GBT Observer's (GO) Interface
I was a developer of the GBT Observer's (GO) Interface.
GO Documentation
Current GO Table keywords
GO Table Examples
Go Table Examples
GO Software Project Notes
GBT Observe (GO): Initial System Requirements
GBT GO FITS File Specification
Creating A Device Setup Glish Script
GO Switching Signals Implementation
Full List Of GO Keywords And Possible Values
Commonly Used GO Keywords
Papers
Coming soon: "Interpreting The Observed Power Spectrum..."
"G28.17+0.05: An Unusual Giant HI Cloud In The Inner Galaxy"
Anthony H. Minter , Felix J. Lockman , Glen I. Langston , and Jennifer A. Lockman, 2001, ApJ, 555, 868.
(from ApJ: html postscript pdf)
"An ESE Event for PSR 0329+54"
Anthony Minter, 2001, A&SS, 278, 159.
(from A&SS: html)
(preprint pdf)
"The First Galactic Plane Survey AT 8.35 and 14.35 GHz"
Glen Langston, Anthony Minter, Larry D'Addario, Keri Eberhardt, Katrina Koski, and Julianne Zuber, 2000, AJ, 119, 2801.
(from AJ: html postscript pdf)
"Green Bank Workshop on Warm Ionized Gas in Galaxies"
Anthony H. Minter, Felix J. Lockman , Dana S. Balser, R. J. Reynolds , Blair D. Savage, James M. Cordes , Richard J. Rand, and J. Michael Shull,
2000, PASP, 112, 424.
(from PASP: html postscript pdf)
"The VSOP 5 GHz AGN Survey I. Compilation and Observations"
Hirabayashi, Hisashi; Fomalont, Edward B.; Horiuchi, Shinji; Lovell, James E. J.; Moellenbrock, George A.; Inoue, Makoto; Burke, Bernard F.; Dewdney, Peter E.; Gurvits, Leonid I.; Kobayashi, Hideyuki; Jauncey, David L.; Murata, Yasuhiro; McCulloch, Peter; Preston, Robert A.; Avruch, Ian M.; Edwards, Philip G.; Dougherty, Sean M.; Scott, William K.; Frey, Sandor; Paragi, Zsolt; Kovalev, Yuri A.; Popov, Misha; Romney, Jonathan D.; Schilizzi, Richard T.; Shen, Zhi-Qiang; Nicolson, George; Quick, Jonathan; Costa, Marco; Dodson, Richard; Reynolds, John E.; Tzioumis, Anastasios K.; Tingay, Steven J.; Hong, Xiao-Yu; Liang, Shi-Guang; Huang, Xin-Yong; Wei, Wen-Ren; Trigilio, Corrado; Tuccari, Gino; Nakajima, Jun'ichi; Kawai, Eiji; Umemoto, Tomofumi; Miyaji, Takeshi; Fujisawa, Kenta; Kus, Noriyuki Kawaguchi Andrzej; Ghigo, Frank; Salter, Chris; Ghosh, Tapasi; Kanevsky, Boris; Slysh, Vyacheslav; Gunn, Alastair; Burgess, Paul; Carlson, Brent; Del Rizzo, David; Taylor, Russell; Cannon, Wayne; Kameno, Seiji; Shibata, Kazunori M.; Benson, John; Flatters, Chris; Hale, Andrew; Lewis, Craig; Langston, Glen; Minter, Anthony; Miller, Kevin; Smith, Joel; Wietfeldt, Richard; Altunin, Valery; Meier, David L.; Murphy, David W.; Resch, George; Lister, Matthew L.; Piner, B. Glenn; Jenkins, Robert; Border, James; and Gimeno, Jesus, 2000, PASJ, 52, 997.
