COVER INFORMATION Station: VLA1 (Code Y ) 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 VLA1 (Code Y ) 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: 618.59 618.59 615.59 615.59 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 06 00 00 J1929+0507 19 31 15 61.1 180.9 0.0 0.7 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 20 =1926+050 19 32 35 61.1 181.6 0.1 1.3 80 F 1 533 06 01 20 SS433 19 32 35 60.5 190.5 0.3 8.7 -28 1 1 533 06 01 20 06 05 40 --- 19 36 56 60.3 192.6 0.4 10.5 232 F 1 2267 06 05 40 J1929+0507 19 36 56 61.0 183.8 0.1 3.2 -28 1 1 2267 06 05 40 06 07 00 =1926+050 19 38 16 61.0 184.5 0.1 3.7 52 F 1 2800 06 07 00 SS433 19 38 16 60.3 193.3 0.4 11.0 -28 1 1 2800 06 07 00 06 11 20 --- 19 42 37 60.1 195.4 0.5 12.8 232 F 1 4533 06 11 20 J1929+0507 19 42 37 60.9 186.7 0.2 5.6 -28 1 1 4533 06 11 20 06 12 40 =1926+050 19 43 57 60.9 187.4 0.2 6.1 52 F 1 5067 06 12 40 SS433 19 43 57 60.0 196.1 0.5 13.3 -28 1 1 5067 06 12 40 06 17 00 --- 19 48 18 59.7 198.1 0.6 15.0 232 F 1 6800 06 17 00 J1929+0507 19 48 18 60.7 189.6 0.3 8.0 -28 1 1 6800 06 17 00 06 18 20 =1926+050 19 49 38 60.7 190.3 0.3 8.5 52 F 1 7333 06 18 20 SS433 19 49 38 59.6 198.8 0.6 15.5 -28 1 1 7333 06 18 20 06 22 40 --- 19 53 59 59.3 200.8 0.7 17.2 232 F 1 9067 06 22 40 J1929+0507 19 53 59 60.5 192.4 0.4 10.3 -28 1 1 9067 06 22 40 06 24 00 =1926+050 19 55 19 60.5 193.1 0.4 10.9 52 F 1 9600 06 24 00 SS433 19 55 19 59.2 201.5 0.7 17.7 -28 1 1 9600 06 24 00 06 28 20 --- 19 59 40 58.9 203.4 0.8 19.3 232 F 1 11333 06 28 20 J1929+0507 19 59 40 60.2 195.3 0.5 12.6 -27 1 1 11333 06 28 20 06 29 40 =1926+050 20 01 00 60.2 195.9 0.5 13.2 53 F 1 11867 06 29 40 J1950+0807 20 01 00 63.9 186.1 0.2 5.1 -30 1 1 11867 06 29 40 06 31 00 =1947+079 20 02 20 63.9 186.8 0.2 5.7 50 F 1 12400 06 31 00 J1929+0507 20 02 20 60.1 196.6 0.5 13.7 -30 1 1 12400 06 31 00 06 32 20 =1926+050 20 03 40 60.0 197.2 0.6 14.2 50 F 1 12933 Schedule for VLA1 (Code Y ) 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 20 03 40 58.5 205.3 0.9 20.8 -27 1 1 12933 06 32 20 06 36 40 --- 20 08 01 58.1 207.2 0.9 22.3 233 F 1 14667 06 36 40 J1929+0507 20 08 01 59.7 199.3 0.6 15.9 -27 1 1 14667 06 36 40 06 38 00 =1926+050 20 09 21 59.6 199.9 0.7 16.5 53 F 1 15200 06 38 00 SS433 20 09 21 58.0 207.8 1.0 22.8 -27 1 1 15200 06 38 00 06 42 20 --- 20 13 42 57.6 209.6 1.0 24.3 233 F 1 16933 06 42 20 J1929+0507 20 13 42 59.3 201.9 0.7 18.1 -26 1 1 16933 06 42 20 06 43 40 =1926+050 20 15 02 59.2 202.6 0.8 18.6 54 F 1 17467 06 43 40 SS433 20 15 02 57.4 210.2 1.1 