COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Experiment: XTE 1818-245 Exp. Code: bm225a Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.02 July 2005 PI: McClintock & Dhawan Address: NRAO, 1003 Lopezville Rd. Socorro, NM 87801 USA Phone: 505-835-7378 (off.) 505-835-9175 (home) EMAIL: vdhawan@nrao.edu Fax: 505-835-7027 Phone during observation: 505-835-7378 (work) 505-835-9175 (home) Observing mode: VLBA 256-8-2 S/X Notes: Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 2 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- Next scan frequencies: 2262.49 2262.49 2270.49 2270.49 8412.49 8412.49 8420.49 8420.49 Next BBC frequencies: 837.51 837.51 829.51 829.51 812.49 812.49 820.49 820.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 01 00 00 J1733-1304 16 59 25 34.6 169.9 -0.6 -7.7 0 1 1 0 01 00 00 01 02 00 =1730-130 17 01 25 34.7 170.5 -0.5 -7.2 120 F 1 1600 01 00 08 01 02 00 J1820-2528 17 01 25 20.3 160.8 -1.3 -15.8 -35 1 1 1600 01 02 00 01 02 50 =1817-254 17 02 15 20.3 161.0 -1.3 -15.6 15 F 1 2267 01 02 00 01 02 50 X1818-2432 17 02 15 21.4 161.3 -1.3 -15.2 -8 1 1 2267 01 02 50 01 04 30 --- 17 03 56 21.5 161.7 -1.2 -14.9 92 F 1 3600 01 02 50 01 04 30 J1820-2528 17 03 56 20.4 161.4 -1.3 -15.3 -8 1 1 3600 01 04 30 01 05 20 =1817-254 17 04 46 20.5 161.6 -1.3 -15.1 42 F 1 4267 01 04 30 01 05 20 X1818-2432 17 04 46 21.5 161.9 -1.2 -14.7 -8 1 1 4267 01 05 20 01 07 00 --- 17 06 26 21.6 162.3 -1.2 -14.4 92 F 1 5600 01 05 20 01 07 00 J1820-2528 17 06 26 20.6 162.0 -1.2 -14.8 -8 1 1 5600 01 07 00 01 07 50 =1817-254 17 07 16 20.6 162.2 -1.2 -14.7 42 F 1 6267 01 07 00 01 07 50 X1818-2432 17 07 16 21.7 162.5 -1.2 -14.3 -8 1 1 6267 01 07 50 01 09 30 --- 17 08 57 21.7 162.9 -1.2 -13.9 92 F 1 7600 01 07 50 01 09 30 J1820-2528 17 08 57 20.7 162.6 -1.2 -14.3 -8 1 1 7600 01 09 30 01 10 20 =1817-254 17 09 47 20.8 162.8 -1.2 -14.2 42 F 1 8267 01 09 30 01 10 20 X1818-2432 17 09 47 21.8 163.1 -1.1 -13.8 -8 1 1 8267 01 10 20 01 12 00 --- 17 11 27 21.9 163.5 -1.1 -13.5 92 F 1 9600 01 10 20 01 12 00 J1820-2528 17 11 27 20.8 163.1 -1.2 -13.9 -8 1 1 9600 01 12 00 01 12 50 =1817-254 17 12 17 20.9 163.3 -1.2 -13.7 42 F 1 10267 01 12 00 01 12 50 X1818-2432 17 12 17 21.9 163.7 -1.1 -13.3 -8 1 1 10267 01 12 50 01 14 30 --- 17 13 57 22.0 164.1 -1.1 -13.0 92 F 1 11600 01 12 50 01 14 30 J1820-2528 17 13 57 21.0 163.7 -1.1 -13.4 -8 1 1 11600 01 14 30 01 15 20 =1817-254 17 14 47 21.0 163.9 -1.1 -13.2 42 F 1 12267 01 14 30 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 3 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- 01 15 20 X1818-2432 17 14 47 22.1 164.3 -1.1 -12.8 -8 1 1 12267 01 15 20 01 17 00 --- 17 16 28 22.1 164.7 -1.0 -12.5 92 F 1 13600 01 15 20 01 17 00 J1820-2528 17 16 28 21.1 164.3 -1.1 -12.9 -8 1 1 13600 01 17 00 01 17 50 =1817-254 17 17 18 21.1 164.5 -1.1 -12.7 42 F 1 14267 01 17 00 01 17 50 X1818-2432 17 