! ================================================================ ! 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 o o o o o o o o o ! ! Minimum number of stations: 7 ! ! May we swap PT for a single VLA antenna? [ NO!! doesn't ! slew/settle fast enough and many other reasons] ! ! 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: ! Within 2 weeks of Oct 12, 2006 ! ! Excluded dates plus reason: ! ! Preferred interval between segments in days: 91 days ! ! Special conditions (e.g., a series with different ! spacings in time): ! Trigonometic Parallax observations, optimum dates are ! 2006 Oct 12 ! 2007 Jan 12 ! 2007 Apr 12 ! 2007 Jul 12 ! 2007 Oct 12 ! ! ================================================================ ! !--------------------------------------------------------------------- ! Cover Information version = 2 expt = 'BT087' expcode = 'BT087A' obstype = 'VLBA' piname = 'Daniel Tafoya' address1 = 'Harvard-Smithsonian CfA' address2 = '60 Garden Street' address3 = 'Cambridge, MA 02138' address4 = 'USA' phone = '617 496 8326' obsphone = '617 496 8326' email = 'dtafoya@cfa.harvard.edu' !--------------------------------------------------------------------- !Correlator parameters correl = 'Socorro' coravg = 0.917 corchan = 16 cornant = 10 corpol = 'off' corsrcs = '' corship1 = 'Daniel Tafoya' corship2 = 'Harvard-Smithsonian CfA MS78' corship3 = '60 Garden Street' corship4 = 'Cambridge, MA 02138' cortape = 'DAT DDS4' corwtfn = 'Uniform' cornote1 = 'Need 2 pass processing:' cornote2 = 'Pass 1: CORCHAN=16, process all data' cornote3 = 'Pass 2: CORCHAN=256, but only IF chans 3&4 on rapid X-ing blocks' cornote4 = 'BOTH PASSES MUST BE CORRELATED WITH IDENTICAL PARAMETERS/STATIONS' !--------------------------------------------------------------------- lineinit / lineset = 'masers_oh' restfreq=1665.4018 / endlines / setinit = masers_oh.set / ! format = vlba ! bbc = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ! ifchan = R, L, R, L, R, L, R, L netside = U, U, U, U, U, U, U, U pcal = 'off' pol= dual station = 'VLBA' nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter = 1.0 ! 128 Mbps ! Note: following frequencies approximate, ! but overridden by maser LSR velocities freqref = 1612.2310, 1612.2310, 1665.4018, 1665.4018, 1667.3590, 1667.3590, 1720.5300, 1720.5300 / !! Name = v20cm_2 Station = VLBA Priority = 0 !! rf1 = 1400, 1400 ifname = A, C !! rf2 = 1850, 1850 fe = '20cm', '20cm' !! pol = RCP, LCP lo1 = 2400, 2400 syn(2) = 2.4 !! note='FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740.' endset / setinit = geodetic.set / ! format = vlba ! bbc = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ! ifchan = L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L netside = U, U, U, U, U, U, U, U pcal = '1MHz' pol= LCP station = 'VLBA' nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter = 4.0 ! 128 Mbps freqref = 1405.0, 1416.5, 1451.0, 1508.5, 1577.5, 1658.0, 1773.0, 1796.0 / !! all LCP, all USB, geodetic sequence= 11.5MHz* (0,1,4,9,15,22,32,34) (reversed) !! no overlap with masers_oh.set (setup for rapid switching section). !! Name = v20cm_2 Station = VLBA Priority = 0 !! rf1 = 1400, 1400 ifname = A, C !! rf2 = 1850, 1850 fe = '20cm', '20cm' !! pol = RCP, LCP lo1 = 2400, 2400 syn(2) = 2.4 !! note='FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740.' endset / SRCCAT / !! Rapid switching sources... ! SOURCE='K3-35 ' RA=19:27:44.023 DEC=21:30:3.44 EQUINOX='J2000' / ! !!Position is from Miranda et al 2001 Nature 414 284 ! !!Following calibrators come from JVAS or VLBA !!Position probably uncertain at 0.45 milliarcsec ! SOURCE='1923+210' RA=19:25:59.605354 DEC=21:06:26.16202 EQUINOX='J2000' / !IVS name, S-band flux ~ 1.1 Jy total, 0.34 Jy unresolved ! SOURCE='1931+224' RA=19:31:24.916785 DEC=22:43:31.25869 EQUINOX='J2000' / !IVS name, S-band flux ~ 0.59 Jy total, 0.45 Jy unresolved ! !!Following is an ICRF source with S-band flux ~ 3.00 Jy ! SOURCE='3C454 ' RA=22:53:57.747932 DEC=16:08:53.56089 EQUINOX='J2000' / ! ! !! Geodetic Block Calibration Sources !! !! Name J2000 coordinates (ICRF: <1 mas; X-band struct <3; >1000 obs) SOURCE='0017+813' RA=00:17:08.474953 DEC= 81:35:08.13633 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0019+732' RA=00:19:45.786427 DEC= 73:27:30.01745 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0050-092' RA=00:50:41.317390 DEC=-09:29:05.21021 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0102+582' RA=01:02:45.762384 