Epoch 1: bc123a Observe date : 2002JUN27/178 Reduction date : 2003 Mar 06 Using autoaips 1.0.0 on Astrud disk 1 -------------------------------- SUMMARY ---------------------------------- Phase calibrator -- nice point source. Inbeam calibrator detected as a nice compact double. Used flagging by WFB -------------------------- DETAILS OF REDUCTION ----------------------- INBEAM 1 : ib_cal_name1 = B1508+55.06 ib_cal_ra1 = 15:11:48.06076 ib_cal_dec1 = 55:41:56.2876 ib_cal_s14001= 7.1 # mJy ib_cal_sep1 = 22.6 # arcmin 1. XLOAD 2. XAPRIORI (flagging by WFB) 3. spflg sour 'J1510+5702'' docalib 2 gainuse 5 flag1 = ante=10,0;bif=2;eif=2;bchan=8;echan=8 flag2 = ante=9,0;stokes='ll';bif=4;eif=4;timer=0,4,37,0,0,4,44,28 apply flags with uvflg 4. XBPASS (using J1510+5702 as bpass calibrator) 5. XPHASE (using J1510+5702 as phase calibrator) 6. Image in-beam #1 Detected as a double peak flux 10 mJy PULSAR : name = B1508+55 DM = 19.599 epoch = 2000.0 P = 0.73968 # sec dmdist= 0.994778 # kpc S400 = 114 # mJy from pulsar catalog S1400 = 1.4 # mJy from VLA, Feb 7-9, 2002 1. XLOAD 2. XAPRIORI 3. calxfr = 'ib1' ; run XCOPY 4. Image pulsar: about 3 mJy ---------------------------- SOURCE RESULTS ------------------------- INBEAM 1 : No calibration:(brightest peak) astrud> JMFIT1: Peak intensity = 1.0597E-02 +/- 1.48E-04 JY/BEAM astrud> JMFIT1: Integral intensity= 2.0498E-02 +/- 4.10E-04 JANSKYS astrud> JMFIT1: X-position = 240.961 +/- 0.0451 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Y-position = 255.172 +/- 0.0783 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: RA 15 11 48.06290 +/- 0.00001 astrud> JMFIT1: DEC 55 41 56.2854 +/- 0.00009 astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 13.291 +/- 0.1862 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 7.347 +/- 0.1029 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 9.796 +/- 0.904 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 0.01595 +/-0.00022 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 0.00882 +/-0.00012 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 9.796 +/- 0.904 degrees No calibration: (2 gaussians) astrud> JMFIT1: Component 1-Gaussian astrud> JMFIT1: Peak intensity = 6.9980E-03 +/- 1.51E-04 JY/BEAM astrud> JMFIT1: Integral intensity= 1.0665E-02 +/- 3.51E-04 JANSKYS astrud> JMFIT1: X-position = 247.159 +/- 0.0507 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Y-position = 247.912 +/- 0.1280 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: RA 15 11 48.06202 +/- 0.00001 astrud> JMFIT1: DEC 55 41 56.2767 +/- 0.00015 astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 13.946 +/- 0.3015 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 5.517 +/- 0.1193 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 179.803 +/- 0.822 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 0.01673 +/-0.00036 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 0.00662 +/-0.00014 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 179.803 +/- 0.822 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Component 2-Gaussian astrud> JMFIT1: Peak intensity = 1.2269E-02 +/- 1.54E-04 JY/BEAM astrud> JMFIT1: Integral intensity= 1.5485E-02 +/- 3.12E-04 JANSKYS astrud> JMFIT1: X-position = 240.295 +/- 0.0285 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Y-position = 255.822 +/- 0.0637 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: RA 15 11 48.06299 +/- 0.00000 astrud> JMFIT1: DEC 55 41 56.2862 +/- 0.00008 astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 11.953 +/- 0.1501 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 5.330 +/- 0.0669 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 177.445 +/- 0.566 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 0.01434 +/-0.00018 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 0.00640 +/-0.00008 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 177.445 +/- 0.566 degrees Self cal with 5 minutes: (brightest peak) astrud> JMFIT1: Peak intensity = 1.2285E-02 +/- 1.29E-04 JY/BEAM astrud> JMFIT1: Integral intensity= 1.8324E-02 +/- 2.95E-04 JANSKYS astrud> JMFIT1: X-position = 240.372 +/- 0.0267 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Y-position = 255.092 +/- 0.0565 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: RA 15 11 48.06298 +/- 0.00000 astrud> JMFIT1: DEC 55 41 56.2853 +/- 0.00007 astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 12.663 +/- 0.1331 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 5.944 +/- 0.0625 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 3.405 +/- 0.513 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 0.01520 +/-0.00016 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 0.00713 +/-0.00007 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 3.405 +/- 0.513 degrees (2 gaussian) astrud> JMFIT1: Component 1-Gaussian astrud> JMFIT1: Peak intensity = 7.8598E-03 +/- 1.30E-04 JY/BEAM astrud> JMFIT1: Integral intensity= 1.1044E-02 +/- 2.84E-04 JANSKYS astrud> JMFIT1: X-position = 246.933 +/- 0.0391 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Y-position = 247.114 +/- 0.0892 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: RA 15 11 48.06205 +/- 0.00001 astrud> JMFIT1: DEC 55 41 56.2757 +/- 0.00011 astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 