COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Experiment: 43 GHz polarimetry of Cygnus A Exp. Code: BM215c Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: NRAO internal release of 4 October 2004 PI: Enno Middelberg Address: Australia Telescope National Facility PO Box 76 Epping NSW 1710 Australia Phone: +61 2 9372 4100 EMAIL: enno.middelberg@csiro.au Fax: +61 2 9372 4310 Phone during observation: +61 2 9418 6968 Observing mode: 7 mm Notes: Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Page 2 43 GHz polarimetry of Cygnus A 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 2 Feb 2005 Day 33 --- Next scan frequencies: 43201.49 43201.49 43209.49 43209.49 43217.49 43217.49 43225.49 43225.49 Next BBC frequencies: 801.49 801.49 809.49 809.49 817.49 817.49 825.49 825.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 14 20 58 J1751+0939 16 16 42 59.5 128.5 -1.6 -43.1 0 1 1 0 14 20 58 14 25 58 --- 16 21 42 60.3 130.3 -1.5 -41.7 299 F 1 3989 14 27 51 BLLAC 16 23 36 23.6 53.5 -5.7 -69.3 34 1 1 3989 14 27 51 14 32 51 --- 16 28 36 24.5 53.9 -5.6 -69.9 299 F 1 7978 14 36 14 J2136+0041 16 32 00 12.2 96.5 -5.1 -58.8 169 1 1 7978 14 36 14 14 41 13 --- 16 37 00 13.3 97.2 -5.0 -58.6 299 F 1 11967 14 41 13 CYG_A 16 37 00 48.2 61.6 -3.4 -87.4 -76 1 3 11967 14 41 13 15 21 07 --- 17 17 00 55.8 61.4 -2.7 -94.1 2318 F 1 8680 15 24 04 J1751+0939 17 19 57 67.7 158.9 -0.5 -18.3 106 1 3 8680 15 24 04 15 29 03 --- 17 24 57 68.1 162.0 -0.4 -15.6 299 F 1 12669 15 30 44 BLLAC 17 26 39 34.8 57.2 -4.6 -78.1 25 1 3 12669 15 30 44 15 35 43 --- 17 31 39 35.7 57.5 -4.5 -78.8 299 F 1 16658 15 38 50 J2136+0041 17 34 46 25.4 105.4 -4.0 -56.1 149 1 4 16658 15 38 50 15 43 49 --- 17 39 46 26.5 106.2 -4.0 -55.7 299 R 1 14553 15 43 49 CYG_A 17 39 46 60.1 60.5 -2.3 -98.6 -73 1 5 14553 15 43 49 16 23 43 --- 18 19 46 67.5 56.5 -1.7 -108.7 2320 F 1 17360 16 27 03 J1751+0939 18 23 07 67.8 200.8 0.5 18.1 98 1 6 17360 16 27 03 16 32 02 --- 18 28 07 67.4 203.9 0.6 20.7 299 R 1 13371 16 33 51 BLLAC 18 29 57 46.4 59.2 -3.5 -87.5 6 1 6 13371 16 33 51 16 38 50 --- 18 34 57 47.3 59.2 -3.5 -88.3 299 R 1 9382 16 41 23 J2136+0041 18 37 29 38.1 116.4 -3.0 -50.4 108 1 6 9382 16 41 23 16 46 22 --- 18 42 29 39.0 117.5 -2.9 -49.8 299 R 1 5392 16 46 22 CYG_A 18 42 29 71.4 51.8 -1.3 -116.9 -71 1 8 5392 16 46 22 17 26 15 --- 19 22 29 77.4 34.1 -0.6 -140.5 2323 R 1 8680 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Page 3 43 GHz polarimetry of Cygnus A 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 2 Feb 2005 Day 33 --- 17 28 32 J1751+0939 19 24 47 59.9 230.8 1.6 42.6 0 1 8 8680 17 28 32 17 33 32 --- 19 29 47 59.0 232.6 1.6 43.9 299 R 1 4691 17 35 34 BLLAC 19 31 49 57.8 58.2 -2.5 -98.7 0 1 8 4691 17 35 34 17 40 33 --- 19 36 49 58.7 57.9 -2.4 -99.8 299 R 1 702 17 42 15 J2136+0041 19 38 32 49.0 131.2 -2.0 -40.3 47 1 9 702 17 42 15 17 47 14 --- 19 43 32 49.8 132.7 -1.9 -39.2 299 F 1 3287 17 47 14 CYG_A 19 43 32 79.4 16.8 -0.3 -160.9 -83 1 10 3287 17 47 14 18 27 08 --- 20 23 32 78.8 -24.0 0.4 152.5 2310 R 1 0 18 30 15 J1751+0939 20 26 40 48.3 248.1 2.6 54.1 0 1 11 0 18 30 15 18 35 14 --- 20 31 40 47.3 249.2 2.7 54.7 299 F 1 3989 18 37 27 BLLAC 20 33 52 68.7 410.6 -1.5 -116.0 19 1 11 3989 18 37 27 18 42 26 --- 20 38 52 69.6 409.4 -1.4 -118.0 299 F 1 7978 18 45 35 J2136+0041 20 42 02 57.4 153.9 -0.9 -22.2 13 1 11 7978 18 45 35 18 50 34 --- 20 47 02 57.8 156.1 -0.8 -20.4 299 F 1 11967 18 50 34 CYG_A 20 47 02 76.1 319.7 0.8 132.8 -115 1 13 11967 18 50 34 19 30 27 --- 21 27 02 69.7 305.8 1.5 112.9 2278 F 1 8680 19 33 55 J1751+0939 