COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies Exp. Code: GK034 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.02 July 2005 PI: Preeti Kharb Address: Center for Imaging Sciences Rochester Institute of Technology 54 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NT 14623 USA Phone: +1-585-475-5665 EMAIL: kharb@cis.rit.edu Fax: +1-585-475-5988 Phone during observation: Observing mode: 3.6cm continuum VLBA_format Global network Notes: COVER LETTER: Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 20 Feb 2006 Day 51 --- Next scan frequencies: 8407.49 8407.49 8415.49 8415.49 Next BBC frequencies: 327.49 327.49 335.49 335.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 10 00 00 3C15 21 51 32 43.1 64.9 -2.8 0.0 0 1 1 0 10 00 00 10 38 00 --- 22 29 39 50.5 56.3 -2.1 0.0 2280 F 1 0 10 00 13 10 40 15 0235+164 22 31 54 16.4 61.6 -4.1 0.0 48 1 1 0 10 40 15 10 43 15 --- 22 34 54 17.0 61.2 -4.1 0.0 180 F 1 0 10 40 28 10 47 38 2200+420 22 39 19 21.3 352.8 0.6 0.0 97 1 1 0 10 47 38 10 50 38 --- 22 42 19 21.2 352.2 0.7 0.0 180 F 1 0 10 47 51 10 50 38 3C15 22 42 19 52.8 52.8 -1.9 0.0 -114 1 1 0 10 50 38 11 28 38 --- 23 20 25 59.1 39.9 -1.3 0.0 2166 F 1 0 10 50 51 11 31 00 0235+164 23 22 47 26.1 53.7 -3.3 0.0 55 1 1 0 11 31 00 11 34 00 --- 23 25 48 26.6 53.2 -3.2 0.0 180 F 1 0 11 31 13 11 38 50 3C88 23 30 38 26.0 73.0 -4.0 0.0 235 1 1 0 11 38 50 11 56 20 --- 23 48 11 29.7 70.4 -3.7 0.0 1050 F 1 0 11 39 03 11 56 20 3C15 23 48 11 62.5 27.5 -0.8 0.0 -112 1 1 0 11 56 20 12 13 50 --- 00 05 44 64.1 18.3 -0.5 0.0 938 F 1 0 11 56 33 12 16 19 0235+164 00 08 13 33.9 44.9 -2.5 0.0 62 1 1 0 12 16 19 12 19 19 --- 00 11 14 34.3 44.2 -2.5 0.0 180 F 1 0 12 16 32 12 21 17 3C84 00 13 13 9.9 33.6 -3.1 0.0 42 1 1 0 12 21 17 12 24 17 --- 00 16 13 10.3 33.2 -3.1 0.0 180 F 1 0 12 21 30 12 32 49 2200+420 00 24 46 14.4 333.7 2.4 0.0 322 1 1 0 12 32 49 12 35 49 --- 00 27 47 14.1 333.2 2.4 0.0 180 F 1 0 12 33 02 12 36 29 3C88 00 28 27 38.1 63.7 -3.0 0.0 -149 1 1 0 12 36 29 12 58 29 --- 00 50 30 42.4 59.2 -2.6 0.0 1171 F 1 0 12 36 42 12 58 29 3C15 00 50 30 65.0 352.2 0.2 0.0 -112 1 1 0 12 58 29 13 20 29 --- 01 12 34 63.8 339.7 0.6 0.0 1208 F 1 0 12 58 42 13 20 29 3C88 01 12 34 46.6 54.2 -2.3 0.0 -112 1 1 0 13 20 29 13 36 29 --- 01 28 37 49.4 49.9 -2.0 0.0 848 F 1 0 13 20 42 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 20 Feb 2006 Day 51 --- 13 36 29 3C15 01 28 37 62.3 331.5 0.9 0.0 -112 1 1 0 13 36 29 13 52 29 --- 01 44 39 60.4 324.1 1.1 0.0 848 F 1 0 13 36 42 13 55 12 0235+164 01 47 23 45.7 17.8 -0.9 0.0 76 1 1 0 13 55 12 14 03 12 --- 01 55 24 46.2 15.2 -0.7 0.0 480 F 1 0 13 55 25 14 05 38 3C84 01 57 51 19.9 16.3 -1.4 0.0 70 1 1 0 14 05 38 14 09 38 --- 02 01 51 20.2 15.5 -1.3 0.0 240 F 1 0 14 05 51 14 09 38 3C88 02 01 51 54.7 39.5 -1.4 0.0 -105 1 1 0 14 09 38 14 31 38 --- 02 23 55 57.6 31.0 -1.1 0.0 1215 F 1 0 14 09 51 14 32 18 3C15 02 24 35 54.2 309.5 1.8 0.0 -73 1 1 0 14 32 18 14 54 18 --- 02 46 39 50.2 303.3 2.2 0.0 1247 F 1 0 14 32 31 14 54 18 3C88 02 46 39 59.8 21.0 -0.7 0.0 -112 1 1 0 14 54 18 15 15 48 --- 03 08 12 61.1 10.4 -0.3 0.0 1178 F 1 0 14 54 31 15 15 48 3C15 03 08 12 46.1 298.2 2.5 0.0 -112 1 1 0 15 15 48 15 37 18 --- 03 29 46 41.7 293.8 2.9 0.0 1178 F 1 0 15 16 01 15 37 58 3C88 03 30 26 61.5 358.8 0.0 0.0 -72 1 1 0 15 37 58 15 47 58 --- 03 40 28 61.4 353.6 0.2 0.0 528 F 1 0 15 38 11 15 47 58 3C15 03 40 28 39.5 291.8 3.1 0.0 -112 1 1 0 15 47 58 15 57 58 --- 03 50 29 37.4 290.1 3.2 0.0 488 F 1 0 15 48 11 16 10 49 0235+164 04 03 23 42.8 332.0 1.4 0.0 690 1 1 0 16 10 49 16 13 49 --- 04 06 23 42.5 331.1 1.5 0.0 180 F 1 0 16 11 02 16 16 11 3C84 04 08 45 21.6 350.3 0.8 0.0 65 1 1 0 16 16 11 16 19 11 --- 04 11 46 21.5 349.7 0.9 0.0 180 F 1 0 16 16 24 16 19 11 3C88 04 11 46 59.6 338.1 0.7 0.0 -105 1 1 0 16 19 11 16 29 11 --- 04 21 47 58.7 333.5 0.9 0.0 495 F 1 0 16 19 24 16 29 11 3C15 04 21 47 30.7 285.2 3.7 0.0 -112 1 1 0 16 29 11 16 54 11 --- 04 46 52 25.2 281.8 4.2 0.0 1388 F 1 0 16 29 24 16 54 11 3C88 04 46 52 55.8 323.3 1.3 0.0 -112 1 1 0 16 54 11 17 04 11 --- 04 56 53 54.4 319.7 1.5 0.0 488 F 1 0 16 54 24 17 04 51 3C15 04 57 33 22.8 280.4 4.3 0.0 -73 1 1 0 17 04 51 17 29 51 --- 05 22 37 17.3 277.4 4.8 0.0 1427 F 1 0 17 05 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 4 Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 20 Feb 2006 Day 51 --- 17 32 10 0235+164 05 24 57 31.4 312.0 2.8 0.0 52 1 1 0 17 32 10 17 35 10 --- 05 27 57 30.9 311.4 2.8 0.0 180 F 1 0 17 32 23 17 37 15 3C84 05 30 03 16.2 335.3 2.2 0.0 48 1 1 0 17 37 15 17 40 15 --- 05 33 03 15.9 334.8 2.2 0.0 180 F 1 0 17 37 28 17 47 21 3C88 05 40 10 47.2 306.8 2.2 0.0 320 1 1 0 17 47 21 17 59 21 --- 05 52 12 45.0 303.8 2.4 0.0 720 F 1 0 17 47 34 18 00 01 3C15 05 52 52 10.5 273.9 5.3 0.0 -73 1 1 0 18 00 01 18 26 01 --- 06 18 56 4.6 271.0 5.7 D 0.0 0 F 1 0 18 00 14 18 28 27 0235+164 06 21 23 21.2 302.0 3.7 0.0 60 1 1 0 18 28 27 18 31 27 --- 06 24 23 20.6 301.5 3.8 0.0 180 F 1 0 18 28 40 18 33 26 3C84 06 26 23 10.0 326.5 3.1 0.0 42 1 1 0 18 33 26 18 36 26 --- 06 29 23 9.6 326.1 3.2 0.0 180 F 1 0 18 33 39 18 36 26 3C88 06 29 23 37.8 296.1 3.0 0.0 -105 1 1 0 18 36 26 18 51 26 --- 06 44 