COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Experiment: VLBA/VLTI/Keck Observations of AGB Stars Exp. Code: BC168C Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.05 June 2006 PI: W. D. Cotton Address: NRAO 520 Edgemont Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone: (434) 2960319 EMAIL: bcotton@nrao.edu Fax: (434) 2960278 Phone during observation: (434) 2968266 Observing mode: Notes: BE SURE PULSE CAL IS OFF ON PROGRAM SOURCES. To be run around 1 October 2007 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 2 VLBA/VLTI/Keck Observations of AGB Stars 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 24 Feb 2008 Day 55 --- Next scan frequencies: 43122.78 43122.78 42821.32 42821.32 Next BBC frequencies: 922.78 922.78 621.32 621.32 Next scan bandwidths: 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 09 57 49 J1613+3412 09 50 39 6.4 55.9 -6.4 -70.4 0 1 1 0 09 57 49 10 01 49 --- 09 54 39 7.2 56.2 -6.3 -70.9 239 F 1 2 09 58 12 10 02 49 S_SER 09 55 39 12.5 79.1 -5.4 -72.4 39 1 1 2 10 02 49 10 19 46 --- 10 12 39 16.5 80.4 -5.2 -73.2 1017 F 1 10 10 03 12 10 45 41 J1613+3412 10 38 39 15.9 58.8 -5.6 -76.6 1535 1 1 10 10 45 41 10 49 41 --- 10 42 39 16.7 59.0 -5.5 -77.1 239 F 1 12 10 46 04 10 50 41 S_SER 10 43 39 23.7 82.6 -4.6 -74.3 38 1 1 12 10 50 41 11 07 38 --- 11 00 39 27.6 83.8 -4.4 -74.9 1017 F 1 20 10 51 04 Next scan frequencies: 43130.30 43121.96 42820.50 42820.50 Next BBC frequencies: 930.30 921.96 620.50 620.50 11 14 37 T_OPH 11 07 39 2.1 108.0 -5.4 D -68.7 362 1 1 20 11 14 37 11 31 34 --- 11 24 39 5.9 109.5 -5.2 -67.4 0 F 1 28 11 15 00 Next scan frequencies: 43122.78 43122.78 42821.32 42821.32 Next BBC frequencies: 922.78 922.78 621.32 621.32 12 21 26 J1613+3412 12 14 39 35.6 61.5 -4.0 -89.0 2927 1 1 28 12 21 26 12 25 25 --- 12 18 39 36.4 61.5 -3.9 -89.5 239 F 1 30 12 21 49 12 27 25 S_SER 12 20 39 46.4 89.9 -3.0 -76.1 94 1 1 30 12 27 25 12 44 22 --- 12 37 39 50.4 91.4 -2.7 -76.1 1017 F 1 39 12 27 48 Next scan frequencies: 43130.30 43121.96 42820.50 42820.50 Next BBC frequencies: 930.30 921.96 620.50 620.50 12 46 22 J1743-0350 12 39 39 11.6 98.4 -5.1 -68.9 36 1 1 39 12 46 22 12 50 21 --- 12 43 39 12.5 98.8 -5.0 -68.7 239 F 1 41 12 46 45 12 51 21 T_OPH 12 44 39 23.1 118.4 -3.8 -59.5 33 1 1 41 12 51 21 13 08 18 --- 13 01 39 26.6 120.7 -3.5 -57.3 1017 F 1 49 12 51 44 13 42 12 J1743-0350 13 35 39 24.5 104.0 -4.1 -66.2 2017 1 1 49 13 42 12 13 46 12 --- 13 39 39 25.4 104.5 -4.1 -65.9 239 F 1 51 13 42 35 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 3 VLBA/VLTI/Keck Observations of AGB Stars 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 24 Feb 2008 Day 55 --- 13 47 12 T_OPH 13 40 39 34.2 127.1 -2.9 -51.4 36 1 1 51 13 47 12 14 04 09 --- 13 57 39 37.4 130.3 -2.6 -48.3 1017 F 1 59 13 47 35 Next scan frequencies: 43122.78 43122.78 42821.32 42821.32 Next BBC frequencies: 922.78 922.78 621.32 621.32 14 06 09 J1613+3412 13 59 39 57.0 57.2 -2.2 -107.1 65 1 1 59 14 06 09 14 10 08 --- 14 03 39 57.8 56.7 -2.2 -108.1 239 F 1 61 14 06 32 14 11 08 S_SER 14 04 39 70.7 103.6 -1.3 -70.7 23 1 1 61 14 11 08 14 28 05 --- 14 21 39 74.6 108.6 -1.0 -67.0 1017 F 1 69 14 11 31 Next scan frequencies: 43130.30 43121.96 42820.50 42820.50 Next BBC frequencies: 930.30 921.96 620.50 620.50 14 30 05 J1743-0350 14 23 39 35.3 110.0 -3.3 -62.4 35 1 1 69 14 30 05 14 34 04 --- 14 27 39 36.2 110.6 -3.3 -62.0 239 F 1 71 14 30 28 14 35 04 T_OPH 14 