COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Experiment: No description given. Exp. Code: bb213c Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.02 July 2005 PI: Walter Brisken Address: NRAO PO Box O Socorro, NM 87801 USA Phone: 505-835-7133 EMAIL: wbrisken@nrao.edu Fax: Phone during observation: 505-835-7133 Observing mode: Notes: The optimal observation date is Mar 16, 2006. Please try to observe within 2 weeks of this date. Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 2 No description given. 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 28 Feb 2006 Day 59 --- Next scan frequencies: 1409.99 1409.99 1503.99 1503.99 1589.99 1589.99 1679.99 1679.99 Next BBC frequencies: 990.01 990.01 896.01 896.01 810.01 810.01 720.01 720.01 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 02 11 25 J0547+2721 04 43 45 65.8 143.2 -1.1 -26.7 0 1 1 0 02 11 15 02 17 54 --- 04 50 15 66.4 146.4 -1.0 -24.5 389 F 1 0 02 11 33 02 18 24 J0538+28.PT 04 50 45 68.2 150.6 -0.8 -21.9 21 1 1 0 02 17 54 02 20 24 --- 04 52 45 68.3 151.7 -0.8 -21.1 120 F 1 0 02 17 54 02 20 50 J0547+2721 04 53 11 66.7 147.9 -0.9 -23.5 17 1 1 0 02 20 24 02 22 20 --- 04 54 41 66.8 148.7 -0.9 -23.0 90 F 1 0 02 20 24 02 22 45 J0538+28.PT 04 55 06 68.5 153.0 -0.7 -20.2 16 1 1 0 02 22 20 02 24 45 --- 04 57 06 68.6 154.1 -0.7 -19.3 120 F 1 0 02 22 20 02 25 07 J0547+2721 04 57 29 67.0 150.2 -0.8 -21.9 13 1 1 0 02 24 45 02 26 37 --- 04 58 59 67.2 151.0 -0.8 -21.4 90 F 1 0 02 24 45 02 26 59 J0538+28.PT 04 59 21 68.8 155.4 -0.7 -18.4 12 1 1 0 02 26 37 02 28 58 --- 05 01 21 68.9 156.6 -0.6 -17.6 120 F 1 0 02 26 37 02 29 18 J0547+2721 05 01 40 67.4 152.4 -0.8 -20.4 10 1 1 0 02 28 58 02 30 47 --- 05 03 10 67.5 153.2 -0.7 -19.8 90 F 1 0 02 28 58 02 31 08 J0538+28.PT 05 03 30 69.1 157.8 -0.6 -16.6 11 1 1 0 02 30 47 02 33 07 --- 05 05 30 69.2 159.0 -0.6 -15.8 120 F 1 0 02 30 47 02 33 28 J0547+2721 05 05 51 67.7 154.7 -0.7 -18.7 12 1 1 0 02 33 07 02 34 58 --- 05 07 21 67.8 155.5 -0.7 -18.1 90 F 1 0 02 33 07 02 35 21 J0538+28.PT 05 07 45 69.3 160.4 -0.5 -14.8 14 1 1 0 02 34 58 02 37 21 --- 05 09 45 69.4 161.6 -0.5 -13.9 120 F 1 0 02 34 58 02 37 45 J0547+2721 05 10 08 68.0 157.1 -0.6 -17.0 15 1 1 0 02 37 21 02 39 14 --- 05 11 38 68.1 158.0 -0.6 -16.4 90 F 1 0 02 37 21 02 39 40 J0538+28.PT 05 12 05 69.6 163.0 -0.4 -12.8 17 1 1 0 02 39 14 02 41 40 --- 05 14 05 69.7 164.2 -0.4 -11.9 120 F 1 0 02 39 14 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 3 No description given. 