COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Experiment: No description given. Exp. Code: bc120cv 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 24. Please try to observe within 2 weeks of this date. Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 4 Jan 2004 Day 4 --- 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 05 19 47 J0559+3749 05 16 42 78.6 47.8 -0.7 -126.2 0 1 1 0 05 19 37 05 25 06 --- 05 22 02 79.5 44.4 -0.6 -130.4 319 F 1 4388 05 25 34 B0609+37.PT 05 22 30 77.6 53.6 -0.8 -119.3 16 1 1 4388 05 25 06 05 27 34 --- 05 24 30 77.9 52.7 -0.8 -120.5 120 F 1 6365 05 28 03 J0559+3749 05 25 00 79.9 42.2 -0.6 -132.9 16 1 1 6365 05 27 34 05 29 33 --- 05 26 30 80.1 41.0 -0.5 -134.3 90 F 1 7950 05 30 00 B0609+37.PT 05 26 56 78.4 51.5 -0.8 -122.1 14 1 1 7950 05 29 33 05 31 59 --- 05 28 56 78.7 50.4 -0.7 -123.5 120 F 1 9902 05 32 26 J0559+3749 05 29 23 80.5 38.6 -0.5 -137.2 13 1 1 9902 05 31 59 05 33 56 --- 05 30 53 80.7 37.3 -0.5 -138.7 90 F 1 11453 05 34 20 B0609+37.PT 05 31 18 79.1 49.0 -0.7 -125.2 10 1 1 11453 05 33 56 05 36 20 --- 05 33 18 79.4 47.8 -0.7 -126.7 120 F 1 13373 05 36 44 J0559+3749 05 33 41 81.1 34.6 -0.4 -141.8 9 1 1 13373 05 36 20 05 38 13 --- 05 35 11 81.3 33.0 -0.4 -143.6 90 F 1 14888 05 38 35 B0609+37.PT 05 35 33 79.8 46.3 -0.6 -128.5 7 1 1 14888 05 38 13 05 40 35 --- 05 37 33 80.1 44.8 -0.6 -130.2 120 F 1 16775 05 40 56 J0559+3749 05 37 55 81.6 30.1 -0.4 -146.9 5 1 2 16775 05 40 35 05 42 26 --- 05 39 25 81.7 28.3 -0.3 -148.8 90 R 1 16944 05 42 46 B0609+37.PT 05 39 44 80.4 43.1 -0.6 -132.2 4 1 2 16944 05 42 26 05 44 45 --- 05 41 44 80.7 41.5 -0.5 -134.2 120 R 1 15086 05 45 04 J0559+3749 05 42 04 82.0 25.1 -0.3 -152.4 2 1 2 15086 05 44 45 05 46 34 --- 05 43 34 82.1 23.2 -0.3 -154.6 90 R 1 13635 05 46 52 B0609+37.PT 05 43 51 81.0 39.6 -0.5 -136.3 1 1 2 13635 05 46 34 05 48 52 --- 05 45 51 81.2 37.7 -0.4 -138.5 120 R 1 11802 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 4 Jan 2004 Day 4 --- 05 49 10 J0559+3749 05 46 09 82.3 19.8 -0.2 -158.4 0 1 2 11802 05 48 52 05 50 39 --- 05 47 39 82.4 17.7 -0.2 -160.7 90 R 1 10366 05 50 57 B0609+37.PT 05 47 57 81.5 35.6 -0.4 -140.9 0 1 2 10366 05 50 39 05 52 57 --- 05 49 57 81.8 33.4 -0.4 -143.4 120 R 1 8531 05 53 16 J0559+3749 05 50 17 82.6 13.9 -0.2 -164.8 0 1 2 8531 05 52 57 05 54 46 --- 05 51 47 82.6 11.7 -0.1 -167.3 90 R 1 7080 05 55 05 B0609+37.PT 05 52 06 82.0 31.0 -0.3 -146.1 0 1 2 7080 05 54 46 05 57 04 --- 05 54 06 82.2 28.6 -0.3 -148.8 120 R 1 5233 05 57 24 J0559+3749 05 54 26 82.7 