DEC= 58:24:11.13662 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0121+114' RA=01:21:41.595043 DEC= 11:49:50.41313 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0121+042' RA=01:21:56.861699 DEC= 04:22:24.73436 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0136+475' RA=01:36:58.594810 DEC= 47:51:29.10006 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0203+113' RA=02:03:46.657061 DEC= 11:34:45.40962 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0204+151' RA=02:04:50.413904 DEC= 15:14:11.04346 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0217+734' RA=02:17:30.813363 DEC= 73:49:32.62176 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0231+132' RA=02:31:45.894054 DEC= 13:22:54.71627 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0238+163' RA=02:38:38.930108 DEC= 16:36:59.27471 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0303+471' RA=03:03:35.242226 DEC= 47:16:16.27546 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0339-014' RA=03:39:30.937787 DEC=-01:46:35.80399 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0501-015' RA=05:01:12.809888 DEC=-01:59:14.25620 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0530+133' RA=05:30:56.416744 DEC= 13:31:55.14955 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0555+394' RA=05:55:30.805608 DEC= 39:48:49.16500 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0646+445' RA=06:46:32.025985 DEC= 44:51:16.59013 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0700+170' RA=07:00:01.525538 DEC= 17:09:21.70154 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0726+791' RA=07:26:11.735177 DEC= 79:11:31.01624 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0730-114' RA=07:30:19.112472 DEC=-11:41:12.60048 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0753+535' RA=07:53:01.384573 DEC= 53:52:59.63716 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0808+495' RA=08:08:39.666274 DEC= 49:50:36.53046 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0808+405' RA=08:08:56.652038 DEC= 40:52:44.88889 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0818+422' RA=08:18:15.999602 DEC= 42:22:45.41494 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0824+555' RA=08:24:47.236351 DEC= 55:52:42.66938 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0825+030' RA=08:25:50.338355 DEC= 03:09:24.52014 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0854+200' RA=08:54:48.874925 DEC= 20:06:30.64088 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0927+390' RA=09:27:03.013916 DEC= 39:02:20.85195 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0956+251' RA=09:56:49.875361 DEC= 25:15:16.04977 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0958+472' RA=09:58:19.671648 DEC= 47:25:07.84250 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0958+653' RA=09:58:47.245101 DEC= 65:33:54.81806 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1048+714' RA=10:48:27.619917 DEC= 71:43:35.93828 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1058+811' RA=10:58:11.535365 DEC= 81:14:32.67521 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1104+381' RA=11:04:27.313943 DEC= 38:12:31.79919 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1127-185' RA=11:27:04.392448 DEC=-18:57:17.44166 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1130+381' RA=11:30:53.282612 DEC= 38:15:18.54707 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1146+395' RA=11:46:58.297907 DEC= 39:58:34.30461 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1153+805' RA=11:53:12.499130 DEC= 80:58:29.15451 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1159+291' RA=11:59:31.833911 DEC= 29:14:43.82694 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1222+041' RA=12:22:22.549618 DEC= 04:13:15.77630 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1302+574' RA=13:02:52.465282 DEC= 57:48:37.60942 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1310+322' RA=13:10:28.663845 DEC= 32:20:43.78295 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1354-020' RA=13:54:06.895319 DEC=-02:06:03.19051 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1357+764' RA=13:57:55.371519 DEC= 76:43:21.05111 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1419+542' RA=14:19:46.597401 DEC= 54:23:14.78721 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1550+052' RA=15:50:35.269240 DEC= 05:27:10.44823 