COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Experiment: No description given. Exp. Code: bc120ct Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 18 Sept. 2003 PI: Shami Chatterjee Address: Cornell University 515 Space Sciences Ithaca NY 14853 USA Phone: 607 255 9020 EMAIL: shami@astro.cornell.edu Fax: Phone during observation: 607 255 9020 Observing mode: Notes: The optimal observation date is Dec 18. Please try to observe within 2 weeks of this date. Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 2 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 3 Jan 2004 Day 3 --- Next scan frequencies: 1409.99 1409.99 1503.99 1503.99 1589.99 1589.99 1679.99 1679.99 Next BBC frequencies: 990.01 990.01 896.01 896.01 810.01 810.01 720.01 720.01 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 04 53 48 J0540+2507 01 20 39 30.3 71.8 -4.3 -80.8 0 1 1 0 04 53 38 04 58 00 --- 01 24 52 31.2 72.0 -4.3 -81.2 252 F 1 3497 04 58 09 B0540+23 01 25 02 30.3 73.7 -4.3 -80.0 2 1 1 3497 04 58 00 05 00 09 --- 01 27 02 30.8 73.8 -4.3 -80.2 120 F 1 5218 05 00 18 J0540+2507 01 27 11 31.8 72.1 -4.2 -81.4 2 1 1 5218 05 00 09 05 01 48 --- 01 28 41 32.1 72.1 -4.2 -81.5 90 F 1 6542 05 01 58 B0540+23 01 28 51 31.2 73.9 -4.2 -80.3 2 1 1 6542 05 01 48 05 03 57 --- 01 30 51 31.7 74.0 -4.2 -80.4 120 F 1 8263 05 04 07 J0540+2507 01 31 00 32.6 72.2 -4.2 -81.7 2 1 1 8263 05 03 57 05 05 37 --- 01 32 30 32.9 72.3 -4.1 -81.8 90 F 1 9586 05 05 46 B0540+23 01 32 40 32.1 74.1 -4.2 -80.6 2 1 1 9586 05 05 37 05 07 46 --- 01 34 40 32.5 74.2 -4.1 -80.7 120 F 1 11308 05 07 55 J0540+2507 01 34 49 33.5 72.4 -4.1 -82.0 2 1 1 11308 05 07 46 05 09 25 --- 01 36 19 33.8 72.4 -4.1 -82.2 90 F 1 12631 05 09 34 B0540+23 01 36 29 32.9 74.2 -4.1 -80.9 2 1 1 12631 05 09 25 05 11 34 --- 01 38 29 33.4 74.3 -4.1 -81.0 120 F 1 14353 05 11 44 J0540+2507 01 38 38 34.3 72.5 -4.0 -82.4 2 1 1 14353 05 11 34 05 13 13 --- 01 40 08 34.7 72.5 -4.0 -82.5 90 F 1 15676 05 13 23 B0540+23 01 40 18 33.8 74.4 -4.1 -81.2 2 1 1 15676 05 13 13 05 15 22 --- 01 42 18 34.3 74.5 -4.0 -81.3 120 F 1 17398 05 15 32 J0540+2507 01 42 27 35.2 72.6 -4.0 -82.7 2 1 2 17398 05 15 22 05 17 02 --- 01 43 57 35.5 72.7 -3.9 -82.8 90 R 1 16074 05 17 11 B0540+23 01 44 07 34.7 74.6 -4.0 -81.5 2 1 2 16074 05 17 02 05 19 11 --- 01 46 07 35.1 74.7 -4.0 -81.6 120 R 1 14352 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 3 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 3 Jan 2004 Day 3 --- 05 19 20 J0540+2507 01 46 16 36.0 