17 18 22.2 164.9 -1.0 -12.3 -8 1 1 14267 01 17 50 01 19 30 --- 17 18 58 22.3 165.3 -1.0 -12.0 92 F 1 15600 01 17 50 01 19 30 J1820-2528 17 18 58 21.2 164.9 -1.0 -12.4 -8 1 1 15600 01 19 30 01 20 20 =1817-254 17 19 48 21.3 165.1 -1.0 -12.3 42 F 1 16267 01 19 30 01 20 20 X1818-2432 17 19 48 22.3 165.5 -1.0 -11.8 -8 1 1 16267 01 20 20 01 22 00 --- 17 21 29 22.4 165.9 -1.0 -11.5 92 F 1 17600 01 20 20 01 22 00 J1820-2528 17 21 29 21.3 165.5 -1.0 -11.9 -8 1 2 17600 01 22 00 01 22 50 =1817-254 17 22 19 21.4 165.7 -1.0 -11.8 42 R 1 16933 01 22 00 01 22 50 X1818-2432 17 22 19 22.4 166.1 -0.9 -11.3 -8 1 2 16933 01 22 50 01 24 30 --- 17 23 59 22.5 166.5 -0.9 -11.0 92 R 1 15600 01 22 50 01 24 30 J1820-2528 17 23 59 21.5 166.1 -1.0 -11.4 -8 1 2 15600 01 24 30 01 25 20 =1817-254 17 24 49 21.5 166.3 -0.9 -11.3 42 R 1 14933 01 24 30 01 25 20 X1818-2432 17 24 49 22.5 166.7 -0.9 -10.9 -8 1 2 14933 01 25 20 01 27 00 --- 17 26 29 22.6 167.1 -0.9 -10.5 92 R 1 13600 01 25 20 01 27 00 J1820-2528 17 26 29 21.6 166.7 -0.9 -11.0 -8 1 2 13600 01 27 00 01 27 50 =1817-254 17 27 20 21.6 166.9 -0.9 -10.8 42 R 1 12933 01 27 00 01 27 50 X1818-2432 17 27 20 22.6 167.3 -0.9 -10.4 -8 1 2 12933 01 27 50 01 29 30 --- 17 29 00 22.7 167.7 -0.8 -10.0 92 R 1 11600 01 27 50 01 29 30 J1820-2528 17 29 00 21.7 167.3 -0.9 -10.5 -8 1 2 11600 01 29 30 01 30 20 =1817-254 17 29 50 21.7 167.5 -0.9 -10.3 42 R 1 10933 01 29 30 01 30 20 X1818-2432 17 29 50 22.7 167.9 -0.8 -9.9 -8 1 2 10933 01 30 20 01 32 00 --- 17 31 30 22.8 168.3 -0.8 -9.5 92 R 1 9600 01 30 20 01 32 00 J1820-2528 17 31 30 21.8 167.9 -0.8 -10.0 -8 1 2 9600 01 32 00 01 32 50 =1817-254 17 32 20 21.8 168.1 -0.8 -9.8 42 R 1 8933 01 32 00 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 4 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- 01 32 50 X1818-2432 17 32 20 22.8 168.5 -0.8 -9.4 -8 1 2 8933 01 32 50 01 34 30 --- 17 34 01 22.9 169.0 -0.7 -9.0 92 R 1 7600 01 32 50 01 34 30 J1820-2528 17 34 01 21.9 168.5 -0.8 -9.5 -8 1 2 7600 01 34 30 01 35 20 =1817-254 17 34 51 21.9 168.7 -0.8 -9.3 42 R 1 6933 01 34 30 01 35 20 X1818-2432 17 34 51 22.9 169.2 -0.7 -8.9 -8 1 2 6933 01 35 20 01 37 00 --- 17 36 31 23.0 169.6 -0.7 -8.5 92 R 1 5600 01 35 20 01 37 00 J1820-2528 17 36 31 22.0 169.1 -0.7 -9.0 -8 1 2 5600 01 37 00 01 37 50 =1817-254 17 37 21 22.0 169.3 -0.7 -8.8 42 R 1 4933 01 37 00 01 37 50 X1818-2432 17 37 21 23.0 169.8 -0.7 -8.4 -8 1 2 4933 01 37 50 01 39 30 --- 17 39 01 23.1 170.2 -0.7 -8.0 92 R 1 3600 01 37 50 01 39 30 J1820-2528 17 39 01 22.0 169.7 -0.7 -8.5 -8 1 2 3600 01 39 30 01 40 20 =1817-254 17 39 52 22.1 169.9 -0.7 -8.3 42 R 1 2933 01 39 30 01 40 20 X1818-2432 17 39 52 23.1 170.4 -0.6 -7.9 -8 1 2 2933 01 40 20 01 42 00 --- 17 41 32 23.1 170.8 -0.6 -7.5 92 R 1 1600 01 40 20 01 42 00 J1820-2528 17 41 32 22.1 170.3 -0.7 -8.0 -8 1 2 1600 01 42 00 01 42 50 =1817-254 17 42 22 22.2 170.5 -0.6 -7.8 42 R 