COVER INFORMATION Station: EB_VLBA (Code Eb ) 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 EB_VLBA (Code Eb ) 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: 599.49 599.49 607.49 607.49 615.49 615.49 623.49 623.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 08 05 00 2029+121 23 05 03 40.8 232.9 2.5 31.3 0 1 1 0 08 05 00 08 07 00 --- 23 07 04 40.5 233.5 2.6 31.5 120 F 1 1600 08 05 08 08 07 00 2016+112 23 07 04 38.1 236.3 2.8 32.6 -33 1 1 1600 08 07 00 08 10 15 --- 23 10 19 37.7 237.1 2.8 33.0 162 F 1 4200 08 07 00 08 10 15 2029+121 23 10 19 40.1 234.4 2.6 31.9 -32 1 1 4200 08 10 15 08 12 00 --- 23 12 05 39.9 234.8 2.7 32.1 73 F 1 5600 08 10 15 08 12 00 2016+112 23 12 05 37.5 237.6 2.9 33.2 -32 1 1 5600 08 12 00 08 15 15 --- 23 15 20 37.0 238.4 2.9 33.5 163 F 1 8200 08 12 00 08 15 15 2029+121 23 15 20 39.4 235.7 2.7 32.5 -32 1 1 8200 08 15 15 08 17 00 --- 23 17 05 39.2 236.2 2.7 32.7 73 F 1 9600 08 15 15 08 17 00 2016+112 23 17 05 36.8 238.8 3.0 33.7 -32 1 1 9600 08 17 00 08 20 15 --- 23 20 21 36.3 239.7 3.0 34.0 163 F 1 12200 08 17 00 08 20 15 2029+121 23 20 21 38.8 237.0 2.8 33.1 -32 1 1 12200 08 20 15 08 22 00 --- 23 22 06 38.5 237.5 2.8 33.3 73 F 1 13600 08 20 15 08 22 00 2016+112 23 22 06 36.1 240.1 3.0 34.2 -32 1 1 13600 08 22 00 08 25 15 --- 23 25 22 35.6 240.9 3.1 34.5 163 F 1 16200 08 22 00 08 25 15 2029+121 23 25 22 38.1 238.3 2.9 33.6 -32 1 1 16200 08 25 15 08 27 00 --- 23 27 07 37.9 238.8 2.9 33.8 73 F 1 17600 08 25 15 08 27 30 2029+121 23 27 37 37.8 238.9 2.9 33.9 16 1 2 17600 08 27 30 08 29 30 --- 23 29 37 37.5 239.4 3.0 34.1 120 R 1 16000 08 27 38 08 29 30 2016+112 23 29 37 35.1 242.0 3.2 34.9 -32 1 2 16000 08 29 30 08 32 45 --- 23 32 53 34.6 242.8 3.2 35.2 163 R 1 13400 08 29 30 08 32 45 2029+121 23 32 53 37.1 240.3 3.0 34.4 -31 1 2 13400 08 32 45 08 34 30 --- 23 34 38 36.8 240.7 3.0 34.6 74 R 1 12000 08 32 45 Schedule for EB_VLBA (Code Eb ) 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 --- 08 34 30 2016+112 23 34 38 34.3 243.2 3.3 35.4 -31 1 2 12000 08 34 30 08 37 45 --- 23 37 54 33.9 244.0 3.3 35.7 164 R 1 9400 08 34 30 08 37 45 2029+121 23 37 54 36.4 241.5 3.1 34.9 -31 1 2 9400 08 37 45 08 39 30 --- 23 39 39 36.1 242.0 3.1 35.1 74 R 1 8000 08 37 45 08 39 30 2016+112 23 39 39 33.6 244.4 3.3 35.8 -31 1 2 8000 08 39 30 08 42 45 --- 23 42 55 33.2 245.2 3.4 36.1 164 R 1 5400 08 39 30 08 42 45 2029+121 23 42 55 35.7 242.8 3.2 35.4 -31 1 2 5400 08 42 45 08 44 30 --- 23 44 40 35.4 243.2 3.2 35.5 74 R 1 4000 08 42 45 08 44 30 2016+112 23 44 40 32.9 245.6 3.4 36.2 -31 1 2 4000 08 44 30 08 47 45 --- 23 47 55 32.4 246.4 3.5 36.5 164 R 1 