SUMMARY FILE FOR PROJECT: bm183a COVER INFORMATION: Experiment: B1524-136: a quasar with two-sided radio jets Exp. Code: bm183a Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Franco Mantovani Address: Istituto di Radioastronomia Via P. Gobetti, 101 I-40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 051 639 9377 EMAIL: fmantovani@ira.cnr.it Fax: +39 051 639 9431 Phone during observation: Observing mode: Continuum Notes: No cover letter provided. CORRELATION REQUESTS (Defaults in parentheses): Correlator (Required if recording): SOCORRO Correlator average time (2 sec): 4.000 sec. Alternate average time (for spacecraft). 0.000 sec. Spectral channels per baseband (16): 16 Number of antennas to be correlated: 10 Polarization (ON): OFF Correlator weighting function (UNIFORM): UNIFORM Distribution tape (DAT): DAT Source positions from: VLBA DATA BASE Shipping address for correlator output: Franco Mantovani Istituto di Radioastronomia Via P. Gobetti, 101 I-40129 Bologna - Italy Correlator Notes: fringe finders: 3C273 DERIVED INFORMATION FOR CORRELATION: Elapsed time for project: 10.07 hours. Total time in scheduled scans: 9.51 hours. Total time in recording scans: 9.51 hours. Total number of baseline hours: 548.10 (Recording scans only) Projected maximum data output rate from the correlator: 33.8 kbytes/sec if processed in one pass. Projected correlator output data set size: 505.1 Mbytes NOTE: Above numbers assume the same correlator parameters are used for all data. STATIONS USED IN SCHEDULE: Station Code Latitude Longitude Elevation X Y Z VLBA_PT Pt 34.30102 108.11919 2365. -1640953.70 -5014816.03 3575411.88 VLBA_LA La 35.77512 106.24560 1962. -1449752.35 -4975298.59 3709123.93 VLBA_KP Kp 31.95630 111.61242 1902. -1995678.62 -5037317.71 3357328.13 VLBA_NL Nl 41.77142 91.57414 222. -130872.24 -4762317.12 4226851.04 VLBA_FD Fd 30.63503 103.94482 1606. -1324009.12 -5332181.97 3231962.47 VLBA_OV Ov 37.23165 118.27705 1196. -2409150.10 -4478573.23 3838617.39 VLBA_BR Br 48.13122 119.68328 250. -2112064.97 -3705356.51 4726813.79 VLBA_HN Hn 42.93361 71.98658 296. 1446375.13 -4447939.65 4322306.12 VLBA_SC Sc 17.75658 64.58363 -15. 2607848.52 -5488069.68 1932739.53 VLBA_MK Mk 19.80138 155.45550 3763. -5464074.96 -2495249.12 2148296.84 VLA1 Y 34.07697 107.61358 2114. -1600801.74 -5042219.04 3554706.24 BASELINE LENGTHS (km) Pt La Kp Nl Fd Ov Br Hn Sc Mk Y Pt 0 236 417 1663 564 973 1806 3226 4579 4795 52 La 236 0 652 1432 608 1088 1757 3006 4458 4970 226 Kp 417 652 0 2075 744 845 1913 3623 4839 4466 441 Nl 1663 1432 2075 0 1654 2328 2300 1611 3645 6156 1640 Fd 564 608 744 1654 0 1508 2345 3105 4143 5134 514 Ov 973 1088 845 2328 1508 0 1214 3885 5460 4015 1025 Br 1806 1757 1913 2300 2345 1214 0 3657 5767 4398 1849 Hn 3226 3006 3623 1611 3105 3885 3657 0 2853 7502 3198 Sc 4579 4458 4839 3645 4143 5460 5767 2853 0 8611 4532 Mk 4795 4970 4466 6156 5134 4015 4398 7502 8611 0 4836 Y 52 226 441 1640 514 1025 1849 3198 4532 4836 0 TAPE INITIALIZATION and CONTROL INFORMATION: (See setup details later for times per pass.) Station Drives Head pos Tape len Density Start position Auto Auto (ft) Drive Head index Aloc Reverse VLBA_PT 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_LA 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_KP 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_NL 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_FD 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_OV 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_BR 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_HN 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_SC 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLBA_MK 