COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Experiment: GK052 Ultra-Deep Polarization Imaging of M87. Kim et al. Exp. Code: GK052 Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Jae-Young Kim Address: Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Auf dem Huegel 69 53121 Bonn Germany Phone: +49-228-525-387 EMAIL: jykim@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: +49-228-525-229 Phone during observation: +49-228-525-387 Observing mode: continuum global VLBI at 7mm Notes: Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 2 GK052 Ultra-Deep Polarization Imaging of M87. Kim et al. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 2 Feb 2018 Day 33 --- ---------- Segment (C). Ef+Ys+Mh+KVN+GBT+VLBA (0430-0630) ---------- Next scan frequencies: 43040.00 43040.00 43104.00 43104.00 43168.00 43168.00 43232.00 43232.00 Next BBC frequencies: 640.00 640.00 704.00 704.00 768.00 768.00 832.00 832.00 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 04 30 00 M87 08 31 21 30.1 101.7 -4.0 -47.2 0 0 04 30 00 04 35 00 --- 08 36 22 31.0 102.7 -3.9 -47.0 300 77 04 30 01 04 36 00 M87 08 37 22 31.2 102.9 -3.9 -46.9 54 77 04 36 00 04 41 00 --- 08 42 23 32.1 103.9 -3.8 -46.7 300 155 04 36 01 04 47 00 1156+295 08 48 24 49.4 93.7 -3.2 -56.8 315 155 04 47 00 04 50 00 --- 08 51 24 50.0 94.2 -3.2 -56.7 180 201 04 47 01 04 52 00 M87 08 53 25 34.0 106.1 -3.6 -46.0 76 201 04 52 00 04 57 00 --- 08 58 26 34.9 107.1 -3.6 -45.7 300 278 04 52 01 04 58 00 M87 08 59 26 35.1 107.3 -3.5 -45.7 54 278 04 58 00 05 03 00 --- 09 04 27 36.0 108.4 -3.5 -45.3 300 356 04 58 01 05 09 00 1156+295 09 10 28 53.4 97.9 -2.8 -56.1 315 356 05 09 00 05 11 30 --- 09 12 58 53.9 98.4 -2.8 -56.0 150 394 05 09 01 05 13 30 M87 09 14 58 37.8 110.7 -3.3 -44.5 75 394 05 13 30 05 18 30 --- 09 19 59 38.6 111.8 -3.2 -44.1 300 471 05 13 31 05 24 30 3C279 09 26 00 21.8 121.5 -3.5 -38.9 312 471 05 24 30 05 27 30 --- 09 29 01 22.2 122.1 -3.5 -38.6 180 518 05 24 31 05 29 30 M87 09 31 01 40.5 114.3 -3.0 -43.1 72 518 05 29 30 05 34 30 --- 09 36 02 41.3 115.5 -2.9 -42.6 300 595 05 29 31 05 35 30 M87 09 37 02 41.5 115.8 -2.9 -42.4 54 595 05 35 30 05 40 30 --- 09 42 03 42.3 117.0 -2.8 -41.9 300 672 05 35 31 05 46 30 1156+295 09 48 04 60.2 106.6 -2.2 -53.5 314 672 05 46 30 05 49 00 --- 09 50 34 60.6 107.2 -2.2 -53.2 150 711 05 46 31 05 51 00 M87 09 52 34 44.0 119.6 -2.7 -40.6 74 711 05 51 00 05 56 00 --- 09 57 35 44.8 120.9 -2.6 -40.0 300 788 05 51 01 05 57 00 M87 09 58 35 45.0 121.2 -2.6 -39.9 54 788 05 57 00 06 02 00 --- 10 03 36 45.7 122.5 -2.5 -39.2 300 866 05 57 01 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 3 GK052 Ultra-Deep Polarization Imaging of M87. Kim et al. