COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Experiment: GL026B VLBA format, 18 cm, Arp 220, Colin Lonsdale, November 2002 Exp. Code: GL026B Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Colin Lonsdale Address: MIT Haystack Observatory Off Route 40 Westford, MA 01886 Phone: 508-692-4764 (work) or 603-672-1268 (home) EMAIL: cjl@dopey.haystack.edu Fax: 617-981-0590 Phone during observation: 508-692-4764 (work) or 603-672-1268 (home) Observing mode: 256-8-2 Notes: Primary fringe finder 1613+341 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 2 GL026B VLBA format, 18 cm, Arp 220, Colin Lonsdale, November 2002 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 16 Nov 2002 Day 320 --- Next scan frequencies: 1632.99 1632.99 1640.99 1640.99 1648.99 1648.99 1656.99 1656.99 Next BBC frequencies: 122.99 122.99 130.99 130.99 138.99 138.99 146.99 146.99 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 04 30 00 1613+341 08 36 52 14.1 51.0 -7.6 D 0.0 0 1 1 0 04 30 00 04 36 00 --- 08 42 53 14.8 52.1 -7.5 D 0.0 0 F 1 4800 04 36 00 ARP220 08 42 53 11.1 65.6 -6.9 D 0.0 -10 1 1 4800 04 36 00 04 52 00 --- 08 58 55 13.4 68.6 -6.6 D 0.0 0 F 1 17600 05 05 00 ARP220 09 11 58 15.2 71.0 -6.4 D 0.0 770 1 2 17600 05 05 00 05 27 00 --- 09 34 01 18.4 75.1 -6.0 D 0.0 0 R 1 0 05 40 00 ARP220 09 47 03 20.3 77.6 -5.8 0.0 504 1 3 0 05 40 00 06 02 00 --- 10 09 07 23.6 81.7 -5.4 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 06 15 00 ARP220 10 22 09 25.5 84.2 -5.2 0.0 757 1 4 17600 06 15 00 06 37 00 --- 10 44 13 28.8 88.5 -4.8 0.0 1320 R 1 0 06 50 00 1613+341 10 57 15 32.9 75.2 -5.3 0.0 727 1 5 0 06 50 00 06 56 00 --- 11 03 16 33.7 76.3 -5.2 0.0 360 F 1 4800 06 56 00 ARP220 11 03 16 31.7 92.3 -4.5 0.0 -53 1 5 4800 06 56 00 07 12 00 --- 11 19 18 34.1 95.6 -4.3 0.0 907 F 1 17600 07 25 00 ARP220 11 32 21 36.1 98.4 -4.0 0.0 757 1 6 17600 07 25 00 07 47 00 --- 11 54 24 39.3 103.3 -3.7 0.0 1320 R 1 0 08 00 00 ARP220 12 07 26 41.2 106.3 -3.5 0.0 757 1 7 0 08 00 00 08 22 00 --- 12 29 30 44.4 111.7 -3.1 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 08 35 00 ARP220 12 42 32 46.2 115.1 -2.9 0.0 757 1 8 17600 08 35 00 08 57 00 --- 13 04 36 49.1 121.2 -2.5 0.0 1320 R 1 0 09 10 00 1613+341 13 17 38 53.8 103.2 -2.9 0.0 727 1 9 0 09 10 00 09 16 00 --- 13 23 39 54.7 104.8 -2.8 0.0 360 F 1 4800 09 16 00 ARP220 13 23 39 51.5 127.0 -2.2 0.0 -53 1 9 4800 09 16 00 09 32 00 --- 13 39 41 53.4 132.2 -1.9 0.0 907 F 1 17600 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 3 GL026B VLBA format, 18 cm, Arp 220, Colin Lonsdale, November 2002 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 16 Nov 2002 Day 320 --- 09 45 00 ARP220 13 52 44 54.8 136.7 -1.7 0.0 757 1 10 17600 09 45 00 10 07 00 --- 14 14 47 56.9 144.8 -1.3 0.0 1320 R 1 0 10 15 00 ARP220 14 22 48 57.5 148.0 -1.2 0.0 462 1 11 0 10 15 00 10 37 00 --- 14 44 52 59.1 157.2 -0.8 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 10 45 00 ARP220 14 52 53 59.5 160.7 -0.7 0.0 462 1 12 17600 10 45 00 11 07 00 --- 15 14 57 60.3 170.7 -0.3 0.0 1320 R 1 0 11 15 00 1613+341 15 22 58 69.2 149.2 -0.8 0.0 427 1 13 0 11 15 00 11 21 00 --- 15 28 59 69.7 152.5 -0.7 0.0 360 F 1 4800 11 21 00 ARP220 15 28 59 60.6 177.2 -0.1 0.0 -53 1 13 4800 11 21 00 11 37 00 --- 15 45 02 60.5 184.7 0.2 0.0 907 F 1 17600 11 45 00 ARP220 15 53 03 60.4 188.4 0.3 0.0 462 1 14 17600 11 45 00 12 07 00 --- 16 15 07 59.6 198.4 0.7 0.0 1320 R 1 0 ----------- Tape Change ------------ 12 30 00 1613+341 16 38 11 70.8 195.5 0.4 0.0 1327 1 1 0 12 30 00 12 36 00 --- 16 44 12 70.5 199.2 0.5 0.0 360 F 1 4800 12 36 00 ARP220 16 44 12 57.8 210.7 1.2 0.0 -53 1 1 4800 12 36 00 12 52 00 --- 17 00 14 56.4 217.1 1.4 0.0 907 F 1 17600 13 00 00 1613+341 17 08 16 68.9 212.8 0.9 0.0 427 1 2 17600 13 00 00 13 03 00 --- 17 11 16 68.7 214.4 1.0 0.0 180 R 1 15200 13 03 00 ARP220 17 11 16 55.4 221.2 1.6 0.0 -53 1 2 15200 13 03 00 13 22 00 --- 17 30 19 53.4 227.8 