\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1}Description}{5} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.1}Interferometer Backends}{5} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2}Connections}{6} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {2}The Real Time system BURE1}{6} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1}HP Machines: BURE1 and BURE2}{6} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.2}The Tasks, Commands and Programs}{6} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3}Configuration and Initialisation Files.}{7} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.4}Data and Log files}{7} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.5}Observing Procedures}{8} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {3}The OBS Modes}{8} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {4}The CONFIGURE mode and the SET$\delimiter "026E30F $ language}{8} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {5}Optical Pointing}{9} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {6}Interferometric Observations}{9} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.1}Data Types}{9} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.2}Setup}{10} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.2.1}Level adjustments}{10} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.2.2}Delay measurements}{10} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.2.3}Baseline measurements}{10} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.3}Bandpass Calibration of the Correlators}{10} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.4}Pointing}{11} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.5}Focus}{11} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.6}Calibration}{12} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.6.1}Level adjustments}{12} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.6.2}Skydip}{12} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.6.3}Atmospheric calibration}{12} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.6.4}Sideband measurement}{12} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.6.5}Bandpass calibration}{13} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.6.6}Flux calibration}{13} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.6.7}Phase Calibration}{13} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.7}Source Observation}{13} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.8}ONOFF procedure}{14} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {7}Procedures and Variables}{14} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.1}Variables and Functions}{14} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.2}Sample procedures}{15} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {8}Data Reduction}{18} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.1}General Organisation}{18} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.2}Naming Conventions}{19} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.3}Directory Tree}{19} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.4}Quasi Real Time Processing and Quick-look}{20} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {9}OBS$\delimiter "026E30F $ Language Help}{21} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.1}AUTO}{21} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.2}BANDPASS}{21} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.3}CALIBRATE}{21} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.4}CANCEL}{21} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.5}CATALOG}{22} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.6}CORRECTIONS}{22} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.7}DELAY}{23} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.8}DRIFT}{23} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.9}FLUX}{23} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.10}FOCUS}{24} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.11}GAIN}{24} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.12}HOLOGRAPHY}{24} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.13}LEVELS}{25} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.14}LINE}{25} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.15}LOAD}{26} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.16}MICRO}{26} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.17}OFFSETS}{26} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.18}ONOFF}{26} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.19}POINTING}{27} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.20}SAVE}{27} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.21}SET}{28} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.1}SET ANGLE}{28} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.2}SET ARRAY}{28} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.3}SET AMBIENT}{28} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.4}SET ATMOSPHERE}{28} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.5}SET BEAM\_THROW}{28} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.6}SET CALIBATION}{29} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.7}SET CHOPPER}{29} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.8}SET DEBUG}{29} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.9}SET FORWARD}{29} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.10}SET GAIN\_IMAGE}{29} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.11}SET HUMIDITY}{29} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.12}SET INTEGRATION}{30} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.13}SET LEVEL}{30} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.14}SET MODE}{30} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.15}SET OFFSETS}{30} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.16}SET OPACITY}{31} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.17}SET SHOW}{31} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.18}SET SCAN}{31} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.19}SET SUBSCAN}{31} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.20}SET TABLE}{31} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.21}SET TREC}{31} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.21.22}SET WATER}{32} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.22}SHOW}{32} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.23}SKYDIP}{32} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.24}SOURCE}{33} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.25}SPECTRAL}{33} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.26}STABILITY}{34} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.27}START}{34} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {10}SET$\delimiter "026E30F $ Language Help}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {10.1}ANTENNA}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {10.2}CABLE}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {10.3}DELAY}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {10.4}OBSERVE}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {10.5}PHASE}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {10.6}POINTING}{36} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {10.7}SHOW}{36} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {10.8}SINGLE}{37} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {10.9}XYZ}{37}