COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Experiment: PKS 1510-089 at 18 cm, MFS Exp. Code: BH104 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Daniel Homan Address: National Radio Astronomy Observatory 520 Edgemont Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 U.S.A. Phone: 434 296 0286 EMAIL: dhoman@nrao.edu Fax: 434 296 0278 Phone during observation: 434 296 0286 Observing mode: 18cm at 256-8-2 Notes: Non-standard setup to accomidate MFS, see correlator notes OQ208 is the D-term calibrator and a possible gain calibrator 3C286 is for EVPA calibration 3C273 is a Fringe Finder and for CROSSPOL and BPASS Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 2 PKS 1510-089 at 18 cm, MFS 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jan 2003 Day 9 --- Next scan frequencies: 1402.49 1402.49 1510.49 1510.49 1600.49 1600.49 1675.49 1675.49 Next BBC frequencies: 997.51 997.51 889.51 889.51 799.51 799.51 724.51 724.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 10 30 00 OQ208 11 37 55 57.0 101.7 -2.5 -56.1 0 1 1 0 10 30 00 10 35 00 --- 11 42 56 57.9 102.9 -2.4 -55.8 300 F 1 4000 10 37 13 3C273 11 45 09 49.0 163.0 -0.7 -12.6 87 1 1 4000 10 37 13 10 42 13 --- 11 50 10 49.3 164.9 -0.7 -11.2 300 F 1 8000 10 44 16 1510-089 11 52 13 21.5 125.4 -3.3 -38.0 61 1 2 8000 10 44 16 10 59 16 --- 12 07 16 23.7 128.6 -3.1 -36.2 900 R 1 15200 11 01 13 OQ208 12 09 14 62.6 109.7 -2.0 -53.0 34 1 2 15200 11 01 13 11 06 13 --- 12 14 14 63.5 111.2 -1.9 -52.3 300 R 1 11200 11 08 55 3C273 12 16 56 50.2 175.2 -0.2 -3.6 113 1 2 11200 11 08 55 11 13 55 --- 12 21 57 50.2 177.1 -0.1 -2.1 300 R 1 7200 11 15 52 1510-089 12 23 54 26.1 132.3 -2.8 -33.9 62 1 3 7200 11 15 52 11 30 52 --- 12 38 57 28.1 135.8 -2.6 -31.8 900 F 1 4800 11 32 57 OQ208 12 41 03 68.0 120.5 -1.4 -47.0 40 1 3 4800 11 32 57 11 37 57 --- 12 46 04 68.8 122.5 -1.4 -45.6 300 F 1 8800 11 39 57 1510-089 12 48 04 29.2 138.0 -2.4 -30.3 35 1 4 8800 11 39 57 11 54 57 --- 13 03 06 31.1 141.8 -2.2 -27.9 900 R 1 14400 11 56 59 OQ208 13 05 08 71.7 131.7 -1.0 -39.3 35 1 4 14400 11 56 59 12 01 59 --- 13 10 09 72.3 134.5 -0.9 -37.2 300 R 1 10400 12 03 59 1510-089 13 12 10 32.1 144.1 -2.0 -26.3 34 1 5 10400 12 03 59 12 18 59 --- 13 27 12 33.6 148.1 -1.8 -23.5 900 F 1 1600 12 21 04 OQ208 13 29 17 74.6 147.0 -0.6 -27.5 37 1 5 1600 12 21 04 12 26 04 --- 13 34 18 75.1 150.8 -0.5 -24.4 300 F 1 5600 12 28 08 1510-089 13 36 22 34.5 150.6 -1.6 -21.7 36 1 5 5600 12 28 08 12 43 08 --- 13 51 25 35.8 154.9 -1.4 -18.7 900 F 1 17600 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 3 PKS 1510-089 at 18 cm, MFS 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jan 2003 Day 9 --- 12 45 16 OQ208 13 53 33 76.4 167.2 -0.2 -10.8 41 1 6 17600 12 45 16 12 50 16 --- 13 58 34 76.6 171.9 -0.1 -6.9 300 R 1 13600 12 52 23 1510-089 14 00 42 36.5 157.6 -1.2 -16.7 41 1 6 13600 12 52 23 13 07 23 --- 14 15 44 37.5 162.1 -1.0 -13.4 900 R 1 1600 13 09 36 OQ208 14 17 57 76.5 190.2 0.2 8.7 49 1 7 1600 13 09 36 13 14 36 --- 14 22 58 76.3 194.8 0.3 12.5 300 F 1 2400 13 16 26 3C286 14 24 48 74.4 227.9 0.9 40.0 82 1 7 2400 