28 39 42.6 137.2 -2.1 -41.8 36 1 1 71 14 35 04 14 52 01 --- 14 45 39 45.2 141.5 -1.8 -37.5 1017 F 1 79 14 35 27 Next scan frequencies: 43131.74 43131.74 42830.22 42830.22 Next BBC frequencies: 931.74 931.74 630.22 630.22 14 55 01 J1751+0939 14 48 39 44.7 96.1 -3.1 -71.6 143 1 1 79 14 55 01 14 59 00 --- 14 52 39 45.6 96.5 -3.0 -71.5 239 F 1 81 14 55 24 15 00 00 RT_OPH 14 53 39 45.1 94.0 -3.1 -73.1 52 1 1 81 15 00 00 15 16 57 --- 15 10 39 49.1 95.8 -2.8 -72.6 1017 F 1 89 15 00 23 Next scan frequencies: 43128.70 43128.70 42827.20 42827.20 Next BBC frequencies: 928.70 928.70 627.20 627.20 15 18 57 J2015+3710 15 12 39 22.9 56.9 -5.1 -81.9 61 1 1 89 15 18 57 15 22 56 --- 15 16 39 23.7 57.1 -5.0 -82.4 239 F 1 91 15 19 20 15 23 56 RT_AQL 15 17 39 27.1 86.6 -4.3 -73.6 34 1 1 91 15 23 56 15 40 53 --- 15 34 39 31.1 88.0 -4.1 -73.8 1017 F 1 99 15 24 19 15 42 53 BLLAC 15 36 39 8.5 48.0 -6.4 -70.9 69 1 1 99 15 42 53 15 48 52 --- 15 42 39 9.6 48.3 -6.3 -71.9 359 F 1 102 15 43 16 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 4 VLBA/VLTI/Keck Observations of AGB Stars 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 24 Feb 2008 Day 55 --- Next scan frequencies: 43122.78 43122.78 42821.32 42821.32 Next BBC frequencies: 922.78 922.78 621.32 621.32 15 50 51 J1613+3412 15 44 39 74.2 22.8 -0.5 -153.8 -16 1 1 102 15 50 51 15 54 51 --- 15 48 39 74.6 20.1 -0.4 -157.0 224 F 1 104 15 51 14 15 58 50 S_SER 15 52 39 80.8 234.1 0.5 51.9 91 1 1 104 15 58 50 16 15 47 --- 16 09 39 77.4 246.0 0.8 62.5 1017 F 1 112 15 59 13 Next scan frequencies: 43130.30 43121.96 42820.50 42820.50 Next BBC frequencies: 930.30 921.96 620.50 620.50 16 16 47 J1743-0350 16 10 39 57.0 133.2 -1.6 -43.4 -21 1 1 112 16 16 47 16 20 46 --- 16 14 39 57.7 134.6 -1.5 -42.2 218 F 1 114 16 17 10 16 21 46 T_OPH 16 15 39 53.8 172.5 -0.3 -7.4 29 1 1 114 16 21 46 16 38 43 --- 16 32 39 54.0 179.4 0.0 -0.6 1017 F 1 123 16 22 09 Next scan frequencies: 43131.74 43131.74 42830.22 42830.22 Next BBC frequencies: 931.74 931.74 630.22 630.22 16 41 43 J1751+0939 16 35 39 69.0 116.1 -1.3 -59.0 131 1 1 123 16 41 43 16 45 42 --- 16 39 39 69.8 117.6 -1.2 -57.7 239 F 1 124 16 42 06 16 46 42 RT_OPH 16 40 39 69.7 112.4 -1.3 -62.5 50 1 1 124 16 46 42 17 03 39 --- 16 57 39 73.3 119.0 -1.0 -57.0 1017 F 1 133 16 47 05 Next scan frequencies: 43128.70 43128.70 42827.20 42827.20 Next BBC frequencies: 928.70 928.70 627.20 627.20 17 05 39 J2015+3710 16 59 39 44.1 56.9 -3.3 -98.3 55 1 1 133 17 05 39 17 09 38 --- 17 03 39 44.9 56.7 -3.2 -99.0 239 F 1 135 17 06 02 17 12 08 RT_AQL 17 06 09 52.6 96.6 -2.5 -72.7 117 1 1 135 17 12 08 17 29 05 --- 17 23 09 56.5 98.8 -2.3 -71.7 1017 F 1 143 17 12 31 17 31 05 BLLAC 17 25 09 28.2 51.8 -4.6 -88.2 57 1 1 143 17 31 05 17 37 04 --- 17 31 09 29.3 51.8 -4.5 -89.2 359 F 1 146 17 31 28 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 5 VLBA/VLTI/Keck Observations of AGB Stars 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 24 Feb 2008 Day 55 --- Next scan frequencies: 43122.78 43122.78 42821.32 42821.32 Next BBC frequencies: 922.78 922.78 621.32 621.32 17 39 04 J1613+3412 17 33 09 67.3 -46.6 1.3 124.3 38 1 1 146 17 39 04 17 43 03 --- 17 37 09 66.6 -47.8 1.4 122.7 239 F 1 148 17 39 27 17 44 03 S_SER 17 38 09 57.1 265.8 2.3 75.5 -155 1 1 148 17 44 03 18 01 00 --- 17 55 09 53.1 267.6 2.6 75.9 862 F 1 156 17 44 26 Next scan frequencies: 43131.74 43131.74 42830.22 42830.22 Next BBC frequencies: 931.74 