SUMMARY FILE FOR PROJECT: BS121A COVER INFORMATION: Experiment: The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 Exp. Code: BS121A Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Tuomas Savolainen Address: Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku Vaisalantie 20 FIN-21500 Piikkio Finland Phone: +358-2-2744250 EMAIL: tukasa@astro.utu.fi Fax: +358-2-2433767 Phone during observation: +358-50-5819717 Observing mode: Continuum Notes: No cover letter provided. CORRELATION REQUESTS (Defaults in parentheses): Correlator (Required if recording): SOCORRO Correlator average time (2 sec): 2.000 sec. Alternate average time (for spacecraft). 0.000 sec. Spectral channels per baseband (16): 16 Number of antennas to be correlated: 10 Polarization (ON): ON Correlator weighting function (UNIFORM): UNIFORM Distribution tape (DAT): DAT Source positions from: STANDARD Shipping address for correlator output: Tuomas Savolainen, Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku Vaisalantie 20 FIN-21500 Piikkio, Finland Correlator Notes: DERIVED INFORMATION FOR CORRELATION: Elapsed time for project: 8.99 hours. Total time in scheduled scans: 8.36 hours. Total time in recording scans: 8.14 hours. Total number of baseline hours: 385.87 (Recording scans only) Projected maximum data output rate from the correlator: 56.3 kbytes/sec if processed in one pass. Projected correlator output data set size: 711.2 Mbytes NOTE: Above numbers assume the same correlator parameters are used for all data. STATIONS USED IN SCHEDULE: Station Code Latitude Longitude Elevation X Y Z VLBA_SC Sc 17.75658 64.58363 -15. 2607848.52 -5488069.68 1932739.53 VLBA_HN Hn 42.93361 71.98658 296. 1446375.13 -4447939.65 4322306.12 VLBA_NL Nl 41.77142 91.57414 222. -130872.24 -4762317.12 4226851.04 VLBA_FD Fd 30.63503 103.94482 1606. -1324009.12 -5332181.97 3231962.47 VLBA_LA La 35.77512 106.24560 1962. -1449752.35 -4975298.59 3709123.93 VLBA_PT Pt 34.30102 108.11919 2365. -1640953.70 -5014816.03 3575411.88 VLBA_KP Kp 31.95630 111.61242 1902. -1995678.62 -5037317.71 3357328.13 VLBA_OV Ov 37.23165 118.27705 1196. -2409150.10 -4478573.23 3838617.39 VLBA_BR Br 48.13122 119.68328 250. -2112064.97 -3705356.51 4726813.79 VLBA_MK Mk 19.80138 155.45550 3763. -5464074.96 -2495249.12 2148296.84 BASELINE LENGTHS (km) Sc Hn Nl Fd La Pt Kp Ov Br Mk Sc 0 2853 3645 4143 4458 4579 4839 5460 5767 8611 Hn 2853 0 1611 3105 3006 3226 3623 3885 3657 7502 Nl 3645 1611 0 1654 1432 1663 2075 2328 2300 6156 Fd 4143 3105 1654 0 608 564 744 1508 2345 5134 La 4458 3006 1432 608 0 236 652 1088 1757 4970 Pt 4579 3226 1663 564 236 0 417 973 1806 4795 Kp 4839 3623 2075 744 652 417 0 845 1913 4466 Ov 5460 3885 2328 1508 1088 973 845 0 1214 4015 Br 5767 3657 2300 2345 1757 1806 1913 1214 0 4398 Mk 8611 7502 6156 5134 4970 4795 4466 4015 4398 0 TAPE INITIALIZATION and CONTROL INFORMATION: (See setup details later for times per pass.) Station Drives Head pos Tape len Density Start position Auto Auto (ft) Drive Head index Aloc Reverse VLBA_SC 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_HN 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_NL 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_FD 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_LA 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_PT 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_KP 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_OV 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_BR 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_MK 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes EXPERIMENT SUMMARY: Number of input scans: 124 Number of scans scheduled: 124 Number of stations: 10 Number of sources input: 4 Number of setup files used: 6 Station summaries: Station Control Scans Scan Hours Tape hours Tapes Passes Readbacks VLBA_SC VLBA 89 5.84 5.74 1 8 25 VLBA_HN VLBA 110 7.53 7.46 1 11 11 VLBA_NL VLBA 124 8.36 8.30 1 12 12 VLBA_FD VLBA 124 8.36 8.30 1 12 12 VLBA_LA VLBA 124 8.36 8.30 1 12 12 VLBA_PT VLBA 124 8.36 8.30 1 12 12 VLBA_KP VLBA 124 8.36 8.30 1 12 12 VLBA_OV VLBA 124 8.36 8.30 1 12 12 VLBA_BR VLBA 106 6.87 6.75 1 10 30 VLBA_MK VLBA 97 6.58 6.53 1 9 12 Note: Tapes started before scan start time 788 times. See PRESTART and MINPAUSE. They may have been kept running through short scan gaps. The number can be large because each station/scan combination counts. Setup file: 3mm Matches group v3mm_a 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: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = B D B D VLBA FE= omit 3mm omit 3mm VLBA Synth= 