! ! SCHED file for BB242 created by Mark Reid ! starting with BB227B and extended the Geodetic block dwells by 30 sec ! ! Version 2007 Nov 19 ! ! BB242A: 2007 Dec 5 (alt data Dec 7) ! 01:30-13:30 UT, with EB and the GBT, at 512 Mbits/sec ! ! ! Observation Plan: ! ! Freq setup uses 8 x 16 MHz bands ! 3 bands for the blue high velocity group ! 2 bands for the systemic group ! 3 bands for the red high velocity group ! each group has one dual polarized band and ! both the blue and red groups also have one band in LCP only ! ! Observing only in self-cal on maser mode ! ! overwrite sumitem = EL1, EARLY, TAPE1, TAPE2 ! ! ================================================================= ! ====================== Cover Information ====================== ! ================================================================= ! EXPT = 'BB242: Megamaser Cosmology Project' EXPCODE = 'BB242A' OBSTYPE = 'VLBA' PINAME = 'James A. Braatz' ADDRESS1 = 'NRAO/CV' ADDRESS2 = '' ADDRESS3 = '' PHONE = '434-296-0251' OBSPHONE = '434-296-0251' EMAIL = 'jbraatz@nrao.edu' obsmode = '512 Mb/s 1.3 cm' CORREL = 'Socorro' OBSTYPE = 'VLBA' NOTE1 = 'EB and GB pointing every roughly 60 minutes (10m).' NOTE2 = 'During 2 blocks of atmospheric cal, no EB/GB pointing.' NOTE3 = '' VERSION = 1.0 ! ================================================================= ! ==================== Correlator Information =================== ! ================================================================= correl = 'Socorro' coravg = 1.048 corchan = 128 cornant = 12 corpol = 'off' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'VLBA Database' cortape = 'DAT' corship1 = 'Jim Braatz' corship2 = 'NRAO/CV' cornote1 = 'NOTE: This observation uses two setups' cornote2 = '1) Geodetic-like spread bandwidth all LCP' cornote3 = '2) Maser observations with MIXED polarizations' cornote4 = '' ! ================================================================= ! ====================== Station Information ==================== ! ================================================================= stafile = '$SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat' !!!stafile = 'stations.dat' ! ================================================================= ! ====================== Source Information ===================== ! ================================================================= srccat / ! Maser target (self-cal observations) source='UGC3789S' ra=07:19:30.9566 dec=59:21:18.330 equinox='J2000' calcode = ' ' vref = 'L' vdef = 'O' velocity= 3880,3880, 3710, 3265,3265, 2670,2670, 2500 / ! setup based on Braatz 2006-11-28 spectrum. ! Velocities are LSR/Optical, as in Braatz gbt spectrum ! Following from VLA-A observations at K-band ! Primary phase-reference source source='0728+590' ra=07:28:47.21699 dec= 59:07:34.1285 equinox='J2000' / 33 mJy ! Secondary phase-ref sources (ATCMA) source='0737+594' ra=07:37:30.08653 dec= 59:41:03.1990 equinox='J2000' / 195 mJy source='0713+573' ra=07:13:04.54677 dec= 57:38:10.1185 equinox='J2000' / 53 mJy source='0707+611' ra=07:07:00.61530 dec= 61:10:11.6043 equinox='J2000' / 235 mJy ! Geodetic (atmospheric) delay calibrators ! block 1 SOURCE='1058+811' RA=10:58:11.535365 DEC=+81:14:32.67521 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1800+782' RA=18:00:45.683918 DEC=+78:28:04.01851 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0102+582' RA=01:02:45.762384 DEC=+58:24:11.13662 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0203+113' RA=02:03:46.657061 DEC=+11:34:45.40962 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0204+151' RA=02:04:50.413904 DEC=+15:14:11.04346 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0238+163' RA=02:38:38.930108 DEC=+16:36:59.27471 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0339-014' RA=03:39:30.937787 DEC=-01:46:35.80399 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0555+394' RA=05:55:30.805608 DEC=+39:48:49.16500 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0646+445' RA=06:46:32.025985 DEC=+44:51:16.59013 