931.74 630.22 630.22 18 04 59 J1751+0939 17 59 09 79.7 190.0 0.1 9.5 180 1 1 156 18 04 59 18 08 59 --- 18 03 09 79.5 195.3 0.2 14.6 239 F 1 158 18 05 22 18 09 59 RT_OPH 18 04 09 81.2 191.7 0.1 11.2 50 1 1 158 18 09 59 18 26 56 --- 18 21 09 79.6 214.9 0.4 33.3 1017 F 1 166 18 10 22 Next scan frequencies: 43128.70 43128.70 42827.20 42827.20 Next BBC frequencies: 928.70 928.70 627.20 627.20 18 28 55 J2015+3710 18 23 09 59.9 48.6 -1.9 -117.6 3 1 1 166 18 28 55 18 32 55 --- 18 27 09 60.7 47.9 -1.8 -118.8 239 F 1 168 18 29 18 18 33 55 RT_AQL 18 28 09 71.3 112.9 -1.2 -62.3 10 1 1 168 18 33 55 18 50 52 --- 18 45 09 74.9 120.2 -0.9 -56.1 1017 F 1 176 18 34 18 18 52 51 BLLAC 18 47 09 43.2 49.9 -3.3 -103.1 50 1 1 176 18 52 51 18 58 50 --- 18 53 09 44.3 49.6 -3.2 -104.4 359 F 1 179 18 53 14 Next scan frequencies: 43131.74 43131.74 42830.22 42830.22 Next BBC frequencies: 931.74 931.74 630.22 630.22 19 00 50 J1751+0939 18 55 09 71.7 238.6 1.1 54.6 -12 1 1 179 19 00 50 19 04 49 --- 18 59 09 70.9 240.4 1.1 56.1 227 F 1 181 19 01 13 19 05 49 RT_OPH 19 00 09 72.5 242.8 1.1 58.5 51 1 1 181 19 05 49 19 22 47 --- 19 17 09 68.9 248.9 1.3 63.5 1017 F 1 189 19 06 12 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 6 VLBA/VLTI/Keck Observations of AGB Stars 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 24 Feb 2008 Day 55 --- Next scan frequencies: 43128.70 43128.70 42827.20 42827.20 Next BBC frequencies: 928.70 928.70 627.20 627.20 19 24 46 J2015+3710 19 19 09 68.7 392.4 -0.9 -140.8 18 1 1 189 19 24 46 19 28 46 --- 19 23 09 69.2 390.6 -0.9 -143.0 239 F 1 191 19 25 09 19 29 45 RT_AQL 19 24 09 81.2 156.5 -0.2 -22.6 -102 1 1 191 19 29 45 19 46 43 --- 19 41 09 81.9 184.8 0.0 4.6 915 F 1 199 19 30 08 19 48 42 BLLAC 19 43 09 53.0 44.7 -2.3 -116.5 20 1 1 199 19 48 42 19 54 41 --- 19 49 09 53.9 43.9 -2.2 -118.2 359 F 1 202 19 49 05 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: bc161.vlba Matches group v7mm_b8 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 10 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 64 Format: VLBA1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 4 Speedup factor: 2.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 42200.00 42200.00 42200.00 42200.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 7.4 11.6 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 10 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43122.78 43122.78 42821.32 42821.32 BBC fr= 922.78 922.78 621.32 621.32 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 Frequency Set: 29 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43130.30 43121.96 42820.50 42820.50 BBC fr= 930.30 921.96 620.50 620.50 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 Frequency Set: 39 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43131.74 43131.74 42830.22 42830.22 BBC fr= 931.74 931.74 630.22 630.22 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 Frequency Set: 40 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43128.70 43128.70 42827.20 42827.20 BBC fr= 928.70 928.70 627.20 627.20 Bandwd= 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 OFF OFF OFF OFF 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 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- VLBA/VLTI/Keck Observations of AGB Stars 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) * BLLAC 22 00 39.362506 * 22 02 43.291373 22 03 01.825789 0.27 42 02 08.59079 * 42 16 39.97993 42 18 56.07631 0.40 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. 