COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_LA (Code La ) Experiment: BJ054 - VLBA+Y27+GBT+Ar 18cm obs of B1030+074 Exp. Code: BJ054 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: NRAO internal release of 4 October 2004 PI: Neal Jackson Address: University of Manchester, Jodrell Bank Observatory Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL Phone: +44 1477 572617 (work); +44 161 9805810 (home) EMAIL: njj@jb.man.ac.uk Fax: +44 1477 571618 Phone during observation: +44 161 9805810 Observing mode: VLBA 256-8-2 at 18cm Notes: 256 Mbps Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) Page 2 BJ054 - VLBA+Y27+GBT+Ar 18cm obs of B1030+074 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 Dec 2004 Day 362 --- Next scan frequencies: 1651.49 1651.49 1659.49 1659.49 1667.49 1667.49 1675.49 1675.49 Next BBC frequencies: 748.51 748.51 740.51 740.51 732.51 732.51 724.51 724.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 06 07 00 B0528+134 05 26 17 67.7 176.8 -0.1 -2.6 0 1 1 0 06 07 00 06 12 00 --- 05 31 18 67.8 180.0 0.0 0.0 300 F 1 4000 06 12 00 B1038+064 05 31 18 13.7 92.3 -5.2 -54.6 -114 1 1 4000 06 12 00 06 18 00 --- 05 37 19 14.9 93.2 -5.1 -54.6 246 F 1 8800 06 18 00 B1030+074 05 37 19 17.0 93.4 -4.9 -54.7 -10 1 1 8800 06 18 00 06 24 39 --- 05 43 59 18.4 94.4 -4.8 -54.6 389 F 1 14120 06 24 39 B1038+064 05 43 59 16.2 94.2 -5.0 -54.5 -10 1 1 14120 06 24 39 06 26 00 --- 05 45 21 16.5 94.4 -4.9 -54.5 71 F 1 15200 06 26 00 B1030+074 05 45 21 18.7 94.7 -4.8 -54.6 -10 1 2 15200 06 26 00 06 32 39 --- 05 52 01 20.0 95.7 -4.7 -54.5 389 R 1 14680 06 32 39 B1038+064 05 52 01 17.9 95.4 -4.8 -54.3 -10 1 2 14680 06 32 39 06 34 00 --- 05 53 22 18.1 95.6 -4.8 -54.3 71 R 1 13600 06 34 00 B1030+074 05 53 22 20.3 95.9 -4.7 -54.4 -10 1 2 13600 06 34 00 06 40 39 --- 06 00 02 21.6 96.9 -4.6 -54.3 389 R 1 8280 06 40 39 B1038+064 06 00 02 19.5 96.6 -4.7 -54.2 -10 1 2 8280 06 40 39 06 42 00 --- 06 01 23 19.8 96.8 -4.7 -54.1 71 R 1 7200 06 42 00 B1030+074 06 01 23 21.9 97.1 -4.5 -54.2 -10 1 2 7200 06 42 00 06 48 39 --- 06 08 03 23.2 98.2 -4.4 -54.0 389 R 1 1880 06 48 39 B1038+064 06 08 03 21.1 97.8 -4.6 -53.9 -10 1 2 1880 06 48 39 06 50 00 --- 06 09 25 21.4 98.1 -4.5 -53.9 71 R 1 800 06 50 00 B1030+074 06 09 25 23.5 98.4 -4.4 -54.0 -10 1 3 800 06 50 00 06 56 39 --- 06 16 05 24.9 99.5 -4.3 -53.8 389 F 1 4520 06 56 39 B1038+064 06 16 05 22.7 99.1 -4.4 -53.7 -10 1 3 4520 06 56 39 06 58 00 --- 06 17 26 23.0 99.3 -4.4 -53.6 71 F 1 5600 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) Page 3 BJ054 - VLBA+Y27+GBT+Ar 18cm obs of B1030+074 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 Dec 2004 Day 362 --- 06 58 00 B1030+074 06 17 26 25.1 99.7 -4.3 -53.7 -10 1 3 5600 06 58 00 07 04 39 --- 06 24 06 26.5 