(from NASA ADS: html pdf)
"The VLBI Space Observatory Programme and the Radio-Astronomical Satellite HALCA"
Hirabayashi, Hisashi; Hirosawa, Haruto; Kobayashi, Hideyuki; Murata, Yasuhiro; Asaki, Yoshiharu; Avruch, Ian M.; Edwards, Philip G.; Fomalont, Edward B.; Ichikawa, Tsutomu; Kii, Tsuneo; Okayasu, Rikako; Wajima, Kiyoaki; Inoue, Makoto; Kawaguchi, Noriyuki; Chikada, Yoshihiro; Bushimata, Takeshi; Fujisawa, Kenta; Horiuchi, Shinji; Kameno, Seiji; Miyaji, Takeshi; Shibata, Kazunori M.; Shen, Zhi-Qiang; Umemoto, Tomofumi; Kasuga, Takashi; Nakajima, Jun'ichi; Takahashi, Yukio; Enome, Shinzou; Morimoto, Masaki; Ellis, Jordan; Meier, David L.; Murphy, David W.; Preston, Robert A.; Smith, Joel G.; Wietfeldt, Rick D.; Benson, John M.; Claussen, Mark J.; Flatters, Chris; Moellenbrock, George A.; Romney, Jonathan D.; Ulvestad, James S.; Langston, Glen I.; Minter, Anthony H.; D'Addario, Larry R.; Dewdney, Peter E.; Dougherty, Sean M.; Jauncey, David L.; Lovell, James E. J.; Tingay, Steven J.; Tzioumis, Anastasios K.; Taylor, A. Russell; Cannon, Wayne H.; Gurvits, Leonid I.; Schilizzi, Richard T.; Booth, Roy S.; Popov, Misha V., 2000, PASJ, 52, 955.
(from NASA ADS: html pdf)
"HALCA Images of The Young Radio Source 1413+135"
Langston, G.; Minter, A. H.; Ghigo, F., Advances in Space Research, Volume 26, Issue 4, p. 701-704
"Overview and Initial Results of the Very Long Baseline Interferometry Space Observatory Programme"
Hirabayashi, H.; Hirosawa, H.; Kobayashi, H.; Murata, Y.; Edwards, P. G.; Fomalont, E. B.; Fujisawa, K.; Ichikawa, T.; Kii, T.; Lovell, J. E. J.; Moellenbrock, G. A.; Okayasu, R.; Inoue, M.; Kawaguchi, N.; Kameno, S.; Shibata, K. M.; Asaki, Y.; Bushimata, T.; Enome, S.; Horiuchi, S.; Miyaji, T.; Umemoto, T.; Migenes, V.; Wajima, K.; Nakajima, J.; Morimoto, M.; Ellis, J.; Meier, D. L.; Murphy, D. W.; Preston, R. A.; Smith, J. G.; Tingay, S. J.; Traub, D. L.; Wietfeldt, R. D.; Benson, J. M.; Claussen, M. J.; Flatters, C.; Romney, J. D.; Ulvestad, J. S.; D'Addario, L. R.; Langston, G. I.; Minter, A. H.; Carlson, B. R.; Dewdney, P. E.; Jauncey, D. L.; Reynolds, J. E.; Taylor, A. R.; McCulloch, P. M.; Cannon, W. H.; Gurvits, L. I.; Mioduszewski, A. J.; Schilizzi, R. T.; Booth, R. S., 1998, Science, 281, 1825.
(local copy: postscript pdf)
"The Effects of Thermal Heating via the Dissipation of Turbulence on Physical Conditions in the Galactic Diffuse Ionized Gas"
Anthony H. Minter and Dana S. Balser, 1997, ApJ, 484, L133.
(from ApJ: html postscript pdf)
(local copy: html)
"Heating of the Interstellar Diffuse Ionized Gas via the Dissipation of Turbulence"
Anthony H. Minter and Steven R. Spangler, 1997, ApJ, 485, 182.
(from ApJ: html postscript pdf)
"8.35 and 14.35 GHz Continuum Observations of Comet Hyakutake C/1996 B2"
Anthony H. Minter and Glen Langston, 1996, ApJ, 467, L37.
(from ApJ: html postscript pdf)
"Observation of Turbulent Fluctuations in the Interstellar Plasma Density and Magnetic Field on Spatial Scales of 0.01 to 100 Parsecs"
Minter, Anthony H.; Spangler, Steven R., 1996, ApJ, 458, 194.
(from NASA ADS: html pdf)
"Studying Interstellar Plasma Turbulence Through Precision Faraday Rotation Measurements of Extragalactic Radio Sources"
Anthony Minter, 1995, PhD. Thesis, University of Iowa.