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 28 Feb 2006 Day 59 --- 02 42 05 J0547+2721 05 14 29 68.2 159.6 -0.6 -15.2 16 1 1 0 02 41 40 02 43 35 --- 05 15 59 68.3 160.5 -0.5 -14.6 90 F 1 0 02 41 40 02 44 01 J0538+28.PT 05 16 26 69.8 165.7 -0.4 -10.8 17 1 1 0 02 43 35 02 46 01 --- 05 18 26 69.8 166.9 -0.3 -9.9 120 F 1 0 02 43 35 02 46 25 J0547+2721 05 18 51 68.5 162.1 -0.5 -13.3 15 1 1 0 02 46 01 02 47 55 --- 05 20 21 68.6 163.0 -0.5 -12.7 90 F 1 0 02 46 01 02 48 20 J0538+28.PT 05 20 46 69.9 168.4 -0.3 -8.8 16 1 1 0 02 47 55 02 50 20 --- 05 22 46 70.0 169.7 -0.3 -7.8 120 F 1 0 02 47 55 02 50 43 J0547+2721 05 23 09 68.7 164.7 -0.4 -11.4 14 1 1 0 02 50 20 02 52 13 --- 05 24 39 68.7 165.6 -0.4 -10.8 90 F 1 0 02 50 20 02 52 36 J0538+28.PT 05 25 02 70.0 171.1 -0.2 -6.7 13 1 1 0 02 52 13 02 54 35 --- 05 27 02 70.1 172.4 -0.2 -5.7 120 F 1 0 02 52 13 02 54 56 J0547+2721 05 27 23 68.9 167.2 -0.3 -9.6 12 1 1 0 02 54 35 02 56 26 --- 05 28 53 68.9 168.2 -0.3 -8.9 90 F 1 0 02 54 35 02 56 47 J0538+28.PT 05 29 14 70.1 173.8 -0.2 -4.7 11 1 1 0 02 56 26 02 58 47 --- 05 31 14 70.2 175.1 -0.1 -3.7 120 F 1 0 02 56 26 02 59 06 J0547+2721 05 31 33 69.0 169.8 -0.3 -7.7 10 1 1 0 02 58 47 03 00 36 --- 05 33 03 69.0 170.7 -0.2 -7.0 90 F 1 0 02 58 47 03 00 55 J0538+28.PT 05 33 22 70.2 176.5 -0.1 -2.6 9 1 1 0 03 00 36 03 02 54 --- 05 35 22 70.2 177.8 -0.1 -1.7 120 F 1 0 03 00 36 03 03 12 J0547+2721 05 35 40 69.1 172.3 -0.2 -5.8 8 1 1 0 03 02 54 03 04 42 --- 05 37 10 69.1 173.3 -0.2 -5.1 90 F 1 0 03 02 54 03 04 59 J0538+28.PT 05 37 27 70.2 179.2 0.0 -0.6 7 1 1 0 03 04 42 03 06 58 --- 05 39 27 70.2 180.5 0.0 0.3 120 F 1 0 03 04 42 03 07 14 J0547+2721 05 39 43 69.2 174.8 -0.1 -3.9 6 1 1 0 03 06 58 03 08 44 --- 05 41 13 69.2 175.8 -0.1 -3.2 90 F 1 0 03 06 58 03 09 00 J0538+28.PT 05 41 29 70.2 181.8 0.0 1.3 6 1 1 0 03 08 44 03 11 00 --- 05 43 29 70.2 183.1 0.1 2.3 120 F 1 0 03 08 44 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 4 No description given. 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 28 Feb 2006 Day 59 --- 03 11 15 J0547+2721 05 43 44 69.2 177.4 -0.1 -2.0 5 1 1 0 03 11 00 03 12 44 --- 05 45 14 69.2 178.3 0.0 -1.3 90 F 1 0 03 11 00 03 12 59 J0538+28.PT 05 45 29 70.2 184.4 0.1 3.3 5 1 1 0 03 12 44 03 14 59 --- 05 47 29 70.2 185.7 0.1 4.3 120 F 1 0 03 12 44 03 15 14 J0547+2721 05 47 43 69.2 179.9 0.0 -0.1 5 1 1 0 03 14 59 03 16 43 --- 05 49 13 69.2 180.8 0.0 0.6 90 F 1 0 03 14 59 03 16 58 J0538+28.PT 05 49 28 70.1 187.0 0.2 5.3 5 1 1 0 03 16 43 03 18 58 --- 05 51 28 70.1 188.2 0.2 6.2 120 F 1 0 03 16 43 03 19 12 J0547+2721 05 51 