72.8 -3.9 -83.0 2 1 2 14352 05 19 11 05 20 50 --- 01 47 46 36.4 72.8 -3.9 -83.2 90 R 1 13029 05 21 00 B0540+23 01 47 56 35.5 74.7 -3.9 -81.7 2 1 2 13029 05 20 50 05 22 59 --- 01 49 56 36.0 74.8 -3.9 -81.9 120 R 1 11307 05 23 09 J0540+2507 01 50 05 36.9 72.9 -3.8 -83.4 2 1 2 11307 05 22 59 05 24 39 --- 01 51 35 37.2 72.9 -3.8 -83.5 90 R 1 9983 05 24 48 B0540+23 01 51 45 36.4 74.9 -3.9 -82.0 2 1 2 9983 05 24 39 05 26 48 --- 01 53 45 36.8 75.0 -3.8 -82.2 120 R 1 8261 05 26 57 J0540+2507 01 53 54 37.7 73.0 -3.8 -83.7 2 1 2 8261 05 26 48 05 28 27 --- 01 55 24 38.1 73.1 -3.8 -83.8 90 R 1 6936 05 28 37 B0540+23 01 55 34 37.3 75.0 -3.8 -82.3 2 1 2 6936 05 28 27 05 30 36 --- 01 57 34 37.7 75.1 -3.8 -82.5 120 R 1 5214 05 30 46 J0540+2507 01 57 44 38.6 73.1 -3.7 -84.0 2 1 2 5214 05 30 36 05 32 16 --- 01 59 14 38.9 73.2 -3.7 -84.2 90 R 1 3890 05 32 25 B0540+23 01 59 23 38.1 75.2 -3.7 -82.6 2 1 2 3890 05 32 16 05 34 25 --- 02 01 23 38.6 75.2 -3.7 -82.8 120 R 1 2167 05 34 34 J0540+2507 02 01 33 39.5 73.2 -3.6 -84.4 2 1 2 2167 05 34 25 05 36 04 --- 02 03 03 39.8 73.3 -3.6 -84.5 90 R 1 843 05 36 14 B0540+23 02 03 12 39.0 75.3 -3.7 -82.9 2 1 3 843 05 36 04 05 38 13 --- 02 05 12 39.5 75.4 -3.6 -83.1 120 F 1 880 05 38 23 J0540+2507 02 05 22 40.3 73.3 -3.6 -84.7 2 1 3 880 05 38 13 05 39 53 --- 02 06 52 40.7 73.4 -3.6 -84.8 90 F 1 2204 05 40 02 B0540+23 02 07 01 39.9 75.5 -3.6 -83.2 2 1 3 2204 05 39 53 05 42 02 --- 02 09 01 40.3 75.5 -3.6 -83.4 120 F 1 3927 05 42 11 J0540+2507 02 09 11 41.2 73.5 -3.5 -85.0 2 1 3 3927 05 42 02 05 43 41 --- 02 10 41 41.5 73.5 -3.5 -85.2 90 F 1 5251 05 43 51 B0540+23 02 10 51 40.7 75.6 -3.5 -83.5 2 1 3 5251 05 43 41 05 45 50 --- 02 12 51 41.2 75.7 -3.5 -83.7 120 F 1 6974 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 4 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 3 Jan 2004 Day 3 --- 05 46 00 J0540+2507 02 13 00 42.1 73.5 -3.5 -85.4 2 1 3 6974 05 45 50 05 47 30 --- 02 14 30 42.4 73.6 -3.4 -85.5 90 F 1 8298 05 47 39 B0540+23 02 14 40 41.6 75.7 -3.5 -83.8 2 1 3 8298 05 47 30 05 49 39 --- 02 16 40 42.1 75.8 -3.4 -84.0 120 F 1 10021 05 49 49 J0540+2507 02 16 50 42.9 73.6 -3.4 -85.7 3 1 3 10021 05 49 39 05 51 19 --- 02 18 20 43.3 73.7 -3.4 -85.9 90 F 1 11359 05 51 30 B0540+23 02 18 31 42.5 75.8 -3.4 -84.1 3 1 3 11359 05 51 19 05 53 30 --- 02 20 31 42.9 75.9 -3.4 -84.3 120 F 1 13097 05 53 41 J0540+2507 02 20 43 43.8 73.7 -3.3 -86.1 4 1 3 13097 05 53 30 05 55 11 --- 02 22 13 44.1 73.8 -3.3 -86.2 90 F 1 14451 05 55 23 B0540+23 02 22 