COVER INFORMATION Station: ARECIBO (Code Ar ) Experiment: HSA-4cm-2016+112 Exp. Code: BM241 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.04 March 2006 PI: Anupreeta More Address: MPIfR Auf dem Huegel 69 D 53121 BONN Germany Phone: +49 228 525473 EMAIL: anupreeta@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: +49 228 525436 Phone during observation: Observing mode: Continuum Notes: Schedule for ARECIBO (Code Ar ) Page 2 HSA-4cm-2016+112 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Apr 2006 Day 120 --- Next scan frequencies: 8399.49 8399.49 8407.49 8407.49 8415.49 8415.49 8423.49 8423.49 Next BBC frequencies: 600.51 600.51 592.51 592.51 584.51 584.51 576.51 576.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 09 14 00 2029+121 19 19 42 71.5 106.4 -1.2 -68.8 0 1 1 0 09 14 00 09 16 30 --- 19 22 12 72.1 107.1 -1.2 -68.2 150 F 1 5 09 14 18 09 16 30 2016+112 19 22 12 74.5 114.4 -1.0 -61.9 -67 1 1 5 09 16 30 09 20 00 --- 19 25 43 75.3 116.0 -0.9 -60.5 143 F 1 12 09 16 30 09 20 00 2029+121 19 25 43 72.9 108.2 -1.1 -67.4 -66 1 1 12 09 20 00 09 23 00 --- 19 28 44 73.6 109.2 -1.1 -66.6 114 F 1 17 09 20 00 09 23 00 2016+112 19 28 44 75.9 117.5 -0.8 -59.2 -65 1 1 17 09 23 00 09 26 30 --- 19 32 14 76.7 119.4 -0.8 -57.6 145 F 1 24 09 23 00 09 26 30 2029+121 19 32 14 74.4 110.4 -1.0 -65.6 -64 1 1 24 09 26 30 09 29 30 --- 19 35 15 75.0 111.6 -0.9 -64.6 116 F 1 30 09 26 30 09 29 30 2016+112 19 35 15 77.3 121.2 -0.7 -56.0 -63 1 1 30 09 29 30 09 33 00 --- 19 38 45 78.0 123.5 -0.7 -53.9 147 F 1 37 09 29 30 09 33 00 2029+121 19 38 45 75.8 113.1 -0.9 -63.4 -61 1 1 37 09 33 00 09 36 00 --- 19 41 46 76.4 114.5 -0.8 -62.2 119 F 1 43 09 33 00 09 37 00 2029+121 19 42 46 76.7 115.0 -0.8 -61.7 46 1 1 43 09 37 00 09 39 30 --- 19 45 16 77.2 116.3 -0.8 -60.6 150 F 1 47 09 37 18 09 39 30 2016+112 19 45 16 79.2 128.5 -0.6 -49.3 -57 1 1 47 09 39 30 09 43 00 --- 19 48 47 79.9 131.7 -0.5 -46.3 153 F 1 54 09 39 30 09 43 00 2029+121 19 48 47 77.9 118.3 -0.7 -58.8 -55 1 1 54 09 43 00 09 46 00 --- 19 51 47 78.6 120.2 -0.7 -57.1 125 F 1 60 09 43 00 09 46 00 2016+112 19 51 47 80.4 134.7 -0.5 -43.5 -53 1 1 60 09 46 00 09 49 30 --- 19 55 18 81.0 138.7 -0.4 -39.8 157 F 1 67 09 46 00 09 49 30 2029+121 19 55 18 79.3 122.7 -0.6 -54.9 -50 1 1 67 09 49 30 09 52 30 --- 19 58 18 79.9 125.1 -0.6 -52.7 130 F 1 73 09 49 30 Schedule for ARECIBO (Code Ar ) Page 3 HSA-4cm-2016+112 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Apr 2006 Day 120 --- 09 52 30 2016+112 19 58 18 81.4 142.5 -0.4 -36.2 -53 1 1 73 09 52 30 09 56 00 --- 20 01 49 81.9 147.4 -0.3 -31.5 157 F 1 79 09 52 30 09 56 00 2029+121 20 01 49 80.5 128.2 -0.5 -49.7 -57 1 