COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Experiment: 2hr exp. movie schedule Exp. Code: bm196ai 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 2 Aug 2003 Day 214 --- 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 06 00 00 J1929+0507 20 35 25 50.5 206.4 1.1 19.4 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 20 =1926+050 20 36 45 50.4 206.9 1.1 19.8 80 F 1 533 06 01 20 SS433 20 36 45 48.7 213.0 1.4 24.1 -10 1 1 533 06 01 20 06 05 40 --- 20 41 06 48.2 214.5 1.5 25.1 250 F 1 2267 06 05 40 J1929+0507 20 41 06 50.0 208.5 1.2 20.9 -10 1 1 2267 06 05 40 06 07 00 =1926+050 20 42 26 49.9 208.9 1.2 21.2 70 F 1 2800 06 07 00 SS433 20 42 26 48.1 215.0 1.5 25.4 -10 1 1 2800 06 07 00 06 11 20 --- 20 46 46 47.6 216.4 1.6 26.4 250 F 1 4533 06 11 20 J1929+0507 20 46 46 49.5 210.5 1.3 22.3 -10 1 1 4533 06 11 20 06 12 40 =1926+050 20 48 07 49.4 211.0 1.3 22.7 70 F 1 5067 06 12 40 SS433 20 48 07 47.4 216.8 1.6 26.7 -10 1 1 5067 06 12 40 06 17 00 --- 20 52 27 46.9 218.3 1.7 27.6 250 F 1 6800 06 17 00 J1929+0507 20 52 27 49.0 212.5 1.4 23.7 -10 1 1 6800 06 17 00 06 18 20 =1926+050 20 53 48 48.8 213.0 1.4 24.0 70 F 1 7333 06 18 20 SS433 20 53 48 46.8 218.7 1.7 27.9 -10 1 1 7333 06 18 20 06 22 40 --- 20 58 08 46.3 220.1 1.8 28.8 250 F 1 9067 06 22 40 J1929+0507 20 58 08 48.4 214.4 1.5 25.1 -10 1 1 9067 06 22 40 06 24 00 =1926+050 20 59 29 48.2 214.9 1.5 25.4 70 F 1 9600 06 24 00 SS433 20 59 29 46.1 220.5 1.8 29.1 -10 1 1 9600 06 24 00 06 28 20 --- 21 03 49 45.6 221.8 1.9 30.0 250 F 1 11333 06 28 20 J1929+0507 21 03 49 47.8 216.4 1.6 26.3 -10 1 1 11333 06 28 20 06 29 40 =1926+050 21 05 09 47.6 216.8 1.6 26.6 70 F 1 11867 06 29 40 J1950+0807 21 05 09 52.5 211.5 1.2 23.2 -16 1 1 11867 06 29 40 06 31 00 =1947+079 21 06 30 52.4 212.0 1.3 23.5 64 F 1 12400 06 31 00 J1929+0507 21 06 30 47.5 217.2 1.6 26.9 -16 1 1 12400 06 31 00 06 32 20 =1926+050 21 07 50 47.3 217.7 1.6 27.2 64 F 1 12933 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 2 Aug 2003 Day 214 --- 06 32 20 SS433 21 07 50 45.1 223.1 1.9 30.8 -10 1 1 12933 06 32 20 06 36 40 --- 21 12 11 44.5 224.4 2.0 31.6 250 F 1 14667 06 36 40 J1929+0507 21 12 11 46.8 219.1 1.7 28.2 -11 1 1 14667 06 36 40 06 38 00 =1926+050 21 13 31 46.7 219.5 1.7 28.4 69 F 1 15200 06 38 00 SS433 21 13 31 44.3 224.8 2.0 31.8 -11 1 1 15200 06 38 00 06 42 20 --- 21 17 52 43.8 226.1 2.1 32.6 249 F 1 16933 06 42 20 J1929+0507 21 17 52 46.1 220.9 1.8 29.3 -11 1 1 16933 06 42 20 06 43 40 =1926+050 21 19 12 46.0 221.3 1.8 29.6 69 F 1 17467 06 43 40 SS433 21 19 12 43.6 226.4 2.1 32.9 -11 1 2 17467 06 43 40 06 48 00 --- 21 23 32 43.0 227.7 2.2 33.6 249 R 1 15733 06 48 00 J1929+0507 21 23 32 45.4 222.6 1.9 30.5 -11 1 2 15733 06 48 00 06 49 20 =1926+050 21 24 53 45.3 223.0 1.9 30.7 69 R 1 15200 06 49 20 SS433 21 24 53 42.8 228.1 2.2 33.8 -11 1 2 15200 06 49 20 06 53 40 --- 21 29 13 42.2 229.3 2.3 34.6 249 R 1 13467 06 53 40 J1929+0507 21 29 13 44.7 224.4 2.0 31.6 -11 1 2 13467 06 53 40 06 55 00 =1926+050 21 30 34 44.5 224.8 2.0 31.8 69 R 1 12933 06 55 00 SS433 21 30 34 42.0 229.6 2.3 34.8 -11 1 2 12933 06 55 00 06 59 20 --- 21 34 54 41.4 230.8 2.4 35.5 249 R 1 11200 06 59 20 J1929+0507 21 34 54 44.0 226.0 2.1 32.6 -11 1 2 11200 06 59 20 07 00 40 =1926+050 21 36 15 43.8 226.4 2.1 32.9 69 R 1 10667 07 00 40 J1950+0807 21 36 15 49.0 222.3 1.8 30.5 -17 1 2 10667 07 00 40 07 02 00 =1947+079 21 37 35 48.9 222.8 1.8 30.8 63 R 1 10133 07 02 00 J1929+0507 21 37 35 43.6 226.8 2.1 33.1 -17 1 2 10133 07 02 00 07 03 20 =1926+050 21 38 55 