! File BR125B.key ! Has HSA=VLBA+VLA27+GBT+Arecibo ! Zeeman observations of the 1667 MHz OH Megamaser emission ! in III Zw 35. ! ! ========================================================== ! ================== Version History ======================= ! ========================================================== ! ! Hybridization of key files from Anuj Sarma (VLBA Zeeman spectal line) ! and the HSA sample key file (continuum observations). ! Version 3.0 Tim Robishaw 2008Feb08 ! ! ========================================================== overwrit autotape=2 sumitem = EL1, EL2, AZ1, AZ2, PA1, HA1, SLEW, DWELL, TAPE1, TAPE2 ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== EXPT = 'BR125B - VLBA+Y27+GBT+Ar 1667MHz obs of OHM IIIZw35' EXPCODE = 'BR125B' VERSION = 3.0 PINAME = 'Tim Robishaw' ADDRESS1 = '601 Campbell Hall' ADDRESS2 = 'University of California' ADDRESS3 = 'Berkeley CA 94720' PHONE = '(510) 643 8530 (work); (510) 655 9188 (home)' OBSPHONE = '(510) 421 3630' FAX = '(510) 642 3411' EMAIL = 'robishaw@astro.berkeley.edu' OBSMODE = 'HSA 16-2-2 18cm spectral line observations' OBSTYPE = 'VLBA' ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== CORREL = 'SOCORRO' CORAVG = 2 CORCHAN = 512 CORNANT = 13 CORPOL = 'off' CORSRCS = 'from Schedule (BR125B.key)' CORWTFN = 'uniform' CORTAPE = 'exabyte' CORSHIP1 = 'Tim Robishaw' CORSHIP2 = '601 Campbell Hall' CORSHIP3 = 'Berkeley CA 94720' CORNOTE1 = 'PLEASE CORRELATE CHANNELS 1 & 2 ONLY.' CORNOTE2 = 'Channels 3 & 4 are dummies, to force speedup=2.' ! ========================================================== ! ==================== Source Catalog ==================== ! ========================================================== SRCCAT / ! Complete internal catalogue with accurate positions - use these SOURCE='IIIZw35' RA=01:44:30.540 DEC= 17:06:08.60 EQUINOX='J2000' VEL=+8270,+8270 VREF='H' VDEF='O' / ! Fringe finder is 0234+285 ! -- use standard catalog position. ! Amplitude calibrator is J0139+1753, 1.39 deg away ! -- use standard catalog position. ENDCAT / ! ========================================================== ! ==================== Station Catalog =================== ! ========================================================== STAFILE = '$SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat' ! ========================================================== ! ============== Spectral line rest frequecies =========== ! ========================================================== LINEINIT / lineset='ohmm' restfreq = 1667.359, 1667.359, 1669.4, 1669.4 / ENDLINES / ! ========================================================== ! ==================== Observing setup =================== ! ========================================================== !=========================== ! MODIFIED 1667 MHz OHM HSA setup... ! to reduce speedup factor to 2 ... ! while avoiding <8 tracks. ! -jdr !=========================== setinit = ohmm.set / nchan = 4 bits = 2 bbfilter = 2.0 FREQREF = 1622.60, 1622.60, 1624.60, 1624.60 TPMODE = 4 pol = dual pcal = 'off' / endset / ! ========================================================== ! ================= Initial Scan Information ============= ! ========================================================== !! beginning of schedule !! times in UT ! ! VLBA starts at 15:30:00 UT ! VLBA end at 01:30:00 UT ! Y27 available 15:20:00 UT (17:30:00 VLALST) ! Y27 goes out at 01:49:00 UT (04:00:00 VLALST) ! Arecibo available 19:00:00 UT ! Arecibo goes out at 22:00:00 UT YEAR = 2008 MONTH = 2 DAY = 10 START = 15:30:00 ! UT LINENAME = 'ohmm' DOPPLER ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== ! *** DO NOT USE