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OBSERVATIONAL STATUS
In accordance with NRAO's policy for data access to large proposals, we make all of our data publically available within approximately eight weeks of observation. This includes the final polarized and total intensity images, as well as the calibrated visibility data.  Below we summarize the status of our individual observing epochs, each of which spans 24 hours.

The MOJAVE-I observations (BL111, BL123; 2002-2006) were optimized for obtaining suitably high-dynamic range, full-polarization images on a sample of 135 sources at reasonable intervals for measuring superluminal motion.  We provide a full description of our observing and scheduling strategies, as well as a sample calibration pipeline script.

The MOJAVE observations in 2006 (BL137A-L) followed the same strategy, but with an extended sample (192 sources), and polarimetric observations at 8.1, 8.4, 12.1 and 15.3 GHz. The scan lengths were chosen to achieve roughly the same image rms at each frequency.

The MOJAVE-II (Fermi Era) observations of the extended sample, beginning in 2007 (BL137R and onwards) are carried out at 15.3 GHz only, with 30 AGN being observed in each 24 hour session.

For the purposes of polarization calibration, we maintain the following lists:
1. Sources that should NOT be used as polarization leakage calibrators.  The polarization structure of these sources is either too complex for the linearized D-term model (LPCAL) or their structure is not sufficiently core-dominated.

2. Sources that are good EVPA calibrators. These highly core-dominated sources have shown consistently good correspondence between the integrated VLBA EVPA and  near-simultaneous EVPA measurements at the U. Michigan radio observatory since 2002.

In the table below, the "AN Table" column has links to the AN table at each epoch containing the leakage term corrections. Note that these are uncorrected for the instrumental EVPA offset. The amount of EVPA rotation required in degrees at the appropriate reference antenna is indicated.  We provide a PERL script that rotates and plots these leakage terms.


Experiment Code Source List Observation Date Bitrate (Mbps) # of
Sources
AN Table Ref. Ant. VLBA Log Status
Reduced by
BL149CH  sourcesqueued51230  
 
in queueMLL
BL149CG  sources2010-01-1651230  logfile being reducedYYK/ABP
BL149CF  sources2009-12-2651230-9.6 FD logfile  reducedYYK/ABP
BL149CE sources2009-12-1751230-69.8PTlogfile  reducedMLL
BL149CD
sources2009-12-10
51230-12.7 FD
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149CC
sources2009-10-27
51230-19.7 FD
logfile reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149CB

2009-10-03
512 

logfile  re-observed
(bad weather)
BL149CA

2009-09-22
512  

logfile  uncorrelated
(missing SC)
BL149BR
sources 2009-08-19
512 30 +45.6 PT
logfile reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BQ
sources 2009-07-23
512 30 -76.2 LA
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BP
sources 2009-07-05
512 30 +29.4
KP
logfile reduced
MLL
BL149BO
sources 2009-06-25
512 29 +30.2 KP
logfile  reduced
MLL
BL149BN
sources 2009-06-15
512 30 -14.2 FD
logfile reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BM
sources 2009-06-03
512 30 +28.4 KP
logfile reduced
MLL
BL149BL
sources 2009-05-28
512 30 -74.2 LA
logfile reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BK
sources 2009-05-02
512 30 -47.7 FD
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BJ
sources 2009-03-25
512 30 -42.1 FD
logfile  reduced
MLL
BL149BI
sources 2009-02-25
512 30 -69.4 LA
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BH
sources 2009-01-30
512 25 -67.9 LA
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BG
sources 2009-01-07
512 25 -43.6 FD
logfile  reduced
MLL
BL149BF
sources 2008-11-26
512 25 -43.9 FD
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP/MLL
BL149BE
sources 2008-11-19
512 25 -79.9 LA
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BD
sources 2008-10-03
512 25 -73.4 LA
logfile reduced
MLL
BL149BC
sources 2008-09-12
256 25 -15.2 PT
logfile reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BB
sources 2008-08-25
256 25 -14.8 LA
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149BA
sources 2008-08-06
256 25 -14.4 PT
logfile  reduced
MLL
BL149AL
sources 2008-07-30 256 25 -14.4 PT
logfile reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149AK
sources 2008-07-17
256 25 -13.8 PT
logfile reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149AJ
sources 2008-06-25
256 25 -14.1 PT
logfile  reduced MLL
BL149AI
sources 2008-05-30
256 25 -48.0 FD
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149AO
sources 2008-05-01
256 25 -14.0 PT
logfile  reduced
YYK/ABP
BL149AG
sources 2007-09-06
256 25 -48.0 FD
logfile reduced
MLL
BL149AM
sources 2007-08-24
256 25 -14.3 PT
logfile  reduced
YYK
BL149AF
sources 2007-08-16
256 25 -49.4 FD
logfile reduced
MLL
BL149AE
sources 2007-08-09
256 25 -49.1 FD
logfile reduced
YYK/TKS
BL149AD

