COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Experiment: Kinematics of Parsec Scale Structure in AGNs Exp. Code: br077l Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Eduardo Ros Address: Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie Auf dem Huegel 69 D-53121 Bonn Germany Phone: +49-228-525292 EMAIL: ros@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: +49-228-525229 Phone during observation: +49-228-7667213 Observing mode: 2cm 128-8-1-L Notes: Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 2 Kinematics of Parsec Scale Structure in AGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 12 Aug 2002 Day 224 --- Next scan frequencies: 15331.49 15339.49 15347.49 15355.49 15363.49 15371.49 15379.49 15387.49 Next BBC frequencies: 731.49 739.49 747.49 755.49 763.49 771.49 779.49 787.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 20 47 58 1538+149 12 06 11 36.7 103.8 -3.6 -48.5 0 1 1 0 20 47 38 20 55 26 --- 12 13 41 38.0 105.3 -3.5 -48.1 449 F 1 3125 20 55 26 1555+001 12 13 41 24.6 114.2 -3.7 -42.9 -33 1 1 3125 20 55 26 21 02 55 --- 12 21 11 25.8 115.7 -3.6 -42.2 416 F 1 6117 21 02 55 1502+106 12 21 11 42.5 119.2 -2.7 -41.4 -39 1 1 6117 21 02 55 21 10 24 --- 12 28 41 43.7 121.1 -2.6 -40.5 409 F 1 9109 21 10 24 1354+196 12 28 41 60.7 133.4 -1.5 -35.1 -40 1 1 9109 21 10 24 21 17 53 --- 12 36 11 61.7 136.4 -1.3 -33.0 409 F 1 12101 21 17 53 1328+254 12 36 11 69.9 141.6 -0.9 -30.8 -22 1 1 12101 21 17 53 21 25 21 --- 12 43 41 70.7 146.0 -0.8 -27.4 426 F 1 15092 21 25 21 1328+307 12 43 41 75.2 135.9 -0.8 -37.0 -15 1 2 15092 21 25 21 21 32 50 --- 12 51 11 76.2 141.3 -0.7 -32.8 434 R 1 17116 21 32 50 1323+321 12 51 11 77.9 141.8 -0.6 -32.9 -9 1 2 17116 21 32 50 21 40 19 --- 12 58 41 78.7 148.6 -0.5 -27.3 439 R 1 14124 21 40 19 1424+366 12 58 41 72.2 100.2 -1.5 -65.8 -38 1 2 14124 21 40 19 21 47 48 --- 13 06 11 73.5 102.3 -1.3 -64.9 411 R 1 11132 21 47 48 1538+149 13 06 11 47.1 117.3 -2.6 -43.3 -59 1 2 11132 21 47 48 21 55 16 --- 13 13 41 48.4 119.3 -2.5 -42.3 390 R 1 8140 21 55 16 1555+001 13 13 41 34.2 127.4 -2.7 -36.3 -34 1 2 8140 21 55 16 22 02 45 --- 13 21 11 35.3 129.3 -2.6 -35.3 414 R 1 5149 22 02 45 1502+106 13 21 11 51.4 136.6 -1.7 -31.4 -38 1 2 5149 22 02 45 22 10 14 --- 13 28 41 52.3 139.2 -1.6 -29.7 411 R 1 2157 22 10 14 1354+196 13 28 41 66.7 162.8 -0.5 -13.5 -35 1 3 2157 22 10 14 22 17 43 --- 13 36 11 67.1 167.2 -0.3 -10.1 414 F 1 835 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 3 Kinematics of Parsec Scale Structure in AGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 12 Aug 2002 Day 224 --- 22 17 43 1328+254 13 36 11 73.3 184.3 0.1 3.5 -18 1 3 835 22 17 43 22 25 12 --- 13 43 41 73.2 190.2 0.2 8.4 430 F 1 3827 22 25 12 1328+307 13 43 41 78.5 193.5 0.2 11.7 -17 1 3 3827 22 25 12 22 32 40 --- 13 51 11 78.0 201.2 0.3 18.2 432 F 1 6819 22 32 40 1323+321 13 51 11 79.0 208.6 0.4 24.9 -11 1 3 6819 22 32 40 22 40 09 --- 13 