1 933 01 42 00 01 42 50 X1818-2432 17 42 22 23.2 171.0 -0.6 -7.4 -8 1 3 933 01 42 50 01 44 30 --- 17 44 02 23.2 171.4 -0.6 -7.0 92 F 1 400 01 42 50 01 44 30 J1820-2528 17 44 02 22.2 170.9 -0.6 -7.5 -8 1 3 400 01 44 30 01 45 20 =1817-254 17 44 52 22.2 171.1 -0.6 -7.3 42 F 1 1067 01 44 30 01 45 20 X1818-2432 17 44 52 23.2 171.6 -0.6 -6.9 -8 1 3 1067 01 45 20 01 47 00 --- 17 46 33 23.3 172.0 -0.5 -6.5 92 F 1 2400 01 45 20 01 47 00 J1820-2528 17 46 33 22.3 171.5 -0.6 -7.0 -8 1 3 2400 01 47 00 01 47 50 =1817-254 17 47 23 22.3 171.7 -0.6 -6.8 42 F 1 3067 01 47 00 01 47 50 X1818-2432 17 47 23 23.3 172.2 -0.5 -6.4 -8 1 3 3067 01 47 50 01 49 30 --- 17 49 03 23.3 172.6 -0.5 -6.0 92 F 1 4400 01 47 50 01 49 30 J1820-2528 17 49 03 22.3 172.1 -0.5 -6.5 -8 1 3 4400 01 49 30 01 50 20 =1817-254 17 49 53 22.4 172.3 -0.5 -6.3 42 F 1 5067 01 49 30 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 5 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- 01 50 20 X1818-2432 17 49 53 23.4 172.8 -0.5 -5.9 -8 1 3 5067 01 50 20 01 52 00 --- 17 51 33 23.4 173.3 -0.5 -5.5 92 F 1 6400 01 50 20 01 52 00 J1820-2528 17 51 33 22.4 172.7 -0.5 -6.0 -8 1 3 6400 01 52 00 01 52 50 =1817-254 17 52 24 22.4 172.9 -0.5 -5.8 42 F 1 7067 01 52 00 01 52 50 X1818-2432 17 52 24 23.4 173.5 -0.4 -5.4 -8 1 3 7067 01 52 50 01 54 30 --- 17 54 04 23.4 173.9 -0.4 -5.0 92 F 1 8400 01 52 50 01 54 30 J1820-2528 17 54 04 22.5 173.3 -0.5 -5.5 -8 1 3 8400 01 54 30 01 55 20 =1817-254 17 54 54 22.5 173.5 -0.4 -5.3 42 F 1 9067 01 54 30 01 55 20 X1818-2432 17 54 54 23.5 174.1 -0.4 -4.8 -8 1 3 9067 01 55 20 01 57 00 --- 17 56 34 23.5 174.5 -0.4 -4.5 92 F 1 10400 01 55 20 01 57 00 J1820-2528 17 56 34 22.5 174.0 -0.4 -5.0 -8 1 3 10400 01 57 00 01 57 50 =1817-254 17 57 24 22.5 174.2 -0.4 -4.8 42 F 1 11067 01 57 00 01 57 50 X1818-2432 17 57 24 23.5 174.7 -0.4 -4.3 -8 1 3 11067 01 57 50 01 59 30 --- 17 59 05 23.5 175.1 -0.3 -4.0 92 F 1 12400 01 57 50 01 59 30 J1820-2528 17 59 05 22.6 174.6 -0.4 -4.5 -8 1 3 12400 01 59 30 02 00 20 =1817-254 17 59 55 22.6 174.8 -0.4 -4.3 42 F 1 13067 01 59 30 02 00 20 X1818-2432 17 59 55 23.5 175.3 -0.3 -3.8 -8 1 3 13067 02 00 20 02 02 00 --- 18 01 35 23.6 175.7 -0.3 -3.5 92 F 1 14400 02 00 20 02 02 00 J1820-2528 18 01 35 22.6 175.2 -0.3 -4.0 -8 1 3 14400 02 02 00 02 02 50 =1817-254 18 02 25 22.6 175.4 -0.3 -3.8 42 F 1 15067 02 02 00 02 02 50 X1818-2432 18 02 25 23.6 175.9 -0.3 -3.3 -8 1 3 15067 02 02 50 02 04 30 --- 18 04 06 23.6 176.4 -0.2 -3.0 92 F 1 16400 02 02 50 02 04 30 J1820-2528 18 04 06 22.6 175.8 -0.3 -3.5 -8 1 3 16400 02 04 30 02 05 20 =1817-254 18 04 56 22.7 176.0 -0.3 -3.3 42 F 1 17067 02 04 30 02 05 20 X1818-2432 18 04 56 23.6 176.6 -0.2 -2.8 -8 1 4 17067 02 05 20 02 07 00 --- 18 06 36 23.6 177.0 -0.2 -2.5 92 R 1 16800 02 05 20 02 07 00 J1820-2528 18 06 36 22.7 176.4 -0.2 -3.0 -8 1 4 16800 02 07 00 02 07 50 =1817-254 18 07 26 22.7 176.6 -0.2 -2.8 42 R 1 16133 02 07 00 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 6 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- 02 07 50 X1818-2432 18 07 26 23.6 177.2 -0.2 -2.3 -8 1 4 16133 02 07 50 02 09 30 --- 18 09 06 23.7 177.6 -0.2 -2.0 92 R 1 14800 02 07 50 02 09 30 J1820-2528 18 09 06 22.7 177.0 -0.2 -2.5 -8 1 4 14800 02 09 30 02 10 20 =1817-254 18 09 57 22.7 177.2 -0.2 -2.3 42 R 1 14133 02 09 30 02 10 20 X1818-2432 18 09 57 23.7 177.8 -0.1 -1.8 -8 1 4 14133 02 10 20 02 12 00 --- 18 11 37 23.7 178.2 -0.1 -1.5 92 R 1 12800 02 10 20 02 12 00 J1820-2528 18 11 37 22.7 177.6 -0.2 -2.0 -8 1 4 12800 02 12 00 02 12 50 =1817-254 18 12 27 22.7 177.8 -0.1 -1.8 42 R 1 12133 02 12 00 02 12 50 X1818-2432 18 12 27 23.7 178.4 -0.1 -1.3 -8 1 4 12133 02 12 50 02 14 30 --- 18 14 07 23.7 178.8 -0.1 -0.9 92 R 1 10800 02 12 50 02 14 30 J1820-2528 18 14 07 22.7 178.2 -0.1 -1.5 -8 1 4 10800 02 14 30 02 15 20 =1817-254 18 14 57 22.7 178.4 -0.1 -1.3 42 R 1 10133 02 14 30 02 15 20 X1818-2432 18 14 57 23.7 179.1 -0.1 -0.8 -8 1 4 10133 02 15 20 02 17 00 --- 18 16 38 23.7 179.5 0.0 -0.4 92 R 1 8800 02 15 20 02 17 00 J1820-2528 18 16 38 22.7 178.9 -0.1 -0.9 -8 1 4 8800 02 17 00 02 17 50 =1817-254 18 17 28 22.8 179.1 -0.1 -0.8 42 R 1 8133 02 17 00 02 17 50 X1818-2432 18 17 28 23.7 179.7 0.0 -0.3 -8 1 4 8133 02 17 50 02 19 30 --- 18 19 08 23.7 180.1 0.0 0.1 92 R 1 6800 02 17 50 02 19 30 J1820-2528 18 19 08 22.8 179.5 0.0 -0.4 -8 1 4 6800 02 19 30 02 20 20 =1817-254 18 19 58 22.8 179.7 0.0 -0.3 42 R 1 6133 02 19 30 02 20 20 X1818-2432 18 19 58 23.7 180.3 0.0 0.2 -8 1 4 6133 02 20 20 02 22 00 --- 18 21 38 23.7 180.7 0.0 0.6 92 R 1 4800 02 20 20 02 22 00 J1820-2528 18 21 38 22.8 180.1 0.0 0.1 -8 1 4 4800 02 22 00 02 22 50 =1817-254 18 22 29 22.8 180.3 0.0 0.2 42 R 1 4133 02 22 00 02 22 50 X1818-2432 18 22 29 23.7 180.9 0.1 0.8 -8 1 4 4133 02 22 50 02 24 30 --- 18 24 09 23.7 181.3 0.1 1.1 92 R 1 2800 02 22 50 02 24 30 J1820-2528 18 24 09 22.8 180.7 0.0 0.6 -8 1 4 2800 02 24 30 02 25 20 =1817-254 18 24 59 22.8 180.9 0.1 0.7 42 R 1 2133 02 24 30 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 7 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- 02 25 20 X1818-2432 18 24 59 23.7 181.5 0.1 1.3 -8 1 4 2133 02 25 20 02 27 00 --- 18 26 39 23.7 182.0 0.1 1.6 92 R 1 800 02 25 20 02 27 00 J1820-2528 18 26 39 22.7 181.3 0.1 1.1 -8 1 4 800 02 27 00 02 27 50 =1817-254 18 27 29 22.7 181.5 0.1 1.2 42 R 1 133 02 27 00 02 27 50 X1818-2432 18 27 29 23.7 182.2 0.1 1.8 -8 1 5 133 02 27 50 02 29 30 --- 18 29 10 23.6 182.6 0.2 2.1 92 F 1 1467 02 27 50 02 29 30 J1820-2528 18 29 10 22.7 181.9 0.1 1.6 -8 1 5 1467 02 29 30 02 30 20 =1817-254 18 30 00 22.7 182.1 0.1 1.8 42 F 1 2133 02 29 30 02 30 20 X1818-2432 18 30 00 23.6 182.8 0.2 2.3 -8 1 5 2133 02 30 20 02 32 00 --- 18 31 40 23.6 183.2 0.2 2.6 92 F 1 3467 02 30 20 02 32 00 J1820-2528 18 31 40 22.7 