25 43.4 76.0 -3.4 -84.4 4 1 3 14451 05 55 11 05 57 22 --- 02 24 25 43.8 76.0 -3.3 -84.6 120 F 1 16203 05 57 35 J0540+2507 02 24 37 44.7 73.8 -3.3 -86.4 5 1 3 16203 05 57 22 05 59 05 --- 02 26 07 45.0 73.8 -3.2 -86.6 90 F 1 17569 05 59 17 B0540+23 02 26 20 44.3 76.1 -3.3 -84.7 5 1 4 17569 05 59 05 06 01 17 --- 02 28 20 44.7 76.1 -3.3 -84.9 120 R 1 15807 06 01 30 J0540+2507 02 28 33 45.6 73.9 -3.2 -86.8 6 1 4 15807 06 01 17 06 03 00 --- 02 30 03 45.9 73.9 -3.2 -86.9 90 R 1 14434 06 03 13 B0540+23 02 30 16 45.2 76.2 -3.2 -85.0 5 1 4 14434 06 03 00 06 05 13 --- 02 32 16 45.6 76.2 -3.2 -85.2 120 R 1 12666 06 05 26 J0540+2507 02 32 30 46.5 73.9 -3.1 -87.2 6 1 4 12666 06 05 13 06 06 56 --- 02 34 00 46.8 74.0 -3.1 -87.3 90 R 1 11289 06 07 09 B0540+23 02 34 13 46.1 76.3 -3.2 -85.3 6 1 4 11289 06 06 56 06 09 09 --- 02 36 13 46.5 76.4 -3.1 -85.5 120 R 1 9519 06 09 22 J0540+2507 02 36 26 47.3 74.0 -3.1 -87.5 6 1 4 9519 06 09 09 06 10 52 --- 02 37 56 47.7 74.0 -3.0 -87.7 90 R 1 8142 06 11 05 B0540+23 02 38 09 47.0 76.4 -3.1 -85.7 6 1 4 8142 06 10 52 06 13 05 --- 02 40 09 47.4 76.5 -3.1 -85.8 120 R 1 6372 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 5 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 3 Jan 2004 Day 3 --- 06 13 18 J0540+2507 02 40 23 48.2 74.1 -3.0 -87.9 6 1 4 6372 06 13 05 06 14 48 --- 02 41 53 48.6 74.1 -3.0 -88.1 90 R 1 4998 06 15 01 B0540+23 02 42 06 47.9 76.5 -3.0 -86.0 5 1 4 4998 06 14 48 06 17 00 --- 02 44 06 48.3 76.5 -3.0 -86.1 120 R 1 3230 06 17 13 J0540+2507 02 44 19 49.1 74.1 -2.9 -88.3 5 1 4 3230 06 17 00 06 18 43 --- 02 45 49 49.5 74.1 -2.9 -88.4 90 R 1 1859 06 18 56 B0540+23 02 46 02 48.8 76.6 -3.0 -86.3 5 1 4 1859 06 18 43 06 20 56 --- 02 48 02 49.2 76.6 -2.9 -86.5 120 R 1 94 06 21 08 J0540+2507 02 48 14 50.0 74.1 -2.9 -88.7 5 1 5 94 06 20 56 06 22 38 --- 02 49 44 50.4 74.2 -2.8 -88.8 90 F 1 1461 06 22 51 B0540+23 02 49 57 49.7 76.7 -2.9 -86.6 5 1 5 1461 06 22 38 06 24 50 --- 02 51 57 50.1 76.7 -2.9 -86.8 120 F 1 3222 06 25 03 J0540+2507 02 52 09 50.9 74.2 -2.8 -89.1 5 1 5 3222 06 24 50 06 26 32 --- 02 53 39 51.2 74.2 -2.8 -89.2 90 F 1 4585 06 26 44 B0540+23 02 53 51 50.6 76.8 -2.8 -87.0 4 1 5 4585 06 26 32 06 28 44 --- 02 55 51 51.0 76.8 -2.8 -87.1 120 F 1 6342 06 28 56 J0540+2507 02 56 04 51.8 74.2 -2.7 -89.5 4 1 5 6342 06 28 44 06 30 26 --- 02 57 34 52.1 74.2 -2.7 -89.6 90 F 1 7700 06 30 38 B0540+23 02 57 45 51.5 76.8 -2.8 -87.3 4 1 5 7700 06 30 26 06 32 38 --- 02 59 45 51.9 76.9 -2.7 -87.5 120 F 1 9453 06 32 49 