Published August 23, 1985 | Version v1

General Single Dish Data Format System

  • 1. Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory

Description

This document contains the specification and explanation of the General Single Dish Data Format System. This specification has been drawn up according to the requirements of the NRAO, IRAM, and UK/NL MT teams.

The specification defines a physical format for the storage of single dish data and for its transport between the computer systems participating in its definition.

The specification defines the meaning of the data items to be transported so that reduction software developed at any institution can be used on data produced by any of the telescopes.

Notes

Published as a design note for the development of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope with internal identifier MT/DN/1.2

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1999StaUN.229.....J (Bibcode)