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes VLA1 2 14 17600 High 1 1 Yes Yes EXPERIMENT SUMMARY: Number of input scans: 18 Number of scans scheduled: 18 Number of stations: 11 Number of sources input: 3 Number of setup files used: 1 Station summaries: Station Control Scans Scan Hours Tape hours Tapes Passes Readbacks VLBA_PT VLBA 18 9.51 9.51 1 13 17 VLBA_LA VLBA 18 9.51 9.51 1 13 17 VLBA_KP VLBA 18 9.51 9.51 1 13 17 VLBA_NL VLBA 17 8.87 8.87 1 13 16 VLBA_FD VLBA 18 9.51 9.51 1 13 17 VLBA_OV VLBA 17 8.77 8.77 1 12 16 VLBA_BR VLBA 17 8.77 8.77 1 12 16 VLBA_HN VLBA 16 8.14 8.14 1 12 15 VLBA_SC VLBA 16 8.14 8.14 1 12 15 VLBA_MK VLBA 14 6.68 6.68 1 10 13 VLA1 VLA 18 9.51 9.51 1 13 17 Setup file: /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/setups/v6cm-128-8-1-L.set Matches group v6cm_2 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = C C C C C C C C VLBA FE= 6cm omit 6cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 4.1 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 4960.49 4968.49 4976.49 4984.49 4992.49 5000.49 5008.49 5016.49 BBC fr= 860.49 868.49 876.49 884.49 892.49 900.49 908.49 916.49 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 Setup file: /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/setups/v6cm-128-8-1-L.set Matches group y_vc in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat In VA mode, only IFs A and D are phased. ****** Only 49.61 of 64.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 2 Station: VLA1 Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 4360.10 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = C C C C C C C C The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 2 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 4960.49 4968.49 4976.49 4984.49 4992.49 5000.49 5008.49 5016.49 BBC fr= 600.39 608.39 616.39 624.39 632.39 640.39 648.39 656.39 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 VLA specific information: (LO and FI cards not needed. Defaults shown.) VLABAND: VC VLABW: 0000 FEFILTER: 0000 VLAFEAB: 0.00 VLAFECD: 0.00 VLAIF: SYSCIF VLASYNA: 3960.10 VLASYNB: 3960.10 VLAROT: VLBCROT FLUKEA: 100.00 FLUKEB: 200.00 FLUKESET: 0 Details for VLA IFs: LO Sum Frequency span VLBI FIRSTLO VLA IF A: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 VLA IF B: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 VLA IF C: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 VLA IF D: 4960.1000 4960.1000- 5010.1000 4360.1000 With new digital patch panel, VLA IF = VLB IF. SUMMARY for experiment bm183a B1524-136: a quasar with two-sided radio jets Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: End elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 29 is Wed 29 Jan 2003 MJD 52668 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Pt La Kp Nl Fd Ov Br Hn Sc Mk Y 29 08:41:43 1524-136 - -1D 0D -3D 9 4 ---D ---D 20 41 ---D 0D 29 09:25:35 cm-128-8-1-L - 8 9 6 16 12 ---D ---D 25 49 ---D 8 29 09:27:35 3C273 - 50 50 50 49 55 42 34 48 66 17 50 29 09:33:34 - - 51 51 51 50 56 43 35 48 65 18 51 29 09:35:34 1524-136 - 10 10 8 17 14 1D -3D 26 50 ---D 10 29 10:13:27 - - 17 17 15 22 22 8 3H 30 55 ---D 17 29 10:15:27 1524-136 - 17 18 16 23 22 8 3H 30 55 ---D 17 29 10:59:20 - - 24 25 24 28 30 16 9 32 58 ---D 25 29 11:01:20 1524-136 - 25 25 24 28 30 16 10 32 58 ---D 25 29 11:45:12 - - 31 31 31 32 36 23 15 33 57 ---D 32 29 11:47:12 3C273 - 56 55 60 44 59 55 44 32 35 49 57 29 11:53:11 - - 56 54 59 43 58 55 44 31 34 50 56 29 11:55:11 1524-136 - 33 32 32 32 38 25 17 33 57 4 33 29 12:33:04 - - 37 36 37 34 42 30 21 32 53 13 37 29 12:35:04 1524-136 - 37 37 38 34 42 30 21 32 52 13 38 29 13:18:57 - - 41 39 42 34 45 35 25 29 45 23 41 29 13:20:57 1524-136 - 41 40 42 34 45 35 25 29 45 23 41 29 14:04:49 - - 42 40 44 32 45 38 27 24 37 32 42 29 14:06:49 3C273 - 37 35 41 22 36 43 36 8 2H 72 37 29 14:12:48 - - 36 34 40 21 35 42 35 7 1D 72 36 29 14:14:48 1524-136 - 42 40 44 32 45 38 27 23 35 34 42 29 14:52:41 - - 41 39 44 29 43 39 28 18 27 41 41 29 14:54:41 1524-136 - 40 39 43 28 43 39 28 18 27 42 41 29 15:38:34 - - 37 35 40 23 38 37 27 11 17 49 37 29 15:40:34 1524-136 - 37 35 40 23 38 37 27 11 17 49 37 29 16:24:26 - - 32 29 35 17 32 34 25 4H 7H 54 32 29 16:26:26 3C345 - 76 75 77 65 71 85 81 51 34 57 75 29 16:32:25 - - 75 74 76 64 70 84 81 50 33 58 74 29 16:34:25 1524-136 - 30 28 34 16 30 33 24 2H 4H 55 30 29 17:12:19 - - 25 22 28 10 24 28 21 -4D -4D 56 24 29 17:14:19 1524-136 - 24 22 28 9 24 28 20 ---D ---D 56 24 29 17:58:11 - - 17 15 20 2D 15 22 15 ---D ---D 55 16 SUMMARY for experiment bm183a B1524-136: a quasar with two-sided radio jets Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: End elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 29 is Wed 29 Jan 2003 MJD 52668 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Pt La Kp Nl Fd Ov Br Hn Sc Mk Y 29 18:00:11 1524-136 - 16 14 20 ---D 15 22 15 ---D ---D 55 16 29 18:38:04 cm-128-8-1-L - 9 7 13 ---D 8 15 10 ---D ---D 51 9 29 18:40:04 3C345 - 50 50 52 41 46 59 62 28 9 70 50 29 18:46:03 - - 49 48 51 40 45 58 61 28 8 70 49 SUMMARY for experiment bm183a B1524-136: a quasar with two-sided radio jets Top item is: Tape drive, direction, and head index at scan end. Bottom item is: Headset at scan end and tape footage (thousands) at scan start. Tape parameters are only predictions for stations using automatic tape allocation. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 29 is Wed 29 Jan 2003 MJD 52668 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Pt La Kp Nl Fd Ov Br Hn Sc Mk Y 29 08:41:43 1524-136 - 1F01 1F01 1F01 1F01 1F01 --- --- 1F01 1F01 --- 1F01 29 09:25:35 cm-128-8-1-L - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 --- --- 1/00 1/00 --- 1/00 29 09:27:35 3C273 - 1R02 1R02 1R02 1R02 1R02 1F01 1F01 1R02 1R02 1F01 1R02 29 09:33:34 - - 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/18 29 09:35:34 1524-136 - 1R02 1R02 1R02 1R02 1R02 1F01 1F01 1R02 1R02 --- 1R02 29 10:13:27 - - 1/15 1/15 1/15 1/15 1/15 1/02 1/02 1/15 1/15 --- 1/15 29 10:15:27 1524-136 - 1F03 1F03 1F03 1F03 1F03 1R02 1R02 1F03 1F03 --- 1F03 29 10:59:20 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 --- 1/00 29 11:01:20 1524-136 - 1R04 1R04 1R04 1R04 1R04 1F03 1F03 1R04 1R04 --- 1R04 29 11:45:12 - - 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 --- 1/18 29 11:47:12 3C273 - 1F05 1F05 1F05 1F05 1F05 1R04 1R04 1F05 1F05 1F01 1F05 29 11:53:11 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 1/02 1/00 29 11:55:11 1524-136 - 1F05 1F05 1F05 1F05 1F05 1R04 1R04 1F05 1F05 1R02 1F05 29 12:33:04 - - 1/02 1/02 1/02 1/02 1/02 1/15 1/15 1/02 1/02 1/05 1/02 29 12:35:04 1524-136 - 1R06 1R06 1R06 1R06 1R06 1F05 1F05 1R06 1R06 1F03 1R06 29 13:18:57 - - 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 1/15 1/18 29 13:20:57 1524-136 - 1F07 1F07 1F07 1F07 1F07 1R06 1R06 1F07 1F07 1R04 1F07 29 14:04:49 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 1/02 1/00 29 14:06:49 3C273 - 1R08 1R08 1R08 1R08 1R08 1F07 1F07 1R08 1R08 1R04 1R08 29 14:12:48 - - 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 1/15 1/18 29 14:14:48 1524-136 - 1R08 1R08 1R08 1R08 1R08 1F07 1F07 1R08 1R08 1F05 1R08 29 14:52:41 - - 1/15 1/15 1/15 1/15 1/15 1/02 1/02 1/15 1/15 1/13 1/15 29 14:54:41 1524-136 - 1F09 1F09 1F09 1F09 1F09 1R08 1R08 1F09 1F09 1R06 1F09 29 15:38:34 