COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) 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_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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 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 22 01 39 39.4 232.6 2.5 35.7 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 20 =1926+050 22 02 59 39.3 233.0 2.6 35.9 80 F 1 533 06 01 20 SS433 22 02 59 36.5 237.3 2.8 38.2 -11 1 1 533 06 01 20 06 05 40 --- 22 07 20 35.8 238.3 2.9 38.7 249 F 1 2267 06 05 40 J1929+0507 22 07 20 38.6 234.1 2.6 36.5 -12 1 1 2267 06 05 40 06 07 00 =1926+050 22 08 40 38.4 234.4 2.7 36.7 68 F 1 2800 06 07 00 SS433 22 08 40 35.6 238.6 2.9 38.9 -12 1 1 2800 06 07 00 06 11 20 --- 22 13 01 34.9 239.7 3.0 39.4 248 F 1 4533 06 11 20 J1929+0507 22 13 01 37.8 235.5 2.7 37.3 -12 1 1 4533 06 11 20 06 12 40 =1926+050 22 14 21 37.6 235.9 2.7 37.5 68 F 1 5067 06 12 40 SS433 22 14 21 34.7 240.0 3.0 39.5 -12 1 1 5067 06 12 40 06 17 00 --- 22 18 42 34.0 241.0 3.1 40.0 248 F 1 6800 06 17 00 J1929+0507 22 18 42 36.9 236.9 2.8 38.0 -12 1 1 6800 06 17 00 06 18 20 =1926+050 22 20 02 36.7 237.3 2.8 38.2 68 F 1 7333 06 18 20 SS433 22 20 02 33.8 241.3 3.1 40.1 -12 1 1 7333 06 18 20 06 22 40 --- 22 24 22 33.1 242.3 3.2 40.6 248 F 1 9067 06 22 40 J1929+0507 22 24 22 36.0 238.3 2.9 38.7 -12 1 1 9067 06 22 40 06 24 00 =1926+050 22 25 43 35.8 238.6 2.9 38.9 68 F 1 9600 06 24 00 SS433 22 25 43 32.9 242.6 3.2 40.7 -12 1 1 9600 06 24 00 06 28 20 --- 22 30 03 32.2 243.6 3.3 41.1 248 F 1 11333 06 28 20 J1929+0507 22 30 03 35.1 239.7 3.0 39.4 -12 1 1 11333 06 28 20 06 29 40 =1926+050 22 31 24 34.9 240.0 3.0 39.5 68 F 1 11867 06 29 40 J1950+0807 22 31 24 40.5 237.3 2.7 38.5 -17 1 1 11867 06 29 40 06 31 00 =1947+079 22 32 44 40.3 237.6 2.7 38.7 63 F 1 12400 06 31 00 J1929+0507 22 32 44 34.7 240.3 3.1 39.7 -17 1 1 12400 06 31 00 06 32 20 =1926+050 22 34 04 34.5 240.6 3.1 39.8 63 F 1 12933 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 4 Aug 2003 Day 216 --- 06 32 20 SS433 22 34 04 31.5 244.4 3.4 41.5 -12 1 1 12933 06 32 20 06 36 40 --- 22 38 25 30.8 245.4 3.4 41.9 248 F 1 14667 06 36 40 J1929+0507 22 38 25 33.8 241.6 3.1 40.3 -12 1 1 14667 06 36 40 06 38 00 =1926+050 22 39 45 33.6 241.9 3.2 40.4 68 F 1 15200 06 38 00 SS433 22 39 45 30.6 245.7 3.5 42.0 -12 1 1 15200 06 38 00 06 42 20 --- 22 44 06 29.9 246.6 3.5 42.4 248 F 1 16933 06 42 20 J1929+0507 22 44 06 32.9 242.9 3.2 40.9 -12 1 1 16933 06 42 20 06 43 40 =1926+050 22 45 26 32.7 243.2 3.3 41.0 68 F 1 17467 06 43 40 SS433 22 45 26 29.6 246.9 3.6 42.5 -12 1 2 17467 06 43 40 06 48 00 --- 22 49 47 28.9 247.8 3.6 42.9 248 R 1 15733 06 48 00 J1929+0507 22 49 47 31.9 244.2 3.3 41.4 -12 1 2 15733 06 48 00 06 49 20 =1926+050 22 51 07 31.7 244.5 3.4 41.5 68 R 1 15200 06 49 20 SS433 22 51 07 28.7 248.1 3.7 43.0 -12 1 2 15200 06 49 20 06 53 40 --- 22 55 28 27.9 249.0 3.7 43.3 248 R 1 13467 06 53 40 J1929+0507 22 55 28 31.0 245.4 3.4 41.9 -12 1 2 13467 06 53 40 06 55 00 =1926+050 22 56 48 30.8 245.7 3.5 42.1 68 R 1 12933 06 55 00 SS433 22 56 48 27.7 249.2 3.7 43.4 -12 1 2 12933 06 55 00 06 59 20 --- 23 01 08 27.0 250.1 3.8 43.7 248 R 1 11200 06 59 20 J1929+0507 23 01 08 30.1 246.6 3.5 42.4 -12 1 2 11200 06 59 20 07 00 40 =1926+050 23 02 29 29.8 246.9 