COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Experiment: 2hr exp. movie schedule Exp. Code: bm196ak 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 4 Aug 2003 Day 216 --- 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 53 49 63.9 193.8 0.4 11.9 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 20 =1926+050 19 55 09 63.8 194.6 0.4 12.6 80 F 1 533 06 01 20 SS433 19 55 09 62.4 203.7 0.7 20.3 -12 1 1 533 06 01 20 06 05 40 --- 19 59 30 62.0 205.9 0.8 22.2 248 F 1 2267 06 05 40 J1929+0507 19 59 30 63.5 197.0 0.5 14.6 -12 1 1 2267 06 05 40 06 07 00 =1926+050 20 00 50 63.5 197.7 0.5 15.2 68 F 1 2800 06 07 00 SS433 20 00 50 61.9 206.6 0.8 22.7 -12 1 1 2800 06 07 00 06 11 20 --- 20 05 11 61.5 208.6 0.9 24.5 248 F 1 4533 06 11 20 J1929+0507 20 05 11 63.2 200.0 0.6 17.2 -12 1 1 4533 06 11 20 06 12 40 =1926+050 20 06 31 63.1 200.7 0.6 17.8 68 F 1 5067 06 12 40 SS433 20 06 31 61.3 209.3 0.9 25.0 -12 1 1 5067 06 12 40 06 17 00 --- 20 10 52 60.9 211.3 1.0 26.7 248 F 1 6800 06 17 00 J1929+0507 20 10 52 62.7 202.9 0.7 19.7 -12 1 1 6800 06 17 00 06 18 20 =1926+050 20 12 12 62.6 203.6 0.7 20.3 68 F 1 7333 06 18 20 SS433 20 12 12 60.7 211.9 1.0 27.2 -12 1 1 7333 06 18 20 06 22 40 --- 20 16 32 60.2 213.8 1.1 28.8 248 F 1 9067 06 22 40 J1929+0507 20 16 32 62.2 205.8 0.8 22.1 -11 1 1 9067 06 22 40 06 24 00 =1926+050 20 17 53 62.1 206.5 0.8 22.6 69 F 1 9600 06 24 00 SS433 20 17 53 60.0 214.4 1.1 29.2 -11 1 1 9600 06 24 00 06 28 20 --- 20 22 13 59.5 216.3 1.2 30.7 249 F 1 11333 06 28 20 J1929+0507 20 22 13 61.6 208.6 0.9 24.4 -11 1 1 11333 06 28 20 06 29 40 =1926+050 20 23 34 61.5 209.2 0.9 24.9 69 F 1 11867 06 29 40 J1950+0807 20 23 34 66.2 200.8 0.6 18.0 -15 1 1 11867 06 29 40 06 31 00 =1947+079 20 24 54 66.1 201.6 0.6 18.6 65 F 1 12400 06 31 00 J1929+0507 20 24 54 61.4 209.8 0.9 25.4 -15 1 1 12400 06 31 00 06 32 20 =1926+050 20 26 14 61.2 210.5 0.9 26.0 65 F 1 12933 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 4 Aug 2003 Day 216 --- 06 32 20 SS433 20 26 14 59.0 218.0 1.2 32.1 -11 1 1 12933 06 32 20 06 36 40 --- 20 30 35 58.4 219.7 1.3 33.5 249 F 1 14667 06 36 40 J1929+0507 20 30 35 60.7 212.4 1.0 27.6 -11 1 1 14667 06 36 40 06 38 00 =1926+050 20 31 55 60.6 213.0 1.0 28.1 69 F 1 15200 06 38 00 SS433 20 31 55 58.2 220.2 1.3 33.9 -11 1 1 15200 06 38 00 06 42 20 --- 20 36 16 57.6 221.9 1.4 35.2 249 F 1 16933 06 42 20 J1929+0507 20 36 16 60.1 215.0 1.1 29.7 -11 1 1 16933 06 42 20 06 43 40 =1926+050 20 37 36 59.9 215.5 1.1 30.1 69 F 1 17467 06 43 40 SS433 20 37 36 57.4 222.4 1.4 35.6 -11 1 2 17467 06 43 40 06 48 00 --- 20 41 57 56.8 224.0 1.5 36.9 249 R 1 15733 06 48 00 J1929+0507 20 41 57 59.3 217.4 1.2 31.6 -11 1 2 15733 06 48 00 06 49 20 =1926+050 20 43 17 59.2 217.9 1.2 32.1 69 R 1 15200 06 49 20 SS433 20 43 17 56.6 224.5 1.5 37.3 -11 1 2 15200 06 49 20 06 53 40 --- 20 47 38 55.9 226.0 1.6 38.4 249 R 1 13467 06 53 40 J1929+0507 20 47 38 58.6 219.7 1.3 33.5 -11 1 2 13467 06 53 40 06 55 00 =1926+050 20 48 58 58.4 220.2 1.3 33.9 69 R 1 12933 06 55 00 SS433 20 48 58 55.7 226.5 1.6 38.8 -11 1 2 12933 06 55 00 06 59 20 --- 20 53 18 55.0 228.0 1.7 39.9 249 R 1 11200 06 59 20 J1929+0507 20 53 18 57.8 221.9 1.4 35.2 -12 1 2 11200 06 59 20 07 00 40 =1926+050 20 54 39 57.6 222.4 1.4 35.6 68 R 1 10667 07 00 40 J1950+0807 20 54 39 62.9 217.1 1.1 31.6 -17 1 2 10667 07 00 40 07 02 00 =1947+079 20 55 59 62.8 217.7 1.1 32.1 63 R 1 10133 07 02 00 J1929+0507 20 55 59 57.4 222.9 1.4 36.0 -17 1 2 10133 07 02 00 07 03 20 =1926+050 20 57 19 57.2 223.4 1.5 36.4 63 R 1 9600 07 