24.7 -26 1 2 17467 06 43 40 06 48 00 --- 20 19 23 57.0 212.0 1.1 26.1 234 R 1 15733 06 48 00 J1929+0507 20 19 23 58.8 204.5 0.8 20.2 -26 1 2 15733 06 48 00 06 49 20 =1926+050 20 20 43 58.7 205.2 0.9 20.7 54 R 1 15200 06 49 20 SS433 20 20 43 56.8 212.5 1.1 26.6 -26 1 2 15200 06 49 20 06 53 40 --- 20 25 04 56.3 214.3 1.2 27.9 234 R 1 13467 06 53 40 J1929+0507 20 25 04 58.3 207.1 0.9 22.2 -26 1 2 13467 06 53 40 06 55 00 =1926+050 20 26 24 58.2 207.7 0.9 22.7 54 R 1 12933 06 55 00 SS433 20 26 24 56.2 214.8 1.2 28.3 -26 1 2 12933 06 55 00 06 59 20 --- 20 30 45 55.7 216.5 1.3 29.6 234 R 1 11200 06 59 20 J1929+0507 20 30 45 57.8 209.5 1.0 24.2 -25 1 2 11200 06 59 20 07 00 40 =1926+050 20 32 05 57.6 210.1 1.0 24.7 55 R 1 10667 07 00 40 J1950+0807 20 32 05 62.3 202.7 0.7 18.9 -29 1 2 10667 07 00 40 07 02 00 =1947+079 20 33 25 62.2 203.4 0.7 19.4 51 R 1 10133 07 02 00 J1929+0507 20 33 25 57.5 210.7 1.1 25.1 -29 1 2 10133 07 02 00 07 03 20 =1926+050 20 34 46 57.3 211.2 1.1 25.5 51 R 1 9600 07 03 20 SS433 20 34 46 55.2 218.0 1.4 30.8 -25 1 2 9600 07 03 20 07 07 40 --- 20 39 06 54.6 219.6 1.5 32.0 235 R 1 7867 07 07 40 J1929+0507 20 39 06 56.9 213.0 1.2 26.9 -25 1 2 7867 07 07 40 07 09 00 =1926+050 20 40 26 56.7 213.6 1.2 27.4 55 R 1 7333 Schedule for VLA1 (Code Y ) 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 20 40 26 54.4 220.1 1.5 32.4 -25 1 2 7333 07 09 00 07 13 20 --- 20 44 47 53.8 221.7 1.5 33.5 235 R 1 5600 07 13 20 J1929+0507 20 44 47 56.2 215.3 1.3 28.7 -25 1 2 5600 07 13 20 07 14 40 =1926+050 20 46 07 56.0 215.8 1.3 29.1 55 R 1 5067 07 14 40 SS433 20 46 07 53.6 222.1 1.6 33.9 -24 1 2 5067 07 14 40 07 19 00 --- 20 50 28 53.0 223.6 1.6 35.0 236 R 1 3333 07 19 00 J1929+0507 20 50 28 55.5 217.5 1.3 30.4 -24 1 2 3333 07 19 00 07 20 20 =1926+050 20 51 48 55.3 218.0 1.4 30.8 56 R 1 2800 07 20 20 SS433 20 51 48 52.8 224.1 1.7 35.3 -24 1 2 2800 07 20 20 07 24 40 --- 20 56 09 52.2 225.5 1.7 36.4 236 R 1 1067 07 24 40 J1929+0507 20 56 09 54.8 219.6 1.4 32.0 -24 1 2 1067 07 24 40 07 26 00 =1926+050 20 57 29 54.6 220.1 1.5 32.4 56 R 1 533 07 26 00 SS433 20 57 29 52.0 225.9 1.8 36.7 -24 1 3 533 07 26 00 07 30 20 --- 21 01 50 51.3 227.3 1.8 37.7 236 F 1 1200 07 30 20 J1929+0507 21 01 50 54.0 221.6 1.5 33.5 -24 1 3 1200 07 30 20 07 31 40 =1926+050 21 03 10 53.8 222.1 1.6 33.9 56 F 1 1733 07 31 40 J1950+0807 21 03 10 59.1 217.1 1.2 30.3 -31 1 3 1733 07 31 40 07 33 00 =1947+079 21 04 30 58.9 217.6 1.2 30.7 49 F 1 2267 07 33 00 J1929+0507 21 04 30 53.6 222.6 1.6 34.2 -31 1 3 2267 07 33 00 07 34 20 =1926+050 