3.5 42.5 68 R 1 10667 07 00 40 J1950+0807 23 02 29 35.5 244.8 3.2 42.0 -17 1 2 10667 07 00 40 07 02 00 =1947+079 23 03 49 35.3 245.1 3.2 42.1 63 R 1 10133 07 02 00 J1929+0507 23 03 49 29.6 247.2 3.6 42.7 -17 1 2 10133 07 02 00 07 03 20 =1926+050 23 05 09 29.4 247.5 3.6 42.8 63 R 1 9600 07 03 20 SS433 23 05 09 26.3 250.9 3.9 44.0 -12 1 2 9600 07 03 20 07 07 40 --- 23 09 30 25.5 251.8 4.0 44.3 248 R 1 7867 07 07 40 J1929+0507 23 09 30 28.6 248.4 3.7 43.1 -12 1 2 7867 07 07 40 07 09 00 =1926+050 23 10 50 28.4 248.6 3.7 43.2 68 R 1 7333 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 4 Aug 2003 Day 216 --- 07 09 00 SS433 23 10 50 25.3 252.1 4.0 44.4 -12 1 2 7333 07 09 00 07 13 20 --- 23 15 11 24.5 252.9 4.1 44.6 248 R 1 5600 07 13 20 J1929+0507 23 15 11 27.7 249.5 3.8 43.5 -12 1 2 5600 07 13 20 07 14 40 =1926+050 23 16 31 27.4 249.8 3.8 43.6 68 R 1 5067 07 14 40 SS433 23 16 31 24.3 253.2 4.1 44.7 -12 1 2 5067 07 14 40 07 19 00 --- 23 20 52 23.5 254.0 4.1 44.9 248 R 1 3333 07 19 00 J1929+0507 23 20 52 26.7 250.7 3.9 43.9 -12 1 2 3333 07 19 00 07 20 20 =1926+050 23 22 12 26.5 250.9 3.9 44.0 68 R 1 2800 07 20 20 SS433 23 22 12 23.3 254.3 4.2 45.0 -12 1 2 2800 07 20 20 07 24 40 --- 23 26 33 22.5 255.1 4.2 45.2 248 R 1 1067 07 24 40 J1929+0507 23 26 33 25.7 251.8 4.0 44.3 -12 1 2 1067 07 24 40 07 26 00 =1926+050 23 27 53 25.5 252.1 4.0 44.4 68 R 1 533 07 26 00 SS433 23 27 53 22.3 255.3 4.3 45.3 -12 1 3 533 07 26 00 07 30 20 --- 23 32 14 21.5 256.2 4.3 45.5 248 F 1 1200 07 30 20 J1929+0507 23 32 14 24.7 252.9 4.0 44.6 -12 1 3 1200 07 30 20 07 31 40 =1926+050 23 33 34 24.5 253.2 4.1 44.7 68 F 1 1733 07 31 40 J1950+0807 23 33 34 30.2 251.4 3.7 44.5 -17 1 3 1733 07 31 40 07 33 00 =1947+079 23 34 54 30.0 251.7 3.7 44.6 63 F 1 2267 07 33 00 J1929+0507 23 34 54 24.2 253.4 4.1 44.8 -18 1 3 2267 07 33 00 07 34 20 =1926+050 23 36 14 24.0 253.7 4.1 44.9 62 F 1 2800 07 34 20 SS433 23 36 14 20.8 256.9 4.4 45.7 -12 1 3 2800 07 34 20 07 38 40 --- 23 40 35 20.0 257.7 4.5 45.9 248 F 1 4533 07 38 40 J1929+0507 23 40 35 23.2 254.5 4.2 45.1 -12 1 3 4533 07 38 40 07 40 00 =1926+050 23 41 55 23.0 254.8 4.2 45.2 68 F 1 5067 07 40 00 SS433 23 41 55 19.8 258.0 4.5 46.0 -12 1 3 5067 07 40 00 07 44 20 --- 23 46 16 19.0 258.8 4.6 46.1 248 F 1 6800 07 44 20 J1929+0507 23 46 16 22.2 255.6 4.3 45.4 -12 1 3 6800 07 44 20 07 45 40 =1926+050 23 47 36 22.0 255.9 4.3 45.5 68 F 1 7333 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 4 Aug 2003 Day 216 --- 07 45 40 SS433 23 47 36 18.8 259.0 4.6 46.2 -12 1 3 7333 07 45 40 07 50 00 --- 23 51 57 18.0 259.8 4.7 46.3 248 F 1 9067 07 50 00 J1929+0507 23 51 57 21.2 256.7 4.4 45.7 -12 1 3 9067 07 50 00 07 51 20 =1926+050 23 53 17 21.0 256.9 4.4 45.7 68 F 1 9600 07 51 20 SS433 23 53 17 17.8 260.0 4.7 46.4 -12 1 3 9600 07 51 20 07 55 40 --- 23 57 38 17.0 260.8 4.8 46.5 248 F 1 11333 07 55 40 J1929+0507 23 57 38 20.2 257.7 4.5 45.9 -13 1 3 11333 07 55 40 07 57 00 =1926+050 23 58 58 20.0 258.0 4.5 46.0 67 F 1 11867 07 57 00 SS433 23 58 58 16.7 261.1 4.8 46.6 -13 1 3 11867 07 57 00 07 58 40 --- 00 00 38 16.4 261.4 4.8 46.6 87 F 1 12533 07 58 40 J1950+0807 00 00 38 25.5 256.8 4.2 46.0 -24 1 3 12533 07 58 40 08 00 00 =1947+079 00 01 58 25.2 257.0 4.2 46.1 56 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