! project BM185 ! ! VLBA + Y1 observations of 2+ CSOs. This file makes use of non ! standard 128-4-2 setups at 18/21, 6 and 4 cm sent along with ! this .key file. ! At 2 cm the 128-4-2 setup is the "standard" one ! ! cover information: VERSION = 1 PINAME = 'Matteo Murgia' ADDRESS1 = 'Istituto di Radioastronomia -- CNR' ADDRESS2 = 'Via P. Gobetti n.101' ADDRESS3 = 'I-40129, Bologna ' ADDRESS4 = 'ITALY' PHONE = '+39 051 639 9351' FAX = '+31 051 639 9401' EMAIL = 'murgia@ira.bo.cnr.it' OBSMODE = 'VLBA' CORREL = 'VLBA - Socorro' ! ! Correlator Information ! correl = 'VLBA Socorro' coravg = 4 corchan = 16 cornant = 12 corpol = 'on' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'SCHEDULE' cortape = DAT corship1 = 'Matteo Murgia' corship2 = 'Istituto di Radioastronomia - CNR' corship3 = 'Via P. Gobetti n. 101, I-40129 Bologna, ITALY' ! ! Allow SCHED to overwrite existing files: overwrit ! ! stafile = '$SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat' obstype = 'VLBA' expt = 'Spectral analysis of CSOs' expcode = BM185 !tape autotape = 2 ! ! !end tape initialization stuff ! srccat / ! ! J2000 coordinates as from VLBA database source='0941-080' ra=09:43:36.944364 dec=-08:19:30.81240 epoch='J2000' calcode=' ' / source='1031+567' ra=10:35:07.039900 dec= 56:28:46.79200 epoch='J2000' calcode=' ' / source='3C286' ra=13:31:08.287984 dec= 30:30:32.95885 epoch='J2000' calcode=' ' / source='OQ208' ra=14:07:00.394410 dec= 28:27:14.68998 epoch='J2000' calcode=' ' / source='4C39.25' ra=09:27:03.013916 dec= 39:02:20.85195 epoch='J2000' calcode=' ' / source='2352+495' ra=23:55:09.458169 dec= 49:50:08.34000 epoch='J2000' calcode=' ' / source='1044+719' ra=10:48:27.619917 dec= 71:43:35.93828 epoch='J2000' calcode=' ' / source='3C279' ra=12:56:11.166560 dec=-05:47:21.52458 epoch='J2000' calcode=' ' / endcat/ ! ! include setups here setinit = v18cm / ! **SPECIALIZED FOR BM185** ! Custom setup file ! (Produced by MAKESETUP) ! For the 18 cm band (near OH lines). ! Radio Astronomy allocation: 1660-1670 ! Reference frequency is Mark II network standard ! MERLIN band is 1650 to 1666. ! Format Tape length Density Tape speed Time/pass ! VLBA/MkIII/MkIV 17600 High 80.0 44:00 ! MkIII/MkIV 8800 Low 135.0 13.02 ! 128 Mbps - 1 pass/headpos nchan = 4 bits = 2 bbfilter = 8.0 fe(1) = '20cm' fe(3) = '20cm' synth(2) = 2.4 firstlo = 2400 freqref = 1414.9 freqoff = -11.50, -11.50, 224.50, 224.50 netside = U, U, U, U pol = dual station = VLBA / ! vla frequency setups ! put 1414.9 MHz at center of a 50 MHz vla band ! put 1664.9 MHz at center of a 50 MHz vla band ! F_vla = 1414.9 - 25.0 MHz = 1389.9 ! F_vla = 1664.9 - 25.0 MHz = 1639.9 nchan = 4 bits = 2 bbfilter = 8.0 vlaband = VL vlabw = '0000' flukeset=0 vlaif = 'SYSLIF' vlarot = 'VLBLROT' vlafeab = -3.2 ! F1 GHz vlafecd = -3.2 vlasyna = 3589.9 ! F6 = 2400.+(24*50)-10.1 MHz vlasynb = 3839.9 flukea = 100.0 ! FA MHz flukeb = 200.0 ! 2FB = 100.+FA MHz ! these F1, F6, and FA values ! => F_vla = -3200.+3589.9+900.+ 100.0 = 1389.9 ! => F_vla = -3200.+3839.9+900.+ 100.0 = 1639.9 firstlo = 789.9, 789.9, 1039.9, 1039.9 ! F_vla-600. ifchan = A, C, B, D station = VLA1 / endset / setinit = v6cm / ! **SPECIALIZED FOR BM185** ! Standard setup file: v6cm-128-4-2.set ! (Produced by MAKESETUP) ! For the 6 cm band. ! Radio Astronomy allocation: 4990-5000 ! Radio Astnomomy footnote: 4950-4990 ! VLA 50MHz 4960.1 to 5010.1 with VC mode. ! VLA 6cm receiver falling off at high end. ! Reference frequency is Mark II network standard ! Merlin 4986-5002 ! Format Tape length Density Tape speed Time/pass ! VLBA/MkIII/MkIV 17600 High 80.0 44:00 ! MkIII/MkIV 8800 Low 135.0 13.02 ! 128 Mbps - 1 pass/headpos nchan = 4 bits = 2 bbfilter = 8.0 freqref = 4534.99 freqoff = 4.00, 4.00, 354.0, 354.0 netside = U, U, U, U pol = dual station = VLBA / ! vla frequency setups ! put 4535.1 MHz at center of a 25 MHz vla band - AC ! and 4885.1 MHz in BD ! F_vla = 4535.1 - 12.5 MHz = 4522.6 vlaband = CC vlabw = '1111' flukeset=0 vlaif = '' vlarot = '' vlafeab = 0.0 ! F1 GHz vlafecd = 0.0 vlasyna = 3510.1 ! F6 = 2400.