COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Experiment: Circular Polarization in SS433 Exp. Code: GP036 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Zsolt Paragi Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596536 EMAIL: paragi@jive.nl Fax: +31-521-597332 Phone during observation: +31-521-596536 Observing mode: Continuum 18 cm; Recording mode: 256-4-2 (VLBA/MKIV). Notes: Global VLBI observations at 18cm. Send logs and calibration information to Zsolt Paragi. Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 2 Circular Polarization in SS433 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 23 Feb 2003 Day 54 --- Next scan frequencies: 1640.99 1640.99 1656.99 1656.99 Next BBC frequencies: 130.99 130.99 146.99 146.99 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 04 00 00 3C286 14 37 06 64.6 214.6 1.1 0.0 0 1 1 0 03 59 30 04 10 30 --- 14 47 38 63.6 219.3 1.3 0.0 630 F 1 8800 04 10 30 OQ208 14 47 38 64.4 201.0 0.7 0.0 -46 1 1 8800 04 10 30 04 21 00 --- 14 58 09 63.8 206.0 0.9 0.0 584 F 1 17200 04 27 00 J1832+1357 15 04 10 33.5 113.3 -3.5 0.0 90 1 2 17200 04 26 30 04 29 30 =1830+139 15 06 41 33.8 113.9 -3.4 0.0 150 R 1 14800 04 29 30 SS433 15 06 41 21.0 110.6 -4.1 0.0 -49 1 2 14800 04 29 30 04 37 30 --- 15 14 42 22.1 112.4 -4.0 0.0 431 R 1 8400 04 38 30 J1832+1357 15 15 42 35.0 116.0 -3.3 0.0 10 1 2 8400 04 38 00 04 41 00 =1830+139 15 18 13 35.4 116.7 -3.2 0.0 150 R 1 6000 04 41 00 SS433 15 18 13 22.6 113.2 -3.9 0.0 -49 1 2 6000 04 41 00 04 48 30 --- 15 25 44 23.6 114.9 -3.8 0.0 401 R 1 0 04 50 00 J1832+1357 15 27 14 36.6 118.9 -3.1 0.0 39 1 3 0 04 49 30 04 52 30 =1830+139 15 29 44 36.9 119.6 -3.1 0.0 150 F 1 2400 04 52 30 SS433 15 29 44 24.1 115.8 -3.7 0.0 -49 1 3 2400 04 52 30 05 00 30 --- 15 37 46 25.2 117.7 -3.6 0.0 431 F 1 8800 05 01 30 J1832+1357 15 38 46 38.1 121.9 -2.9 0.0 10 1 3 8800 05 01 00 05 05 00 =1830+139 15 42 16 38.5 122.8 -2.8 0.0 210 F 1 12000 05 08 00 J2002+4725 15 45 17 49.9 71.0 -4.3 0.0 36 1 3 12000 05 07 30 05 14 30 =2000+472 15 51 48 50.8 71.9 -4.2 0.0 390 F 1 17600 05 17 30 NRAO512 15 54 49 74.7 144.7 -0.8 0.0 -35 1 4 17600 05 17 00 05 22 30 --- 15 59 49 75.1 148.0 -0.7 0.0 265 R 1 13200 05 27 30 OQ208 16 04 50 57.3 233.1 2.0 0.0 132 1 4 13200 05 27 00 05 32 30 --- 16 09 51 56.7 234.8 2.0 0.0 300 R 1 8800 05 36 30 3C345 16 13 52 76.0 156.2 -0.5 0.0 78 1 4 8800 05 36 00 05 47 00 --- 16 24 23 76.5 164.5 -0.3 0.0 630 R 1 0 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 3 Circular Polarization in SS433 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 23 Feb 2003 Day 54 --- 05 50 00 J1832+1357 16 27 24 43.8 135.6 -2.1 0.0 63 1 5 0 05 49 30 05 52 30 =1830+139 16 29 54 44.1 136.4 -2.0 0.0 150 F 1 2400 05 52 30 SS433 16 29 54 31.7 130.5 -2.7 0.0 -49 1 5 2400 05 52 30 06 00 30 --- 16 37 56 32.6 132.6 -2.6 0.0 431 F 1 8800 06 01 30 J1832+1357 16 38 56 45.0 139.1 -1.9 0.0 10 1 5 8800 06 01 00 06 04 00 =1830+139 16 41 26 45.2 139.9 -1.9 0.0 150 F 1 11200 06 04 00 SS433 16 41 26 33.0 133.5 -2.5 0.0 -49 1 5 11200 06 04 00 06 12 00 --- 16 49 27 33.9 135.7 -2.4 0.0 431 F 1 17600 06 13 30 J1832+1357 16 50 58 46.1 143.0 -1.7 0.0 39 