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 1/02 1/00 29 15:40:34 1524-136 - 1R10 1R10 1R10 1R10 1R10 1F09 1F09 1R10 1R10 1F07 1R10 29 16:24:26 - - 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 1/15 1/18 29 16:26:26 3C345 - 1F11 1F11 1F11 1F11 1F11 1R10 1R10 1F11 1F11 1F07 1F11 29 16:32:25 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 1/02 1/00 29 16:34:25 1524-136 - 1F11 1F11 1F11 1F11 1F11 1R10 1R10 1F11 1F11 1R08 1F11 29 17:12:19 - - 1/02 1/02 1/02 1/02 1/02 1/15 1/15 1/02 1/02 1/04 1/02 29 17:14:19 1524-136 - 1R12 1R12 1R12 1R12 1R12 1F11 1F11 --- --- 1F09 1R12 29 17:58:11 - - 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/18 1/00 1/00 --- --- 1/16 1/18 SUMMARY for experiment bm183a B1524-136: a quasar with two-sided radio jets Top item is: Tape drive, direction, and head index at scan end. Bottom item is: Headset at scan end and tape footage (thousands) at scan start. Tape parameters are only predictions for stations using automatic tape allocation. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 29 is Wed 29 Jan 2003 MJD 52668 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Pt La Kp Nl Fd Ov Br Hn Sc Mk Y 29 18:00:11 1524-136 - 1F13 1F13 1F13 --- 1F13 1R12 1R12 --- --- 1F09 1F13 29 18:38:04 cm-128-8-1-L - 1/00 1/00 1/00 --- 1/00 1/18 1/18 --- --- 1/02 1/00 29 18:40:04 3C345 - 1F13 1F13 1F13 1F13 1F13 1R12 1R12 1R12 1R12 1R10 1F13 29 18:46:03 - - 1/15 1/15 1/15 1/00 1/15 1/02 1/02 1/18 1/18 1/17 1/15 Automatic tape allocation requested for sites using VLBA control files and having 2 or more drives. SCHED cannot predict tape changes. Number of tapes used at each autoaloc station: Station Tapes VLBA_PT 0.93 VLBA_LA 0.93 VLBA_KP 0.93 VLBA_NL 0.87 VLBA_FD 0.93 VLBA_OV 0.86 VLBA_BR 0.86 VLBA_HN 0.80 VLBA_SC 0.80 VLBA_MK 0.65 VLA1 0.93 ESTIMATED TAPE TIMES (With autoallocation): Times are approximate and assume project starts at the beginning of a tape. Times can be affected by actual tape length. Tape change may occur during scan preceeding indicated time. Tape start time. Tape end time. Station Day Time Day Time (UT) (UT) VLBA_PT 29 08:41:43 29 18:46:03 VLBA_LA 29 08:41:43 29 18:46:03 VLBA_KP 29 08:41:43 29 18:46:03 VLBA_NL 29 08:41:43 29 18:46:03 VLBA_FD 29 08:41:43 29 18:46:03 VLBA_OV 29 09:27:35 29 18:46:03 VLBA_BR 29 09:27:35 29 18:46:03 VLBA_HN 29 08:41:43 29 18:46:03 VLBA_SC 29 08:41:43 29 18:46:03 VLBA_MK 29 09:27:35 29 18:46:03 VLA1 29 08:41:43 29 18:46:03 SOURCE LIST -- B1524-136: a quasar with two-sided radio jets 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) * 3C273 12 26 33.245804 * 12 29 06.699700 12 29 15.940471 02 19 43.30550 * 02 03 08.59800 02 02 06.73809 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 1524-136 15 24 12.880517 * 15 26 59.450000 15 27 08.364944 -13 40 34.86530 *-13 51 00.10000 -13 51 38.02456 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 3C345 16 41 17.606162 * 16 42 58.809900 16 43 03.543725 39 54 10.81394 * 39 48 36.99300 39 48 00.47697 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 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 123.2 1524-136 76.4 3C345 80.9 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 J2000 coordinates formatted for possible transfer to the correlator data base: name = '3C273' ra = 12h29m06.699700s dec = 02d03'08.59800" name = '1524-136' ra = 15h26m59.450000s dec = -13d51'00.10000" name = '3C345' ra = 16h42m58.809900s dec = 39d48'36.99300" Code versions: Release version: Release of 02 July 2002 Version of sched code: 5.20 Version of VEX standard: 1.50 Version of VEX code: 0.78 Version of plot code: 1.05 Version of ephemeris code: 1.01 Version of PGPLOT: v5.2.0