COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) 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_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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 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 20 39 21 50.2 207.8 1.2 20.5 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 00 =1926+050 20 40 21 50.1 208.2 1.2 20.7 60 F 1 400 06 01 14 SS433 20 40 36 48.3 214.3 1.5 25.0 4 1 1 400 06 01 00 06 05 14 --- 20 44 36 47.8 215.7 1.5 25.9 240 F 1 2096 06 05 29 J1929+0507 20 44 51 49.7 209.8 1.3 21.9 4 1 1 2096 06 05 14 06 06 29 =1926+050 20 45 51 49.6 210.2 1.3 22.1 60 F 1 2591 06 06 43 SS433 20 46 05 47.7 216.2 1.6 26.2 4 1 1 2591 06 06 29 06 10 43 --- 20 50 06 47.2 217.5 1.6 27.1 240 F 1 4287 06 10 57 J1929+0507 20 50 20 49.2 211.8 1.3 23.2 4 1 1 4287 06 10 43 06 11 57 =1926+050 20 51 20 49.1 212.1 1.4 23.5 60 F 1 4782 06 12 12 SS433 20 51 35 47.0 218.0 1.7 27.4 4 1 1 4782 06 11 57 06 16 12 --- 20 55 36 46.6 219.3 1.7 28.3 240 F 1 6479 06 16 26 J1929+0507 20 55 50 48.6 213.7 1.4 24.5 4 1 1 6479 06 16 12 06 17 26 =1926+050 20 56 50 48.5 214.0 1.5 24.8 60 F 1 6973 06 17 40 SS433 20 57 05 46.4 219.7 1.8 28.6 4 1 1 6973 06 17 26 06 21 40 --- 21 01 05 45.9 221.0 1.8 29.4 240 F 1 8670 06 21 55 J1929+0507 21 01 19 48.0 215.5 1.5 25.8 4 1 1 8670 06 21 40 06 22 55 =1926+050 21 02 20 47.9 215.9 1.5 26.0 60 F 1 9165 06 23 09 SS433 21 02 34 45.7 221.5 1.8 29.7 4 1 1 9165 06 22 55 06 27 09 --- 21 06 35 45.2 222.7 1.9 30.5 240 F 1 10861 06 27 23 J1929+0507 21 06 49 47.4 217.3 1.6 27.0 4 1 1 10861 06 27 09 06 28 23 =1926+050 21 07 49 47.3 217.7 1.6 27.2 60 F 1 11356 06 28 41 J1950+0807 21 08 07 52.2 212.6 1.3 23.9 2 1 1 11356 06 28 23 06 29 41 =1947+079 21 09 07 52.1 212.9 1.3 24.2 60 F 1 11873 06 29 59 J1929+0507 21 09 25 47.1 218.2 1.7 27.6 2 1 1 11873 06 29 41 06 30 59 =1926+050 21 10 25 47.0 218.5 1.7 27.8 60 F 1 12392 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 3 Aug 2003 Day 215 --- 06 31 13 SS433 21 10 40 44.7 223.9 2.0 31.3 4 1 1 12392 06 30 59 06 35 13 --- 21 14 40 44.2 225.1 2.0 32.0 240 F 1 14088 06 35 28 J1929+0507 21 14 54 46.5 219.9 1.8 28.7 4 1 1 14088 06 35 13 06 36 28 =1926+050 21 15 55 46.4 220.3 1.8 28.9 60 F 1 14583 06 36 42 SS433 21 16 09 44.0 225.6 2.1 32.3 4 1 1 14583 06 36 28 06 40 42 --- 21 20 10 43.5 226.7 2.1 33.0 240 F 1 16280 06 40 56 J1929+0507 21 20 24 45.8 221.7 1.8 29.9 4 1 1 16280 06 40 42 06 41 56 =1926+050 21 21 24 45.7 222.0 1.9 30.1 60 F 1 16775 06 42 11 SS433 21 21 39 43.3 227.1 2.2 33.3 4 1 2 16775 06 41 56 06 46 11 --- 21 25 40 42.7 228.3 2.2 34.0 240 R 1 16728 06 46 25 J1929+0507 21 25 54 45.1 223.4 1.9 30.9 3 1 2 16728 06 46 11 06 47 25 =1926+050 21 26 54 45.0 223.7 2.0 31.1 60 R 1 16233 06 47 40 SS433 21 27 09 42.5 228.7 2.3 34.2 3 1 2 16233 06 47 25 06 51 40 --- 21 31 09 41.9 229.8 2.3 34.9 240 R 1 14536 06 51 54 J1929+0507 21 31 24 44.4 225.0 2.0 32.0 3 1 2 14536 06 51 40 06 52 54 =1926+050 21 32 24 44.3 225.3 2.0 32.2 60 R 1 14041 06 53 08 SS433 21 32 38 41.7 230.2 2.3 35.1 3 1 2 14041 06 52 54 06 57 08 --- 21 36 39 41.1 231.3 2.4 35.7 240 R 1 12344 06 57 23 J1929+0507 21 36 53 43.7 226.6 2.1 33.0 3 1 2 12344 06 57 08 06 58 23 =1926+050 21 37 53 43.5 226.9 2.1 33.1 60 R 1 11849 06 58 40 J1950+0807 21 38 11 48.8 223.0 