COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Experiment: A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II Exp. Code: BG129I Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Lincoln J. Greenhill Address: Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, MS 42 60 Garden St Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Phone: 617 495 7194 EMAIL: greenhill@cfa.harvard.edu Fax: 617 495 7345 Phone during observation: 617 495 7194 Observing mode: 128-2-2 7mm Notes: 128-2-2. RCP/LCP. 7mm VLBA + VLA1 8h track. PLEASE check array configuration for 7mm ops Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 2 A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 12 Apr 2003 Day 102 --- Next scan frequencies: 42805.74 43107.19 Next BBC frequencies: 605.74 907.19 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 19 00 00 0528+134 03 34 20 51.3 130.6 -1.9 -34.9 0 1 1 0 19 00 00 19 10 02 --- 03 44 23 52.7 133.9 -1.8 -32.8 602 F 1 8027 19 10 02 BNKL-I 03 44 23 35.5 145.3 -1.8 -24.8 -40 1 2 8027 19 10 02 19 30 05 --- 04 04 29 37.5 151.0 -1.5 -20.9 1163 R 1 11133 19 30 05 0458-020 04 04 29 43.3 160.3 -0.9 -14.3 -18 1 2 11133 19 30 05 19 35 06 --- 04 09 31 43.6 162.0 -0.9 -13.1 283 R 1 7120 19 35 06 BNKL-I 04 09 31 37.9 152.5 -1.4 -19.9 -17 1 1 7120 19 35 06 20 00 10 --- 04 34 39 39.8 160.2 -1.0 -14.4 1487 F 2 12933 20 00 10 0605-085 04 34 39 34.3 151.7 -1.6 -20.6 -17 1 1 12933 20 00 10 20 05 11 --- 04 39 41 34.7 153.1 -1.5 -19.6 284 F 2 16947 20 05 11 BNKL-I 04 39 41 40.1 161.8 -0.9 -13.3 -17 1 3 16947 20 05 11 20 30 15 --- 05 04 49 41.2 169.9 -0.5 -7.4 1487 F 1 1800 20 32 15 0528+134 05 06 50 60.1 168.1 -0.4 -8.9 76 1 3 1800 20 32 15 20 42 17 --- 05 16 53 60.4 173.0 -0.2 -5.3 602 F 1 9827 20 42 17 BNKL-I 05 16 53 41.5 173.8 -0.3 -4.5 -44 1 4 9827 20 42 17 21 00 20 --- 05 34 59 41.7 179.9 0.0 -0.1 1039 R 1 10933 21 00 20 0458-020 05 34 59 44.4 191.8 0.6 8.6 -14 1 4 10933 21 00 20 21 05 21 --- 05 40 01 44.2 193.5 0.6 9.9 287 R 1 6920 21 05 21 BNKL-I 05 40 01 41.7 181.5 0.1 1.1 -14 1 3 6920 21 05 21 21 30 25 --- 06 05 09 41.2 189.9 0.5 7.2 1490 F 2 13133 21 30 25 0605-085 06 05 09 38.5 179.1 0.0 -0.7 -13 1 3 13133 21 30 25 21 35 26 --- 06 10 11 38.5 180.6 0.0 0.5 288 F 2 17147 21 35 26 BNKL-I 06 10 11 41.1 191.5 0.6 8.4 -13 1 5 17147 21 35 26 22 00 30 --- 06 35 19 39.8 199.6 1.0 14.3 1491 F 1 2000 22 02 30 0528+134 06 37 20 57.3 210.9 1.1 22.7 79 1 5 2000 22 02 30 22 12 32 --- 06 47 23 56.3 215.0 1.3 25.6 602 F 1 10027 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 3 A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 12 Apr 2003 Day 102 --- 22 12 32 BNKL-I 06 47 23 39.0 203.3 1.2 16.9 -41 1 6 10027 22 12 32 22 30 35 --- 07 05 29 37.6 208.8 1.5 20.7 1042 R 1 10733 22 30 35 0458-020 07 05 29 37.1 220.2 2.1 28.3 -14 1 6 10733 22 30 35 22 35 36 --- 07 10 31 36.5 221.6 2.2 29.1 287 R 1 6720 22 35 36 BNKL-I 07 10 31 37.1 210.2 1.6 21.7 -14 1 5 6720 22 35 36 23 00 40 --- 07 35 39 34.5 217.3 2.0 26.4 1490 F 2 13333 23 00 40 0605-085 07 35 39 34.8 206.7 1.5 19.4 -13 1 5 13333 23 00 40 23 05 41 --- 07 40 41 34.3 208.1 1.5 20.4 288 F 2 17347 23 05 41 BNKL-I 07 40 41 34.0 218.6 2.1 27.3 -13 1 7 17347 23 05 41 23 30 45 --- 08 05 49 30.9 225.1 2.5 31.4 1491 F 1 2707 23 32 45 0528+134 08 07 49 45.3 240.9 2.6 41.1 85 1 7 2707 23 32 45 23 42 47 --- 08 17 53 43.7 243.5 2.8 42.3 602 F 1 10733 --- Start: Sat 12 Apr 2003 Day 102 -- Stop: Sun 13 Apr 2003 Day 103 --- 23 42 47 BNKL-I 08 17 53 29.3 228.0 2.7 33.1 -35 1 8 10733 23 42 47 