! File bt085o.key at 256 MBPS ! Using group11 ! ! Continuum observing at 6cm -- special frequencies ! ! Polarization required ! 3C279 and DA193 may be used as fringe finders. ! ! Test schedule for VIPS for use of OPTMODE=HAS in SCHED. ! ================================================================ ! 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 ! o r r r r r r r r r ! Minimum number of stations [9 (6 for 3mm)]:9 ! May we swap PT for a single VLA antenna? [NO] ! 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] ! Date constraints: ! Preferred date(s), usually a series start [none]: ! 07:10 and 08:10 PT LST ! Excluded dates plus reason [none]: ! Preferred interval between segments in days [none]: less than 20 days ! Special conditions (e.g., a series with different ! spacings in time) [none]: ! ! ========================================================== ! ================== Program control ===================== ! ========================================================== ! overwrit ! To overwrite previous control files. autotape=2 ! Automatic tape allocation for VLBA stations. prestart=20 ! Disks don't sync very well on the VLBA. minpause=10 ! Don't stop recording unless gap is over 30 sec. sumitem = el1, slew ! Summary file items. !sumitem = el1, dwell ! Summary file items. ! ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== ! version = 2 expcode = BT085S expt = 'VIPS observations. 6cm obs of CLASS/JVAS sources' obstype = VLBA piname = 'Greg Taylor' address1 = 'University of New Mexico' address2 = 'Department of Physics and Astronomy' address3 = '800 Yale Blvd NE' address4 = 'Albuquerque NM 87131' phone = '505-277-5238' obsphone = '505-838-7411' email = 'gbtaylor@unm.edu' fax = '505-277-1520' obsmode = 'continuum' correl = 'Socorro' note1 = 'Fringe finder and pol. EVPA cal #1: 3C279' note2 = 'Pol. EVPA cal #2: J0854+2006' note3 = 'Pol. EVPA cal #3: J1310+3220' note4 = 'Pol. D-term cal: OQ208' ! ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== correl = 'Socorro' coravg = 2 corchan = 16 cornant = 10 corpol = 'on' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'schedule' cortape = none corship1 = 'Greg Taylor' corship2 = 'Department of Physics and Astronomy' corship3 = '800 Yale Blvd NE' corship4 = 'Albuquerque NM 87131' cornote1 = '' ! ! ========================================================== ! ======= Standard Source and Station Catalogs ============ ! ========================================================== ! These are sched defaults so they are not really needed. stafile = $SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat srcfile = $SCHED/catalogs/sources.vlba freqfile = $SCHED/catalogs/freq.dat ! ! ========================================================== ! ================= Frequency setups ====================== ! ========================================================== setinit = rm6cmv.set / ! NON STANDARD setup invented by Greg Taylor on 9/15/2002 ! Modified by Chris Fassnacht on 6/24/2003 ! Modified by Greg Taylor on 10/25/2005 ! based on... ! Standard setup file: v6cm-128-8-1.set ! (Produced by MAKESETUP) ! For the 6 cm band. ! Radio Astronomy allocation: 4990-5000 ! Radio Astnomomy footnote: 4950-4990 ! VLA 50MHz 4960.1 to 5010.1 with VC mode. ! VLA 6cm receiver falling off at high end. ! Reference frequency is Mark II network standard ! Merlin 4986-5002 ! Format Tape length Density Tape speed Time/pass ! VLBA/MkIII/MkIV 17600 High 160.00 22:00 ! MkIII/MkIV 8800 Low 270.00 6:31 ! 128 Mbps - 1 pass/headpos nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter = 8.0 freqref= 4605.49, 4605.49, 4675.49, 4675.49, 4990.49, 4990.49, 5091.49, 5091.49 freqoff=0 netside = U, U, U, U, U, U, U, U pol = dual / ! no vla frequency setup with this wide setup endset / setinit = rm2cmv.set / ! NON STANDARD setup invented by Greg Taylor on 6/15/2003 ! Modified by Chris Fassnacht on 6/24/2003 ! Modified by Greg Taylor on 10/25/2005 ! based on... ! Standard setup file: v2cm-128-8-1.set ! (Produced by MAKESETUP) ! For the the 2 cm band. ! Radio Astronomy allocation: 15350-15400 ! Radio Astronomy footnote(?): 14470-14500 ! ! There are 4 filters in the VLBA IF converter. They are ! 