COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) Experiment: Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies Exp. Code: GK034 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.02 July 2005 PI: Preeti Kharb Address: Center for Imaging Sciences Rochester Institute of Technology 54 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NT 14623 USA Phone: +1-585-475-5665 EMAIL: kharb@cis.rit.edu Fax: +1-585-475-5988 Phone during observation: Observing mode: 3.6cm continuum VLBA_format Global network Notes: COVER LETTER: Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) Page 2 Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 20 Feb 2006 Day 51 --- Next scan frequencies: 8407.49 8407.49 8415.49 8415.49 Next BBC frequencies: 807.49 807.49 815.49 815.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 16 02 03 2200+420 18 51 22 52.1 63.3 -3.2 -85.9 0 1 1 0 16 02 03 16 05 03 --- 18 54 23 52.6 63.3 -3.1 -86.4 180 F 1 1200 16 02 23 16 10 49 0235+164 19 00 09 -9.8 62.0 -7.6 D -49.6 239 1 1 1200 16 10 49 16 13 49 --- 19 03 10 -9.2 62.5 -7.6 D -49.9 0 F 1 2400 16 11 09 16 16 11 3C84 19 05 32 1.8 38.6 -8.2 D -43.5 120 1 1 2400 16 16 11 16 19 11 --- 19 08 33 2.2 39.0 -8.2 D -43.9 0 F 1 3600 16 16 31 16 19 11 3C88 19 08 33 -26.6 66.3 -8.3 D -49.2 -24 1 1 3600 16 19 11 16 29 11 --- 19 18 34 -24.6 68.1 -8.2 D -50.1 0 F 1 7600 16 19 21 16 29 11 3C15 19 18 34 7.9 96.8 -5.3 -55.1 -25 1 1 7600 16 29 11 16 54 11 --- 19 43 38 13.0 100.5 -4.9 -54.3 1475 F 1 17600 16 29 21 16 54 11 3C88 19 43 38 -19.8 72.4 -7.7 D -52.0 -27 1 2 17600 16 54 11 17 04 11 --- 19 53 40 -17.8 74.0 -7.6 D -52.6 0 R 1 13600 16 54 21 17 04 51 3C15 19 54 20 15.1 102.1 -4.7 -53.9 8 1 2 13600 17 04 51 17 29 51 --- 20 19 24 20.2 106.0 -4.3 -52.6 1500 R 1 3600 17 05 11 17 32 10 0235+164 20 21 44 5.8 73.8 -6.3 -55.9 104 1 2 3600 17 32 10 17 35 10 --- 20 24 44 6.4 74.2 -6.2 -56.1 180 R 1 2400 17 32 30 17 37 15 3C84 20 26 50 13.4 48.5 -6.9 -55.7 102 1 2 2400 17 37 15 17 40 15 --- 20 29 50 13.8 48.8 -6.8 -56.1 180 R 1 1200 17 37 35 17 44 21 2200+420 20 33 56 70.9 58.7 -1.5 -107.4 125 1 2 1200 17 44 21 17 47 21 --- 20 36 57 71.4 58.2 -1.4 -108.4 180 R 1 0 17 44 41 17 47 21 3C88 20 36 57 -9.1 80.6 -6.9 D -54.7 -144 1 3 0 17 47 21 17 59 21 --- 20 48 59 -6.6 82.3 -6.7 D -55.0 0 F 1 4800 17 47 31 18 00 01 3C15 20 49 39 26.1 111.1 -3.8 -50.4 -14 1 3 4800 18 00 01 18 26 01 --- 21 15 43 31.0 116.0 -3.4 -48.0 1546 F 1 15200 18 00 21 18 28 27 0235+164 21 18 10 17.2 81.3 -5.3 -58.5 113 1 3 15200 18 28 27 18 31 27 --- 21 21 10 17.8 81.7 -5.3 -58.6 180 F 1 16400 18 28 47 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) Page 3 Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 20 Feb 2006 Day 51 --- 18 33 26 3C84 21 23 10 22.4 54.1 -6.0 -63.3 95 1 3 16400 18 33 26 18 36 26 --- 21 26 10 22.9 54.3 -5.9 -63.7 