100.8 -4.2 -53.4 389 F 1 10920 07 04 39 B1038+064 06 24 06 24.3 100.4 -4.3 -53.4 -10 1 3 10920 07 04 39 07 06 00 --- 06 25 27 24.6 100.6 -4.3 -53.3 71 F 1 12000 07 06 00 B1030+074 06 25 27 26.7 101.0 -4.1 -53.4 -10 1 3 12000 07 06 00 07 12 39 --- 06 32 07 28.0 102.1 -4.0 -53.1 389 F 1 17320 07 12 39 B1038+064 06 32 07 25.9 101.7 -4.2 -53.0 -10 1 4 17320 07 12 39 07 14 00 --- 06 33 29 26.2 102.0 -4.1 -53.0 71 R 1 16240 07 14 00 B1030+074 06 33 29 28.3 102.3 -4.0 -53.0 -10 1 4 16240 07 14 00 07 20 39 --- 06 40 09 29.6 103.5 -3.9 -52.7 389 R 1 10920 07 20 39 B1038+064 06 40 09 27.5 103.1 -4.0 -52.6 -10 1 4 10920 07 20 39 07 22 00 --- 06 41 30 27.8 103.3 -4.0 -52.6 71 R 1 9840 07 22 00 B1030+074 06 41 30 29.9 103.7 -3.9 -52.6 -10 1 4 9840 07 22 00 07 28 39 --- 06 48 10 31.2 104.9 -3.8 -52.2 389 R 1 4520 07 28 39 B1038+064 06 48 10 29.1 104.5 -3.9 -52.2 -10 1 4 4520 07 28 39 07 30 00 --- 06 49 31 29.3 104.7 -3.9 -52.1 71 R 1 3440 07 30 00 B1030+074 06 49 31 31.5 105.1 -3.7 -52.1 -10 1 5 3440 07 30 00 07 36 39 --- 06 56 11 32.8 106.3 -3.6 -51.7 389 F 1 1880 07 36 39 B1038+064 06 56 11 30.6 105.9 -3.8 -51.7 -10 1 5 1880 07 36 39 07 38 00 --- 06 57 32 30.9 106.1 -3.7 -51.6 71 F 1 2960 07 38 00 B1030+074 06 57 32 33.0 106.6 -3.6 -51.6 -10 1 5 2960 07 38 00 07 40 00 --- 06 59 33 33.4 106.9 -3.6 -51.5 110 F 1 4560 07 40 00 B1038+064 06 59 33 31.3 106.5 -3.7 -51.5 -10 1 5 4560 07 40 00 07 43 00 --- 07 02 33 31.9 107.0 -3.6 -51.3 170 F 1 6960 07 45 00 B1038+064 07 04 34 32.3 107.4 -3.6 -51.1 114 1 5 6960 07 45 00 07 46 21 --- 07 05 55 32.5 107.6 -3.6 -51.0 81 F 1 8040 07 46 21 B1030+074 07 05 55 34.7 108.1 -3.5 -51.0 -10 1 5 8040 07 46 21 07 53 00 --- 07 12 35 35.9 109.4 -3.4 -50.5 389 F 1 13360 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) Page 4 BJ054 - VLBA+Y27+GBT+Ar 18cm obs of B1030+074 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 Dec 2004 Day 362 --- 07 53 00 B1038+064 07 12 35 33.8 108.9 -3.5 -50.5 -10 1 5 13360 07 53 00 07 54 21 --- 07 13 56 34.1 109.2 -3.5 -50.4 71 F 1 14440 07 54 21 B1030+074 07 13 56 36.2 109.7 -3.3 -50.3 -10 1 6 14440 07 54 21 08 01 00 --- 07 20 36 37.5 111.0 -3.2 -49.8 389 R 1 15440 08 01 00 B1038+064 07 20 36 35.3 110.4 -3.3 -49.9 -10 1 6 15440 08 01 00 08 02 21 --- 07 21 57 35.6 110.7 -3.3 -49.8 71 R 1 14360 08 02 21 B1030+074 07 21 57 37.7 111.3 -3.2 -49.6 -10 1 6 14360 08 02 21 08 07 00 --- 07 26 37 38.6 112.2 -3.1 -49.2 269 R 1 10640 08 08 00 B1038+064 07 27 37 36.7 111.8 -3.2 -49.2 50 1 6 10640 08 08 00 08 09 21 --- 07 28 59 36.9 112.1 -3.2 -49.1 81 R 1 9560 08 09 21 B1030+074 07 28 59 39.0 112.7 -3.1 -49.0 -10 1 6 9560 08 09 21 08 16 00 --- 07 35 39 40.3 114.2 -3.0 -48.3 389 R 1 4240 08 16 00 B1038+064 07 35 39 38.2 113.5 -3.1 -48.4 -10 1 6 4240 08 16 00 08 17 21 --- 07 37 