! ========================================================== ! ========== Example keyin format file for a ============= ! ========== Phase-referenced EVN experiment ============= ! ====== (strong source, polarisation, 128 Mb/s) ========= ! ========================================================== ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== version = 1 expt = 'Phase-referencing of my favourite strong, polarised source' expcode = 'EO902' obstype = 'VLBI' piname = 'A.N. Observer' address1 = 'An Institute' address2 = 'A Street' address3 = 'A Town' address4 = 'A Country' phone = '555 1000' obsphone = '555 1000' email = 'anobserver@institute.country' fax = '555 1001' obsmode = 'Phase-referencing of a source at 18cm (128 Mb/s)' note1 = 'Place additional information here (note2-4 available)' ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== correl = 'JIVE' coravg = 2 corchan = 16 cornant = 8 corpol = 'on' corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'from schedule' cortape = 'DAT' corship1 = 'An Institute' corship2 = 'A Street' corship3 = 'A Country' cornote1 = 'Place special requirements here (cornote2-4 available)' ! ========================================================== ! ================== Program control ===================== ! ========================================================== ! Allow SCHED to overwrite existing files overwrit ! Print start and end elevation, time on source and slew time ! in summary file sumitem = el1, el2, dwell, slew ! ========================================================== ! =================== Station Catalog ==================== ! ========================================================== ! Get stations from the DEFAULT catalog stafile = $SCHED/catalogs/stations.dat ! List stations stations = JODRELL1,WSTRBORK,EFLSBERG,ONSALA85,MEDICINA,TORUN, SHANGHAI,URUMQI ! ========================================================== ! =================== Source Catalog ===================== ! ========================================================== ! Get source coordinates for fringe finders, phase-reference ! source, etc, from the DEFAULT catalog ! Standard source catalogs are sources.gsfc and sources.rfc. ! This schedule uses some aliases only in sources.gsfc. srcfile = '$SCHED/catalogs/sources.gsfc' ! But my favourite strong, polarised source isn't in the DEFAULT ! catalog so I shall specify that separately ! Cautionary note by RCW based on 2015feb rfc (Petrov) ! This source shows up as two sources in the 2015feb RFC (Petrov ! catalog). Both are over an arcsecond from this position and ! both have low flux density on long spacings. srccat / source='B0218+357' ra=02:21:5.6376 dec=35:56:13.8437 equinox='j2000' / endcat / ! Notes on sources relevant to polarisation calibration ! 3C84 - a bright UNPOLARISED source which can be used to ! solve for the instrumental polarisation (D-terms) and the ! RCP/LCP delay difference. The four scans cover a wide range ! in parallactic angle - essential for accurate calibration. ! J0521+16 (3C138) - polarisation position angle calibrator. ! This source is monitored regularly at the VLA so that ! its true position angle of the polarisation is known ! => http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~smyers/calibration/ ! Three scans are used so as to produce an adequate map. ! ========================================================== ! ==================== Setup Information =================== ! ========================================================== ! Get frequency information from the DEFAULT catalog freqfile = '$SCHED/catalogs/freq.dat' ! Construct frequency setup ! 8 8-MHz channels, 1-bit sampling and dual polarisation => 128 Mb/s ! Make compatible with the new digital backends. Set bits=2 setinit='eo999.18cm' / band='18cm' nchan=8 bbfilter=8 bits=2 pol='dual' pcal='1MHz' barrel=roll_off / endset / ! ========================================================== ! ================= Initial Scan Information ============= ! ========================================================== year=2014 month=12 day=25 start=11:30:00 ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== ! Pass 1F(orward) source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:00:00 setup='eo999.18cm'/ source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 2R(everse) source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 3F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 4R source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 5F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 6R - includes D-term calibrator source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='3C84' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 7F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 8R source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 9F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 10R - includes D-term calibrator source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='3C84' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 11F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 12R source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 13F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 14R - includes observations of a fringe-finder (0234+285), ! a bright unresolved source for amplitude calibration purposes ! (J0205+3212) and a polarisation position angle calibrator source='0234+285' dur=00:11:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='J0205+3212' dur=00:06:00 / source='J0521+16' dur=00:05:00 gap=00:10:00 / ! Pass 15F - TAPE CHANGE - 15 minutes allowed source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:15:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 16R source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 17F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 18R source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 19F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 20R - includes observations of a fringe-finder (DA193), ! a bright unresolved source for amplitude calibration purposes ! (J0205+3212) and a polarisation position angle calibrator source='DA193' dur=00:11:00 gap=00:02:00 / source='J0521+16' dur=00:05:00 gap=00:02:00 / source='J0205+3212' dur=00:06:00 / ! Pass 21F - includes D-term calibrator source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='3C84' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 22R source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:03:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 23F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 24R source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 25F source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 26R source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 27F - includes D-term calibrator source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:01:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='3C84' dur=00:09:00 / ! Pass 28R - includes polarisation position angle calibrator source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 gap=00:03:00 / source='B0218+357' dur=00:09:00 gap=00:00:00 / source='J0204+3649' dur=00:02:00 / source='J0521+16' dur=00:09:00 / ! ========================================================== ! ====================== End of keyin file =============== ! ==========================================================