My PDF Version
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Conference Presentations
"A Unique Giant HI Cloud in the Inner Galaxy"
Lockman, F. J.; Minter, A. H., Gas and Galaxy Evolution, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 240. Edited by John E. Hibbard, Michael Rupen, and Jacqueline H. van Gorkom. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, ISBN: 1-58381-077-3, 2001, p. 458
"The VSOP Survey I: Description and Participation"
Fomalont, E.; Hirabayashi, H.; Murata, Y.; Kobayashi, H.; Inoue, M.; Burke, B.; Dewdney, P.; Gurvits, L.; Jauncey, D.; McCulloch, P.; Preston, R.; Horiuchi, S.; Lovell, J.; Moellenbrock, G.; Edwards, P.; Asaki, Y.; Avruch, I.; Nicolson, G.; Quick, J.; Costa, M.; Dodson, R.; Reynolds, J.; Tzioumis, A.; Tingay, S.; Hong, X.; Liang, S.; Trigilio, C.; Tuccari, G.; Nakajima, J.; Kawai, E.; Fujisawa, K.; Kawaguchi, N.; Miyaji, T.; Kus, A.; Ghigo, F.; Salter, C.; Slysh, V.; Cannon, W.; Carlson, B.; Dougherty, S.; del Rizzo, D.; Scott, W.; Taylor, R.; Kameno, S.; Shibata, K.; Umemoto, T.; Benson, J.; Flatters, C.; Hale, A.; Lewis, C.; Romney, J.; Miller, K.; Smith, J.; Wietfeldt, R.; Meier, D.; Murphy, D.; Langston, G.; Minter, A.; Popov, M.; Schilizzi, R.; Shen, Z.-Q., Astrophysical Phenomena Revealed by Space VLBI, Proceedings of the VSOP Symposium, held at the Institute of Space and astronautical Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, January 19 - 21, 2000, Eds.: H. Hirabayashi, P.G. Edwards, and D.W. Murphy, Published by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, p. 167-176.
(from NASA ADS: html postscript)
"VSOP Observations of PSR B0329+54"
Anthony Minter, Astrophysical Phenomena Revealed by Space VLBI, Proceedings of the VSOP Symposium, held at the Institute of Space and astronautical Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, January 19 - 21, 2000, Eds.: H. Hirabayashi, P.G. Edwards, and D.W. Murphy, Published by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, p. 113-116.
(from NASA ADS: html postscript)
"Pulsar Scintillation Measurements: Is there any evidence for a Local Bubble Shell or effects from pulsar bow shocks?"
Minter, Anthony, Pulsar Astronomy - 2000 and Beyond, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 202; Proceedings of the 177th Colloquium of the IAU held in Bonn, Germany, 30 August - 3 September 1999. (San Francisco: ASP). Edited by M. Kramer, N. Wex, and N. Wielebinski, p. 549
"Turbulent Heating of the Diffuse Ionized Gas"
Minter, Anthony; Balser, Dana, Interstellar Turbulence, Proceedings of the 2nd Guillermo Haro Conference. Edited by Jose Franco and Alberto Carraminana. Cambridge University Press, 1999., p.65
"Some Astrophysical and Instrumental Applications of AIPS++"
McMullin, Joseph P.; Garwood, Robert W.; Minter, Anthony H., Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems VIII, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 172. Ed. David M. Mehringer, Raymond L. Plante, and Douglas A. Roberts. ISBN: 1-886733-94-5 (1999), p. 466.
"Turbulent Heating in the Galactic Diffuse Ionized Gas"
Minter, A.; Balser, D. S., Lecture Notes in Physics, vol.506, The Local Bubble and Beyond. Lyman-Spitzer Colloquium, Proceedings of the IAU Colluquium No. 166 held in Garching, Germany, 21-25 April, 1997, XXVII, 603pp. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York (ISBN 3-540-64306-0), edited by D. Breitschwerdt, M. J. Freyberg, and J. Truemper, pp. 543-546
AAS POSTERS:
"G28.17+0.05, A New Type of Cloud in the ISM?"
Minter, Anthony H.; Lockman, Felix J., June 2001, American Astronomical Society Meeting 198, #59.07
(postscript pdf)
"Deceleration of Components of Young Radio Source PKS 1413+135"
Langston, G. I.; Minter, A. H.; Ghigo, F. D.; Avruch, I. M., American Astronomical Society Meeting 197, #108.06
"Transients in the GPA Survey at 8.35 and 14.35 GHZ"
Langston, G. I.; Minter, A. H.; American Astronomical Society Meeting 196, #25.07
"The Dissipation of Turbulence as a Heat Source in the Warm Ionized Medium"
Wilson, J. M.; Balser, D. S.; Minter, A. H., January 2000, American Astronomical Society Meeting 195, #51.06
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"Why Would We See 2-D Turbulence in Interstellar Gases?"
Minter, Anthony H., January 2000, American Astronomical Society Meeting 195, #51.04
(postscript pdf)
"A Galactic Plane Survey at 8.35 and 14.35 GHz and the Discovery of the Supernova Remnant G28.07+0.0"
Minter, Anthony H.; Langston, G.I., June 1999, American Astronomical Society Meeting 194, #85.01
"Are "Diffuse" H II Regions Responsible For Enhanced Scattering?"