26 34.7 293.4 3.3 0.0 795 F 1 0 18 36 39 19 13 51 0235+164 07 06 55 12.2 295.5 4.5 0.0 1283 1 1 0 19 13 51 19 16 51 --- 07 09 55 11.6 295.1 4.5 0.0 180 F 1 0 19 14 04 19 28 49 3C88 07 21 55 26.8 287.5 3.9 0.0 662 1 1 0 19 28 49 19 47 49 --- 07 40 58 22.7 284.9 4.2 0.0 1140 F 1 0 19 29 02 20 14 42 3C88 08 07 55 16.8 281.5 4.7 0.0 1572 1 1 0 20 14 42 20 36 42 --- 08 29 59 11.9 278.8 5.0 0.0 1320 F 1 0 20 14 55 20 36 42 3C88 08 29 59 11.9 278.8 5.0 0.0 -20 1 1 0 20 36 42 20 58 42 --- 08 52 02 7.0 276.3 5.4 D 0.0 0 F 1 0 20 36 55 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: gk034 Matches group hh4cm in freq_gk034.dat Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 291100 (CR) Setup group: 6 Station: HART Total bit rate: 128 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Speedup factor: 2.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 4 3 BBC SB= U U U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 8407.49 8407.49 8415.49 8415.49 BBC fr= 327.49 327.49 335.49 335.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- Parsec-scale polarization in two radio galaxies 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) * 3C15 00 34 30.618621 * 00 37 04.151000 00 37 21.968631 0.00 -01 25 38.08377 *-01 09 08.11000 -01 07 13.01436 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 7.667 scan hours, 259.179 baseline hours above horizon. * 3C88 03 25 18.179229 * 03 27 54.194800 03 28 13.130735 0.00 02 23 20.18722 * 02 33 41.98200 02 34 58.50502 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 8.433 scan hours, 302.641 baseline hours above horizon. J0238+1636 02 35 52.630214 * 02 38 38.930106 02 38 58.721599 0.31 * 0235+164 16 24 04.01623 * 16 36 59.27465 16 38 37.96272 0.20 J0238+16 /home/aips/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.783 scan hours, 32.899 baseline hours above horizon. J0319+4130 03 16 29.567289 * 03 19 48.160119 03 20 11.904369 0.28 0316+413 41 19 51.91675 * 41 30 42.10387 41 32 15.43896 0.41 * 3C84 /home/aips/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.842 scan hours, 39.802 baseline hours above horizon. J2202+4216 22 00 39.362506 * 22 02 43.291373 22 02 56.222898 0.27 * 2200+420 42 02 08.59079 * 42 16 39.97993 42 18 17.50463 0.40 BLLAC /home/aips/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2202+42 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro VR42220 0.400 scan hours, 20.649 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) 3C15 36.4 3C88 78.7 0235+164 70.5 3C84 86.9 2200+420 53.1 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