COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Experiment: 2hr exp. movie schedule Exp. Code: bm196ah Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: A. Mioduszewski Address: NRAO, P.O. Box O Socorro, NM 87801 USA Phone: +1-505-835-7263 (work) or +1-505-838-0393 (home) EMAIL: amiodusz@nrao.edu Fax: +1-505-835-7027 Phone during observation: +1-505-835-7263 (work) or +1-505-838-0393 (home) Observing mode: VLBA 128-4-2-ul 18 Notes: Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 2 2hr exp. movie schedule 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 1 Aug 2003 Day 213 --- Next scan frequencies: 1408.49 1408.49 1655.49 1655.49 Next BBC frequencies: 991.51 991.51 744.51 744.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 07 30 00 J1929+0507 22 01 43 40.1 233.4 2.5 37.0 0 1 1 0 07 30 00 07 31 00 =1926+050 22 02 43 40.0 233.7 2.6 37.1 60 F 1 400 07 31 15 SS433 22 02 58 37.1 238.0 2.8 39.4 3 1 1 400 07 31 00 07 35 15 --- 22 06 58 36.5 239.0 2.9 39.9 240 F 1 2097 07 35 29 J1929+0507 22 07 13 39.3 234.8 2.6 37.7 3 1 1 2097 07 35 15 07 36 29 =1926+050 22 08 13 39.2 235.1 2.6 37.9 60 F 1 2592 07 36 43 SS433 22 08 27 36.3 239.3 2.9 40.1 3 1 1 2592 07 36 29 07 40 43 --- 22 12 28 35.6 240.2 3.0 40.5 240 F 1 4289 07 40 58 J1929+0507 22 12 42 38.5 236.2 2.7 38.5 3 1 1 4289 07 40 43 07 41 58 =1926+050 22 13 42 38.3 236.5 2.7 38.6 60 F 1 4785 07 42 12 SS433 22 13 57 35.4 240.6 3.0 40.7 3 1 1 4785 07 41 58 07 46 12 --- 22 17 58 34.7 241.5 3.1 41.1 240 F 1 6482 07 46 27 J1929+0507 22 18 12 37.6 237.6 2.8 39.2 3 1 1 6482 07 46 12 07 47 27 =1926+050 22 19 12 37.4 237.8 2.8 39.3 60 F 1 6977 07 47 41 SS433 22 19 27 34.5 241.9 3.1 41.3 3 1 1 6977 07 47 27 07 51 41 --- 22 23 27 33.8 242.8 3.2 41.7 240 F 1 8674 07 51 55 J1929+0507 22 23 42 36.7 238.9 2.9 39.9 2 1 1 8674 07 51 41 07 52 55 =1926+050 22 24 42 36.6 239.1 2.9 40.0 60 F 1 9169 07 53 10 SS433 22 24 57 33.6 243.1 3.2 41.9 3 1 1 9169 07 52 55 07 57 10 --- 22 28 57 32.9 244.0 3.3 42.3 240 F 1 10866 07 57 24 J1929+0507 22 29 12 35.9 240.2 3.0 40.5 2 1 1 10866 07 57 10 07 58 24 =1926+050 22 30 12 35.7 240.4 3.0 40.6 60 F 1 11362 07 58 42 J1950+0807 22 30 29 41.2 237.9 2.7 39.7 0 1 1 11362 07 58 24 07 59 42 =1947+079 22 31 29 41.1 238.2 2.7 39.8 60 F 1 11878 07 59 59 J1929+0507 22 31 47 35.4 240.8 3.0 40.8 0 1 1 11878 07 59 42 08 00 59 =1926+050 22 32 47 35.3 241.0 3.1 40.9 60 F 1 12396 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 3 2hr exp. movie schedule 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 1 Aug 2003 Day 213 --- 08 01 14 SS433 22 33 02 32.2 244.9 3.4 42.7 2 1 1 12396 08 00 59 08 05 14 --- 22 37 03 31.5 245.7 3.4 43.0 240 F 1 14093 08 05 28 J1929+0507 22 37 17 34.5 242.0 3.1 41.4 2 1 1 14093 08 05 14 08 06 28 =1926+050 22 38 17 34.4 242.3 3.1 41.5 60 F 1 14588 08 06 43 SS433 22 38 32 31.3 246.0 3.4 43.2 2 1 1 14588 08 06 28 08 10 43 --- 22 42 32 30.6 