COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) 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_NL (Code Nl ) 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 20 43 18 49.8 209.3 1.2 21.5 0 1 1 0 06 00 00 06 01 20 =1926+050 20 44 38 49.7 209.7 1.3 21.8 80 F 1 533 06 01 20 SS433 20 44 38 47.8 215.7 1.5 25.9 -10 1 1 533 06 01 20 06 05 40 --- 20 48 59 47.3 217.1 1.6 26.9 250 F 1 2267 06 05 40 J1929+0507 20 48 59 49.3 211.3 1.3 22.9 -10 1 1 2267 06 05 40 06 07 00 =1926+050 20 50 19 49.2 211.7 1.3 23.2 70 F 1 2800 06 07 00 SS433 20 50 19 47.2 217.6 1.6 27.2 -10 1 1 2800 06 07 00 06 11 20 --- 20 54 40 46.7 219.0 1.7 28.1 250 F 1 4533 06 11 20 J1929+0507 20 54 40 48.7 213.3 1.4 24.2 -10 1 1 4533 06 11 20 06 12 40 =1926+050 20 56 00 48.6 213.7 1.4 24.6 70 F 1 5067 06 12 40 SS433 20 56 00 46.5 219.4 1.7 28.4 -10 1 1 5067 06 12 40 06 17 00 --- 21 00 20 46.0 220.8 1.8 29.3 250 F 1 6800 06 17 00 J1929+0507 21 00 20 48.2 215.2 1.5 25.6 -10 1 1 6800 06 17 00 06 18 20 =1926+050 21 01 41 48.0 215.6 1.5 25.9 70 F 1 7333 06 18 20 SS433 21 01 41 45.8 221.2 1.8 29.5 -10 1 1 7333 06 18 20 06 22 40 --- 21 06 01 45.3 222.5 1.9 30.4 250 F 1 9067 06 22 40 J1929+0507 21 06 01 47.5 217.1 1.6 26.8 -10 1 1 9067 06 22 40 06 24 00 =1926+050 21 07 22 47.4 217.5 1.6 27.1 70 F 1 9600 06 24 00 SS433 21 07 22 45.1 222.9 1.9 30.7 -10 1 1 9600 06 24 00 06 28 20 --- 21 11 42 44.6 224.2 2.0 31.5 250 F 1 11333 06 28 20 J1929+0507 21 11 42 46.9 218.9 1.7 28.1 -11 1 1 11333 06 28 20 06 29 40 =1926+050 21 13 03 46.7 219.4 1.7 28.3 69 F 1 11867 06 29 40 J1950+0807 21 13 03 51.7 214.4 1.4 25.2 -16 1 1 11867 06 29 40 06 31 00 =1947+079 21 14 23 51.6 214.9 1.4 25.5 64 F 1 12400 06 31 00 J1929+0507 21 14 23 46.6 219.8 1.7 28.6 -16 1 1 12400 06 31 00 06 32 20 =1926+050 21 15 43 46.4 220.2 1.8 28.9 64 F 1 12933 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) 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 21 15 43 44.0 225.4 2.1 32.2 -11 1 1 12933 06 32 20 06 36 40 --- 21 20 04 43.5 226.7 2.1 33.0 249 F 1 14667 06 36 40 J1929+0507 21 20 04 45.9 221.6 1.8 29.8 -11 1 1 14667 06 36 40 06 38 00 =1926+050 21 21 24 45.7 222.0 1.9 30.1 69 F 1 15200 06 38 00 SS433 21 21 24 43.3 227.1 2.2 33.2 -11 1 1 15200 06 38 00 06 42 20 --- 21 25 45 42.7 228.3 2.2 34.0 249 F 1 16933 06 42 20 J1929+0507 21 25 45 45.2 223.3 1.9 30.9 -11 1 1 16933 06 42 20 06 43 40 =1926+050 21 27 05 45.0 223.7 2.0 31.2 69 F 1 17467 06 43 40 SS433 21 27 05 42.5 228.7 2.3 34.2 -11 1 2 17467 06 43 40 06 48 00 --- 21 31 26 41.9 229.9 2.3 34.9 249 R 1 15733 06 48 00 J1929+0507 21 31 26 44.4 225.0 2.0 32.0 -11 1 2 15733 06 48 00 06 49 20 =1926+050 21 32 46 44.2 225.4 2.1 32.2 69 R 1 15200 06 49 20 SS433 21 32 46 41.7 230.2 2.3 35.1 -11 1 2 15200 06 49 20 06 53 40 --- 21 37 07 41.1 231.4 2.4 35.8 249 R 1 13467 06 53 40 J1929+0507 21 37 07 43.7 226.7 2.1 33.0 -11 1 2 13467 06 53 40 06 55 00 =1926+050 21 38 27 43.5 227.1 2.1 33.2 69 R 1 12933 06 55 00 SS433 21 38 27 40.9 231.8 2.4 36.0 -11 1 2 12933 06 55 00 06 59 20 --- 21 42 47 40.2 232.9 2.5 36.7 249 R 1 11200 06 59 20 J1929+0507 21 42 47 42.9 228.3 2.2 34.0 -11 1 2 11200 06 59 20 07 00 40 =1926+050 21 44 08 42.7 228.7 2.2 34.2 69 R 1 10667 07 00 40 J1950+0807 21 44 08 48.0 224.8 1.9 