+(22*50)+10.1 MHz vlasynb = 3860.1 flukea = 112.50 ! FA MHz flukeb = 212.50 ! 2FB = 100.+FA MHz ! these F1, F6, and FA values ! AC => F_vla = 0 + 3510.1 +900.+112.50 = 4522.6 MHz firstlo = 3922.6 ! F_vla-600. ! BD => F_vla = 0 + 3860.1 +800.+212.50 = 4872.6 MHz firstlo = 4272.6 ! F_vla-600. ! firstlo = 3906.1, 3906.1, 3914.1, 3914.1, 4256.1, 4256.1, 4264.1, 4264.1 !firstlo = 3922.6, 3922.6, 3922.6, 3922.6, 4272.6, 4272.6, 4272.6, 4272.6 firstlo = 3922.6, 3922.6, 4272.6, 4272.6 fe(1) = '6cm' fe(3) = '6cm' ifchan = A, C, B, D station = VLA1 / endset / ! thats it setinit = v4cm / ! **SPECIALIZED FOR BM185** ! Standard setup file: v4cm-128-4-2.set ! (Produced by MAKESETUP) ! For the 4 cm band. ! Space Research (eg DSN) allocation: 8400-8450 ! Reference frequency is Mark II network standard ! Format Tape length Density Tape speed Time/pass ! VLBA/MkIII/MkIV 17600 High 80.0 44:00 ! MkIII/MkIV 8800 Low 135.0 13.02 ! 128 Mbps - 1 pass/headpos nchan = 4 bits = 2 bbfilter = 8.0 freqref = 8114.99 freqoff = -4.00, -4.00, 374.0, 374.0 netside = U, U, U, U pol = dual station = VLBA / ! vla frequency setups ! put 8114.9 MHz at center of a 25 MHz vla band - AC ! and 8485.1 MHz in BD ! F_vla = 8114.9 + 12.5 MHz = 8127.4 vlaband = XX vlabw = '1111' flukeset=0 vlaif = '' vlarot = '' vlafeab = 13.0 ! F1 GHz vlafecd = 13.0 vlasyna = 3860.1 ! F6 = 2400.+(29*50)+10.1 MHz vlasynb = 3489.9 flukea = 112.50 ! FA MHz flukeb = 212.50 ! 2FB = 100.+FA MHz ! these F1, F6, and FA values ! AC => F_vla = 13000 - 3860.1 - 900. -112.50 = 8127.4 MHz firstlo = 8727.4 ! F_vla+600. ! BD => F_vla = 13000 - 3489.9 - 800. -212.50 = 8497.6 MHz firstlo = 9097.6 ! F_vla+600. ! BD => F_vla = 13000 - 3489.9 - 800. -212.50 = 8497.6 MHz firstlo = 9097.6 ! F_vla+600. firstlo = 8727.4, 8727.4, 9097.6, 9097.6 fe(1) = '4cm' fe(3) = '4cm' ifchan = A, C, B, D station = VLA1 / endset / ! thats it setinit = v2cm / ! ** COPIED FROM NRAO $SCHED/setups/v2cm-128-4-2.set 03Apr08** ! Standard setup file: v2cm-128-4-2.set ! (Produced by MAKESETUP) ! For the the 2 cm band. ! Radio Astronomy allocation: 15350-15400 ! Radio Astronomy footnote(?): 14470-14500 ! ! There are 4 filters in the VLBA IF converter. They are ! 11820-12980, 12820-13980, 13820-14980, and 14770-15630 GHz. ! The filter is chosen based on the frequency of the first channel ! assuming an upper sideband first mix. The splits are at 12.9, ! 13.9 and 14.9 Ghz. ! ! VLA band 14650 - 15325 MHz for 0.9 sensitivity ! Methanol has a rest frequency of 12178.595 MHz ! Format Tape length Density Tape speed Time/pass ! VLBA/MkIII/MkIV 17600 High 80.0 44:00 ! MkIII/MkIV 8800 Low 135.0 13.02 ! 128 Mbps - 1 pass/headpos nchan = 4 bits = 2 bbfilter = 8.0 freqref = 15360.99 freqoff = -3.50, -3.50, 4.50, 4.50 netside = U, U, U, U pol = dual / endset / start = 00:00:00 year = 2003 month = 04 day = 26 ! gap=00:00 minpause=0 prescan=0 VLAMODE='VS' ! ! Scheduling scans ! ! Observe a Fringe Finder First ! stat = vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_kp,vlba_nl,vlba_fd,vlba_ov, vlba_br,vlba_hn,vlba_sc,vlba_mk,vla1 setup = v18cm source='4C39.25' duration=05:00 / ! fringe finder setup = v6cm source='4C39.25' duration=05:00 / ! fringe finder setup = v4cm source='4C39.25' duration=05:00 / ! fringe finder setup = v2cm source='4C39.25' duration=05:00 / ! fringe finder source='0941-080' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='0941-080' duration=06:00 / setup = v6cm source='0941-080' duration=06:00 / setup = v18cm source='0941-080' duration=06:00 / ! 