COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Experiment: OH19.2 1612 MHz OH / polarization Exp. Code: bc159 Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.02 July 2005 PI: M. Claussen Address: NRAO-AOC P.O. Box O Socorro, NM 87801 Phone: 505-835-7284 EMAIL: mclausse@nrao.edu Fax: 505-835-7027 Phone during observation: 505-835-4071 Observing mode: Notes: Use all available antennas. Make sure P-CAL is OFF Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 2 OH19.2 1612 MHz OH / polarization 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 23 Jan 2006 Day 23 --- Next scan frequencies: 1612.12 1612.12 1612.05 1612.05 1611.98 1611.98 1612.19 1612.19 Next BBC frequencies: 787.88 787.88 787.95 787.95 788.02 788.02 787.81 787.81 Next scan bandwidths: 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 13 30 00 1730-130 15 34 41 28.7 146.7 -2.0 -24.9 0 1 1 0 13 30 00 13 34 30 --- 15 39 12 29.2 147.8 -1.9 -24.1 270 F 1 900 13 30 25 13 36 30 V435SCT 15 41 12 23.2 134.6 -2.8 -33.0 102 1 1 900 13 36 30 14 06 30 --- 16 11 17 26.9 141.5 -2.3 -28.4 1800 F 1 6900 13 36 55 14 07 11 1730-130 16 11 58 32.0 156.5 -1.4 -17.8 25 1 1 6900 14 07 11 14 11 41 --- 16 16 29 32.4 157.7 -1.3 -16.9 270 F 1 7800 14 07 36 14 13 41 V435SCT 16 18 29 27.8 143.3 -2.2 -27.2 104 1 1 7800 14 13 41 14 43 41 --- 16 48 34 30.8 150.9 -1.7 -21.8 1800 F 1 13800 14 14 06 14 44 18 1730-130 16 49 11 34.2 167.0 -0.7 -9.9 20 1 1 13800 14 43 41 14 48 48 --- 16 53 42 34.4 168.3 -0.7 -9.0 270 F 1 14823 14 43 41 14 50 48 V435SCT 16 55 42 31.4 152.8 -1.6 -20.4 104 1 2 14823 14 50 48 15 20 48 --- 17 25 47 33.6 161.1 -1.1 -14.3 1800 R 1 14377 14 51 13 15 21 27 1730-130 17 26 26 35.1 177.9 -0.1 -1.6 22 1 2 14377 15 20 48 15 25 57 --- 17 30 57 35.1 179.3 0.0 -0.6 270 R 1 13347 15 20 48 15 27 57 V435SCT 17 32 57 34.0 163.2 -0.9 -12.8 103 1 2 13347 15 27 57 15 57 57 --- 18 03 02 35.2 172.0 -0.4 -6.1 1800 R 1 7347 15 28 22 15 58 38 1730-130 18 03 44 34.7 189.0 0.5 6.9 24 1 2 7347 15 58 38 16 03 08 --- 18 08 14 34.6 190.3 0.6 7.9 270 R 1 6447 15 59 03 16 05 08 V435SCT 18 10 15 35.4 174.1 -0.3 -4.5 103 1 2 6447 16 05 08 16 35 08 --- 18 40 20 35.5 183.2 0.2 2.4 1800 R 1 447 16 05 33 16 35 51 1730-130 18 41 03 33.0 199.7 1.1 15.0 26 1 1 447 16 35 51 16 40 21 --- 18 45 34 32.7 201.0 1.2 15.9 270 F 2 1347 16 36 16 16 42 21 V435SCT 18 47 34 35.4 185.3 0.3 4.1 104 1 1 1347 16 42 21 17 12 21 --- 19 17 39 34.5 194.2 0.8 10.8 1800 F 2 7347 16 42 46 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 3 OH19.2 1612 MHz OH / polarization 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. 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) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 23 Jan 2006 Day 23 --- 17 13 05 1730-130 19 18 22 30.0 209.8 1.8 22.4 27 1 1 7347 17 13 05 17 17 35 --- 19 22 53 29.6 211.0 1.8 23.2 270 F 2 8247 17 13 30 17 19 35 V435SCT 19 24 53 34.1 196.3 0.9 12.4 104 1 1 8247 17 19 35 17 49 35 --- 19 54 58 32.2 204.7 1.4 18.7 1800 F 2 14247 17 20 00 17 50 16 1730-130 19 55 40 26.1 219.1 2.4 28.9 24 1 1 14247 17 50 16 17 54 46 --- 20 00 11 25.6 220.2 2.4 29.6 270 F 2 15147 17 50 41 17 56 46 