182.5 0.2 2.1 -8 1 5 3467 02 32 00 02 32 50 =1817-254 18 32 30 22.7 182.7 0.2 2.3 42 F 1 4133 02 32 00 02 32 50 X1818-2432 18 32 30 23.6 183.4 0.2 2.8 -8 1 5 4133 02 32 50 02 34 30 --- 18 34 10 23.6 183.8 0.3 3.1 92 F 1 5467 02 32 50 02 34 30 J1820-2528 18 34 10 22.7 183.1 0.2 2.6 -8 1 5 5467 02 34 30 02 35 20 =1817-254 18 35 01 22.7 183.3 0.2 2.8 42 F 1 6133 02 34 30 02 35 20 X1818-2432 18 35 01 23.6 184.0 0.3 3.3 -8 1 5 6133 02 35 20 02 37 00 --- 18 36 41 23.6 184.4 0.3 3.6 92 F 1 7467 02 35 20 02 37 00 J1820-2528 18 36 41 22.7 183.8 0.3 3.1 -8 1 5 7467 02 37 00 02 37 50 =1817-254 18 37 31 22.7 184.0 0.3 3.3 42 F 1 8133 02 37 00 02 37 50 X1818-2432 18 37 31 23.5 184.7 0.3 3.8 -8 1 5 8133 02 37 50 02 39 30 --- 18 39 11 23.5 185.1 0.3 4.2 92 F 1 9467 02 37 50 02 39 30 J1820-2528 18 39 11 22.6 184.4 0.3 3.6 -8 1 5 9467 02 39 30 02 40 20 =1817-254 18 40 01 22.6 184.6 0.3 3.8 42 F 1 10133 02 39 30 02 40 20 X1818-2432 18 40 01 23.5 185.3 0.4 4.3 -8 1 5 10133 02 40 20 02 42 00 --- 18 41 42 23.5 185.7 0.4 4.7 92 F 1 11467 02 40 20 02 42 00 J1820-2528 18 41 42 22.6 185.0 0.3 4.1 -8 1 5 11467 02 42 00 02 42 50 =1817-254 18 42 32 22.6 185.2 0.4 4.3 42 F 1 12133 02 42 00 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 8 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- 02 42 50 X1818-2432 18 42 32 23.5 185.9 0.4 4.8 -8 1 5 12133 02 42 50 02 44 30 --- 18 44 12 23.4 186.3 0.4 5.2 92 F 1 13467 02 42 50 02 44 30 J1820-2528 18 44 12 22.6 185.6 0.4 4.6 -8 1 5 13467 02 44 30 02 45 20 =1817-254 18 45 02 22.5 185.8 0.4 4.8 42 F 1 14133 02 44 30 02 45 20 X1818-2432 18 45 02 23.4 186.5 0.4 5.3 -8 1 5 14133 02 45 20 02 47 00 --- 18 46 43 23.4 186.9 0.5 5.7 92 F 1 15467 02 45 20 02 47 00 J1820-2528 18 46 43 22.5 186.2 0.4 5.1 -8 1 5 15467 02 47 00 02 47 50 =1817-254 18 47 33 22.5 186.4 0.4 5.3 42 F 1 16133 02 47 00 02 47 50 X1818-2432 18 47 33 23.4 187.1 0.5 5.8 -8 1 5 16133 02 47 50 02 49 30 --- 18 49 13 23.3 187.5 0.5 6.2 92 F 1 17467 02 47 50 02 49 30 J1820-2528 18 49 13 22.4 186.8 0.5 5.6 -8 1 6 17467 02 49 30 02 50 20 =1817-254 18 50 03 22.4 187.0 0.5 5.8 42 R 1 16800 02 49 30 02 50 20 X1818-2432 18 50 03 23.3 187.7 0.5 6.3 -8 1 6 16800 02 50 20 02 52 00 --- 18 51 43 23.3 188.2 0.5 6.7 92 R 1 15467 02 50 20 02 52 00 J1820-2528 18 51 43 22.4 187.4 0.5 6.1 -8 1 6 15467 02 52 00 02 52 50 =1817-254 18 52 33 22.4 187.6 0.5 6.3 42 R 1 14800 02 52 00 02 52 50 X1818-2432 18 52 33 23.2 188.4 0.6 6.8 -8 1 6 14800 02 52 50 02 54 30 --- 18 54 14 23.2 188.8 0.6 7.2 92 R 1 13467 02 52 50 02 54 30 J1820-2528 18 54 14 22.3 188.0 0.5 6.6 -8 1 6 13467 02 54 30 02 55 20 =1817-254 18 55 04 22.3 188.2 0.6 6.8 42 R 1 12800 02 54 30 02 55 20 X1818-2432 18 55 04 23.2 189.0 0.6 7.4 -8 1 6 12800 02 55 20 02 57 00 --- 18 56 44 23.1 189.4 0.6 7.7 92 R 1 11467 02 55 20 02 57 00 J1820-2528 18 56 44 22.3 188.6 0.6 7.1 -8 1 6 11467 02 57 00 02 57 50 =1817-254 