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Trick to compile as tape MEDIA = 'DISK' / ! ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== ! version = 1 expt = '15GHz obs of SN/SNR in ARP 220' expcode = 'GC028B' piname = 'John Conway' address1 = 'Onsala Space Observatory' address2 = 'S-439 92 Onsala' address3 = 'Sweden' address4 = '' phone = '+46(0)31 772 5505' obsphone = '+46(0)31 772 5505' email = 'jconway@oso.chalmers.se' fax = '+46(0)31 772 5590' obsmode = '15GHz @ 256 Mbps' obstype = 'VLBI' note1 = '' ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Letter ==================== ! ========================================================== ! coverlet / Allocated time - December 28, 0900-2300 UT, on the GBT, Effelsberg (approx 0900-1600 UT), with the phased VLA (0800-2230 VLALST), at 256 Mbits/sec, for 2cm. At GBT Arp220 sets at around 2100, so include only till then at VLA27 get above 10deg at 100O UT (approx 09:17 LST) start then - run till end of VLBA. The C-array long track nat wgt beam has FWHM = 1.8'' (perhaps another factor 1.3 for snapshot => FWHM= 2.34'') so pointing between both nuclei (sep 0.9'') should give less than 15% loss on VLA27 and 7% on baselines to VLA27 Use non-standard correlation parameters 1sec, 16 freq chans/BBC to get large enough field of view on long baselines One 13min run on bright fringe finder 1613+3412 but also multiple 3min runs on J1516+1932 (0,4Jy) can be used for fringe finding with large telescopes included Leave gaps for pointing obs at EB during periods 1000-1015 1230-1245 endcover / ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== correl = 'SOCORRO' coravg = 1 corchan = 16 cornant = 2 corpol = 'off' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'standard' cortape = 'NONE' corship1 = 'John Conway' corship2 = 'Onsala Space Observatory' corship3 = 'S 43992 Sweden' ! ========================================================== ! ========================================================== ! ========================================================== SRCCAT/ ! Target - We are pointing right between both nuclei SOURCE='ARP220' RA=15:34:57.25 DEC=23:30:11.33 EQUINOX='J2000' CALCODE='T'/ ! VLBA STRONG & DISTANT calibrator ! Has total flux density at Xband of 0.61Jy and is a P calibrator ! http://www.vlba.nrao.edu/astro/calib/data/X/J1516+1932.rad.gif ! approx 420 mJy at < 100 Megawavelength @ 4 cm ! 5.76 degrees from ARP220 reference position SOURCE='J1516+1932','1514+197','J1516+19' RA=15:16:56.7961600 DEC=19:32:12.991920 RAERR=0.320 DECERR=0.230 CALCODE='V' REMARKS='VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro' / ! VLBA WEAK & CLOSE calibrator ! http://www.vlba.nrao.edu/astro/calib/data/X/J1532+2344.rad.gif ! approx 180 mJy at < 100 Megawavelength @ 4 cm ! 0.55 degrees from ARP220 reference position SOURCE='J1532+2344' RA=15:32:46.3452160 DEC=23:44:05.268180 RAERR=0.270 DECERR=0.480 CALCODE='V' REMARKS='VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro' / ! Fringe finder ! http://www.vlba.nrao.edu/astro/calib/data/X/J1613+3412.rad.gif ! 4 Jy at 13.6 degrees from ARP220 reference position SOURCE='J1613+3412','1611+343','J1613+34' RA=16:13:41.0642440 DEC=34:12:47.908970 RAERR=0.240 DECERR=0.400 CALCODE='V' REMARKS='VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro' / ENDCAT/ ! ! STAFILE=/home/jconway/stations.dat ! !------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! ! Setup at 4cm, 256MBit/s ! SETUP = $SCHED/setups/v2cm-256-8-2.set ! ! Standard block has 11 minutes integration on source ! plus 4min gaps = total 15min ! ! GROUP=8 REPEAT 1 ! SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:01:00 GAP=00:00:45 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:01:00 / ! SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:01:50 GAP=00:00:30 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:01:00 / ! SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:01:50 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:01:00 / ! SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:01:50 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:01:00 / ! ! Standard block has 11 minutes integration on source ! plus 4min gaps = total 15min ! ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 1 ! SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / ! SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:01:00 GAP=00:00:30 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / ! SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:25 / ! ! !%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ! year = 2006 month = 12 day = 28 start = 09:00:00 ! STATIONS = EB_VLBA, GBT_VLBA, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 4 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! At 100OUT VLA27 joins ! STATIONS = EB_VLBA, GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! ! First scan do long phase up scan on VLA, do Bonn pointing ! STATIONS = GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! ! GROUP=10 REPEAT 1 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:03:20 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! STATIONS = EB_VLBA, GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 4 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! at 11:15 Rephase up VLA from scratch again now its higher in sky ! STATIONS = EB_VLBA, GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=10 REPEAT 1 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:03:20 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! STATIONS = EB_VLBA, GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 4 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! Rephase up VLA from scratch, do Bonn pointing ! STATIONS = GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=10 REPEAT 1 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:03:20 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! STATIONS = EB_VLBA, GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 6 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! - FRINGE FINDER scan- up at all stations including MK ! SOURCE = 'J1613+3412' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:13:00 GAP=00:02:00 / ! ! Rephase up VLA from scratch ! STATIONS = EB_VLBA, GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=10 REPEAT 1 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:03:20 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! STATIONS = EB_VLBA, GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 5 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! Bonn leaves array at 1600UT ! STATIONS = GBT_VLBA, VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 10 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! Rephase up VLA from scratch ! GROUP=10 REPEAT 1 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:03:20 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 9 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! GBT leaves array at 2100UT ! STATIONS = VLA27, VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN,VLBA_NL,VLBA_FD,VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT,VLBA_KP,VLBA_OV,VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 1 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! phase up VLA from scratch ! GROUP=10 REPEAT 1 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:03:20 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! GROUP=12 REPEAT 6 SOURCE = 'J1516+1932' VLAMODE='VA' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:45 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' VLAMODE='VX' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 GAP=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / SOURCE = 'ARP220' DUR=00:00:55 / SOURCE = 'J1532+2344' DUR=00:00:30 / ! ! Finish at 2300UT