COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Experiment: 2hr exp. movie schedule Exp. Code: bm196aj 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_FD (Code Fd ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 3 Aug 2003 Day 215 --- 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 19 49 52 64.1 191.6 0.3 10.0 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 00 =1926+050 19 50 52 64.0 192.2 0.4 10.5 60 F 1 400 06 01 14 SS433 19 51 07 62.8 201.7 0.7 18.6 2 1 1 400 06 01 00 06 05 14 --- 19 55 07 62.4 203.7 0.7 20.3 240 F 1 2096 06 05 29 J1929+0507 19 55 22 63.8 194.7 0.4 12.7 2 1 1 2096 06 05 14 06 06 29 =1926+050 19 56 22 63.7 195.3 0.4 13.1 60 F 1 2591 06 06 43 SS433 19 56 36 62.3 204.5 0.7 21.0 2 1 1 2591 06 06 29 06 10 43 --- 20 00 37 61.9 206.5 0.8 22.6 240 F 1 4287 06 10 57 J1929+0507 20 00 51 63.5 197.7 0.5 15.2 2 1 1 4287 06 10 43 06 11 57 =1926+050 20 01 51 63.4 198.2 0.5 15.7 60 F 1 4782 06 12 12 SS433 20 02 06 61.8 207.2 0.8 23.2 2 1 1 4782 06 11 57 06 16 12 --- 20 06 07 61.4 209.1 0.9 24.8 240 F 1 6479 06 16 26 J1929+0507 20 06 21 63.1 200.6 0.6 17.7 3 1 1 6479 06 16 12 06 17 26 =1926+050 20 07 21 63.0 201.1 0.6 18.1 60 F 1 6973 06 17 40 SS433 20 07 36 61.2 209.8 0.9 25.4 3 1 1 6973 06 17 26 06 21 40 --- 20 11 36 60.8 211.6 1.0 26.9 240 F 1 8670 06 21 55 J1929+0507 20 11 51 62.6 203.4 0.7 20.1 3 1 1 8670 06 21 40 06 22 55 =1926+050 20 12 51 62.5 203.9 0.7 20.5 60 F 1 9165 06 23 09 SS433 20 13 05 60.6 212.3 1.0 27.5 3 1 1 9165 06 22 55 06 27 09 --- 20 17 06 60.1 214.1 1.1 29.0 240 F 1 10861 06 27 23 J1929+0507 20 17 20 62.1 206.2 0.8 22.4 3 1 1 10861 06 27 09 06 28 23 =1926+050 20 18 20 62.0 206.7 0.8 22.8 60 F 1 11356 06 28 41 J1950+0807 20 18 38 66.5 197.9 0.5 15.5 2 1 1 11356 06 28 23 06 29 41 =1947+079 20 19 38 66.5 198.5 0.5 16.0 60 F 1 11873 06 29 59 J1929+0507 20 19 56 61.9 207.5 0.8 23.5 3 1 1 11873 06 29 41 06 30 59 =1926+050 20 20 56 61.8 207.9 0.9 23.9 60 F 1 12392 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 3 Aug 2003 Day 215 --- 06 31 13 SS433 20 21 11 59.6 215.8 1.2 30.4 3 1 1 12392 06 30 59 06 35 13 --- 20 25 11 59.1 217.5 1.2 31.7 240 F 1 14088 06 35 28 J1929+0507 20 25 26 61.3 210.1 0.9 25.7 3 1 1 14088 06 35 13 06 36 28 =1926+050 20 26 26 61.2 210.5 0.9 26.0 60 F 1 14583 06 36 42 SS433 20 26 40 58.9 218.1 1.2 32.2 3 1 1 14583 06 36 28 06 40 42 --- 20 30 41 58.4 219.7 1.3 33.5 240 F 1 16280 06 40 56 J1929+0507 20 30 55 60.7 212.6 1.0 27.7 4 1 1 16280 06 40 42 06 41 56 =1926+050 20 31 55 60.6 213.0 1.0 28.1 60 F 1 16775 06 42 11 SS433 20 32 10 58.2 220.3 1.3 34.0 4 1 2 16775 06 41 56 06 46 11 --- 20 36 11 57.6 221.9 1.4 35.2 240 R 1 16728 06 46 25 J1929+0507 20 36 25 60.0 215.0 1.1 29.7 3 1 2 16728 06 46 11 06 47 25 =1926+050 20 37 25 59.9 215.5 1.1 30.1 60 R 1 16233 06 47 40 SS433 20 37 40 57.4 222.4 1.4 35.6 3 1 2 16233 06 47 25 06 51 40 --- 20 41 40 56.8 223.9 1.5 36.8 240 R 1 14536 06 51 54 J1929+0507 20 41 55 59.3 217.4 1.2 31.6 3 1 2 14536 06 51 40 06 52 54 =1926+050 20 42 55 59.2 217.8 1.2 31.9 60 R 1 14041 06 53 08 SS433 20 43 09 56.6 224.5 1.5 37.2 3 1 2 14041 06 52 54 06 57 08 --- 20 47 10 56.0 225.9 1.6 38.3 240 R 1 12344 06 57 23 J1929+0507 20 47 24 58.6 219.6 1.3 33.4 3 1 2 12344 06 57 08 06 58 23 =1926+050 20 48 24 58.5 220.0 1.3 33.7 60 R 1 11849 06 58 40 J1950+0807 20 48 42 63.7 214.3 1.0 29.3 1 1 2 11849 06 58 23 06 59 40 =1947+079 20 49 42 63.6 214.7 1.0 29.7 60 R 1 11332 06 59 58 J1929+0507 20 50 00 58.2 220.6 1.3 34.2 1 1 2 11332 06 59 40 07 00 58 =1926+050 20 51 00 58.1 221.0 1.4 34.5 60 R 1 10814 07 01 12 SS433 