... Parameter . ... Type . ... data set . ... The name of the observation-wide attitude time series data set created by atthkgen . ... name of existing D -type column in attset . The name of the column in the attitude data set containing the time tags - passed to tabgtigen in parameter timecolumn . ... A selection switch which determines the type of selection expression that the attitude time series is filtered with. cone and pyramid select the fixed cone- and pyramid filters (see above) respectively. ...

... Chapter 9: Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) > 9.1 Introduction to STIS . 9.1 Introduction to STIS . The Instrument Configurations and Operating Modes described here are used for the Visit and Exposure Specifications. ... Table 9.1 lists the permitted Instrument Configurations, Operating Modes, Spectral Elements, and Optional Parameters for the STIS. ... STIS Optional Parameters . Table 9.1: Supported Optional Parameters for STIS Instrument Modes . ... MIRROR . ... MAMA . ...

... Observatory data . ... Required stellar data . ... Comment column . ... UT date --- column label: DATE . MJD --- column label: MJD_OBS . ... Column label: TELESCOP . Column label: DIAM . Column label: LON . Column label: LAT . Column label: HEIGHT . ... Descriptor for the ``horizon'' table . ... Instrument configuration and run-specific information . Storage format . ... Column DET . ... Sample instrument files . ... CCD photometry . ... Required observational data . ...

... Second, the observatory can control the configuration, test data analysis procedures, and provide calibration solutions with the help of instrument models. This paper presents the VLT object-oriented framework for the development of ETCs (Exposure Time Calculators) and data simulators. ... Instrument simulations are being developed for the purpose of predictive calibration, instrument configuration control, and evaluation of data analysis procedures. ...

... The Miriad task uvgen can be used to simulate a variety of observing modes. ... Simulating a telescope approximately, let alone in some detail, requires a good many parameters. uvgen takes an appreciable number of parameters and input files to describe the telescope, correlator and source. Fortunately keyword and set-up files for some common situations exist ( e.g. simulating the ATCA and VLA). ... For example, to load typical parameters for the ATCA, use miriad% source $MIRCAT/uvgen.def.atca . ...