Parkes observations for project P960 semester 2022APRS_02

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. We also wish to fully characterise the spectro-polarimetry response of the UWL and cryoPAF, by determining the Mueller Matrix for the receivers.

本研究旨在开展帕克斯接收机（Parkes receivers）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，但受时间约束往往无法完成完整的特性表征工作。本次待测试的接收机包括UWL、MARS及13MM组件。除通过指向校准参照C007开展流量定标外，本研究还计划利用月球开展增益-仰角与系统温度测试实验，以确保帕克斯天文台（Parkes Observatory）的使用者可获得用于定标的最精准数据。此外，本研究还计划通过测定各接收机的穆勒矩阵（Mueller Matrix），对UWL与cryoPAF的光谱偏振响应特性开展全面表征。