COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) 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_HN (Code Hn ) 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 21 57 42 40.0 231.6 2.5 35.2 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 00 =1926+050 21 58 42 39.9 231.8 2.5 35.3 60 F 1 400 06 01 14 SS433 21 58 57 37.1 236.3 2.8 37.7 3 1 1 400 06 01 00 06 05 14 --- 22 02 57 36.5 237.3 2.8 38.2 240 F 1 2096 06 05 29 J1929+0507 22 03 12 39.2 233.0 2.6 36.0 3 1 1 2096 06 05 14 06 06 29 =1926+050 22 04 12 39.1 233.3 2.6 36.1 60 F 1 2591 06 06 43 SS433 22 04 26 36.3 237.6 2.9 38.4 3 1 1 2591 06 06 29 06 10 43 --- 22 08 27 35.7 238.6 2.9 38.8 240 F 1 4287 06 10 57 J1929+0507 22 08 41 38.4 234.4 2.7 36.7 3 1 1 4287 06 10 43 06 11 57 =1926+050 22 09 41 38.3 234.7 2.7 36.9 60 F 1 4782 06 12 12 SS433 22 09 56 35.4 238.9 3.0 39.0 3 1 1 4782 06 11 57 06 16 12 --- 22 13 57 34.8 239.9 3.0 39.5 240 F 1 6479 06 16 26 J1929+0507 22 14 11 37.6 235.8 2.7 37.5 3 1 1 6479 06 16 12 06 17 26 =1926+050 22 15 11 37.4 236.1 2.8 37.6 60 F 1 6973 06 17 40 SS433 22 15 26 34.6 240.2 3.1 39.6 3 1 1 6973 06 17 26 06 21 40 --- 22 19 26 33.9 241.2 3.1 40.1 240 F 1 8670 06 21 55 J1929+0507 22 19 40 36.7 237.2 2.8 38.2 3 1 1 8670 06 21 40 06 22 55 =1926+050 22 20 41 36.6 237.4 2.9 38.3 60 F 1 9165 06 23 09 SS433 22 20 55 33.7 241.5 3.1 40.2 3 1 1 9165 06 22 55 06 27 09 --- 22 24 56 33.0 242.4 3.2 40.6 240 F 1 10861 06 27 23 J1929+0507 22 25 10 35.9 238.5 2.9 38.8 3 1 1 10861 06 27 09 06 28 23 =1926+050 22 26 10 35.7 238.8 2.9 38.9 60 F 1 11356 06 28 41 J1950+0807 22 26 28 41.2 236.0 2.6 37.8 1 1 1 11356 06 28 23 06 29 41 =1947+079 22 27 28 41.1 236.3 2.6 38.0 60 F 1 11873 06 29 59 J1929+0507 22 27 46 35.5 239.1 3.0 39.1 1 1 1 11873 06 29 41 06 30 59 =1926+050 22 28 46 35.3 239.4 3.0 39.2 60 F 1 12392 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) 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 22 29 01 32.4 243.3 3.3 41.0 3 1 1 12392 06 30 59 06 35 13 --- 22 33 01 31.7 244.2 3.4 41.4 240 F 1 14088 06 35 28 J1929+0507 22 33 15 34.6 240.4 3.1 39.7 2 1 1 14088 06 35 13 06 36 28 =1926+050 22 34 16 34.5 240.7 3.1 39.8 60 F 1 14583 06 36 42 SS433 22 34 30 31.5 244.5 3.4 41.6 3 1 1 14583 06 36 28 06 40 42 --- 22 38 31 30.8 245.4 3.4 41.9 240 F 1 16280 06 40 56 J1929+0507 22 38 45 33.7 241.7 3.2 40.3 2 1 1 16280 06 40 42 06 41 56 =1926+050 22 39 45 33.6 241.9 3.2 40.4 60 F 1 16775 06 42 11 SS433 22 40 00 30.6 245.7 3.5 42.1 2 1 2 16775 06 41 56 06 46 11 --- 22 44 01 29.9 246.6 3.5 42.4 240 R 1 16728 06 46 25 J1929+0507 22 44 15 32.9 242.9 3.2 40.9 2 1 2 16728 06 46 11 06 47 25 =1926+050 22 45 15 32.7 243.2 3.3 41.0 60 R 1 16233 06 47 40 SS433 22 45 30 29.6 246.9 3.6 42.5 2 1 2 16233 06 47 25 06 51 40 --- 22 49 30 29.0 247.7 3.6 42.9 240 R 1 14536 06 51 54 J1929+0507 22 49 45 32.0 244.1 3.3 41.4 2 1 2 14536 06 51 40 06 52 54 =1926+050 22 50 45 31.8 244.4 3.4 41.5 60 R 1 14041 06 53 08 SS433 22 50 59 28.7 248.0 3.6 43.0 2 1 2 14041 06 52 54 06 57 08 --- 22 55 00 28.0 248.9 3.7 43.3 240 R 1 12344 06 57 23 J1929+0507 22 55 14 31.0 245.3 3.4 41.9 2 1 2 12344 06 57 08 06 58 23 =1926+050 22 56 14 30.9 245.6 3.4 42.0 60 R 1 11849 06 58 40 J1950+0807 22 56 32 36.5 243.4 3.1 41.4 0 1 2 11849 06 58 23 06 59 40 =1947+079 22 57 