COVER INFORMATION Station: URUMQI (Code Ur ) Experiment: OQ208 Exp. Code: ES031 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 28 April 2000 PI: Carlo Stanghellini Address: Istituto di Radioastronomia del C.N.R. C.P. 141 96017 Noto SR Italy Phone: +39 931 824107 EMAIL: carlo@ira.noto.cnr.it Fax: +39 931 824122 Phone during observation: Observing mode: 6cm MKIV Notes: Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 2 OQ208 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 7 Jun 2000 Day 159 --- Next scan frequencies: 4971.49 4979.49 4987.49 4995.49 Next BBC frequencies: 351.49 359.49 367.49 375.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 14 00 00 4C39.25 12 53 49 51.5 281.7 3.4 66.2 0 1 1 0 14 00 00 14 06 00 --- 12 59 50 50.4 282.4 3.5 65.9 360 F 1 2400 14 09 50 1308+326 13 03 40 78.8 172.6 -0.1 -6.4 8 1 1 2400 14 09 50 14 15 50 --- 13 09 41 78.9 179.1 0.0 -0.8 360 F 1 4800 14 17 13 OQ208 13 11 04 71.2 138.6 -0.9 -33.1 0 1 1 4800 14 17 13 14 25 13 --- 13 19 05 72.2 143.4 -0.8 -29.5 480 F 1 8000 14 25 53 OQ208 13 19 46 72.2 143.8 -0.8 -29.2 37 1 1 8000 14 25 53 14 33 53 --- 13 27 47 73.0 149.1 -0.7 -25.1 480 F 1 11200 14 34 33 OQ208 13 28 27 73.1 149.5 -0.6 -24.7 37 1 1 11200 14 34 33 14 42 33 --- 13 36 28 73.8 155.3 -0.5 -20.2 480 F 1 14400 14 43 13 OQ208 13 37 08 73.8 155.8 -0.5 -19.8 37 1 1 14400 14 43 13 14 51 13 --- 13 45 10 74.4 161.9 -0.4 -14.9 480 F 1 17600 14 51 53 OQ208 13 45 50 74.4 162.4 -0.4 -14.4 37 1 2 17600 14 51 53 14 55 53 --- 13 49 50 74.6 165.6 -0.3 -11.8 240 R 1 16000 14 56 33 OQ208 13 50 31 74.6 166.2 -0.3 -11.4 37 1 2 16000 14 56 33 15 04 33 --- 13 58 32 74.9 172.8 -0.1 -5.9 480 R 1 12800 15 05 13 OQ208 13 59 12 74.9 173.4 -0.1 -5.5 37 1 2 12800 15 05 13 15 13 13 --- 14 07 13 75.0 180.2 0.0 0.1 480 R 1 9600 15 13 53 OQ208 14 07 53 75.0 180.7 0.0 0.6 37 1 2 9600 15 13 53 15 21 53 --- 14 15 55 74.9 187.5 0.1 6.2 480 R 1 6400 15 22 33 OQ208 14 16 35 74.9 188.1 0.2 6.7 37 1 2 6400 15 22 33 15 30 33 --- 14 24 36 74.6 194.7 0.3 12.1 480 R 1 3200 15 31 13 OQ208 14 25 16 74.5 195.2 0.3 12.5 37 1 2 3200 15 31 13 15 39 13 --- 14 33 18 74.1 201.5 0.4 17.6 480 R 1 0 15 40 38 1308+326 14 34 43 70.1 243.1 1.4 50.0 0 1 3 0 15 40 38 15 44 38 --- 14 38 44 69.4 244.6 1.5 50.9 240 F 1 1600 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 3 OQ208 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 7 Jun 2000 Day 159 --- 15 45 56 OQ208 14 40 02 73.6 206.5 0.6 21.6 0 1 3 1600 15 45 56 15 53 56 --- 14 48 03 72.9 212.1 0.7 26.0 480 F 1 4800 15 54 36 OQ208 14 48 43 72.8 212.6 0.7 26.4 37 1 3 4800 15 54 36 16 02 36 --- 14 56 45 72.0 217.7 0.8 30.3 480 F 1 8000 16 03 16 OQ208 14 57 25 71.9 218.1 0.8 30.6 37 1 3 8000 16 03 16 16 11 16 --- 15 05 26 71.0 222.8 1.0 34.1 480 F 1 11200 16 11 56 OQ208 15 06 06 70.9 223.1 1.0 34.4 37 1 3 11200 16 11 56 16 19 56 --- 15 14 08 69.8 227.4 1.1 37.4 480 F 1 14400 16 20 