11820-12980, 12820-13980, 13820-14980, and 14770-15630 GHz. ! The filter is chosen based on the frequency of the first channel ! assuming an upper sideband first mix. The splits are at 12.9, ! 13.9 and 14.9 Ghz. ! ! VLA band 14650 - 15325 MHz for 0.9 sensitivity ! Methanol has a rest frequency of 12178.595 MHz ! Format Tape length Density Tape speed Time/pass ! VLBA/MkIII/MkIV 17600 High 160.00 22:00 ! MkIII/MkIV 8800 Low 270.00 6:31 ! 12 Mbps - 1 pass/headpos nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter = 8.0 freqref = 14902.49, 14902.49, 14968.49, 14968.49, 15265.49, 15265.49, 15364.49, 15364.49 freqoff = 0 netside = U, U, U, U, U, U, U, U pol = dual / endset / ! ================================================================ ! In line source catalog. ! ! VIPS targets are chosen to be CLASS/JVAS sources with X-band ! flux densities > 92mJy and sizes < 120 mas. ! see the VIPS web pages for more details ! ** NB: All sources should be strong enough so that phase ! referencing is not needed. ! ! ================================================================ ! Might consider having an external VIPS source catalog with all sources ! so a different section like this is not needed for every schedule. srccat / source = 'J13327+4722' ra=13:32:45.2413 dec=+47:22:22.653 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13338+5057' ra=13:33:53.7823 dec=+50:57:35.914 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13343+3044' ra=13:34:22.4978 dec=+30:44:12.505 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13378+5143' ra=13:37:51.7942 dec=+51:43:38.962 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13403+3754' ra=13:40:22.9558 dec=+37:54:43.827 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13406+3600' ra=13:40:36.0124 dec=+36:00:26.738 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13424+5110' ra=13:42:24.3170 dec=+51:10:12.447 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13428+4032' ra=13:42:52.9501 dec=+40:32:01.605 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13430+4532' ra=13:43:05.8281 dec=+45:32:51.703 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13446+3355' ra=13:44:37.1005 dec=+33:55:46.188 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13455+4452' ra=13:45:33.1685 dec=+44:52:59.581 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13457+5332' ra=13:45:45.3565 dec=+53:32:52.293 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13470+3850' ra=13:47:03.0985 dec=+38:50:24.811 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13470+3928' ra=13:47:04.3001 dec=+39:28:58.065 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13505+3859' ra=13:50:32.3743 dec=+38:59:22.894 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13506+3342' ra=13:50:36.0135 dec=+33:42:17.595 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13506+6132' ra=13:50:38.1902 dec=+61:32:48.517 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13508+3034' ra=13:50:52.7333 dec=+30:34:53.582 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13513+3838' ra=13:51:19.8455 dec=+38:38:14.206 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13519+5542' ra=13:51:58.1981 dec=+55:42:10.920 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13520+3603' ra=13:52:00.9481 dec=+36:03:51.235 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13524+4908' ra=13:52:29.0182 dec=+49:08:23.050 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13539+6324' ra=13:53:58.8417 dec=+63:24:32.470 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13556+3024' ra=13:55:41.1176 dec=+30:24:11.898 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13590+5544' ra=13:59:05.7379 dec=+55:44:29.362 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13596+3607' ra=13:59:36.5615 dec=+36:07:26.526 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J13596+4011' ra=13:59:38.0961 dec=+40:11:38.277 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14017+5835' ra=14:01:45.7023 