14.1 15.4 11.9 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 86241.49 86241.49 86249.49 86249.49 BBC fr= 741.49 741.49 749.49 749.49 Bandwd= 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 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: 7mm Matches group v7mm_c8 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 2 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 7.6 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= 43115.52 43115.52 43123.52 43123.52 BBC fr= 715.52 715.52 723.52 723.52 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Frequency Set: 2 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 43209.49 43209.49 43217.49 43217.49 BBC fr= 809.49 809.49 817.49 817.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Frequency Set: 8 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43125.94 43125.94 43133.94 43133.94 BBC fr= 725.94 725.94 733.94 733.94 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pulse cal detection set: 2 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: 1cm Matches group v1cm_b3 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 3 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = B D B D VLBA FE= omit 1cm omit 1cm VLBA Synth= 9.1 15.4 12.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 5 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 22227.49 22227.49 22235.49 22235.49 BBC fr= 727.49 727.49 735.49 735.49 Bandwd= 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 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: 2cm Matches group v2cm_d3 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Fourth 2cm filter Setup group: 4 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 14600.00 14600.00 14600.00 14600.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = B D B D VLBA FE= omit 2cm omit 2cm VLBA Synth= 14.6 10.9 10.9 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 7 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 15277.49 15277.49 15285.49 15285.49 BBC fr= 677.49 677.49 685.49 685.49 Bandwd= 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 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: 4cm Matches group v4cm_3 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 5 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 7600.00 7600.00 7600.00 7600.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = B D B D VLBA FE= omit 4cm omit 4cm VLBA Synth= 7.6 15.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 4 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 8407.49 8407.49 8415.49 8415.49 BBC fr= 807.49 807.49 815.49 815.49 Bandwd= 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 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto Setup file: 6cm Matches group v6cm_2 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 6 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 6cm omit 6cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 4.1 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 4982.49 4982.49 4990.49 4990.49 BBC fr= 882.49 882.49 890.49 890.49 Bandwd= 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 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto SUMMARY for experiment BS121A The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: Seconds tape starts before scan start time. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 59 is Fri 28 Feb 2003 MJD 52698 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Sc Hn Nl Fd La Pt Kp Ov Br Mk 59 04:42:05 P-RLEO - 73 57 58 61 57 56 55 48 41 18 59 04:43:05 7mm - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 04:44:37 3C273 P 62 41 30 25 21 20 18 12 9 ---D 59 04:45:37 - N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 59 04:45:43 3C273 - 63 41 30 25 22 21 18 12 10 ---D 59 04:50:42 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 59 04:50:48 3C273 - --- 42 31 26 23 22 19 13 --- ---D 59 04:55:47 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- --- 59 04:55:53 3C273 - 65 42 32 27 24 23 20 14 11 ---D 59 05:00:52 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 --- 59 05:00:58 3C273 - 66 43 33 28 25 24 21 15 12 ---D 59 05:05:58 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 05:06:04 3C273 - 67 43 34 29 26 25 22 16 13 ---D 59 05:11:03 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 05:11:09 3C273 - 67 44 34 30 27 26 23 17 14 ---D 59 05:16:08 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 05:16:14 3C273 P 68 44 35 31 28 27 24 18 15 ---D 59 05:17:14 7mm N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 59 05:17:20 3C273 - 68 44 