! ========================================================= ! ! ver2: added VLA1 frequency setups at 2 and 6 cm bands ! after consulting with Leonia Kogan (2007 Nov 02) ! ver1: created by ZQS on 2007 Oct 29 ! ! SCHED command file for VLBA+Y1 Experiment BS175 ! ! (BS175 runs four separate nights, i.e. on Nov 9/10,10/11, ! 11/12, 12/13, 1830-0130 UT, at 512Mbit/sec) ! ! (VLBA plus a single VLA antenna) ! ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== overwrite autotape=2 sumitem = EL1, DWELL ! VERSION = 1.0 EXPT = 'TY006C: VLBA+Y1 Test' EXPCODE = TY006C OBSTYPE = VLBA ! (VLBA+Y1) PINAME = 'Amy Mioduszewski' ADDRESS1 = 'NRAO' ADDRESS2 = 'Socorro, NM 87801' PHONE = '(505) 835 7263 (work); (505) 838 0393 (home)' OBSPHONE = '(505) 835 7263' FAX = '(505) 835 7027' EMAIL = 'amiodusz@nrao.edu' OBSMODE = 'VLBA+Y1 dual pol at 1.3 & 6 cm with 512-8-2' CORREL = 'Socorro' NOTE1 = '1.3 & 6 cm portion' ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== correl = 'Socorro' coravg = 1.0 corchan = 128 cornant = 10 corpol = 'on' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'standard' cornote1 = '1 correlation pass' cornote2 = 'pass1: corchan=128, all IFs (512Mbps)' cornote2 = 'Correlate with 3 antennas (Y1 and 2 others)' cortape = ftp corship1 = 'Amy Mioduszewski' corship2 = 'P. O. Box O' corship3 = 'Socorro NM 87801' ! ========================================================== ! =================== Station Catalogue =================== ! ========================================================== stafile = $SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat ! ========================================================== ! =================== Setup Information ==================== ! ========================================================== setinit = v6cm.set / !============================================================ ! Standard setup file: v6cm-512-8-2.set ! (Produced by MAKESETUP) ! For the 6 cm band. ! Radio Astronomy allocation: 4990-5000 ! Radio Astnomomy footnote: 4950-4990 ! VLA 50MHz 4960.1 to 5010.1 with VC mode. ! VLA 6cm receiver falling off at high end. ! Reference frequency is Mark II network standard ! Merlin 4986-5002 ! Format Tape length Density Tape speed Time/pass ! VLBA/MkIII/MkIV 17600 High 160.00 22:00 ! MkIII/MkIV 8800 Low 270.00 6:31 ! 512 Mbps - 1 pass/headpos - 2 tapes (VLBA) or 2 heads (Mark IV) nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter = 16.0 freqref = 4977.99 ! to meet VLA receiver at high end ~ 5010.00 freqoff = -32.50, -32.50, -16.50, -16.50, -0.50, -0.50, 15.50, 15.50 netside = U, U, U, U, U, U, U, U pol = dual station = VLBA / ! station = 'vla1' ifchan = A, C, A, C, B, D, B, D firstlo = 4339.90, 4339.90, 4339.90, 4339.90, 4360.1, 4360.1, 4360.1, 4360.1 vlaband = VC vlafeab = 0.00 vlasyna = 3939.9 flukea = 100.0 vlabw = '0000' vlafecd = 0.00 vlasynb = 3960.1 flukeb = 200.0 fefilter = '0000' barrel='roll_off' pcal='1MHz' format=VLBA1:4 / !============================================================ endset / setinit = v1cm.set / !============================================================ ! Standard setup file: v1cm-512-8-2.set ! (Produced by MAKESETUP) ! For the 1 cm band. ! Radio Astronomy allocation: 22210-22500 ! Reference frequency is Mark II network standard ! Format Tape length Density Tape speed Time/pass ! VLBA/MkIII/MkIV 17600 High 160.00 22:00 ! MkIII/MkIV 8800 Low 270.00 6:31 ! 512 Mbps - 1 pass/headpos - 2 tapes (VLBA) or 2 heads (Mark IV) nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter = 16.0 freqref = 22228.99 freqoff = -32.50, -32.50, -16.50, -16.50, -0.50, -0.50, 15.50, 15.50 netside = U, U, U, U, U, U, U, U pol = dual station = VLBA / ! station = 'vla1' ifchan = A, C, A, C, B, D, B, D firstlo = 21589.90, 21589.90, 21589.90, 21589.90, 21610.1, 21610.1, 21610.1, 21610.1 vlaband = VK vlafeab = 17.5 vlasyna = 3689.9 flukea = 100.0 vlabw = '0000' vlafecd = 17.5 vlasynb = 3710.1 flukeb = 200.0 fefilter = '0000' barrel='roll_off' pcal='1MHz' format=VLBA1:4 / !============================================================ endset / ! ========================================================== ! ================= Initial Scan Information ============= ! ========================================================== ! Scheduled project time is from 18:30:00 to 01:30:00 UT !LST = 'VLBA_PT' year = 2007 month = 12 day = 05 start = 14:30:00 !! UT start time stations = vlba_kp, vlba_pt, vlba_la, vlba_fd, vla1 vlamode = vs !============================================================ ! ========================================================== ! ====================== The Scans ====================== !6cm follows setup = v6cm.set SOURCE = 'J0555+3948' DUR = 00:02:00 PRESCAN=00:00:00 RECORD / ! ! block 6 GROUP 2 REPEAT 4 SOURCE = 'J0605+4030' DUR = 00:02:00 PRESCAN=00:00:00 / ! SOURCE = 'J0555+3948' DUR = 00:02:00 PRESCAN=00:00:00 / ! setup = v1cm.set GROUP 2 REPEAT 4 SOURCE = 'J0605+4030' DUR = 00:02:00 PRESCAN=00:00:00 / ! SOURCE = 'J0555+3948' DUR = 00:02:00 PRESCAN=00:00:00 / ! setup='$SCHED/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set' GROUP 2 REPEAT 4 SOURCE = 'J0605+4030' DUR = 00:02:00 PRESCAN=00:00:00 / ! SOURCE = 'J0555+3948' DUR = 00:02:00 PRESCAN=00:00:00 / !