Minter, Anthony H., June 1998, American Astronomical Society Meeting 192, #46.11
"VSOP Space VLBI observations of 1413+135 at C band"
Minter, Anthony H.; Langston, Glen; Ghigo, F., January 1998, American Astronomical Society Meeting 191, #104.01
"Biases in the Analysis of Structures in Interstellar Gas"
Minter, Anthony H.; McMullin, J. P., January 1998, American Astronomical Society Meeting 191, #20.05
(postscript pdf)
"The Effects of Thermal Heating Via the Dissipation Of Turbulence on the WIM/DIG"
Minter, Anthony H.; Balser, D. S., June 1997, American Astronomical Society Meeting 190, #06.06
"Transient Radio Source Survey at 8.35 and 14.35 GHz"
Langston, Glen; Minter, Anthony, January 1997, American Astronomical Society Meeting 189, #39.03
"Galactic HI Density Fluctuations on AU and Parsec Scales"
Minter, Anthony H.; Lockman, F. J., January 1997, American Astronomical Society Meeting 189, #17.03
"The Intrinsic Magnetic Field Structure of the Interacting Galaxy Pair V ZW 191"
Minter, Anthony H., June 1996, American Astronomical Society Meeting 188, #06.017
"Heating of the Diffuse Interstellar Medium via Turbulent Wave Dissipation"
Minter, Anthony H.; Spangler, S. R., January 1996, American Astronomical Society Meeting 187, #15.10
"Turbulent Fluctuations in the Interstellar Plasma Density and Magnetic Field"
Minter, Anthony H.; Spangler, S. R., June 1995, American Astronomical Society Meeting 186, #36.05
"Measurements of Turbulence in the ISM Using Faraday Rotation"
Minter, Anthony H.; Spangler, S. R., June 1994, American Astronomical Society Meeting 184, #29.19
"Precision Correction of Radioastronomical Polarization Measurements for Ionspheric Faraday Rotation"
Minter, Anthony H.; Spangler, S. R., June 1992, American Astronomical Society Meeting 180, #09.17
Calvin Ball
Calvin Ball is the fastest growing sport in all of the Greater Green Bank
Metropolitan Area and parts of central New Mexico.
For those of you who don't know the rules or lack thereof here is
a repeat of the classic rules (i.e. the ones I can remember) and the
history behind Calvin Ball.
Calvin Ball originated from Lord Hobbes and The Supreme Ruler of Rulers
of the Whole Universe and Everything Beyond, King Calvin not being
able to volley very much while playing regular tennis. From this lack
of skill Calvin Ball was born. The first mission of Calvin Ball was
to free the players from the tyrannical and oppressive rules of
"British Rules Tennis", especially its scoring system, the lack of
being able to return serves and most importantly the lack of vollies
and excitement.
The basic rules of Calvin Ball are as follows:
1. Any rule can be made up or changed at any time.
2. Calvin Ball cannot be called off for any weather condition other
than lightning.
3. The ball must cross the net plane at net height.
4. Any ball that stays in the tennis courts is still in play no
matter how big the tennis courts are.
5. All serves must be returnable.
6. Each team is permitted three bounces of the Calvin ball before it
must cross the net.
7. Members of a team can only hit the Calvin ball once in succession
but may pass it back and forth like in volleyball.
8. Scoring is by ones until 5, win by 2.
9. If the ball gets stuck in the fence then two points are awarded
since this is a pseudo-remarkable event (see rule 10).
10. Any remarkable event, such as the Calvin ball being hit through
the fence, results in an automatic win.
11. Desertion to other teams is allowable only between and before games.
12. No lobbing during hailstorms - yes this is an actual rule that
was created from a real Calvin Ball game.
13. No lobbing after twilight unless back-lite by the Milky Way.
Any rule not explicitly covered above shall be under the direct
dictatorial dictations
of our Supreme Leading of All Things Worth Knowing, Calvin. If
the Great Decider of Decisions of Import, Calvin is not present then all
players shall revert to historical Calvin and Hobbes cartoons to gain
support for their rulings.
The King of Tyrants, the Czar of Kaisers, Lord of Calvin Ball, Calvin.
Green Bank Earth Station
I was also a support scientist for the Green Bank Earth Station at NRAO in Green Bank working with the Obriting VLBI project. The GBES is currently supporting the
HALCA mission until March 1, 2002.
Future missions may include the RadioAstron and VSOP2 missions.