COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Experiment: 3mm observing with autopeak Exp. Code: BJ045E Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.05 June 2006 PI: Bill Junor Address: ISR-1, Space & Atmospheric Sciences MS D466, LANL, P.O. Box 1663 Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545 U.S.A. Phone: 505 667 0788 EMAIL: bjunor@lanl.gov Fax: 505 665 7395 Phone during observation: 505 699 7692 Observing mode: 3mm 512-8-2 Notes: Will use reference pointing. COVER LETTER: BJ045 SUMMARY: This project needs about 40 hours times 28 baselines to meet the sensitivity requirements. This time can be accumulated in many separated sessions but MK should appear in all sessions. Each session should be a full track with all antennas to set the calibration and ensure full uv coverage. Tropospheric weather is the problem for these 3mm observations. 3C274 is mostly a night-time object now. 2 tapes per station. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the official dynamic scheduling sheet: ================================================================ Preferred Dynamic Contraints. Alter [defaults] as desired. ================================================================ Equipment constraints: Stations. Below each station code, the "o" indicates an [optional] station that is to be used if it is available. Change "o" to "r" if the station is required or change "o" to "n" if the station is not to be used. SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK n o o o o o o o n r Minimum number of stations [7]: May we swap PT for a single VLA antenna? [no] Consult http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~gtaylor/y1gotcha.html to decide. If you adopt the default, then both PT and VLA1 must be in the stations list in the keyin file. Bands and polarizations. Below each band code, insert "R" if the righthand polarization is to be used, "L" if the lefthand polarization is to be used, "d" if dual polarizations are to be used, or "o" if the band is in your setups but scheduling should not be constrained by its availability. 90cm 50cm 20cm 13cm 6cm 4cm 2cm 1cm 7mm 3mm d Weather constraints: [appropriate for bands marked "L", "R", or "d" above and for at least the minimum number of stations] Best tropospheric conditions for 3mm. Date constraints: Preferred date(s), usually a series start [none]: Excluded dates plus reason [none]: Preferred interval between segments in days [none]: Special conditions (e.g., a series with different spacings in time) [See the comments at the top.]: Must include MK Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 2 3mm observing with autopeak 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 24 Aug 2006 Day 236 --- Next scan frequencies: 86212.49 86212.49 86228.49 86228.49 86244.49 86244.49 86260.49 86260.49 Next BBC frequencies: 712.49 712.49 728.49 728.49 744.49 744.49 760.49 760.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 19 23 15 3C274 07 13 09 13.9 81.6 -5.3 -72.4 0 1 1 0 19 23 15 19 34 14 --- 07 24 09 16.4 82.5 -5.1 -72.7 658 F 1 8776 19 23 23 19 34 43 3C274 07 24 39 16.6 82.5 -5.1 -72.7 25 1 1 8776 19 34 43 19 45 42 --- 07 35 39 19.1 83.3 -4.9 -73.1 658 F 1 17552 19 34 51 19 47 41 3C274 07 37 39 19.6 83.5 -4.9 -73.1 113 1 2 17552 19 47 41 19 58 40 --- 07 48 39 22.2 84.3 -4.7 -73.4 658 R 1 8776 19 47 49 Next scan frequencies: 43115.99 43115.99 43215.99 43215.99 Next BBC frequencies: 715.99 715.99 815.99 815.99 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 19 59 09 3C273 07 49 09 19.4 95.0 -4.7 -69.7 17 1 2 8776 Stopped 20 04 09 --- 07 54 09 20.6 95.5 -4.6 -69.6 299 S 1 8776 Next scan frequencies: 86212.49 86212.49 86228.49 86228.49 86244.49 86244.49 86260.49 86260.49 Next BBC frequencies: 712.49 712.49 728.49 728.49 744.49 744.49 760.49 760.