Parkes observations for project P960 semester 2023OCTS_03

We aim to carry out receiver pointing and characterisation tests of Parkes receivers. Typically, these tests are carried out after the receiver package is installed, but time does not always allow for proper characterisation. Receivers for consideration include UWL, MARS and 13MM packages. In addition to cross-referencing C007 for flux calibration via pointing, we aim to conduct gain-elevation and system temperature experiments using the Moon, to ensure users of the Parkes Observatory have the most accurate information available for calibration purposes.

本研究旨在开展帕克斯（Parkes）接收机的指向校准与特性表征测试。通常此类测试会在接收机组件安装完成后开展，但受时间限制往往无法完成完整的特性表征工作。本次测试涉及的接收机组件包括UWL、MARS及13MM型号。除通过指向校准参照C007标准开展流量定标外，本研究还计划利用月球开展增益-仰角与系统温度相关实验，以确保帕克斯天文台（Parkes Observatory）的使用者能够获得用于定标工作的最精准参考数据。