18 57 34 22.2 188.8 0.6 7.3 42 R 1 10800 02 57 00 02 57 50 X1818-2432 18 57 34 23.1 189.6 0.6 7.9 -8 1 6 10800 02 57 50 02 59 30 --- 18 59 15 23.0 190.0 0.7 8.2 92 R 1 9467 02 57 50 02 59 30 J1820-2528 18 59 15 22.2 189.2 0.6 7.6 -8 1 6 9467 02 59 30 03 00 20 =1817-254 19 00 05 22.2 189.4 0.6 7.8 42 R 1 8800 02 59 30 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 9 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- 03 00 20 X1818-2432 19 00 05 23.0 190.2 0.7 8.4 -8 1 6 8800 03 00 20 03 02 00 --- 19 01 45 22.9 190.6 0.7 8.7 92 R 1 7467 03 00 20 03 02 00 J1820-2528 19 01 45 22.1 189.8 0.7 8.1 -8 1 6 7467 03 02 00 03 02 50 =1817-254 19 02 35 22.1 190.0 0.7 8.3 42 R 1 6800 03 02 00 03 02 50 X1818-2432 19 02 35 22.9 190.8 0.7 8.9 -8 1 6 6800 03 02 50 03 04 30 --- 19 04 15 22.9 191.2 0.8 9.2 92 R 1 5467 03 02 50 03 04 30 J1820-2528 19 04 15 22.0 190.5 0.7 8.6 -8 1 6 5467 03 04 30 03 05 20 =1817-254 19 05 06 22.0 190.7 0.7 8.8 42 R 1 4800 03 04 30 03 05 20 X1818-2432 19 05 06 22.8 191.4 0.8 9.4 -8 1 6 4800 03 05 20 03 07 00 --- 19 06 46 22.8 191.8 0.8 9.7 92 R 1 3467 03 05 20 03 07 00 J1820-2528 19 06 46 21.9 191.1 0.8 9.1 -8 1 6 3467 03 07 00 03 07 50 =1817-254 19 07 36 21.9 191.3 0.8 9.3 42 R 1 2800 03 07 00 03 07 50 X1818-2432 19 07 36 22.7 192.0 0.8 9.8 -8 1 6 2800 03 07 50 03 09 30 --- 19 09 16 22.7 192.4 0.8 10.2 92 R 1 1467 03 07 50 03 09 30 J1820-2528 19 09 16 21.8 191.7 0.8 9.6 -8 1 6 1467 03 09 30 03 10 20 =1817-254 19 10 06 21.8 191.9 0.8 9.8 42 R 1 800 03 09 30 03 10 20 X1818-2432 19 10 06 22.6 192.6 0.9 10.3 -8 1 7 800 03 10 20 03 12 00 --- 19 11 47 22.6 193.1 0.9 10.7 92 F 1 533 03 10 20 03 12 00 J1820-2528 19 11 47 21.8 192.3 0.8 10.1 -8 1 7 533 03 12 00 03 12 50 =1817-254 19 12 37 21.7 192.5 0.9 10.3 42 F 1 1200 03 12 00 03 12 50 X1818-2432 19 12 37 22.5 193.3 0.9 10.8 -8 1 7 1200 03 12 50 03 14 30 --- 19 14 17 22.5 193.7 0.9 11.2 92 F 1 2533 03 12 50 03 14 30 J1820-2528 19 14 17 21.7 192.9 0.9 10.6 -8 1 7 2533 03 14 30 03 15 20 =1817-254 19 15 07 21.6 193.1 0.9 10.8 42 F 1 3200 03 14 30 03 15 20 X1818-2432 19 15 07 22.4 193.9 0.9 11.3 -8 1 7 3200 03 15 20 03 17 00 --- 19 16 47 22.3 194.3 1.0 11.7 92 F 1 4533 03 15 20 03 17 00 J1820-2528 19 16 47 21.5 193.5 0.9 11.1 -8 1 7 4533 03 17 00 03 17 50 =1817-254 19 17 38 21.5 193.7 0.9 11.2 42 F 1 5200 03 17 00 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 10 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- 03 17 50 X1818-2432 19 17 38 22.3 194.5 1.0 11.8 -8 1 7 5200 03 17 50 03 19 30 --- 19 19 18 22.2 194.9 1.0 12.1 92 F 1 6533 03 17 50 03 19 30 J1820-2528 19 19 18 21.4 194.0 1.0 11.6 -8 1 7 6533 03 19 30 03 20 20 =1817-254 19 20 08 21.4 194.2 1.0 11.7 42 F 1 7200 03 19 30 03 20 20 X1818-2432 19 20 08 22.2 195.1 1.0 12.3 -8 1 7 7200 03 20 20 03 22 00 --- 19 21 48 22.1 195.5 1.1 12.6 92 F 1 8533 03 20 20 03 22 00 J1820-2528 19 21 48 21.3 194.6 