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0102+582' RA=01:02:45.762384 DEC=+58:24:11.13662 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0136+475' RA=01:36:58.594810 DEC=+47:51:29.10006 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1153+805' RA=11:53:12.499130 DEC=+80:58:29.15451 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1638+572' RA=16:38:13.456293 DEC=+57:20:23.97918 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1727+453' RA=17:27:27.650808 DEC=+45:30:39.73139 EQUINOX='J2000' / ! block 2 SOURCE='0956+251' RA=09:56:49.875361 DEC=+25:15:16.04977 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0958+653' RA=09:58:47.245101 DEC=+65:33:54.81806 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1104+381' RA=11:04:27.313943 DEC=+38:12:31.79919 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1146+395' RA=11:46:58.297907 DEC=+39:58:34.30461 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1222+041' RA=12:22:22.549618 DEC=+04:13:15.77630 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1354-020' RA=13:54:06.895319 DEC=-02:06:03.19051 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1550+052' RA=15:50:35.269240 DEC=+05:27:10.44823 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1638+572' RA=16:38:13.456293 DEC=+57:20:23.97918 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1640+394' RA=16:40:29.632771 DEC=+39:46:46.02854 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='1746+622' RA=17:46:14.034146 DEC=+62:26:54.73842 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0019+732' RA=00:19:45.786427 DEC=+73:27:30.01745 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0555+394' RA=05:55:30.805608 DEC=+39:48:49.16500 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0700+170' RA=07:00:01.525538 DEC=+17:09:21.70154 EQUINOX='J2000' / SOURCE='0753+535' RA=07:53:01.384573 DEC=+53:52:59.63716 EQUINOX='J2000' / ! endcat / srcfile = '$SCHED/catalogs/sources.vlba' ! ================================================================= ! ========================== Setup File ========================== ! ================================================================= setinit = atmos.set / ! Mode 512-8-2 nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter = 16.0 bbc = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 netside = U, U, U, U, U, U, U, U ifchan = L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L firstlo = 21500 freqref = 22000.49 freqoff = 0, 28, 168, 266, 350, 420, 462, 476 pol = lcp pcal = '1MHz' / endset / setinit = ugc3789.set / ! Mode 512-8-2 nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter = 16.0 ! Note: bbc 1/2, 4/5, and 6/7 are dual polarized bbc = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 netside = U, U, U, U, U, U, U, U ifchan = L, R, L, L, R, L, R, L ! Following are approx band center frequencies, overrridden by VELOCITY freqref = 21945,21945, 21955, 21990,21990, 22030,22030, 22045 ! Corresponding approximately to center velocities of ! 3880,3880, 3710, 3265,3265, 2670,2670, 2500 Opt/LSR km/s firstlo = 21300.00 fe(2) = '1cm' fe(4) = '1cm' pcal='off' station = 'VLBA' rchan = B lchan = D / firstlo=21300.00 station = 'gbt_vlba' rchan = A lchan = C / firstlo=21300.00 station = 'eb_vlba' rchan = A lchan = C / endset / ! ================================================================= ! ========================== The Scans ========================== ! ================================================================= LINEINIT / LINESET='H2O' RESTFREQ=22235.08 / ENDLINES / ! LINENAME='H2O' year = 2007 month = 12 day = 07 start = 01:30:00 autotap=2 caltime=20 ! -------------------------------------------------------------------- ! First atmospheric calibration block ! Observe extra time on 0927+390 to enable good resolution of ! turn ambiguities via pulse cal. Use dwell but record data continuously. stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba setup=atmos.set nodop dwell=90 minpause=180 ! Geodetic block of about 1 hour... ! MK BR OV KP FD PT LA NL HN SC GB EB SOURCE='1058+811' / 13. 