13 16 26 13 21 26 --- 14 29 49 73.7 230.9 1.0 42.2 300 F 1 6400 13 23 59 1510-089 14 32 23 38.3 167.2 -0.7 -9.6 76 1 8 6400 13 23 59 13 38 59 --- 14 47 25 38.8 171.9 -0.4 -6.1 900 R 1 16800 13 41 17 OQ208 14 49 43 74.1 216.4 0.7 30.2 61 1 8 16800 13 41 17 13 46 17 --- 14 54 44 73.5 219.8 0.8 32.8 300 R 1 12800 13 48 33 1510-089 14 57 01 39.0 174.9 -0.3 -3.8 62 1 8 12800 13 48 33 14 03 33 --- 15 12 03 39.1 179.7 0.0 -0.2 900 R 1 800 14 05 49 OQ208 15 14 19 70.9 231.0 1.1 41.3 66 1 9 800 14 05 49 14 10 49 --- 15 19 20 70.2 233.5 1.2 43.0 300 F 1 3200 14 13 02 1510-089 15 21 33 39.1 182.7 0.1 2.1 65 1 9 3200 14 13 02 14 28 02 --- 15 36 36 38.8 187.5 0.4 5.7 900 F 1 15200 14 30 05 OQ208 15 38 40 67.1 241.6 1.5 48.3 61 1 10 15200 14 30 05 14 35 05 --- 15 43 40 66.3 243.5 1.6 49.4 300 R 1 16000 14 37 05 1510-089 15 45 40 38.6 190.3 0.5 7.8 58 1 10 16000 14 37 05 14 52 05 --- 16 00 43 38.0 195.0 0.8 11.3 900 R 1 4000 14 54 08 OQ208 16 02 47 63.0 249.7 1.9 52.7 67 1 10 4000 14 54 08 14 59 08 --- 16 07 47 62.2 251.1 2.0 53.4 300 R 1 0 15 01 10 1510-089 16 09 50 37.5 197.8 0.9 13.3 67 1 11 0 15 01 10 15 16 10 --- 16 24 52 36.5 202.3 1.2 16.6 900 F 1 12000 15 18 15 OQ208 16 26 57 58.7 256.1 2.3 55.4 74 1 11 12000 15 18 15 15 23 15 --- 16 31 58 57.8 257.3 2.4 55.8 300 F 1 16000 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 4 PKS 1510-089 at 18 cm, MFS 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jan 2003 Day 9 --- 15 23 50 3C286 16 32 34 52.2 267.6 3.0 59.9 18 1 12 16000 15 23 50 15 28 50 --- 16 37 34 51.2 268.5 3.1 59.9 300 R 1 15200 15 32 52 3C345 16 41 37 88.0 172.0 0.0 -7.8 162 1 12 15200 15 32 52 15 37 52 --- 16 46 37 87.9 199.3 0.1 18.7 300 R 1 11200 15 43 48 1510-089 16 52 35 34.2 210.2 1.7 22.3 243 1 13 11200 15 43 48 15 58 48 --- 17 07 37 32.7 214.3 1.9 25.2 900 F 1 800 16 00 45 OQ208 17 09 34 50.9 265.0 3.0 57.7 74 1 13 800 16 00 45 16 05 45 --- 17 14 35 50.0 266.0 3.1 57.8 300 F 1 4800 16 07 38 1510-089 17 16 29 31.8 216.6 2.1 26.8 71 1 13 4800 16 07 38 16 22 38 --- 17 31 31 30.0 220.4 2.3 29.3 900 F 1 16800 16 24 28 OQ208 17 33 22 46.5 269.2 3.4 58.0 72 1 14 16800 16 24 28 16 29 28 --- 17 38 23 45.5 270.1 3.5 58.0 300 R 1 14400 16 31 16 1510-089 17 40 10 29.0 222.5 2.5 30.7 68 1 14 14400 16 31 16 16 46 16 --- 17 55 13 27.0 226.1 2.7 33.0 900 R 1 2400 ----------- Tape Change ------------ 16 48 00 OQ208 17 56 57 42.1 273.1 3.8 57.9 67 2 1 2400 16 48 00 16 53 00 --- 18 01 58 41.1 273.9 3.9 57.8 300 F 1 1600 16 54 42 1510-089 18 03 40 25.8 228.0 2.8 34.2 65 2 1 1600 16 54 42 17 09 42 --- 18 18 43 23.7 231.4 3.1 36.2 900 F 1 13600 17 11 24 OQ208 18 20 25 37.7 276.7 4.2 57.4 66 2 1 13600 17 11 24 17 16 24 --- 18 25 26 36.8 277.4 4.3 57.2 300 F 1 17600 17 16 59 3C286 18 26 01 31.2 284.7 4.9 56.8 18 2 2 17600 17 16 59 17 21 59 --- 18 31 02 30.3 285.4 5.0 56.6 300 R 1 13600 17 24 10 3C345 18 33 13 69.1 273.8 1.8 75.6 47 2 2 13600 17 24 10 17 29 10 --- 18 38 14 68.2 274.5 1.9 75.4 300 R 1 9600 17 31 35 1510-089 18 40 39 20.4 236.0 3.5 38.8 43 2 3 9600 17 31 35 17 47 35 --- 18 56 42 17.9 239.3 3.7 40.5 960 F 1 3200 17 49 23 OQ208 18 