the box under "DISPLAY OTHER DATA" and set the time limit |
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78 | in which to search for Cals (the default is 30 minutes). |
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80 | <h3>Navigating around the archive</h3> |
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81 | |
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82 | The first page returned when you submit your query is the list of the |
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83 | first (up to) 20 observations. Only 20 observations are displayed at a |
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84 | time. You can move through the list by clicking on the page numbers |
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85 | above or below the table. |
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87 | Note that a limit of 1000 results is returned for the query -- if you |
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88 | are getting more than this, perhaps you can afford to narrow your |
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89 | search! |
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91 | In the top right |
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93 | <h3>Viewing profiles of pulsars</h3> |
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95 | For some types of data, it is possible to view a pre-scrunched pulse |
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96 | profile. To do so, select the observations using the check boxes in |
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97 | the table, and select "View selected profiles" from the drop-down |
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98 | menu. This will display profile plots for all selected observations, |
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99 | unless they are unable to be pre-scrunched (for instance, survey |
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100 | observations). |
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102 | To return to the results table, click the table icon at top right. |
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104 | <h3>Downloading data</h3> |
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108 | <h3>Caveats</h3> |
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111 | <h2>Acknowledgments</h2> |
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