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The Visual Spectral Editor

The Visual Spectral Editor allows the spectral windows that are defined by the user to be viewed in a graphical environment that contains a number of aids to their placement, particularly the atmospheric transmission and the receiver/correlator configuration (receiver bands, sidebands, etc.). The spectral window information entered by the user is also visible as the Forms Editor always accompanies the Spectral Editor i.e. it is not necessary to use the Spectral Editor to define any observation with ALMA, although it will greatly aid in setting up some observations. It is strongly recommended that a spectral setup is always checked in the Visual Spectral Editor.

The Spectral Editor is enabled by selecting the Spectral tab at the top of the Forms Editor when either of the following are selected:

The Forms Editor for spectral setups is explained in detail in Section 5.3.3 (Science Goal) and Section 6.2.4.2 (Scheduling Block).

Note that use of the Spectral Editor can be enabled by default using the Preferences menu i.e. it will always be shown when a Spectral Setup or an Instrument Setup is selected.



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