39. 28. 23. 22. 25. 27. 33. 36. 12. 31. 54. SOURCE='1800+782' / 29. 51. 40. 34. 31. 35. 36. 39. 37. 11. 34. 39. SOURCE='0102+582' / 26. 67. 59. 58. 59. 61. 63. 73. 73. 47. 70. 41. SOURCE='0203+113' / *** 35. 40. 47. 53. 48. 49. 54. 59. 82. 62. 17. SOURCE='0204+151' / 10. 39. 43. 50. 56. 52. 53. 58. 62. 83. 66. 19. SOURCE='0238+163' / *** 35. 38. 44. 50. 46. 47. 55. 63. *** 64. 25. SOURCE='0339-014' / *** 11. 15. 22. 28. 24. 25. 32. 41. 65. 41. 20. SOURCE='0555+394' / *** 20. 14. 15. 20. 19. 21. 34. 48. 42. 41. 71. SOURCE='0646+445' / *** 18. 11. 11. 14. 14. 17. 29. 42. 33. 35. 81. SOURCE='0102+582' / 29. 70. 62. 60. 60. 63. 65. 73. 71. 45. 69. 38. SOURCE='0136+475' / 26. 66. 62. 63. 66. 67. 69. 81. 81. 56. 80. 35. SOURCE='1153+805' / 13. 39. 28. 23. 21. 25. 27. 33. 35. 11. 30. 54. SOURCE='1638+572' / 31. 35. 25. 18. 13. 18. 19. 18. 14. *** 12. 24. SOURCE='1727+453' / 40. 33. 26. 19. 13. 18. 18. 14. *** *** *** 10. ! ================================================================== ! Astronomy track setup = ugc3789.set minpause= 30 ! Bandpass, fringe finder, manual phase cal. dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source = '0102+582' dwell=300 / source = '0234+285' / ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Maser Self-cal observations for about 1 hour ! Conduct EB / GB pointing comment='>>> EB / GB pointing scan <<<' stations = gbt_vlba,eb_vlba source = 'J0753+5352' dur = 600 peak=1 norecord / ! while pointing at EB/GB, VLBA observes UGC3789 stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc source='UGC3789S' dur 600 / ! 10 minutes stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba nopeak record dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source='J0753+5352' dwell 120 / source='ugc3789s' dur 3080 / ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Maser Self-cal observations for about 1 hour ! Conduct EB / GB pointing comment='>>> EB / GB pointing scan <<<' stations = gbt_vlba,eb_vlba source = 'J0753+5352' dur = 600 peak=1 norecord / ! while pointing at EB/GB, VLBA observes UGC3789 stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc source='UGC3789S' dur 600 / ! 10 minutes stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba nopeak record dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source='J0753+5352' dwell 120 / source='ugc3789s' dur 3080 / ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Maser Self-cal observations for about 1 hour ! Conduct EB / GB pointing comment='>>> EB / GB pointing scan <<<' stations = gbt_vlba,eb_vlba source = 'J0753+5352' dur = 600 peak=1 norecord / ! while pointing at EB/GB, VLBA observes UGC3789 stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc source='UGC3789S' dur 600 / ! 10 minutes stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba nopeak record dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source='J0753+5352' dwell 120 / source='ugc3789s' dur 3080 / ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Maser Self-cal observations for about 1 hour ! Conduct EB / GB pointing comment='>>> EB / GB pointing scan <<<' stations = gbt_vlba,eb_vlba source = 'J0753+5352' dur = 600 peak=1 norecord / ! while pointing at EB/GB, VLBA observes UGC3789 stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc source='UGC3789S' dur 600 / ! 10 minutes stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba nopeak record dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source='J0753+5352' dwell 120 / source='ugc3789s' dur 3080 / ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Maser Self-cal observations for about 1 hour ! Conduct EB / GB pointing comment='>>> EB / GB pointing scan <<<' stations = gbt_vlba,eb_vlba source = 'J0753+5352' dur = 600 peak=1 norecord / ! while pointing at EB/GB, VLBA observes UGC3789 stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc source='UGC3789S' dur 600 / ! 