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1557-000' RA=15:57:51.433973 DEC=-00:01:50.41371 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1608+102' RA=16:08:46.203179 DEC= 10:29:07.77585 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1638+572' RA=16:38:13.456293 DEC= 57:20:23.97918 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1640+394' RA=16:40:29.632771 DEC= 39:46:46.02854 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1727+453' RA=17:27:27.650808 DEC= 45:30:39.73139 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1740+521' RA=17:40:36.977850 DEC= 52:11:43.40750 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1743-035' RA=17:43:58.856137 DEC=-03:50:04.61668 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1746+622' RA=17:46:14.034146 DEC= 62:26:54.73842 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1751+093' RA=17:51:32.818573 DEC= 09:39:00.72851 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1800+782' RA=18:00:45.683918 DEC= 78:28:04.01851 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='2148+065' RA=21:48:05.458679 DEC= 06:57:38.60422 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='2225-045' RA=22:25:47.259291 DEC=-04:57:01.39073 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='2236+282' RA=22:36:22.470860 DEC= 28:28:57.41329 EQUINOX='J2000' / ! ENDCAT / srcfile='NONE' !!!srcfile='$SCHED/catalogs/sources.vlba' !------------------------------------------------------------------------- !Station information stafile='$SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat' stations = VLBA_BR,VLBA_FD,VLBA_HN,VLBA_KP,VLBA_LA, VLBA_MK,VLBA_NL,VLBA_OV,VLBA_PT,VLBA_SC !--------------------------------------------------------------------------- !Observation section !_____________________________________________________________________________ ! About 0.5 hrs of Geodetic-sytle observations ! About 3.25 hrs of Rapid switching for masers ! About 0.5 hrs of Geodetic-style obserervations ! About 3.25 hrs of Rapid switching for masers ! About 0.5 hrs of Geodetic-sytle observations !_____________________________________________________________________________ overwrit lst=VLBA_PT autotape=2 ! keep tapes running, but allow for some readback tests... minpaus 60 ! start Oct 12 2006 at 15:30 YEAR=2006 !MONTH=10 DAY=60691 START=15:30:00 !! Beginning Geodetic-like observing block setup = 'geodetic.set' DWELL= 120 SOURCE='0019+732' / SOURCE='0217+734' / SOURCE='1048+714' / SOURCE='1104+381' / SOURCE='1130+381' / SOURCE='1153+805' / SOURCE='1310+322' / SOURCE='1354-020' / SOURCE='1419+542' / SOURCE='1557-000' / SOURCE='1640+394' / SOURCE='1727+453' / SOURCE='1743-035' / SOURCE='1751+093' / SOURCE='0019+732' / ! no duplicate a previous source to check for non-atmospheric drifts !!================================================================ !! start rapid switching among masers and calibrators ! flux calibrator SOURCE='3C454' DWELL=120 / !!!???? ! delay and electronic phase calibrators: ! Now start rapid switching... ! SOURCE='1923+210' DWELL=120 / !! 2 min GROUP 4 REP 16 !! 3.2 hrs min of rapid switching SOURCE='K3-35' DUR= 180 / SOURCE='1923+210' DUR= 180 / SOURCE='1931+224' DUR= 180 / SOURCE='K3-35' DUR= 180 / !! ======================================================= ! Middle Geodetic Block !! Beginning Geodetic-like observing block setup = 'geodetic.set' DWELL= 120 SOURCE='0017+813' / SOURCE='0102+582' / SOURCE='0136+475' / SOURCE='0726+791' / SOURCE='1357+764' / SOURCE='1557-000' / SOURCE='1608+102' / SOURCE='1638+572' / SOURCE='1740+521' / SOURCE='1743-035' / SOURCE='1751+093' / SOURCE='2225-045' / SOURCE='0017+813' / SOURCE='1751+093' / SOURCE='1740+521' / !! ======================================================== ! Now re-start rapid switching... SOURCE='1923+210' DWELL=120 / !! 2 min GROUP 4 REP 16 !! 3.2 hrs min of rapid switching SOURCE='K3-35' DUR= 180 / SOURCE='1923+210' DUR= 180 / SOURCE='1931+224' DUR= 180 / SOURCE='K3-35' DUR= 180 / !! ======================================================== ! Ending Geodetic Block !! Beginning Geodetic-like observing block setup = 'geodetic.set' DWELL= 120 SOURCE='0019+732' / SOURCE='0102+582' / SOURCE='0136+475' / SOURCE='0203+113' / SOURCE='0231+132' / SOURCE='0303+471' / SOURCE='0726+791' / SOURCE='1740+521' / SOURCE='1746+622' / SOURCE='2225-045' / SOURCE='0050-092' / SOURCE='0121+042' / SOURCE='1638+572' / SOURCE='1727+453' / SOURCE='2225-045' /