1 6 17600 06 13 00 06 16 00 =1830+139 16 53 28 46.3 143.8 -1.7 0.0 150 R 1 15200 06 16 00 SS433 16 53 28 34.3 136.7 -2.3 0.0 -49 1 6 15200 06 16 00 06 24 00 --- 17 01 29 35.1 139.0 -2.2 0.0 431 R 1 8800 06 25 00 J1832+1357 17 02 30 47.1 146.8 -1.5 0.0 10 1 6 8800 06 24 30 06 28 30 =1830+139 17 06 00 47.4 148.0 -1.4 0.0 210 R 1 5600 06 31 30 J2002+4725 17 09 01 62.2 83.7 -2.9 0.0 36 1 6 5600 06 31 00 06 38 00 =2000+472 17 15 32 63.1 84.8 -2.8 0.0 390 R 1 0 06 42 00 3C345 17 19 32 75.5 209.0 0.6 0.0 27 1 7 0 06 41 30 06 52 30 --- 17 30 04 74.6 216.2 0.8 0.0 630 F 1 8800 06 52 30 NRAO512 17 30 04 74.4 217.7 0.8 0.0 -12 1 7 8800 06 52 30 06 57 30 --- 17 35 05 73.9 220.7 0.9 0.0 288 F 1 12800 06 59 30 OQ208 17 37 05 44.6 258.6 3.5 0.0 -45 1 7 12800 06 59 00 07 04 30 --- 17 42 06 43.9 259.8 3.6 0.0 255 F 1 17200 07 11 30 J1832+1357 17 49 07 50.1 163.3 -0.7 0.0 151 1 8 17200 07 11 00 07 14 00 =1830+139 17 51 38 50.2 164.3 -0.7 0.0 150 R 1 14800 07 14 00 SS433 17 51 38 39.3 153.8 -1.3 0.0 -49 1 8 14800 07 14 00 07 22 00 --- 17 59 39 39.8 156.3 -1.2 0.0 431 R 1 8400 07 23 00 J1832+1357 18 00 39 50.5 167.7 -0.5 0.0 10 1 8 8400 07 22 30 07 25 30 =1830+139 18 03 10 50.6 168.6 -0.5 0.0 150 R 1 6000 07 25 30 SS433 18 03 10 40.0 157.4 -1.1 0.0 -49 1 8 6000 07 25 30 07 33 00 --- 18 10 41 40.4 159.8 -1.0 0.0 401 R 1 0 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 4 Circular Polarization in SS433 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 23 Feb 2003 Day 54 --- 07 34 30 J1832+1357 18 12 11 50.8 172.1 -0.3 0.0 39 1 9 0 07 34 00 07 37 00 =1830+139 18 14 41 50.9 173.0 -0.3 0.0 150 F 1 2400 07 37 00 SS433 18 14 41 40.6 161.1 -1.0 0.0 -49 1 9 2400 07 37 00 07 45 00 --- 18 22 43 41.0 163.7 -0.8 0.0 431 F 1 8800 07 46 20 J1832+1357 18 24 03 51.0 176.6 -0.1 0.0 30 1 9 8800 07 45 50 07 49 50 =1830+139 18 27 34 51.0 178.0 -0.1 0.0 210 F 1 12000 07 52 50 NRAO512 18 30 34 67.1 246.0 1.8 0.0 55 1 9 12000 07 52 20 07 58 50 --- 18 36 35 66.3 248.0 1.9 0.0 360 F 1 17200 08 00 50 OQ208 18 38 35 35.4 271.6 4.5 0.0 -45 1 10 17200 08 00 20 08 11 20 --- 18 49 07 33.8 273.7 4.7 0.0 585 R 1 8400 08 11 20 3C286 18 49 07 30.0 282.0 5.3 0.0 -46 1 10 8400 08 11 20 08 21 50 --- 18 59 39 28.4 283.9 5.5 0.0 584 R 1 0 08 28 50 J1832+1357 19 06 40 50.5 193.0 0.6 0.0 115 1 11 0 08 28 20 08 31 20 =1830+139 19 09 10 50.4 193.9 0.6 0.0 150 F 1 2400 08 31 20 SS433 19 09 10 42.1 179.1 0.0 0.0 -49 1 11 2400 08 31 20 08 39 20 --- 19 17 12 42.1 181.8 0.1 0.0 431 F 1 8800 08 40 20 J1832+1357 19 18 12 50.0 197.3 0.8 0.0 10 1 11 8800 08 39 50 08 43 50 =1830+139 19 21 42 49.9 198.6 0.8 0.0 210 F 1 12000 08 46 50 J2002+4725 19 24 43 81.9 128.7 -0.6 0.0 36 1 11 12000 08 46 20 08 53 20 =2000+472 19 31 14 82.6 134.8 -0.5 0.0 390 F 1 17600 09 00 20 NRAO512 19 38 15 57.3 264.5 3.0 0.0 201 1 12 17600 08 59 50 09 05 20 --- 19 43 16 56.5 265.6 3.0 0.0 300 R 1 13200 09 06 20 3C345 19 44 16 56.8 265.3 3.0 0.0 49 1 12 13200 09 05 50 09 11 20 --- 19 49 17 56.0 266.4 3.1 0.0 300 R 1 8800 09 13 20 SS433 19 51 17 41.4 193.1 0.7 0.0 -37 1 12 8800 09 12 50 09 23 50 --- 20 01 49 41.0 196.6 0.8 0.0 593 R 1 0 09 25 20 J1832+1357 20 03 19 47.1 213.3 