43.4 227.2 2.2 33.3 63 R 1 9600 07 03 20 SS433 21 38 55 40.8 231.9 2.4 36.1 -11 1 2 9600 07 03 20 07 07 40 --- 21 43 16 40.2 233.0 2.5 36.7 249 R 1 7867 07 07 40 J1929+0507 21 43 16 42.8 228.4 2.2 34.1 -11 1 2 7867 07 07 40 07 09 00 =1926+050 21 44 36 42.6 228.8 2.3 34.3 69 R 1 7333 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 2 Aug 2003 Day 214 --- 07 09 00 SS433 21 44 36 40.0 233.4 2.5 36.9 -11 1 2 7333 07 09 00 07 13 20 --- 21 48 57 39.3 234.5 2.6 37.6 249 R 1 5600 07 13 20 J1929+0507 21 48 57 42.0 230.0 2.3 35.0 -11 1 2 5600 07 13 20 07 14 40 =1926+050 21 50 17 41.8 230.4 2.3 35.2 69 R 1 5067 07 14 40 SS433 21 50 17 39.1 234.9 2.6 37.7 -11 1 2 5067 07 14 40 07 19 00 --- 21 54 38 38.4 235.9 2.7 38.3 249 R 1 3333 07 19 00 J1929+0507 21 54 38 41.2 231.5 2.4 35.9 -12 1 2 3333 07 19 00 07 20 20 =1926+050 21 55 58 41.0 231.9 2.4 36.1 68 R 1 2800 07 20 20 SS433 21 55 58 38.2 236.3 2.7 38.5 -12 1 2 2800 07 20 20 07 24 40 --- 22 00 19 37.5 237.3 2.8 39.1 248 R 1 1067 07 24 40 J1929+0507 22 00 19 40.3 233.0 2.5 36.8 -12 1 2 1067 07 24 40 07 26 00 =1926+050 22 01 39 40.1 233.4 2.5 37.0 68 R 1 533 07 26 00 SS433 22 01 39 37.3 237.7 2.8 39.2 -12 1 3 533 07 26 00 07 30 20 --- 22 05 59 36.6 238.7 2.9 39.8 248 F 1 1200 07 30 20 J1929+0507 22 05 59 39.5 234.5 2.6 37.6 -12 1 3 1200 07 30 20 07 31 40 =1926+050 22 07 20 39.3 234.9 2.6 37.8 68 F 1 1733 07 31 40 J1950+0807 22 07 20 44.8 231.7 2.3 36.3 -17 1 3 1733 07 31 40 07 33 00 =1947+079 22 08 40 44.6 232.1 2.3 36.5 63 F 1 2267 07 33 00 J1929+0507 22 08 40 39.1 235.2 2.7 37.9 -17 1 3 2267 07 33 00 07 34 20 =1926+050 22 10 00 38.9 235.5 2.7 38.1 63 F 1 2800 07 34 20 SS433 22 10 00 36.0 239.7 3.0 40.3 -12 1 3 2800 07 34 20 07 38 40 --- 22 14 21 35.3 240.7 3.0 40.7 248 F 1 4533 07 38 40 J1929+0507 22 14 21 38.2 236.6 2.7 38.7 -12 1 3 4533 07 38 40 07 40 00 =1926+050 22 15 41 38.0 236.9 2.8 38.9 68 F 1 5067 07 40 00 SS433 22 15 41 35.1 241.0 3.1 40.9 -12 1 3 5067 07 40 00 07 44 20 --- 22 20 02 34.4 242.0 3.1 41.4 248 F 1 6800 07 44 20 J1929+0507 22 20 02 37.3 238.0 2.8 39.4 -12 1 3 6800 07 44 20 07 45 40 =1926+050 22 21 22 37.1 238.3 2.9 39.6 68 F 1 7333 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 2 Aug 2003 Day 214 --- 07 45 40 SS433 22 21 22 34.2 242.3 3.2 41.5 -12 1 3 7333 07 45 40 07 50 00 --- 22 25 43 33.4 243.3 3.2 42.0 248 F 1 9067 07 50 00 J1929+0507 22 25 43 36.4 239.4 2.9 40.1 -12 1 3 9067 07 50 00 07 51 20 =1926+050 22 27 03 36.2 239.7 3.0 40.3 68 F 1 9600 07 51 20 SS433 22 27 03 33.2 243.6 3.3 42.1 -12 1 3 9600 07 51 20 07 55 40 --- 22 31 24 32.5 244.5 3.3 42.5 248 F 1 11333 07 55 40 J1929+0507 22 31 24 35.5 240.7 3.0 40.8 -12 1 3 11333 07 55 40 07 57 00 =1926+050 22 32 44 35.3 241.0 3.1 40.9 68 F 1 11867 07 57 00 SS433 22 32 44 32.3 244.8 3.3 42.6 -12 1 3 11867 07 57 00 07 58 40 --- 22 34 24 32.0 245.2 3.4 42.8 88 F 1 12533 07 58 40 J1950+0807 22 34 24 40.6 238.9 2.7 40.2 -23 1 3 12533 07 58 40 08 00 00 =1947+079 22 35 44 40.4 239.2 2.8 40.3 57 F 1 13067 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 00.654632 04 53 53.92939 * 04 58 57.76320 04 59 19.10738 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1929+0507 19 26 51.666459 * 19 29 19.948076 19 29 31.061426 1926+050 05 01 41.76967 * 05 07 57.59061 05 08 23.74336 /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 16.482927 1947+079 07 59 35.57837 * 08 07 13.98100 08 07 45.80082 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 147.1 J1929+0507 149.9 J1950+0807 150.3 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