overwrite ! BK127c: the high z source J04135+10277 ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ======================== ! ========================================================== EXPT = 'The high z source J04135+10277' EXPCODE = 'bk127c' VERSION = 1 PINAME = 'K. Knudsen' ADDRESS1 = 'MPIA' ADDRESS2 = 'Koenigstuhl 17' ADDRESS3 = 'D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany' PHONE = '+49-6221-528-405' FAX = '+49-6221-528-246' EMAIL = 'knudsen@mpia-hd.mpg.de' OBSMODE = '21cm 256-8-2' OBSTYPE = 'VLBA' ! ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ======================== ! ========================================================== correl = 'Socorro' coravg = 2 corchan = 16 cornant = 12 corpol = 'on' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'schedule' cortape = DAT corship1 = 'K. Knudsen' corship2 = 'MPIA' corship3 = 'Koenigstuhl 17' corship4 = 'D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany' ! ========================================================== ! ================= Source Catalog ============= ! ========================================================== SRCCAT / !Target Source SOURCE='J04135' RA= 04:13:27.300 DEC= +10:27:40.30 EQUINOX='J2000' / !Phase Calibrator : 2.09 deg away, 1 Jy SOURCE='J0409+12' RA= 04:09:22.008740 DEC= +12:17:39.84750 EQUINOX='J2000' / !PH_CAL check source; ~3 deg, 0.3Jy@13cm (4.6 deg from J0409+12) SOURCE='J0407+0742' RA= 04:07:29.087700 DEC= +07:42:07.50000 EQUINOX='J2000' / !VLA phase cal and secondary Amp cal; 2.09 deg, 1Jy !SOURCE='J0409+12' RA= 04:09:22.008740 DEC= +12:17:39.84750 EQUINOX='J2000' / !FRING FINDER SOURCE='J0319+4130' RA=03:19:48.160102 DEC= 41:30:42.10305 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='J0530+1331' RA=05:30:56.416744 DEC= 13:31:55.14955 EQUINOX='J2000' / !Y27 FLUX cals. - using 3C48 SOURCE='3C48' RA=01:37:41.299431 DEC= 33:09:35.13299 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='3C119' RA=04:32:36.502609 DEC= 41:38:28.44855 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='3C273' RA=12:29:06.699729 DEC= 02:03:08.59819 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='3C286' RA=13:31:08.287984 DEC= 30:30:32.95885 EQUINOX='J2000' / ENDCAT / !========================================================== !================= External Catalogs ============= !========================================================== STAFILE = $SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat FREQFILE = $SCHED/catalogs/freq.dat ! ========================================================== ! ================== Observing setup ===================== ! ========================================================== setinit = bk127c.set / nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter= 8.0 netside = U pol = dual freqref = 1414.99 !total 32 MHz centered at 1424.99 MHz freqoff = -8.0, -8.0, 0.0, 0.0, 8.0, 8.0, 16.0, 16.0 pcal = '1MHz' / endset/ ! ========================================================== ! ============== Initial Scan Information ================ ! ========================================================== ! ! Y27 and GBT: Tape ! Arecibo and all VLBA: disk ! tapeini / tpsta = 'arecibo', 'vla27', 'GBT_VLBA', 'default' media = 'disk', 'tape', 'tape', 'disk' / autotape = 2 setup = bk127c.set ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== ! VLA starts at 2300-0630 VLALST ! 16:00:00 UT = 23:23:21 VLALST ! The VLA will start 23min and 21sec earlier YEAR = 2006 MONTH = 04 DAY = 30 START = 15:36:43 !VLA starts here, spend 23 minutes and 21 seconds on a flux cal; VLA only !VLALST = 23:00:00 STATIONS = VLA27 NORECORD SOURCE = '3C48' gap = 0 dur = 1095 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 300 vlamode = VA / !reached UT 16:00:00 !All stations are observing the same source now YEAR = 2006 MONTH = 04 DAY = 30 START = 16:00:00 ! Beware VLBA_MK at start science source is only 10deg above horizon STATIONS = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK, VLA27, GBT_VLBA RECORD !Begin the scan cycles with the amp_cal with mode VA !then put the phase cal VX !then put the target+phcal VX within group (cycle time: 180 sec + 60 sec) !after 60 or so minutes go back to the amp_cal VA SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=5 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 16:48:00 ! Arecibo now joins: STATIONS = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK, VLA27, GBT_VLBA, ARECIBO SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / group=2 repeat=2 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 90 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 90 vlamode = VX / !reached 18:03:00 !Phase coherence test between the amp cal and the phase cal SOURCE = 'J0407+0742' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=2 SOURCE = 'J0407+0742' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / !reached 18:21:00 SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 90 vlamode = VX / !reached 18:52:00 SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 19:20:00 !observing a FRING FINDER; 2 min gap for playback source = 'J0530+1331' gap = 120 dur = 360 vlamode = VA / !reached 19:28:00 ! Arecibo leaves the array. STATIONS = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK, VLA27, GBT_VLBA SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 20:24:00 !Phase coherence test between the amp cal and the phase cal group=2 repeat=3 SOURCE = 'J0407+0742' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / !observing a FRING FINDER; 2 min gap for playback source = 'J0530+1331' gap = 120 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / !reached 20:42:00 SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 21:38:00 SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 22:34:00 !Phase coherence test between the amp cal and the phase cal group=2 repeat=3 SOURCE = 'J0407+0742' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / !reached 22:26:00 !observing a FRING FINDER; 2 min gap for playback SOURCE = 'J0530+1331' gap = 120 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / !reached 22:52:00 SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J04135' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0409+12' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 23:00:00 ! All VLBA+GBT go out. 5min30second left with Y27 STATIONS = VLA27 NORECORD !observing VLA FLUX cal SOURCE = '3C48' gap = 0 dur = 330 vlamode = VA / !reached 23:05:30 ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! !