32 36.3 243.6 3.1 41.5 60 R 1 11332 06 59 58 J1929+0507 22 57 50 30.6 245.9 3.5 42.1 0 1 2 11332 06 59 40 07 00 58 =1926+050 22 58 50 30.4 246.1 3.5 42.2 60 R 1 10814 07 01 12 SS433 22 59 05 27.3 249.7 3.8 43.6 2 1 2 10814 07 00 58 07 05 12 --- 23 03 05 26.6 250.5 3.9 43.9 240 R 1 9117 07 05 27 J1929+0507 23 03 20 29.7 247.1 3.6 42.6 2 1 2 9117 07 05 12 07 06 27 =1926+050 23 04 20 29.5 247.3 3.6 42.7 60 R 1 8622 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) 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 23 04 34 26.4 250.8 3.9 44.0 2 1 2 8622 07 06 27 07 10 41 --- 23 08 35 25.7 251.6 3.9 44.2 240 R 1 6925 07 10 56 J1929+0507 23 08 49 28.8 248.2 3.7 43.1 2 1 2 6925 07 10 41 07 11 56 =1926+050 23 09 49 28.6 248.4 3.7 43.1 60 R 1 6430 07 12 10 SS433 23 10 04 25.4 251.9 4.0 44.3 2 1 2 6430 07 11 56 07 16 10 --- 23 14 05 24.7 252.7 4.0 44.6 240 R 1 4733 07 16 24 J1929+0507 23 14 19 27.8 249.4 3.7 43.5 2 1 2 4733 07 16 10 07 17 24 =1926+050 23 15 19 27.6 249.6 3.8 43.5 60 R 1 4238 07 17 39 SS433 23 15 34 24.5 253.0 4.1 44.6 2 1 2 4238 07 17 24 07 21 39 --- 23 19 34 23.8 253.8 4.1 44.9 240 R 1 2541 07 21 53 J1929+0507 23 19 49 26.9 250.5 3.8 43.9 2 1 2 2541 07 21 39 07 22 53 =1926+050 23 20 49 26.7 250.7 3.9 43.9 60 R 1 2045 07 23 08 SS433 23 21 04 23.5 254.0 4.2 45.0 2 1 2 2045 07 22 53 07 27 08 --- 23 25 04 22.8 254.8 4.2 45.2 240 R 1 348 07 27 22 J1929+0507 23 25 19 25.9 251.6 3.9 44.2 2 1 3 348 07 27 08 07 28 22 =1926+050 23 26 19 25.7 251.8 3.9 44.3 60 F 1 844 07 28 39 J1950+0807 23 26 36 31.4 250.0 3.6 44.0 0 1 3 844 07 28 22 07 29 39 =1947+079 23 27 36 31.3 250.2 3.6 44.1 60 F 1 1360 07 29 57 J1929+0507 23 27 54 25.5 252.1 4.0 44.4 0 1 3 1360 07 29 39 07 30 57 =1926+050 23 28 54 25.3 252.3 4.0 44.4 60 F 1 1878 07 31 12 SS433 23 29 09 22.1 255.6 4.3 45.4 2 1 3 1878 07 30 57 07 35 12 --- 23 33 10 21.4 256.3 4.4 45.6 240 F 1 3575 07 35 26 J1929+0507 23 33 24 24.5 253.2 4.1 44.7 2 1 3 3575 07 35 12 07 36 26 =1926+050 23 34 24 24.3 253.4 4.1 44.8 60 F 1 4071 07 36 41 SS433 23 34 39 21.1 256.6 4.4 45.6 2 1 3 4071 07 36 26 07 40 41 --- 23 38 39 20.4 257.4 4.4 45.8 240 F 1 5768 07 40 55 J1929+0507 23 38 54 23.5 254.2 4.2 45.0 2 1 3 5768 07 40 41 07 41 55 =1926+050 23 39 54 23.4 254.4 4.2 45.1 60 F 1 6263 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) 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 23 40 08 20.1 257.6 4.5 45.9 2 1 3 6263 07 41 55 07 46 09 --- 23 44 09 19.4 258.4 4.5 46.0 240 F 1 7960 07 46 24 J1929+0507 23 44 23 22.6 255.3 4.2 45.3 2 1 3 7960 07 46 09 07 47 24 =1926+050 23 45 24 22.4 255.5 4.3 45.4 60 F 1 8455 07 47 38 SS433 23 45 38 19.1 258.6 4.6 46.1 2 1 3 8455 07 47 24 07 51 38 --- 23 49 39 18.4 259.4 4.6 46.2 240 F 1 10152 07 51 53 J1929+0507 23 49 53 21.6 256.3 4.3 45.6 2 1 3 10152 07 51 38 07 52 53 =1926+050 23 50 53 21.4 256.5 4.4 45.6 60 F 1 10648 07 53 07 SS433 23 51 08 18.1 259.6 4.7 46.3 2 1 3 10648 07 52 53 07 57 07 --- 23 55 09 17.4 260.4 4.7 46.4 240 F 1 12345 07 57 21 J1929+0507 23 55 23 20.6 257.3 4.4 45.8 2 1 3 12345 07 57 07 07 58 21 =1926+050 23 56 23 20.4 257.5 4.4 45.9 60 F 1 12840 07 58 39 J1950+0807 23 56 41 26.2 256.0 4.1 45.9 0 1 3 12840 07 58 21 07 59 39 =1947+079 23 57 41 26.0 256.2 4.1 45.9 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