43 69.2 182.4 0.1 1.8 5 1 1 0 03 18 58 03 20 42 --- 05 53 13 69.2 183.3 0.1 2.5 90 F 1 0 03 18 58 03 20 57 J0538+28.PT 05 53 28 70.0 189.5 0.2 7.2 5 1 1 0 03 20 42 03 22 57 --- 05 55 28 70.0 190.8 0.3 8.2 120 F 1 0 03 20 42 03 23 11 J0547+2721 05 55 42 69.2 184.8 0.1 3.6 4 1 1 0 03 22 57 03 24 41 --- 05 57 12 69.2 185.8 0.2 4.3 90 F 1 0 03 22 57 03 24 55 J0538+28.PT 05 57 27 69.9 192.0 0.3 9.1 4 1 1 0 03 24 41 03 26 55 --- 05 59 27 69.8 193.3 0.3 10.1 120 F 1 0 03 24 41 03 27 09 J0547+2721 05 59 41 69.1 187.3 0.2 5.5 4 1 1 0 03 26 55 03 28 39 --- 06 01 11 69.1 188.2 0.2 6.2 90 F 1 0 03 26 55 03 28 53 J0538+28.PT 06 01 25 69.7 194.5 0.4 11.0 4 1 1 0 03 28 39 03 30 53 --- 06 03 25 69.7 195.8 0.4 11.9 120 F 1 0 03 28 39 03 31 07 J0547+2721 06 03 39 69.0 189.8 0.3 7.3 4 1 1 0 03 30 53 03 32 37 --- 06 05 09 69.0 190.7 0.3 8.0 90 F 1 0 03 30 53 03 32 51 J0538+28.PT 06 05 23 69.6 197.0 0.4 12.8 4 1 1 0 03 32 37 03 34 50 --- 06 07 23 69.5 198.2 0.5 13.7 120 F 1 0 03 32 37 03 35 04 J0547+2721 06 07 37 68.9 192.2 0.3 9.1 3 1 1 0 03 34 50 03 36 33 --- 06 09 07 68.8 193.1 0.4 9.8 90 F 1 0 03 34 50 03 36 47 J0538+28.PT 06 09 21 69.4 199.4 0.5 14.6 3 1 1 0 03 36 33 03 38 47 --- 06 11 21 69.2 200.6 0.5 15.5 120 F 1 0 03 36 33 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 5 No description given. 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 28 Feb 2006 Day 59 --- 03 39 00 J0547+2721 06 11 34 68.7 194.6 0.4 10.9 3 1 1 0 03 38 47 03 40 30 --- 06 13 04 68.7 195.5 0.4 11.6 90 F 1 0 03 38 47 03 40 43 J0538+28.PT 06 13 17 69.1 201.8 0.6 16.3 3 1 1 0 03 40 30 03 42 43 --- 06 15 17 69.0 202.9 0.6 17.2 120 F 1 0 03 40 30 03 42 55 J0547+2721 06 15 30 68.6 196.9 0.5 12.6 3 1 1 0 03 42 43 03 44 25 --- 06 17 00 68.5 197.8 0.5 13.3 90 F 1 0 03 42 43 03 44 38 J0538+28.PT 06 17 13 68.9 204.1 0.6 18.0 3 1 1 0 03 44 25 03 46 38 --- 06 19 13 68.7 205.2 0.7 18.9 120 F 1 0 03 44 25 03 46 50 J0547+2721 06 19 25 68.4 199.2 0.5 14.3 2 1 1 0 03 46 38 03 48 20 --- 06 20 55 68.3 200.1 0.5 15.0 90 F 1 0 03 46 38 03 48 33 J0538+28.PT 06 21 08 68.6 206.3 0.7 19.6 2 1 1 0 03 48 20 03 50 32 --- 06 23 08 68.4 207.4 0.7 20.5 120 F 1 0 03 48 20 03 50 44 J0547+2721 06 23 20 68.1 201.5 0.6 16.0 2 1 1 0 03 50 32 03 52 14 --- 06 24 50 68.0 202.4 0.6 16.6 90 F 1 0 03 50 32 03 52 26 J0538+28.PT 06 25 02 68.3 208.5 0.8 21.2 2 1 1 0 03 52 14 03 54 26 --- 06 27 02 68.1 209.6 0.8 22.0 120 F 1 0 03 52 14 03 54 38 J0547+2721 06 27 14 67.9 203.7 0.7 17.6 2 1 1 0 03 54 26 03 56 07 --- 06 28 44 67.8 204.6 0.7 18.2 90 F 1 0 03 54 26 03 