COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Active Galactic Nuclei Exp. Code: EK011B Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 28 April 2000 PI: Hans-Rainer Kloeckner Address: Kapteyn Institute, University of Groningen Postbus 800, 9700 AV Groningen the Netherlands Phone: +31 50 363 4053 EMAIL: hrkloeck@astro.rug.nl Fax: +31 50 363 6100 Phone during observation: +31 50 363 4053 Observing mode: VLBA/MKIV Notes: --> MAKE SURE PHASE-CAL IS OFF. <-- SOME STATIONS STARTS WITH DELAY ( all stations up at 13:29 UT) Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 Active Galactic Nuclei 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Nov 2000 Day 322 --- Next scan frequencies: 1650.49 1650.49 1658.49 1658.49 Next BBC frequencies: 549.51 549.51 541.51 541.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 11 35 00 NGC7469 23 27 09 67.1 195.3 0.4 13.2 0 1 1 0 11 35 00 11 45 00 --- 23 37 10 66.4 201.3 0.6 18.4 600 F 1 6750 11 45 00 J2310+1055 23 37 10 68.9 198.5 0.4 16.0 -10 1 1 6750 11 45 00 11 48 00 --- 23 40 11 68.7 200.4 0.5 17.7 170 F 1 8775 11 49 20 NGC7469 23 41 31 66.1 203.8 0.6 20.5 69 1 2 8775 11 49 20 11 59 20 --- 23 51 33 65.1 209.4 0.8 25.2 600 R 1 2025 11 59 20 J2310+1055 23 51 33 67.7 207.4 0.7 23.7 -11 1 2 2025 11 59 20 12 02 20 --- 23 54 33 67.4 209.2 0.7 25.2 169 R 1 0 12 03 40 NGC7469 23 55 53 64.6 211.6 0.9 27.0 69 1 3 0 12 03 40 12 13 40 --- 00 05 55 63.4 216.6 1.0 31.1 600 F 1 6750 12 13 40 J2310+1055 00 05 55 66.1 215.5 0.9 30.4 -11 1 3 6750 12 13 40 12 16 40 --- 00 08 55 65.7 217.0 1.0 31.7 169 F 1 8775 12 18 00 NGC7469 00 10 16 62.9 218.6 1.1 32.7 68 1 4 8775 12 18 00 12 28 00 --- 00 20 17 61.5 223.0 1.3 36.2 600 R 1 2025 12 28 00 J2310+1055 00 20 17 64.2 222.5 1.2 36.1 -11 1 4 2025 12 28 00 12 31 00 --- 00 23 18 63.7 223.8 1.2 37.2 169 R 1 0 12 32 20 NGC7469 00 24 38 60.8 224.7 1.4 37.6 68 1 5 0 12 32 20 12 42 20 --- 00 34 40 59.2 228.6 1.5 40.5 600 F 1 6750 12 42 20 J2310+1055 00 34 40 62.0 228.6 1.4 40.8 -11 1 5 6750 12 42 20 12 45 20 --- 00 37 40 61.5 229.7 1.5 41.7 169 F 1 8775 12 46 40 NGC7469 00 39 00 58.5 230.2 1.6 41.7 68 1 6 8775 12 46 40 12 56 40 --- 00 49 02 56.9 233.6 1.8 44.2 600 R 1 2025 12 56 40 J2310+1055 00 49 02 59.6 233.9 1.6 44.8 -11 1 6 2025 12 56 40 12 59 40 --- 00 52 03 59.0 234.9 1.7 45.5 169 R 1 0 13 01 00 NGC7469 00 53 23 56.1 234.9 1.8 45.2 68 1 7 0 13 01 00 13 11 00 --- 01 03 24 54.3 237.9 2.0 47.3 600 F 1 6750 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 Active Galactic Nuclei 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Nov 2000 Day 322 --- 13 11 00 J2310+1055 01 03 24 57.0 238.5 1.9 48.0 -11 1 7 6750 13 11 00 13 14 00 --- 01 06 25 56.5 239.4 1.9 48.6 169 F 1 8775 13 15 20 NGC7469 01 07 45 53.5 239.2 