THIS AFTER RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED *** ! ! To conform to the new GBT AZ slew rate limit, add the following ! lines to your SCHED input file, somewhere above the final "/" ! for the first scan. ! ! Modify the slew rate for the GBT for their winter speed restrictions. stacat / STATION=GBT_VLBA STCODE=Gb CONTROL=VLBA MOUNT = ALTAZ AX1RATE=18 AX2RATE=18 AX1ACC=0.05 AX2ACC=0.05 AX1LIM= -90, 450 AX2LIM= 5, 90 ! TSETTLE based on BK110 experience. This should be monitored. TSETTLE = 20.0 MINSETUP = 10 DISK=MARK5A MEDIADEF=DISK DAR=VLBA NBBC=8 ! RECORDER=VLBA NDRIVES=2 NHEADS=1 X= 882589.6370 Y= -4924872.3123 Z= 3943729.3522 DXDT= -0.01190 DYDT= -0.00390 DZDT= 0.00440 EPOCH=50449 FRAME='GSFC - solution 2005f' AXISTYPE='altz' AXISOFF= -0.0893 / endcat / ! *** DO NOT USE THIS AFTER RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED *** ! NOTES: ! * Add 2min gaps every hour or so for readback checks and recorder health. ! * Jon Romney suggests adding 15s gaps when Arecibo is in the mix to allow ! Arecibo's Mark IV system to do receiver temperature measurements. ! ============================== ! VLBA + VLA27 + GBT + ARECIBO ! ============================== MINPAUSE=20 ! For the first 1.5 hours of the run, the source is only visible to ! the GBT and a few VLBA stations... STATIONS = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK, GBT_VLBA SETUP = 'ohmm.set' DOPSRC = 'IIIZw35' SOURCE = 'J0139+1753' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:10:00 / GROUP = 1 REPEAT = 4 SOURCE = 'IIIZw35' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:15:00 / SOURCE = '0234+285' GAP = 00:02:45 DUR = 00:10:00 / GROUP = 1 REPEAT = 3 SOURCE = 'IIIZw35' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:11:00 / ! The VLA27 comes in at around 17:25:00 UT... STATIONS = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK, VLA27, GBT_VLBA SOURCE = 'J0139+1753' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:10:00 VLAMODE = 'VA' / GROUP = 1 REPEAT = 4 SOURCE = 'IIIZw35' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:15:00 VLAMODE = 'VX' / SOURCE = '0234+285' GAP = 00:02:45 DUR = 00:10:00 VLAMODE = 'VA' / GROUP = 1 REPEAT = 3 SOURCE = 'IIIZw35' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:12:00 VLAMODE = 'VX' / ! Arecibo comes in at 19:00:00 UT... STATIONS = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK, VLA27, GBT_VLBA, ARECIBO SOURCE = 'J0139+1753' GAP = 00:00:15 DUR = 00:10:00 VLAMODE = 'VA' / GROUP = 1 REPEAT = 4 SOURCE = 'IIIZw35' GAP = 00:00:15 DUR = 00:15:00 VLAMODE = 'VX' / SOURCE = '0234+285' GAP = 00:02:45 DUR = 00:10:00 VLAMODE = 'VA' / GROUP = 1 REPEAT = 5 SOURCE = 'IIIZw35' GAP = 00:00:15 DUR = 00:16:00 VLAMODE = 'VX' / ! Arecibo goes out at 22:00:00 UT... STATIONS = VLBA_SC, VLBA_HN, VLBA_NL, VLBA_FD, VLBA_LA, VLBA_PT, VLBA_KP, VLBA_OV, VLBA_BR, VLBA_MK, VLA27, GBT_VLBA SOURCE = 'J0139+1753' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:10:00 VLAMODE = 'VA' / GROUP = 1 REPEAT = 4 SOURCE = 'IIIZw35' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:15:00 VLAMODE = 'VX' / SOURCE = '0234+285' GAP = 00:02:45 DUR = 00:10:00 VLAMODE = 'VA' / GROUP = 1 REPEAT = 4 SOURCE = 'IIIZw35' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:15:00 VLAMODE = 'VX' / SOURCE = 'J0139+1753' GAP = 00:02:45 DUR = 00:10:00 VLAMODE = 'VA' / GROUP = 1 REPEAT = 3 SOURCE = 'IIIZw35' GAP = 00:00:00 DUR = 00:10:30 VLAMODE = 'VX' / SOURCE = '0234+285' GAP = 00:02:45 DUR = 00:10:00 VLAMODE = 'VA' / ! ========================================================== ! END of BR125B ! ==========================================================