COVER INFORMATION Station: VLA1 (Code Y ) Experiment: TY006C: VLBA+Y1 Test Exp. Code: TY006C Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.05 June 2006 PI: Amy Mioduszewski Address: NRAO Socorro, NM 87801 Phone: (505) 835 7263 (work); (505) 838 0393 (home) EMAIL: amiodusz@nrao.edu Fax: (505) 835 7027 Phone during observation: (505) 835 7263 Observing mode: VLBA+Y1 dual pol at 1.3 & 6 cm with 512-8-2 Notes: 1.3 & 6 cm portion Schedule for VLA1 (Code Y ) Page 2 TY006C: VLBA+Y1 Test 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Dec 2007 Day 339 --- Next scan frequencies: 4945.49 4945.49 4961.49 4961.49 4977.49 4977.49 4993.49 4993.49 Next BBC frequencies: 605.59 605.59 621.59 621.59 617.39 617.39 633.39 633.39 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 14 30 00 J0555+3948 12 15 36 17.7 -53.5 6.3 60.1 0 1 1 0 14 30 00 14 32 00 =0552+398 12 17 36 17.4 -53.3 6.4 59.8 120 F 1 8 14 30 18 14 32 00 J0605+4030 12 17 36 19.5 -53.7 6.2 61.3 -21 1 1 8 14 32 00 14 34 00 =0602+405 12 19 36 19.1 -53.5 6.2 61.1 99 F 1 15 14 32 00 14 34 00 J0555+3948 12 19 36 17.1 -53.1 6.4 59.5 -21 1 1 15 14 34 00 14 36 00 =0552+398 12 21 37 16.7 -52.9 6.4 59.3 99 F 1 23 14 34 00 14 36 00 J0605+4030 12 21 37 18.8 -53.3 6.3 60.8 -21 1 1 23 14 36 00 14 38 00 =0602+405 12 23 37 18.5 -53.1 6.3 60.6 99 F 1 31 14 36 00 14 38 00 J0555+3948 12 23 37 16.4 -52.7 6.5 59.0 -21 1 1 31 14 38 00 14 40 00 =0552+398 12 25 37 16.1 -52.4 6.5 58.7 99 F 1 39 14 38 00 14 40 00 J0605+4030 12 25 37 18.1 -52.9 6.3 60.3 -21 1 1 39 14 40 00 14 42 00 =0602+405 12 27 38 17.8 -52.7 6.4 60.0 99 F 1 46 14 40 00 14 42 00 J0555+3948 12 27 38 15.8 -52.2 6.5 58.5 -21 1 1 46 14 42 00 14 44 00 =0552+398 12 29 38 15.4 -52.0 6.6 58.2 99 F 1 54 14 42 00 14 44 00 J0605+4030 12 29 38 17.5 -52.5 6.4 59.8 -21 1 1 54 14 44 00 14 46 00 =0602+405 12 31 38 17.1 -52.3 6.4 59.5 99 F 1 62 14 44 00 14 46 00 J0555+3948 12 31 38 15.1 -51.8 6.6 58.0 -21 1 1 62 14 46 00 14 48 00 =0552+398 12 33 39 14.8 -51.6 6.6 57.7 99 F 1 70 14 46 00 Next scan frequencies: 22196.49 22196.49 22212.49 22212.49 22228.49 22228.49 22244.49 22244.49 Next BBC frequencies: 606.59 606.59 622.59 622.59 618.39 618.39 634.39 634.39 14 48 00 J0605+4030 12 33 39 16.8 -52.1 6.5 59.2 -21 1 1 70 14 48 00 14 50 00 =0602+405 12 35 39 16.5 -51.9 6.5 59.0 99 F 1 77 14 48 00 Schedule for VLA1 (Code Y ) Page 3 TY006C: VLBA+Y1 Test 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Dec 2007 Day 339 --- 14 50 00 J0555+3948 12 35 39 14.5 -51.4 6.7 57.4 -21 1 1 77 14 50 00 14 52 00 =0552+398 12 37 39 14.1 -51.2 6.7 57.2 99 F 1 85 14 50 00 14 52 00 J0605+4030 12 37 39 16.2 -51.7 6.5 58.7 -21 1 1 85 14 52 00 14 54 00 =0602+405 12 39 40 15.8 -51.5 6.6 58.4 99 F 1 93 14 52 00 14 54 00 J0555+3948 12 39 40 13.8 -51.0 6.7 56.9 -21 1 1 93 14 54 00 14 56 00 =0552+398 12 41 40 13.5 -50.7 6.8 56.6 99 F 1 101 14 54 00 14 56 00 J0605+4030 12 41 40 15.5 -51.2 6.6 58.2 -21 1 1 101 14 56 00 14 58 00 =0602+405 12 43 40 15.2 -51.0 6.6 57.9 99 F 1 108 14 56 00 14 58 00 J0555+3948 12 43 40 13.2 -50.5 6.8 56.3 -21 1 1 108 14 58 00 15 00 00 =0552+398 12 45 41 12.8 -50.3 6.8 56.1 99 F 1 116 14 58 00 15 00 00 J0605+4030 12 45 41 14.9 -50.8 6.7 57.6 -21 1 1 116 15 00 00 15 02 00 =0602+405 12 47 41 14.5 -50.6 6.7 57.3 99 F 1 124 15 00 00 15 02 00 J0555+3948 12 