COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Experiment: No description given. Exp. Code: bc120cq Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 18 Sept. 2003 PI: Shami Chatterjee Address: Cornell University 515 Space Sciences Ithaca NY 14853 USA Phone: 607 255 9020 EMAIL: shami@astro.cornell.edu Fax: Phone during observation: 607 255 9020 Observing mode: Notes: The optimal observation date is Dec 11. Please try to observe within 2 weeks of this date. Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 2 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 5 Dec 2003 Day 339 --- Next scan frequencies: 1409.99 1409.99 1503.99 1503.99 1589.99 1589.99 1679.99 1679.99 Next BBC frequencies: 990.01 990.01 896.01 896.01 810.01 810.01 720.01 720.01 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 06 17 54 J0458+5508 00 50 39 31.9 36.5 -4.1 -101.4 0 1 1 0 06 17 44 06 20 24 --- 00 53 10 32.3 36.5 -4.1 -101.9 151 F 1 2141 06 20 32 B0450+55.PT 00 53 18 32.9 35.7 -4.0 -103.4 1 1 1 2141 06 20 24 06 22 32 --- 00 55 18 33.1 35.6 -4.0 -103.8 120 F 1 3840 06 22 40 J0458+5508 00 55 26 32.6 36.4 -4.1 -102.4 1 1 1 3840 06 22 32 06 24 09 --- 00 56 56 32.8 36.3 -4.0 -102.8 90 F 1 5139 06 24 17 B0450+55.PT 00 57 04 33.4 35.5 -4.0 -104.2 1 1 1 5139 06 24 09 06 26 17 --- 00 59 04 33.7 35.4 -3.9 -104.7 120 F 1 6838 06 26 24 J0458+5508 00 59 11 33.1 36.2 -4.0 -103.3 1 1 1 6838 06 26 17 06 27 54 --- 01 00 41 33.3 36.2 -4.0 -103.6 90 F 1 8137 06 28 02 B0450+55.PT 01 00 49 33.9 35.4 -3.9 -105.1 1 1 1 8137 06 27 54 06 30 02 --- 01 02 49 34.2 35.3 -3.9 -105.6 120 F 1 9836 06 30 09 J0458+5508 01 02 57 33.7 36.1 -3.9 -104.1 1 1 1 9836 06 30 02 06 31 39 --- 01 04 27 33.9 36.0 -3.9 -104.5 90 F 1 11136 06 31 47 B0450+55.PT 01 04 35 34.4 35.2 -3.8 -106.0 1 1 1 11136 06 31 39 06 33 47 --- 01 06 35 34.7 35.1 -3.8 -106.4 120 F 1 12835 06 33 54 J0458+5508 01 06 42 34.2 35.9 -3.9 -105.0 1 1 1 12835 06 33 47 06 35 24 --- 01 08 12 34.4 35.9 -3.9 -105.3 90 F 1 14136 06 35 32 B0450+55.PT 01 08 20 34.9 35.0 -3.8 -106.9 1 1 1 14136 06 35 24 06 37 32 --- 01 10 20 35.2 34.9 -3.7 -107.3 120 F 1 15837 06 37 40 J0458+5508 01 10 28 34.7 35.7 -3.8 -105.9 1 1 1 15837 06 37 32 06 39 09 --- 01 11 58 34.9 35.7 -3.8 -106.2 90 F 1 17139 06 39 17 B0450+55.PT 01 12 06 35.4 34.8 -3.7 -107.7 1 1 2 17139 06 39 09 06 41 17 --- 01 14 06 35.7 34.7 -3.7 -108.2 120 R 1 16358 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 3 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 5 Dec 2003 Day 339 --- 06 41 25 J0458+5508 01 14 14 35.2 35.6 -3.8 -106.7 1 1 2 16358 06 41 17 06 42 55 --- 01 15 44 35.4 35.5 -3.7 -107.1 90 R 1 15055 06 43 03 B0450+55.PT 01 15 52 35.9 34.6 -3.6 -108.6 1 1 2 15055 06 