1400 08 44 30 08 47 45 2029+121 23 47 55 35.0 244.0 3.3 35.8 -31 1 2 1400 08 47 45 08 49 30 --- 23 49 41 34.7 244.4 3.3 35.9 74 R 1 0 08 47 45 08 50 00 2029+121 23 50 11 34.6 244.5 3.3 36.0 16 1 3 0 08 50 00 08 52 00 --- 23 52 11 34.4 245.0 3.3 36.1 120 F 1 1600 08 50 08 08 52 00 2016+112 23 52 11 31.8 247.3 3.5 36.8 -32 1 3 1600 08 52 00 08 55 15 --- 23 55 27 31.3 248.1 3.6 37.0 163 F 1 4200 08 52 00 08 55 15 2029+121 23 55 27 33.9 245.8 3.4 36.4 -32 1 3 4200 08 55 15 08 57 00 --- 23 57 12 33.6 246.2 3.4 36.5 73 F 1 5600 08 55 15 08 57 00 2016+112 23 57 12 31.1 248.5 3.6 37.1 -32 1 3 5600 08 57 00 09 00 15 --- 00 00 28 30.6 249.2 3.7 37.3 163 F 1 8200 08 57 00 09 00 15 2029+121 00 00 28 33.2 247.0 3.5 36.8 -32 1 3 8200 09 00 15 09 02 00 --- 00 02 13 32.9 247.4 3.5 36.9 73 F 1 9600 09 00 15 09 02 00 2016+112 00 02 13 30.3 249.6 3.7 37.5 -32 1 3 9600 09 02 00 09 05 15 --- 00 05 28 29.8 250.4 3.8 37.7 163 F 1 12200 09 02 00 09 05 15 2029+121 00 05 28 32.4 248.1 3.6 37.2 -32 1 3 12200 09 05 15 09 07 00 --- 00 07 14 32.2 248.5 3.6 37.3 73 F 1 13600 09 05 15 09 07 00 2016+112 00 07 14 29.6 250.8 3.8 37.8 -32 1 3 13600 09 07 00 09 10 15 --- 00 10 29 29.1 251.5 3.8 38.0 163 F 1 16200 09 07 00 09 10 15 2029+121 00 10 29 31.7 249.3 3.6 37.5 -32 1 3 16200 09 10 15 09 12 00 --- 00 12 14 31.4 249.7 3.7 37.6 73 F 1 17600 09 10 15 Schedule for EB_VLBA (Code Eb ) 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 --- 09 14 00 2029+121 00 14 15 31.1 250.1 3.7 37.7 101 1 4 17600 09 14 00 09 16 30 --- 00 16 45 30.7 250.7 3.7 37.9 150 R 1 15600 09 14 08 09 16 30 2016+112 00 16 45 28.1 252.9 4.0 38.3 -32 1 4 15600 09 16 30 09 20 00 --- 00 20 16 27.6 253.6 4.0 38.5 178 R 1 12800 09 16 30 09 20 00 2029+121 00 20 16 30.2 251.5 3.8 38.1 -32 1 4 12800 09 20 00 09 23 00 --- 00 23 16 29.8 252.1 3.9 38.3 148 R 1 10400 09 20 00 09 23 00 2016+112 00 23 16 27.2 254.3 4.1 38.6 -32 1 4 10400 09 23 00 09 26 30 --- 00 26 47 26.6 255.0 4.1 38.8 178 R 1 7600 09 23 00 09 26 30 2029+121 00 26 47 29.2 252.9 3.9 38.5 -32 1 4 7600 09 26 30 09 29 30 --- 00 29 47 28.8 253.6 4.0 38.6 148 R 1 5200 09 26 30 09 29 30 2016+112 00 29 47 26.1 255.7 4.2 38.9 -32 1 4 5200 09 29 30 09 33 00 --- 00 33 18 25.6 256.4 4.2 39.1 178 R 1 2400 09 29 30 09 33 00 2029+121 00 33 18 28.2 254.3 4.0 38.8 -32 1 4 2400 09 33 00 09 36 00 --- 00 36 18 27.8 255.0 4.1 38.9 148 R 1 0 09 33 00 09 37 00 2029+121 00 37 19 27.6 255.2 4.1 39.0 44 1 5 0 09 37 00 09 39 30 --- 00 39 49 27.2 255.7 4.1 39.1 150 F 1 2000 09 37 08 09 39 30 2016+112 00 39 49 24.6 257.8 4.3 39.3 -32 1 5 2000 09 39 30 09 43 00 --- 00 43 20 24.1 258.5 4.4 39.5 178 F 1 4800 