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 20 04 39 3C273 07 54 39 20.7 95.5 -4.6 -69.6 25 1 2 8776 20 04 39 20 10 38 --- 08 00 39 22.1 96.1 -4.5 -69.4 359 R 1 3989 20 04 47 20 12 37 3C274 08 02 39 25.5 85.4 -4.5 -73.8 107 1 3 3989 20 12 37 20 23 35 --- 08 13 39 28.0 86.2 -4.3 -74.0 658 F 1 4787 20 12 45 20 24 05 3C274 08 14 09 28.2 86.3 -4.3 -74.0 25 1 3 4787 20 24 05 20 35 04 --- 08 25 09 30.7 87.1 -4.1 -74.1 658 F 1 13563 20 24 13 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 3 3mm observing with autopeak 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 24 Aug 2006 Day 236 --- 20 37 03 3C274 08 27 09 31.2 87.3 -4.1 -74.2 113 1 4 13563 20 37 03 20 48 01 --- 08 38 09 33.8 88.1 -3.9 -74.3 658 R 1 12861 20 37 11 Next scan frequencies: 43115.99 43115.99 43215.99 43215.99 Next BBC frequencies: 715.99 715.99 815.99 815.99 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 20 48 31 3C273 08 38 39 31.0 99.9 -3.8 -68.0 16 1 4 12861 Stopped 20 53 31 --- 08 43 39 32.1 100.5 -3.8 -67.8 299 S 1 12861 Next scan frequencies: 86212.49 86212.49 86228.49 86228.49 86244.49 86244.49 86260.49 86260.49 Next BBC frequencies: 712.49 712.49 728.49 728.49 744.49 744.49 760.49 760.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 20 54 00 3C273 08 44 09 32.2 100.5 -3.8 -67.8 25 1 4 12861 20 54 00 20 59 59 --- 08 50 09 33.6 101.2 -3.7 -67.4 359 R 1 8074 20 54 08 21 01 59 3C274 08 52 09 37.1 89.3 -3.6 -74.4 106 1 5 8074 21 01 59 21 12 57 --- 09 03 09 39.7 90.2 -3.5 -74.4 658 F 1 702 21 02 07 21 13 27 3C274 09 03 39 39.8 90.2 -3.5 -74.4 25 1 5 702 21 13 27 21 24 25 --- 09 14 39 42.4 91.2 -3.3 -74.4 658 F 1 9478 21 13 35 21 26 25 3C274 09 16 39 42.8 91.4 -3.2 -74.3 113 1 6 9478 21 26 25 21 37 23 --- 09 27 39 45.4 92.4 -3.1 -74.2 658 R 1 16946 21 26 33 Next scan frequencies: 43115.99 43115.99 43215.99 43215.99 Next BBC frequencies: 715.99 715.99 815.99 815.99 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 21 37 53 3C273 09 28 09 42.3 106.1 -3.0 -64.8 15 1 6 16946 Stopped 21 42 52 --- 09 33 09 43.4 106.8 -2.9 -64.3 299 S 1 16946 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 4 3mm observing with autopeak 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 24 Aug 2006 Day 236 --- Next scan frequencies: 86212.49 86212.49 86228.49 86228.49 86244.49 86244.49 86260.49 86260.49 Next BBC frequencies: 712.49 712.49 728.49 728.49 744.49 744.49 760.49 760.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 21 43 22 3C273 09 33 39 43.5 106.9 -2.9 -64.3 25 1 6 16946 21 43 22 21 49 21 --- 09 39 39 44.9 107.8 -2.8 -63.7 359 R 1 12159 21 43 30 21 51 21 3C274 09 41 39 48.7 93.7 -2.8 -74.0 104 1 6 12159 21 51 21 22 02 19 --- 09 52 39 51.3 94.9 -2.6 -73.7 658 R 1 3384 21 51 29 22 02 49 3C274 09 53 09 51.4 95.0 -2.6 -73.7 25 1 7 3384 22 02 49 22 13 47 --- 10 04 09 54.0 96.2 -2.4 -73.2 658 F 1 5392 22 02 57 22 15 47 3C274 10 06 09 54.5 96.5 -2.4 -73.1 113 1 7 5392 22 15 47 22 26 45 --- 10 17 09 57.0 97.9 -2.2 -72.6 658 F 1 14168 22 15 55 Next scan frequencies: 43115.99 43115.99 43215.99 43215.99 Next BBC frequencies: 715.99 715.99 815.99 815.99 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 22 27 15 3C273 10 17 39 53.2 114.8 -2.2 -58.7 13 1 7 14168 Stopped 22 32 14 --- 10 22 39 54.3 115.9 -2.1 -57.9 299 S 1 14168 Next scan frequencies: 86212.49 86212.49 86228.49 86228.49 86244.49 86244.49 86260.49 86260.49 Next BBC frequencies: 712.49 712.49 728.49 728.49 744.49 744.49 760.49 760.