42 55 06 45 03 --- 01 17 52 36.2 34.5 -3.6 -109.1 120 R 1 13351 06 45 11 J0458+5508 01 18 01 35.7 35.4 -3.7 -107.6 1 1 2 13351 06 45 03 06 46 40 --- 01 19 31 35.9 35.3 -3.7 -108.0 90 R 1 12046 06 46 49 B0450+55.PT 01 19 39 36.4 34.4 -3.6 -109.5 1 1 2 12046 06 46 40 06 48 48 --- 01 21 39 36.7 34.3 -3.5 -110.0 120 R 1 10341 06 48 56 J0458+5508 01 21 47 36.2 35.2 -3.6 -108.5 2 1 2 10341 06 48 48 06 50 26 --- 01 23 17 36.4 35.1 -3.6 -108.9 90 R 1 9035 06 50 35 B0450+55.PT 01 23 25 36.9 34.2 -3.5 -110.5 2 1 2 9035 06 50 26 06 52 34 --- 01 25 25 37.2 34.0 -3.5 -110.9 120 R 1 7328 06 52 43 J0458+5508 01 25 34 36.8 34.9 -3.6 -109.4 2 1 2 7328 06 52 34 06 54 12 --- 01 27 04 37.0 34.8 -3.5 -109.8 90 R 1 6020 06 54 21 B0450+55.PT 01 27 12 37.4 33.9 -3.5 -111.4 2 1 2 6020 06 54 12 06 56 20 --- 01 29 12 37.7 33.8 -3.4 -111.9 120 R 1 4312 06 56 29 J0458+5508 01 29 21 37.3 34.7 -3.5 -110.3 2 1 2 4312 06 56 20 06 57 59 --- 01 30 51 37.5 34.6 -3.5 -110.7 90 R 1 3003 06 58 07 B0450+55.PT 01 30 59 37.9 33.7 -3.4 -112.3 2 1 2 3003 06 57 59 07 00 07 --- 01 32 59 38.2 33.5 -3.4 -112.8 120 R 1 1293 07 00 16 J0458+5508 01 33 08 37.8 34.5 -3.4 -111.3 2 1 2 1293 07 00 07 07 01 45 --- 01 34 38 38.0 34.4 -3.4 -111.6 90 R 1 -19 07 01 54 B0450+55.PT 01 34 47 38.4 33.4 -3.3 -113.3 2 1 3 -19 07 01 45 07 03 54 --- 01 36 47 38.7 33.3 -3.3 -113.8 120 F 1 1693 07 04 02 J0458+5508 01 36 55 38.3 34.2 -3.4 -112.2 2 1 3 1693 07 03 54 07 05 32 --- 01 38 25 38.5 34.1 -3.3 -112.6 90 F 1 3006 07 05 41 B0450+55.PT 01 38 34 38.9 33.1 -3.3 -114.2 2 1 3 3006 07 05 32 07 07 41 --- 01 40 34 39.2 33.0 -3.2 -114.7 120 F 1 4720 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 4 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 5 Dec 2003 Day 339 --- 07 07 50 J0458+5508 01 40 43 38.8 33.9 -3.3 -113.2 2 1 3 4720 07 07 41 07 09 19 --- 01 42 13 39.0 33.8 -3.3 -113.5 90 F 1 6035 07 09 28 B0450+55.PT 01 42 22 39.4 32.8 -3.2 -115.2 2 1 3 6035 07 09 19 07 11 28 --- 01 44 22 39.7 32.7 -3.2 -115.7 120 F 1 7751 07 11 37 J0458+5508 01 44 31 39.3 33.7 -3.2 -114.1 3 1 3 7751 07 11 28 07 13 07 --- 01 46 01 39.5 33.6 -3.2 -114.5 90 F 1 9068 07 13 16 B0450+55.PT 01 46 10 39.9 32.5 -3.1 -116.2 3 1 3 9068 07 13 07 07 15 16 --- 01 48 10 40.1 32.4 -3.1 -116.7 120 F 1 10786 07 15 25 J0458+5508 01 48 20 39.8 33.4 -3.2 -115.1 3 1 3 10786 07 15 16 07 16 55 --- 01 49 50 40.0 33.3 -3.2 -115.5 90 F 1 12105 07 17 04 B0450+55.PT 01 49 59 40.4 32.2 -3.1 -117.2 3 1 3 12105 07 16 55 07 19 04 --- 01 51 59 40.6 32.1 -3.0 -117.7 120 F 1 13826 07 19 13 J0458+5508 01 52 08 40.3 33.1 -3.1 -116.1 3 1 3 13826 07 19 04 07 20 43 --- 01 53 38 40.4 32.9 -3.1 -116.4 90 F 1 15147 07 20 52 B0450+55.PT 01 53 48 40.8 31.9 -3.0 -118.2 3 1 3 