1.9 0.0 1087 R 1 0 13 23 00 ARP220 17 31 19 53.3 228.2 1.9 0.0 49 1 3 0 13 23 00 13 45 00 --- 17 53 23 50.7 235.2 2.3 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 13 47 00 ARP220 17 55 23 50.4 235.8 2.3 0.0 108 1 4 17600 13 47 00 14 09 00 --- 18 17 27 47.6 242.2 2.7 0.0 1320 R 1 0 14 11 00 ARP220 18 19 27 47.3 242.7 2.7 0.0 108 1 5 0 14 11 00 14 33 00 --- 18 41 31 44.3 248.5 3.1 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 14 40 00 1516+193 18 48 32 37.6 251.4 3.5 0.0 385 1 6 17600 14 40 00 14 43 00 --- 18 51 32 37.1 252.2 3.6 0.0 180 R 1 15200 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 4 GL026B VLBA format, 18 cm, Arp 220, Colin Lonsdale, November 2002 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 16 Nov 2002 Day 320 --- 14 43 00 ARP220 18 51 32 42.8 251.0 3.3 0.0 -28 1 6 15200 14 43 00 15 02 00 --- 19 10 36 40.1 255.6 3.6 0.0 1112 R 1 0 15 05 00 ARP220 19 13 36 39.6 256.3 3.6 0.0 167 1 7 0 15 05 00 15 27 00 --- 19 35 40 36.4 261.2 4.0 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 15 30 00 ARP220 19 38 40 35.9 261.8 4.1 0.0 167 1 8 17600 15 30 00 15 52 00 --- 20 00 44 32.6 266.4 4.4 0.0 1320 R 1 0 15 55 00 ARP220 20 03 44 32.2 267.1 4.5 0.0 167 1 9 0 15 55 00 16 17 00 --- 20 25 48 28.9 271.5 4.8 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 16 20 00 1516+193 20 28 48 22.7 272.8 5.2 0.0 149 1 10 17600 16 20 00 16 26 00 --- 20 34 49 21.8 273.9 5.3 0.0 360 R 1 12800 16 26 00 ARP220 20 34 49 27.5 273.3 5.0 0.0 -28 1 10 12800 16 26 00 16 42 00 --- 20 50 52 25.1 276.4 5.3 0.0 932 R 1 0 16 45 00 ARP220 20 53 53 24.6 276.9 5.3 0.0 167 1 11 0 16 45 00 17 07 00 --- 21 15 56 21.4 281.1 5.7 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 17 10 00 ARP220 21 18 57 20.9 281.7 5.7 0.0 167 1 12 17600 17 10 00 17 32 00 --- 21 41 00 17.7 285.8 6.1 D 0.0 0 R 1 0 17 35 00 1613+341 21 44 01 30.9 287.2 5.5 0.0 -53 1 13 0 17 35 00 17 38 00 --- 21 47 01 30.4 287.7 5.6 0.0 127 F 1 2400 17 38 00 ARP220 21 47 01 16.8 286.9 6.2 D 0.0 -233 1 13 2400 17 38 00 17 57 00 --- 22 06 04 14.1 290.5 6.5 D 0.0 0 F 1 17600 18 00 00 ARP220 22 09 05 13.7 291.0 6.6 D 0.0 170 1 14 17600 18 00 00 18 22 00 --- 22 31 08 10.6 295.1 6.9 D 0.0 0 R 1 0 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: arp220.set Matches group wb18cm in /usr/local/vlbi_sched/catalogs/freq.dat E-mail Foley 22Jan97 MFFE, must be using Low patch Setup group: 6 Station: WSTRBORK Total bit rate: 256 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 270.000 ips, High density - 160.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:22:00 1st LO= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 4 3 6 5 8 7 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 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= 1632.99 1632.99 1640.99 1640.99 1648.99 1648.99 1656.99 1656.99 BBC fr= 122.99 122.99 130.99 130.99 138.99 138.99 146.99 146.99 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- GL026B VLBA format, 18 cm, Arp 220, Colin Lonsdale, November 2002 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). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * ARP220 15 32 46.880196 * 15 34 57.224670 15 35 02.406600 23 40 07.99276 * 23 30 11.56400 23 29 43.00602 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 1516+193 15 14 40.987286 * 15 16 56.797600 15 17 02.300133 19 43 10.96935 * 19 32 13.01900 19 31 41.16431 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 1613+341 16 11 47.914510 * 16 13 41.064500 16 13 45.236673 34 20 19.83496 * 34 12 47.91000 34 12 27.67864 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 3C286 13 28 49.657708 * 13 31 08.288000 13 31 14.112421 30 45 58.64136 * 30 30 32.96000 30 29 43.43295 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 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) ARP220 42.3 1516+193 38.4 1613+341 54.2 3C286 56.6 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