2.1 48.1 68 1 8 8775 13 15 20 13 25 20 --- 01 17 47 51.6 241.8 2.2 49.8 600 R 1 2025 13 25 20 J2310+1055 01 17 47 54.3 242.6 2.1 50.7 -11 1 8 2025 13 25 20 13 28 20 --- 01 20 47 53.8 243.4 2.2 51.2 169 R 1 0 13 29 40 NGC7469 01 22 07 50.8 242.9 2.3 50.5 68 1 9 0 13 29 40 13 39 40 --- 01 32 09 48.9 245.3 2.5 52.0 600 F 1 6750 13 39 40 J2310+1055 01 32 09 51.6 246.2 2.4 52.9 -11 1 9 6750 13 39 40 13 42 40 --- 01 35 10 51.0 246.9 2.4 53.3 169 F 1 8775 13 44 00 NGC7469 01 36 30 48.0 246.3 2.6 52.5 68 1 10 8775 13 44 00 13 54 00 --- 01 46 31 46.1 248.5 2.7 53.8 600 R 1 2025 13 54 00 J2310+1055 01 46 31 48.7 249.4 2.6 54.7 -11 1 10 2025 13 54 00 13 57 00 --- 01 49 32 48.1 250.1 2.7 55.1 169 R 1 0 13 58 20 NGC7469 01 50 52 45.2 249.4 2.8 54.2 68 1 11 0 13 58 20 14 08 20 --- 02 00 54 43.2 251.4 3.0 55.2 600 F 1 6750 14 08 20 J2310+1055 02 00 54 45.8 252.4 2.8 56.2 -11 1 11 6750 14 08 20 14 11 20 --- 02 03 54 45.2 253.0 2.9 56.5 169 F 1 8775 14 12 20 J2136+0041 02 04 54 19.9 258.3 4.5 57.0 -26 1 12 8775 14 12 20 14 25 20 =2134+00 02 17 57 17.1 260.2 4.7 57.5 754 R 1 0 14 26 40 J2136+0041 02 19 17 16.9 260.3 4.7 57.6 77 1 13 0 14 26 40 14 39 40 =2134+00 02 32 19 14.1 262.1 4.9 58.0 780 F 1 8775 ----------- Tape Change ------------ 14 54 40 NGC7469 02 47 21 33.5 259.4 3.7 58.4 833 1 1 0 14 54 40 15 04 40 --- 02 57 23 31.4 260.9 3.9 58.9 600 F 1 6750 15 04 40 J2310+1055 02 57 23 34.0 262.0 3.8 59.7 -11 1 1 6750 15 04 40 15 07 40 --- 03 00 24 33.4 262.4 3.8 59.8 169 F 1 8775 15 09 00 NGC7469 03 01 44 30.5 261.6 4.0 59.0 68 1 2 8775 15 09 00 15 19 00 --- 03 11 45 28.4 263.0 4.1 59.3 600 R 1 2025 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 Active Galactic Nuclei 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Nov 2000 Day 322 --- 15 19 00 J2310+1055 03 11 45 31.0 264.1 4.0 60.2 -11 1 2 2025 15 19 00 15 22 00 --- 03 14 46 30.3 264.5 4.1 60.2 169 R 1 0 15 23 20 NGC7469 03 16 06 27.5 263.7 4.2 59.5 68 1 3 0 15 23 20 15 33 20 --- 03 26 08 25.3 265.1 4.4 59.7 600 F 1 6750 15 33 20 J2310+1055 03 26 08 27.9 266.1 4.3 60.5 -11 1 3 6750 15 33 20 15 36 20 --- 03 29 08 27.2 266.5 4.3 60.5 169 F 1 8775 15 37 40 NGC7469 03 30 28 24.4 265.7 4.5 59.8 69 1 4 8775 15 37 40 15 47 40 --- 03 40 30 22.3 267.0 4.6 59.9 600 R 1 2025 15 47 40 J2310+1055 03 40 30 24.8 268.0 4.5 60.6 -11 1 4 2025 15 47 40 15 50 40 --- 03 43 31 24.2 268.4 4.6 60.7 169 R 1 0 15 52 00 NGC7469 03 44 51 21.3 267.6 4.7 60.0 69 1 5 0 15 52 00 16 02 00 --- 03 54 52 19.2 268.9 4.9 60.1 600 F 1 6750 16 02 00 J2310+1055 03 54 52 21.7 269.9 4.7 60.7 -11 1 5 6750 16 02 00 16 05 00 --- 03 57 53 21.1 270.3 4.8 60.7 169 F 1 8775 16 06 20 NGC7469 03 59 13 18.3 269.5 4.9 60.1 69 1 6 8775 16 06 20 16 16 20 --- 04 09 15 16.1 270.8 5.1 60.1 600 R 1 2025 