1 79 09 56 00 09 59 00 --- 20 04 49 81.1 131.3 -0.5 -46.9 123 F 1 85 09 56 00 10 01 00 2029+121 20 06 50 81.4 133.5 -0.4 -44.8 103 1 1 85 10 01 00 10 03 30 --- 20 09 20 81.9 136.6 -0.4 -41.9 150 F 1 90 10 01 18 10 03 30 2016+112 20 09 20 82.7 159.8 -0.2 -19.5 -67 1 1 90 10 03 30 10 07 00 --- 20 12 51 82.9 166.4 -0.1 -13.1 143 F 1 97 10 03 30 10 07 00 2029+121 20 12 51 82.4 141.4 -0.3 -37.3 -71 1 1 97 10 07 00 10 10 00 --- 20 15 51 82.8 146.1 -0.3 -32.8 109 F 1 103 10 07 00 10 10 00 2016+112 20 15 51 83.1 172.4 -0.1 -7.4 -74 1 1 103 10 10 00 10 13 30 --- 20 19 22 83.1 179.5 0.0 -0.5 136 F 1 109 10 10 00 10 13 30 2029+121 20 19 22 83.2 152.2 -0.2 -26.9 -77 1 1 109 10 13 30 10 16 30 --- 20 22 22 83.5 158.1 -0.2 -21.3 103 F 1 115 10 13 30 10 16 30 2016+112 20 22 22 83.1 185.7 0.0 5.5 -77 1 1 115 10 16 30 10 20 00 --- 20 25 53 83.0 192.7 0.1 12.3 133 F 1 122 10 16 30 10 20 00 2029+121 20 25 53 83.8 165.5 -0.1 -14.1 -76 1 1 122 10 20 00 10 23 00 --- 20 28 53 83.9 172.3 -0.1 -7.5 104 F 1 128 10 20 00 10 24 00 2029+121 20 29 54 84.0 174.6 0.0 -5.3 43 1 1 128 10 24 00 10 26 30 --- 20 32 24 84.0 180.4 0.0 0.4 150 F 1 133 10 24 18 10 26 30 2016+112 20 32 24 82.5 204.6 0.2 23.8 -69 1 1 133 10 26 30 10 30 00 --- 20 35 55 82.1 210.4 0.3 29.3 141 F 1 139 10 26 30 10 30 00 2029+121 20 35 55 83.9 188.6 0.1 8.3 -63 1 1 139 10 30 00 10 33 00 --- 20 38 55 83.8 195.3 0.1 14.9 117 F 1 145 10 30 00 10 33 00 2016+112 20 38 55 81.7 214.8 0.3 33.6 -59 1 1 145 10 33 00 10 36 30 --- 20 42 26 81.2 219.5 0.4 38.0 151 F 1 152 10 33 00 10 36 30 2029+121 20 42 26 83.5 202.7 0.2 22.0 -65 1 1 152 10 36 30 10 39 30 --- 20 45 26 83.2 208.4 0.2 27.6 115 F 1 158 10 36 30 10 39 30 2016+112 20 45 26 80.7 223.1 0.4 41.4 -68 1 1 158 10 39 30 10 43 00 --- 20 48 57 80.1 226.9 0.5 45.0 142 F 1 165 10 39 30 Schedule for ARECIBO (Code Ar ) Page 4 HSA-4cm-2016+112 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Apr 2006 Day 120 --- 10 43 00 2029+121 20 48 57 82.8 214.5 0.3 33.4 -72 1 1 165 10 43 00 10 46 00 --- 20 51 57 82.3 219.1 0.3 37.8 108 F 1 170 10 43 00 10 48 00 2029+121 20 53 58 82.0 221.9 0.4 40.5 102 1 1 170 10 48 00 10 51 00 --- 20 56 58 81.5 225.7 0.4 44.1 180 F 1 176 10 48 18 10 51 00 2016+112 20 56 58 78.7 234.0 0.6 51.6 -78 1 1 176 10 51 00 10 54 30 --- 21 00 29 78.0 236.6 0.7 53.9 132 F 1 183 10 51 00 10 54 30 2029+121 21 00 29 80.9 229.6 0.5 47.7 -79 1 1 183 10 54 30 10 57 30 --- 21 03 29 80.4 232.6 0.5 50.5 101 F 1 189 10 54 30 10 57 30 2016+112 21 03 29 77.4 238.5 0.7 55.7 -81 1 1 189 10 57 30 11 01 00 --- 21 07 00 76.7 240.7 0.8 57.6 129 F 1 195 10 57 30 11 01 00 2029+121 21 07 00 79.7 235.6 0.6 53.3 -82 1 1 195 11 01 00 11 04 00 --- 21 10 00 79.1 238.0 0.6 55.5 98 F 1 201 11 01 00 11 07 30 2134+004 21 13 31 71.5 161.3 -0.4 -17.8 15 1 1 201 11 07 30 11 13 30 --- 21 19 32 71.9 165.9 -0.3 -13.4 360 F 1 213 11 07 48 11 16 30 2029+121 21 22 32 76.5 245.5 0.8 62.1 -22 1 1 213 11 16 30 11 19 00 --- 21 25 03 75.9 246.6 0.9 63.1 128 F 1 218 11 16 48 11 19 00 2016+112 21 25 03 72.8 248.8 1.1 64.5 -84 1 1 218 11 19 00 11 22 30 --- 21 28 33 72.0 250.0 1.1 65.5 126 F 1 225 11 19 00 11 22 30 2029+121 21 28 33 75.2 248.2 0.9 64.4 -85 1 1 225 11 22 30 11 25 30 --- 21 31 34 74.5 249.4 1.0 65.4 95 F 1 230 11 22 30 11 25 30 2016+112 21 31 34 71.3 250.9 1.2 66.3 -85 1 1 230 11 25 30 11 29 00 --- 21 35 04 70.5 252.0 1.3 67.1 125 F 1 237 11 25 30 11 29 00 2029+121 21 35 04 73.7 250.6 1.0 66.4 -85 1 1 237 11 29 00 11 32 00 --- 21 38 05 73.0 251.6 1.1 67.2 95 F 1 243 11 29 00 11 35 30 2029+121 21 41 35 72.2 252.7 1.2 68.1 182 1 1 243 11 35 30 11 38 30 --- 21 44 36 71.6 253.6 1.2 68.8 180 F 1 249 11 35 48 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: bm241_4cm Matches group arxbh1 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat No rf filters yet, RFI at ~ 9.3 and 9.7 GHz Setup group: 13 Station: ARECIBO Total bit rate: 256 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 9000.00 9000.00 9000.00 9000.00 9000.00 9000.00 9000.00 9000.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= L L L L L L L L IF = A C A C A C A C The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 13 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 8399.49 8399.49 8407.49 8407.49 8415.49 8415.49 8423.49 8423.49 BBC fr= 600.51 600.51 592.51 592.51 584.51 584.51 576.51 576.51 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- HSA-4cm-2016+112 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). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 2016+112 20 16 55.366162 * 20 19 18.080000 20 19 36.093214 0.00 11 17 44.94038 * 11 27 12.96000 11 28 07.53021 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 3.808 scan hours, 229.956 baseline hours above horizon. * 2029+121 20 29 32.681203 * 20 31 54.994210 20 32 12.874162 0.00 12 09 28.75325 * 12 19 41.34040 12 20 41.50008 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 3.025 scan hours, 181.156 baseline hours above horizon. * 2134+004 21 34 05.207365 * 21 36 38.586300 21 36 57.564684 0.00 00 28 25.08052 * 00 41 54.21335 00 43 24.56282 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.133 scan hours, 10.000 baseline hours above horizon. 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) 2016+112 89.6 2029+121 86.4 2134+004 73.7 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