00 38.4 113.8 -3.1 -48.3 71 R 1 3160 08 17 21 B1030+074 07 37 00 40.5 114.5 -2.9 -48.1 -10 1 7 3160 08 17 21 08 24 00 --- 07 43 40 41.8 115.9 -2.8 -47.3 389 F 1 2160 08 24 00 B1038+064 07 43 40 39.7 115.2 -3.0 -47.6 -10 1 7 2160 08 24 00 08 25 21 --- 07 45 01 39.9 115.5 -2.9 -47.4 71 F 1 3240 08 25 21 B1030+074 07 45 01 42.0 116.2 -2.8 -47.2 -10 1 7 3240 08 25 21 08 30 00 --- 07 49 41 42.9 117.3 -2.7 -46.6 269 F 1 6960 08 31 00 B1038+064 07 50 41 40.9 116.8 -2.8 -46.8 50 1 7 6960 08 31 00 08 32 21 --- 07 52 02 41.2 117.1 -2.8 -46.6 81 F 1 8040 08 32 21 B1030+074 07 52 02 43.3 117.9 -2.7 -46.3 -10 1 7 8040 08 32 21 08 39 00 --- 07 58 42 44.5 119.5 -2.6 -45.4 389 F 1 13360 08 39 00 B1038+064 07 58 42 42.4 118.6 -2.7 -45.8 -10 1 7 13360 08 39 00 08 40 21 --- 08 00 04 42.6 118.9 -2.7 -45.6 71 F 1 14440 08 40 21 B1030+074 08 00 04 44.7 119.8 -2.6 -45.2 -10 1 8 14440 08 40 21 08 47 00 --- 08 06 44 45.9 121.5 -2.5 -44.2 389 R 1 15440 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) Page 5 BJ054 - VLBA+Y27+GBT+Ar 18cm obs of B1030+074 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 Dec 2004 Day 362 --- 08 47 00 B1038+064 08 06 44 43.8 120.5 -2.6 -44.7 -10 1 8 15440 08 47 00 08 48 21 --- 08 08 05 44.0 120.9 -2.6 -44.5 71 R 1 14360 08 48 21 B1030+074 08 08 05 46.1 121.8 -2.4 -44.0 -10 1 8 14360 08 48 21 08 53 00 --- 08 12 45 46.9 123.0 -2.4 -43.3 269 R 1 10640 08 54 00 B1038+064 08 13 45 45.0 122.3 -2.5 -43.6 50 1 8 10640 08 54 00 08 55 21 --- 08 15 06 45.2 122.6 -2.4 -43.4 81 R 1 9560 08 55 21 B1030+074 08 15 06 47.3 123.6 -2.3 -42.9 -10 1 8 9560 08 55 21 09 02 00 --- 08 21 46 48.4 125.5 -2.2 -41.8 389 R 1 4240 09 02 00 B1038+064 08 21 46 46.4 124.4 -2.3 -42.3 -10 1 8 4240 09 02 00 09 03 21 --- 08 23 07 46.6 124.7 -2.3 -42.1 71 R 1 3160 09 03 21 B1030+074 08 23 07 48.6 125.8 -2.2 -41.5 -10 1 9 3160 09 03 21 09 10 00 --- 08 29 48 49.7 127.8 -2.1 -40.3 389 F 1 2160 09 10 00 B1038+064 08 29 48 47.7 126.6 -2.2 -41.0 -10 1 9 2160 09 10 00 09 11 21 --- 08 31 09 47.9 126.9 -2.2 -40.7 71 F 1 3240 09 11 21 B1030+074 08 31 09 49.9 128.2 -2.0 -40.0 -10 1 9 3240 09 11 21 09 16 00 --- 08 35 49 50.7 129.6 -2.0 -39.1 269 F 1 6960 09 19 00 B1038+064 08 38 49 49.1 129.1 -2.0 -39.3 171 1 9 6960 09 19 00 09 20 21 --- 08 40 10 49.4 129.5 -2.0 -39.0 81 F 1 8040 09 20 21 B1030+074 08 40 10 51.3 130.9 -1.9 -38.2 -10 1 9 8040 09 20 21 09 27 00 --- 08 46 50 52.4 133.0 -1.8 -36.7 389 F 1 13360 09 27 00 B1038+064 08 46 50 50.4 131.6 -1.9 -37.6 -10 1 9 13360 09 27 00 09 28 21 --- 08 48 12 50.6 132.0 -1.9 -37.3 71 F 1 14440 09 28 21 B1030+074 08 48 12 52.6 133.5 -1.8 -36.4 -10 1 10 14440 09 28 21 09 35 00 --- 08 54 52 53.5 135.7 -1.6 -34.8 389 R 1 15440 09 35 00 B1038+064 08 54 52 51.6 134.1 -1.8 -35.9 -10 1 10 15440 09 35 00 09 36 21 --- 08 