03 20 SS433 20 57 19 54.3 229.3 1.8 40.9 -12 1 2 9600 07 03 20 07 07 40 --- 21 01 40 53.6 230.7 1.8 41.9 248 R 1 7867 07 07 40 J1929+0507 21 01 40 56.5 225.0 1.5 37.6 -12 1 2 7867 07 07 40 07 09 00 =1926+050 21 03 00 56.3 225.5 1.6 38.0 68 R 1 7333 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 4 Aug 2003 Day 216 --- 07 09 00 SS433 21 03 00 53.4 231.1 1.8 42.2 -12 1 2 7333 07 09 00 07 13 20 --- 21 07 21 52.7 232.4 1.9 43.2 248 R 1 5600 07 13 20 J1929+0507 21 07 21 55.7 227.0 1.6 39.2 -12 1 2 5600 07 13 20 07 14 40 =1926+050 21 08 41 55.5 227.4 1.7 39.5 68 R 1 5067 07 14 40 SS433 21 08 41 52.4 232.8 1.9 43.5 -12 1 2 5067 07 14 40 07 19 00 --- 21 13 02 51.7 234.1 2.0 44.4 248 R 1 3333 07 19 00 J1929+0507 21 13 02 54.8 228.9 1.7 40.6 -12 1 2 3333 07 19 00 07 20 20 =1926+050 21 14 22 54.5 229.3 1.7 40.9 68 R 1 2800 07 20 20 SS433 21 14 22 51.5 234.5 2.0 44.7 -12 1 2 2800 07 20 20 07 24 40 --- 21 18 43 50.7 235.7 2.1 45.5 248 R 1 1067 07 24 40 J1929+0507 21 18 43 53.8 230.7 1.8 42.0 -12 1 2 1067 07 24 40 07 26 00 =1926+050 21 20 03 53.6 231.1 1.8 42.3 68 R 1 533 07 26 00 SS433 21 20 03 50.5 236.0 2.1 45.8 -12 1 3 533 07 26 00 07 30 20 --- 21 24 24 49.7 237.2 2.2 46.6 248 F 1 1200 07 30 20 J1929+0507 21 24 24 52.9 232.4 1.9 43.2 -12 1 3 1200 07 30 20 07 31 40 =1926+050 21 25 44 52.6 232.8 1.9 43.5 68 F 1 1733 07 31 40 J1950+0807 21 25 44 58.3 229.7 1.6 41.5 -17 1 3 1733 07 31 40 07 33 00 =1947+079 21 27 04 58.1 230.2 1.6 41.9 63 F 1 2267 07 33 00 J1929+0507 21 27 04 52.4 233.2 2.0 43.8 -17 1 3 2267 07 33 00 07 34 20 =1926+050 21 28 24 52.2 233.6 2.0 44.1 63 F 1 2800 07 34 20 SS433 21 28 24 48.9 238.3 2.3 47.3 -12 1 3 2800 07 34 20 07 38 40 --- 21 32 45 48.1 239.4 2.3 48.0 248 F 1 4533 07 38 40 J1929+0507 21 32 45 51.4 234.9 2.1 45.0 -13 1 3 4533 07 38 40 07 40 00 =1926+050 21 34 05 51.2 235.3 2.1 45.2 67 F 1 5067 07 40 00 SS433 21 34 05 47.9 239.7 2.4 48.2 -13 1 3 5067 07 40 00 07 44 20 --- 21 38 26 47.1 240.7 2.4 48.9 247 F 1 6800 07 44 20 J1929+0507 21 38 26 50.4 236.4 2.1 46.1 -13 1 3 6800 07 44 20 07 45 40 =1926+050 21 39 46 50.2 236.8 2.2 46.3 67 F 1 7333 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 4 Aug 2003 Day 216 --- 07 45 40 SS433 21 39 46 46.8 241.1 2.5 49.1 -13 1 3 7333 07 45 40 07 50 00 --- 21 44 07 46.0 242.1 2.5 49.8 247 F 1 9067 07 50 00 J1929+0507 21 44 07 49.4 238.0 2.2 47.1 -13 1 3 9067 07 50 00 07 51 20 =1926+050 21 45 27 49.1 238.3 2.3 47.3 67 F 1 9600 07 51 20 SS433 21 45 27 45.8 242.4 2.6 49.9 -13 1 3 9600 07 51 20 07 55 40 --- 21 49 48 44.9 243.4 2.6 50.5 247 F 1 11333 07 55 40 J1929+0507 21 49 48 48.3 239.4 2.3 48.0 -13 1 3 11333 07 55 40 07 57 00 =1926+050 21 51 08 48.1 239.7 2.4 48.3 67 F 1 11867 07 57 00 SS433 21 51 08 44.7 243.7 2.7 50.7 -13 1 3 11867 07 57 00 07 58 40 --- 21 52 48 44.3 244.0 2.7 51.0 87 F 1 12533 07 58 40 J1950+0807 21 52 48 53.6 238.2 2.0 47.6 -25 1 3 12533 07 58 40 08 00 00 =1947+079 21 54 08 53.4 238.6 2.1 47.9 55 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 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 00.641216 04 53 53.92939 * 04 58 57.76320 04 59 19.35876 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1929+0507 19 26 51.666459 * 19 29 19.948076 19 29 31.051073 1926+050 05 01 41.76967 * 05 07 57.59061 05 08 24.00107 /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 16.476125 1947+079 07 59 35.57837 * 08 07 13.98100 08 07 46.09528 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 146.0 J1929+0507 149.0 J1950+0807 149.8 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