COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi Exp. Code: ro004c Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.10 Release of about Feb. 14, 2012 PI: Monica Orienti Address: Istituto di Radioastronomia Via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna-Italy Italy Phone: +39 051 639 9388 EMAIL: orienti@ira.inaf.it Fax: +39 051 639 9431 Phone during observation: +39 051 639 9388 Observing mode: Notes: ########################################################### ########## Please, make sure PHASE CAL is OFF. ############ ########################################################### Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 27 Feb 2013 Day 58 --- Next scan frequencies: 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 Next BBC frequencies: 107.49 107.49 107.49 107.49 139.49 139.49 139.49 139.49 171.49 171.49 171.49 171.49 203.49 203.49 203.49 203.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 14 00 00 0536+145 02 21 00 26.8 56.0 -3.3 0.0 0 0 14 00 00 14 05 20 --- 02 26 21 27.8 55.1 -3.2 0.0 320 41 14 00 04 14 06 00 0536+145 02 27 01 27.9 55.0 -3.2 0.0 19 41 14 06 00 14 11 20 --- 02 32 22 28.9 54.0 -3.1 0.0 320 83 14 06 04 14 12 00 0536+145 02 33 02 29.0 53.9 -3.1 0.0 19 83 14 12 00 14 17 20 --- 02 38 23 30.0 52.9 -3.0 0.0 320 124 14 12 04 14 18 00 0536+145 02 39 03 30.1 52.8 -3.0 0.0 19 124 14 18 00 14 23 20 --- 02 44 24 31.1 51.8 -2.9 0.0 320 165 14 18 04 14 24 00 0536+145 02 45 04 31.2 51.6 -2.9 0.0 19 165 14 24 00 14 29 20 --- 02 50 25 32.1 50.6 -2.8 0.0 320 206 14 24 04 14 30 00 0536+145 02 51 05 32.3 50.4 -2.8 0.0 19 206 14 30 00 14 35 20 --- 02 56 26 33.2 49.4 -2.7 0.0 320 248 14 30 04 14 36 00 0536+145 02 57 06 33.3 49.2 -2.7 0.0 19 248 14 36 00 14 41 20 --- 03 02 27 34.2 48.1 -2.6 0.0 320 289 14 36 04 14 42 20 0528+134 03 03 27 36.6 46.8 -2.5 0.0 29 289 14 42 20 14 46 50 --- 03 07 58 37.3 45.8 -2.4 0.0 270 324 14 42 24 14 47 05 0528+134 03 08 13 37.3 45.8 -2.4 0.0 -6 324 14 47 05 14 47 20 --- 03 08 28 37.4 45.7 -2.4 0.0 9 326 14 47 09 14 48 00 0536+145 03 09 08 35.3 46.7 -2.5 0.0 9 326 14 48 00 14 53 20 --- 03 14 29 36.2 45.5 -2.4 0.0 320 367 14 48 04 14 54 00 0536+145 03 15 09 36.3 45.3 -2.4 0.0 19 367 14 54 00 14 59 20 --- 03 20 30 37.1 44.1 -2.3 0.0 320 408 14 54 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 27 Feb 2013 Day 58 --- 15 00 00 0536+145 03 21 10 37.2 44.0 -2.3 0.0 19 408 15 00 00 15 05 20 --- 03 26 31 38.0 42.7 -2.2 0.0 320 450 15 00 04 15 06 00 0536+145 03 27 11 38.1 42.5 -2.2 0.0 19 450 15 06 00 15 11 20 --- 03 32 32 39.0 41.2 -2.1 0.0 320 491 15 06 04 15 12 00 0536+145 03 33 12 39.1 41.1 -2.1 0.0 19 491 15 12 00 15 17 20 --- 03 38 33 39.8 39.7 -2.0 0.0 320 532 15 12 04 15 18 00 0536+145 03 39 13 39.9 39.6 -2.0 0.0 19 532 15 18 00 15 23 20 --- 03 44 34 40.7 38.2 -1.9 0.0 320 574 15 18 04 15 24 00 0536+145 03 45 14 40.8 38.0 -1.9 0.0 19 574 15 24 00 15 29 20 --- 03 50 35 41.5 36.6 -1.8 0.0 320 615 15 24 04 15 30 00 0536+145 03 51 15 41.6 36.4 -1.8 0.0 19 615 15 30 00 15 35 20 --- 03 56 36 42.3 35.0 -1.7 0.0 320 656 15 30 04 15 36 00 0536+145 03 57 16 42.4 34.8 -1.7 0.0 19 656 15 36 00 15 41 20 --- 04 02 37 43.1 33.3 -1.6 0.0 320 697 15 36 04 15 42 00 0536+145 04 03 17 43.1 33.1 -1.6 0.0 19 697 15 42 00 15 47 20 --- 04 08 37 43.8 31.5 -1.5 0.0 320 739 15 42 04 15 48 00 0536+145 04 09 18 43.9 31.3 -1.5 0.0 19 739 15 48 00 15 53 20 --- 04 14 