58 41 78.2 215.7 0.5 30.8 438 F 1 9810 22 40 09 1424+366 13 58 41 82.4 132.3 -0.5 -43.3 -62 1 3 9810 22 40 09 22 47 38 --- 14 06 11 83.3 141.7 -0.3 -35.0 387 F 1 12802 22 50 07 1538+149 14 08 41 56.5 136.7 -1.5 -31.9 90 1 3 12802 22 49 47 22 56 46 --- 14 15 21 57.3 139.2 -1.4 -30.2 399 F 1 15595 22 56 46 1555+001 14 15 21 42.2 144.2 -1.7 -25.8 -36 1 4 15595 22 56 46 23 03 25 --- 14 22 01 42.9 146.3 -1.6 -24.5 363 R 1 16946 23 03 25 1502+106 14 22 01 57.4 160.4 -0.7 -14.8 -35 1 4 16946 23 03 25 23 10 04 --- 14 28 41 57.7 163.3 -0.6 -12.6 364 R 1 14286 23 10 04 1354+196 14 28 41 66.6 199.0 0.5 14.9 -30 1 4 14286 23 10 04 23 17 33 --- 14 36 11 66.1 203.2 0.7 18.1 419 R 1 11294 23 17 33 1328+254 14 36 11 68.6 224.3 1.1 35.1 -20 1 4 11294 23 17 33 23 25 02 --- 14 43 41 67.6 227.9 1.2 37.7 429 R 1 8303 23 25 02 1328+307 14 43 41 71.6 238.1 1.2 47.3 -14 1 4 8303 23 25 02 23 32 30 --- 14 51 11 70.4 241.4 1.3 49.4 435 R 1 5311 23 32 30 1323+321 14 51 11 70.4 246.5 1.4 53.7 -9 1 4 5311 23 32 30 23 39 59 --- 14 58 41 69.1 249.2 1.5 55.2 439 R 1 2319 23 39 59 1424+366 14 58 41 81.8 231.8 0.5 46.7 -31 1 5 2319 23 39 59 23 47 28 --- 15 06 11 80.7 238.2 0.7 52.0 417 F 1 673 23 47 28 1538+149 15 06 11 62.0 161.9 -0.6 -13.9 -57 1 5 673 23 47 28 23 54 57 --- 15 13 41 62.4 165.7 -0.5 -11.0 392 F 1 3665 --- Start: Mon 12 Aug 2002 Day 224 -- Stop: Tue 13 Aug 2002 Day 225 --- 23 54 57 1555+001 15 13 41 47.0 163.6 -0.7 -12.1 -37 1 5 3665 23 54 57 00 02 26 --- 15 21 11 47.4 166.3 -0.6 -10.1 412 F 1 6656 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 4 Kinematics of Parsec Scale Structure in AGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 13 Aug 2002 Day 225 --- 00 02 26 1502+106 15 21 11 58.5 187.9 0.3 5.9 -28 1 5 6656 00 02 26 00 09 54 --- 15 28 41 58.3 191.3 0.4 8.6 421 F 1 9648 00 09 54 1354+196 15 28 41 60.3 227.8 1.5 35.8 -30 1 5 9648 00 09 54 00 17 23 --- 15 36 11 59.3 230.6 1.7 37.7 418 F 1 12640 00 17 23 1328+254 15 36 11 59.3 247.2 2.1 49.4 -17 1 5 12640 00 17 23 00 24 52 --- 15 43 41 58.0 249.3 2.2 50.4 432 F 1 15632 00 24 52 1328+307 15 43 41 61.2 257.7 2.2 57.8 -12 1 6 15632 00 24 52 00 32 21 --- 15 51 11 59.8 259.5 2.3 58.3 436 R 1 16576 00 32 21 1323+321 15 51 11 59.6 262.9 2.4 60.7 -8 1 6 16576 00 32 21 00 39 49 --- 15 58 41 58.3 264.4 2.5 61.0 440 R 1 13585 00 39 49 1424+366 15 58 41 71.4 260.8 1.5 66.2 -32 1 6 13585 00 39 49 00 47 18 --- 16 06 11 70.0 262.6 1.7 66.8 416 R 1 10593 00 49 48 1538+149 16 08 41 62.4 194.6 0.5 11.2 98 1 6 10593 00 49 28 00 57 17 --- 16 16 11 62.0 198.4 0.6 14.1 449 R 1 7468 00 57 17 1555+001 16 16 11 48.0 186.8 0.3 5.1 -34 1 6 7468 00 57 17 01 04 45 --- 16 23 41 47.8 189.6 0.4 7.1 415 R 1 4476 01 04 45 1502+106 16 23 41 54.2 214.7 1.3 25.6 -23 1 6 4476 01 04 45 01 12 14 --- 16 31 11 53.4 217.5 1.4 27.5 426 R 1 1484 01 12 14 1354+196 16 31 11 50.5 247.3 2.6 46.8 -26 1 7 1484 01 12 14 01 18 53 --- 16 37 51 49.3 249.0 2.7 47.5 373 F 1 