58 31 30.7 282.2 4.9 56.0 74 2 3 3200 17 49 23 17 54 23 --- 19 03 31 29.8 283.0 4.9 55.7 300 F 1 7200 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 5 PKS 1510-089 at 18 cm, MFS 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 9 Jan 2003 Day 9 --- 17 56 07 1510-089 19 05 15 16.5 240.9 3.9 41.3 70 2 4 7200 17 56 07 18 12 07 --- 19 21 18 13.8 244.0 4.1 42.7 960 R 1 15200 18 13 39 OQ208 19 22 50 26.3 285.7 5.3 54.7 58 2 4 15200 18 13 39 18 18 39 --- 19 27 51 25.4 286.4 5.3 54.4 300 R 1 11200 18 20 07 1510-089 19 29 19 12.5 245.5 4.3 43.4 55 2 5 11200 18 20 07 18 36 07 --- 19 45 22 9.7 248.4 4.5 44.6 960 F 1 1600 18 37 31 OQ208 19 46 46 22.0 289.1 5.7 53.3 51 2 5 1600 18 37 31 18 42 31 --- 19 51 47 21.2 289.8 5.7 52.9 300 F 1 5600 18 43 53 1510-089 19 53 10 8.4 249.7 4.7 45.1 50 2 6 5600 18 43 53 18 59 53 --- 20 09 12 5.6 252.5 4.9 46.1 960 R 1 16800 19 01 15 OQ208 20 10 34 17.9 292.5 6.1 51.6 49 2 6 16800 19 01 15 19 06 15 --- 20 15 35 17.0 293.2 6.1 51.2 300 R 1 12800 19 07 35 1510-089 20 16 55 4.2 253.9 5.1 46.5 48 2 6 12800 19 07 35 19 23 35 --- 20 32 58 1.3 256.6 5.3 D 47.3 0 R 1 0 19 24 54 OQ208 20 34 17 13.9 295.9 6.5 49.7 47 2 7 0 19 24 54 19 29 54 --- 20 39 18 13.0 296.7 6.5 49.3 300 F 1 4000 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: MFS-18cm.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. 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= 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: 1 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1402.49 1402.49 1510.49 1510.49 1600.49 1600.49 1675.49 1675.49 BBC fr= 997.51 997.51 889.51 889.51 799.51 799.51 724.51 724.51 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 -- PKS 1510-089 at 18 cm, MFS 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). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) J1229+0203 12 26 33.245833 * 12 29 06.699729 12 29 15.317546 1226+023 02 19 43.30569 * 02 03 08.59819 02 02 10.54295 * 3C273 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba 3C273B ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J1229+02 J1331+3030 13 28 49.657691 * 13 31 08.287984 13 31 15.810751 1328+307 30 45 58.64021 * 30 30 32.95885 30 29 28.51347 * 3C286 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1331+30 VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 J1407+2827 14 04 45.615151 * 14 07 00.394410 14 07 07.453095 1404+286 28 41 29.23495 * 28 27 14.68998 28 26 14.56145 J1407+28 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J1512-0905 15 10 08.900192 * 15 12 50.532940 15 12 58.614963 * 1510-089 -08 54 47.61935 *-09 05 59.82950 -09 06 38.58975 J1512-09 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J1642+3948 16 41 17.606214 * 16 42 58.809952 16 43 02.949643 1641+399 39 54 10.81489 * 39 48 36.99395 39 48 05.89765 * 3C345 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1642+39 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 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) 3C273 103.0 3C286 99.1 OQ208 91.1 1510-089 61.0 3C345 72.2 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