35 31 28 27 25 18 15 ---D 59 05:22:19 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 59 05:22:25 3C273 - --- 45 36 32 29 28 26 19 --- ---D 59 05:27:24 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- --- 59 05:27:30 3C273 - 70 45 37 33 30 29 27 20 16 ---D 59 05:32:30 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 --- 59 05:32:36 3C273 - 71 46 38 34 31 30 28 21 17 ---D 59 05:37:35 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 05:37:41 3C273 - 72 46 38 35 32 31 29 22 18 ---D 59 05:42:40 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 05:42:46 3C273 - 72 47 39 36 33 32 30 23 19 ---D 59 05:47:45 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 05:47:51 3C273 P 73 47 40 37 34 33 31 24 20 ---D 59 05:48:51 7mm N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- SUMMARY for experiment BS121A The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: Seconds tape starts before scan start time. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 59 is Fri 28 Feb 2003 MJD 52698 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Sc Hn Nl Fd La Pt Kp Ov Br Mk 59 05:48:57 3C273 - 73 47 40 38 34 33 31 24 20 ---D 59 05:53:56 7mm - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 59 05:54:02 3C273 - --- 47 41 39 35 34 32 25 --- ---D 59 05:59:02 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- --- 59 05:59:08 3C273 - 74 48 41 40 36 35 33 26 21 ---D 59 06:04:07 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 --- 59 06:04:13 3C273 - 74 48 42 41 37 36 34 27 22 ---D 59 06:09:12 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 06:09:18 3C273 - 74 48 43 42 37 37 35 28 23 ---D 59 06:14:17 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 06:14:23 3C273 - 74 48 43 43 38 38 36 29 24 ---D 59 06:19:23 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 06:19:49 3C279 - 66 40 34 33 29 28 27 20 14 ---D 59 06:21:49 7mm - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 59 06:21:55 3C279 - --- 40 34 34 29 29 27 20 --- ---D 59 06:25:54 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- --- 59 06:26:00 3C279 - 66 40 34 34 30 30 28 21 15 ---D 59 06:28:00 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 --- 59 06:28:06 3C279 - 66 40 35 35 30 30 29 21 15 ---D 59 06:30:06 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 06:30:12 3C279 - 66 40 35 35 31 30 29 22 16 ---D 59 06:32:11 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 06:32:17 3C279 - 66 40 35 36 31 31 29 22 16 ---D 59 06:34:17 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 59 06:36:17 3C273 P 74 49 46 47 42 42 40 33 27 4 59 06:37:17 7mm N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 06:37:23 3C273 - 73 49 46 47 42 42 41 33 27 5 59 06:42:22 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 06:42:28 3C273 - --- 49 46 48 43 43 41 34 --- 6 59 06:47:27 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 06:47:33 3C273 - 73 49 47 49 44 44 42 35 29 7 59 06:52:32 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 SUMMARY for experiment BS121A The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: Seconds tape starts before scan start time. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 59 is Fri 28 Feb 2003 MJD 52698 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Sc Hn Nl Fd La Pt Kp Ov Br Mk 59 06:52:38 3C273 - 72 49 47 49 45 44 43 36 29 8 59 06:57:37 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 06:57:43 3C273 - 71 49 48 50 45 45 44 37 30 9 59 07:02:43 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 07:02:49 3C273 - 71 49 48 51 46 46 45 38 31 11 59 07:07:48 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 07:09:48 3C273 P 70 49 48 52 47 47 46 39 32 12 59 07:10:47 7mm N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 07:10:53 3C273 - 69 49 48 52 47 47 47 39 32 13 59 07:15:53 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 07:15:59 3C273 - --- 49 49 53 48 48 47 40 --- 14 59 07:20:58 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 07:21:04 3C273 - 68 48 49 54 49 49 48 41 33 15 59 07:26:03 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 07:26:09 3C273 - 67 48 49 55 49 50 49 41 34 16 59 07:31:08 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 07:31:14 3C273 - 66 48 50 55 50 50 50 42 34 17 59 07:36:14 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 07:36:20 3C273 - 65 48 50 56 51 51 51 43 35 19 59 07:41:19 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 07:43:18 3C273 P 64 47 50 57 51 52 52 44 36 20 59 07:44:18 7mm N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 07:44:24 3C273 - 63 47 50 57 52 52 52 44 36 20 59 07:49:24 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 07:49:30 3C273 - --- 47 50 58 52 53 53 45 --- 22 59 07:54:29 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 07:54:35 3C273 - 61 46 50 58 53 53 53 46 37 23 59 07:59:34 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 07:59:40 3C273 - 60 46 50 59 53 54 54 46 37 24 59 08:04:39 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 08:04:45 3C273 - 59 46 50 59 54 54 55 47 38 25 59 08:09:44 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 SUMMARY for experiment BS121A The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: Seconds tape starts before scan start time. