COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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_OV (Code Ov ) 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 18 52 32 56.8 163.0 -0.6 -13.5 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 00 =1926+050 18 53 33 56.9 163.4 -0.6 -13.2 60 F 1 400 06 01 14 SS433 18 53 47 57.5 171.5 -0.3 -6.8 3 1 1 400 06 01 00 06 05 14 --- 18 57 48 57.6 173.4 -0.2 -5.3 240 F 1 2096 06 05 29 J1929+0507 18 58 02 57.1 165.5 -0.5 -11.6 3 1 1 2096 06 05 14 06 06 29 =1926+050 18 59 02 57.2 165.9 -0.5 -11.2 60 F 1 2591 06 06 43 SS433 18 59 17 57.6 174.1 -0.2 -4.7 3 1 1 2591 06 06 29 06 10 43 --- 19 03 17 57.7 175.9 -0.1 -3.2 240 F 1 4287 06 10 57 J1929+0507 19 03 32 57.4 167.9 -0.4 -9.6 3 1 1 4287 06 10 43 06 11 57 =1926+050 19 04 32 57.4 168.4 -0.4 -9.3 60 F 1 4782 06 12 12 SS433 19 04 46 57.7 176.6 -0.1 -2.7 3 1 1 4782 06 11 57 06 16 12 --- 19 08 47 57.7 178.5 -0.1 -1.2 240 F 1 6479 06 16 26 J1929+0507 19 09 01 57.6 170.5 -0.3 -7.6 3 1 1 6479 06 16 12 06 17 26 =1926+050 19 10 01 57.6 170.9 -0.3 -7.3 60 F 1 6973 06 17 40 SS433 19 10 16 57.8 179.2 0.0 -0.7 3 1 1 6973 06 17 26 06 21 40 --- 19 14 16 57.8 181.1 0.0 0.8 240 F 1 8670 06 21 55 J1929+0507 19 14 31 57.7 173.0 -0.3 -5.6 3 1 1 8670 06 21 40 06 22 55 =1926+050 19 15 31 57.7 173.5 -0.2 -5.2 60 F 1 9165 06 23 09 SS433 19 15 45 57.7 181.7 0.1 1.4 3 1 1 9165 06 22 55 06 27 09 --- 19 19 46 57.7 183.6 0.1 2.9 240 F 1 10861 06 27 23 J1929+0507 19 20 00 57.8 175.5 -0.2 -3.6 3 1 1 10861 06 27 09 06 28 23 =1926+050 19 21 01 57.8 176.0 -0.1 -3.2 60 F 1 11356 06 28 41 J1950+0807 19 21 18 60.2 165.5 -0.5 -11.6 4 1 1 11356 06 28 23 06 29 41 =1947+079 19 22 18 60.2 166.0 -0.5 -11.3 60 F 1 11873 06 29 59 J1929+0507 19 22 36 57.9 176.8 -0.1 -2.6 5 1 1 11873 06 29 41 06 30 59 =1926+050 19 23 36 57.9 177.2 -0.1 -2.2 60 F 1 12392 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 19 23 51 57.6 185.5 0.2 4.4 3 1 1 12392 06 30 59 06 35 13 --- 19 27 51 57.6 187.4 0.3 5.9 240 F 1 14088 06 35 28 J1929+0507 19 28 06 57.9 179.3 0.0 -0.5 3 1 1 14088 06 35 13 06 36 28 =1926+050 19 29 06 57.9 179.8 0.0 -0.2 60 F 1 14583 06 36 42 SS433 19 29 20 57.5 188.1 0.3 6.4 3 1 1 14583 06 36 28 06 40 42 --- 19 33 21 57.4 189.9 0.4 7.9 240 F 1 16280 06 40 56 J1929+0507 19 33 35 57.9 181.9 0.1 1.5 3 1 1 16280 06 40 42 06 41 56 =1926+050 19 34 36 57.9 182.4 0.1 1.9 60 F 1 16775 06 42 11 SS433 19 34 50 57.3 190.6 0.4 8.4 3 1 2 16775 06 41 56 06 46 11 --- 19 38 51 57.2 192.4 0.4 9.9 240 R 1 16728 06 46 25 J1929+0507 19 39 05 57.8 184.5 0.2 3.6 3 1 2 16728 06 46 11 06 47 25 =1926+050 19 40 05 57.8 184.9 0.2 4.0 60 R 1 16233 06 47 40 SS433 19 40 20 57.1 193.1 0.5 10.4 3 1 2 16233 06 47 25 06 51 40 --- 19 44 21 56.9 194.9 0.5 11.8 240 R 1 14536 06 51 54 J1929+0507 19 44 35 57.7 187.0 0.3 5.6 3 1 2 14536 06 51 40 06 52 54 =1926+050 19 45 35 57.7 187.5 0.3 6.0 60 R 1 14041 06 53 08 SS433 19 45 50 56.8 195.5 0.6 12.4 3 1 2 14041 06 52 54 06 57 08 --- 19 49 50 56.6 197.3 0.6 13.8 240 R 1 12344 06 57 23 J1929+0507 19 50 05 57.6 189.6 0.3 7.6 3 1 2 12344 06 57 08 06 58 23 =1926+050 19 51 05 57.5 190.0 0.4 8.0 60 R 1 11849 06 58 40 J1950+0807 19 51 22 60.9 180.6 0.0 0.4 5 1 2 11849 