00 00 50 --- 08 35 59 26.8 232.2 3.0 35.5 1048 R 1 10027 00 00 50 0458-020 08 35 59 24.2 242.0 3.6 40.3 -12 1 8 10027 00 00 50 00 05 51 --- 08 41 01 23.4 243.0 3.7 40.7 289 R 1 6013 00 05 51 BNKL-I 08 41 01 26.0 233.4 3.1 36.2 -12 1 7 6013 00 05 51 00 30 55 --- 09 06 09 22.2 238.8 3.5 39.0 1492 F 2 14040 00 30 55 0605-085 09 06 09 24.5 229.6 3.0 34.3 -12 1 8 14040 00 30 55 00 35 56 --- 09 11 11 23.8 230.7 3.1 35.0 289 R 2 17147 00 35 56 BNKL-I 09 11 11 21.4 239.8 3.6 39.5 -12 1 9 17147 00 35 56 01 01 00 --- 09 36 19 17.3 244.9 4.0 41.7 1492 F 1 2907 01 04 00 4C39.25 09 39 19 85.5 211.3 0.2 29.3 38 1 9 2907 01 04 00 01 14 02 --- 09 49 23 84.3 228.8 0.4 45.1 602 F 1 10933 01 17 02 BNKL-I 09 52 23 14.6 248.0 4.3 43.0 35 1 10 10933 01 17 02 01 31 04 --- 10 06 28 12.2 250.6 4.5 43.9 842 R 1 13040 01 31 04 0528+134 10 06 28 24.6 265.7 4.6 48.7 -31 1 10 13040 01 31 04 01 36 05 --- 10 11 30 23.7 266.6 4.7 48.7 270 R 1 9027 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 4 A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 13 Apr 2003 Day 103 --- 01 36 05 BNKL-I 10 11 30 11.4 251.5 4.6 44.2 -31 1 9 9027 01 36 05 02 01 09 --- 10 36 38 7.0 256.0 5.0 45.5 1473 F 2 11027 02 01 09 0458-020 10 36 38 3.2 264.3 5.6 H 46.8 -14 1 9 11027 02 01 09 02 06 10 --- 10 41 40 2.2 265.2 5.7 D 46.9 0 F 2 15040 02 06 10 BNKL-I 10 41 40 6.1 256.9 5.1 45.7 -14 1 10 15040 02 06 10 02 26 13 --- 11 01 46 2.4 260.3 5.4 H 46.5 0 R 2 4120 02 26 13 0605-085 11 01 46 6.0 252.3 4.9 44.9 -13 1 10 4120 02 26 13 02 31 14 --- 11 06 48 5.2 253.2 5.0 45.1 288 R 2 107 02 46 16 4C39.25 11 21 52 68.1 269.5 1.9 70.5 770 1 11 107 02 46 16 02 56 18 --- 11 31 56 66.3 271.2 2.1 70.4 602 F 1 8133 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: bg118.set Matches group v7mm_b8 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 2 Passes/head pos: 2 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 266.660 ips, High density - 160.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:22:00 1st LO= 42200.00 42200.00 Net SB= U U Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 BBC SB= U U IF = 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= 42805.74 43107.19 BBC fr= 605.74 907.19 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= M1 M2 OFF OFF 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, 18 track2= 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II 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) * BNKL-I 05 32 47.030335 * 05 35 14.509800 05 35 22.643947 -05 24 23.91114 *-05 22 30.48200 -05 22 28.34163 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J0501-0159 04 58 41.344692 * 05 01 12.809888 05 01 21.027820 * 0458-020 -02 03 33.86875 *-01 59 14.25620 -01 59 02.56421 J0501-01 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J0530+1331 05 28 06.759213 * 05 30 56.416744 05 31 05.819980 * 0528+134 13 29 42.28888 * 13 31 55.14955 13 32 03.93837 J0530+13 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J0607-0834 06 05 36.027971 * 06 07 59.699242 06 08 07.761985 * 0605-085 -08 34 20.29737 *-08 34 49.97815 -08 34 57.34332 J0607-08 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J0927+3902 09 23 55.319195 * 09 27 03.013916 09 27 15.113623 0923+392 39 15 23.56655 * 39 02 20.85195 39 01 41.72864 * 4C39.25 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 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) BNKL-I 64.3 0458-020 55.3 0528+134 60.7 0605-085 72.9 4C39.25 107.3 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