09 39 30 09 43 00 2029+121 00 43 20 26.7 256.5 4.2 39.3 -32 1 5 4800 09 43 00 09 46 00 --- 00 46 20 26.2 257.1 4.2 39.4 148 F 1 7200 09 43 00 09 46 00 2016+112 00 46 20 23.6 259.1 4.4 39.6 -32 1 5 7200 09 46 00 09 49 30 --- 00 49 51 23.0 259.8 4.5 39.7 178 F 1 10000 09 46 00 09 49 30 2029+121 00 49 51 25.7 257.8 4.3 39.5 -32 1 5 10000 09 49 30 09 52 30 --- 00 52 51 25.2 258.5 4.3 39.6 148 F 1 12400 09 49 30 09 52 30 2016+112 00 52 51 22.6 260.5 4.6 39.8 -32 1 5 12400 09 52 30 09 56 00 --- 00 56 22 22.0 261.2 4.6 39.9 178 F 1 15200 09 52 30 09 56 00 2029+121 00 56 22 24.7 259.2 4.4 39.7 -32 1 5 15200 09 56 00 09 59 00 --- 00 59 22 24.2 259.8 4.5 39.8 148 F 1 17600 09 56 00 10 01 00 2029+121 01 01 23 23.9 260.2 4.5 39.9 102 1 6 17600 10 01 00 10 03 30 --- 01 03 53 23.5 260.7 4.5 40.0 150 R 1 15600 10 01 08 Schedule for EB_VLBA (Code Eb ) Page 5 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 03 30 2016+112 01 03 53 20.8 262.7 4.7 40.0 -32 1 6 15600 10 03 30 10 07 00 --- 01 07 24 20.3 263.4 4.8 40.1 178 R 1 12800 10 03 30 10 07 00 2029+121 01 07 24 22.9 261.5 4.6 40.1 -32 1 6 12800 10 07 00 10 10 00 --- 01 10 24 22.5 262.1 4.6 40.1 148 R 1 10400 10 07 00 10 10 00 2016+112 01 10 24 19.8 264.0 4.8 40.2 -32 1 6 10400 10 10 00 10 13 30 --- 01 13 55 19.2 264.7 4.9 40.2 178 R 1 7600 10 10 00 10 13 30 2029+121 01 13 55 21.9 262.8 4.7 40.2 -32 1 6 7600 10 13 30 10 16 30 --- 01 16 55 21.4 263.4 4.7 40.3 148 R 1 5200 10 13 30 10 16 30 2016+112 01 16 55 18.8 265.3 5.0 40.3 -32 1 6 5200 10 16 30 10 20 00 --- 01 20 26 18.2 266.0 5.0 40.3 178 R 1 2400 10 16 30 10 20 00 2029+121 01 20 26 20.9 264.1 4.8 40.3 -32 1 6 2400 10 20 00 10 23 00 --- 01 23 26 20.4 264.7 4.9 40.4 148 R 1 0 10 20 00 10 24 00 2029+121 01 24 26 20.2 264.9 4.9 40.4 45 1 7 0 10 24 00 10 26 30 --- 01 26 57 19.8 265.4 4.9 40.4 150 F 1 2000 10 24 08 10 26 30 2016+112 01 26 57 17.2 267.2 5.1 40.4 -32 1 7 2000 10 26 30 10 30 00 --- 01 30 27 16.6 267.9 5.2 40.4 178 F 1 4800 10 26 30 10 30 00 2029+121 01 30 27 19.3 266.1 5.0 40.5 -32 1 7 4800 10 30 00 10 33 00 --- 01 33 28 18.8 266.7 5.0 40.5 148 F 1 7200 10 30 00 10 33 00 2016+112 01 33 28 16.1 268.5 5.2 40.4 -32 1 7 7200 10 33 00 10 36 30 --- 01 36 58 15.6 269.2 5.3 40.4 178 F 1 10000 10 33 00 10 36 30 2029+121 01 36 58 18.3 267.3 5.1 40.5 -32 1 7 10000 10 36 30 10 39 30 --- 01 39 59 17.8 267.9 5.1 40.6 148 F 1 12400 10 36 30 10 39 30 2016+112 01 39 59 15.1 269.8 5.3 40.4 -32 1 7 12400 10 39 30 10 43 00 --- 01 43 29 14.6 270.5 5.4 40.4 178 F 1 15200 10 39 30 10 43 00 2029+121 01 43 29 17.2 268.6 5.2 40.6 -32 1 7 15200 10 43 00 10 46 00 --- 01 46 30 16.7 269.2 5.2 40.6 148 