COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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_KP (Code Kp ) 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 23 09 63.1 176.5 -0.1 -3.0 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 20 =1926+050 19 24 29 63.2 177.2 -0.1 -2.4 80 F 1 533 06 01 20 SS433 19 24 29 62.9 186.8 0.2 5.8 -12 1 1 533 06 01 20 06 05 40 --- 19 28 49 62.7 189.2 0.3 7.8 248 F 1 2267 06 05 40 J1929+0507 19 28 49 63.2 179.6 0.0 -0.3 -12 1 1 2267 06 05 40 06 07 00 =1926+050 19 30 10 63.2 180.4 0.0 0.3 68 F 1 2800 06 07 00 SS433 19 30 10 62.7 189.9 0.3 8.4 -12 1 1 2800 06 07 00 06 11 20 --- 19 34 30 62.5 192.2 0.4 10.4 248 F 1 4533 06 11 20 J1929+0507 19 34 30 63.2 182.8 0.1 2.3 -12 1 1 4533 06 11 20 06 12 40 =1926+050 19 35 51 63.1 183.5 0.1 3.0 68 F 1 5067 06 12 40 SS433 19 35 51 62.5 192.9 0.4 11.0 -12 1 1 5067 06 12 40 06 17 00 --- 19 40 11 62.2 195.2 0.5 12.9 248 F 1 6800 06 17 00 J1929+0507 19 40 11 63.1 185.9 0.2 5.0 -12 1 1 6800 06 17 00 06 18 20 =1926+050 19 41 32 63.0 186.6 0.2 5.6 68 F 1 7333 06 18 20 SS433 19 41 32 62.2 195.9 0.5 13.5 -12 1 1 7333 06 18 20 06 22 40 --- 19 45 52 61.9 198.1 0.6 15.4 248 F 1 9067 06 22 40 J1929+0507 19 45 52 62.9 189.0 0.3 7.6 -12 1 1 9067 06 22 40 06 24 00 =1926+050 19 47 12 62.9 189.7 0.3 8.2 68 F 1 9600 06 24 00 SS433 19 47 12 61.8 198.8 0.6 15.9 -12 1 1 9600 06 24 00 06 28 20 --- 19 51 33 61.5 201.0 0.7 17.8 248 F 1 11333 06 28 20 J1929+0507 19 51 33 62.7 192.0 0.4 10.2 -12 1 1 11333 06 28 20 06 29 40 =1926+050 19 52 53 62.6 192.7 0.4 10.8 68 F 1 11867 06 29 40 J1950+0807 19 52 53 66.2 181.6 0.0 1.4 -13 1 1 11867 06 29 40 06 31 00 =1947+079 19 54 14 66.2 182.4 0.1 2.1 67 F 1 12400 06 31 00 J1929+0507 19 54 14 62.6 193.5 0.4 11.4 -13 1 1 12400 06 31 00 06 32 20 =1926+050 19 55 34 62.5 194.2 0.4 12.0 67 F 1 12933 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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 19 55 34 61.2 203.0 0.7 19.4 -12 1 1 12933 06 32 20 06 36 40 --- 19 59 55 60.8 205.1 0.8 21.1 248 F 1 14667 06 36 40 J1929+0507 19 59 55 62.3 196.4 0.5 13.9 -12 1 1 14667 06 36 40 06 38 00 =1926+050 20 01 15 62.2 197.1 0.5 14.5 68 F 1 15200 06 38 00 SS433 20 01 15 60.7 205.7 0.8 21.7 -12 1 1 15200 06 38 00 06 42 20 --- 20 05 35 60.3 207.7 0.9 23.3 248 F 1 16933 06 42 20 J1929+0507 20 05 35 61.9 199.3 0.6 16.4 -12 1 1 16933 06 42 20 06 43 40 =1926+050 20 06 56 61.8 200.0 0.6 17.0 68 F 1 17467 06 43 40 SS433 20 06 56 60.1 208.3 0.9 23.8 -12 1 2 17467 06 43 40 06 48 00 --- 20 11 16 59.7 210.3 1.0 25.4 248 R 1 15733 06 48 00 J1929+0507 20 11 16 61.5 202.2 0.7 18.8 -11 1 2 15733 06 48 00 06 49 20 =1926+050 20 12 37 61.3 202.8 0.7 19.3 69 R 1 15200 06 49 20 SS433 20 12 37 59.5 210.9 1.0 25.9 -11 1 2 15200 06 49 20 06 53 40 --- 20 16 57 59.0 212.8 1.1 27.5 249 R 1 13467 06 53 40 J1929+0507 20 16 57 61.0 205.0 0.8 21.1 -11 1 2 13467 06 53 40 06 55 00 =1926+050 20 18 18 60.9 205.6 0.8 21.6 69 R 1 12933 06 55 00 SS433 20 18 18 58.9 213.4 1.1 27.9 -11 1 2 12933 06 55 00 06 59 20 --- 20 22 38 58.4 215.2 1.2 29.4 249 R 1 11200 06 59 20 J1929+0507 20 22 38 60.4 207.6 0.9 23.3 -11 1 2 11200 06 59 20 07 00 40 =1926+050 20 23 58 60.3 208.2 0.9 23.8 69 R 1 10667 07 00 40 J1950+0807 20 23 58 64.9 200.0 