SchedBlock
- Standard Mode: If true, this SB is part of a supported, “standard ALMA observing mode”, such as single-field interferometry or interferometric mosaicing. This is set automatically depending on which mode is selected.
- Mode Name: The name of the observing mode. Interferometric and total power observing of PI projects normally use “Standard Interferometry” and “Standard Single Dish” respectively.
- Mode Type: The type of the observing mode: Observatory, User or Expert. This parameter is set automatically depending on which mode is selected.
- Execution Count: The number of times that the SB should be run. Once this is reached it is impossible to execute the SB again so this is often set to a larger number than required.
- Indefinite Repeat: The Execution Count can be overridden if this is selected.
- SB Maximum Execution Time: Maximum observing time per individual execution of this SB. The execution of the SB will be automatically terminated if this time is exceeded.
- Obs. Procedure: Name of the script that will be used to run the observation. Alternatively, the script can itself be entered into the text field. Interferometric and total power observing of PI projects normally use StandardInterferometry.py and StandardSingleDish.py respectively.
- Run Quick Look: If true, as it usually should be, the ALMA Quicklook display will be run during the observation and provide rapid feedback as to the quality of the data.
The ALMA OT Team, 2024 Mar 01