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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
卷 373, 期 2, 页码 746-756出版社
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20010611
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instrumentation : miscellaneous methods : data analysis, observational space vehicles : instruments; techniques : spectroscopic; telescopes
Stability tests based on the Allan variance method have become a standard procedure for the evaluation of the quality of radio-astronomical instrumentation. They are very simple and simulate the situation when detecting weak signals buried in large noise fluctuations. For the special conditions during observations an outline of the basic properties of the Allan variance is given, and some guidelines how to interpret the results of the measurements are presented. Based on a rather simple mathematical treatment clear rules for observations in Position-Switch, Beam- or Frequency-Switch, On-The-Fly- and Raster-Mapping mode are derived. Also, a simple rule of the thumb for an estimate of the optimum timing for the observations is found. The analysis leads to a conclusive strategy how to plan radio-astronomical observations. Particularly for air- and space-borne observatories it is very important to determine, how the extremely precious observing time can be used with maximum efficiency. The analysis should help to increase the scientific yield in such cases significantly.
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