Speaker
Aleksandar Shulevski
Description
I will present the initial results and planning on implementing constraints for LOFAR observation scheduling. These constraints are based on the metrics for the state of the ionosphere as well as solar activity (and radio emission) derived from dedicated monitoring. LOFAR station data reduction and the corresponding metrics will be discussed, as well the plans for their integration into the telescope monitoring and scheduling system (TMSS).
I will also discuss the benefits of this approach for telescope operations and the data quality monitoring shared with users.
Author
Aleksandar Shulevski