7.6 -0.1 -171.7 0 1 2 5233 05 57 04 05 58 54 --- 05 55 56 82.8 5.3 -0.1 -174.2 90 R 1 3770 05 59 14 B0609+37.PT 05 56 16 82.4 25.8 -0.3 -151.9 0 1 2 3770 05 58 54 06 01 14 --- 05 58 16 82.6 23.0 -0.2 -154.9 120 R 1 1909 06 01 37 J0559+3749 05 58 39 82.8 1.0 0.0 -178.9 3 1 2 1909 06 01 14 06 03 07 --- 06 00 09 82.8 -1.4 0.0 178.5 90 R 1 397 06 03 33 B0609+37.PT 06 00 35 82.8 19.7 -0.2 -158.6 6 1 3 397 06 03 07 06 05 32 --- 06 02 35 82.9 16.7 -0.2 -161.9 120 F 1 2333 06 06 04 J0559+3749 06 03 07 82.8 -6.0 0.1 173.5 11 1 3 2333 06 05 32 06 07 34 --- 06 04 37 82.7 -8.3 0.1 170.9 90 F 1 3954 06 08 08 B0609+37.PT 06 05 11 83.1 12.6 -0.1 -166.3 15 1 3 3954 06 07 34 06 10 08 --- 06 07 11 83.1 9.4 -0.1 -169.8 120 F 1 6009 06 10 52 J0559+3749 06 07 55 82.6 -13.3 0.1 165.5 23 1 3 6009 06 10 42 06 12 22 --- 06 09 25 82.5 -15.5 0.2 163.1 90 F 1 7339 06 13 08 B0609+37.PT 06 10 11 83.2 4.4 0.0 -175.2 27 1 3 7339 06 12 58 06 15 07 --- 06 12 11 83.2 1.0 0.0 -178.9 120 F 1 9068 06 16 02 J0559+3749 06 13 06 82.3 -20.7 0.2 157.4 34 1 3 9068 06 15 52 06 17 32 --- 06 14 36 82.1 -22.7 0.3 155.2 90 F 1 10398 06 18 24 B0609+37.PT 06 15 28 83.2 -4.5 0.0 175.1 34 1 3 10398 06 18 14 06 20 23 --- 06 17 28 83.2 -7.8 0.1 171.5 120 F 1 12127 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 4 Jan 2004 Day 4 --- 06 21 17 J0559+3749 06 18 23 81.8 -27.4 0.3 149.9 35 1 3 12127 06 21 07 06 22 47 --- 06 19 53 81.6 -29.2 0.3 147.9 90 F 1 13457 06 23 31 B0609+37.PT 06 20 36 83.1 -12.9 0.1 166.0 27 1 3 13457 06 23 21 06 25 30 --- 06 22 36 82.9 -16.1 0.2 162.6 120 F 1 15186 06 26 10 J0559+3749 06 23 16 81.3 -32.9 0.4 143.7 22 1 3 15186 06 25 30 06 27 39 --- 06 24 46 81.1 -34.4 0.4 142.0 90 F 1 16906 06 28 13 B0609+37.PT 06 25 19 82.8 -20.1 0.2 158.1 18 1 4 16906 06 27 39 06 30 12 --- 06 27 19 82.6 -23.0 0.2 155.0 120 R 1 16255 06 30 46 J0559+3749 06 27 53 80.7 -37.4 0.5 138.6 18 1 4 16255 06 30 12 06 32 16 --- 06 29 23 80.5 -38.8 0.5 137.0 90 R 1 14611 06 32 45 B0609+37.PT 06 29 52 82.4 -26.4 0.3 151.2 15 1 4 14611 06 32 16 06 34 45 --- 06 31 52 82.2 -29.0 0.3 148.3 120 R 1 12624 06 35 13 J0559+3749 06 32 20 80.1 -41.2 0.6 134.1 14 1 4 12624 06 34 45 06 36 42 --- 06 33 50 79.9 -42.4 0.6 132.7 90 R 1 11052 06 37 07 B0609+37.PT 06 34 14 81.9 -31.9 0.4 145.1 11 1 4 11052 06 36 42 06 39 06 --- 06 36 14 81.7 -34.1 0.4 142.6 120 R 1 9134 06 39 31 J0559+3749 06 36 39 79.5 -44.4 0.6 130.3 11 1 4 9134 06 39 06 06 41 00 --- 06 38 09 79.2 -45.5 0.6 129.0 90 R 1 7613 06 41 23 B0609+37.PT 06 38 32 81.4 -36.5 0.4 139.9 11 1 4 