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 22 32 44 3C273 10 23 09 54.4 116.0 -2.1 -57.8 25 1 8 14168 22 32 44 22 38 43 --- 10 29 09 55.7 117.4 -2.0 -56.7 359 R 1 16245 22 32 52 22 40 43 3C274 10 31 09 60.3 99.9 -2.0 -71.6 102 1 8 16245 22 40 43 22 51 41 --- 10 42 09 62.8 101.7 -1.8 -70.6 658 R 1 7469 22 40 51 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 5 3mm observing with autopeak 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 24 Aug 2006 Day 236 --- 22 52 11 3C274 10 42 39 62.9 101.8 -1.8 -70.5 25 1 9 7469 22 52 11 23 03 09 --- 10 53 39 65.5 103.9 -1.6 -69.2 658 F 1 1307 22 52 19 23 05 09 3C274 10 55 39 65.9 104.4 -1.6 -68.9 113 1 9 1307 23 05 09 23 16 07 --- 11 06 39 68.4 107.0 -1.4 -67.1 658 F 1 10083 23 05 17 Next scan frequencies: 43115.99 43115.99 43215.99 43215.99 Next BBC frequencies: 715.99 715.99 815.99 815.99 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 23 16 37 3C273 11 07 09 63.2 129.0 -1.4 -47.1 9 1 9 10083 Stopped 23 21 36 --- 11 12 09 64.1 130.9 -1.3 -45.4 299 S 1 10083 Next scan frequencies: 86212.49 86212.49 86228.49 86228.49 86244.49 86244.49 86260.49 86260.49 Next BBC frequencies: 712.49 712.49 728.49 728.49 744.49 744.49 760.49 760.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 23 22 06 3C273 11 12 39 64.1 131.1 -1.3 -45.2 25 1 9 10083 23 22 06 23 28 05 --- 11 18 39 65.2 133.6 -1.2 -43.0 359 F 1 14870 23 22 14 23 30 05 3C274 11 20 39 71.5 111.1 -1.2 -64.0 99 1 10 14870 23 30 05 23 41 03 --- 11 31 39 73.9 115.3 -1.0 -60.6 658 R 1 11554 23 30 13 23 41 33 3C274 11 32 09 74.0 115.5 -1.0 -60.4 25 1 10 11554 23 41 33 23 52 31 --- 11 43 09 76.3 121.1 -0.8 -55.6 658 R 1 2778 23 41 41 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: v3mm-512-8-2.set Matches group v3mm_ff in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 8 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 512 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 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. Two tape drives will be used. Required by this setup. 1st LO= 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 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= U U U U U U U U IF = B D B D B D B D VLBA FE= omit 3mm omit 3mm VLBA Synth= 12.9 15.4 12.1 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 15 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 86212.49 86212.49 86228.49 86228.49 86244.49 86244.49 86260.49 86260.49 BBC fr= 712.49 712.49 728.49 728.49 744.49 744.49 760.49 760.49 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 2 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/setups/pt7mm.set Matches group v7mm_c8 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 16 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 256 Format: NONE Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 Setup not used for recording data. 1st LO= 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 7.6 11.6 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 16 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43115.99 43115.99 43215.99 43215.99 BBC fr= 715.99 715.99 815.99 815.99 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOURCE LIST -- 3mm observing with autopeak 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) J1229+0203 12 26 33.245836 * 12 29 06.699732 12 29 26.240492 0.30 1226+023 02 19 43.30565 * 02 03 08.59815 02 01 01.96093 0.20 * 3C273 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba 3C273B VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro J1229+02 0.798 scan hours, 20.245 baseline hours above horizon. J1230+1223 12 28 17.569279 * 12 30 49.423381 12 31 08.838164 0.31 1228+126 12 40 01.74901 * 12 23 28.04383 12 21 23.38997 0.20 * 3C274 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1230+12 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 4.205 scan hours, 110.065 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) 3C273 34.7 3C274 33.5 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