November 23, 2003

 

KST UHF operation memorandum for November 23 BY K. Adachi

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Experiment name: taul2pl with the field-aligned-position :( 184.0, 77.1, 292.9)

pointgeogr (69.014, 19.116, 292.9)

 

We will make an optical campaign using high resolution aurora cameras and 4-wavelength photometer with EISCAT UHF radar. Norway will contribute 6 hrs. NI(6), NO(6)

 

elan files: tau2pl.élan

Directory: /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl

Pulse scheme: tau2pl with HFLT5423

Start time: 19:00 UT on November 23, 2003

End time: 23:00 UT on November 23, 2003

Participants: Kazuhiro Adachi, Satonori Nozawa, Yuichiro Tanaka, and Maarten Blixt.

(Prof Miyaoka is at PRE making optical measurements.)

 

Before our experiment: nothing

After our experiment: arc1 (CP) unti 01 UT on November 24.

VHF is not running.

Heating is not running.

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Note: (time in UT)

November 23

It was cloudy.

 

18:59 　　 START

　　　　　　　 runexp /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl 19:00 cp1 NI 292.9

19:01 　　 kir runexp /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl 19:00 cp1 NI 292.9

sod runexp /kst/exp/tau2pl/tau2pl 19:00 cp1 NI 292.9

set local oscillators as follows: LO2-1 = 128.0, LO2-II = 122.0

19:01　　　 enablerec; kir enablerec; sod eneablerec

19:05　　　 1180 kW

19:20　　　 ｋir webtg

19:33　　　 HRP

19:36　　　 1222 kW

19:40　　　 it is cloudy. There is particle precipitation.

19:48　　　 HRP

19:51　　　 1193 kW

21:13　　　 HRP

21:14　　　 1202 kW

21:18　　　 Bright aurora appeared in real time sky images.

21:47　　　 Begin a solar eclipse in Antarctica.

23:00　 stopped experiment and started arc1 cp1 CP

 

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Summary:

Moderate Tx power (about 1200 kW).

Tx is stable.

Weather was partially cloud.

Geomagnetical activity was high.

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