VEX_rev = 1.5; * SCHED vers: Release Jan. 13, 2011. * VEX/SCHED: 1.5.87 * Other versions: Sched: 9.4 Plot: 1.06 JPL-ephem: 1.01 *------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $GLOBAL; ref $EXPER = GW022B; * +------------+ * PI revision number: | 1.0000 | * +------------+ * mode: 21cm VLBA+EVN at 512Mb/s *------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $EXPER; * def GW022B; exper_name = GW022B; exper_description = "Pulsar scattering"; PI_name = "O. Wucknitz"; PI_email = wucknitz@astro.uni-bonn.de; * address: AIfA, Uni Bonn * Auf dem Huegel 71 * 53121 Bonn * Germany * phone: +49 228 73 1772 * during obs:+49 2241 9051557 * fax: +49 228 73 1775 * notes: VLBA + JB1 + WB (tied array) +Ef +On25 + Mc + Tr + Ar * * year, doy: 2011, 159 * date : Wed 8 Jun 2011 * MJD : 55720 exper_nominal_start=2011y159d01h00m00s; exper_nominal_stop=2011y159d09h00m00s; * *-------------------- cover letter -------------------- * *GW022B Angular and temporal scatter broadening of pulsars *============================================================ * *21 cm * *VLBA *EVN JB1,WB tied array,Ef,On25,Mc,Tr,Ar * * *08 June 2011 01:00 - 09:00 UT EVN + VLBA * 05:00 - 09:00 Arecibo (only using 05:10 - 07:45 !) * * *The station file "sta.sess211.dat" provided by Bob Campbell is needed *to run SCHED. * * *The following warnings from SCHED are expected and can be ignored: * *SHORTN: WARNING - Source names longer than 8 characters used. * Mark III correlators and geodetic software will have problems. * *CHKSCN: 25 scans had more than half the antennas arrive on-source * after the start time. * *STALST: WARNING - A station has zero axis offset, which is unlikely. * *JODRELL1 has 31 Tsys measurements. Maximum interval = 20 minutes. *WSTRBORK has 28 Tsys measurements. Maximum interval = 20 minutes. *EFLSBERG has 29 Tsys measurements. Maximum interval = 20 minutes. *ONSALA85 has 31 Tsys measurements. Maximum interval = 20 minutes. *MEDICINA has 30 Tsys measurements. Maximum interval = 20 minutes. *TORUN has 28 Tsys measurements. Maximum interval = 20 minutes. *ARECIBO has 13 Tsys measurements. Maximum interval = 20 minutes. * * * * *correlation: *------------ * *This will be correlated in Bonn with the software correlator *DiFX. Because many passes with different parameters will be needed *over a couple of months, we will (after a first standard correlation) *copy the data to local disks and later correlate from files. * * * *sources: *-------- * *target pulsars * * B1815-14 * B1839-04 * B1845-01 * B1849+00 * *control sources (also pulsars) * * B0329+54 * B0531+21 * B1929+10 * * *calibrators and fringe finders * http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~analysts/vlba/ffs.html * * 3C84 (J0319+4130) * * http://www.vlba.nrao.edu/astro/calib/ * * J1832+1357 point source 0.8 Jy * * * * * *We do not need phase-referencing. With gating the pulsars should be *bright enough for self-calibration. Therefore we schedule simple *blocks of targets and control sources, plus fringe-finders every now *and then. * *Gaps are included in the middle of scans to avoid that all telescopes *have to wait for the slowest one. * * *Thanks to everybody who helps making this experiment possible! * * *------------------------- end ------------------------- * target_correlator = BONN; * * integr_time : 1.000 s * number_channels: 256 * number_antenna : 17 * cross_polarize : Yes * weight_func : UNIFORM * distrib_medium : FTP * source_pos_cat : SCHEDULE * distribute_to : * AIfA, Uni Bonn * Auf dem Huegel 71 * 53121 Bonn, Germany * corr_notes : * Parameters will be discussed directly with correlator staff. * Some correlations at AIfA. Data will be transfered from MPIfR. * enddef; *------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $MODE; * def vlbaevn.21cm.512; ref $PROCEDURES = Mode_01; ref $FREQ = 1374.00MHz16x8MHz:Pt:Kp:La:Br:Fd:Sc:Nl:Ov:Mk:Hn:Tr:Ar; ref $FREQ = 1374.00MHz16x8MHz#02:Jb:Wb:On:Mc; ref $FREQ = 1374.00MHz16x8MHz#03:Ef; ref $IF = LO@2100MHzDPolTone/1:Pt:Kp:La:Br:Fd:Sc:Nl:Ov:Mk:Hn; ref $IF = LO@1230MHzDPolTone/1:Jb; ref $IF = LO@1265MHzDPolTone/1:Wb; ref $IF = LO@1290MHzDPolTone/1:Ef; ref $IF = LO@1200MHzDPolTone/1:On; ref $IF = LO@1036MHzDPolTone/1:Mc; ref $IF = LO@2300MHzDPolTone/1:Tr; ref $IF = LO@2165MHzDPolTone/1:Ar; ref $BBC = 16BBCs:Pt:Kp:La:Br:Fd:Sc:Nl:Ov:Mk:Hn:Ar; ref $BBC = 16BBCs#02:Jb:Wb:On:Mc; ref $BBC = 16BBCs#04:Ef; ref $BBC = 16BBCs#03:Tr; ref $TRACKS = VLBA.16Ch2bit1to2:Pt:Kp:La:Br:Fd:Sc:Nl:Ov:Mk:Hn; ref $TRACKS = MKIV.16Ch2bit1to2:Jb:Wb:Ef:On:Mc:Tr:Ar; * ref $HEAD_POS = DiskVoid <= obsolete definition ref $ROLL = NoRoll:Pt:Kp:La:Br:Fd:Sc:Nl:Ov:Mk:Hn:Jb:Wb:Ef:On:Mc:Tr:Ar; * ref $PASS_ORDER = DiskVoid <= obsolete definition ref $PHASE_CAL_DETECT = DsbDetect:Pt:Kp:La:Br:Fd:Sc:Nl:Ov:Mk:Hn:Jb:Wb:Ef:On:Mc:Tr:Ar; enddef; *------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $STATION; * def Pt; ref $SITE = VLBA_PT; ref $ANTENNA = VLBA_PT; ref $DAS = 2VLBA+NONE