36 OQ208 15 14 48 69.7 227.7 1.1 37.7 37 1 3 14400 16 20 36 16 28 36 --- 15 22 49 68.6 231.6 1.3 40.3 480 F 1 17600 16 29 16 OQ208 15 23 29 68.5 231.9 1.3 40.5 37 1 4 17600 16 29 16 16 33 16 --- 15 27 30 68.0 233.7 1.3 41.7 240 R 1 16000 16 33 56 OQ208 15 28 10 67.9 234.0 1.4 41.9 37 1 4 16000 16 33 56 16 41 56 --- 15 36 11 66.7 237.3 1.5 44.0 480 R 1 12800 16 42 36 OQ208 15 36 51 66.6 237.6 1.5 44.2 37 1 4 12800 16 42 36 16 50 36 --- 15 44 53 65.3 240.6 1.6 46.0 480 R 1 9600 16 51 16 OQ208 15 45 33 65.2 240.9 1.6 46.1 38 1 4 9600 16 51 16 16 59 16 --- 15 53 34 63.9 243.7 1.8 47.7 480 R 1 6400 16 59 56 OQ208 15 54 14 63.8 243.9 1.8 47.8 38 1 4 6400 16 59 56 17 07 56 --- 16 02 15 62.5 246.5 1.9 49.2 480 R 1 3200 17 08 36 OQ208 16 02 56 62.4 246.7 1.9 49.3 38 1 4 3200 17 08 36 17 16 36 --- 16 10 57 61.0 249.1 2.1 50.5 480 R 1 0 17 17 43 1308+326 16 12 05 53.0 268.1 3.0 59.2 28 1 5 0 17 17 43 17 21 43 --- 16 16 05 52.3 268.8 3.1 59.2 240 F 1 1600 17 22 49 OQ208 16 17 11 60.0 250.9 2.2 51.2 27 1 5 1600 17 22 49 17 30 49 --- 16 25 12 58.6 253.0 2.3 52.1 480 F 1 4800 17 31 29 OQ208 16 25 52 58.5 253.2 2.3 52.2 38 1 5 4800 17 31 29 17 39 29 --- 16 33 54 57.1 255.2 2.4 52.9 480 F 1 8000 17 40 09 OQ208 16 34 34 56.9 255.3 2.5 53.0 38 1 5 8000 17 40 09 17 48 09 --- 16 42 35 55.5 257.2 2.6 53.6 480 F 1 11200 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 4 OQ208 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 7 Jun 2000 Day 159 --- 17 48 49 OQ208 16 43 15 55.4 257.4 2.6 53.7 38 1 5 11200 17 48 49 17 56 49 --- 16 51 17 54.0 259.2 2.7 54.2 480 F 1 14400 17 57 29 OQ208 16 51 57 53.9 259.3 2.7 54.2 38 1 5 14400 17 57 29 18 05 29 --- 16 59 58 52.4 261.0 2.9 54.6 480 F 1 17600 18 06 09 OQ208 17 00 38 52.3 261.2 2.9 54.7 38 1 6 17600 18 06 09 18 10 09 --- 17 04 39 51.6 262.0 3.0 54.8 240 R 1 16000 18 10 49 OQ208 17 05 19 51.5 262.1 3.0 54.9 38 1 6 16000 18 10 49 18 18 49 --- 17 13 20 50.0 263.7 3.1 55.1 480 R 1 12800 18 19 29 OQ208 17 14 00 49.9 263.9 3.1 55.2 38 1 6 12800 18 19 29 18 27 29 --- 17 22 02 48.5 265.4 3.2 55.4 480 R 1 9600 18 28 09 OQ208 17 22 42 48.3 265.5 3.3 55.4 38 1 6 9600 18 28 09 18 36 09 --- 17 30 43 46.9 267.0 3.4 55.5 480 R 1 6400 18 36 49 OQ208 17 31 23 46.8 267.1 3.4 55.5 38 1 6 6400 18 36 49 18 44 49 --- 17 39 24 45.3 268.6 3.5 55.6 480 R 1 3200 18 45 29 OQ208 17 40 05 45.2 268.7 3.6 55.6 38 1 6 3200 18 45 29 18 53 29 --- 17 48 06 43.7 270.1 3.7 55.6 480 R 1 0 18 54 52 1308+326 17 49 29 35.5 283.3 4.6 56.7 54 1 7 0 18 54 52 18 58 52 --- 17 53 30 34.8 283.9 4.7 56.5 240 F 1 1600 19 00 15 OQ208 17 54 53 42.5 271.2 3.8 55.6 55 1 7 1600 19 00 15 19 08 15 --- 18 02 54 41.0 272.6 3.9 55.5 480 F 1 4800 19 08 55 OQ208 18 03 35 40.9 272.7 3.9 55.5 38 1 7 4800 19 08 55 19 16 55 --- 18 11 36 39.5 274.0 4.1 55.4 480 F 1 8000 19 17 35 OQ208 18 12 16 39.4 274.1 4.1 55.4 38 1 7 8000 19 17 35 19 25 35 --- 18 20 17 37.9 275.4 4.2 