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:octicon:`tools;2em;sd-text-primary` Reference Material
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Nitty-gritty technical descriptions of how the GBT works. Most useful when you need detailed information about different GBT components or applications (receivers, observation procedures, data analysis tools). 


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        **Overview of the GBT** 

        .. button-link:: gbt.html
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            :tooltip: GBT - an overview
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            GBT


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        **Radio Frequency Interference** 

        .. button-link:: rfi.html
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            :tooltip: RFI
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            RFI


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        **Weather Effects on Observations** 

        .. button-link:: weather.html
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            :tooltip: Weather
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            Weather



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    gbt
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Observing
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        **Scheduling Blocks (SBs)** 

        Information to create Scheduling Blocks (SBs)

        .. button-link:: scheduling-blocks.html
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            :tooltip: Information material to create SBs
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            SBs


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        **AstrID** 

        Interface from which one can create, execute, and monitor GBT observations


        .. button-link:: astrid.html
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            :tooltip: Information material to use AstrID
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            AstrID


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        **CLEO** 

        Interface from which one can monitor the GBT

        .. button-link:: cleo.html
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            :tooltip: Information material to use CLEO
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            CLEO



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        **DSS** 

        Dynamic Scheduling System

        .. button-link:: dss.html
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            :tooltip: Information material to use the DSS
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            DSS


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    scheduling-blocks
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Hardware
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        **Receivers** 

        Detailed information for all GBT receivers

        .. button-link:: receivers.html
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            :tooltip: GBT receivers
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            Receivers 


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        **Backends** 

        Detailed information for all GBT backends

        .. button-link:: backends.html
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            :tooltip: GBT receivers
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            Backends


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        **IF system** 

        Detailed information on the GBT IF system

        .. button-link:: if_system.html
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            :tooltip: GBT IF system
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            GBT IF system

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    receivers
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Data Reduction
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        **GBTIDL** 

        All things GBTIDL

        .. button-link:: software/gbtidl.html
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            :tooltip: All things GBTIDL.
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            All things GBTIDL





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