21 05 51 53.5 223.0 1.6 34.6 49 F 1 2800 07 34 20 SS433 21 05 51 50.7 228.6 1.9 38.6 -23 1 3 2800 07 34 20 07 38 40 --- 21 10 11 50.0 229.9 2.0 39.5 237 F 1 4533 07 38 40 J1929+0507 21 10 11 52.8 224.5 1.7 35.7 -23 1 3 4533 07 38 40 07 40 00 =1926+050 21 11 32 52.6 225.0 1.7 36.0 57 F 1 5067 07 40 00 SS433 21 11 32 49.8 230.3 2.0 39.8 -23 1 3 5067 07 40 00 07 44 20 --- 21 15 52 49.1 231.6 2.1 40.6 237 F 1 6800 07 44 20 J1929+0507 21 15 52 52.0 226.4 1.8 37.0 -24 1 3 6800 07 44 20 07 45 40 =1926+050 21 17 12 51.8 226.8 1.8 37.3 56 F 1 7333 Schedule for VLA1 (Code Y ) 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 21 17 12 48.9 232.0 2.1 40.9 -24 1 3 7333 07 45 40 07 50 00 --- 21 21 33 48.2 233.2 2.2 41.7 236 F 1 9067 07 50 00 J1929+0507 21 21 33 51.1 228.2 1.9 38.3 -24 1 3 9067 07 50 00 07 51 20 =1926+050 21 22 53 50.9 228.6 1.9 38.6 56 F 1 9600 07 51 20 SS433 21 22 53 48.0 233.6 2.2 42.0 -24 1 3 9600 07 51 20 07 55 40 --- 21 27 14 47.3 234.7 2.3 42.8 236 F 1 11333 07 55 40 J1929+0507 21 27 14 50.2 229.9 2.0 39.5 -24 1 3 11333 07 55 40 07 57 00 =1926+050 21 28 34 50.0 230.3 2.0 39.8 56 F 1 11867 07 57 00 SS433 21 28 34 47.0 235.1 2.3 43.0 -24 1 3 11867 07 57 00 07 58 40 --- 21 30 15 46.7 235.5 2.3 43.3 76 F 1 12533 07 58 40 J1950+0807 21 30 15 55.3 227.3 1.7 38.0 -41 1 3 12533 07 58 40 08 00 00 =1947+079 21 31 35 55.1 227.8 1.7 38.3 39 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 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. Be very sure that it is correct. Setup group: 2 Station: VLA1 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= 789.90 789.90 1039.90 1039.90 Net SB= L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= L L U U IF = A C B D The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 2 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1408.49 1408.49 1655.49 1655.49 BBC fr= 618.59 618.59 615.59 615.59 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 VLA specific information: (LO and FI cards will be written.) VLABAND: VL VLABW: 0000 FEFILTER: 0000 VLAFEAB: -3.20 VLAFECD: -3.20 VLAIF: SYSLIF VLASYNA: 3589.90 VLASYNB: 3839.90 VLAROT: VLBLROT FLUKEA: 100.00 FLUKEB: 200.00 FLUKESET: 0 Details for VLA IFs: LO Sum Frequency span VLBI FIRSTLO VLA IF A: 1389.9000 1389.9000- 1439.9000 789.9000 VLA IF B: 1639.9000 1639.9000- 1689.9000 1039.9000 VLA IF C: 1389.9000 1389.9000- 1439.9000 789.9000 VLA IF D: 1639.9000 1639.9000- 1689.9000 1039.9000 With new digital patch panel, VLA IF = VLB IF. 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