15147 07 20 43 07 22 52 --- 01 55 48 41.1 31.7 -3.0 -118.7 120 F 1 16869 07 23 01 J0458+5508 01 55 57 40.7 32.7 -3.1 -117.0 3 1 4 16869 07 22 52 07 24 31 --- 01 57 27 40.9 32.6 -3.0 -117.4 90 R 1 17008 07 24 41 B0450+55.PT 01 57 37 41.3 31.6 -2.9 -119.2 3 1 4 17008 07 24 31 07 26 40 --- 01 59 37 41.6 31.4 -2.9 -119.7 120 R 1 15283 07 26 50 J0458+5508 01 59 47 41.2 32.4 -3.0 -118.1 3 1 4 15283 07 26 40 07 28 20 --- 02 01 17 41.4 32.3 -3.0 -118.4 90 R 1 13958 07 28 30 B0450+55.PT 02 01 27 41.8 31.2 -2.9 -120.2 3 1 4 13958 07 28 20 07 30 29 --- 02 03 27 42.0 31.0 -2.8 -120.7 120 R 1 12231 07 30 39 J0458+5508 02 03 36 41.7 32.1 -2.9 -119.1 3 1 4 12231 07 30 29 07 32 09 --- 02 05 06 41.9 31.9 -2.9 -119.5 90 R 1 10905 07 32 19 B0450+55.PT 02 05 16 42.2 30.8 -2.8 -121.2 4 1 4 10905 07 32 09 07 34 18 --- 02 07 16 42.5 30.6 -2.8 -121.8 120 R 1 9176 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 5 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 5 Dec 2003 Day 339 --- 07 34 28 J0458+5508 02 07 26 42.2 31.7 -2.9 -120.1 3 1 4 9176 07 34 18 07 35 58 --- 02 08 56 42.4 31.6 -2.8 -120.5 90 R 1 7848 07 36 08 B0450+55.PT 02 09 06 42.7 30.4 -2.8 -122.3 4 1 4 7848 07 35 58 07 38 08 --- 02 11 06 42.9 30.2 -2.7 -122.8 120 R 1 6117 07 38 18 J0458+5508 02 11 16 42.7 31.3 -2.8 -121.1 4 1 4 6117 07 38 08 07 39 48 --- 02 12 46 42.8 31.2 -2.8 -121.5 90 R 1 4788 07 39 58 B0450+55.PT 02 12 57 43.2 30.0 -2.7 -123.4 4 1 4 4788 07 39 48 07 41 57 --- 02 14 57 43.4 29.8 -2.7 -123.9 120 R 1 3057 07 42 07 J0458+5508 02 15 07 43.1 30.9 -2.7 -122.2 4 1 4 3057 07 41 57 07 43 37 --- 02 16 37 43.3 30.8 -2.7 -122.6 90 R 1 1727 07 43 47 B0450+55.PT 02 16 47 43.6 29.6 -2.6 -124.4 4 1 4 1727 07 43 37 07 45 47 --- 02 18 47 43.8 29.4 -2.6 -125.0 120 R 1 -5 07 45 57 J0458+5508 02 18 57 43.6 30.5 -2.7 -123.3 4 1 5 -5 07 45 47 07 47 27 --- 02 20 27 43.8 30.4 -2.6 -123.7 90 F 1 1325 07 47 37 B0450+55.PT 02 20 37 44.0 29.2 -2.6 -125.5 4 1 5 1325 07 47 27 07 49 37 --- 02 22 37 44.3 29.0 -2.5 -126.1 120 F 1 3057 07 49 47 J0458+5508 02 22 47 44.0 30.1 -2.6 -124.3 3 1 5 3057 07 49 37 07 51 16 --- 02 24 17 44.2 29.9 -2.6 -124.8 90 F 1 4386 07 51 27 B0450+55.PT 02 24 27 44.5 28.7 -2.5 -126.6 4 1 5 4386 07 51 16 07 53 26 --- 02 26 27 44.7 28.5 -2.5 -127.2 120 F 1 6117 07 53 36 J0458+5508 02 26 37 44.5 29.7 -2.5 -125.4 3 1 5 6117 07 53 26 07 55 06 --- 02 28 07 44.7 29.5 -2.5 -125.9 90 F 1 7445 07 55 16 B0450+55.PT 02 28 17 44.9 28.3 -2.4 -127.7 4 1 5 7445 07 55 06 07 57 16 --- 02 30 17 45.1 28.0 -2.4 -128.3 120 F 1 9175 07 57 25 J0458+5508 02 30 27 44.9 29.2 -2.5 -126.5 3 1 5 9175 07 57 16 07 58 55 --- 02 31 57 45.1 29.0 -2.5 -127.0 90 F 1 10501 07 59 05 B0450+55.PT 02 32 07 45.3 27.8 -2.4 -128.9 3 1 