COVER LETTER: BJ046 SUMMARY: This project needs about 100 hours times 45 baselines to meet the sensitivity requirements. This time can be accumulated in many separated sessions. One session should be a full track with all antennas to set the calibration and ensure full uv coverage. The other sessions can involve as little as 2 hours and as few as 6 antennas. The sessions can be run as filler in gaps between other projects. This project can be run prior to Feb 1, 2004, to accumulate test data on baselines to MK. These test observations need not be long --- 2--4 hours but should include 3C147, 1148-001 and 3C274. Tropospheric weather is not a problem. The ionosphere will have a bigger impact. 3C274 is mostly a night-time object now. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the official dynamic scheduling sheet: ================================================================ Preferred Dynamic Contraints. Alter [defaults] as desired. ================================================================ Equipment constraints: Stations. Below each station code, the "o" indicates an [optional] station that is to be used if it is available. Change "o" to "r" if the station is required or change "o" to "n" if the station is not to be used. SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK o o o o o o o o o r Minimum number of stations [6]: May we swap PT for a single VLA antenna? [yes] Consult http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~gtaylor/y1gotcha.html to decide. If you adopt the default, then both PT and VLA1 must be in the stations list in the keyin file. Bands and polarizations. Below each band code, insert "R" if the righthand polarization is to be used, "L" if the lefthand polarization is to be used, "d" if dual polarizations are to be used, or "o" if the band is in your setups but scheduling should not be constrained by its availability. 90cm 50cm 20cm 13cm 6cm 4cm 2cm 1cm 7mm 3mm d Weather constraints: [appropriate for bands marked "L", "R", or "d" above and for at least the minimum number of stations] Date constraints: Preferred date(s), usually a series start [none]: No earlier than Jan 15, 2004. Excluded dates plus reason [none]: Too close to Sun. Preferred interval between segments in days [none]: Special conditions (e.g., a series with different spacings in time) [See the comments at the top.]: BEGIN = PROJECT_INFO PROJECT_CODE = BJ046A TITLE = M87 multi-epoch at 90cm PI_NAME = Bill Junor PI_ADDRESS = ISR-1, Space & Atmospheric Sciences PI_ADDRESS = MS D466, LANL, P.O. Box 1663 PI_ADDRESS = Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545 PI_ADDRESS = U.S.A. PI_PHONE = 505 667 0788 PI_OBS_PHONE = 505 699 7692 PI_EMAIL = bjunor@lanl.gov PI_FAX = 505 665 7395 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 CORRELATOR = SOCORRO END = PROJECT_INFO BEGIN = STATION_SETUP STATION = VLBA RECORD_SCANS = 17 RECORD_HOURS = 4.32 FE = omit 90cm omit 90cm NUM_CHANNELS = 4 FORMAT = VLBA1:4 SPEEDUP = 2.00 IF = B D B D BBC_SB = U U U U NET_SB = U U U U POL = R L R L BEGIN = FREQUENCY_SET LO_SUM = 324.49 324.49 332.49 332.49 BBC_FREQUENCY = 824.49 824.49 832.49 832.49 BANDWIDTH = 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 END = FREQUENCY_SET END = STATION_SETUP BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = SC STATION_NAME = VLBA_SC AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 6 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = HN STATION_NAME = VLBA_HN AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 7 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = NL STATION_NAME = VLBA_NL AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 7 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = FD STATION_NAME = VLBA_FD AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 7 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = LA STATION_NAME = VLBA_LA AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 7 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = PT STATION_NAME = VLBA_PT AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 6 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = KP STATION_NAME = VLBA_KP AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 6 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = OV STATION_NAME = VLBA_OV AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 5 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = BR STATION_NAME = VLBA_BR AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 5 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = MK STATION_NAME = VLBA_MK AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 2 START = 2004-003/06:53:28 STOP = 2004-003/11:38:57 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = 3C147 SOURCE_RA = 05h42m36.137917s SOURCE_DEC = 49d51'07.23356" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = 1148-001 SOURCE_RA = 11h50m43.870762s SOURCE_DEC = -00d23'54.20490" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = 3C274 SOURCE_RA = 12h30m49.423382s SOURCE_DEC = 12d23'28.04393" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = CORRELATOR_PARAMETERS POLARIZATION = YES TIME_AVERAGE = 1.050 FFT_SIZE = 256 SPECTRAL_AVERAGE = 2 WINDOW = UNIFORM OUTPUT_TAPE = DAT SHIPPING = Bill Junor SHIPPING = IST-1, Space & Atmospheric Sciences SHIPPING = MS D466, LANL, P.O. Box 1663 SHIPPING = Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA DATA_OUTPUT_RATE = 429.10 DATA_SET_SIZE = 2537.3 SOURCE_POS_ORIGIN = STANDARD END = CORRELATOR_PARAMETERS