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Accuracy Requirements for EVLA Meteorological Measurements

B. Butler, R. Perley
EVLA Memo 126
2008-Aug-04


Performance Tests of the EVLA K, Ka, and Q-Band Receivers

R. Perley, B. Hayward, B. Butler
EVLA Memo 137
2009-Aug-04


Performance Tests of the EVLA K- and Q-Band Systems

R. Perley, B. Hayward, B. Butler, V. Dhawan
EVLA Memo 103
2006-Mar-01


EVLA Real-Time Science Software Requirements

B. Butler et al.
EVLA Computing Memo 38
2004-Nov-22


Results of Water Vapour Radiometry Tests at the VLA

C. J. Chandler, W. F. Brisken, B. J. Butler, R. H. Hayward, M. Morgan and B. E. Willoughby
EVLA Memo 73
2004-Aug-09


A Proposal to Design and Implement a Compact Water Vapour Radiometer for the EVLA

C. J. Chandler, W. F. Brisken, B. J. Butler, R. H. Hayward, M. Morgan and B. E. Willoughby
EVLA Memo 74
2004-Jul-08


Requirements for Subreflector and Feed Positioning for ALMA Antennas

B. Butler
ALMA Memo 479
2003-Dec-08


Distance to Possible Calibration Sources as a Function of Frequency for ALMA

B. Butler
ALMA Memo 478
2003-Oct-07


Note on Axis Intersection for MMA Antennas

B. Butler
ALMA Memo 477 (rejected)
2003-Oct-02


Observing Stars & Extrasolar Planetary Systems with ALMA

B. Butler, A. Wootten, & B. Brown
ALMA Memo 475
2003-Sep-16


EVLA e2e Science Software Requirements

B. Butler et al.
EVLA Computing Memo 26
2003-Apr-15


Weights for VLA Data

B.J. Butler
AIPS Memo 108
January 21, 2003


Atmospheric Opacity at the VLA

B. Butler
VLA Test Memo 232
May 3, 2002


Atmospheric Transparency at Chajnantor and Pampa la Bola

S.J.E. Radford, B.J. Butler, S. Sakamoto, and K. Kohno
ALMA Memo 384
August 2, 2001


Atmospheric Phase Stability at Chajnantor and Pampa la Bola

B.J. Butler, S.J.E. Radford, S. Sakamoto, and K. Kohno
ALMA Memo 365
June 6, 2001


An Antenna Location Mask for Configuration Designs for ALMA

B. J. Butler
ALMA Memo 364
April 19, 2001


The best sites for the compact ALMA configuration

B. Butler, S. Radford, and A. Otarola
ALMA Memo 338
December 4, 2000


Comparison of Meteorological Data at the Pampa La Bola and Llano de Chajnantor Sites

S. Sakamoto, K. Handa, K. Kohno, N. Nakai, A. Otarola, S.J.E. Radford, B. Butler, and L. Bronfman
ALMA Memo 322
September 4, 2000


Some Issues for Water Vapor Radiometry at the VLA

B. Butler
VLA Scientific Memo 177
December 6, 1999


ALMA Sensitivity, Supra-THz Windows, and 20 km baselines

B. Butler & A. Wootten
ALMA Memo 276
October 25, 1999


Phase Fluctuations at the VLA Derived From One Year of Site Testing Interferometer Data

B. Butler & K. Desai
VLA Test Memo 222
October 1, 1999


Report of the Antenna Size Committee Meeting

B. Butler, R. Brown, L. Blitz, J. Welch, J. Carlstrom, D. Woody, E. Churchwell
MMA Memo 243
May 4, 1999


Simulations of Some Types of Holography Errors for VLBA Antennas

B. Butler
VLBA Test Memo 62
April 30, 1999


Photogrammetric Measurement of VLA and VLBA Subreflectors and VLA Primary Reflector

B. Butler, J. Ruff, and J. Thunborg
VLA Test Memo 220
April 26, 1999


Precipitable Water at KP -- 1993-1998

B. Butler
MMA Memo 238
November 23, 1998


Astigmatism on VLBA Antennas

B. Butler
VLBA Test Memo 59
October 7, 1998


Precipitable Water at the VLA -- 1990-1998

B. Butler
VLA Scientific Memo 176 / MMA Memo 237
September 29, 1998


Measuring the aperture efficiency (eta_a) of the VLA antennas

B. Butler
VLA Test Memo 212
May 13, 1998


Options for VLBA Antenna Surface Measurement

B. Butler
VLBA Test Memo 57
March 18, 1998


Another look at anomalous refraction on Chajnantor

B. Butler
MMA memo 188
November 5, 1997


Tipping Considerations at the VLA

B. Butler
VLA Scientific Memo 170
June 4, 1996


"Standard Field" Observations: 1993-1995

B. Butler
VLA Test Memo 198
November 21, 1995



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Last Modified on 2003-Jan-31