180 F 1 17600 18 33 46 18 36 26 3C88 21 26 10 1.0 87.6 -6.0 D -55.7 -47 1 4 17600 18 36 26 18 51 26 --- 21 41 13 4.1 89.7 -5.8 -55.8 0 R 1 11600 18 36 36 18 51 26 3C15 21 41 13 35.6 121.2 -2.9 -45.0 -69 1 4 11600 18 51 26 19 11 26 --- 22 01 16 39.1 125.8 -2.6 -42.1 1131 R 1 3600 18 51 36 19 13 51 0235+164 22 03 42 26.6 87.3 -4.6 -59.5 114 1 4 3600 19 13 51 19 16 51 --- 22 06 42 27.2 87.7 -4.5 -59.5 180 R 1 2400 19 14 11 19 18 47 3C84 22 08 38 30.2 57.9 -5.2 -69.2 89 1 4 2400 19 18 47 19 21 47 --- 22 11 38 30.8 58.1 -5.1 -69.6 180 R 1 1200 19 19 07 19 25 09 2200+420 22 15 01 81.7 -15.6 0.2 162.5 94 1 4 1200 19 25 09 19 28 09 --- 22 18 02 81.5 -19.1 0.3 158.5 180 R 1 0 19 25 29 19 28 49 3C88 22 18 42 11.9 95.0 -5.2 -55.5 -105 1 5 0 19 28 49 19 47 49 --- 22 37 45 15.8 97.8 -4.8 -55.0 1035 F 1 7600 19 29 09 19 47 49 3C15 22 37 45 44.8 135.3 -2.0 -35.5 -64 1 5 7600 19 47 49 20 06 49 --- 22 56 48 47.4 141.1 -1.7 -31.3 1076 F 1 15200 19 47 59 20 08 42 0235+164 22 58 41 37.9 95.3 -3.7 -59.2 76 1 5 15200 20 08 42 20 11 42 --- 23 01 42 38.5 95.7 -3.6 -59.1 180 F 1 16400 20 09 02 20 11 42 3C84 23 01 42 39.7 61.5 -4.3 -75.9 -29 1 5 16400 20 11 42 20 14 42 --- 23 04 42 40.2 61.7 -4.3 -76.3 151 F 1 17600 20 11 52 20 14 42 3C88 23 04 42 21.3 101.9 -4.4 -54.0 -44 1 6 17600 20 14 42 20 36 42 --- 23 26 46 25.7 105.5 -4.0 -52.8 1276 R 1 8800 20 14 52 20 36 42 3C88 23 26 46 25.7 105.5 -4.0 -52.8 -4 1 6 8800 20 36 42 20 58 42 --- 23 48 49 30.0 109.4 -3.7 -51.3 1316 R 1 0 20 36 52 20 58 42 3C15 23 48 49 52.8 159.7 -0.8 -16.7 -52 1 7 0 20 58 42 21 16 12 --- 00 06 22 53.8 166.8 -0.5 -10.9 998 F 1 7000 20 58 52 21 16 52 3C88 00 07 02 33.5 112.8 -3.4 -49.7 -7 1 7 7000 21 16 52 21 34 22 --- 00 24 35 36.8 116.3 -3.1 -47.8 1043 F 1 14000 21 17 12 21 35 30 0235+164 00 25 44 55.4 112.2 -2.2 -53.0 26 1 7 14000 21 35 30 21 38 30 --- 00 28 45 55.9 113.0 -2.2 -52.6 180 F 1 15200 21 35 50 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) Page 4 Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 20 Feb 2006 Day 51 --- 21 39 38 3C84 00 29 52 56.0 64.9 -2.8 -88.1 30 1 7 15200 21 39 38 21 42 38 --- 00 32 53 56.6 64.9 -2.8 -88.6 180 F 1 16400 21 39 58 21 44 46 2200+420 00 35 01 59.4 -63.4 2.5 92.4 36 1 7 16400 21 44 46 21 47 46 --- 00 38 02 58.8 -63.5 2.6 91.9 180 F 1 17600 21 45 06 21 50 28 3C88 00 40 44 39.8 119.8 -2.8 -45.8 34 1 8 17600 21 50 28 22 12 28 --- 01 02 48 43.6 125.1 -2.4 -42.6 1320 R 1 8800 21 50 48 22 13 51 3C15 01 04 11 54.0 191.5 0.4 9.4 32 1 8 8800 22 13 51 22 35 51 --- 01 26 14 52.8 200.5 0.8 16.8 1320 R 1 0 22 14 11 22 37 13 3C88 01 27 36 47.6 131.9 -2.0 -38.0 30 1 9 0 22 37 13 22 52 13 --- 01 42 39 49.9 136.4 -1.8 -34.7 900 F 1 6000 22 37 33 22 53 38 3C15 01 44 04 51.3 207.3 1.1 22.3 32 1 9 6000 22 53 38 23 08 38 --- 01 59 06 49.7 212.7 1.4 26.5 900 F 1 12000 22 53 58 23 09 50 