dec=+58:35:42.252 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14051+4056' ra=14:05:07.7958 dec=+40:56:57.847 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14053+3418' ra=14:05:18.5487 dec=+34:18:54.256 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14064+2509' ra=14:06:26.6124 dec=+25:09:21.154 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14068+3433' ra=14:06:53.8448 dec=+34:33:37.296 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14069+5822' ra=14:06:55.5030 dec=+58:22:00.049 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14075+5249' ra=14:07:35.6237 dec=+52:49:24.990 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14082+5613' ra=14:08:12.9463 dec=+56:13:32.494 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14091+3642' ra=14:09:09.5122 dec=+36:42:08.188 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14105+6141' ra=14:10:30.9896 dec=+61:41:36.918 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14105+6216' ra=14:10:35.4184 dec=+62:16:47.405 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14113+5917' ra=14:11:21.9867 dec=+59:17:04.297 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14118+5249' ra=14:11:49.4457 dec=+52:49:00.244 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14124+3200' ra=14:12:24.9796 dec=+32:00:54.314 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14133+4505' ra=14:13:18.8641 dec=+45:05:23.012 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14160+3444' ra=14:16:04.1843 dec=+34:44:36.393 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14167+4603' ra=14:16:42.6090 dec=+46:03:00.217 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14176+3818' ra=14:17:40.4486 dec=+38:18:21.146 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14200+3721' ra=14:20:00.3423 dec=+37:21:34.684 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14211+3855' ra=14:21:06.0337 dec=+38:55:22.829 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14213+4645' ra=14:21:23.0728 dec=+46:45:47.983 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14219+5814' ra=14:21:56.1004 dec=+58:14:54.754 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14224+4953' ra=14:22:25.8562 dec=+49:53:55.680 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14225+3223' ra=14:22:30.3778 dec=+32:23:10.430 equinox='J2000' / source = 'J14232+5055' ra=14:23:14.1857 dec=+50:55:37.289 equinox='J2000' / SOURCE='J1407+2827','1404+286','J1407+28','OQ208' RA=14:07:00.3944100 DEC= 28:27:14.689980 CALCODE='N' REMARKS='ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report' / SOURCE='J1256-0547','1253-055','3C279','J1256-05' RA=12:56:11.1665602 DEC= -05:47:21.524580 CALCODE='N' REMARKS='ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report' / SOURCE='J0854+2006','0851+202','J0854+20','OJ287' RA=08:54:48.8749237 DEC= 20:06:30.640881 CALCODE='N' REMARKS='ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report' / SOURCE='J1310+3220','1308+326','J1310+32' RA=13:10:28.6638451 DEC= 32:20:43.782951 CALCODE='N' REMARKS='ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report' / SOURCE='J1159+2914','1159+292','J1159+29' RA=11:59:31.833911 DEC= 29:14:43.826940 CALCODE='N' REMARKS='ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report' / endcat / ! ========================================================== ! ================= Initial Scan Information ============= ! ========================================================== ! ! Dummy start date to check things out. !year = 2006 !month = 1 DAY = 60679 LST=VLBA_PT start = 07:40:00 ! ========================================================== ! ================= Optimization Information ============= ! ========================================================== ! Commented parameters are set differently for calibrators and targets optmode = HAS ! Hour angle selection mode. ophasta = PT ! Station for which hour angles are set. opdur = 11:05:00 ! Total observation duration opminel = 15.0 ! Minimum elevation for "up" station. opminant = 9 ! Minimum "up" stations per scan. opminsep = 0.6 ! Minimum scan separation as fraction ! optimum scan separation. !ophawt = 1.0 ! Weight scaling for time offset. !ophawid = 35:00 ! Normalization time for offset from optimum HA. ! Sort of a tolerance. If zero, uses 0.7 times ! interval between optimum times. opslewwt = 1.0 ! Relative weight of slew vs scan sep. opslewti = 90 ! Normalization time for slew-time weights ! With opdur=10:30:00 dwell=50, got: ! 