44 min end of first pass ==> TIME 00:44:00 source='1031+567' dwell=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of second pass ==> TIME 01:28:00 source='1044+719' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v6cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / !setup = v18cm !source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='0941-080' dwell=08:00 / setup = v4cm source='0941-080' duration=08:00 / setup = v6cm source='0941-080' duration=08:00 / setup = v18cm source='0941-080' duration=08:00 / ! 44 min end of third pass ==> TIME 02:12:00 source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 4 pass ==> TIME 02:56:00 source='0941-080' duration=08:00 / setup = v4cm source='0941-080' duration=08:00 / setup = v6cm source='0941-080' duration=08:00 / setup = v18cm source='0941-080' duration=08:00 / setup = v6cm source='4C39.25' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='4C39.25' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='4C39.25' duration=03:00 / ! 44 min end of 5 pass ==> TIME 03:40:00 source='1031+567' duration=08:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=08:00 setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=08:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=08:00 / !setup = v18cm !source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v6cm source='1044+719' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / ! 44 min end of 6 pass ==> TIME 04:24:00 source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / setup = v4cm source='OQ208' duration=04:00 / setup = v6cm source='OQ208' duration=04:00 / !setup = v18cm !source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / setup = v6cm source='3C279' duration=05:00 / setup = v4cm source='3C279' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='3C279' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='0941-080' duration=05:00 / setup = v4cm source='0941-080' duration=05:00 / setup = v6cm source='0941-080' duration=05:00 / setup = v18cm source='0941-080' duration=05:00 / ! 44 min end of 7 pass ==> TIME 05:08:00 source='1031+567' dwell=08:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=08:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=08:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=08:00 / !setup = v18cm !source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v6cm source='1044+719' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / ! 44 min end of 8 pass ==> TIME 05:56:00 setup = v18cm source='1031+567' duration=07:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=07:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=07:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=07:00 / !setup = v18cm !source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / setup = v6cm source='OQ208' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / setup = v2cm source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / ! 44 min end of 9 pass ==> TIME 06:40:00 setup = v18cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 10 pass ==> TIME 07:24:00 setup = v18cm source='1031+567' duration=05:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=05:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=05:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=04:00 / !setup = v18cm !source='OQ208' duration=04:00 / setup = v6cm source='OQ208' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='OQ208' duration=04:00 / setup = v2cm source='OQ208' duration=04:00 / setup = v6cm source='3C279' duration=05:00 / setup = v4cm source='3C279' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='3C279' duration=03:00 / ! 44 min end of 11 pass ==> TIME 08:08:00 setup = v18cm source='1031+567' dwell=08:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=08:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=08:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=08:00 / !setup = v18cm !source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v6cm source='1044+719' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / ! 