COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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_MK (Code Mk ) 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 16 27 46 43.5 102.1 -3.0 -67.5 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 20 =1926+050 16 29 06 43.8 102.3 -3.0 -67.4 80 F 1 533 06 01 20 SS433 16 29 06 47.7 105.0 -2.7 -65.8 -14 1 1 533 06 01 20 06 05 40 --- 16 33 27 48.7 105.7 -2.6 -65.4 246 F 1 2267 06 05 40 J1929+0507 16 33 27 44.8 102.9 -2.9 -67.1 -14 1 1 2267 06 05 40 06 07 00 =1926+050 16 34 47 45.1 103.1 -2.9 -67.0 66 F 1 2800 06 07 00 SS433 16 34 47 49.0 105.9 -2.6 -65.3 -14 1 1 2800 06 07 00 06 11 20 --- 16 39 08 50.0 106.6 -2.5 -64.9 246 F 1 4533 06 11 20 J1929+0507 16 39 08 46.1 103.7 -2.8 -66.6 -14 1 1 4533 06 11 20 06 12 40 =1926+050 16 40 28 46.4 103.9 -2.8 -66.5 66 F 1 5067 06 12 40 SS433 16 40 28 50.3 106.8 -2.5 -64.7 -14 1 1 5067 06 12 40 06 17 00 --- 16 44 49 51.3 107.5 -2.5 -64.2 246 F 1 6800 06 17 00 J1929+0507 16 44 49 47.4 104.5 -2.7 -66.1 -14 1 1 6800 06 17 00 06 18 20 =1926+050 16 46 09 47.7 104.7 -2.7 -66.0 66 F 1 7333 06 18 20 SS433 16 46 09 51.6 107.8 -2.4 -64.1 -14 1 1 7333 06 18 20 06 22 40 --- 16 50 30 52.5 108.5 -2.4 -63.6 246 F 1 9067 06 22 40 J1929+0507 16 50 30 48.7 105.4 -2.7 -65.6 -14 1 1 9067 06 22 40 06 24 00 =1926+050 16 51 50 49.0 105.6 -2.6 -65.5 66 F 1 9600 06 24 00 SS433 16 51 50 52.8 108.8 -2.3 -63.4 -14 1 1 9600 06 24 00 06 28 20 --- 16 56 11 53.8 109.6 -2.3 -62.8 246 F 1 11333 06 28 20 J1929+0507 16 56 11 49.9 106.3 -2.6 -65.1 -14 1 1 11333 06 28 20 06 29 40 =1926+050 16 57 31 50.2 106.5 -2.5 -64.9 66 F 1 11867 06 29 40 J1950+0807 16 57 31 46.6 99.3 -2.9 -69.7 -13 1 1 11867 06 29 40 06 31 00 =1947+079 16 58 51 46.9 99.5 -2.9 -69.6 67 F 1 12400 06 31 00 J1929+0507 16 58 51 50.5 106.7 -2.5 -64.8 -13 1 1 12400 06 31 00 06 32 20 =1926+050 17 00 11 50.8 106.9 -2.5 -64.6 67 F 1 12933 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 17 00 11 54.7 110.4 -2.2 -62.3 -14 1 1 12933 06 32 20 06 36 40 --- 17 04 32 55.6 111.3 -2.1 -61.7 246 F 1 14667 06 36 40 J1929+0507 17 04 32 51.8 107.7 -2.4 -64.2 -14 1 1 14667 06 36 40 06 38 00 =1926+050 17 05 52 52.1 107.9 -2.4 -64.0 66 F 1 15200 06 38 00 SS433 17 05 52 55.9 111.6 -2.1 -61.4 -14 1 1 15200 06 38 00 06 42 20 --- 17 10 13 56.9 112.5 -2.0 -60.8 246 F 1 16933 06 42 20 J1929+0507 17 10 13 53.1 108.7 -2.3 -63.5 -14 1 1 16933 06 42 20 06 43 40 =1926+050 17 11 33 53.4 109.0 -2.3 -63.3 66 F 1 17467 06 43 40 SS433 17 11 33 57.2 112.8 -2.0 -60.5 -14 1 2 17467 06 43 40 06 48 00 --- 17 15 54 58.1 113.8 -1.9 -59.8 246 R 1 15733 06 48 00 J1929+0507 17 15 54 54.4 109.8 -2.2 -62.7 -14 1 2 15733 06 48 00 06 49 20 =1926+050 17 17 14 54.7 110.1 -2.2 -62.5 66 R 1 15200 06 49 20 SS433 17 17 14 58.4 114.1 -1.9 -59.5 -13 1 2 15200 06 49 20 06 53 40 --- 17 21 35 59.3 115.2 -1.8 -58.7 247 R 1 13467 06 53 40 J1929+0507 17 21 35 55.6 110.9 -2.1 -61.9 -13 1 2 13467 06 53 40 06 55 00 =1926+050 17 22 55 55.9 111.2 -2.1 -61.7 67 R 1 12933 06 55 00 SS433 17 22 55 59.6 115.5 -1.8 -58.4 -13 1 2 12933 06 55 00 06 59 20 --- 17 27 16 60.5 116.7 -1.7 -57.5 247 R 1 11200 06 59 20 J1929+0507 17 27 16 56.9 112.2 -2.0 -61.0 -13 1 2 11200 06 59 20 07 00 40 =1926+050 17 28 36 57.1 112.5 -2.0 -60.8 67 R 1 10667 07 00 