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 2 Feb 2018 Day 33 --- 06 08 00 3C279 10 09 37 28.2 131.1 -2.8 -33.7 311 866 06 08 00 06 11 00 --- 10 12 38 28.6 131.8 -2.7 -33.3 180 912 06 08 01 06 13 00 M87 10 14 38 47.4 125.6 -2.3 -37.5 70 912 06 13 00 06 18 00 --- 10 19 39 48.1 127.1 -2.2 -36.7 300 989 06 13 01 06 19 00 M87 10 20 39 48.3 127.4 -2.2 -36.6 54 989 06 19 00 06 24 00 --- 10 25 40 49.0 128.9 -2.1 -35.7 300 1067 06 19 01 ---------- Segment (D). Ef+Ys+Mh+KVN+GBT+VLBA+Y27 (0630-0930) ---------- 06 30 00 1156+295 10 31 41 67.5 120.5 -1.5 -46.2 313 1067 06 30 00 06 36 30 --- 10 38 12 68.5 123.2 -1.4 -44.6 390 1167 06 30 01 06 38 30 M87 10 40 12 51.0 133.4 -1.9 -33.0 73 1167 06 38 30 06 43 30 --- 10 45 13 51.7 135.1 -1.8 -31.9 300 1244 06 38 31 06 44 30 M87 10 46 13 51.8 135.4 -1.8 -31.7 54 1244 06 44 30 06 49 30 --- 10 51 14 52.4 137.1 -1.7 -30.7 300 1322 06 44 31 06 55 30 1156+295 10 57 15 71.3 132.2 -1.1 -38.4 312 1322 06 55 30 06 58 30 --- 11 00 16 71.7 133.9 -1.0 -37.2 180 1368 06 55 31 07 00 30 M87 11 02 16 53.8 141.0 -1.5 -28.1 72 1368 07 00 30 07 05 30 --- 11 07 17 54.3 142.9 -1.4 -26.9 300 1445 07 00 31 07 06 30 M87 11 08 17 54.4 143.3 -1.4 -26.6 54 1445 07 06 30 07 11 30 --- 11 13 18 55.0 145.2 -1.3 -25.3 300 1523 07 06 31 07 17 00 3C279 11 18 49 36.3 149.1 -1.6 -22.2 279 1523 07 17 00 07 17 30 --- 11 19 19 36.4 149.2 -1.6 -22.1 30 1530 07 17 01 07 20 30 3C279 11 22 19 36.7 150.1 -1.6 -21.5 174 1530 07 20 30 07 23 30 --- 11 25 20 36.9 151.0 -1.5 -20.9 180 1577 07 20 31 07 25 30 M87 11 27 20 56.3 150.7 -1.1 -21.5 69 1577 07 25 30 07 30 30 --- 11 32 21 56.8 152.8 -1.0 -20.0 300 1654 07 25 31 07 36 30 1156+295 11 38 22 75.5 160.4 -0.4 -16.4 311 1654 07 36 30 07 39 30 --- 11 41 22 75.7 162.9 -0.3 -14.3 180 1700 07 36 31 07 41 30 M87 11 43 23 57.6 157.5 -0.8 -16.6 71 1700 07 41 30 07 46 30 --- 11 48 23 58.0 159.7 -0.7 -15.0 300 1778 07 41 31 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 4 GK052 Ultra-Deep Polarization Imaging of M87. Kim et al. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 2 Feb 2018 Day 33 --- 07 47 30 M87 11 49 24 58.0 160.2 -0.7 -14.7 54 1778 07 47 30 07 52 30 --- 11 54 24 58.3 162.4 -0.6 -13.1 300 1855 07 47 31 07 58 00 3C279 11 59 55 39.5 161.4 -1.0 -13.6 279 1855 07 58 00 07 58 30 --- 12 00 25 39.5 161.6 -0.9 -13.4 30 1863 07 58 01 08 01 30 3C279 12 03 26 39.7 162.5 -0.9 -12.8 174 1863 08 01 30 08 04 30 --- 12 06 26 39.8 163.5 -0.8 -12.1 180 1909 08 01 31 08 06 30 M87 12 08 27 58.9 168.9 -0.4 -8.3 69 1909 08 06 30 08 11 30 --- 12 13 28 59.1 171.3 -0.3 -6.5 300 1986 08 06 31 08 17 30 1156+295 12 19 29 75.7 197.0 0.3 14.2 314 1986 08 17 30 08 20 30 --- 12 22 29 75.5 199.6 0.4 16.3 180 2033 08 17 31 08 22 30 M87 12 24 29 59.3 176.5 -0.1 -2.6 76 