56 13 51.8 134.5 -1.8 -35.6 71 R 1 14360 09 36 21 B1030+074 08 56 13 53.7 136.2 -1.6 -34.5 -10 1 10 14360 09 36 21 09 41 00 --- 09 00 53 54.3 137.8 -1.5 -33.3 269 R 1 10640 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) Page 6 BJ054 - VLBA+Y27+GBT+Ar 18cm obs of B1030+074 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 Dec 2004 Day 362 --- 09 42 00 J1224+2122 09 01 53 43.6 93.9 -3.4 -60.4 25 1 10 10640 09 42 00 09 45 30 --- 09 05 23 44.4 94.4 -3.3 -60.3 210 R 1 7840 09 45 30 J1224+2122 09 05 23 44.4 94.4 -3.3 -60.3 -4 1 10 7840 09 45 30 09 52 00 --- 09 11 54 45.7 95.5 -3.2 -60.1 386 R 1 2640 09 52 00 B1030+074 09 11 54 55.8 141.9 -1.4 -30.3 -37 1 11 2640 09 52 00 10 00 00 --- 09 19 56 56.8 145.0 -1.2 -28.0 443 F 1 3760 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: my18cm.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: 2 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1651.49 1651.49 1659.49 1659.49 1667.49 1667.49 1675.49 1675.49 BBC fr= 748.51 748.51 740.51 740.51 732.51 732.51 724.51 724.51 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 = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- BJ054 - VLBA+Y27+GBT+Ar 18cm obs of B1030+074 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) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * J1224+2122 12 22 23.408701 * 12 24 54.458386 12 25 09.217229 21 39 23.03699 * 21 22 46.38860 21 21 00.88684 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Used as fringe finder 0.167 scan hours, 8.635 baseline hours above horizon. * B1030+074 10 30 57.093157 * 10 33 34.051500 10 33 49.907945 07 26 55.04039 * 07 11 25.52200 07 09 54.95833 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Target source; pointing position is centre of 1.5-arcsec double, 200mJy at L-ban 2.771 scan hours, 165.121 baseline hours above horizon. * B1038+064 10 38 40.885554 * 10 41 17.162900 10 41 32.903378 06 25 58.53423 * 06 10 16.92500 06 08 45.27323 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. VLA phase-up source. Should be 1.4Jy at L-band 0.713 scan hours, 33.970 baseline hours above horizon. * B0528+134 05 28 06.759213 * 05 30 56.416744 05 31 14.202420 13 29 42.28888 * 13 31 55.14955 13 32 14.89620 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Used as fringe finder for all except Arecibo 0.133 scan hours, 5.500 baseline hours above horizon. * 3C147 05 38 43.507669 * 05 42 36.128000 05 43 00.708588 49 49 42.78265 * 49 51 07.18000 49 51 23.92852 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Used as fluxcal for the VLA 0.267 scan hours, 0.000 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) J1224+2122 98.4 B1030+074 118.5 B1038+064 116.3 B0528+134 163.8 3C147 152.2 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