1.8 30.9 1 1 2 11849 06 58 23 06 59 40 =1947+079 21 39 11 48.7 223.3 1.8 31.1 60 R 1 11332 06 59 58 J1929+0507 21 39 29 43.3 227.4 2.2 33.4 1 1 2 11332 06 59 40 07 00 58 =1926+050 21 40 29 43.2 227.6 2.2 33.6 60 R 1 10814 07 01 12 SS433 21 40 44 40.5 232.4 2.5 36.4 3 1 2 10814 07 00 58 07 05 12 --- 21 44 44 39.9 233.4 2.5 37.0 240 R 1 9117 07 05 27 J1929+0507 21 44 59 42.6 228.9 2.3 34.4 3 1 2 9117 07 05 12 07 06 27 =1926+050 21 45 59 42.4 229.2 2.3 34.5 60 R 1 8622 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 3 Aug 2003 Day 215 --- 07 06 41 SS433 21 46 13 39.7 233.8 2.6 37.2 3 1 2 8622 07 06 27 07 10 41 --- 21 50 14 39.1 234.8 2.6 37.7 240 R 1 6925 07 10 56 J1929+0507 21 50 28 41.8 230.4 2.3 35.2 3 1 2 6925 07 10 41 07 11 56 =1926+050 21 51 28 41.6 230.7 2.4 35.4 60 R 1 6430 07 12 10 SS433 21 51 43 38.9 235.2 2.7 37.9 3 1 2 6430 07 11 56 07 16 10 --- 21 55 44 38.3 236.2 2.7 38.5 240 R 1 4733 07 16 24 J1929+0507 21 55 58 41.0 231.9 2.4 36.1 3 1 2 4733 07 16 10 07 17 24 =1926+050 21 56 58 40.8 232.2 2.5 36.3 60 R 1 4238 07 17 39 SS433 21 57 13 38.0 236.6 2.8 38.7 3 1 2 4238 07 17 24 07 21 39 --- 22 01 13 37.4 237.6 2.8 39.2 240 R 1 2541 07 21 53 J1929+0507 22 01 28 40.2 233.3 2.5 36.9 3 1 2 2541 07 21 39 07 22 53 =1926+050 22 02 28 40.0 233.6 2.5 37.1 60 R 1 2045 07 23 08 SS433 22 02 43 37.2 237.9 2.8 39.4 3 1 2 2045 07 22 53 07 27 08 --- 22 06 43 36.5 238.9 2.9 39.9 240 R 1 348 07 27 22 J1929+0507 22 06 58 39.3 234.8 2.6 37.7 3 1 3 348 07 27 08 07 28 22 =1926+050 22 07 58 39.2 235.0 2.6 37.8 60 F 1 844 07 28 39 J1950+0807 22 08 15 44.6 232.0 2.3 36.4 1 1 3 844 07 28 22 07 29 39 =1947+079 22 09 15 44.5 232.3 2.3 36.6 60 F 1 1360 07 29 57 J1929+0507 22 09 33 38.9 235.4 2.7 38.1 1 1 3 1360 07 29 39 07 30 57 =1926+050 22 10 33 38.8 235.7 2.7 38.2 60 F 1 1878 07 31 12 SS433 22 10 48 35.9 239.9 3.0 40.3 3 1 3 1878 07 30 57 07 35 12 --- 22 14 49 35.2 240.8 3.0 40.8 240 F 1 3575 07 35 26 J1929+0507 22 15 03 38.1 236.8 2.8 38.8 3 1 3 3575 07 35 12 07 36 26 =1926+050 22 16 03 37.9 237.0 2.8 38.9 60 F 1 4071 07 36 41 SS433 22 16 18 35.0 241.1 3.1 41.0 3 1 3 4071 07 36 26 07 40 41 --- 22 20 18 34.3 242.0 3.1 41.4 240 F 1 5768 07 40 55 J1929+0507 22 20 33 37.2 238.1 2.9 39.5 2 1 3 5768 07 40 41 07 41 55 =1926+050 22 21 33 37.1 238.4 2.9 39.6 60 F 1 6263 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 3 Aug 2003 Day 215 --- 07 42 09 SS433 22 21 47 34.1 242.4 3.2 41.6 3 1 3 6263 07 41 55 07 46 09 --- 22 25 48 33.4 243.3 3.2 42.0 240 F 1 7960 07 46 24 J1929+0507 22 26 02 36.4 239.4 2.9 40.2 2 1 3 7960 07 46 09 07 47 24 =1926+050 22 27 03 36.2 239.7 3.0 40.3 60 F 1 8455 07 47 38 SS433 22 27 17 33.2 243.6 3.3 42.1 2 1 3 8455 07 47 24 07 51 38 --- 22 31 18 32.5 244.5 3.3 42.5 240 F 1 10152 07 51 53 J1929+0507 22 31 32 35.5 240.7 3.0 40.8 2 1 3 10152 07 51 38 07 52 53 =1926+050 22 32 32 35.3 241.0 3.1 40.9 60 F 1 10648 07 53 07 SS433 22 32 47 32.2 244.8 3.3 42.6 2 1 3 10648 07 52 53 07 57 07 --- 22 36 48 31.6 245.7 3.4 43.0 240 F 1 12345 07 57 21 J1929+0507 22 37 02 34.6 242.0 3.1 41.4 2 1 3 12345 07 57 07 07 58 21 =1926+050 22 38 02 34.4 242.2 3.1 41.5 60 F 1 12840 07 58 39 J1950+0807 22 38 20 40.0 239.9 2.8 40.7 0 1 3 12840 07 58 21 07 59 39 =1947+079 22 39 20 39.8 240.1 2.8 40.8 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