! An example sched input file for VLBA observations at 3mm using ! the RDBE with the PFB personality. ! ! This shows how to schedule reference pointing using masers where ! Doppler calculations and narrow bandwidths are required, but ! cannot be supported by the RDBE_PFB. The reference pointing is done, ! for now (2013), using power data from the legacy system BBCs. Those ! units can have their frequencies and bandwidths set independently ! of the RDBE channels. Until Sept. 2013, doing that with SCHED ! required separate MARK5C and MARK5A schedules. This file does ! it with a single schedule using the CRDDOP and CRDBW input parameters, ! which are similar to the DOPPLER and BW parameters that affect ! the main observing channels. ! This example is adapted from eg3mm_rdbe.key which used the two ! schedules technique. That file was adapted from eg3mmb.key ! with the main change being the use of an RDBE setup and the ! use of the piggyback system. ! Original 2000aug08 Craig Walker and Vivek Dhawan ! Modified 10oct2000 RCW for better reference pointing. ! Modified 21nov2000 RCW. Convert to autopeak. ! eg3mm_rdbe.key developed RCW Feb. 13, 2012. ! eg3mm_rd2.key developed RCW Sep. 17, 2013. ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== expcode = eg3mmrd2 version = 1 expt = '3mm RDBE/PFB observing with autopeak and crd parms' piname = 'Craig Walker' address1 = 'National Radio Astronomy Observatory' address2 = 'P. O. Box O' address3 = 'Socorro, New Mexico, 87801' address4 = ' U.S.A. ' phone = '505 835 7247 ' obsphone = '505 835 7247 ' email = cwalker@nrao.edu fax = '505 835 7027 ' obstype = VLBA obsmode = '6cm 128-4-2 ' note1 = 'Will use reference pointing.' ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== correl = Socorro coravg = 1.0 corchan = 64 cornant = 4 corpol = on corwtfn = uniform corsrcs = standard cortape = DAT corship1 = 'Craig Walker' corship2 = 'P. O. Box O' corship3 = 'Socorro NM 87801' ! ========================================================== ! ================== Program control ===================== ! ========================================================== ! Normally SCHED will not overwrite preexisting files. ! If you want this protection, comment this following line. overwrit sumitem = ELA, DWELL, EARLY, SLEW ! ========================================================== ! ===== Line rest frequencies at 7mm, 3mm and 1.3cm. ===== ! ========================================================== lineinit / lineset='SiO431' restfreq=43122.027, 43122.027 / lineset='SiO862' restfreq=86243.4, 86243.4 / lineset ='H2O' restfreq=22235.08, 22235.08 / endlines / ! ========================================================== ! =========Automatic Reference Pointing Control ============ ! ========================================================== ! Use reference pointing with setups, stations, and sources ! defined in the PEAKFILE. autopeak ! pkwatch ! Print details of the search for pointing sources. peakfile = $SCHED/catalogs/peak_RDBE_PFB.cmd ! ========================================================== ! ============= Source and Station Catalogs =============== ! ========================================================== freqfile = $SCHED/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat stafile = $SCHED/catalogs/stations_RDBE.dat srcfile = $SCHED/catalogs/sources.vlba ! Note that pointing sources are found in sources.pointing ! or sources_RDBE_PFB.pointing which are invoked from peak.cmd ! or peak_RDBE.cmd. ! This example observes AHSco (SiO maser) in the same mode as ! the continuum observations as a calibration check. For that, ! 8 velocities are needed, one for each channel, to spread the ! frequencies. The reference pointing insertion will use the ! 7mm SiO masers P-AHSco and others that are in sources.pointing. srccat / source='SgrA' RA=17:45:40.0399 DEC=-29:00:28.137 equinox='J2000' remarks='Galactic center' / source='AHSco' RA=17:11:16.98 DEC=-32:19:31.2 equinox=j2000 vel=-7, -7, 100, 100, 200, 200, 300, 300 remarks='SEST. Many spectra on SEST home page.' / endcat / ! ========================================================== ! ======================= Setup files ===================== ! ========================================================== setini = '3mm_RDBE.set' / dbe = 'rdbe_pfb' firstlo = 85500.0 nchan = 16 bbfilt = 32.0 bits = 2 sideband = L netside = L pol = dual bbsyn = 912, 912, 880, 880, 848, 848, 816.0, 816, 784, 784, 752, 752, 720, 720, 688.0, 688 / endset / ! For reference pointing, will use $SCHED/setups/ptr7mm.set ! ========================================================== ! ================= Initial Scan Information ============= ! ========================================================== year = 2000 month = 7 day = 5 start = 02:30:00 STATIONS = VLBA_FD, VLBA_PT, VLBA_LA, VLBA_KP, VLBA_MK ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== pcal=OFF ! No useful PCAL is available at 3 mm. ! Start with two scans on 3C273. ! The first is an explicit pointing scan which is flagged with ! peak=1 (which also sets the channel from which to get the pointing ! data) and norecord. See the manual about advice to be near the ! source before the scan start time (could use DWELL). comment=' +++ Explicit continuum pointing +++ ' peak=1 norecord setup = $SCHED/setups/ptr7mm.set source='3C273' dur = 10:00 / nopeak record setup='3mm_RDBE.set' ! A recording scan: source='3C273' dur = 10:00 gap = 0:00 / ! Now demonstrate letting SCHED convert a scan to pointing. point comment=' +++ SCHED converts scan to pointing +++ ' source='3C273' dur = 3:00 gap = 1:00 / ! A recording scan source='3C273' dur = 10:00 gap = 0:00 / ! Demonstrate an explicit pointing observation on an SiO maser ! at 7mm with doppler for crd files only. comment=' +++ Explicit maser pointing +++ ' peak=1 crdnch = 2 crddop crdbw=2.0 crdch1=5 source='AHSco' linena='SiO862' dwell = 0:02:00 / crdnodop crdnch = 0 crdch1 = 0 nopeak crdbw=0.0 ! Now do 5 cycles of 2 scans each on SgrA, allowing SCHED ! to insert pointing before every other scan by leaving ! enough time and by having invoked autopeak above ! The insertion of the pointing scan(s) is triggered by the ! presence of a sufficient gap between scans (based on the ! dwell in the peaking instructions file peak.cmd). ! F I X ! ! ! ! ********************** Note that the above scan is followed ! ********************** by a 4 min gap, so autopeak inserts more ! scans. I should change that. rep=5 group=2 source=SgrA dur = 10:00 gap = 4:00 / source=SgrA dur = 10:00 gap = 0:00 / ! Now do 5 cycles of two scans like those earlier. ! Start using dwell in stead of dur just to show how. rep = 5 group = 2 source=SgrA dwell=0:10:00 gap=0:4:00 / source=SgrA dwell=0:10:00 gap=0:0:00 / ! Insert a fringe finder (strong continuum source). ! Line sources can help get close, but don't give good delays. ! There should be a automatic pointing before this. source='3C345' dwell=10:00 gap = 6:00 / ! Now do 5 more cycles of two scans like those earlier. rep = 5 group = 2 source=SgrA dwell=0:10:00 gap=0:4:00 / source=SgrA dwell=0:10:00 gap=0:0:00 / ! Final fringe finder. source='3C454.3' dwell=10:00 gap = 4:00 /