246.9 3.5 43.5 240 F 1 16285 08 10 57 J1929+0507 22 42 47 33.6 243.3 3.2 42.0 2 1 1 16285 08 10 43 08 11 57 =1926+050 22 43 47 33.5 243.5 3.2 42.1 60 F 1 16781 08 12 12 SS433 22 44 01 30.3 247.2 3.5 43.6 2 1 2 16781 08 11 57 08 16 12 --- 22 48 02 29.6 248.0 3.6 44.0 240 R 1 16722 08 16 26 J1929+0507 22 48 16 32.7 244.5 3.3 42.5 2 1 2 16722 08 16 12 08 17 26 =1926+050 22 49 17 32.5 244.7 3.3 42.6 60 R 1 16227 08 17 40 SS433 22 49 31 29.4 248.3 3.6 44.1 2 1 2 16227 08 17 26 08 21 40 --- 22 53 32 28.7 249.2 3.7 44.4 240 R 1 14530 08 21 55 J1929+0507 22 53 46 31.8 245.7 3.4 43.0 2 1 2 14530 08 21 40 08 22 55 =1926+050 22 54 46 31.6 245.9 3.4 43.1 60 R 1 14035 08 23 09 SS433 22 55 01 28.4 249.5 3.7 44.5 2 1 2 14035 08 22 55 08 27 09 --- 22 59 02 27.7 250.3 3.8 44.8 240 R 1 12338 08 27 24 J1929+0507 22 59 16 30.8 246.8 3.5 43.5 2 1 2 12338 08 27 09 08 28 24 =1926+050 23 00 16 30.7 247.1 3.5 43.6 60 R 1 11841 08 28 42 J1950+0807 23 00 34 36.3 245.1 3.2 43.1 0 1 2 11841 08 28 24 08 29 38 =1947+079 23 01 30 36.2 245.3 3.2 43.2 56 R 1 11349 08 29 56 J1929+0507 23 01 48 30.4 247.4 3.5 43.7 1 1 2 11349 08 29 38 08 30 56 =1926+050 23 02 49 30.2 247.6 3.6 43.8 60 R 1 10828 08 31 11 SS433 23 03 04 27.0 251.1 3.9 45.1 3 1 2 10828 08 30 56 08 35 11 --- 23 07 04 26.3 251.8 3.9 45.3 240 R 1 9127 08 35 26 J1929+0507 23 07 20 29.4 248.5 3.6 44.2 3 1 2 9127 08 35 11 08 36 26 =1926+050 23 08 20 29.3 248.7 3.6 44.2 60 R 1 8625 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 4 2hr exp. movie schedule 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 1 Aug 2003 Day 213 --- 08 36 42 SS433 23 08 36 26.0 252.1 3.9 45.4 3 1 2 8625 08 36 26 08 40 42 --- 23 12 37 25.3 252.9 4.0 45.7 240 R 1 6920 08 40 58 J1929+0507 23 12 52 28.5 249.6 3.7 44.6 4 1 2 6920 08 40 42 08 41 58 =1926+050 23 13 53 28.3 249.8 3.7 44.7 60 R 1 6413 08 42 14 SS433 23 14 09 25.0 253.2 4.0 45.8 4 1 2 6413 08 41 58 08 46 14 --- 23 18 10 24.3 254.0 4.1 46.0 240 R 1 4704 08 46 31 J1929+0507 23 18 26 27.5 250.8 3.8 45.0 4 1 2 4704 08 46 14 08 47 31 =1926+050 23 19 26 27.3 251.0 3.8 45.1 60 R 1 4195 08 47 48 SS433 23 19 43 24.1 254.3 4.1 46.1 4 1 2 4195 08 47 31 08 51 48 --- 23 23 44 23.3 255.0 4.2 46.3 240 R 1 2483 08 52 04 J1929+0507 23 24 01 26.5 251.9 3.9 45.4 4 1 2 2483 08 51 48 08 53 04 =1926+050 23 25 01 26.3 252.1 3.9 45.4 60 R 1 1970 08 53 22 SS433 23 25 18 23.0 255.3 4.2 46.4 5 1 2 1970 08 53 04 08 57 22 --- 23 29 19 22.3 256.1 4.3 46.6 240 R 1 255 08 57 39 J1929+0507 23 29 36 25.5 252.9 4.0 45.7 5 1 3 255 08 57 22 08 58 29 =1926+050 23 30 26 25.4 253.1 4.0 45.8 50 F 1 703 08 58 50 J1950+0807 23 30 48 31.1 251.5 3.7 45.6 4 1 3 703 08 58 50 08 59 50 =1947+079 23 31 48 30.9 251.7 3.7 45.7 60 F 1 1103 09 00 12 J1929+0507 23 32 10 25.1 253.4 4.0 45.9 4 1 3 1103 09 00 12 09 01 12 =1926+050 23 33 10 24.9 253.6 4.1 45.9 60 F 1 1503 09 01 30 SS433 23 33 27 21.6 256.8 4.4 46.8 5 1 3 1503 09 