0.6 17.1 -15 1 2 10667 07 00 40 07 02 00 =1947+079 20 25 19 64.8 200.8 0.6 17.7 65 R 1 10133 07 02 00 J1929+0507 20 25 19 60.2 208.9 0.9 24.3 -15 1 2 10133 07 02 00 07 03 20 =1926+050 20 26 39 60.0 209.5 1.0 24.8 65 R 1 9600 07 03 20 SS433 20 26 39 57.9 216.8 1.2 30.7 -11 1 2 9600 07 03 20 07 07 40 --- 20 31 00 57.3 218.5 1.3 32.1 249 R 1 7867 07 07 40 J1929+0507 20 31 00 59.6 211.4 1.0 26.4 -11 1 2 7867 07 07 40 07 09 00 =1926+050 20 32 20 59.4 212.0 1.0 26.8 69 R 1 7333 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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 20 32 20 57.1 219.1 1.3 32.5 -11 1 2 7333 07 09 00 07 13 20 --- 20 36 41 56.5 220.7 1.4 33.8 249 R 1 5600 07 13 20 J1929+0507 20 36 41 58.9 213.9 1.1 28.3 -11 1 2 5600 07 13 20 07 14 40 =1926+050 20 38 01 58.8 214.4 1.1 28.8 69 R 1 5067 07 14 40 SS433 20 38 01 56.4 221.2 1.4 34.1 -11 1 2 5067 07 14 40 07 19 00 --- 20 42 21 55.7 222.8 1.5 35.4 249 R 1 3333 07 19 00 J1929+0507 20 42 21 58.2 216.2 1.2 30.2 -11 1 2 3333 07 19 00 07 20 20 =1926+050 20 43 42 58.1 216.8 1.2 30.7 69 R 1 2800 07 20 20 SS433 20 43 42 55.5 223.3 1.5 35.7 -11 1 2 2800 07 20 20 07 24 40 --- 20 48 02 54.9 224.8 1.6 36.9 249 R 1 1067 07 24 40 J1929+0507 20 48 02 57.5 218.5 1.3 32.0 -11 1 2 1067 07 24 40 07 26 00 =1926+050 20 49 23 57.3 219.0 1.3 32.4 69 R 1 533 07 26 00 SS433 20 49 23 54.7 225.3 1.6 37.2 -11 1 3 533 07 26 00 07 30 20 --- 20 53 43 54.0 226.7 1.7 38.3 249 F 1 1200 07 30 20 J1929+0507 20 53 43 56.7 220.7 1.4 33.7 -11 1 3 1200 07 30 20 07 31 40 =1926+050 20 55 04 56.5 221.2 1.4 34.1 69 F 1 1733 07 31 40 J1950+0807 20 55 04 61.8 215.8 1.1 30.1 -17 1 3 1733 07 31 40 07 33 00 =1947+079 20 56 24 61.6 216.4 1.1 30.6 63 F 1 2267 07 33 00 J1929+0507 20 56 24 56.4 221.7 1.4 34.5 -17 1 3 2267 07 33 00 07 34 20 =1926+050 20 57 44 56.2 222.2 1.5 34.9 63 F 1 2800 07 34 20 SS433 20 57 44 53.4 228.1 1.8 39.3 -12 1 3 2800 07 34 20 07 38 40 --- 21 02 05 52.7 229.4 1.8 40.3 248 F 1 4533 07 38 40 J1929+0507 21 02 05 55.5 223.8 1.5 36.1 -12 1 3 4533 07 38 40 07 40 00 =1926+050 21 03 25 55.3 224.2 1.6 36.5 68 F 1 5067 07 40 00 SS433 21 03 25 52.5 229.9 1.9 40.6 -12 1 3 5067 07 40 00 07 44 20 --- 21 07 46 51.8 231.2 1.9 41.6 248 F 1 6800 07 44 20 J1929+0507 21 07 46 54.7 225.7 1.6 37.6 -12 1 3 6800 07 44 20 07 45 40 =1926+050 21 09 06 54.5 226.2 1.7 37.9 68 F 1 7333 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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 09 06 51.6 231.6 2.0 41.9 -12 1 3 7333 07 45 40 07 50 00 --- 21 13 27 50.8 232.9 2.0 42.8 248 F 1 9067 07 50 00 J1929+0507 21 13 27 53.8 227.6 1.7 39.0 -12 1 3 9067 07 50 00 07 51 20 =1926+050 21 14 47 53.6 228.1 1.8 39.3 68 F 1 9600 07 51 20 SS433 21 14 47 50.6 233.3 2.0 43.0 -12 1 3 9600 07 51 20 07 55 40 --- 21 19 08 49.9 234.5 2.1 43.9 248 F 1 11333 07 55 40 J1929+0507 21 19 08 52.9 229.5 1.8 40.3 -12 1 3 11333 07 55 40 07 57 00 =1926+050 21 20 28 52.7 229.9 1.8 40.7 68 F 1 11867 07 57 00 SS433 21 20 28 49.6 234.9 2.1 44.1 -12 1 3 11867 07 57 00 07 58 40 --- 21 22 08 49.3 235.3 2.2 44.5 88 F 1 12533 07 58 40 J1950+0807 21 22 08 58.0 226.8 1.5 38.7 -23 1 3 12533 07 58 40 08 00 00 =1947+079 21 23 28 57.8 227.3 1.6 39.0 57 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