0.499 scan hours, 21.527 baseline hours above horizon. * J1613+3412 16 11 47.914510 * 16 13 41.064500 16 14 00.090657 0.00 34 20 19.83496 * 34 12 47.91000 34 11 08.81893 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. 0.399 scan hours, 17.252 baseline hours above horizon. * J1743-0350 17 41 20.616009 * 17 43 58.856133 17 44 24.754055 0.00 -03 48 48.89991 *-03 50 04.61671 -03 50 30.53308 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. 0.332 scan hours, 13.658 baseline hours above horizon. * J1751+0939 17 49 10.387929 * 17 51 32.818572 17 51 56.035372 0.30 09 39 42.82589 * 09 39 00.72844 09 38 36.28048 0.20 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. 0.399 scan hours, 14.946 baseline hours above horizon. * J2015+3710 20 13 37.014534 * 20 15 28.729820 20 15 45.723142 0.00 37 01 44.45892 * 37 10 59.51480 37 12 14.58913 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. 0.399 scan hours, 16.754 baseline hours above horizon. * S_SER 15 19 18.922090 * 15 21 39.534426 15 22 03.377288 0.00 14 29 35.55464 * 14 18 53.12402 14 16 48.42951 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Hipparcos position Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 1.695 scan hours, 66.104 baseline hours above horizon. Proper motion used. Reference epoch: 1991.25000 At epoch: RA = 15 21 39.534100 Dec = 14 18 53.08600 Rates: RA = 0.28 mas/yr Dec = 2.25 mas/yr Paralax: 0.0000 mas. Planetary motion (includes proper motion). Ref. MJD: 54520.4179 Rates: RA = 0.52744E-07 s/day Dec = 0.61602E-05 arcsec/day * T_OPH 16 30 52.050129 * 16 33 43.700000 16 34 12.175375 0.00 -16 01 39.77807 *-16 07 54.00000 -16 09 04.75438 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. ICRS position Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: -29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 1.413 scan hours, 56.229 baseline hours above horizon. * RT_OPH 17 54 11.440715 * 17 56 32.036574 17 56 54.916309 0.00 11 10 29.85519 * 11 10 09.62030 11 09 48.42258 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. ICRS position Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: -40.00 -40.00 -40.00 -40.00 1.695 scan hours, 63.858 baseline hours above horizon. Proper motion used. Reference epoch: 1991.25000 At epoch: RA = 17 56 32.036000 Dec = 11 10 09.72000 Rates: RA = 0.50 mas/yr Dec = -5.90 mas/yr Paralax: 0.0000 mas. Planetary motion (includes proper motion). Ref. MJD: 54520.4179 Rates: RA = 0.93024E-07 s/day Dec = -0.16153E-04 arcsec/day * RT_AQL 19 35 40.404073 * 19 38 01.612956 19 38 24.091919 0.00 11 36 26.98531 * 11 43 17.99549 11 44 10.41222 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Hipparcos position Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: -28.00 -28.00 -28.00 -28.00 1.695 scan hours, 68.169 baseline hours above horizon. Proper motion used. Reference epoch: 1991.25000 At epoch: RA = 19 38 01.603200 Dec = 11 43 18.22800 Rates: RA = 8.48 mas/yr Dec = -13.76 mas/yr Paralax: 0.0000 mas. Planetary motion (includes proper motion). Ref. MJD: 54520.4179 Rates: RA = 0.15808E-05 s/day Dec = -0.37673E-04 arcsec/day 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) BLLAC 52.2 J1613+3412 98.4 J1743-0350 70.7 J1751+0939 71.5 J2015+3710 56.2 S_SER 108.4 T_OPH 86.1 RT_OPH 70.7 RT_AQL 47.4 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