16 16 20 J2310+1055 04 09 15 18.7 271.7 5.0 60.7 -11 1 6 2025 16 16 20 16 19 20 --- 04 12 15 18.0 272.1 5.0 60.6 169 R 1 0 16 20 40 NGC7469 04 13 36 15.2 271.3 5.2 60.0 69 1 7 0 16 20 40 16 30 40 --- 04 23 37 13.0 272.6 5.3 60.0 600 F 1 6750 16 30 40 J2310+1055 04 23 37 15.6 273.5 5.2 60.5 -11 1 7 6750 16 30 40 16 33 40 --- 04 26 38 14.9 273.9 5.3 60.5 169 F 1 8775 16 35 00 NGC7469 04 27 58 12.1 273.2 5.4 59.9 69 1 8 8775 16 35 00 16 45 00 --- 04 38 00 10.0 274.4 5.6 59.8 600 R 1 2025 16 45 00 J2310+1055 04 38 00 12.5 275.3 5.5 60.3 -11 1 8 2025 16 45 00 16 48 00 --- 04 41 00 11.9 275.7 5.5 60.2 169 R 1 0 16 49 20 NGC7469 04 42 20 9.0 275.0 5.7 59.7 68 1 9 0 16 49 20 16 59 20 --- 04 52 22 6.9 276.2 5.8 59.5 600 F 1 6750 16 59 20 J2310+1055 04 52 22 9.5 277.1 5.7 59.9 -11 1 9 6750 16 59 20 17 02 20 --- 04 55 22 8.8 277.5 5.7 59.8 169 F 1 8775 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 5 Active Galactic Nuclei 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Nov 2000 Day 322 --- 17 13 40 J2310+1055 05 06 44 6.4 278.9 5.9 59.5 670 1 10 8775 17 13 40 17 16 40 --- 05 09 45 5.8 279.3 6.0 59.4 180 R 1 6750 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: EK011B.set Matches group sh18cm in /jea1/users/hrkloeck/Sched/catalogs/freq.dat Huang Xinyong 170300, dual pol but narrow(?) Setup group: 4 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 128 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 135.000 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 8820 ft, Low density tapes is: 00:13:04 1st LO= 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= L L L L IF = C A C A The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1650.49 1650.49 1658.49 1658.49 BBC fr= 549.51 549.51 541.51 541.51 Bandwd= 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 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- Active Galactic Nuclei Catalog positions marked with *. Position of date is for stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * NGC7469 23 00 44.316037 * 23 03 15.520000 23 03 17.559898 08 36 15.60837 * 08 52 25.80000 08 52 44.35314 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2310+1055 23 07 57.540797 * 23 10 28.517500 23 10 30.606240 10 39 13.08459 * 10 55 30.68500 10 55 49.83535 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2136+0041 21 34 05.207384 * 21 36 38.586319 21 36 40.112295 + 2134+00 00 28 25.08063 * 00 41 54.21345 00 42 09.43920 2134+004 /jea1/users/hrkloeck/Sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2136+00 USNO - Ref Frame 1998-6, Eubanks June 1998 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) NGC7469 114.0 J2310+1055 116.3 J2136+0041 91.0 2134+00 91.0 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