COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Experiment: No description given. Exp. Code: bc120cy 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 30. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 31 Dec 2003 Day 365 --- 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 18 03 28 J1827-0405 14 20 39 24.8 104.5 -4.1 -66.0 0 1 1 0 18 03 18 18 06 34 --- 14 23 46 25.5 104.8 -4.1 -65.8 186 F 1 2620 18 06 55 J1835-11.PT 14 24 07 20.8 110.9 -4.2 -63.6 5 1 1 2620 18 06 34 18 08 54 --- 14 26 07 21.3 111.2 -4.2 -63.4 120 F 1 4490 18 09 15 J1827-0405 14 26 28 26.1 105.1 -4.0 -65.6 5 1 1 4490 18 08 54 18 10 45 --- 14 27 58 26.4 105.3 -4.0 -65.5 90 F 1 5963 18 11 05 J1835-11.PT 14 28 18 21.7 111.4 -4.1 -63.2 5 1 1 5963 18 10 45 18 13 05 --- 14 30 18 22.2 111.7 -4.1 -63.0 120 F 1 7834 18 13 26 J1827-0405 14 30 39 27.0 105.6 -4.0 -65.3 5 1 1 7834 18 13 05 18 14 56 --- 14 32 09 27.4 105.8 -3.9 -65.2 90 F 1 9307 18 15 16 J1835-11.PT 14 32 30 22.7 111.9 -4.1 -62.8 5 1 1 9307 18 14 56 18 17 16 --- 14 34 30 23.1 112.2 -4.0 -62.6 120 F 1 11177 18 17 37 J1827-0405 14 34 51 28.0 106.1 -3.9 -65.0 5 1 1 11177 18 17 16 18 19 06 --- 14 36 21 28.3 106.3 -3.9 -64.9 90 F 1 12650 18 19 27 J1835-11.PT 14 36 41 23.6 112.5 -4.0 -62.4 5 1 1 12650 18 19 06 18 21 27 --- 14 38 41 24.0 112.7 -3.9 -62.2 120 F 1 14521 18 21 47 J1827-0405 14 39 02 28.9 106.6 -3.8 -64.7 5 1 1 14521 18 21 27 18 23 17 --- 14 40 32 29.3 106.8 -3.8 -64.6 90 F 1 15994 18 23 38 J1835-11.PT 14 40 53 24.5 113.0 -3.9 -62.0 5 1 2 15994 18 23 17 18 25 37 --- 14 42 53 24.9 113.2 -3.9 -61.8 120 R 1 17336 18 25 58 J1827-0405 14 43 13 29.9 107.1 -3.7 -64.4 5 1 2 17336 18 25 37 18 27 28 --- 14 44 43 30.2 107.3 -3.7 -64.2 90 R 1 15863 18 27 48 J1835-11.PT 14 45 04 25.4 113.5 -3.8 -61.6 5 1 2 15863 18 27 28 18 29 48 --- 14 47 04 25.8 113.8 -3.8 -61.4 120 R 1 13993 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 31 Dec 2003 Day 365 --- 18 30 09 J1827-0405 14 47 25 30.8 107.7 -3.7 -64.0 5 1 2 13993 18 29 48 18 31 39 --- 14 48 55 31.2 107.8 -3.7 -63.9 90 R 1 12520 18 31 59 J1835-11.PT 14 49 16 26.3 114.1 -3.8 -61.1 5 1 2 12520 18 31 39 18 33 59 --- 14 51 16 26.7 114.3 -3.7 -60.9 120 R 1 10649 18 34 20 J1827-0405 14 51 36 31.8 108.2 -3.6 -63.7 5 1 2 10649 18 33 59 18 35 49 --- 14 53 06 32.1 108.4 -3.6 -63.5 90 R 1 9176 18 36 10 J1835-11.PT 14 53 27 27.2 114.6 -3.7 -60.7 5 1 2 9176 18 35 49 18 38 10 --- 14 55 27 27.6 114.9 -3.7 -60.5 120 R 1 7306 18 38 30 J1827-0405 14 55 48 32.7 108.7 -3.5 -63.3 5 1 2 7306 18 38 10 18 40 00 --- 14 57 18 33.0 108.9 -3.5 -63.2 90 R 1 5833 18 40 21 J1835-11.PT 14 57 39 28.1 115.2 -3.6 -60.2 5 1 2 5833 18 40 00 18 42 20 --- 14 59 39 28.5 115.5 -3.6 -60.0 120 R 1 3962 18 42 41 J1827-0405 14 59 59 33.6 109.3 -3.5 -62.9 4 1 2 3962 18 42 20 18 44 11 --- 15 01 29 34.0 109.5 -3.4 -62.8 90 R 1 2489 18 44 31 J1835-11.PT 15 01 50 29.0 115.8 -3.6 -59.7 5 1 2 2489 18 44 11 18 46 31 --- 15 03 50 29.4 116.1 -3.5 -59.5 120 R 1 619 18 46 52 J1827-0405 15 04 11 34.6 109.9 -3.4 -62.5 4 1 3 619 18 46 31 18 48 22 --- 15 05 41 34.9 110.1 -3.4 -62.4 90 F 1 854 18 48 42 J1835-11.PT 15 06 01 29.9 116.4 -3.5 -59.2 5 1 3 854 18 48 22 18 50 42 --- 15 08 01 30.3 116.7 -3.5 -59.0 120 F 1 2725 18 51 03 J1827-0405 15 08 22 35.5 110.5 -3.3 -62.1 4 1 3 2725 18 50 42 18 52 32 --- 15 09 52 35.8 110.7 -3.3 -61.9 90 F 1 4197 18 52 53 J1835-11.PT 15 10 13 30.7 117.0 -3.4 -58.7 4 1 3 4197 18 52 32 18 54 53 --- 15 12 13 31.2 117.3 -3.4 -58.5 120 F 1 6068 18 55 13 J1827-0405 15 12 34 36.4 111.1 -3.3 -61.7 4 1 3 6068 18 54 53 18 56 43 --- 15 14 04 36.7 111.3 -3.2 -61.5 90 F 1 7541 18 57 04 J1835-11.PT 15 14 24 31.6 117.6 -3.4 -58.2 4 1 3 7541 18 56 43 18 59 03 --- 15 16 24 32.0 117.9 -3.3 -57.9 120 F 1 9411 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 31 Dec 2003 Day 365 --- 18 59 24 J1827-0405 15 16 45 37.3 111.7 -3.2 -61.2 4 1 3 9411 18 59 03 19 00 54 --- 15 18 15 37.6 111.9 -3.2 -61.0 90 F 1 10884 19 01 14 J1835-11.PT 15 18 36 32.5 118.3 -3.3 -57.6 4 1 3 10884 19 00 54 19 03 14 --- 15 20 36 32.9 118.6 -3.2 -57.4 120 F 1 12755 19 03 35 J1827-0405 15 20 56 38.2 112.4 -3.1 -60.7 4 1 3 12755 19 03 14 19 05 05 --- 15 22 26 38.6 112.6 -3.1 -60.6 90 F 1 14227 19 05 25 J1835-11.PT 15 22 47 33.4 118.9 -3.2 -57.1 4 1 3 14227 19 05 05 19 07 25 --- 15 24 47 33.8 119.3 -3.2 -56.8 120 F 1 16097 19 07 45 J1827-0405 15 25 08 39.1 113.0 -3.0 -60.3 4 1 3 16097 19 07 25 19 09 15 --- 15 26 38 39.5 113.3 -3.0 -60.1 90 F 1 17570 19 09 36 J1835-11.PT 15 26 58 34.2 119.6 -3.1 -56.5 4 1 4 17570 19 09 15 19 11 35 --- 15 28 58 34.6 119.9 -3.1 -56.2 120 R 1 15699 19 11 56 J1827-0405 15 29 19 40.0 113.7 -3.0 -59.7 4 1 4 15699 19 11 35 19 13 26 --- 15 30 49 40.4 113.9 -3.0 -59.6 90 R 1 14228 19 13 46 J1835-11.PT 15 31 10 35.1 120.3 -3.1 -55.9 4 1 4 14228 19 13 26 19 15 46 --- 15 33 10 35.5 120.6 -3.0 -55.6 120 R 1 12358 19 16 07 J1827-0405 15 33 30 40.9 114.4 -2.9 -59.2 4 1 4 12358 19 15 46 19 17 36 --- 15 35 00 41.3 114.6 -2.9 -59.0 90 R 1 10887 19 17 57 J1835-11.PT 15 35 21 35.9 121.0 -3.0 -55.3 4 1 4 10887 19 17 36 19 19 57 --- 15 37 21 36.3 121.4 -3.0 -55.0 120 R 1 9017 19 20 17 J1827-0405 15 37 42 41.8 115.1 -2.8 -58.7 3 1 4 9017 19 19 57 19 21 47 --- 15 39 12 42.2 115.4 -2.8 -58.5 90 R 1 7546 19 22 07 J1835-11.PT 15 39 32 36.8 121.7 -2.9 -54.6 4 1 4 7546 19 21 47 19 24 07 --- 15 41 32 37.2 122.1 -2.9 -54.3 120 R 1 5677 19 24 28 J1827-0405 15 41 53 42.7 115.8 -2.8 -58.1 3 1 4 5677 19 24 07 19 25 57 --- 15 43 23 43.0 116.1 -2.7 -57.9 90 R 1 4207 19 26 18 J1835-11.PT 15 43 43 37.6 122.5 -2.9 -54.0 4 1 4 4207 19 25 57 19 28 18 --- 15 45 43 38.0 122.9 -2.8 -53.7 120 R 1 2339 