Streamlining LOFAR operations with the new telescope manager specification system

Sander ter Veen; Jan David Mol; Jorrit Schaap; Jörn Künsemöller; Auke K. Klazema; Reinder Kraaij; Arno P. Schoenmakers; Fanna Lautenbach; Hannes Feldt; Corne Lukken; Stefano di Frischia

doi:10.1117/12.3018969

25 July 2024 Streamlining LOFAR operations with the new telescope manager specification system

Sander ter Veen, Jan David Mol, Jorrit Schaap, Jörn Künsemöller, Auke K. Klazema, Reinder Kraaij, Arno P. Schoenmakers, Fanna Lautenbach, Hannes Feldt, Corne Lukken, Stefano di Frischia

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 13098, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems X; 130981Z (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018969
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Conference Poster

Abstract

The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is Europe’s largest radio telescope, designed, built and operated by ASTRON and international LOFAR partners. It is a complex instrument which had an expensive active human workflow and became difficult to adjust. The new Telescope Manager Specification System (TMSS) solves this by the introduction of a dynamic scheduler, a data-quality assessment workflow and a specification system that allows easy versioned specification of known observing setups but also detailed adjustments of observations and processing pipelines. In this presentation we will show the new optimized operations workflow and dynamic scheduling with TMSS.

(2024) Published by SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

Citation Download Citation

Sander ter Veen, Jan David Mol, Jorrit Schaap, Jörn Künsemöller, Auke K. Klazema, Reinder Kraaij, Arno P. Schoenmakers, Fanna Lautenbach, Hannes Feldt, Corne Lukken, and Stefano di Frischia "Streamlining LOFAR operations with the new telescope manager specification system", Proc. SPIE 13098, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems X, 130981Z (25 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018969

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available