1.0 12.1 -8 1 7 8533 03 22 00 03 22 50 =1817-254 19 22 38 21.3 194.8 1.0 12.2 42 F 1 9200 03 22 00 03 22 50 X1818-2432 19 22 38 22.1 195.7 1.1 12.8 -8 1 7 9200 03 22 50 03 24 30 --- 19 24 19 22.0 196.1 1.1 13.1 92 F 1 10533 03 22 50 03 24 30 J1820-2528 19 24 19 21.2 195.2 1.0 12.5 -8 1 7 10533 03 24 30 03 25 20 =1817-254 19 25 09 21.2 195.4 1.1 12.7 42 F 1 11200 03 24 30 03 25 20 X1818-2432 19 25 09 21.9 196.3 1.1 13.3 -8 1 7 11200 03 25 20 03 27 00 --- 19 26 49 21.8 196.7 1.1 13.6 92 F 1 12533 03 25 20 03 27 00 J1820-2528 19 26 49 21.1 195.8 1.1 13.0 -8 1 7 12533 03 27 00 03 27 50 =1817-254 19 27 39 21.0 196.0 1.1 13.2 42 F 1 13200 03 27 00 03 27 50 X1818-2432 19 27 39 21.8 196.9 1.1 13.8 -8 1 7 13200 03 27 50 03 29 30 --- 19 29 20 21.7 197.3 1.2 14.1 92 F 1 14533 03 27 50 03 29 30 J1820-2528 19 29 20 20.9 196.4 1.1 13.5 -8 1 7 14533 03 29 30 03 30 20 =1817-254 19 30 10 20.9 196.6 1.1 13.7 42 F 1 15200 03 29 30 03 30 20 X1818-2432 19 30 10 21.7 197.5 1.2 14.2 -7 1 7 15200 03 30 20 03 32 00 --- 19 31 50 21.6 197.9 1.2 14.6 93 F 1 16533 03 30 20 03 32 00 J1820-2528 19 31 50 20.8 197.0 1.2 14.0 -7 1 7 16533 03 32 00 03 32 50 =1817-254 19 32 40 20.8 197.2 1.2 14.1 43 F 1 17200 03 32 00 03 32 50 X1818-2432 19 32 40 21.5 198.1 1.2 14.7 -7 1 8 17200 03 32 50 03 34 30 --- 19 34 20 21.4 198.4 1.3 15.0 93 R 1 15867 03 32 50 03 34 30 J1820-2528 19 34 20 20.7 197.6 1.2 14.5 -7 1 8 15867 03 34 30 03 35 20 =1817-254 19 35 10 20.6 197.8 1.2 14.6 43 R 1 15200 03 34 30 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 11 XTE 1818-245 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 23 Aug 2005 Day 235 --- 03 35 20 X1818-2432 19 35 10 21.4 198.6 1.3 15.2 -7 1 8 15200 03 35 20 03 37 00 --- 19 36 51 21.3 199.0 1.3 15.5 93 R 1 13867 03 35 20 03 37 00 J1820-2528 19 36 51 20.5 198.2 1.3 14.9 -7 1 8 13867 03 37 00 03 37 50 =1817-254 19 37 41 20.5 198.4 1.3 15.1 43 R 1 13200 03 37 00 03 37 50 X1818-2432 19 37 41 21.2 199.2 1.3 15.7 -7 1 8 13200 03 37 50 03 39 30 --- 19 39 21 21.1 199.6 1.3 16.0 93 R 1 11867 03 37 50 03 39 30 J1820-2528 19 39 21 20.4 198.8 1.3 15.4 -7 1 8 11867 03 39 30 03 40 20 =1817-254 19 40 11 20.3 199.0 1.3 15.6 43 R 1 11200 03 39 30 03 40 20 X1818-2432 19 40 11 21.1 199.8 1.4 16.1 -7 1 8 11200 03 40 20 03 42 00 --- 19 41 52 21.0 200.2 1.4 16.5 93 R 1 9867 03 40 20 03 42 00 J1820-2528 19 41 52 20.2 199.3 1.3 15.9 -7 1 8 9867 03 42 00 03 42 50 =1817-254 19 42 42 20.2 199.5 1.4 16.0 43 R 1 9200 03 42 00 03 42 50 X1818-2432 19 42 42 20.9 200.4 1.4 16.6 -7 1 8 9200 03 42 50 03 44 30 --- 19 44 22 20.8 200.8 1.4 16.9 93 R 1 7867 03 42 50 03 44 30 J1820-2528 19 44 22 20.1 199.9 1.4 16.3 -7 1 8 7867 03 44 30 03 45 20 =1817-254 19 45 12 20.0 200.1 1.4 16.5 43 R 1 7200 03 44 30 03 45 20 X1818-2432 19 45 12 20.7 201.0 1.4 17.1 -7 1 8 7200 03 45 20 03 47 00 --- 19 46 52 20.6 201.4 1.5 17.4 93 R 1 5867 03 45 20 03 47 00 J1820-2528 