47 41 12.5 -50.1 6.9 55.8 -21 1 1 124 15 02 00 15 04 00 =0552+398 12 49 41 12.2 -49.9 6.9 55.5 99 F 1 132 15 02 00 Next scan frequencies: 4971.49 4971.49 4979.49 4979.49 4987.49 4987.49 4995.49 4995.49 Next BBC frequencies: 611.39 611.39 619.39 619.39 627.39 627.39 635.39 635.39 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 15 04 00 J0605+4030 12 49 41 14.2 -50.4 6.7 57.1 -21 1 1 132 15 04 00 15 06 00 =0602+405 12 51 42 13.9 -50.2 6.8 56.8 99 F 1 135 15 04 38 15 06 00 J0555+3948 12 51 42 11.9 -49.6 6.9 55.3 -21 1 1 135 15 06 00 15 08 00 =0552+398 12 53 42 11.6 -49.4 7.0 55.0 99 F 1 139 15 06 00 15 08 00 J0605+4030 12 53 42 13.6 -50.0 6.8 56.5 -21 1 1 139 15 08 00 15 10 00 =0602+405 12 55 42 13.3 -49.8 6.8 56.2 99 F 1 143 15 08 00 15 10 00 J0555+3948 12 55 42 11.3 -49.2 7.0 54.7 -21 1 1 143 15 10 00 15 12 00 =0552+398 12 57 43 10.9 -49.0 7.0 54.4 99 F 1 147 15 10 00 15 12 00 J0605+4030 12 57 43 13.0 -49.5 6.9 56.0 -21 1 1 147 15 12 00 15 14 00 =0602+405 12 59 43 12.6 -49.3 6.9 55.7 99 F 1 151 15 12 00 Schedule for VLA1 (Code Y ) Page 4 TY006C: VLBA+Y1 Test 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Dec 2007 Day 339 --- 15 14 00 J0555+3948 12 59 43 10.6 -48.7 7.1 54.1 -21 1 1 151 15 14 00 15 16 00 =0552+398 13 01 43 10.3 -48.5 7.1 53.9 99 F 1 155 15 14 00 15 16 00 J0605+4030 13 01 43 12.3 -49.1 6.9 55.4 -21 1 1 155 15 16 00 15 18 00 =0602+405 13 03 44 12.0 -48.9 7.0 55.1 99 F 1 159 15 16 00 15 18 00 J0555+3948 13 03 44 10.0 -48.3 7.1 53.6 -21 1 1 159 15 18 00 15 20 00 =0552+398 13 05 44 9.7 -48.0 7.2 53.3 99 F 1 163 15 18 00 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: v6cm.set --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 5 Station: VLA1 Total bit rate: 512 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4339.90 4339.90 4339.90 4339.90 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 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= U U U U U U U U IF = A C A C B D B D The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 5 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 4945.49 4945.49 4961.49 4961.49 4977.49 4977.49 4993.49 4993.49 BBC fr= 605.59 605.59 621.59 621.59 617.39 617.39 633.39 633.39 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 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 13510 13510 13510 13510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 13510 13510 13510 13510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_off VLA specific information: (LO and FI cards will be written.) VLABAND: VC VLABW: 0000 FEFILTER: 0000 VLAFEAB: 0.00 VLAFECD: 0.00 VLAIF: SYSCIF VLASYNA: 3939.90 VLASYNB: 3960.10 VLAROT: VLBCROT FLUKEA: 100.00 FLUKEB: 200.00 FLUKESET: 0 Details for VLA IFs: LO Sum Frequency span VLBI FIRSTLO VLA IF A: 4939.9000 4939.9000- 4989.9000 4339.9000 VLA IF B: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 VLA IF C: 4939.9000 4939.9000- 4989.9000 4339.9000 VLA IF D: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 With new digital patch panel, VLA IF = VLB IF. Setup file: v1cm.set --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 10 Station: VLA1 Total bit rate: 512 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 21589.90 21589.90 21589.90 21589.90 21610.10 21610.10 21610.10 21610.10 