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**Table of Contents**
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**This is now out of date -> make this autogenerated. However, if the autogenerated ToC has to appear at the top of the PDR doc main home page, I prefer not to have it at all. The main page of the ToC doc is the table of contents, rendering this unnecessary complexity**
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[//]: <> (TABLE OF CONTENTS BEGINS HERE)
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1. [ALPACA Introduction and Instrument Description](/home#1-alpaca-introduction-and-instrument-description-jeffs)\
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1.1. [Brief Proposal and Award History](/section-1.1)\
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[Brief Proposal and Award History](/section-1.2)\
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1.2. [Introduction to PAF Instruments and Digital Beamformers](/Introduction-to-PAF-Instruments-and-Digital-Beamformers)\
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1.3. [High Level ALPACA System Description](/High-Level-ALPACA-System-Description)
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2. [ALPACA Science Capabilities](/home#2-alpaca-science-capabilities-panel-charge-2) (panel charge 2)
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3. [Front End Design](/home#3front-end-design-charge-3) (charge 3)\
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3.1. [Performance and Technical Specifications](/section-3.1)\
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3.2. Dipole Antenna Modules\
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3.3. LNAs, Bias Supplies and Monitoring, and Flexible Micro-striplines\
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3.4. Cryostat, Cold Heads and Compressor\
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3.5. RF over Fiber Transmitter Interface With Cryostat\
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3.6. Front End Box Assembly
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4. [Signal Transport](/home#4-signal-transport-charge-34) (charge 3, 4)\
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4.1. Overview\
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4.2. [RF over Fiber Transmitter](/home#42rf-over-fiber-transmitter-ammermon)\
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4.3. RF over Fiber Receiver\
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4.4. System Performance
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5. [Digital Back End Design](/home#5-digital-back-end-design-charge-4) (charge 4)\
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5.1. Capabilities and Technical Specifications\
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5.2. F-Engine RFSoC Hardware and Capabilities\
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5.3. XB-Engine Hardware and Capabilities\
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5.4. Distributed File Storage
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6. [Firmware and Software Design](/home#6-firmware-and-software-design-charge-5) (charge 5)\
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6.1. Beamformer F-Engine Firmware\
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6.2. Beamformer XB-Engine Software\
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6.3. Post Processing Software
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7. [Interfaces Between ALPACA and GBO Infrastructure](/home#7-interfaces-between-alpaca-and-gbo-infrastructure-charge-6) (charge 6)\
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7.1. Mechanical FEB mount and Cryogenic Front End Interface \
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7.2. Back End Power, Cooling, RFI Shielding, Signal, and housing\
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7.3. Digital beamformer monitor and Control\
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7.4 Telescope Scan Control
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8. [Design Risks as a GBT User Instrument](/home#8-design-risks-as-a-gbt-user-instrument-charge-7-all-) (charge 7)\
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8.1. Managing Beamformer Calibrations\
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8.2. Image Formation Using Beamformer Calibrations\
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8.3. Other Project Risks
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9. [Project Management Plan and Schedule](/home#9-project-schedule-charges-8-9-jeffs-campbell) (charges 8, 9)\
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9.1. Management Plan\
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9.2. Project Schedule Chart\
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9.3. Status and Plan on Major Incomplete WBS Tasks\
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9.4. Budget Analysis
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10. [Project Goal Evaluation](/home#10-project-goal-eval-wrt-design-budget-and-schedule-charge-9-jeffs-campbell) (charge 9)
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11. [Additional Reference Documents](/home#11-additional-reference-documents) |