J0540+2507 02 59 57 52.7 74.2 -2.7 -89.9 4 1 5 9453 06 32 38 06 34 19 --- 03 01 27 53.0 74.2 -2.7 -90.1 90 F 1 10807 06 34 31 B0540+23 03 01 39 52.3 76.9 -2.7 -87.6 4 1 5 10807 06 34 19 06 36 30 --- 03 03 39 52.8 76.9 -2.7 -87.8 120 F 1 12557 06 36 42 J0540+2507 03 03 51 53.5 74.2 -2.6 -90.3 4 1 5 12557 06 36 30 06 38 12 --- 03 05 21 53.9 74.2 -2.6 -90.5 90 F 1 13915 06 38 24 B0540+23 03 05 33 53.2 76.9 -2.6 -88.0 4 1 5 13915 06 38 12 06 40 24 --- 03 07 33 53.7 77.0 -2.6 -88.1 120 F 1 15667 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 6 No description given. 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 3 Jan 2004 Day 3 --- 06 40 36 J0540+2507 03 07 45 54.4 74.2 -2.5 -90.7 4 1 5 15667 06 40 24 06 42 06 --- 03 09 15 54.8 74.2 -2.5 -90.9 90 F 1 17027 06 42 17 B0540+23 03 09 27 54.1 77.0 -2.6 -88.3 4 1 6 17027 06 42 06 06 44 17 --- 03 11 27 54.6 77.0 -2.5 -88.5 120 R 1 16420 06 44 29 J0540+2507 03 11 39 55.3 74.2 -2.5 -91.2 4 1 6 16420 06 44 17 06 45 59 --- 03 13 09 55.7 74.1 -2.5 -91.3 90 R 1 15060 06 46 11 B0540+23 03 13 21 55.0 77.0 -2.5 -88.7 4 1 6 15060 06 45 59 06 48 11 --- 03 15 21 55.5 77.1 -2.5 -88.9 120 R 1 13307 06 48 23 J0540+2507 03 15 33 56.2 74.1 -2.4 -91.6 4 1 6 13307 06 48 11 06 49 52 --- 03 17 03 56.5 74.1 -2.4 -91.8 90 R 1 11949 06 50 04 B0540+23 03 17 15 55.9 77.1 -2.4 -89.0 4 1 6 11949 06 49 52 06 52 04 --- 03 19 15 56.4 77.1 -2.4 -89.2 120 R 1 10196 06 52 16 J0540+2507 03 19 27 57.1 74.1 -2.4 -92.1 4 1 6 10196 06 52 04 06 53 45 --- 03 20 57 57.4 74.0 -2.3 -92.2 90 R 1 8841 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: v18cm-256-8-2-psrvlb.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= 1409.99 1409.99 1503.99 1503.99 1589.99 1589.99 1679.99 1679.99 BBC fr= 990.01 990.01 896.01 896.01 810.01 810.01 720.01 720.01 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 = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 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, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- No description given. 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) * B0540+23 05 40 07.009202 * 05 43 09.670793 05 43 24.865476 23 27 46.08731 * 23 29 06.27762 23 29 18.02643 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0540+2507 05 37 09.413969 * 05 40 14.342757 05 40 29.719245 25 06 22.35164 * 25 07 55.34917 25 08 08.32309 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) B0540+23 164.0 J0540+2507 163.3 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