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Paper: APECS - The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment Control System
Volume: 351, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XV
Page: 200
Authors: Muders, D.; Hafok, H.; Wyrowski, F.; Polehampton, E.; Belloche, A.; Konig, C.; Schaaf, R.
Abstract: APECS is the CORBA based, distributed control system for the new Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) Telescope located at the Llano de Chajnantor at an altitude of 5100m in the Atacama desert in northern Chile. The telescope has been operational since August 2005 and APECS is now being used for regular science observations. APECS employs a modern, object-oriented design. Generic interfaces facilitate adding new instruments. The IPython based observer command language allows using macros and creating more complex observing modes.
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