COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Experiment: SiO Mira Monitoring Exp. Code: BC135A Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: W. D. Cotton Address: NRAO 520 Edgemont Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone: (434) 2960319 EMAIL: bcotton@nrao.edu Fax: (434) 2960219 Phone during observation: (434) 2968266 Observing mode: Notes: BE SURE PULSE CAL IS OFF ON PROGRAM SOURCES. Positions of the stars need to be recomputed every few months as the proper motions are 10s mas/yr. Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Page 2 SiO Mira Monitoring UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 25 Apr 2003 Day 115 --- Next scan frequencies: 43123.47 43123.47 42821.72 42821.72 Next BBC frequencies: 923.47 923.47 621.72 621.72 Next scan bandwidths: 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 15 59 27 3C454.3 23 16 42 74.6 200.9 0.4 18.6 0 1 1 0 15 59 27 16 05 26 --- 23 22 42 74.1 205.9 0.5 23.0 359 F 1 2393 16 05 26 J2334+0736 23 22 42 66.8 172.6 -0.2 -6.4 -28 1 1 2393 16 05 26 16 11 25 --- 23 28 42 66.9 176.4 -0.1 -3.1 331 F 1 4787 16 12 25 R_AQR 23 29 42 44.0 175.2 -0.2 -4.3 8 1 1 4787 16 12 25 16 28 22 --- 23 45 42 44.1 180.6 0.0 0.5 957 F 1 11169 Next scan frequencies: 43112.29 43112.29 42810.47 42810.47 Next BBC frequencies: 912.29 912.29 610.47 610.47 16 29 22 J0217+0144 23 46 42 44.0 121.5 -2.5 -47.2 14 1 1 11169 16 29 22 16 35 21 --- 23 52 42 45.1 123.0 -2.4 -46.2 359 F 1 13563 16 35 51 O_CETI 23 53 12 41.6 127.3 -2.4 -43.3 17 1 2 13563 16 35 51 16 51 48 --- 00 09 12 44.2 131.4 -2.2 -40.3 957 R 1 15255 Next scan frequencies: 43123.47 43123.47 42821.72 42821.72 Next BBC frequencies: 923.47 923.47 621.72 621.72 16 53 18 J2334+0736 00 10 42 65.5 202.1 0.6 19.1 37 1 2 15255 16 53 18 16 59 17 --- 00 16 42 64.9 205.5 0.7 21.9 359 R 1 12861 16 59 47 R_AQR 00 17 12 43.4 191.1 0.6 9.9 -19 1 2 12861 16 59 47 17 15 44 --- 00 33 12 42.6 196.2 0.8 14.4 938 R 1 6479 17 16 44 3C454.3 00 34 12 63.0 243.3 1.7 53.2 13 1 2 6479 17 16 44 17 22 43 --- 00 40 12 61.8 245.2 1.8 54.4 359 R 1 4085 Next scan frequencies: 43120.47 43120.47 42818.17 42818.17 Next BBC frequencies: 920.47 920.47 618.17 618.17 17 24 43 J0555+3948 00 42 12 27.4 417.9 -5.2 -71.6 -1 1 2 4085 17 24 43 17 28 42 --- 00 46 12 28.1 418.2 -5.2 -72.1 238 R 1 2490 17 29 12 U_ORI 00 46 42 20.7 438.2 -5.2 -63.8 9 1 3 2490 17 29 12 17 47 09 --- 01 04 42 24.5 440.2 -4.9 -64.6 1077 F 1 4691 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Page 3 SiO Mira Monitoring UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 25 Apr 2003 Day 115 --- Next scan frequencies: 43123.47 43123.47 42821.72 42821.72 Next BBC frequencies: 923.47 923.47 621.72 621.72 17 48 39 J2334+0736 01 06 12 58.5 227.8 1.5 40.0 -58 1 3 4691 17 48 39 17 54 38 --- 01 12 12 