The AIPS cookbook should be read in conjunction with this document, for details regarding the AIPS tasks mentioned.
Some initial processing is required.
Phase cal data is extracted from the Penticton correlator and is appended to the uv file in a PC table. Single-band solutions have been specified for the full IF bandwidth or a limited bandwidth, depending on the number of channels per IF for the observation. Solution intervals used have ranged from less than one minute to five or more minutes, again depending upon how much memory is available for fringe-fitting and the strength of the fringes. Because of the limited usefulness of the PC table, no attempt has been made to align the IFs prior to fringe-fitting. Generally, strong fringes have been found, especially to large telescopes such as Tidbinbilla70 or Parkes.