543 of 557 scans with wt 0.6 and ti 1:30 ! 546 of 557 scans with wt 1.0 and ti 30 ! 484 of 557 scans with wt 0.0 (ignore slew) ophlimwt = 0.3 ! Relative weight of near limits vs scan sep. ophlimti = 45:00 ! Normalization time near-limits weights ! Using this forces the missing scans to be on higher RA sources. ! Some even missed 2 scans with wt 1.0 and ti 45:00 ophmaxdt = 3:0:0 ! Maximum deviation from optimum time. ! Scan not considered if outside this limit. ! Note: opminel, opminant, opslewwt, opslewti, opminsep, ! ophlimwt, ophlimti, and ophmaxdt can all be scan dependent. ! Note that the desired hour angle can be specified with OPHA ! (not yet tested) and the tolerance can be set with OPHAWID. ! The default tries to space scans on a source evenly ! through the available time. ! ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== stations = SC, HN, NL, FD, LA, PT, KP, OV, BR, MK setup = rm6cmv.set !CALIBRATORS: ! Both 3C279 and DA193 are good fringe finders. ! ! D-term - Choose 1 depending on RA (6-8 scans): ! Is there another good one in the middle? ! J0927+3902? too much structure? ! Is DA193 a good D-term calibrator? ! It's a bit early and BR has a limited PA range ! if the first scan is missed. dwell=2:00 opminant=8 ophawid=30:00 ophawt=3.0 source= OQ208 rep=8 / !source= DA193 rep=8 / ! ! EVPA (2-3 scans each): dwell=2:00 opminant=10 ophawid=30:00 ophawt=3.0 source= 3C279 rep=3 / !source= J0854+2006 rep=3 / source= J1159+2914 rep=3 / source= J1310+3220 rep=3 / ! Other calibrators: ! CSO = [none in this file] ! ! What about amplitude check source (strong, nearly unresolved)? ! DA193 ok. OQ208? ! Note that "rep" (repeat) must be repeated every scan. ! Otherwise it reverts to 1 (one of few SCHED parameters that does). ! VIPS sources ! Note that with rep=10 and and 17 calibration scans, there are 557 ! requested scans. That makes about 10 minutes of lost observing ! for each second of average slew and setup time. ! The dwell time was set by the effort to finish in 10:30:00. ! If the schedule could be longer, the dwell could be longer. dwell=56 opminant=8 ophawid = 30:00 ophawt=1.0 source = J13327+4722 rep=10 / source = J13338+5057 rep=10 / source = J13343+3044 rep=10 / source = J13378+5143 rep=10 / source = J13403+3754 rep=10 / source = J13406+3600 rep=10 / source = J13424+5110 rep=10 / source = J13428+4032 rep=10 / source = J13430+4532 rep=10 / source = J13446+3355 rep=10 / source = J13455+4452 rep=10 / source = J13457+5332 rep=10 / source = J13470+3850 rep=10 / source = J13470+3928 rep=10 / source = J13505+3859 rep=10 / source = J13506+3342 rep=10 / source = J13506+6132 rep=10 / source = J13508+3034 rep=10 / source = J13513+3838 rep=10 / source = J13519+5542 rep=10 / source = J13520+3603 rep=10 / source = J13524+4908 rep=10 / source = J13539+6324 rep=10 / source = J13556+3024 rep=10 / source = J13590+5544 rep=10 / source = J13596+3607 rep=10 / source = J13596+4011 rep=10 / source = J14017+5835 rep=10 / source = J14051+4056 rep=10 / source = J14053+3418 rep=10 / source = J14064+2509 rep=10 / source = J14068+3433 rep=10 / source = J14069+5822 rep=10 / source = J14075+5249 rep=10 / source = J14082+5613 rep=10 / source = J14091+3642 rep=10 / source = J14105+6141 rep=10 / source = J14105+6216 rep=10 / source = J14113+5917 rep=10 / source = J14118+5249 rep=10 / source = J14124+3200 rep=10 / source = J14133+4505 rep=10 / source = J14160+3444 rep=10 / source = J14167+4603 rep=10 / source = J14176+3818 rep=10 / source = J14200+3721 rep=10 / source = J14211+3855 rep=10 / source = J14213+4645 rep=10 / source = J14219+5814 rep=10 / source = J14224+4953 rep=10 / source = J14225+3223 rep=10 / source = J14232+5055 rep=10 /