1.5 0.0 39 1 13 0 09 24 50 09 27 50 =1830+139 20 05 50 46.9 214.1 1.5 0.0 150 F 1 2400 09 27 50 SS433 20 05 50 40.8 197.9 0.9 0.0 -49 1 13 2400 09 27 50 09 35 50 --- 20 13 51 40.4 200.4 1.0 0.0 431 F 1 8800 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 5 Circular Polarization in SS433 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 23 Feb 2003 Day 54 --- 09 36 50 J1832+1357 20 14 51 46.1 217.1 1.7 0.0 10 1 13 8800 09 36 20 09 40 20 =1830+139 20 18 22 45.8 218.2 1.8 0.0 210 F 1 12000 09 43 20 NRAO512 20 21 22 50.8 273.2 3.7 0.0 55 1 13 12000 09 42 50 09 49 50 --- 20 27 53 49.8 274.5 3.8 0.0 390 F 1 17600 09 51 10 SS433 20 29 14 39.5 205.3 1.3 0.0 -80 1 14 17600 09 50 40 10 12 40 --- 20 50 47 38.0 211.9 1.6 0.0 1210 R 1 0 ----------- Tape Change ------------ 10 27 40 3C345 21 05 49 44.5 280.8 4.4 0.0 726 1 1 0 10 27 10 10 38 10 --- 21 16 21 43.0 282.6 4.6 0.0 630 F 1 8800 10 39 10 OQ208 21 17 21 12.7 300.7 7.2 D 0.0 -151 1 1 8800 10 38 40 10 44 10 --- 21 22 22 12.1 301.7 7.3 D 0.0 0 F 1 13200 10 46 10 NRAO512 21 24 23 41.4 284.3 4.7 0.0 -91 1 1 13200 10 45 40 10 51 10 --- 21 29 23 40.7 285.2 4.8 0.0 209 F 1 17600 10 53 10 J2002+4725 21 31 24 74.8 257.8 1.5 0.0 -90 1 2 17600 10 52 40 10 58 10 =2000+472 21 36 25 74.0 259.4 1.6 0.0 210 R 1 13200 10 59 10 SS433 21 37 25 33.6 225.2 2.4 0.0 -120 1 2 13200 10 58 40 11 15 10 --- 21 53 27 31.8 229.4 2.7 0.0 840 R 1 0 11 17 10 J1832+1357 21 55 28 34.3 245.3 3.4 0.0 69 1 3 0 11 16 40 11 22 10 =1830+139 22 00 28 33.6 246.5 3.5 0.0 300 F 1 4400 11 24 10 SS433 22 02 29 30.7 231.7 2.8 0.0 73 1 3 4400 11 23 40 11 40 10 --- 22 18 31 28.8 235.7 3.1 0.0 960 F 1 17600 11 42 10 OQ208 22 20 32 5.1 312.5 8.2 D 0.0 -230 1 4 17600 11 41 40 11 47 10 --- 22 25 33 4.5 313.4 8.3 D 0.0 0 R 1 13200 11 49 10 J2002+4725 22 27 33 66.4 271.3 2.4 0.0 -105 1 4 13200 11 48 40 11 54 10 =2000+472 22 32 34 65.6 272.3 2.5 0.0 195 R 1 8800 11 55 40 NRAO512 22 34 04 31.6 295.6 5.9 0.0 -123 1 4 8800 11 55 10 12 00 40 --- 22 39 05 30.9 296.4 6.0 0.0 177 R 1 4400 12 03 10 J1832+1357 22 41 35 27.7 255.9 4.1 0.0 30 1 4 4400 12 02 40 12 08 10 =1830+139 22 46 36 27.0 257.0 4.2 0.0 300 R 1 0 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 6 Circular Polarization in SS433 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 23 Feb 2003 Day 54 --- 12 09 40 SS433 22 48 06 25.0 242.8 3.6 0.0 42 1 5 0 12 09 10 12 31 10 --- 23 09 40 22.0 247.7 4.0 0.0 1290 F 1 17600 12 33 40 SS433 23 12 10 21.7 248.3 4.0 0.0 137 1 6 17600 12 33 10 12 49 40 --- 23 28 13 19.4 251.8 4.3 0.0 960 R 1 4400 12 52 10 J2002+4725 23 30 43 56.9 281.9 3.5 0.0 -30 1 6 4400 12 51 40 12 57 10 =2000+472 23 35 44 56.2 282.7 3.6 0.0 270 R 1 0 12 58 40 NRAO512 23 37 14 23.4 305.7 6.9 D 0.0 -90 1 7 0 12 58 10 13 03 40 --- 23 42 15 22.8 306.5 7.0 D 0.0 0 F 1 4400 13 05 40 J1832+1357 23 44 15 18.4 268.9 5.2 0.0 -194 1 7 4400 13 05 10 13 10 40 =1830+139 23 49 16 17.6 270.0 5.3 0.0 106 F 1 8800 13 12 40 3C345 23 51 17 22.0 307.6 7.1 D 0.0 -194 1 7 8800 13 12 10 13 23 10 --- 00 01 48 20.8 309.3 7.3 D 0.0 0 F 1 17600 13 26 10 OQ208 00 04 49 -4.4 333.3 10.0 D 0.0 170 1 8 17600 13 25 40 13 31 10 --- 00 09 50 -4.7 334.4 