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HI Multibeam Survey Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Lister Staveley-Smith*
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121, Australia; [email protected]
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Abstract

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The parameters of the HI Parkes All-Sky Surveys (HIPASS), as proposed by the Multibeam Survey Working Group, are described, as are the advantages and disadvantages of various multibeam observing techniques, including telescope scanning. The best techniques, in terms of minimising the variance in image sensitivity, are calculated. Some of the observing techniques may be applicable to other multibeam surveys.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1997

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