! Example sched input for HSA observations at L band. ! Based on schedule file bw089.key ! 512 Mbps with VLBA, Y27, GBT, Arecibo, and Effelsberg at 21cm ! VLA removed Nov. 1, 2012. Cannot support the legacy system. ! See jvla.key and vladdc.key for how to use the WIDAR system. ! Updated for digital backends Dec. 2013 RCW. ! ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== ! version = 1 expt = 'bw089 / NGC4395 / Wrobel & Ho' expcode = 'bw089' obstype = 'VLBA' piname = 'J.M. Wrobel' address1 = 'NRAO, P.O. Box O' address2 = 'Socorro, NM 87801' address3 = 'USA' email = 'jwrobel@nrao.edu' phone = '+1-575-835-7392' obsphone = '+1-575-835-7392 (w) / +1-575-835-3972 (h)' fax = '+1-575-835-7027' obsmode = '' note1 = 'HSA phase calibrator : J1220+3431' note2 = 'HSA coher/astro check: J1215+3448' note3 = 'HSA boomers : OJ287,OQ208' note4 = 'VLA EVPA calibrator : 3C286' ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== correl = 'Socorro' coravg = 2 ! corchan = 32 ! 10% FOV is 8" ! NA phased VLA beam is 19" FWHM cornant = 13 corpol = 'on' ! may as well archive RL,LR corwtfn = 'uniform' corsrcs = 'sum file for NGC4395; default for others' cortape = 'dat' corship1 = 'jwrobel aoc mail box / x7392' setup = bw089.set ! Standard source catalogs are sources.gsfc and sources.rfc. ! This schedule uses some aliases only in sources.gsfc. srcfile = $SCHED/catalogs/sources.gsfc stafile = $SCHED/catalogs/stations_RDBE.dat freqfile = $SCHED/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat ! freqfile = bw089freq.dat ! ========================================================== ! ================== Program control ===================== ! ========================================================== ! overwrite sumitem = el1, early ! Y27 issues (VLA NOW REMOVED - DOES NOT SUPPORT LEGACY SYSTEM) ! recording 64 MHz per polarization so need 50 MHz VLA bandwidth ! C configuration at 20cm spans 0.035-3.4 km = 0.175-17.0 klambda ! OJ287 P, uvmin 3 klambda, uvmax none, VA fine for boomer ! J1215+3448 S, uvmin 6 klambda, uvmax none, just use VX as better ! check of coherence loss ! J1220+3431 NVSS and FIRST cutouts mean VA fine ! 3C286 P, uvmin none, uvmax none, long VA looks ! OQ208 P, uvmin none, uvmax none, VA fine ! Arecibo issues ! add 15s gaps for cal-firing every 30m or so ! use these gaps as needed for disk changes ! NGC4395 issues ! scheduled on-source time is 75*200s = 4.17 hours ! tolerate some station losses due to zenith antics ! I propose to schedule this on May 4/5, 2330-0730 UT, with Arecibo ! (approx 0030-0330 UT), Effelsberg (approx 2330-0600 UT), GB, and ! phased VLA (0700-1530 VLALST), at 512 Mbits/sec. ! Realistically, Ar useful 0100-0300 UT and Eb useful 2330-0500 UT. ! ========================================================== ! ======================= Setup file ===================== ! ========================================================== ! comment = 'EB should remove filter' ! still current? setinit = bw089.set / ! recorded BW bandwidth is 64 MHz per polarization ! Band from 1381.75 to 1445.75 nchan = 8 bits = 2 bbfilter = 16.0 pol = dual freqref = 1443.75 netside = U freqoff = -62, -62, -46, -46, -30, -30, -14, -14 / endset/ ! ========================================================== ! ===================== Source Catalog =================== ! ========================================================== ! srccat / equinox=J2000 source='NGC4395' ra=12:25:48.8774 dec=33:32:48.715 remark='2006, ApJ, 646, L95' calcode=' ' / endcat / ! ========================================================== ! ================= Initial Scan Information ============= ! ========================================================== year = 2008 month = 5 day = 4 start = 23:30:00 ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== ! Would probably be better to use dwell, but original in dur. ! The original had many duration scans with gap = 0. That was good ! with tapes, but SCHED can think the resulting recording scan sizes ! are too big. Normally using DWELL scheduling would be desirable, but ! the presence of ef and gbt, which are slow, can affect the way that ! works, although dwell(2) and dwell(3) can be used to exercise control. ! For a simple fix, I am shortening the durations by 6 seconds and ! lengthening gap to 10 seconds, the minimum needed to avoid a ! severe warning. That, in practice, will have little effect ! because the antennas take that long to set up a scan anyway. ! The vlamode commands are not used without the vla. But the vla ! will be reinstated eventually. ! 1.5h = 18*5m: stations = ef, sc, hn, gbt_vlba, nl, fd, la, pt, kp, ov, br, mk source = 'OJ287' dur = 300 gap = 0 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / group 2 repeat 14 source = 'NGC4395' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1215+3448' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = '3C286' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / ! 2.5h = 30*5m: stations = ef, sc, arecibo, hn, gbt_vlba, nl, fd, la, pt, kp, ov, br, mk source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / group 2 repeat 8 source = 'NGC4395' dur = 194 gap = 6 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1215+3448' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / group 2 repeat 7 source = 'NGC4395' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1215+3448' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / group 2 repeat 8 source = 'NGC4395' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = '3C286' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / source = 'OQ208' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / ! 1.5h = 18*5m: stations = ef, sc, hn, gbt_vlba, nl, fd, la, pt, kp, ov, br, mk source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / group 2 repeat 15 source = 'NGC4395' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1215+3448' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = 'OQ208' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / ! 2.5h = 30*5m: stations = sc, hn, gbt_vlba, nl, fd, la, pt, kp, ov, br, mk source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / group 2 repeat 8 source = 'NGC4395' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1215+3448' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / group 2 repeat 8 source = 'NGC4395' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1215+3448' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / group 2 repeat 7 source = 'NGC4395' dur = 190 gap = 11 vlamode = vx record / source = 'J1220+3431' dur = 90 gap = 11 vlamode = va record / source = '3C286' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / source = 'OQ208' dur = 100 gap = 200 vlamode = va record / ! end file bw089.key