5 10501 07 58 55 08 01 05 --- 02 34 07 45.6 27.6 -2.3 -129.5 120 F 1 12227 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 6 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 5 Dec 2003 Day 339 --- 08 01 14 J0458+5508 02 34 16 45.4 28.7 -2.4 -127.7 3 1 5 12227 08 01 05 08 02 44 --- 02 35 46 45.5 28.6 -2.4 -128.1 90 F 1 13550 08 02 53 B0450+55.PT 02 35 56 45.8 27.3 -2.3 -130.0 3 1 5 13550 08 02 44 08 04 53 --- 02 37 56 46.0 27.1 -2.3 -130.6 120 F 1 15274 08 05 02 J0458+5508 02 38 05 45.8 28.3 -2.4 -128.8 3 1 5 15274 08 04 53 08 06 32 --- 02 39 35 46.0 28.1 -2.3 -129.2 90 F 1 16593 08 06 41 B0450+55.PT 02 39 45 46.2 26.8 -2.2 -131.1 3 1 6 16593 08 06 32 08 08 41 --- 02 41 45 46.4 26.6 -2.2 -131.8 120 R 1 16887 08 08 50 J0458+5508 02 41 54 46.2 27.8 -2.3 -129.9 2 1 6 16887 08 08 41 08 10 20 --- 02 43 24 46.4 27.6 -2.3 -130.4 90 R 1 15571 08 10 29 B0450+55.PT 02 43 33 46.6 26.3 -2.2 -132.3 2 1 6 15571 08 10 20 08 12 28 --- 02 45 33 46.8 26.0 -2.1 -132.9 120 R 1 13856 08 12 37 J0458+5508 02 45 41 46.6 27.3 -2.2 -131.1 2 1 6 13856 08 12 28 08 14 07 --- 02 47 11 46.8 27.0 -2.2 -131.5 90 R 1 12545 08 14 15 B0450+55.PT 02 47 20 47.0 25.8 -2.1 -133.5 2 1 6 12545 08 14 07 08 16 15 --- 02 49 20 47.2 25.5 -2.1 -134.1 120 R 1 10834 08 16 23 J0458+5508 02 49 28 47.0 26.7 -2.2 -132.2 2 1 6 10834 08 16 15 08 17 53 --- 02 50 58 47.2 26.5 -2.1 -132.7 90 R 1 9528 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: v18cm-256-8-2-psrvlb.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA 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 speeds: Low density - 266.660 ips, High density - 160.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:22:00 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 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 L L L L IF = A C A C 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= 1409.99 1409.99 1503.99 1503.99 1589.99 1589.99 1679.99 1679.99 BBC fr= 990.01 990.01 896.01 896.01 810.01 810.01 720.01 720.01 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 = 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, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- No description given. 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) * B0450+55.PT 04 49 56.767598 * 04 54 03.910683 04 54 24.278416 55 35 20.56776 * 55 40 13.42406 55 40 41.14475 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0458+5508 04 54 48.927961 * 04 58 54.839931 04 59 15.096822 55 04 09.57769 * 55 08 42.05712 55 09 07.97873 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 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) B0450+55.PT 146.6 J0458+5508 147.1 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