32.1 -17 1 2 10667 07 00 40 07 02 00 =1947+079 21 45 28 47.8 225.3 1.9 32.4 63 R 1 10133 07 02 00 J1929+0507 21 45 28 42.5 229.0 2.3 34.4 -17 1 2 10133 07 02 00 07 03 20 =1926+050 21 46 48 42.3 229.4 2.3 34.7 63 R 1 9600 07 03 20 SS433 21 46 48 39.6 234.0 2.6 37.3 -11 1 2 9600 07 03 20 07 07 40 --- 21 51 09 39.0 235.1 2.7 37.9 249 R 1 7867 07 07 40 J1929+0507 21 51 09 41.7 230.6 2.4 35.4 -11 1 2 7867 07 07 40 07 09 00 =1926+050 21 52 29 41.5 231.0 2.4 35.6 69 R 1 7333 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) 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 52 29 38.8 235.4 2.7 38.0 -11 1 2 7333 07 09 00 07 13 20 --- 21 56 50 38.1 236.5 2.7 38.6 249 R 1 5600 07 13 20 J1929+0507 21 56 50 40.9 232.1 2.5 36.2 -12 1 2 5600 07 13 20 07 14 40 =1926+050 21 58 10 40.7 232.5 2.5 36.4 68 R 1 5067 07 14 40 SS433 21 58 10 37.9 236.8 2.8 38.8 -12 1 2 5067 07 14 40 07 19 00 --- 22 02 31 37.2 237.9 2.8 39.4 248 R 1 3333 07 19 00 J1929+0507 22 02 31 40.0 233.6 2.5 37.1 -12 1 2 3333 07 19 00 07 20 20 =1926+050 22 03 51 39.8 234.0 2.6 37.3 68 R 1 2800 07 20 20 SS433 22 03 51 37.0 238.2 2.9 39.5 -12 1 2 2800 07 20 20 07 24 40 --- 22 08 12 36.3 239.2 2.9 40.0 248 R 1 1067 07 24 40 J1929+0507 22 08 12 39.2 235.1 2.6 37.9 -12 1 2 1067 07 24 40 07 26 00 =1926+050 22 09 32 39.0 235.4 2.7 38.1 68 R 1 533 07 26 00 SS433 22 09 32 36.1 239.6 3.0 40.2 -12 1 3 533 07 26 00 07 30 20 --- 22 13 53 35.4 240.6 3.0 40.7 248 F 1 1200 07 30 20 J1929+0507 22 13 53 38.3 236.5 2.7 38.6 -12 1 3 1200 07 30 20 07 31 40 =1926+050 22 15 13 38.1 236.8 2.8 38.8 68 F 1 1733 07 31 40 J1950+0807 22 15 13 43.6 233.9 2.4 37.5 -17 1 3 1733 07 31 40 07 33 00 =1947+079 22 16 33 43.4 234.3 2.4 37.7 63 F 1 2267 07 33 00 J1929+0507 22 16 33 37.9 237.2 2.8 39.0 -17 1 3 2267 07 33 00 07 34 20 =1926+050 22 17 53 37.7 237.5 2.8 39.2 63 F 1 2800 07 34 20 SS433 22 17 53 34.7 241.5 3.1 41.1 -12 1 3 2800 07 34 20 07 38 40 --- 22 22 14 34.0 242.5 3.2 41.6 248 F 1 4533 07 38 40 J1929+0507 22 22 14 37.0 238.5 2.9 39.7 -12 1 3 4533 07 38 40 07 40 00 =1926+050 22 23 34 36.8 238.9 2.9 39.9 68 F 1 5067 07 40 00 SS433 22 23 34 33.8 242.8 3.2 41.7 -12 1 3 5067 07 40 00 07 44 20 --- 22 27 55 33.1 243.7 3.3 42.2 248 F 1 6800 07 44 20 J1929+0507 22 27 55 36.1 239.9 3.0 40.4 -12 1 3 6800 07 44 20 07 45 40 =1926+050 22 29 15 35.8 240.2 3.0 40.5 68 F 1 7333 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) 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 22 29 15 32.8 244.0 3.3 42.3 -12 1 3 7333 07 45 40 07 50 00 --- 22 33 36 32.1 245.0 3.4 42.7 248 F 1 9067 07 50 00 J1929+0507 22 33 36 35.1 241.2 3.1 41.0 -12 1 3 9067 07 50 00 07 51 20 =1926+050 22 34 56 34.9 241.5 3.1 41.2 68 F 1 9600 07 51 20 SS433 22 34 56 31.9 245.3 3.4 42.8 -12 1 3 9600 07 51 20 07 55 40 --- 22 39 17 31.1 246.2 3.5 43.2 248 F 1 11333 07 55 40 J1929+0507 22 39 17 34.2 242.5 3.2 41.6 -12 1 3 11333 07 55 40 07 57 00 =1926+050 22 40 37 34.0 242.8 3.2 41.8 68 F 1 11867 07 57 00 SS433 22 40 37 30.9 246.5 3.5 43.4 -12 1 3 11867 07 57 00 07 58 40 --- 22 42 17 30.6 246.8 3.5 43.5 88 F 1 12533 07 58 40 J1950+0807 22 42 17 39.4 240.8 2.9 41.1 -23 1 3 12533 07 58 40 08 00 00 =1947+079 22 43 37 39.1 241.2 2.9 41.3 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