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 31 Dec 2003 Day 365 --- 19 28 38 J1827-0405 15 46 04 43.6 116.6 -2.7 -57.5 3 1 4 2339 19 28 18 19 30 08 --- 15 47 34 43.9 116.9 -2.7 -57.3 90 R 1 869 19 30 28 J1835-11.PT 15 47 54 38.4 123.3 -2.8 -53.3 3 1 5 869 19 30 08 19 32 28 --- 15 49 54 38.8 123.6 -2.8 -53.0 120 F 1 998 19 32 48 J1827-0405 15 50 15 44.5 117.4 -2.6 -56.9 3 1 5 998 19 32 28 19 34 18 --- 15 51 45 44.8 117.7 -2.6 -56.6 90 F 1 2467 19 34 38 J1835-11.PT 15 52 05 39.2 124.1 -2.7 -52.6 3 1 5 2467 19 34 18 19 36 38 --- 15 54 05 39.6 124.4 -2.7 -52.3 120 F 1 4334 19 36 58 J1827-0405 15 54 25 45.4 118.2 -2.6 -56.2 3 1 5 4334 19 36 38 19 38 28 --- 15 55 55 45.7 118.5 -2.5 -56.0 90 F 1 5802 19 38 48 J1835-11.PT 15 56 16 40.0 124.9 -2.7 -51.9 3 1 5 5802 19 38 28 19 40 48 --- 15 58 16 40.4 125.3 -2.6 -51.5 120 F 1 7669 19 41 08 J1827-0405 15 58 36 46.2 119.0 -2.5 -55.6 3 1 5 7669 19 40 48 19 42 38 --- 16 00 06 46.5 119.4 -2.5 -55.3 90 F 1 9136 19 42 58 J1835-11.PT 16 00 27 40.8 125.7 -2.6 -51.1 3 1 5 9136 19 42 38 19 44 58 --- 16 02 27 41.2 126.1 -2.6 -50.8 120 F 1 11002 19 45 18 J1827-0405 16 02 47 47.1 119.9 -2.4 -54.9 3 1 5 11002 19 44 58 19 46 48 --- 16 04 17 47.4 120.2 -2.4 -54.6 90 F 1 12469 19 47 08 J1835-11.PT 16 04 37 41.6 126.6 -2.5 -50.4 3 1 5 12469 19 46 48 19 49 08 --- 16 06 37 42.0 127.0 -2.5 -50.0 120 F 1 14335 19 49 28 J1827-0405 16 06 57 47.9 120.8 -2.3 -54.1 2 1 5 14335 19 49 08 19 50 58 --- 16 08 27 48.2 121.1 -2.3 -53.8 90 F 1 15801 19 51 18 J1835-11.PT 16 08 48 42.4 127.5 -2.4 -49.6 3 1 6 15801 19 50 58 19 53 18 --- 16 10 48 42.8 127.9 -2.4 -49.2 120 R 1 17535 19 53 38 J1827-0405 16 11 08 48.8 121.7 -2.3 -53.3 2 1 6 17535 19 53 18 19 55 08 --- 16 12 38 49.1 122.1 -2.3 -53.1 90 R 1 16069 19 55 28 J1835-11.PT 16 12 58 43.2 128.4 -2.4 -48.8 2 1 6 16069 19 55 08 19 57 28 --- 16 14 58 43.6 128.8 -2.3 -48.3 120 R 1 14205 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 31 Dec 2003 Day 365 --- 19 57 48 J1827-0405 16 15 18 49.6 122.7 -2.2 -52.5 2 1 6 14205 19 57 28 19 59 17 --- 16 16 48 49.9 123.0 -2.2 -52.3 90 R 1 12741 19 59 37 J1835-11.PT 16 17 08 44.0 129.3 -2.3 -47.9 2 1 6 12741 19 59 17 20 01 37 --- 16 19 08 44.3 129.8 -2.3 -47.5 120 R 1 10878 20 01 57 J1827-0405 16 19 28 50.4 123.7 -2.1 -51.7 2 1 6 10878 20 01 37 20 03 27 --- 16 20 58 50.7 124.0 -2.1 -51.4 90 R 1 9414 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) * J1835-11.PT 18 32 32.083043 * 18 35 18.962665 18 35 30.092080 -11 13 35.89908 *-11 11 08.07251 -11 11 03.48666 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1827-0405 18 25 06.481626 * 18 27 45.040424 18 27 55.561667 -04 07 39.91469 *-04 05 44.57841 -04 05 42.47282 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) J1835-11.PT 12.0 J1827-0405 19.3 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