01 12 09 05 30 --- 23 37 28 20.8 257.6 4.4 47.0 240 F 1 3219 09 05 47 J1929+0507 23 37 45 24.1 254.5 4.1 46.2 5 1 3 3219 09 05 30 09 06 47 =1926+050 23 38 45 23.9 254.7 4.2 46.2 60 F 1 3734 09 07 04 SS433 23 39 03 20.6 257.9 4.5 47.0 5 1 3 3734 09 06 47 09 11 04 --- 23 43 04 19.8 258.6 4.5 47.2 240 F 1 5450 09 11 21 J1929+0507 23 43 21 23.1 255.5 4.2 46.5 5 1 3 5450 09 11 04 09 12 21 =1926+050 23 44 21 22.9 255.7 4.2 46.5 60 F 1 5964 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 5 2hr exp. movie schedule 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 1 Aug 2003 Day 213 --- 09 12 39 SS433 23 44 38 19.5 258.9 4.5 47.3 5 1 3 5964 09 12 21 09 16 39 --- 23 48 39 18.8 259.6 4.6 47.4 240 F 1 7679 09 16 55 J1929+0507 23 48 56 22.0 256.6 4.3 46.7 4 1 3 7679 09 16 39 09 17 55 =1926+050 23 49 56 21.9 256.8 4.3 46.8 60 F 1 8190 09 18 12 SS433 23 50 13 18.5 259.9 4.6 47.5 4 1 3 8190 09 17 55 09 22 12 --- 23 54 13 17.8 260.6 4.7 47.6 240 F 1 9903 09 22 28 J1929+0507 23 54 30 21.0 257.6 4.4 47.0 4 1 3 9903 09 22 12 09 23 28 =1926+050 23 55 30 20.9 257.8 4.4 47.0 60 F 1 10411 09 23 45 SS433 23 55 46 17.5 260.8 4.7 47.7 4 1 3 10411 09 23 28 09 27 45 --- 23 59 47 16.8 261.5 4.8 47.8 240 F 1 12120 09 28 00 J1929+0507 00 00 03 20.0 258.6 4.5 47.2 3 1 3 12120 09 27 45 09 28 50 =1926+050 00 00 53 19.9 258.8 4.5 47.3 50 F 1 12558 09 29 10 J1950+0807 00 01 13 25.6 257.4 4.2 47.3 2 1 3 12558 09 28 50 09 30 00 =1947+079 00 02 03 25.5 257.6 4.2 47.4 50 F 1 13024 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: v18cm_bm196.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 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= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U L L IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1408.49 1408.49 1655.49 1655.49 BBC fr= 991.51 991.51 744.51 744.51 Bandwd= 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 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 490 510 6490 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 490 510 6490 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- 2hr exp. movie schedule 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) * SS433 19 09 21.283584 * 19 11 49.568240 19 12 00.660543 04 53 53.92939 * 04 58 57.76320 04 59 19.02082 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1929+0507 19 26 51.666459 * 19 29 19.948076 19 29 31.065903 1926+050 05 01 41.76967 * 05 07 57.59061 05 08 23.65295 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 * J1950+0807 19 47 40.162488 * 19 50 05.540200 19 50 16.485797 1947+079 07 59 35.57837 * 08 07 13.98100 08 07 45.69185 J1950+08 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba JVAS - Browne et al. 1998, mnras, 293, 257; S8.4GHz= 746 mJy 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) SS433 147.6 J1929+0507 150.3 J1950+0807 150.6 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