10 minutes ! stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba nopeak record dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source='J0753+5352' dwell 120 / source='ugc3789s' dur 3080 / ! ---------------------------------------------------------- ! Fringe finder/ bandpass scan in middle of obs source='4C39.25' dwell=300 / ! ---------------------------------------------------------- ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Maser Self-cal observations for about 1 hour ! Conduct EB / GB pointing comment='>>> EB / GB pointing scan <<<' stations = gbt_vlba,eb_vlba source = 'J0753+5352' dur = 600 peak=1 norecord / ! while pointing at EB/GB, VLBA observes UGC3789 stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc source='UGC3789S' dur 600 / ! 10 minutes ! stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba nopeak record dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source='J0753+5352' dwell 120 / source='ugc3789s' dur 3080 / ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Maser Self-cal observations for about 1 hour ! Conduct EB / GB pointing comment='>>> EB / GB pointing scan <<<' stations = gbt_vlba,eb_vlba source = 'J0753+5352' dur = 600 peak=1 norecord / ! while pointing at EB/GB, VLBA observes UGC3789 stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc source='UGC3789S' dur 600 / ! 10 minutes ! stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba nopeak record dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source='J0753+5352' dwell 120 / source='ugc3789s' dur 3080 / ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Maser Self-cal observations for about 1 hour ! Conduct EB / GB pointing comment='>>> EB / GB pointing scan <<<' stations = gbt_vlba,eb_vlba source = 'J0753+5352' dur = 600 peak=1 norecord / ! while pointing at EB/GB, VLBA observes UGC3789 stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc source='UGC3789S' dur 600 / ! 10 minutes ! stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba nopeak record dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source='J0753+5352' dwell 120 / source='ugc3789s' dur 3080 / ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Maser Self-cal observations for about 1 hour ! Conduct EB / GB pointing comment='>>> EB / GB pointing scan <<<' stations = gbt_vlba,eb_vlba source = 'J0753+5352' dur = 600 peak=1 norecord / ! while pointing at EB/GB, VLBA observes UGC3789 stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc source='UGC3789S' dur 600 / ! 10 minutes ! stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba nopeak record dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source='J0753+5352' dwell 120 / source='ugc3789s' dur 2630 / ! ------------------------------------------------------------------ ! Ending delay calibrator observations dopsrc = 'ugc3789s' doppler source = '0917+624' dwell=300 / source = '4C39.25' / ! =========================================================================== ! End Geodetic block stations=vlba_mk,vlba_br,vlba_ov,vlba_kp,vlba_fd, vlba_pt,vlba_la,vlba_nl,vlba_hn,vlba_sc, gbt_vlba,eb_vlba setup=atmos.set nodop dwell=90 minpause=180 ! MK BR OV KP FD PT LA NL HN SC GB EB SOURCE='0956+251' / 51. 67. 78. 83. 80. 80. 78. 66. 52. 44. 59. *** SOURCE='0958+653' / 37. 72. 61. 56. 54. 58. 60. 63. 57. 32. 56. 34. SOURCE='1104+381' / 38. 72. 75. 78. 81. 82. 84. 83. 69. 54. 75. 20. SOURCE='1146+395' / 30. 67. 67. 70. 75. 74. 76. *** 77. 59. 83. 26. SOURCE='1222+041' / 16. 35. 43. 50. 56. 51. 51. 51. 51. 69. 56. *** SOURCE='1354-020' / *** 18. 23. 30. 36. 31. 32. 37. 44. 70. 45. 13. SOURCE='1550+052' / *** *** *** 11. 17. 14. 15. 25. 38. 55. 35. 35. SOURCE='1638+572' / *** 34. 26. 25. 28. 29. 31. 43. 54. 38. 47. 73. SOURCE='1640+394' / *** 23. 18. 19. 24. 23. 25. 38. 52. 46. 45. 68. SOURCE='1746+622' / *** 32. 23. 21. 23. 24. 26. 38. 47. 29. 40. 76. SOURCE='0019+732' / 13. 33. 22. 16. 14. 18. 20. 25. 27. *** 22. 49. SOURCE='0555+394' / 58. 44. 39. 32. 25. 30. 30. 23. 12. *** 14. *** SOURCE='0700+170' / 76. 39. 41. 36. 29. 33. 31. 20. *** *** 11. *** SOURCE='0753+535' / 56. 66. 58. 51. 45. 50. 50. 46. 36. 12. 37. 15. ! End of observations