12.711 +/- 0.2100 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 5.578 +/- 0.0921 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 0.420 +/- 0.728 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 0.01525 +/-0.00025 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 0.00669 +/-0.00011 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 0.420 +/- 0.728 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Component 2-Gaussian astrud> JMFIT1: Peak intensity = 1.3002E-02 +/- 1.32E-04 JY/BEAM astrud> JMFIT1: Integral intensity= 1.5886E-02 +/- 2.61E-04 JANSKYS astrud> JMFIT1: X-position = 240.103 +/- 0.0221 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Y-position = 255.440 +/- 0.0516 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: RA 15 11 48.06301 +/- 0.00000 astrud> JMFIT1: DEC 55 41 56.2857 +/- 0.00006 astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 12.007 +/- 0.1216 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 5.134 +/- 0.0520 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 177.952 +/- 0.429 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 0.01441 +/-0.00015 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 0.00616 +/-0.00006 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 177.952 +/- 0.429 degrees Pulsar B1508+55 No in-beam cal: astrud> JMFIT1: Peak intensity = 2.8408E-03 +/- 5.69E-05 JY/BEAM astrud> JMFIT1: Integral intensity= 3.9191E-03 +/- 1.23E-04 JANSKYS astrud> JMFIT1: X-position = 288.076 +/- 0.0506 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Y-position = 286.646 +/- 0.1024 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: RA 15 09 25.62574 +/- 0.00001 astrud> JMFIT1: DEC 55 31 32.3652 +/- 0.00012 astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 12.110 +/- 0.2426 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 5.802 +/- 0.1162 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 172.940 +/- 1.009 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 0.01453 +/-0.00029 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 0.00696 +/-0.00014 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 172.940 +/- 1.009 degrees With in-beam cal: astrud> JMFIT1: Peak intensity = 2.8888E-03 +/- 5.00E-05 JY/BEAM astrud> JMFIT1: Integral intensity= 3.7885E-03 +/- 1.04E-04 JANSKYS astrud> JMFIT1: X-position = 287.754 +/- 0.0419 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Y-position = 286.056 +/- 0.0880 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: RA 15 09 25.62579 +/- 0.00001 astrud> JMFIT1: DEC 55 31 32.3645 +/- 0.00011 astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 12.027 +/- 0.2084 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 5.557 +/- 0.0963 pixels astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 173.123 +/- 0.825 degrees astrud> JMFIT1: Major axis = 0.01443 +/-0.00025 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Minor axis = 0.00667 +/-0.00012 asec astrud> JMFIT1: Position angle = 173.123 +/- 0.825 degrees ------------------------------ OBSERVE LOG ---------------------------------- VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY OBSERVING LOG -------------------------------------- Project: BC123A Observer: S. Chatterjee Project type: VLBA Obs filename: bc123acrd.* Date/Day: 2002JUN27/178 Ants Used: SC HN NL FD LA PT KP OV BR MK =UT-Time===Comment===============================================MF#===%AD==AMD= Operator is Jim Ogle. VCLOCK okay. 0252 Begin. 0255 MK reports clear sky. 0300 *SC bad readbacks on track 33. Others okay. 0334-0338 *MK head position error on drive #1. 08943 100 4 0338 Switched MK to drive #2. 0338 %Raining at SC. 0340-0341 *PT autostowed, power glitch? COM 100 1 0349 %High wind gusts at MK. 0253 End. Notes: * = Entries where data was affected. % = Entries where data may have been affected. & = Entries where the site tech was called out. wea = Weather entries: MF# = Maintenance form or major downtime category associated with a problem. %AD = The percentage of an antenna affected by a problem. AMD = Total antenna-minutes downtime for a problem. Tsys = TP/SP x Tcal/2 -------------------------------- TABLE LOG ---------------------------------- CL1 : Given PC1 : Given TY1 : Given GC1 : Given FG1 : Given NX1 : Given NX1* : INDXR -- to un-split scans GC2 : TAMRG TY2 : TAMRG PC2 : TAMRG SN1 : ACCOR CL2 : CLCAL accor (CL1 x SN1) SN2 : APCAL CL3 : CLCAL apcal (CL2 x SN2) CL4 : TACOP CL3 CL4* : CLCOR: pang 1 0 CL5 : TECOR FG1* : UVFLG ante=10,0;bif=2;eif=2;bchan=8;echan=8 FG1* : UVFLG ante=9,0;stokes='ll';bif=4;eif=4;timer=0,4,37,0,0,4,44,28 FG1* : uvmln SN3 : FRING J1510+5702 SN4 : SNSMO SN3 CL6 : CLCAL fring J1510+5702 (CL5 x SN4) SPLIT J1510+5702 CL6 FG1 BP0 SN5 : FRING J1510+5702 SN6 : SNSMO SN5 CL7 : CLCAL fring J1510+5702 (CL5 x SN6) SN7 : CALIB A&P J1510+5702 CL8 : CLCAL calib A&P J1510+5702 (CL7 x SN7) BP1 : BPASS J1510+5702 SN8 : FRING J1510+5702 SN9 : SNSMO SN8 CL9 : CLCAL fring J1510+5702 (CL5 x SN9) SN10 : CALIB A&P J1510+5702 CL10 : CLCAL calib A&P J1510+5702 (CL9 x SN10) SPLIT J1510+5702 CL10 FG1 BP1 SPLIT B1508+55.PT CL10 FG1 BP1 SPLIT B1508+55.PT CL10 FG1 BP1 SPLIT J1545+5135 CL10 FG1 BP1 SPLIT J1551+5806 CL10 FG1 BP1 SPLIT J1436+6336 CL10 FG1 BP1 SPLIT J1429+5406 CL10 FG1 BP1