0235+164 02 00 19 70.3 151.5 -0.6 -24.3 25 1 9 12000 23 09 50 23 12 50 --- 02 03 20 70.6 153.4 -0.6 -22.7 180 F 1 13200 23 10 10 23 14 15 3C84 02 04 45 73.5 58.4 -1.3 -109.9 16 1 9 13200 23 14 15 23 22 15 --- 02 12 46 74.9 56.4 -1.1 -113.2 480 F 1 16400 23 14 35 23 24 19 2200+420 02 14 51 41.1 -60.9 4.2 77.4 40 1 9 16400 23 24 19 23 27 19 --- 02 17 51 40.5 -60.7 4.2 77.0 180 F 1 17600 23 24 39 23 29 53 3C88 02 20 26 54.6 149.8 -1.1 -24.5 7 1 10 17600 23 29 53 23 51 53 --- 02 42 29 56.5 159.0 -0.8 -17.3 1320 R 1 8800 23 30 13 --- Start: Mon 20 Feb 2006 Day 51 -- Stop: Tue 21 Feb 2006 Day 52 --- 23 53 22 3C15 02 43 58 43.8 226.6 2.1 36.9 38 1 10 8800 23 53 22 00 15 22 --- 03 06 02 40.3 232.4 2.5 40.9 1320 R 1 0 23 53 42 00 16 50 3C88 03 07 30 57.9 170.2 -0.3 -8.1 40 1 11 0 00 16 50 00 38 50 --- 03 29 33 58.3 180.6 0.0 0.5 1320 F 1 8800 00 17 10 00 39 51 3C15 03 30 35 36.2 238.1 2.9 44.6 11 1 11 8800 00 39 51 01 01 51 --- 03 52 39 32.2 242.8 3.3 47.3 1320 F 1 17600 00 40 11 01 03 10 3C88 03 53 58 57.7 192.1 0.4 10.0 22 1 12 17600 01 03 10 01 20 40 --- 04 11 31 56.7 200.0 0.7 16.4 1050 R 1 10600 01 03 30 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) Page 5 Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 21 Feb 2006 Day 52 --- 01 21 50 3C15 04 12 41 28.5 246.6 3.6 49.3 8 1 12 10600 01 21 50 01 39 20 --- 04 30 14 25.1 249.8 3.9 50.8 1050 R 1 3600 01 22 10 01 40 41 0235+164 04 31 35 59.2 242.1 1.9 49.6 6 1 12 3600 01 40 41 01 43 41 --- 04 34 35 58.7 243.0 1.9 50.2 180 R 1 2400 01 41 01 01 44 41 3C84 04 35 36 73.5 301.6 1.3 109.9 15 1 12 2400 01 44 41 01 47 41 --- 04 38 36 73.0 300.9 1.3 108.8 180 R 1 1200 01 45 01 01 49 41 2200+420 04 40 36 16.2 310.5 6.6 58.1 1 1 12 1200 01 49 41 01 52 41 --- 04 43 37 15.7 310.9 6.7 57.7 180 R 1 0 01 50 01 01 54 40 3C88 04 45 36 53.5 213.8 1.3 27.4 37 1 13 0 01 54 40 02 16 40 --- 05 07 40 50.7 221.6 1.7 33.3 1320 F 1 8800 01 55 00 02 17 58 3C15 05 08 58 17.4 256.2 4.5 53.3 5 1 13 8800 02 17 58 02 39 58 --- 05 31 02 13.0 259.5 4.9 54.3 1320 F 1 17600 02 18 18 02 41 17 3C88 05 32 21 47.1 229.2 2.1 38.7 5 1 14 17600 02 41 17 03 03 17 --- 05 54 24 43.5 235.1 2.4 42.7 1320 R 1 8800 02 41 37 03 04 35 3C15 05 55 43 7.9 263.2 5.3 55.1 1 1 14 8800 03 04 35 03 26 35 --- 06 17 46 3.4 266.3 5.7 55.5 1320 R 1 0 03 04 55 ----------- Tape Change ------------ 03 27 54 3C88 06 19 05 39.2 241.0 2.8 46.3 1 2 1 0 03 27 54 04 05 54 --- 06 57 11 32.1 248.7 3.5 50.4 2280 F 1 15200 03 28 14 04 06 44 0235+164 06 58 01 29.9 270.4 4.3 59.6 29 2 1 15200 04 06 44 04 09 44 --- 07 01 02 29.3 270.8 4.4 59.6 180 F 1 16400 04 07 04 04 10 44 3C84 07 02 03 46.4 296.6 3.7 80.7 20 2 1 16400 04 10 44 04 13 44 --- 07 05 03 45.9 296.7 3.7 80.3 180 F 1 17600 04 11 04 04 15 23 3C88 07 06 42 30.2 250.5 3.6 51.2 62 2 2 17600 04 15 23 04 59 23 --- 07 50 49 21.4 257.9 4.4 54.0 