COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Experiment: A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II Exp. Code: BG129G Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Lincoln J. Greenhill Address: Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, MS 42 60 Garden St Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Phone: 617 495 7194 EMAIL: greenhill@cfa.harvard.edu Fax: 617 495 7345 Phone during observation: 617 495 7194 Observing mode: 128-2-2 7mm Notes: 128-2-2. RCP/LCP. 7mm VLBA + VLA1 8h track. PLEASE check array configuration for 7mm ops Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 2 A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 9 Feb 2003 Day 40 --- Next scan frequencies: 42805.82 43107.27 Next BBC frequencies: 605.82 907.27 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 23 00 00 0528+134 02 12 12 38.7 108.2 -3.3 -46.8 0 1 1 0 23 00 00 23 10 02 --- 02 22 15 40.4 110.4 -3.1 -46.0 602 F 1 8027 23 10 02 BNKL-I 02 22 15 25.6 124.5 -3.2 -38.1 -36 1 2 8027 23 10 02 23 30 05 --- 02 42 21 28.6 129.0 -2.9 -35.6 1167 R 1 11133 23 30 05 0458-020 02 42 21 36.1 135.2 -2.3 -31.8 -21 1 2 11133 23 30 05 23 35 06 --- 02 47 23 36.8 136.5 -2.2 -30.9 280 R 1 7120 --- Start: Sun 9 Feb 2003 Day 40 -- Stop: Mon 10 Feb 2003 Day 41 --- 23 35 06 BNKL-I 02 47 23 29.3 130.2 -2.8 -34.9 -21 1 1 7120 23 35 06 00 00 10 --- 03 12 31 32.7 136.3 -2.4 -31.2 1483 F 2 12933 00 00 10 0605-085 03 12 31 25.6 130.5 -2.9 -35.0 -20 1 1 12933 00 00 10 00 05 11 --- 03 17 33 26.3 131.6 -2.8 -34.3 281 F 2 16947 00 05 11 BNKL-I 03 17 33 33.4 137.6 -2.3 -30.3 -20 1 3 16947 00 05 11 00 30 15 --- 03 42 41 36.3 144.3 -1.9 -25.9 1484 F 1 1800 00 32 15 0528+134 03 44 42 53.5 132.9 -1.8 -34.2 80 1 3 1800 00 32 15 00 42 17 --- 03 54 45 54.9 136.4 -1.6 -31.9 602 F 1 9827 00 42 17 BNKL-I 03 54 45 37.6 147.7 -1.7 -23.6 -41 1 4 9827 00 42 17 01 00 20 --- 04 12 51 39.2 153.1 -1.4 -19.8 1042 R 1 10933 01 00 20 0458-020 04 12 51 44.9 162.8 -0.8 -12.8 -17 1 4 10933 01 00 20 01 05 21 --- 04 17 53 45.1 164.5 -0.7 -11.5 284 R 1 6920 01 05 21 BNKL-I 04 17 53 39.6 154.6 -1.3 -18.7 -17 1 3 6920 01 05 21 01 30 25 --- 04 43 01 41.4 162.5 -0.9 -13.0 1487 F 2 13133 01 30 25 0605-085 04 43 01 36.0 153.7 -1.4 -19.5 -17 1 3 13133 01 30 25 01 35 26 --- 04 48 03 36.4 155.1 -1.3 -18.5 284 F 2 17147 01 35 26 BNKL-I 04 48 03 41.6 164.1 -0.8 -11.8 -16 1 5 17147 01 35 26 02 00 30 --- 05 13 11 42.6 172.5 -0.4 -5.6 1488 F 1 2000 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 3 A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Feb 2003 Day 41 --- 02 02 30 0528+134 05 15 11 61.6 171.9 -0.3 -6.2 76 1 5 2000 02 02 30 02 12 32 --- 05 25 15 61.7 177.0 -0.1 -2.3 602 F 1 10027 02 12 32 BNKL-I 05 25 15 42.8 176.6 -0.2 -2.6 -44 1 6 10027 02 12 32 02 30 35 --- 05 43 21 42.8 182.7 0.1 2.0 1039 R 1 10733 02 30 35 0458-020 05 43 21 45.2 195.0 0.7 11.1 -14 1 6 10733 02 30 35 02 35 36 --- 05 48 23 45.0 196.7 0.8 12.4 287 R 1 6720 02 35 36 BNKL-I 05 48 23 42.8 184.4 0.2 3.3 -14 1 5 6720 02 35 36 03 00 40 --- 06 13 31 42.1 192.8 0.6 9.6 1490 F 2 13333 03 00 40 0605-085 06 13 31 39.6 181.7 0.1 1.3 -13 1 5 13333 03 00 40 03 05 41 --- 06 18 33 39.6 183.3 0.2 2.5 288 F 2 17347 03 05 41 BNKL-I 06 18 33 41.8 194.5 0.7 10.8 -13 1 7 17347 03 05 41 03 30 45 --- 06 43 41 40.3 202.6 1.1 16.7 1491 F 1 2707 03 32 45 0528+134 06 45 41 57.5 215.3 1.2 26.3 80 1 7 2707 03 32 45 03 42 47 --- 06 55 45 56.3 219.3 1.4 29.0 602 F 1 10733 03 42 47 BNKL-I 06 55 45 39.4 206.3 1.3 19.4 -40 1 8 10733 03 42 47 04 00 50 --- 07 13 51 37.8 211.6 1.6 23.1 1043 R 1 10027 04 00 50 0458-020 07 13 51 37.0 223.1 2.2 30.7 -14 1 8 10027 04 00 50 04 05 51 --- 07 18 53 36.3 224.4 2.3 31.5 287 R 1 6013 04 05 51 BNKL-I 07 18 53 37.3 213.1 1.7 24.1 -14 1 7 6013 04 05 51 04 30 55 --- 07 44 01 34.5 220.0 2.1 28.8 1490 F 2 14040 04 30 55 0605-085 07 44 01 35.1 209.4 1.6 21.7 -13 1 8 14040 04 30 55 04 35 56 --- 07 49 03 34.6 210.8 1.7 22.7 288 R 2 17147 04 35 56 BNKL-I 07 49 03 33.9 221.3 2.2 29.6 -13 1 9 17147 04 35 56 05 01 00 --- 08 14 11 30.6 227.6 2.6 33.6 1491 F 1 2907 05 04 00 4C39.25 08 17 11 76.4 95.8 -1.2 -72.8 82 1 9 2907 05 04 00 05 14 02 --- 08 27 15 78.3 98.6 -1.0 -71.7 602 F 1 10933 05 17 02 BNKL-I 08 30 15 28.3 231.4 2.9 35.8 74 1 10 10933 05 17 02 05 31 04 --- 08 44 20 26.2 234.6 3.1 37.6 842 R 1 13040 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 4 A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Feb 2003 Day 41 --- 05 31 04 0528+134 08 44 20 39.7 250.6 3.2 46.3 -33 1 10 13040 05 31 04 05 36 05 --- 08 49 22 38.8 251.6 3.3 46.7 268 R 1 9027 05 36 05 BNKL-I 08 49 22 25.4 235.7 3.2 38.2 -33 1 9 9027 05 36 05 06 01 09 --- 09 14 30 21.5 240.9 3.7 40.9 1471 F 2 11027 06 01 09 0458-020 09 14 30 18.2 250.0 4.2 44.5 -13 1 9 11027 06 01 09 06 06 10 --- 09 19 32 17.3 250.9 4.3 44.9 288 F 2 15040 06 06 10 BNKL-I 09 19 32 20.6 241.9 3.7 41.4 -13 1 10 15040 06 06 10 06 26 13 --- 09 39 38 17.3 245.8 4.1 43.1 1190 R 2 4120 06 26 13 0605-085 09 39 38 20.2 237.2 3.5 39.3 -12 1 10 4120 06 26 13 06 31 14 --- 09 44 40 19.4 238.2 3.6 39.9 289 R 2 107 06 31 14 BNKL-I 09 44 40 16.4 246.8 4.2 43.5 -12 1 11 107 06 31 14 06 43 16 --- 09 56 44 14.3 249.0 4.4 44.4 710 F 1 9733 06 46 16 4C39.25 09 59 44 83.2 248.7 0.5 63.5 36 1 12 9733 06 46 16 06 56 18 --- 10 09 48 81.5 254.8 0.7 67.9 602 R 1 17440 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: bg118.set Matches group v7mm_b8 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 2 Passes/head pos: 2 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 266.660 ips, High density - 160.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:22:00 1st LO= 42200.00 42200.00 Net SB= U U Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 BBC SB= U U IF = A C VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 7.4 11.6 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 42805.82 43107.27 BBC fr= 605.82 907.27 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= M1 M2 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18 track2= 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- A Second Generation SiO Maser Proper Motion Study II 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). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * BNKL-I 05 32 47.030335 * 05 35 14.509800 05 35 23.623316 -05 24 23.91114 *-05 22 30.48200 -05 22 28.18133 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J0501-0159 04 58 41.344692 * 05 01 12.809888 05 01 21.980393 * 0458-020 -02 03 33.86875 *-01 59 14.25620 -01 59 02.93806 J0501-01 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J0530+1331 05 28 06.759213 * 05 30 56.416744 05 31 06.771835 * 0528+134 13 29 42.28888 * 13 31 55.14955 13 32 03.92831 J0530+13 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J0607-0834 06 05 36.027971 * 06 07 59.699242 06 08 08.743168 * 0605-085 -08 34 20.29737 *-08 34 49.97815 -08 34 56.30925 J0607-08 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J0927+3902 09 23 55.319195 * 09 27 03.013916 09 27 15.456015 0923+392 39 15 23.56655 * 39 02 20.85195 39 01 33.06659 * 4C39.25 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 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) BNKL-I 117.8 0458-020 110.7 0528+134 121.4 0605-085 124.1 4C39.25 155.4 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