57.6 229.9 1.6 41.6 301 F 1 7084 17 55 08 R_AQR 01 12 42 39.4 208.1 1.5 24.9 -12 1 3 7084 17 55 08 18 11 05 --- 01 28 42 37.6 212.5 1.7 28.6 945 F 1 13467 Next scan frequencies: 43112.29 43112.29 42810.47 42810.47 Next BBC frequencies: 912.29 912.29 610.47 610.47 18 12 35 J0217+0144 01 30 12 59.0 156.3 -0.8 -20.2 41 1 3 13467 18 12 35 18 18 34 --- 01 36 12 59.5 159.1 -0.7 -17.9 359 F 1 15860 18 19 04 O_CETI 01 36 42 54.9 161.2 -0.7 -16.1 15 1 4 15860 18 19 04 18 35 01 --- 01 52 42 55.8 168.0 -0.4 -10.3 957 R 1 12957 Next scan frequencies: 43123.47 43123.47 42821.72 42821.72 Next BBC frequencies: 923.47 923.47 621.72 621.72 18 36 31 J2334+0736 01 54 12 50.0 242.2 2.3 50.1 34 1 4 12957 18 36 31 18 42 30 --- 02 00 12 48.9 243.6 2.4 51.1 359 R 1 10564 18 43 30 R_AQR 02 01 12 33.5 220.7 2.3 35.5 23 1 4 10564 18 43 30 18 59 27 --- 02 17 12 31.1 224.3 2.6 38.5 957 R 1 4181 19 00 27 3C454.3 02 18 12 41.4 264.8 3.4 63.1 27 1 4 4181 19 00 27 19 06 26 --- 02 24 12 40.1 265.6 3.5 63.3 359 R 1 1788 19 07 26 J2334+0736 02 25 12 44.0 249.1 2.8 54.2 43 1 5 1788 19 07 26 19 13 25 --- 02 31 12 42.8 250.3 2.9 54.8 359 F 1 606 19 13 55 R_AQR 02 31 42 28.9 227.4 2.8 41.1 -4 1 5 606 19 13 55 19 29 52 --- 02 47 42 26.3 230.6 3.1 43.6 954 F 1 6988 Next scan frequencies: 43120.47 43120.47 42818.17 42818.17 Next BBC frequencies: 920.47 920.47 618.17 618.17 19 31 52 J0555+3948 02 49 42 51.4 63.2 -3.1 -88.9 2 1 5 6988 19 31 52 19 35 51 --- 02 53 42 52.1 63.2 -3.0 -89.5 239 F 1 8584 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Page 4 SiO Mira Monitoring UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 25 Apr 2003 Day 115 --- 19 36 21 U_ORI 02 54 12 47.9 93.3 -3.0 -66.2 4 1 5 8584 19 36 21 19 54 18 --- 03 12 12 51.8 96.0 -2.7 -65.7 1077 F 1 15764 Next scan frequencies: 43112.29 43112.29 42810.47 42810.47 Next BBC frequencies: 912.29 912.29 610.47 610.47 19 56 18 J0217+0144 03 14 12 58.2 207.4 0.9 23.4 39 1 6 15764 19 56 18 20 02 17 --- 03 20 12 57.6 210.0 1.0 25.5 359 R 1 17042 20 02 47 O_CETI 03 20 42 53.4 206.2 1.0 22.4 15 1 6 17042 20 02 47 20 18 44 --- 03 36 42 51.7 212.2 1.3 27.3 957 R 1 10660 Next scan frequencies: 43123.47 43123.47 42821.72 42821.72 Next BBC frequencies: 923.47 923.47 621.72 621.72 20 20 44 J2334+0736 03 38 42 28.7 261.5 4.1 59.1 68 1 6 10660 20 20 44 20 26 43 --- 03 44 42 27.4 262.3 4.2 59.4 359 R 1 8267 20 27 13 R_AQR 03 45 12 16.1 240.7 4.0 51.1 1 1 6 8267 20 27 13 20 43 10 --- 04 01 12 13.0 243.2 4.3 52.7 957 R 1 1884 Next scan frequencies: 43112.29 43112.29 42810.47 42810.47 Next BBC frequencies: 912.29 912.29 610.47 610.47 20 44 10 J0217+0144 04 02 12 52.0 225.5 1.7 37.9 -24 1 7 1884 20 44 10 20 50 09 --- 04 08 12 51.1 227.4 1.8 39.3 335 F 1 509 20 50 39 O_CETI 04 08 42 47.5 222.7 1.8 35.7 17 1 7 509 20 50 39 21 06 36 --- 04 24 42 45.1 