2033 08 22 30 08 27 30 --- 12 29 30 59.4 178.9 -0.0 -0.8 300 2110 08 22 31 08 28 30 M87 12 30 30 59.4 179.4 -0.0 -0.4 54 2110 08 28 30 08 33 30 --- 12 35 31 59.3 181.8 0.1 1.4 300 2187 08 28 31 08 39 00 3C279 12 41 02 41.0 174.7 -0.3 -3.9 281 2187 08 39 00 08 39 30 --- 12 41 32 41.1 174.9 -0.3 -3.8 30 2195 08 39 01 08 42 30 3C279 12 44 33 41.1 175.8 -0.2 -3.1 174 2195 08 42 30 08 45 30 --- 12 47 33 41.1 176.8 -0.2 -2.3 180 2241 08 42 31 08 47 30 M87 12 49 33 59.1 188.5 0.3 6.4 72 2241 08 47 30 08 52 30 --- 12 54 34 59.0 190.9 0.4 8.1 300 2319 08 47 31 08 58 30 1156+295 13 00 35 71.7 226.1 1.0 37.2 322 2319 08 58 30 09 01 30 --- 13 03 36 71.3 227.7 1.1 38.3 180 2365 08 58 31 09 03 30 M87 13 05 36 58.5 196.0 0.6 11.9 84 2365 09 03 30 09 08 30 --- 13 10 37 58.2 198.3 0.6 13.6 300 2442 09 03 31 09 09 30 M87 13 11 37 58.2 198.7 0.7 13.9 54 2442 09 09 30 09 14 30 --- 13 16 38 57.9 200.9 0.7 15.5 300 2520 09 09 31 09 20 30 1156+295 13 22 39 68.5 236.8 1.4 44.5 326 2520 09 20 30 09 23 30 --- 13 25 39 68.0 238.1 1.4 45.3 180 2566 09 20 31 09 24 00 1156+295 13 26 09 68.0 238.3 1.4 45.5 24 2566 09 24 00 09 27 00 --- 13 29 10 67.5 239.5 1.5 46.2 180 2612 09 24 01 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 5 GK052 Ultra-Deep Polarization Imaging of M87. Kim et al. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 2 Feb 2018 Day 33 --- ---------- Segment (E). VLBA+GBT+Y27 (0930-1530) ---------- 09 30 00 M87 13 32 10 56.7 207.6 1.0 20.3 148 2612 09 30 00 09 36 00 --- 13 38 11 56.1 210.1 1.1 22.1 360 2705 09 30 01 09 38 00 3C279 13 40 12 40.2 194.1 0.7 10.3 77 2705 09 38 00 09 41 00 --- 13 43 12 40.1 195.0 0.8 11.0 180 2752 09 38 01 09 43 00 M87 13 45 13 55.5 212.9 1.2 24.0 77 2752 09 43 00 09 48 00 --- 13 50 13 55.0 214.9 1.3 25.4 300 2829 09 43 01 09 49 00 M87 13 51 14 54.9 215.2 1.3 25.6 54 2829 09 49 00 09 54 00 --- 13 56 14 54.3 217.1 1.4 26.9 300 2906 09 49 01 09 57 30 1156+295 13 59 45 62.4 249.8 2.0 51.9 179 2906 09 57 30 10 00 30 --- 14 02 45 61.9 250.7 2.0 52.3 180 2953 09 57 31 10 04 00 M87 14 06 16 53.2 220.8 1.6 29.3 179 2953 10 04 00 10 09 00 --- 14 11 17 52.6 222.6 1.7 30.4 300 3030 10 04 01 10 10 00 M87 14 12 17 52.4 222.9 1.7 30.7 54 3030 10 10 00 10 15 00 --- 14 17 18 51.8 224.6 1.8 31.7 300 3107 10 10 01 10 17 00 M87 14 19 18 51.5 225.3 1.8 32.2 114 3107 10 17 00 10 23 00 --- 14 25 19 50.7 227.2 1.9 33.4 360 3200 10 17 01 10 24 00 3C279 14 26 19 37.2 208.3 1.5 20.4 22 3200 10 24 00 10 27 00 --- 14 29 20 36.9 209.1 1.5 21.0 180 3246 10 24 01 10 29 00 M87 14 31 20 49.9 229.2 2.0 34.5 82 3246 10 29 00 10 34 00 --- 14 36 21 49.2 230.7 2.1 35.4 300 3324 10 29 01 10 35 00 M87 14 37 21 49.1 231.0 2.1 35.6 54 3324 10 35 00 10 40 00 --- 14 42 22 48.4 232.5 