TOW 2025: 13th IVS Technical Operations Workshop Notebook
TOW Notebook
The notebook compiles the presentation files of the live and pre-recorded sessions of the 13th TOW in PDF format.
| Agenda | May 5-8, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Operations Workshop | Speaker |
| VLBI Session Pre-checks and IVS Operations | Chris Coughlin, Alex Burns |
| Operational Recovery from System Failures | Chris Coughlin, Alex Burns |
| Operational Use of Mark 6 | Chet Ruszczyk, John Barrett |
| Cryogenic System and Receiver Maintenance | Christian Plötz |
| Maintenance Workshops | Speaker |
|---|---|
| FS Operations | Alexander Neidhardt |
| Antenna Gain Calibration | Michael Lindqvist |
| RFI Determination and Spectrum Management Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 | José Antonio López Pérez, John Swoboda and Samuel Thé |
| Phase Cal Basics and RF System Testing | Ganesh Rajagopalan |
| Advanced Pre-checks and Operations | Ganesh Rajagopalan |
| Understanding Correlator Feedback | Phillip Haftings, Sara Hardin |
| Seminars | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Pointing and Amplitude Calibration Concepts | Jungwhan Oh |
| High-Accuracy Time and Frequency in VLBI | Katie Pazamickas, Rick Hambly |
| FS Station Code Beginners and Advanced | Alexander Neidhardt |
| Setup and Operations with the DBBC3 | Sven Dornbusch, Gino Tuccari |
| R2DBE Setup and Operations | Chet Ruszczyk, Russ McWhirter |
| Operational Data Transport in the IVS Part 1, Part 2 | Jason SooHoo, Yoon Kyun Choi |
| VLBI Data Acquisition, Formats, Transfer and Tools | Marjolein Verkouter |
| Demonstration of the VLBI Communications Center (VCC) | Gönenç Moğol |
| Lectures | Speaker |
|---|---|
| VLBI Basics | Pedro Elosegui |
| Impact of Operations on Data Analysis Part 1, Part 2 | Sara Hardin, Dhiman Mondal |
| Science Overview | Dhiman Mondal, Frank Lemoine |
| VGOS Signal Chain | Chet Ruszczyk |
| BRAND and DBBC4 | Gino Tuccari |
| Discussion Board-VLBI Issues Seen by Station Staff | Alexander Neidhardt |
| CDDIS as an IVS Data Center | Colin McLaughlin, Justine Woo |
| Instrumentation Developments for VGOS at Yebes | José Antonio López Pérez |
| Parallel System Monitoring to Improve Automation | Alexander Neidhardt |
| Correlator Workshop | May 8-9 2025 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | |
| Intro, Review of 2023 To-do List, and Continuous Campaign 2026 | Dirk Behrend |
| VGOS Pipeline and Data Quality Checks | Dan Hoak |
| VGOS data quality from the analyst’s perspective | Dhiman Mondal |
| Correlator Comparison Test Results | Dan Hoak and Dhiman Mondal |
| Onboarding New Stations | Chet Ruszczyk |
| HOPS4 and Software Updates | John Barrett |
| Additional talks & Open Discussion |
TOW2025 Evaluations
Evaluation forms were filled out by meeting attendees. A summary of the comments and ratings is available at the link below. After the meeting, the teachers met to share their experiences and evaluate the meeting and their teaching. Notes from this meeting are are available at the link below.