227.3 2.1 39.3 957 F 1 6892 Next scan frequencies: 43120.47 43120.47 42818.17 42818.17 Next BBC frequencies: 920.47 920.47 618.17 618.17 21 08 36 J0555+3948 04 26 42 69.7 57.0 -1.5 -110.0 0 1 7 6892 21 08 36 21 12 35 --- 04 30 42 70.4 56.2 -1.4 -111.4 239 F 1 8488 21 13 05 U_ORI 04 31 12 68.2 113.7 -1.4 -57.1 -14 1 7 8488 21 13 05 21 31 02 --- 04 49 12 71.7 120.9 -1.1 -51.9 1063 F 1 15668 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Page 5 SiO Mira Monitoring UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 25 Apr 2003 Day 115 --- Next scan frequencies: 43112.29 43112.29 42810.47 42810.47 Next BBC frequencies: 912.29 912.29 610.47 610.47 21 32 32 J0217+0144 04 50 42 43.8 238.8 2.5 47.4 5 1 8 15668 21 32 32 21 38 31 --- 04 56 42 42.6 240.2 2.6 48.3 359 R 1 17139 21 39 01 O_CETI 04 57 12 39.6 235.4 2.6 45.2 18 1 8 17139 21 39 01 21 54 58 --- 05 13 12 36.7 238.9 2.9 47.5 957 R 1 10756 Next scan frequencies: 43120.47 43120.47 42818.17 42818.17 Next BBC frequencies: 920.47 920.47 618.17 618.17 21 56 58 J0555+3948 05 15 12 77.7 399.2 -0.7 -134.9 7 1 8 10756 21 56 58 22 00 57 --- 05 19 12 78.2 396.5 -0.6 -138.2 239 R 1 9160 22 01 27 U_ORI 05 19 42 76.7 139.9 -0.6 -36.2 -147 1 8 9160 22 01 27 22 19 24 --- 05 37 42 78.8 157.4 -0.3 -20.6 930 R 1 1980 Next scan frequencies: 43112.29 43112.29 42810.47 42810.47 Next BBC frequencies: 912.29 912.29 610.47 610.47 22 21 24 J0217+0144 05 39 42 34.3 248.9 3.4 53.4 25 1 9 1980 22 21 24 22 27 23 --- 05 45 42 33.1 249.9 3.5 54.0 359 F 1 413 22 27 53 O_CETI 05 46 12 30.4 245.3 3.4 51.5 19 1 9 413 22 27 53 22 43 50 --- 06 02 12 27.3 248.1 3.7 53.1 957 F 1 6796 Next scan frequencies: 43120.47 43120.47 42818.17 42818.17 Next BBC frequencies: 920.47 920.47 618.17 618.17 22 45 50 J0555+3948 06 04 12 80.7 349.9 0.1 168.7 7 1 9 6796 22 45 50 22 49 49 --- 06 08 12 80.5 345.4 0.2 163.5 239 F 1 8392 22 51 19 U_ORI 06 09 42 79.1 197.3 0.2 15.8 -15 1 9 8392 22 51 19 23 09 16 --- 06 27 42 77.3 216.2 0.5 32.8 1062 F 1 15572 Next scan frequencies: 43112.29 43112.29 42810.47 42810.47 Next BBC frequencies: 912.29 912.29 610.47 610.47 23 11 16 J0217+0144 06 29 42 24.0 257.0 4.2 57.0 7 1 10 15572 23 11 16 23 17 15 --- 06 35 42 22.8 257.9 4.3 57.3 359 R 1 17235 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Page 6 SiO Mira Monitoring UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 25 Apr 2003 Day 115 --- 23 17 45 O_CETI 06 36 12 20.4 253.5 4.3 55.7 19 1 10 17235 23 17 45 23 33 42 --- 06 52 12 17.0 255.9 4.5 56.7 957 R 1 10852 Next scan frequencies: 43120.47 43120.47 42818.17 42818.17 Next BBC frequencies: 920.47 920.47 618.17 618.17 23 35 42 J0555+3948 06 54 12 75.0 311.6 1.0 123.1 -2 1 10 10852 23 35 42 23 39 41 --- 06 58 12 74.3 310.1 1.0 121.0 237 R 1 9257 23 40 11 U_ORI 06 58 42 72.4 237.2 1.0 50.4 -25 1 10 9257 23 40 11 23 58 08 --- 07 16 42 69.0 244.8 1.3 56.1 1052 R 1 2076 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: bc135.vlba Matches group v7mm_b8 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 64 Format: VLBA1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 42200.00 42200.00 42200.00 42200.