! Tim O'Brien March 31st 2006 ! ================================================================ ! Preferred Dynamic Constraints. Alter [defaults] as desired. ! ================================================================ ! Equipment constraints: ! Stations. Below each station code, the "o" indicates an ! [optional] station that is to be used if it is available. ! Change "o" to "r" if the station is required or change ! "o" to "n" if the station is not to be used. ! SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK ! o o o o o o o o o o ! Minimum number of stations [9 (6 for 3mm)]: ! May we swap PT for a single VLA antenna? [no] ! Consult http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~lsjouwer/y1gotcha.html ! to decide. If you adopt the default, then both PT and ! VLA1 must be in the stations list in the keyin file. ! Bands and polarizations. Below each band code, insert "R" ! if the righthand polarization is to be used, "L" if the ! lefthand polarization is to be used, "d" if dual ! polarizations are to be used, or "o" if the band is in ! your setups but scheduling should not be constrained by ! its availability. ! 90cm 50cm 20cm 13cm 6cm 4cm 2cm 1cm 7mm 3mm ! d d ! Weather constraints: ! [appropriate for bands marked "L", "R", or "d" above ! and for at least the minimum number of stations] ! Date constraints: ! Preferred date(s), usually a series start [asap see below]: ! Excluded dates plus reason [none]: ! Preferred interval between segments in days [14-21]: ! Special conditions (e.g., a series with different ! spacings in time) [Spacings could be modified dependent on VLA monitoring as could preferred frequencies.]: ! ================================================================ ! ========================================================== ! ================= Control Information ================== ! ========================================================== overwrite autotape=2 ! is this only if tape is being used sumitem = el1, early ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== version = 3 expt = 'RS Oph TOO' expcode = 'BO026C' obstype = 'VLBA' piname = 'Tim OBrien' address1 = 'Jodrell Bank Observatory' address2 = 'University of Manchester' address3 = 'Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9DL' address4 = ' United Kingdom ' phone = '+44 1477 571321 ' obsphone = '+44 1477 571321 ' email = 'tob@jb.man.ac.uk' fax = '+44 1477 571618 ' obsmode = '256-8-2' note1 = 'fringe finder: 3C345' note2 = 'phase ref source: J1745-0753' note3 = 'phase-ref/ampl check: J1743-0350' ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== correl = 'Socorro' coravg = 2 corchan = 16 cornant = 10 corpol = 'off' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'from .sum file only' cortape = 'dat' corship1 = 'Tim OBrien' corship2 = 'Jodrell Bank Observatory' corship3 = 'Macclesfield, SK11 9DL' corship4 = 'United Kingdom' ! ! ========================================================== ! ==================== My Source Catalog ================== ! ========================================================== srccat / equinox='J2000' source='RSOPH' calcode= 'V' ! RS Oph not in standard catalogue ra=17:50:13.1596 dec=-06:42:28.495 / ! MERLIN position accurate to ~10mas endcat / ! ! ========================================================== ! ==================== Standard Catalogs ================== ! ========================================================== srcfile = '$SCHED/catalogs/sources.vlba' stafile = '$SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat' ! ========================================================== ! ==================== Setup Information =================== ! ========================================================== ! Total bit rate = 2*bbfilt*nchan*bits ! NB default continuum setup is a bit rate of 128 Mb/s ! with dual pol, 4 or 8 channels, and 1 or 2 bit, ! depending on band ! using default 256-8-2 for sx, 18cm, 6cm ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== lst = VLBA_PT ! NB these dates will need to be changed year = 2006 !month = 3 day = 60546 start = 12:15:00 ! LST start ! this schedule runs for about 10h45m centred at about 17:35 LST ! original proposal requested 4x12 hr epochs ! there are several epochs at which this or similar schedules could be used. ! This is a phase referencing schedule which ! switches between 6cm and 18cm ! drive antennas to phase calibrator then start nodding stations = SC, HN, NL, FD, LA, PT, KP, OV, BR, MK ! MAIN TARGET SCANS - 5 x 41 min ! on-source 6cm: 45min, 18cm: 60min ! note 1 m gaps at band changes setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / ! PAUSE IN RECORDING for readback check - Do we need to do this for disk? group = 1 repeat = 1 source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 121 gap = 0 norecord / ! FRINGE FINDER - 13 min, gap of 2m to get there, 1m for band change setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = '3C345' dur = 300 gap = 120 record/ setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = '3C345' dur = 300 gap = 60 / ! MAIN TARGET SCANS - 5 x 41 min ! on-source 6cm: 45min, 18cm: 60min ! note 1 m gaps at band changes setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / ! PAUSE IN RECORDING for readback check - Do we need to do this for disk? group = 1 repeat = 1 source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 121 gap = 0 norecord / ! FRINGE FINDER - 13 min, gap of 2m to get there, 1m for band change setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = '3C345' dur = 300 gap = 120 record/ setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = '3C345' dur = 300 gap = 60 / ! MAIN TARGET SCANS - 5 x 41 min ! on-source 6cm: 45min, 18cm: 60min ! note 1 m gaps at band changes setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 record / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 3 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 180 gap = 0 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / setup = '$SCHED/setups/v18cm-256-8-2.set' source = 'J1743-0350' dur = 120 gap = 60 / source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 gap = 0 / group = 2 repeat = 2 ! source = 'RSOPH' dur = 360 gap = 0/ source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 120 / ! PAUSE IN RECORDING for readback check - Do we need to do this for disk? group = 1 repeat = 1 source = 'J1745-0753' dur = 121 gap = 0 norecord / ! ========================================================== ! ======================== End =========================== ! ==========================================================