coverlet / BC150 SUMMARY: PROPOSAL TITLE: Structure and spectra of high-z quasar jets PROPOSAL STATUS ( 01/06/05 ): Approved for dynamic scheduling, second priority CURRENT TIME ALLOCATION: 1 times 12.0 hrs dynamically scheduled centered at LST 18.0 with 128 Mbits/sec recording E-MAIL ADDRESS OF YOUR AOC TECHNICAL CONTACT PERSON: lsjouwer@nrao.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the official dynamic scheduling sheet: ================================================================ Preferred Dynamic Contraints. Alter [defaults] as desired. ================================================================ Equipment constraints: Stations. Below each station code, the "o" indicates an [optional] station that is to be used if it is available. Change "o" to "r" if the station is required or change "o" to "n" if the station is not to be used. SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK o o o o o o o o o o Minimum number of stations [7]: May we swap PT for a single VLA antenna? [yes] Consult http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~gtaylor/y1gotcha.html to decide. If you adopt the default, then both PT and VLA1 must be in the stations list in the keyin file. Bands and polarizations. Below each band code, insert "R" if the righthand polarization is to be used, "L" if the lefthand polarization is to be used, "d" if dual polarizations are to be used, or "o" if the band is in your setups but scheduling should not be constrained by its availability. 90cm 50cm 20cm 13cm 6cm 4cm 2cm 1cm 7mm 3mm d Weather constraints: [appropriate for bands marked "L", "R", or "d" above and for at least the minimum number of stations] Date constraints: Preferred date(s), usually a series start [none]: For night-time observations (since this is 90cm), observe April 1, 2005 or later. Excluded dates plus reason [none]: Preferred interval between segments in days [none]: Special conditions (e.g., a series with different spacings in time) [See the comments at the top.]: endcover / ! ================================================================ ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== ! version = 1 expt = 'Structure and Spectra of High-z Quasar Jets' expcode = BC150 piname = 'Teddy Cheung' address1 = 'MIT CSR, NE80-6083' address2 = '77 Massachusetts Ave' address3 = 'Cambridge, MA 02139' address4 = 'U.S.A. ' phone = '617 258 5928' obsphone = '617 258 5928' email = ccheung@space.mit.edu fax = '617 253 8084' obsmode = '90cm 128-4-2 ' obstype = VLBA note1 = ' ' ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== correl = Socorro coravg = 1.05 corchan = 64 cornant = 10 corpol = on corwtfn = uniform corsrcs = standard cortape = DAT corship1 = 'Teddy Cheung' corship2 = 'MIT CSR, NE80-6083' corship3 = '77 Massachusetts Ave' corship4 = 'Cambridge, MA 02139' cornote1 = '' ! ========================================================== ! ================== Program control ===================== ! ========================================================== overwrit autotape = 2 minpause = 10 prestart = 20 sumitem = el1, az1, tape1, tape2 ! ========================================================== ! ======================= Setup file ===================== ! ========================================================== ! Use Craig's existing set-up. ! setini = bw051.set / band = '90cm' ! Observing band. SCHED had frequency. nchan = 4 ! Number of baseband channels. bbfilt = 8.0 ! Bandwidth per baseband channel (MHz) pol = dual ! RCP, LCP, or DUAL. bits = 2 ! Bits per sample ! Move the frequency up 2 MHz from the default to help VLA ! bandpass shape. freqref = 324.49, 324.49, 332.49, 332.49 / ! Note: Total bit rate = 2*bbfilt*nchan*bits endset / ! ================================================================ ! In line source catalog. ! ================================================================ srccat / ! Sources coordinates are taken from sources.vlba ! New names are given to distinguish the frequencies of observation ! and make separation of sources simple. EQUINOX = J2000 !'1745+624' SOURCE='1745+624' RA=17:46:14.034128 DEC=62:26:54.73833 CALCODE='N' REMARKS='From ICRF' / !Calibrator ! 3C345 SOURCE='3C345' RA= 16:42:58.809952 DEC=39:48:36.99395 CALCODE='Y' REMARKS='From ICRF' / endcat / ! ========================================================== ! ===================== Optimization ===================== ! ========================================================== optmode = 'scans' opminant = 5 opminel = 12 ! ========================================================== ! ================= Initial Scan Information ============= ! ========================================================== day = 60130 ! lst = vlba_pt start = 12:00:00 ! opdur = 12:00:00 ! Uses optimization so can set overall ! duration (like pointing schedules) ! Time after 18:00:00 PT LST is not useful ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== ! MK down at start. setup = bw051.set stations = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK !vlamode = vs ! 3C345 is a bright source overall ! J1331+3030 = 3C286 for amplitude check group 4 rep 6 source = 3C286 dwell=05:00 gap=02:00 / source = 3C345 dwell=05:00 gap=01:00 / source = 1745+624 dwell=30:00 / source = 1745+624 dwell=30:00 / group 3 rep 7 source = 3C345 dwell=05:00 gap=01:00 / source = 1745+624 dwell=30:00 / source = 1745+624 dwell=30:00 / !======end BC150=========