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 59 is Fri 28 Feb 2003 MJD 52698 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Sc Hn Nl Fd La Pt Kp Ov Br Mk 59 08:09:50 3C273 - 58 45 50 60 54 55 55 48 38 26 59 08:14:50 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 08:15:16 3C279 - 57 39 42 50 45 45 46 38 29 18 59 08:17:16 7mm - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 08:17:22 3C279 - --- 39 42 50 45 46 46 39 --- 19 59 08:21:21 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 08:21:27 3C279 - 56 39 42 51 45 46 47 39 30 20 59 08:23:27 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 08:23:33 3C279 - 56 39 42 51 46 46 47 39 30 20 59 08:25:32 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 08:25:38 3C279 - 56 39 42 51 46 46 47 40 30 21 59 08:27:38 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 08:27:44 3C279 - 55 38 42 51 46 47 47 40 30 21 59 08:29:44 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 08:31:30 P-RLEO - 18 25 39 53 52 54 58 58 50 72 59 08:32:30 7mm - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 08:34:29 3C273 P 53 43 50 61 56 57 58 51 41 32 59 08:35:29 - N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 08:35:35 3C273 - 52 42 50 61 56 57 58 51 41 32 59 08:42:49 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 08:42:55 3C273 - --- 42 49 61 56 57 59 51 --- 34 59 08:50:09 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 08:50:15 3C273 - 49 41 49 61 56 57 59 52 42 36 59 08:57:29 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 08:57:35 3C273 - 47 40 49 61 56 58 59 53 42 38 59 09:04:49 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 09:04:55 3C273 - 46 39 48 61 56 58 60 53 43 39 59 09:12:09 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 09:12:15 3C273 - 44 38 47 61 56 58 60 54 43 41 59 09:19:28 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 09:21:28 3C273 P 42 36 47 61 56 58 60 54 43 43 59 09:22:28 7mm N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUMMARY for experiment BS121A The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: Seconds tape starts before scan start time. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 59 is Fri 28 Feb 2003 MJD 52698 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Sc Hn Nl Fd La Pt Kp Ov Br Mk 59 09:22:34 3C273 - 42 36 47 61 56 58 60 54 43 43 59 09:29:48 7mm - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 09:29:54 3C273 - --- 35 46 60 56 57 60 54 --- 45 59 09:37:08 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 09:37:14 3C273 - 38 34 45 60 55 57 60 55 44 46 59 09:44:28 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 09:44:34 3C273 - 37 33 44 59 55 57 60 55 44 48 59 09:51:47 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 09:51:53 3C273 - 35 32 44 58 54 56 59 55 44 50 59 09:59:07 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 09:59:13 3C273 - 33 31 43 57 54 56 59 55 44 51 59 10:06:27 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 10:06:53 3C279 - 35 27 38 52 48 49 52 47 36 43 59 10:08:52 7mm - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 10:08:58 3C279 - --- 27 37 52 47 49 52 47 --- 43 59 10:12:58 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 10:13:04 3C279 - 33 26 37 51 47 49 52 47 36 44 59 10:15:04 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 10:15:10 3C279 - 33 26 37 51 47 49 52 47 36 45 59 10:17:09 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 10:17:15 3C279 - 32 26 37 51 47 49 52 47 36 45 59 10:19:15 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 10:19:21 3C279 - 32 26 36 51 47 49 52 47 36 46 59 10:21:21 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 10:23:20 3C273 P 27 27 39 54 51 54 57 54 44 56 59 10:24:20 7mm N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 10:24:26 3C273 - 27 27 39 54 51 53 57 54 44 57 59 10:29:25 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 10:29:31 3C273 - --- 26 39 54 51 53 56 54 --- 58 59 10:34:31 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 10:34:37 3C273 - 25 25 38 53 50 52 56 53 43 59 59 10:39:36 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 SUMMARY for experiment BS121A The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: Seconds tape starts before scan start time. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 59 is Fri 28 Feb 2003 MJD 52698 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Sc Hn Nl Fd La Pt Kp Ov Br Mk 59 10:39:42 3C273 - 24 24 37 52 49 52 55 53 43 60 59 10:44:41 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 10:44:47 3C273 - 22 23 36 51 49 51 55 53 43 61 59 10:49:46 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 10:49:52 3C273 - 21 22 36 50 48 50 54 52 42 62 59 10:54:52 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 10:56:51 3C273 P 19 21 35 49 47 49 53 52 42 63 59 10:57:51 7mm N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 10:57:57 3C273 - 19 21 34 49 47 49 53 52 42 63 59 11:02:56 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 11:03:02 3C273 - --- 20 34 48 46 48 52 51 --- 64 59 11:08:02 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 11:08:08 3C273 - 17 19 33 47 46 48 51 51 41 65 59 11:13:07 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 11:13:13 3C273 - 16 18 32 46 45 47 51 50 41 66 59 11:18:12 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 11:18:18 3C273 - 14 17 31 45 44 46 50 49 41 67 59 11:23:17 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 11:23:23 3C273 - 13 16 30 44 43 45 49 49 40 68 59 11:28:22 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 11:30:22 3C273 P 12 15 29 43 42 44 48 48 40 69 59 11:31:22 7mm N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 11:31:28 3C273 - 11 15 29 43 42 44 48 48 40 69 59 11:36:27 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 11:36:33 3C273 - --- 14 28 42 41 43 47 47 --- 69 59 11:41:32 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 11:41:38 3C273 - 9 13 27 41 40 42 46 47 39 70 59 11:46:38 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 11:46:44 3C273 - 8 12 26 40 39 41 45 46 38 71 59 11:51:43 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 11:51:49 3C273 - 6 11 25 39 38 40 44 45 38 71 59 11:56:48 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 SUMMARY for experiment BS121A The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: Seconds tape starts before scan start time. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 59 is Fri 28 Feb 2003 MJD 52698 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Sc Hn Nl Fd La Pt Kp Ov Br Mk 59 11:56:54 3C273 - 5 10 25 38 37 40 43 44 37 71 59 12:01:53 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 12:02:18 3C279 - 8 9 22 37 35 37 41 41 32 62 59 12:04:18 7mm - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 12:04:24 3C279 - --- 8 22 36 35 37 41 40 --- 62 59 12:08:23 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 12:08:29 3C279 - 6H 8 21 36 34 36 40 40 31 63 59 12:10:29 4cm - 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 12:10:35 3C279 - 6H 7 21 35 34 36 40 40 31 63 59 12:12:35 1cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 12:12:41 3C279 - 5H 7 21 35 34 36 39 39 31 63 59 12:14:41 6cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 12:14:47 3C279 - 5H 6 20 35 33 35 39 39 31 63 59 12:16:46 2cm - 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 12:18:46 3C273 P ---D 6 21 34 34 36 39 41 35 72 59 12:19:46 7mm N --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 12:19:52 3C273 - ---D 6 21 34 33 35 39 41 35 72 59 12:24:51 - - --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 12:24:57 3C273 - --- 5 20 32 32 34 38 40 --- 72 59 12:29:56 3mm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 12:30:02 3C273 - ---D 4H 19 31 31 33 37 39 33 72 59 12:35:01 4cm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 12:35:08 3C273 - ---D 3H 18 30 30 32 36 38 33 72 59 12:40:07 1cm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 12:40:13 3C273 - ---D 2H 17 29 30 31 35 38 32 72 59 12:45:12 6cm - --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 12:45:18 3C273 - ---D ---D 16 28 29 30 34 37 31 71 59 12:50:17 2cm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 12:52:17 3C273 P ---D ---D 15 27 27 29 33 35 30 70 59 12:53:17 7mm N --- --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 12:53:23 3C273 - ---D ---D 14 27 27 29 32 35 30 70 59 12:58:22 - - --- --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUMMARY for experiment BS121A The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: Seconds tape starts before scan start time. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 59 is Fri 28 Feb 2003 MJD 52698 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Sc Hn Nl Fd La Pt Kp Ov Br Mk 59 12:58:28 3C273 - --- ---D 13 26 26 28 31 34 --- 70 59 13:03:27 3mm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 13:03:33 3C273 - ---D ---D 13 24 25 27 30 33 29 69 59 13:08:32 4cm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 13:08:38 3C273 - ---D ---D 12 23 24 26 29 33 28 69 59 13:13:38 1cm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 13:13:44 3C273 - ---D ---D 11 22 23 25 28 32 27 68 59 13:18:43 6cm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 13:18:49 3C273 - ---D ---D 10 21 22 24 27 31 27 67 59 13:23:48 2cm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 13:24:09 3C279 - ---D ---D 8 21 21 23 27 29 23 63 59 13:26:09 7mm - --- --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 13:26:15 3C279 - --- ---D 8 21 21 23 26 29 --- 63 59 13:30:14 3mm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 --- 6 59 13:30:20 3C279 - ---D ---D 7 20 20 22 26 28 22 62 59 13:32:20 4cm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 59 13:32:26 3C279 - ---D ---D 7 20 20 22 25 27 22 62 59 13:34:26 1cm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 13:34:32 3C279 - ---D ---D 6 19 19 21 25 27 22 62 59 13:36:31 6cm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 13:36:37 3C279 - ---D ---D 6 19 19 21 24 27 21 62 59 13:38:37 2cm - --- --- 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59 13:40:33 P-UHER - 41 46 59 74 71 73 76 72 61 53 59 13:41:33 7mm - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Automatic tape allocation requested for sites using VLBA control files and having 2 or more drives. SCHED cannot predict tape changes. Number of tapes used at each autoaloc station: Station Tapes VLBA_SC 0.57 VLBA_HN 0.73 VLBA_NL 0.81 VLBA_FD 0.81 VLBA_LA 0.81 VLBA_PT 0.81 VLBA_KP 0.81 VLBA_OV 0.81 VLBA_BR 0.66 VLBA_MK 0.64 ESTIMATED TAPE TIMES (With autoallocation): Times are approximate and assume project starts at the beginning of a tape. Times can be affected by actual tape length. Tape change may occur during scan preceeding indicated time. Tape start time. Tape end time. Station Day Time Day Time (UT) (UT) VLBA_SC 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 VLBA_HN 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 VLBA_NL 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 VLBA_FD 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 VLBA_LA 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 VLBA_PT 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 VLBA_KP 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 VLBA_OV 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 VLBA_BR 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 VLBA_MK 59 04:42:05 59 13:41:33 SOURCE LIST -- The Physics of AGN, a Deep Understanding of the Quasar 3C 273, part 1/5 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) * P-RLEO 09 44 52.219425 * 09 47 33.490000 09 47 44.109471 SIO-RLEO 11 39 40.09214 * 11 25 43.99000 11 24 51.20596 RLEO From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. baudry pos, sest vel. * P-UHER 16 23 34.717051 * 16 25 47.520000 16 25 55.212915 SIO-UHER 19 00 17.57350 * 18 53 32.80000 18 52 52.17790 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J1229+0203 12 26 33.245833 * 12 29 06.699729 12 29 16.651458 1226+023 02 19 43.30569 * 02 03 08.59819 02 02 02.76571 * 3C273 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba 3C273B ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J1229+02 J1256-0547 12 53 35.831293 * 12 56 11.166560 12 56 21.110543 1253-055 -05 31 07.99572 *-05 47 21.52458 -05 48 25.04858 * 3C279 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1256-05 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) P-RLEO 165.8 P-UHER 96.8 3C273 153.1 3C279 144.2 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 J2000 coordinates formatted for possible transfer to the correlator data base: name = 'P-RLEO' ra = 09h47m33.490000s dec = 11d25'43.99000" name = 'P-UHER' ra = 16h25m47.520000s dec = 18d53'32.80000" name = '3C273' ra = 12h29m06.699729s dec = 02d03'08.59819" name = '3C279' ra = 12h56m11.166560s dec = -05d47'21.52458" Code versions: Release version: Release of 02 July 2002 Version of sched code: 5.20 Version of VEX standard: 1.50 Version of VEX code: 0.78 Version of plot code: 1.05 Version of ephemeris code: 1.01 Version of PGPLOT: v5.2.0