2640 R 1 0 04 15 43 05 00 34 3C84 07 52 01 37.3 299.3 4.5 74.2 33 2 3 0 05 00 34 05 03 34 --- 07 55 01 36.7 299.5 4.6 73.9 180 F 1 1200 05 00 54 05 04 43 3C88 07 56 10 20.4 258.8 4.5 54.2 30 2 3 1200 05 04 43 05 42 43 --- 08 34 16 12.6 264.5 5.1 55.4 2280 F 1 16400 05 05 03 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) Page 6 Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 21 Feb 2006 Day 52 --- 05 43 09 0235+164 08 34 42 10.1 283.3 5.9 57.0 7 2 3 16400 05 43 09 05 46 09 --- 08 37 43 9.5 283.7 6.0 56.9 180 F 1 17600 05 43 29 05 46 34 3C88 08 38 08 11.8 265.0 5.2 55.5 7 2 4 17600 05 46 34 05 53 34 --- 08 45 09 10.3 266.0 5.3 55.6 420 R 1 14800 05 46 54 05 54 30 3C84 08 46 06 27.7 303.2 5.4 67.4 15 2 4 14800 05 54 30 06 00 00 --- 08 51 37 26.8 303.7 5.5 66.7 330 R 1 12600 05 54 50 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: gk034 Matches group v4cm_3 in freq_gk034.dat Setup group: 12 Station: VLBA_PT 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 used at high density at 80.000 ips. Time per pass is 44.00 minutes. 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: 12 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 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: 1 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_off SOURCE LIST -- Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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) * 3C15 00 34 30.618621 * 00 37 04.151000 00 37 21.968631 0.00 -01 25 38.08377 *-01 09 08.11000 -01 07 13.01436 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 7.667 scan hours, 259.179 baseline hours above horizon. * 3C88 03 25 18.179229 * 03 27 54.194800 03 28 13.130735 0.00 02 23 20.18722 * 02 33 41.98200 02 34 58.50502 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 8.433 scan hours, 302.641 baseline hours above horizon. J0238+1636 02 35 52.630214 * 02 38 38.930106 02 38 58.721599 0.31 * 0235+164 16 24 04.01623 * 16 36 59.27465 16 38 37.96272 0.20 J0238+16 /home/aips/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.783 scan hours, 32.899 baseline hours above horizon. J0319+4130 03 16 29.567289 * 03 19 48.160119 03 20 11.904369 0.28 0316+413 41 19 51.91675 * 41 30 42.10387 41 32 15.43896 0.41 * 3C84 /home/aips/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.842 scan hours, 39.802 baseline hours above horizon. J2202+4216 22 00 39.362506 * 22 02 43.291373 22 02 56.222898 0.27 * 2200+420 42 02 08.59079 * 42 16 39.97993 42 18 17.50463 0.40 BLLAC /home/aips/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2202+42 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro VR42220 0.400 scan hours, 20.649 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) 3C15 36.4 3C88 78.7 0235+164 70.5 3C84 86.9 2200+420 53.1 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