21 30 29 35.2 259.7 3.6 59.2 132 1 13 8680 19 33 55 19 38 54 --- 21 35 29 34.1 260.5 3.7 59.4 299 F 1 12669 19 41 06 BLLAC 21 37 42 77.3 381.6 -0.4 -154.6 40 1 13 12669 19 41 06 19 46 05 --- 21 42 42 77.7 377.7 -0.3 -159.3 299 F 1 16658 19 48 45 J2136+0041 21 45 23 60.0 184.3 0.1 3.7 25 1 14 16658 19 48 45 19 53 45 --- 21 50 23 59.9 186.7 0.2 5.8 299 R 1 14553 ----------- Tape Change ------------ 19 53 45 CYG_A 21 50 23 65.5 302.0 1.8 105.5 -83 2 1 14553 19 53 45 20 33 38 --- 22 30 23 58.0 298.9 2.5 96.3 2311 F 1 17360 20 36 09 J1751+0939 22 32 54 21.8 268.4 4.7 60.7 72 2 2 17360 20 36 09 20 41 08 --- 22 37 54 20.7 269.1 4.8 60.8 299 R 1 13371 20 43 20 BLLAC 22 40 06 76.2 330.0 0.6 144.4 15 2 2 13371 20 43 20 20 48 19 --- 22 45 06 75.6 327.0 0.7 140.7 299 R 1 9382 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Page 4 43 GHz polarimetry of Cygnus A 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 2 Feb 2005 Day 33 --- 20 51 39 J2136+0041 22 48 27 55.6 212.9 1.2 27.9 118 2 2 9382 20 51 39 20 56 39 --- 22 53 27 55.0 214.9 1.3 29.5 299 R 1 5392 20 56 39 CYG_A 22 53 27 53.7 298.4 2.9 92.1 -62 2 4 5392 20 56 39 21 36 32 --- 23 33 27 46.1 298.6 3.6 85.7 2332 R 1 8680 21 39 33 J1751+0939 23 36 28 8.2 276.4 5.7 60.1 99 2 4 8680 21 39 33 21 44 32 --- 23 41 28 7.1 277.0 5.8 60.0 299 R 1 4691 21 46 42 BLLAC 23 43 38 66.8 307.1 1.7 111.9 4 2 4 4691 21 46 42 21 51 41 --- 23 48 38 65.9 306.3 1.8 110.3 299 R 1 702 21 54 42 J2136+0041 23 51 40 46.2 233.3 2.2 43.6 126 2 5 702 21 54 42 21 59 41 --- 23 56 40 45.4 234.6 2.3 44.5 299 F 1 3287 21 59 41 CYG_A 23 56 40 41.7 299.2 4.0 82.4 -49 2 6 3287 21 59 41 22 21 37 --- 00 18 40 37.6 300.1 4.3 79.3 1267 R 1 14361 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/setups/v7mm-256-8-2.set Matches group v7mm_c8 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 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= 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 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 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 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43201.49 43201.49 43209.49 43209.49 43217.49 43217.49 43225.49 43225.49 BBC fr= 801.49 801.49 809.49 809.49 817.49 817.49 825.49 825.49 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: 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 6510 6510 6510 6510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- 43 GHz polarimetry of Cygnus A 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) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * CYG_A 19 57 44.440998 * 19 59 28.356676 19 59 36.699848 40 35 46.36276 * 40 44 02.09658 40 44 37.80978 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 5.020 scan hours, 214.514 baseline hours above horizon. * J1751+0939 17 49 10.387930 * 17 51 32.818573 17 51 45.959797 09 39 42.82596 * 09 39 00.72851 09 38 41.09671 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 0.665 scan hours, 25.763 baseline hours above horizon. * J2136+0041 21 34 05.207365 * 21 36 38.586300 21 36 52.491033 00 28 25.08052 * 00 41 54.21335 00 43 04.49824 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 0.665 scan hours, 26.428 baseline hours above horizon. * BLLAC 22 00 39.362511 * 22 02 43.291378 22 02 53.469434 42 02 08.59080 * 42 16 39.97994 42 18 03.09669 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 0.665 scan hours, 28.422 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) CYG_A 59.4 J1751+0939 54.7 J2136+0041 18.9 BLLAC 60.4 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