40 J1950+0807 17 28 36 53.8 103.7 -2.4 -67.4 -13 1 2 10667 07 00 40 07 02 00 =1947+079 17 29 56 54.1 104.0 -2.3 -67.3 67 R 1 10133 07 02 00 J1929+0507 17 29 56 57.4 112.8 -2.0 -60.6 -13 1 2 10133 07 02 00 07 03 20 =1926+050 17 31 17 57.7 113.1 -2.0 -60.4 67 R 1 9600 07 03 20 SS433 17 31 17 61.4 117.8 -1.7 -56.7 -13 1 2 9600 07 03 20 07 07 40 --- 17 35 37 62.3 119.1 -1.6 -55.6 247 R 1 7867 07 07 40 J1929+0507 17 35 37 58.7 114.1 -1.9 -59.6 -13 1 2 7867 07 07 40 07 09 00 =1926+050 17 36 58 58.9 114.4 -1.9 -59.3 67 R 1 7333 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 17 36 58 62.5 119.5 -1.6 -55.3 -13 1 2 7333 07 09 00 07 13 20 --- 17 41 18 63.4 120.9 -1.5 -54.2 247 R 1 5600 07 13 20 J1929+0507 17 41 18 59.9 115.5 -1.8 -58.5 -13 1 2 5600 07 13 20 07 14 40 =1926+050 17 42 38 60.2 115.9 -1.8 -58.2 67 R 1 5067 07 14 40 SS433 17 42 38 63.7 121.3 -1.5 -53.8 -13 1 2 5067 07 14 40 07 19 00 --- 17 46 59 64.6 122.8 -1.4 -52.6 247 R 1 3333 07 19 00 J1929+0507 17 46 59 61.1 117.0 -1.7 -57.3 -13 1 2 3333 07 19 00 07 20 20 =1926+050 17 48 19 61.3 117.4 -1.7 -57.0 67 R 1 2800 07 20 20 SS433 17 48 19 64.8 123.3 -1.4 -52.2 -13 1 2 2800 07 20 20 07 24 40 --- 17 52 40 65.7 124.9 -1.3 -50.8 247 R 1 1067 07 24 40 J1929+0507 17 52 40 62.3 118.7 -1.6 -56.0 -13 1 2 1067 07 24 40 07 26 00 =1926+050 17 54 00 62.5 119.1 -1.6 -55.6 67 R 1 533 07 26 00 SS433 17 54 00 65.9 125.4 -1.3 -50.3 -13 1 3 533 07 26 00 07 30 20 --- 17 58 21 66.7 127.1 -1.2 -48.8 247 F 1 1200 07 30 20 J1929+0507 17 58 21 63.4 120.4 -1.5 -54.5 -13 1 3 1200 07 30 20 07 31 40 =1926+050 17 59 41 63.7 120.9 -1.5 -54.2 67 F 1 1733 07 31 40 J1950+0807 17 59 41 60.8 109.6 -1.8 -63.5 -13 1 3 1733 07 31 40 07 33 00 =1947+079 18 01 01 61.1 110.0 -1.8 -63.3 67 F 1 2267 07 33 00 J1929+0507 18 01 01 64.0 121.3 -1.5 -53.8 -14 1 3 2267 07 33 00 07 34 20 =1926+050 18 02 22 64.2 121.8 -1.5 -53.4 66 F 1 2800 07 34 20 SS433 18 02 22 67.5 128.9 -1.2 -47.3 -13 1 3 2800 07 34 20 07 38 40 --- 18 06 42 68.3 130.8 -1.1 -45.6 247 F 1 4533 07 38 40 J1929+0507 18 06 42 65.1 123.3 -1.4 -52.1 -12 1 3 4533 07 38 40 07 40 00 =1926+050 18 08 03 65.3 123.8 -1.4 -51.7 68 F 1 5067 07 40 00 SS433 18 08 03 68.5 131.5 -1.1 -45.0 -12 1 3 5067 07 40 00 07 44 20 --- 18 12 23 69.3 133.6 -1.0 -43.1 248 F 1 6800 07 44 20 J1929+0507 18 12 23 66.2 125.5 -1.3 -50.3 -12 1 3 6800 07 44 20 07 45 40 =1926+050 18 13 44 66.4 126.0 -1.3 -49.9 68 F 1 7333 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 18 13 44 69.5 134.3 -1.0 -42.5 -12 1 3 7333 07 45 40 07 50 00 --- 18 18 04 70.2 136.7 -0.9 -40.4 248 F 1 9067 07 50 00 J1929+0507 18 18 04 67.3 127.8 -1.2 -48.3 -12 1 3 9067 07 50 00 07 51 20 =1926+050 18 19 24 67.5 128.4 -1.2 -47.8 68 F 1 9600 07 51 20 SS433 18 19 24 70.4 137.4 -0.9 -39.7 -12 1 3 9600 07 51 20 07 55 40 --- 18 23 45 71.1 140.0 -0.8 -37.4 248 F 1 11333 07 55 40 J1929+0507 18 23 45 68.3 130.3 -1.1 -46.1 -12 1 3 11333 07 55 40 07 57 00 =1926+050 18 25 05 68.5 131.0 -1.1 -45.5 68 F 1 11867 07 57 00 SS433 18 25 05 71.3 140.8 -0.8 -36.6 -13 1 3 11867 07 57 00 07 58 40 --- 18 26 46 71.5 141.9 -0.8 -35.7 87 F 1 12533 07 58 40 J1950+0807 18 26 46 66.7 117.1 -1.4 -57.8 -23 1 3 12533 07 58 40 08 00 00 =1947+079 18 28 06 66.9 117.5 -1.4 -57.4 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