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 7.4 11.6 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43123.47 43123.47 42821.72 42821.72 BBC fr= 923.47 923.47 621.72 621.72 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 Frequency Set: 2 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43112.29 43112.29 42810.47 42810.47 BBC fr= 912.29 912.29 610.47 610.47 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 Frequency Set: 3 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43120.47 43120.47 42818.17 42818.17 BBC fr= 920.47 920.47 618.17 618.17 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- SiO Mira Monitoring Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * 3C454.3 22 51 29.519701 * 22 53 57.747900 22 54 05.756583 15 52 54.35017 * 16 08 53.56300 16 09 39.21202 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0217+0144 02 15 14.130582 * 02 17 48.955100 02 17 56.966271 01 31 00.14891 * 01 44 49.68700 01 45 35.22774 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0555+3948 05 52 01.407559 * 05 55 30.806000 05 55 42.359579 39 48 21.94388 * 39 48 49.16300 39 48 59.67334 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2334+0736 23 31 40.087300 * 23 34 12.828000 23 34 21.008727 07 19 52.40274 * 07 36 27.54400 07 37 18.43598 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * R_AQR 23 41 14.293615 * 23 43 49.468900 23 43 57.851951 -15 33 43.64298 *-15 17 04.30600 -15 16 07.78551 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Computed from Hipparcos position for date * O_CETI 02 16 49.084029 * 02 19 20.794900 02 19 28.637432 -03 12 26.00583 *-02 58 40.28000 -02 57 54.87578 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Computed from Hipparcos position for date * U_ORI 05 52 50.888263 * 05 55 49.165900 05 55 59.038532 20 10 05.89097 * 20 10 30.66700 20 10 35.45571 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Computed from Hipparcos position for date The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) 3C454.3 47.8 J0217+0144 11.6 J0555+3948 55.6 J2334+0736 39.0 R_AQR 46.4 O_CETI 16.3 U_ORI 53.9 Barry Clark estimates from predictions by Ketan Desai of IPM scattering sizes that the Sun will cause amplitude reductions on the longest VLBA baselines at a solar distance of 60deg F^(-0.6) where F is in GHz. For common VLBI bands, this is: 327 MHz 117. deg 610 MHz 81. deg 1.6 GHz 45. deg 2.3 GHz 36. deg 5.0 GHz 23. deg 8.4 GHz 17. deg 15.0 GHz 12. deg 22.0 GHz 9. deg 43.0 GHz 6. deg