F 1 17600 10 43 00 10 48 00 2029+121 01 48 30 16.4 269.6 5.3 40.6 102 1 8 17600 10 48 00 10 51 00 --- 01 51 31 15.9 270.2 5.3 40.6 180 R 1 15200 10 48 08 10 51 00 2016+112 01 51 31 13.3 272.0 5.5 40.4 -32 1 8 15200 10 51 00 10 54 30 --- 01 55 01 12.7 272.7 5.6 40.4 178 R 1 12400 10 51 00 Schedule for EB_VLBA (Code Eb ) Page 6 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 54 30 2029+121 01 55 01 15.4 270.8 5.4 40.6 -32 1 8 12400 10 54 30 10 57 30 --- 01 58 02 14.9 271.4 5.4 40.6 148 R 1 10000 10 54 30 10 57 30 2016+112 01 58 02 12.2 273.2 5.6 H 40.4 -32 1 8 10000 10 57 30 11 01 00 --- 02 01 32 11.7 273.9 5.7 H 40.3 0 R 1 7200 10 57 30 11 01 00 2029+121 02 01 32 14.4 272.1 5.5 40.6 -32 1 8 7200 11 01 00 11 04 00 --- 02 04 33 13.9 272.7 5.5 40.5 148 R 1 4800 11 01 00 11 07 30 2134+004 02 08 03 14.5 252.9 4.5 37.4 125 1 8 4800 11 07 30 11 13 30 --- 02 14 04 13.6 254.2 4.6 37.7 360 R 1 0 11 07 38 11 16 30 2029+121 02 17 05 11.9 275.1 5.7 H 40.4 92 1 9 0 11 16 30 11 19 00 --- 02 19 35 11.5 275.5 5.8 H 40.4 0 F 1 2000 11 16 38 11 19 00 2016+112 02 19 35 8.8 277.3 6.0 D 40.0 -31 1 9 2000 11 19 00 11 22 30 --- 02 23 06 8.3 278.0 6.1 D 40.0 0 F 1 4800 11 19 00 11 22 30 2029+121 02 23 06 10.9 276.2 5.8 H 40.3 -29 1 9 4800 11 22 30 11 25 30 --- 02 26 06 10.5 276.8 5.9 H 40.3 0 F 1 7200 11 22 30 11 25 30 2016+112 02 26 06 7.8 278.6 6.1 D 39.9 -28 1 9 7200 11 25 30 11 29 00 --- 02 29 37 7.3 279.2 6.2 D 39.8 0 F 1 10000 11 25 30 11 29 00 2029+121 02 29 37 9.9 277.4 6.0 H 40.2 -28 1 9 10000 11 29 00 11 32 00 --- 02 32 37 9.4 278.0 6.0 H 40.1 0 F 1 12400 11 29 00 11 32 00 2016+112 02 32 37 6.8 279.8 6.2 D 39.7 -28 1 9 12400 11 32 00 11 35 30 --- 02 36 08 6.2 280.5 6.3 D 39.6 0 F 1 15200 11 32 00 11 35 30 2029+121 02 36 08 8.9 278.7 6.1 D 40.0 -28 1 9 15200 11 35 30 11 38 30 --- 02 39 09 8.4 279.2 6.1 D 40.0 0 F 1 17600 11 35 30 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 eb_x in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat 4cm secondary focus: not easy to get below 8300. Setup group: 1 Station: EB_VLBA Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape used at high density at 160.000 ips. Time per pass is 22.00 minutes. 1st LO= 7800.00 7800.00 7800.00 7800.00 7800.00 7800.00 7800.00 7800.00 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= U U U U U U U U IF = A C A C A C A C The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 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= 599.49 599.49 607.49 607.49 615.49 615.49 623.49 623.49 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_auto 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