56 19 J0538+28.PT 06 28 56 68.0 210.6 0.8 22.7 2 1 1 0 03 56 07 03 58 19 --- 06 30 56 67.8 211.7 0.9 23.5 120 F 1 0 03 56 07 03 58 30 J0547+2721 06 31 08 67.6 205.9 0.7 19.1 2 1 1 0 03 58 19 04 00 00 --- 06 32 38 67.5 206.7 0.7 19.7 90 F 1 0 03 58 19 04 00 12 J0538+28.PT 06 32 49 67.6 212.7 0.9 24.2 2 1 1 0 04 00 00 04 02 11 --- 06 34 49 67.4 213.8 0.9 24.9 120 F 1 0 04 00 00 04 02 23 J0547+2721 06 35 00 67.3 208.0 0.8 20.7 1 1 1 0 04 02 11 04 03 52 --- 06 36 30 67.2 208.8 0.8 21.2 90 F 1 0 04 02 11 04 04 04 J0538+28.PT 06 36 42 67.3 214.7 1.0 25.6 1 1 1 0 04 03 52 04 06 03 --- 06 38 42 67.1 215.8 1.0 26.3 120 F 1 0 04 03 52 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 6 No description given. 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 28 Feb 2006 Day 59 --- 04 06 14 J0547+2721 06 38 53 67.0 210.1 0.8 22.1 1 1 1 0 04 06 03 04 07 44 --- 06 40 23 66.9 210.8 0.9 22.7 90 F 1 0 04 06 03 04 07 55 J0538+28.PT 06 40 34 66.9 216.7 1.0 26.9 1 1 1 0 04 07 44 04 09 55 --- 06 42 34 66.7 217.7 1.1 27.6 120 F 1 0 04 07 44 04 10 05 J0547+2721 06 42 44 66.7 212.1 0.9 23.5 1 1 1 0 04 09 55 04 11 35 --- 06 44 14 66.5 212.8 0.9 24.0 90 F 1 0 04 09 55 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: v18cm-256-8-2-psrvlb.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 9 Station: VLBA_BR Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 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= L L L L L L L L IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 2.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 9 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1409.99 1409.99 1503.99 1503.99 1589.99 1589.99 1679.99 1679.99 BBC fr= 990.01 990.01 896.01 896.01 810.01 810.01 720.01 720.01 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 = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- No description given. 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) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0538+28.PT 05 35 11.379995 * 05 38 20.958146 05 38 44.692957 0.00 28 19 07.90556 * 28 20 49.28889 28 21 12.31029 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.931 scan hours, 41.885 baseline hours above horizon. * J0547+2721 05 44 25.905590 * 05 47 34.148941 05 47 57.782371 0.00 27 20 55.67910 * 27 21 56.84240 27 22 14.49409 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.806 scan hours, 36.275 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) J0538+28.PT 105.9 J0547+2721 107.9 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