44 min end of 12 pass ==> TIME 08:52:00 source='2352+495' dwell=07:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=07:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=07:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=06:00 / setup = v2cm source='OQ208' duration=07:00 / setup = v4cm source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / setup = v6cm source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / !setup = v18cm !source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / ! 44 min end of 13 pass ==> TIME 09:36:00 source='1031+567' duration=07:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=07:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=07:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=07:00 / source='OQ208' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / setup = v6cm source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / !setup = v18cm !source='OQ208' duration=05:00 / ! 44 min end of 14 pass ==> TIME 10:20:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' dwell=08:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=08:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=08:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=08:00 / !source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v6cm source='1044+719' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / ! 44 min end of 15 pass ==> TIME 11:04:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' dwell=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 16 pass ==> TIME 11:48:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 17 pass ==> TIME 12:32:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=08:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=08:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=08:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=08:00 / !source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v6cm source='1044+719' duration=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / setup = v2cm source='1044+719' duration=03:00 / ! 44 min end of 18 pass ==> TIME 13:16:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' dwell=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 19 pass ==> TIME 14:00:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 20 pass ==> TIME 14:44:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 21 pass ==> TIME 15:40:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 22 pass ==> TIME 16:24:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=05:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=05:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=05:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=05:00 / setup = v2cm source='1031+567' dwell=06:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=06:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=06:00 / setup = v18cm source='1031+567' duration=06:00 / ! 44 min end of 23 pass ==> TIME 17:10:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 24 pass ==> TIME 17:54:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 25 pass ==> TIME 18:40:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 26 pass ==> TIME 19:24:00 setup = v2cm source='1031+567' dwell=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 27 pass ==> TIME 20:08:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 28 pass ==> TIME 20:52:00 setup = v2cm source='1031+567' dwell=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 29 pass ==> TIME 21:36:00 setup = v2cm source='2352+495' dwell=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 30 pass ==> TIME 22:20:00 setup = v2cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='1031+567' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 31 pass ==> TIME 23:04:00 source='2352+495' dwell=11:00 / setup = v4cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v6cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / setup = v18cm source='2352+495' duration=11:00 / ! 44 min end of 32 pass ==> TIME 23:48:00 ! 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