20 51 15 55.3 227.3 1.7 39.4 3 1 2 10814 07 00 58 07 05 12 --- 20 55 15 54.7 228.6 1.7 40.4 240 R 1 9117 07 05 27 J1929+0507 20 55 30 57.5 222.7 1.4 35.9 3 1 2 9117 07 05 12 07 06 27 =1926+050 20 56 30 57.3 223.1 1.4 36.2 60 R 1 8622 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 3 Aug 2003 Day 215 --- 07 06 41 SS433 20 56 44 54.4 229.1 1.7 40.8 3 1 2 8622 07 06 27 07 10 41 --- 21 00 45 53.8 230.4 1.8 41.7 240 R 1 6925 07 10 56 J1929+0507 21 00 59 56.6 224.7 1.5 37.5 3 1 2 6925 07 10 41 07 11 56 =1926+050 21 02 00 56.5 225.1 1.5 37.7 60 R 1 6430 07 12 10 SS433 21 02 14 53.5 230.8 1.8 42.0 3 1 2 6430 07 11 56 07 16 10 --- 21 06 15 52.9 232.1 1.9 42.9 240 R 1 4733 07 16 24 J1929+0507 21 06 29 55.8 226.7 1.6 38.9 2 1 2 4733 07 16 10 07 17 24 =1926+050 21 07 29 55.6 227.0 1.6 39.2 60 R 1 4238 07 17 39 SS433 21 07 44 52.6 232.5 1.9 43.3 2 1 2 4238 07 17 24 07 21 39 --- 21 11 44 51.9 233.7 2.0 44.1 240 R 1 2541 07 21 53 J1929+0507 21 11 59 54.9 228.5 1.7 40.3 2 1 2 2541 07 21 39 07 22 53 =1926+050 21 12 59 54.8 228.9 1.7 40.6 60 R 1 2045 07 23 08 SS433 21 13 14 51.7 234.1 2.0 44.4 2 1 2 2045 07 22 53 07 27 08 --- 21 17 14 51.0 235.3 2.1 45.2 240 R 1 348 07 27 22 J1929+0507 21 17 29 54.0 230.3 1.8 41.7 2 1 3 348 07 27 08 07 28 22 =1926+050 21 18 29 53.9 230.6 1.8 41.9 60 F 1 844 07 28 39 J1950+0807 21 18 46 59.4 227.2 1.5 39.6 0 1 3 844 07 28 22 07 29 39 =1947+079 21 19 46 59.3 227.5 1.5 39.9 60 F 1 1360 07 29 57 J1929+0507 21 20 04 53.6 231.1 1.8 42.3 0 1 3 1360 07 29 39 07 30 57 =1926+050 21 21 04 53.4 231.4 1.9 42.5 60 F 1 1878 07 31 12 SS433 21 21 19 50.2 236.4 2.2 46.0 2 1 3 1878 07 30 57 07 35 12 --- 21 25 20 49.5 237.5 2.2 46.7 240 F 1 3575 07 35 26 J1929+0507 21 25 34 52.7 232.8 1.9 43.5 2 1 3 3575 07 35 12 07 36 26 =1926+050 21 26 34 52.5 233.1 2.0 43.7 60 F 1 4071 07 36 41 SS433 21 26 49 49.2 237.8 2.2 47.0 2 1 3 4071 07 36 26 07 40 41 --- 21 30 49 48.5 238.9 2.3 47.7 240 F 1 5768 07 40 55 J1929+0507 21 31 04 51.7 234.4 2.0 44.6 2 1 3 5768 07 40 41 07 41 55 =1926+050 21 32 04 51.5 234.7 2.0 44.8 60 F 1 6263 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 3 Aug 2003 Day 215 --- 07 42 09 SS433 21 32 18 48.2 239.2 2.3 47.9 2 1 3 6263 07 41 55 07 46 09 --- 21 36 19 47.5 240.2 2.4 48.6 240 F 1 7960 07 46 24 J1929+0507 21 36 33 50.7 235.9 2.1 45.7 2 1 3 7960 07 46 09 07 47 24 =1926+050 21 37 34 50.6 236.2 2.1 45.9 60 F 1 8455 07 47 38 SS433 21 37 48 47.2 240.6 2.4 48.8 2 1 3 8455 07 47 24 07 51 38 --- 21 41 49 46.5 241.6 2.5 49.4 240 F 1 10152 07 51 53 J1929+0507 21 42 03 49.8 237.4 2.2 46.7 2 1 3 10152 07 51 38 07 52 53 =1926+050 21 43 03 49.6 237.7 2.2 46.9 60 F 1 10648 07 53 07 SS433 21 43 18 46.2 241.9 2.5 49.6 2 1 3 10648 07 52 53 07 57 07 --- 21 47 19 45.4 242.8 2.6 50.2 240 F 1 12345 07 57 21 J1929+0507 21 47 33 48.7 238.8 2.3 47.7 2 1 3 12345 07 57 07 07 58 21 =1926+050 21 48 33 48.6 239.1 2.3 47.8 60 F 1 12840 07 58 39 J1950+0807 21 48 51 54.3 237.1 2.0 46.9 0 1 3 12840 07 58 21 07 59 39 =1947+079 21 49 51 54.1 237.4 2.0 47.1 60 F 1 13357 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 00.647495 04 53 53.92939 * 04 58 57.76320 04 59 19.22049 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1929+0507 19 26 51.666459 * 19 29 19.948076 19 29 31.055819 1926+050 05 01 41.76967 * 05 07 57.59061 05 08 23.85967 /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 16.479085 1947+079 07 59 35.57837 * 08 07 13.98100 08 07 45.93569 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 146.5 J1929+0507 149.5 J1950+0807 150.1 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