overwrite ! BK127a: the high z source J02399-0136 ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ======================== ! ========================================================== EXPT = 'The high z source J02399-0136' EXPCODE = 'bk127a' VERSION = 1 PINAME = 'K. Knudsen' ADDRESS1 = 'MPIA' ADDRESS2 = 'Koenigstuhl 17' ADDRESS3 = 'D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany' PHONE = '+49-6221-528-405' FAX = '+49-6221-528-246' EMAIL = 'knudsen@mpia-hd.mpg.de' OBSMODE = '21cm 256-8-2' OBSTYPE = 'VLBA' ! ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ======================== ! ========================================================== correl = 'Socorro' coravg = 2 corchan = 16 cornant = 12 corpol = 'on' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'schedule' cortape = DAT corship1 = 'K. Knudsen' corship2 = 'MPIA' corship3 = 'Koenigstuhl 17' corship4 = 'D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany' ! ========================================================== ! ================= Source Catalog ============= ! ========================================================== SRCCAT / !Target Source SOURCE='J02399' RA= 02:39:51.880 DEC= -01:35:58.00 EQUINOX='J2000' / !Phase Calibrator : 0.95 deg away, 350 mJy SOURCE='J0239-02' RA= 02:39:45.472266 DEC= -02:34:40.91430 EQUINOX='J2000' / !PH_CAL check source; ~3 deg, 0.5Jy@13cm SOURCE='J0228-0337' RA= 02:28:53.211228 DEC= -03:37:37.12548 EQUINOX='J2000' / !VLA phase cal and secondary Amp cal; ~4.9 deg, 3.2 Jy SOURCE='J0220-019' RA= 02:20:54.2800 DEC= -01:56:51.800 EQUINOX='J2000' / !FRING FINDER SOURCE='J0237+2848' RA=02:37:52.405679 DEC= 28:48:08.99006 EQUINOX='J2000' / !Y27 FLUX cals. - using 3C48 SOURCE='3C48' RA=01:37:41.299431 DEC= 33:09:35.13299 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='3C119' RA=04:32:36.502609 DEC= 41:38:28.44855 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='3C273' RA= 12:29:06.699729 DEC= 02:03:08.59819 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='3C286' RA=13:31:08.287984 DEC= 30:30:32.95885 EQUINOX='J2000' / ENDCAT / !========================================================== !================= External Catalogs ============= !========================================================== STAFILE = $SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat FREQFILE = $SCHED/catalogs/freq.dat ! ========================================================== ! ================== Observing setup ===================== ! ========================================================== setinit = bk127a.set / nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter= 8.0 netside = U pol = dual freqref = 1414.99 !total 32 MHz centered at 1424.99 MHz freqoff = -8.0, -8.0, 0.0, 0.0, 8.0, 8.0, 16.0, 16.0 pcal = '1MHz' / endset/ ! ========================================================== ! ============== Initial Scan Information ================ ! ========================================================== autotape = 2 setup = bk127a.set ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== ! VLA starts at 2100-0400 VLALST ! 22:00:00 UT = 21:23:23 VLALST ! The VLA will start 23min and 17sec earlier YEAR = 2005 MONTH = 12 DAY = 29 START = 21:36:43 !VLA starts here, spend 23 minutes and 17 seconds on a flux cal; VLA only !VLALST = 21:00:00 STATIONS = VLA27 NORECORD SOURCE = '3C48' gap = 0 dur = 1097 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J0220-019' gap = 0 dur = 300 vlamode = VA / !reached 22:00:00 !All stations are observing the same source now YEAR = 2005 MONTH = 12 DAY = 29 START = 22:00:00 ! Beware VLBA_MK at start science source is only 10deg above horizon STATIONS = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK, VLA27, GBT_VLBA RECORD !Begin the scan cycles with the amp_cal with mode VA !then put the phase cal VX !then put the target+phcal VX within group (cycle time: 180 sec + 60 sec) !after 60 or so minutes go back to the amp_cal VA SOURCE = 'J0220-019' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / group=2 repeat=11 SOURCE = 'J02399' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 22:49:00 SOURCE = 'J0220-019' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / group=2 repeat=11 SOURCE = 'J02399' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 23:38:00 !Phase coherence test between the amp cal and the phase cal group=2 repeat=3 SOURCE = 'J0228-0337' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / !reached 23:50:00 !observing a FRING FINDER; 2 min gap for playback SOURCE = 'J0237+2848' gap = 120 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / !reached 23:56:00 SOURCE = 'J0220-019' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / group=2 repeat=11 SOURCE = 'J02399' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 00:45:00 SOURCE = 'J0220-019' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / group=2 repeat=12 SOURCE = 'J02399' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 01:38:00 !Phase coherence test between the amp cal and the phase cal group=2 repeat=3 SOURCE = 'J0228-0337' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / !reached 01:50:00 !observing a FRING FINDER; 2 min gap for playback SOURCE = 'J0237+2848' gap = 120 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / !reached 01:56:00 SOURCE = 'J0220-019' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / group=2 repeat=12 SOURCE = 'J02399' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 02:49:00 SOURCE = 'J0220-019' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / group=2 repeat=12 SOURCE = 'J02399' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 03:41:00 !Phase coherence test between the amp cal and the phase cal group=2 repeat=3 SOURCE = 'J0228-0337' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / !reached 03:55:00 !observing a FRING FINDER; 2 min gap for playback SOURCE = 'J0237+2848' gap = 120 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / !observing VLA FLUX cal SOURCE = '3C48' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / !reached 04:04:00 SOURCE = 'J0220-019' gap = 0 dur = 240 vlamode = VA / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / group=2 repeat=6 SOURCE = 'J02399' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 04:33:00 !Other stations continue on the science source etc rest of the time YEAR = 2005 MONTH = 12 DAY = 30 START = 04:33:00 !VLBA+GBT has 33 minutes left. RECORD STATIONS = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK, GBT_VLBA group=2 repeat=3 SOURCE = 'J0228-0337' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / !reached 04:45:00 group=2 repeat=3 SOURCE = 'J02399' gap = 0 dur = 180 vlamode = VX / SOURCE = 'J0239-02' gap = 0 dur = 60 vlamode = VX / !reached 04:59:00 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!