V435SCT 20 02 11 31.6 206.7 1.5 20.1 102 1 2 15147 17 56 46 18 26 46 --- 20 32 16 28.7 214.5 2.0 25.7 1800 R 2 14053 17 57 11 18 27 26 1730-130 20 32 56 21.3 227.6 3.0 34.4 18 1 2 14053 18 26 46 18 31 56 --- 20 37 26 20.7 228.5 3.1 35.0 270 R 2 13022 18 26 46 18 33 56 V435SCT 20 39 27 28.0 216.3 2.2 26.9 100 1 2 13022 18 33 56 19 03 56 --- 21 09 32 24.4 223.4 2.7 31.7 1800 R 2 7022 18 34 21 19 04 33 1730-130 21 10 09 15.9 235.2 3.6 39.0 15 1 2 7022 19 03 56 19 09 03 --- 21 14 40 15.2 236.1 3.7 39.5 270 R 2 5996 19 03 56 19 11 03 V435SCT 21 16 40 23.4 225.0 2.8 32.7 98 1 2 5996 19 11 03 19 41 03 --- 21 46 45 19.2 231.5 3.3 36.7 1800 R 2 -4 19 11 28 19 41 45 1730-130 21 47 27 10.0 242.3 4.2 42.7 17 1 3 -4 19 41 45 19 46 15 --- 21 51 58 9.2 243.1 4.3 43.1 270 F 1 896 19 42 10 19 48 15 V435SCT 21 53 58 18.2 233.0 3.4 37.6 96 1 3 896 19 48 15 20 18 15 --- 22 24 03 13.5 238.9 3.9 40.9 1800 F 1 6896 19 48 40 20 19 00 1730-130 22 24 48 3.6 248.8 4.9 45.6 19 1 3 6896 20 19 00 20 23 30 --- 22 29 19 2.8 249.6 4.9 45.9 270 F 1 7796 20 19 25 20 25 30 V435SCT 22 31 19 12.4 240.3 4.0 41.6 95 1 3 7796 20 25 30 20 55 30 --- 23 01 24 7.4 245.7 4.5 44.2 1800 F 1 13796 20 25 55 21 02 46 V435SCT 23 08 42 6.1 247.0 4.6 44.7 428 1 4 13796 21 02 46 21 32 46 --- 23 38 47 0.9 252.1 5.1 D 46.7 0 R 1 15404 21 03 11 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: bc159.set Matches group v20cm_2 in /users/cwalker/files/sched_6.03b/catalogs/freq.dat FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 3 Station: VLBA_NL Total bit rate: 32 Format: VLBA1:1 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 2.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 2 Speedup factor: 4.00 Tape used at high density at 40.000 ips. Time per pass is 88.00 minutes. 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: 3 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1612.12 1612.12 1612.05 1612.05 1611.98 1611.98 1612.19 1612.19 BBC fr= 787.88 787.88 787.95 787.95 788.02 788.02 787.81 787.81 Bandwd= 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 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, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30 track2= 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- OH19.2 1612 MHz OH / polarization 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). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * V435SCT 18 26 40.029963 * 18 29 28.700000 18 29 47.789644 0.00 -12 39 58.46710 *-12 37 56.00000 -12 37 51.76689 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: 36.25 36.25 49.75 49.75 63.25 63.25 22.75 22.75 6.500 scan hours, 305.500 baseline hours above horizon. J1733-1304 17 30 13.535187 * 17 33 02.705785 17 33 22.002881 0.21 * 1730-130 -13 02 45.83975 *-13 04 49.54823 -13 05 13.99395 0.30 J1733-13 /users/cwalker/files/sched_6.03b/catalogs/sources.vlba NRAO530 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro Doppler based on other sources. 0.975 scan hours, 45.825 baseline hours above horizon. 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) V435SCT 28.1 1730-130 41.2 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