55.3 480 F 1 11200 19 26 15 OQ208 18 20 57 37.8 275.5 4.2 55.2 38 1 7 11200 19 26 15 19 34 15 --- 18 28 59 36.3 276.8 4.4 55.1 480 F 1 14400 19 34 55 OQ208 18 29 39 36.2 276.9 4.4 55.0 38 1 7 14400 19 34 55 19 42 55 --- 18 37 40 34.8 278.1 4.5 54.8 480 F 1 17600 19 43 35 OQ208 18 38 20 34.7 278.2 4.5 54.8 38 1 8 17600 19 43 35 19 47 35 --- 18 42 21 33.9 278.8 4.6 54.7 240 R 1 16000 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 5 OQ208 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 7 Jun 2000 Day 159 --- 19 48 15 OQ208 18 43 01 33.8 278.9 4.6 54.6 38 1 8 16000 19 48 15 19 56 15 --- 18 51 02 32.4 280.2 4.7 54.3 480 R 1 12800 20 04 22 OQ208 18 59 10 30.9 281.4 4.9 54.0 480 1 8 12800 20 04 22 20 12 22 --- 19 07 12 29.5 282.6 5.0 53.7 480 R 1 9600 20 13 02 OQ208 19 07 52 29.4 282.7 5.0 53.6 38 1 8 9600 20 13 02 20 21 02 --- 19 15 53 28.0 283.9 5.1 53.3 480 R 1 6400 20 21 42 OQ208 19 16 33 27.9 284.0 5.2 53.2 38 1 8 6400 20 21 42 20 29 42 --- 19 24 35 26.4 285.2 5.3 52.8 480 R 1 3200 20 30 22 OQ208 19 25 15 26.3 285.3 5.3 52.8 38 1 8 3200 20 30 22 20 38 22 --- 19 33 16 24.9 286.5 5.4 52.3 480 R 1 0 20 39 02 OQ208 19 33 56 24.8 286.6 5.4 52.3 38 1 9 0 20 39 02 20 47 02 --- 19 41 57 23.4 287.8 5.6 51.8 480 F 1 3200 20 47 42 OQ208 19 42 37 23.3 287.8 5.6 51.8 38 1 9 3200 20 47 42 20 55 42 --- 19 50 39 21.9 289.0 5.7 51.3 480 F 1 6400 20 56 22 OQ208 19 51 19 21.8 289.1 5.7 51.2 38 1 9 6400 20 56 22 21 00 02 --- 19 54 59 21.2 289.7 5.8 51.0 220 F 1 7867 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: es031.set Matches group ur6cm in /usr/local/sched/catalogs/freq.dat From X.Hong 280300 Setup group: 8 Station: URUMQI 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 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP LCP LCP BBC = 1 3 5 7 BBC SB= U U U U IF = 1N 1N 1N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 9 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 4971.49 4979.49 4987.49 4995.49 BBC fr= 351.49 359.49 367.49 375.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- OQ208 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) J0927+3902 09 23 55.319194 * 09 27 03.013915 09 27 02.512459 0923+392 39 15 23.56652 * 39 02 20.85193 39 02 26.07757 * 4C39.25 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 USNO - Ref Frame 1998-6, Eubanks June 1998 J1310+3220 13 08 07.560124 * 13 10 28.663843 13 10 29.607699 * 1308+326 32 36 40.23888 * 32 20 43.78295 32 20 50.63600 J1310+32 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba USNO - Ref Frame 1998-6, Eubanks June 1998 J1407+2827 14 04 45.615152 * 14 07 00.394411 14 07 01.635806 1404+286 28 41 29.23491 * 28 27 14.68994 28 27 20.31094 J1407+28 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 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) 4C39.25 57.3 1308+326 101.5 OQ208 113.2 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