19 46 52 19.9 200.5 1.4 16.8 -7 1 8 5867 03 47 00 03 47 50 =1817-254 19 47 43 19.9 200.7 1.4 17.0 43 R 1 5200 03 47 00 03 47 50 X1818-2432 19 47 43 20.6 201.6 1.5 17.5 -7 1 8 5200 03 47 50 03 49 30 --- 19 49 23 20.5 202.0 1.5 17.9 93 R 1 3867 03 47 50 03 49 30 J1820-2528 19 49 23 19.7 201.1 1.5 17.3 -7 1 8 3867 03 49 30 03 50 20 =1817-254 19 50 13 19.7 201.3 1.5 17.4 43 R 1 3200 03 49 30 03 52 20 J2000-1748 19 52 13 30.4 177.5 -0.2 -2.0 93 1 8 3200 03 52 20 03 54 20 =1958-179 19 54 14 30.4 178.0 -0.1 -1.5 120 R 1 1600 03 52 28 03 56 20 J1733-1304 19 56 14 26.0 219.3 2.4 29.0 87 1 8 1600 03 56 20 03 58 20 =1730-130 19 58 14 25.8 219.7 2.4 29.3 120 R 1 0 03 56 28 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: /home/arana/cwalker/sched/setups/vsx-256-8-2.set Matches group vsx_22 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 3 Station: VLBA_NL Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape used at high density at 160.000 ips. Time per pass is 22.00 minutes. 1st LO= 3100.00 3100.00 3100.00 3100.00 7600.00 7600.00 7600.00 7600.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= L L L L U U U U IF = A C A C B D B D VLBA FE= 13cm 4cm 13cm 4cm VLBA Synth= 7.6 3.1 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 2262.49 2262.49 2270.49 2270.49 8412.49 8412.49 8420.49 8420.49 BBC fr= 837.51 837.51 829.51 829.51 812.49 812.49 820.49 820.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 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 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- XTE 1818-245 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). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * X1818-2432 18 15 20.207577 * 18 18 24.430000 18 18 45.784146 0.00 -24 33 31.67630 *-24 32 17.96000 -24 32 18.03968 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1.861 scan hours, 74.938 baseline hours above horizon. * J1733-1304 17 30 13.535187 * 17 33 02.705785 17 33 22.076230 0.21 1730-130 -13 02 45.83975 *-13 04 49.54823 -13 05 08.73592 0.30 J1733-13 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba NRAO530 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.067 scan hours, 3.000 baseline hours above horizon. * J1820-2528 18 17 52.332228 * 18 20 57.848696 18 21 19.369344 0.24 1817-254 -25 29 37.39962 *-25 28 12.58390 -25 28 11.63369 0.73 J1820-25 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.944 scan hours, 34.204 baseline hours above horizon. * J2000-1748 19 58 04.608277 * 20 00 57.090446 20 01 17.550434 0.21 1958-179 -17 57 16.95830 *-17 48 57.67257 -17 48 05.36517 0.30 J2000-17 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.033 scan hours, 1.500 baseline hours above horizon. 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) X1818-2432 124.2 J1733-1304 112.9 J1820-2528 124.7 J2000-1748 148.6 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