1175 01 18 53 1328+254 16 37 51 48.2 261.7 3.1 54.6 -14 1 7 1175 01 18 53 01 25 32 --- 16 44 31 47.0 263.0 3.2 54.9 384 F 1 3835 01 25 32 1328+307 16 44 31 49.9 269.7 3.2 59.9 -12 1 7 3835 01 25 32 01 32 11 --- 16 51 11 48.7 270.8 3.3 59.9 387 F 1 6494 01 32 11 1323+321 16 51 11 48.5 273.4 3.4 61.3 -8 1 7 6494 01 32 11 01 39 40 --- 16 58 41 47.1 274.6 3.5 61.1 441 F 1 9486 01 39 40 1424+366 16 58 41 60.3 272.3 2.5 67.8 -32 1 7 9486 01 39 40 01 47 08 --- 17 06 11 58.9 273.5 2.7 67.7 416 F 1 12478 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 5 Kinematics of Parsec Scale Structure in AGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 13 Aug 2002 Day 225 --- 01 47 08 1538+149 17 06 11 57.3 220.6 1.4 30.1 -41 1 7 12478 01 47 08 01 54 37 --- 17 13 41 56.4 223.5 1.5 32.0 408 F 1 15470 01 54 37 1555+001 17 13 41 44.8 207.2 1.3 19.9 -29 1 8 15470 01 54 37 02 02 06 --- 17 21 11 44.2 209.7 1.4 21.7 420 R 1 16739 02 02 06 1502+106 17 21 11 46.7 233.7 2.3 37.7 -22 1 8 16739 02 02 06 02 09 35 --- 17 28 41 45.6 235.7 2.4 38.8 427 R 1 13747 02 09 35 1354+196 17 28 41 40.2 260.0 3.5 51.1 -22 1 8 13747 02 09 35 02 17 03 --- 17 36 11 38.8 261.4 3.7 51.4 427 R 1 10755 02 17 03 1328+254 17 36 11 37.3 272.0 4.1 55.4 -13 1 8 10755 02 17 03 02 24 32 --- 17 43 41 35.9 273.2 4.2 55.3 436 R 1 7763 02 24 32 1328+307 17 43 41 39.0 278.8 4.2 58.8 -12 1 8 7763 02 24 32 02 32 01 --- 17 51 11 37.6 279.9 4.3 58.5 437 R 1 4771 02 32 01 1323+321 17 51 11 37.4 282.0 4.4 59.2 -7 1 8 4771 02 32 01 02 39 30 --- 17 58 41 36.0 283.1 4.5 58.8 441 R 1 1779 02 39 30 1424+366 17 58 41 49.2 280.6 3.5 65.6 -32 1 9 1779 02 39 30 02 46 59 --- 18 06 11 47.8 281.5 3.7 65.2 417 F 1 1212 02 49 28 1538+149 18 08 41 48.3 240.8 2.5 42.3 116 1 9 1212 02 49 08 02 56 57 --- 18 16 11 47.1 242.8 2.6 43.3 449 F 1 4337 02 56 57 1555+001 18 16 11 37.9 225.9 2.3 32.4 -24 1 9 4337 02 56 57 03 04 26 --- 18 23 41 36.8 227.9 2.4 33.6 424 F 1 7329 03 04 26 1502+106 18 23 41 36.5 249.1 3.3 45.1 -20 1 9 7329 03 04 26 03 11 54 --- 18 31 11 35.2 250.7 3.4 45.7 429 F 1 10321 03 11 54 1354+196 18 31 11 28.6 271.1 4.6 52.2 -20 1 9 10321 03 11 54 03 19 23 --- 18 38 41 27.2 272.3 4.7 52.2 429 F 1 13313 03 19 23 1328+254 18 38 41 25.8 281.6 5.1 53.8 -12 1 9 13313 03 19 23 03 26 52 --- 18 46 11 24.4 282.7 5.3 53.5 437 F 1 16305 03 26 52 1328+307 18 46 11 27.6 287.5 5.2 55.6 -12 1 10 16305 03 26 52 03 33 31 --- 18 52 51 26.4 288.4 5.4 55.2 387 R 1 16236 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 6 Kinematics of Parsec Scale Structure in AGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 13 Aug 2002 Day 225 --- 03 33 31 1323+321 18 52 51 26.4 290.4 5.4 55.4 -7 1 10 16236 03 33 31 03 40 10 --- 18 59 31 25.2 291.3 5.6 55.0 392 R 1 13576 03 40 10 1424+366 18 59 31 38.2 288.1 4.5 61.8 -32 1 10 13576 03 40 10 03 46 49 --- 19 06 11 37.0 288.9 4.7 61.3 367 R 1 10917 03 46 49 1538+149 19 06 11 38.4 254.3 3.4 48.0 -29 1 10 10917 03 