06 58 23 06 59 40 =1947+079 19 52 22 60.9 181.1 0.0 0.9 60 R 1 11332 06 59 58 J1929+0507 19 52 40 57.5 190.8 0.4 8.6 5 1 2 11332 06 59 40 07 00 58 =1926+050 19 53 40 57.4 191.2 0.4 9.0 60 R 1 10814 07 01 12 SS433 19 53 55 56.4 199.1 0.7 15.2 3 1 2 10814 07 00 58 07 05 12 --- 19 57 56 56.1 200.8 0.8 16.5 240 R 1 9117 07 05 27 J1929+0507 19 58 10 57.2 193.3 0.5 10.6 3 1 2 9117 07 05 12 07 06 27 =1926+050 19 59 10 57.2 193.7 0.5 10.9 60 R 1 8622 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 19 59 25 56.0 201.4 0.8 17.0 3 1 2 8622 07 06 27 07 10 41 --- 20 03 25 55.7 203.1 0.9 18.3 240 R 1 6925 07 10 56 J1929+0507 20 03 40 57.0 195.7 0.6 12.5 3 1 2 6925 07 10 41 07 11 56 =1926+050 20 04 40 56.9 196.2 0.6 12.9 60 R 1 6430 07 12 10 SS433 20 04 54 55.6 203.8 0.9 18.8 3 1 2 6430 07 11 56 07 16 10 --- 20 08 55 55.2 205.4 0.9 20.1 240 R 1 4733 07 16 24 J1929+0507 20 09 09 56.7 198.2 0.7 14.4 3 1 2 4733 07 16 10 07 17 24 =1926+050 20 10 10 56.6 198.6 0.7 14.8 60 R 1 4238 07 17 39 SS433 20 10 24 55.1 206.0 1.0 20.5 4 1 2 4238 07 17 24 07 21 39 --- 20 14 25 54.7 207.7 1.0 21.8 240 R 1 2541 07 21 53 J1929+0507 20 14 39 56.3 200.6 0.8 16.3 4 1 2 2541 07 21 39 07 22 53 =1926+050 20 15 39 56.2 201.0 0.8 16.6 60 R 1 2045 07 23 08 SS433 20 15 54 54.6 208.2 1.1 22.2 4 1 2 2045 07 22 53 07 27 08 --- 20 19 54 54.2 209.8 1.1 23.4 240 R 1 348 07 27 22 J1929+0507 20 20 09 55.9 202.9 0.8 18.1 4 1 3 348 07 27 08 07 28 22 =1926+050 20 21 09 55.8 203.3 0.9 18.5 60 F 1 844 07 28 39 J1950+0807 20 21 26 60.1 195.6 0.5 12.5 3 1 3 844 07 28 22 07 29 39 =1947+079 20 22 27 60.0 196.1 0.5 12.9 60 F 1 1360 07 29 57 J1929+0507 20 22 44 55.7 204.0 0.9 19.0 3 1 3 1360 07 29 39 07 30 57 =1926+050 20 23 45 55.6 204.4 0.9 19.3 60 F 1 1878 07 31 12 SS433 20 23 59 53.8 211.4 1.2 24.6 4 1 3 1878 07 30 57 07 35 12 --- 20 28 00 53.4 212.9 1.3 25.8 240 F 1 3575 07 35 26 J1929+0507 20 28 14 55.2 206.3 1.0 20.7 4 1 3 3575 07 35 12 07 36 26 =1926+050 20 29 14 55.1 206.7 1.0 21.0 60 F 1 4071 07 36 41 SS433 20 29 29 53.2 213.5 1.3 26.2 4 1 3 4071 07 36 26 07 40 41 --- 20 33 30 52.8 215.0 1.4 27.3 240 F 1 5768 07 40 55 J1929+0507 20 33 44 54.7 208.5 1.1 22.4 4 1 3 5768 07 40 41 07 41 55 =1926+050 20 34 44 54.6 208.9 1.1 22.7 60 F 1 6263 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 20 34 59 52.6 215.5 1.4 27.7 4 1 3 6263 07 41 55 07 46 09 --- 20 38 59 52.1 217.0 1.4 28.7 240 F 1 7960 07 46 24 J1929+0507 20 39 14 54.2 210.6 1.2 24.0 4 1 3 7960 07 46 09 07 47 24 =1926+050 20 40 14 54.1 211.0 1.2 24.3 60 F 1 8455 07 47 38 SS433 20 40 28 51.9 217.5 1.5 29.1 4 1 3 8455 07 47 24 07 51 38 --- 20 44 29 51.5 218.9 1.5 30.1 240 F 1 10152 07 51 53 J1929+0507 20 44 43 53.6 212.7 1.3 25.6 4 1 3 10152 07 51 38 07 52 53 =1926+050 20 45 44 53.5 213.1 1.3 25.9 60 F 1 10648 07 53 07 SS433 20 45 58 51.3 219.4 1.6 30.5 4 1 3 10648 07 52 53 07 57 07 --- 20 49 59 50.8 220.8 1.6 31.4 240 F 1 12345 07 57 21 J1929+0507 20 50 13 53.0 214.8 1.3 27.1 4 1 3 12345 07 57 07 07 58 21 =1926+050 20 51 13 52.9 215.2 1.4 27.4 60 F 1 12840 07 58 39 J1950+0807 20 51 31 57.8 209.3 1.0 23.2 2 1 3 12840 07 58 21 07 59 39 =1947+079 20 52 31 57.7 209.8 1.0 23.5 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