2007-07-16
256

logfile re-observed as BL149AM

BL149AC
sources 2007-07-03
256 25 -49.0 FD
logfile  reduced
YYK/TKS
BL149AB sources 2007-06-10 128 25 36.1 KP
logfile  reduced
MLL
BL149AA sources 2007-06-03 128 25 −16.5 PT
logfile  reduced
YYK/TKS
BL137Q sources 2007-04-18 128 25 −98.7 NL
logfile reduced MLL
BL137P sources 2007-03-28 128 25 −49.4 FD
logfile reduced YYK/TKS
BL137O sources 2007-03-02 128 25 36.5 KP logfile reduced MLL
BL137N sources 2007-02-05 128 25 −47.5 FD logfile reduced YYK/TKS
BL137R sources 2007-01-06 128 25 27.5 OV logfile reduced MLL
BL137L sources 2006-12-01 128 18 −50.5 FD logfile reduced YYK
BL137K sources 2006-11-10 128 18 −46.6 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL137J sources 2006-10-06 128 18 −48.3 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL137I sources 2006-09-06 128 18 −14.9 PT logfile reduced MLL
BL137H sources 2006-08-09 128 18 −48.4 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL137G sources 2006-07-07 128 18 −49.1 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL137F sources 2006-06-15 128 18 −49.2 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL137E sources 2006-05-24 128 18 −47.3 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL137D sources 2006-04-28 128 18 −53.7 FD logfile reduced MLL/DCH
BL137C sources 2006-04-05 128 18 30.9 KP logfile reduced MLL/DCH
BL137B sources 2006-03-09 128 18 −14.5 PT logfile reduced MLL
BL137A sources 2006-02-12 128 18 −18.8 PT logfile reduced MLL
BL123Q sources 2005-12-22 128 18 −53.0 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL123P sources 2005-11-07 128 18 −48.8 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL123L sources 2005-10-29 128 18 −48.9 FD logfile reduced YYK
BL123O sources 2005-09-23 128 18 −49.8 FD logfile reduced NKM/MLL
BL123N sources 2005-09-19 128 18 −57.5 FD logfile reduced MLL/YYK
BL123M sources 2005-09-16 128 18 −89.8 LA logfile reduced NKM/MLL
BL123K sources 2005-09-05 128 18 −19.4 PT logfile reduced NKM/MLL
BL123J sources 2005-07-24 128 18 −50.0 FD logfile reduced NKM/MLL
BL123I sources 2005-06-15 128 18 −47.1 FD logfile reduced NKM/MLL
BL123H sources 2005-06-03 128 18 −31.2 PT logfile reduced NKM/MLL
BL123G sources 2005-05-26 128 18 −11.7 PT logfile reduced NKM/MLL
BL123F sources 2005-05-13 128 18 −48.9 FD logfile reduced NKM/MLL
BL123E sources 2005-04-21 128 18 −51.9 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL123D sources 2005-03-23 128 18 −48.9 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL123C sources 2005-03-05 128 18 −49.5 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL123B sources 2005-02-05 128 18 37.3 KP logfile reduced MLL
BL123A sources 2005-01-06 128 18 33.3 LA logfile reduced MLL
BL111Q sources 2004-12-02 128 18 −16.0 PT logfile reduced MLL
BL111P sources 2004-10-18 128 18 86.8 LA logfile reduced MLL
BL111O sources 2004-09-11 128 18 −15.0 PT logfile reduced MLL
BL111N sources 2004-08-09 128 18 −89.4 LA logfile reduced MLL
BL111M sources 2004-06-11 128 18 −16.0 PT logfile reduced NKM/MLL
BL111L sources 2004-04-10 128 18 −98.3 NL
logfile reduced MLL
BL111K sources 2004-02-11 128 18 −13.0 PT logfile reduced MLL
BL111J sources 2003-08-28 128 18 −48.7 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL111I sources 2003-06-15 128 18 −50.3 FD logfile reduced MLL
BL111H sources 2003-05-09 128 18 −16.8 PT logfile reduced DCH
BL111G sources 2003-03-29 128 18 68.0 PT logfile reduced MLL
BL111F sources 2003-03-01 128 18 −51.1 FD logfile reduced DCH/MLL
BL111E sources 2003-02-05 128 18 88.4 LA logfile reduced MLL
BL111D sources 2002-11-23 128 18 −48.9 FD logfile reduced DCH
BL111C sources 2002-10-09 128 18 −16.8 PT logfile reduced MLL
BL111B sources 2002-06-15 128 18 39.8 FD logfile reduced DCH/MLL
BL111A sources 2002-05-31 128 18 45.3 PT logfile reduced MLL



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