38 44.5 29.7 -1.4 0.0 320 780 15 48 04 15 54 00 0536+145 04 15 19 44.5 29.5 -1.4 0.0 19 780 15 54 00 15 59 20 --- 04 20 39 45.1 27.9 -1.3 0.0 320 821 15 54 04 16 00 00 0536+145 04 21 20 45.2 27.7 -1.3 0.0 19 821 16 00 00 16 05 20 --- 04 26 40 45.7 26.0 -1.2 0.0 320 863 16 00 04 16 06 00 0536+145 04 27 21 45.8 25.8 -1.2 0.0 19 863 16 06 00 16 11 20 --- 04 32 41 46.3 24.1 -1.1 0.0 320 904 16 06 04 16 12 20 0528+134 04 33 42 48.1 21.4 -1.0 0.0 29 904 16 12 20 16 16 50 --- 04 38 12 48.5 19.8 -0.9 0.0 270 939 16 12 24 16 17 05 0528+134 04 38 27 48.5 19.7 -0.9 0.0 -6 939 16 17 05 16 17 20 --- 04 38 42 48.5 19.7 -0.9 0.0 9 941 16 17 09 16 18 00 0536+145 04 39 23 46.9 21.9 -1.0 0.0 9 941 16 18 00 16 23 20 --- 04 44 43 47.3 20.1 -0.9 0.0 320 982 16 18 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 4 Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 27 Feb 2013 Day 58 --- 16 24 00 0536+145 04 45 24 47.4 19.9 -0.9 0.0 19 982 16 24 00 16 29 20 --- 04 50 44 47.8 18.1 -0.8 0.0 320 1023 16 24 04 16 30 00 0536+145 04 51 24 47.8 17.8 -0.8 0.0 19 1023 16 30 00 16 35 20 --- 04 56 45 48.2 16.0 -0.7 0.0 320 1064 16 30 04 16 36 00 0536+145 04 57 25 48.2 15.7 -0.7 0.0 19 1064 16 36 00 16 41 20 --- 05 02 46 48.5 13.8 -0.6 0.0 320 1106 16 36 04 16 42 00 0536+145 05 03 26 48.6 13.6 -0.6 0.0 19 1106 16 42 00 16 47 20 --- 05 08 47 48.8 11.7 -0.5 0.0 320 1147 16 42 04 16 48 00 0536+145 05 09 27 48.8 11.4 -0.5 0.0 19 1147 16 48 00 16 53 20 --- 05 14 48 49.1 9.5 -0.4 0.0 320 1188 16 48 04 16 54 00 0536+145 05 15 28 49.1 9.3 -0.4 0.0 19 1188 16 54 00 17 00 00 --- 05 21 29 49.3 7.1 -0.3 0.0 360 1235 16 54 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess113.K1024 Matching groups in ./freq.sess113K.dat: hh1cm LO tunable, updated DMS 06-2012 Setup group: 8 Station: HART Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 6 5 6 5 8 7 8 7 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 13 Setup file default. LO sum= 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 BBC fr= 107.49 107.49 107.49 107.49 139.49 139.49 139.49 139.49 171.49 171.49 171.49 171.49 203.49 203.49 203.49 203.49 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 Matching frequency sets: 13 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) J0530+1331 05 28 06.759218 * 05 30 56.416749 05 31 42.433622 0.10 * 0528+134 13 29 42.28877 * 13 31 55.14944 13 32 20.39757 0.10 J0530+13 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2011d Petrov, 2011, unpublished 137351 observations 0.158 scan and 12.312 baseline hours in setup: sess113.K1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 J0539+1433 05 36 51.361472 * 05 39 42.365990 05 40 28.789329 0.10 * 0536+145 14 32 10.73030 * 14 33 45.56160 14 34 00.83594 0.10 J0539+14 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2011d Petrov, 2011, unpublished 2337 observations 2.500 scan and 195.000 baseline hours in setup: sess113.K1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) 0528+134 103.6 0536+145 105.8 Barry Clark estimates from predictions by Ketan Desai of IPM scattering sizes that the Sun will cause amplitude reductions on the longest VLBA baselines at a solar distance of 60deg F^(-0.6) where F is in GHz. For common VLBI bands, this is: 327 MHz 117. deg 610 MHz 81. deg 1.6 GHz 45. deg 2.3 GHz 36. deg 5.0 GHz 23. deg 8.4 GHz 17. deg 15.0 GHz 12. deg 22.0 GHz 9. deg 43.0 GHz 6. deg