7613 06 41 00 06 43 23 --- 06 40 32 81.1 -38.5 0.5 137.6 120 R 1 5710 06 43 47 J0559+3749 06 40 55 78.8 -47.2 0.7 126.9 12 1 4 5710 06 43 23 06 45 16 --- 06 42 25 78.6 -48.1 0.7 125.8 90 R 1 4200 06 45 38 B0609+37.PT 06 42 48 80.8 -40.6 0.5 135.2 11 1 4 4200 06 45 16 06 47 38 --- 06 44 48 80.5 -42.3 0.5 133.2 120 R 1 2311 06 48 00 J0559+3749 06 45 10 78.1 -49.7 0.8 123.9 11 1 4 2311 06 47 38 06 49 30 --- 06 46 40 77.9 -50.4 0.8 122.9 90 R 1 820 06 49 50 B0609+37.PT 06 47 00 80.2 -44.0 0.6 131.2 10 1 5 820 06 49 30 06 51 50 --- 06 49 00 79.9 -45.5 0.6 129.4 120 F 1 1048 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 4 Jan 2004 Day 4 --- 06 52 10 J0559+3749 06 49 20 77.4 -51.8 0.8 121.2 9 1 5 1048 06 51 50 06 53 40 --- 06 50 50 77.2 -52.4 0.9 120.3 90 F 1 2514 06 54 02 B0609+37.PT 06 51 13 79.6 -47.0 0.6 127.6 11 1 5 2514 06 53 40 06 56 02 --- 06 53 13 79.2 -48.3 0.7 126.0 120 F 1 4405 06 56 36 J0559+3749 06 53 47 76.7 -53.7 0.9 118.6 23 1 5 4405 06 56 02 06 58 06 --- 06 55 17 76.4 -54.3 0.9 117.8 90 F 1 6060 06 58 53 B0609+37.PT 06 56 05 78.8 -50.1 0.7 123.9 37 1 5 6060 06 58 43 07 00 53 --- 06 58 05 78.5 -51.2 0.8 122.5 120 F 1 7789 07 02 24 J0559+3749 06 59 36 75.6 -55.9 1.0 115.6 79 1 5 7789 07 02 14 07 03 54 --- 07 01 06 75.4 -56.4 1.0 114.9 90 F 1 9119 07 05 32 B0609+37.PT 07 02 44 77.7 -53.5 0.8 119.5 88 1 5 9119 07 05 22 07 07 32 --- 07 04 44 77.3 -54.3 0.9 118.4 120 F 1 10848 07 09 20 J0559+3749 07 06 33 74.4 -58.0 1.1 112.4 96 1 5 10848 07 09 10 07 10 49 --- 07 08 03 74.1 -58.5 1.1 111.8 90 F 1 12178 07 12 02 B0609+37.PT 07 09 16 76.5 -56.2 0.9 115.9 62 1 5 12178 07 11 52 07 14 02 --- 07 11 16 76.2 -56.9 1.0 114.9 120 F 1 13907 07 14 23 J0559+3749 07 11 37 73.4 -59.4 1.2 110.4 10 1 5 13907 07 14 02 07 15 53 --- 07 13 07 73.2 -59.7 1.2 109.8 90 F 1 15392 07 16 09 B0609+37.PT 07 13 23 75.8 -57.6 1.0 113.9 4 1 5 15392 07 15 53 07 18 08 --- 07 15 23 75.4 -58.2 1.0 113.0 120 F 1 17196 07 18 24 J0559+3749 07 15 39 72.7 -60.3 1.3 108.9 5 1 6 17196 07 18 08 07 19 54 --- 07 17 09 72.4 -60.6 1.3 108.4 90 R 1 15786 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) * B0609+37.PT 06 09 06.045817 * 06 12 30.806027 06 12 47.969798 37 24 25.07996 * 37 23 37.83455 37 23 39.76549 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0559+3749 05 55 34.839437 * 05 59 00.452129 05 59 17.657417 37 49 43.70773 * 37 49 55.51940 37 50 02.67270 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) B0609+37.PT 162.5 J0559+3749 160.4 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