10.0 D 0.0 0 R 1 13200 13 34 10 J2002+4725 00 12 50 50.8 288.1 4.2 0.0 0 1 8 13200 13 33 40 13 39 10 =2000+472 00 17 51 50.1 288.8 4.3 0.0 300 R 1 8800 13 40 40 SS433 00 19 21 11.9 262.5 5.1 0.0 -90 1 8 8800 13 40 10 13 51 10 --- 00 29 53 10.3 264.6 5.3 0.0 540 R 1 0 13 53 10 NRAO512 00 31 53 17.1 314.7 7.9 D 0.0 -230 1 9 0 13 52 40 13 58 10 --- 00 36 54 16.6 315.5 7.9 D 0.0 0 F 1 4400 14 00 10 SS433 00 38 54 9.0 266.4 5.4 0.0 -230 1 9 4400 13 59 40 14 10 40 --- 00 49 26 7.4 268.5 5.6 0.0 400 F 1 13200 14 11 40 J1832+1357 00 50 26 8.5 282.0 6.3 D 0.0 -290 1 9 13200 14 11 10 14 16 40 =1830+139 00 55 27 7.7 282.9 6.4 D 0.0 0 F 1 17600 14 19 10 SS433 00 57 58 6.1 270.2 5.8 0.0 -200 1 10 17600 14 18 40 14 40 40 --- 01 19 31 2.8 274.5 6.1 D 0.0 0 R 1 0 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: 256Mbps.set Matches group wb18cm in /aps3/sched/catalogs/freq.dat E-mail Foley 22Jan97 MFFE, must be using Low patch Setup group: 3 Station: WSTRBORK Total bit rate: 256 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 270.000 ips, High density - 160.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:22:00 1st LO= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 Net SB= L L L L Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 4 3 BBC SB= L L L L IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 1640.99 1640.99 1656.99 1656.99 BBC fr= 130.99 130.99 146.99 146.99 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- Circular Polarization in SS433 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) * SS433 19 09 21.270093 * 19 11 49.555000 19 11 57.078955 04 53 53.11612 * 04 58 56.94900 04 59 01.96981 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J1331+3030 13 28 49.657691 * 13 31 08.287984 13 31 17.298003 1328+307 30 45 58.64021 * 30 30 32.95885 30 29 24.39636 * 3C286 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1331+30 VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 J1407+2827 14 04 45.615151 * 14 07 00.394410 14 07 08.954003 1404+286 28 41 29.23495 * 28 27 14.68998 28 26 09.16078 J1407+28 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J1640+3946 16 38 48.169686 * 16 40 29.632771 16 40 35.257945 1638+398 39 52 30.08673 * 39 46 46.02854 39 46 04.53065 J1640+39 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * NRAO512 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J1642+3948 16 41 17.606214 * 16 42 58.809952 16 43 04.399778 1641+399 39 54 10.81489 * 39 48 36.99395 39 47 56.08187 * 3C345 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1642+39 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J1832+1357 18 30 26.112214 * 18 32 43.471123 18 32 50.513388 1830+139 13 55 26.71680 * 13 57 44.40030 13 57 37.34572 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 * J2002+4725 20 00 39.216105 * 20 02 10.418290 20 02 13.826696 2000+472 47 17 02.42419 * 47 25 28.77340 47 25 41.85474 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 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) SS433 50.4 3C286 132.2 OQ208 125.0 NRAO512 93.4 3C345 92.9 J1832+1357 62.4 J2002+4725 65.5 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