GBT Status: Current Observing Capabilities

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GBT Status: Current Observing Capabilities

Telescope Performance - Pointing All-sky pointing rms ~ 10” Tracking stability rms ~ 2” (5” peak-to-peak)

Telescope Performance – Focus Tracking Empirical Model PF (800 MHz) Gregorian (X-band)

Telescope Performance - Surface 70% efficiency at long wavelengths ~60% efficiency at 20 GHz

Frequency Coverage

Observing Modes Continuum (DCR) Pulsar (SP; BCPM; GBPP) Spectral Line (SP; Spectrometer) Camilo et al. (2002) Lockman (2002) GB Staff Radar (PFS) VLBI (VLBA) Campbell et al.

Spectrometer Modes