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= U U U U U U U U IF = A C A C B D B D The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 22196.49 22196.49 22212.49 22212.49 22228.49 22228.49 22244.49 22244.49 BBC fr= 606.59 606.59 622.59 622.59 618.39 618.39 634.39 634.39 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 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 13510 13510 13510 13510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 13510 13510 13510 13510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_off VLA specific information: (LO and FI cards will be written.) VLABAND: VK VLABW: 0000 FEFILTER: 0000 VLAFEAB: 17.50 VLAFECD: 17.50 VLAIF: SYSKIF VLASYNA: 3689.90 VLASYNB: 3710.10 VLAROT: VLBKROT FLUKEA: 100.00 FLUKEB: 200.00 FLUKESET: 0 Details for VLA IFs: LO Sum Frequency span VLBI FIRSTLO VLA IF A: 22189.9000 22189.9000-22239.9000 21589.9000 VLA IF B: 22210.1000 22210.1000-22260.1000 21610.1000 VLA IF C: 22189.9000 22189.9000-22239.9000 21589.9000 VLA IF D: 22210.1000 22210.1000-22260.1000 21610.1000 With new digital patch panel, VLA IF = VLB IF. Setup file: /home/arana/cwalker/sched/setups/v6cm-256-8-2.set Matches group y_vc in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat In VA mode, only IFs A and D are phased. Setup group: 15 Station: VLA1 Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 2.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 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= U U U U U U U U IF = A C A C A C A C The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 15 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 4971.49 4971.49 4979.49 4979.49 4987.49 4987.49 4995.49 4995.49 BBC fr= 611.39 611.39 619.39 619.39 627.39 627.39 635.39 635.39 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: 2 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, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_off VLA specific information: (LO and FI cards not needed. Defaults shown.) VLABAND: VC VLABW: 0000 FEFILTER: 0000 VLAFEAB: 0.00 VLAFECD: 0.00 VLAIF: SYSCIF VLASYNA: 3960.10 VLASYNB: 3960.10 VLAROT: VLBCROT FLUKEA: 100.00 FLUKEB: 200.00 FLUKESET: 0 Details for VLA IFs: LO Sum Frequency span VLBI FIRSTLO VLA IF A: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 VLA IF B: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 VLA IF C: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 VLA IF D: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 With new digital patch panel, VLA IF = VLB IF. SOURCE LIST -- TY006C: VLBA+Y1 Test 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) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0555+3948 05 52 01.407172 * 05 55 30.805614 05 56 06.321666 0.26 0552+398 39 48 21.94585 * 39 48 49.16500 39 48 58.31953 0.40 DA193 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0555+39 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.433 scan hours, 3.848 baseline hours above horizon. * J0605+4030 06 02 20.058848 * 06 05 50.855368 06 06 26.606322 0.28 0602+405 40 30 26.00793 * 40 30 08.10360 40 30 09.31839 0.42 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.400 scan hours, 3.515 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) J0555+3948 157.2 J0605+4030 155.2 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