46 49 03 54 17 --- 19 13 41 37.0 255.8 3.5 48.4 420 R 1 7925 03 54 17 1555+001 19 13 41 29.3 239.8 3.3 40.2 -21 1 10 7925 03 54 17 04 01 46 --- 19 21 11 28.1 241.5 3.4 40.9 427 R 1 4933 04 01 46 1502+106 19 21 11 26.2 260.4 4.3 48.4 -19 1 10 4933 04 01 46 04 09 15 --- 19 28 41 24.8 261.8 4.4 48.6 430 R 1 1942 04 09 15 1354+196 19 28 41 17.9 280.2 5.5 51.1 -20 1 11 1942 04 09 15 04 16 44 --- 19 36 11 16.5 281.4 5.7 50.8 429 F 1 1050 04 16 44 1328+254 19 36 11 15.5 290.1 6.1 50.7 -12 1 11 1050 04 16 44 04 24 13 --- 19 43 41 14.2 291.2 6.2 50.2 437 F 1 4042 04 24 13 1328+307 19 43 41 17.7 295.5 6.2 51.4 -13 1 11 4042 04 24 13 04 31 41 --- 19 51 11 16.4 296.5 6.3 50.8 436 F 1 7034 04 31 41 1323+321 19 51 11 16.5 298.3 6.4 50.6 -7 1 11 7034 04 31 41 04 39 10 --- 19 58 41 15.2 299.4 6.5 49.9 442 F 1 10026 04 39 10 1424+366 19 58 41 27.9 295.3 5.5 56.9 -31 1 11 10026 04 39 10 04 46 39 --- 20 06 11 26.7 296.2 5.7 56.2 417 F 1 13017 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/setups/v2cm-128-8-1-L.set Matches group v2cm_d3 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Fourth 2cm filter Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 14600.00 14600.00 14600.00 14600.00 14600.00 14600.00 14600.00 14600.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = D D D D D D D D VLBA FE= omit 2cm omit 2cm VLBA Synth= 14.6 10.9 10.9 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 15331.49 15339.49 15347.49 15355.49 15363.49 15371.49 15379.49 15387.49 BBC fr= 731.49 739.49 747.49 755.49 763.49 771.49 779.49 787.49 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 -- Kinematics of Parsec Scale Structure in AGNs 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). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * 1424+366 14 24 32.676963 * 14 26 37.087640 14 26 42.616250 36 38 36.03649 * 36 25 09.58580 36 24 47.04846 br077.src * 1323+321 * 13 23 57.916000 13 26 16.515831 13 26 22.335759 * 32 09 43.00000 31 54 09.39967 31 53 39.75661 br077.src * 1328+254 * 13 28 15.924000 13 30 37.689126 13 30 43.696544 * 25 24 37.58000 25 09 10.97801 25 08 40.25199 br077.src * 1328+307 * 13 28 49.657000 13 31 08.287294 13 31 14.141011 * 30 45 58.64000 30 30 32.95861 30 30 03.44264 br077.src * 1354+196 * 13 54 42.086000 13 57 04.436770 13 57 10.620354 * 19 33 43.95000 19 19 07.36397 19 18 37.56709 br077.src * 1502+106 * 15 02 00.159000 15 04 24.981075 15 04 31.642821 * 10 41 17.71000 10 29 39.16863 10 29 14.73974 br077.src * 1538+149 * 15 38 30.231000 15 40 49.490250 15 40 56.108457 * 14 57 21.80000 14 47 45.89038 14 47 28.13686 br077.src * 1555+001 * 15 55 17.694000 15 57 51.435350 15 57 58.785137 * 00 06 43.54000 -00 01 50.40653 -00 02 10.05965 br077.src 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) 1424+366 68.7 1323+321 56.2 1328+254 57.0 1328+307 57.1 1354+196 63.6 1502+106 81.2 1538+149 88.8 1555+001 96.7 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