! ========================================================== ! ========== Example keyin format file for a ============= ! ========== spectral-line experiment (5 cm) ============= ! ========== This one includes the EVLA ============= ! ========================================================== ! ========================================================== ! ================= Cover Information ==================== ! ========================================================== version = 1 expt = 'EVN observations of my favourite methanol source' expcode = 'eg5cm' 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 = 'Observations of a methanol source at 5cm (32 Mb/s)' note1 = 'Place additional information here (note2-4 available)' ! ========================================================== ! ============== Correlator Information ================== ! ========================================================== correl = 'JIVE' coravg = 2 corchan = 1024 cornant = 6 corpol = 'off' 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 = JODRELL2,CAMBG32M,EFLSBERG,ONSALA85,MEDICINA,TORUN, VLA27 ! ========================================================== ! =================== Source Catalog ===================== ! ========================================================== ! Get source coordinates for fringe finders, phase-reference ! source, etc, from the DEFAULT catalog srcfile = $SCHED/catalogs/sources.vlba ! But my favourite methanol source isn't in the DEFAULT ! catalog so I shall specify that separately ! The source velocity is specified for Doppler tracking srccat / source='w51' ra=19:23:43.96417 dec=14:30:34.9687 equinox='j2000' vel=57.0 / endcat / ! ========================================================== ! ==================== Line Information =================== ! ========================================================== ! define rest frequencies of the line to be observed lineinit / lineset = 'ch3oh' restfreq = 6668.5192 / endlines / ! choose this line for Doppler tracking linename = 'ch3oh' doppler ! ========================================================== ! ==================== Setup Information =================== ! ========================================================== ! Get frequency information from the DEFAULT catalog freqfile = '$SCHED/catalogs/freq.dat' ! Construct frequency setup ! 4 2-MHz channels (2 freq x 2 pol), 2-bit sampling => 32 Mb/s ! All channels record the same frequency - duplicate data can be used ! in case of dead tracks ! 'freqoff' settings are overidden when using Doppler tracking, ! but this technique makes Sched produce duplicate channels setinit='eo999.5cm' / nchan = 4 bbfilter = 2.0 bits = 2 pol = 'dual' freqref = 6668.0 freqoff = 0.0, 0.0, 2.0, 2.0 pcal = 'off' barrel = roll_off / ! VLA setup. Must use the DDC. The other stations are using the ! legacy system. station = VLA27, VLA1 format = 'VDIF' ifchan = A, C, B, D FE = '6cm','6cm','6cm','6cm' firstlo = 6010.10, 6010.10, 6010.10, 6010.10 dbe=widar / endset / ! ========================================================== ! ================= Initial Scan Information ============= ! ========================================================== year=2002 month=12 day=25 start=07:00:00 ! ========================================================== ! ======================== The Scans ===================== ! ========================================================== ! Pass 1F(orward) source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 setup='eo999.5cm' dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 2R(everse) source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 3F source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 4R - includes observations of a fringe-finder (J2005+7752) ! and a bright unresolved source for amplitude calibration purposes ! (J1557-0001) ! The gap of 10 minutes can be used for an Ef pointing check vlamode=va source='J2005+7752' dur=00:08:00 gap=00:05:00 dopsrc='w51' / source='J1557-0001' dur=00:03:00 gap=00:10:00 dopsrc='w51' / source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 5 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 5F source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 6R source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 7F source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 8R source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 9F source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 10R source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 11F - includes observations of a fringe-finder (3C454.3) ! and a bright unresolved source for amplitude calibration purposes ! (J2320+0513) ! The gap of 8 minutes can be used for an Ef pointing check vlamode=va source='3c454.3' dur=00:08:00 gap=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' / source='J2320+0513' dur=00:03:00 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' / source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 5 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 12R source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 13F source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! Pass 14R source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 gap=00:02:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 gap=00:00:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / group 2 repeat 7 source 'J1922+1530' dur=00:01:30 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=va / source='w51' dur=00:04:00 dopsrc='w51' vlamode=vx / ! ========================================================== ! ====================== End of keyin file =============== ! ==========================================================