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Introduction
An Astronomer's Guide to the Arecibo 305-m Telescope
(Prepared by Chris Salter. Last revised 23 July 2009)
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Introduction
The Arecibo Observatory and its Telescope
The Telescope Optics and Pointing
Available Receivers
Local Oscillators (LOs) and the Intermediate Frequency (IF) Chain
Back-End Signal Processors
The ``Interim'' Correlator
The ``WAPP'' Correlator
The ``Mock'' Spectrometer
The ``galspect'' Spectrometer
Continuum Observing
Pulsar Observing
Sensitivity Considerations
Spectral-Line Observing
Pulsars
Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) Observing at Arecibo
Submitting a Telescope Proposal
Proposal Deadlines and Procedures
How to Propose
Observatory Contacts
General Information
Points of Contact
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Robert Minchin 2009-08-25
