Timeline for the remaining calibration work:

Required resources for the remaining calibration work:

The remaining work for a full calibration package for the GBT can be broken into the following categories:

C, Ku, and PF2 are now done - RJM 10/19/05

Telescope:
- 3 low-frequency bands @ 2hrs/band: 6 hrs
- 3 high-frequqncy bands @ 4hrs/band: 12 hrs
- Contingency: 5 hrs
  -------
  ~30 hrs
Scientific staff:
- Data reduction & memos:
  - 3 low-frequency bands @ 1d/band: 3 days
  - 3 high-frequqncy bands @ 2d/band: 6 days
  - Contingency: 2 days
    -------
    ~14 days
- Technical seminars: 4 days
- Finish the Chelen/Johnson technical memo : 4 days
- Documentation for the general observer : 1/2 day
Engineering
- High-accuracy TCAL values for a few frequencies for the 3 high-frequqncy bands @ 2d/band: 6 days

Programming staff
- Produce a way to transfer Tatm, opacity, Tsys results to GBTIDL : 3 days
Scientific staff (with Nicole R.)
- Add calculation of hydrosols : anywhere from 1 day to 2 weeks. Beta version is done - RJM 10/19/05
- Produce a way to transfer Tatm, opacity, Tsys results to GBTIDL : 3 days

Programming staff
- Increase robustness of continuum side of GBTIDL : 1/4 cycle
- Add a copy of the GFM Tipping algorithm : 1 day
Scientific staff
- Provide scientific guidance into the programming effort : 2 days

Programming staff
- Convert GLISH SCAL Scripts : 2 days
- Convert GLISH non-linearity scripts : 1 days
- Scripts for calculating efficiencies from fluxes, planets, etc : 2 days
- Design & implement vector opacities, Tsys, Tcal : 1 cycle
- Retrofit calibration algorithms in light of updates to the calibration techniques : 5 days
Scientific staff
- Document SCAL and non-linearity GBTIDL scripts
- Provide scientific guidance into the programming effort : 5 days

Programming staff
- Implement a Tipping fitting : 4 days
- Determining the ratio of beam to aperture efficiency fronm a pointing scan : 3 days
- Augment the current routines in light of using better, more accurate calibration algorithms : 3 days
Scientific staff
- Provide scientific guidance into the programming effort : 3 days

Programming staff
- Augment the real-time calibration in light of using better, more accurate calibration algorithms : 3 days
Scientific staff
- Provide scientific guidance into the programming effort : 3 days

Scientific staff
- Add examples to the Wiki of various calibration configuration and scheduling blocks : 1 day

Programming staff
- Implementation of OOF results (no estimate)
Telescope
- Elevation curves at five high-frequency bands @ 12hrs/band : 60 hrs
- Contingency : 30 hrs
Scientific staff
- Provide scientific guidance into the programming effort (no estimate)
- Data reduction of elevation curves (5 bands @ 1 d/band + contingency) : 7 days
- Research problem with Q-band's efficiency vs feed that is probably due to servo : 2 days

Engineering
- Theoretical determination of forward and rear spillover contributions to Tsys, ets_fss, eta_l (no estimate)
Scientific staff
- Provide scientific guidance into the engineering effort (no estimate)

Scientific staff
- Finish the calibration thesis : 7 days
- Produce the "Science Data Model" for e2e, etc. (no estimate)
- Calibration decision tree for real-time GBTIDL/GFM displays (1 day)

-- RonMaddalena - 19 Jul 2005

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