2.2 36.5 300 3401 10 35 01 10 42 30 1156+295 14 44 52 54.4 260.9 2.7 55.9 122 3401 10 42 30 10 45 30 --- 14 47 53 53.9 261.6 2.8 56.0 180 3447 10 42 31 10 48 00 M87 14 50 23 47.2 234.8 2.3 37.8 122 3447 10 48 00 10 53 00 --- 14 55 24 46.4 236.2 2.4 38.5 300 3524 10 48 01 10 54 00 M87 14 56 24 46.3 236.5 2.4 38.7 54 3524 10 54 00 10 59 00 --- 15 01 25 45.5 237.9 2.5 39.4 300 3602 10 54 01 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 6 GK052 Ultra-Deep Polarization Imaging of M87. Kim et al. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 2 Feb 2018 Day 33 --- 11 01 00 M87 15 03 25 45.2 238.4 2.5 39.7 114 3602 11 01 00 11 07 00 --- 15 09 26 44.2 240.0 2.6 40.5 360 3695 11 01 01 11 08 00 3C279 15 10 27 32.6 220.4 2.2 28.5 26 3695 11 08 00 11 11 00 --- 15 13 27 32.2 221.2 2.3 29.0 180 3741 11 08 01 11 13 00 M87 15 15 27 43.3 241.5 2.7 41.2 87 3741 11 13 00 11 18 00 --- 15 20 28 42.5 242.8 2.8 41.8 300 3818 11 13 01 11 19 00 M87 15 21 28 42.3 243.0 2.8 41.9 54 3818 11 19 00 11 24 00 --- 15 26 29 41.5 244.3 2.9 42.5 300 3895 11 19 01 11 26 30 1156+295 15 29 00 46.4 269.3 3.5 56.9 124 3895 11 26 30 11 29 30 --- 15 32 00 45.9 269.8 3.5 57.0 180 3942 11 26 31 11 32 00 M87 15 34 30 40.1 246.2 3.0 43.3 124 3942 11 32 00 11 37 00 --- 15 39 31 39.3 247.3 3.1 43.7 300 4019 11 32 01 11 38 00 M87 15 40 31 39.1 247.5 3.1 43.8 54 4019 11 38 00 11 43 00 --- 15 45 32 38.3 248.7 3.2 44.3 300 4096 11 38 01 11 45 00 M87 15 47 33 37.9 249.1 3.3 44.4 114 4096 11 45 00 11 51 00 --- 15 53 34 36.9 250.4 3.4 44.9 360 4189 11 45 01 11 52 00 3C279 15 54 34 26.8 231.2 3.0 35.0 30 4189 11 52 00 11 55 00 --- 15 57 34 26.4 231.9 3.0 35.4 180 4236 11 52 01 11 57 00 M87 15 59 35 35.9 251.7 3.5 45.4 90 4236 11 57 00 12 02 00 --- 16 04 35 35.0 252.8 3.5 45.7 300 4313 11 57 01 12 03 00 M87 16 05 36 34.8 253.0 3.6 45.8 54 4313 12 03 00 12 08 00 --- 16 10 36 33.9 254.0 3.6 46.1 300 4390 12 03 01 12 10 30 1156+295 16 13 07 38.3 276.4 4.2 56.4 126 4390 12 10 30 12 13 30 --- 16 16 07 37.8 276.9 4.3 56.3 180 4437 12 10 31 12 16 00 M87 16 18 38 32.5 255.6 3.8 46.5 126 4437 12 16 00 12 21 00 --- 16 23 39 31.6 256.6 3.9 46.8 300 4514 12 16 01 12 22 00 M87 16 24 39 31.4 256.8 3.9 46.8 54 4514 12 22 00 12 27 00 --- 16 29 40 30.5 257.8 4.0 47.1 300 4591 12 22 01 12 29 00 M87 16 31 40 30.2 258.2 4.0 47.2 114 4591 12 29 00 12 35 00 --- 16 37 41 29.1 259.3 4.1 47.4 360 4684 12 29 01 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 7 GK052 Ultra-Deep Polarization Imaging of M87. Kim et al. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 2 Feb 2018 Day 33 --- 12 36 00 3C279 16 38 41 20.1 240.7 3.7 39.9 32 4684 12 36 00 12 39 00 --- 16 41 41 19.6 241.3 3.7 40.2 180 4730 12 36 01 12 41 00 M87 16 43 42 28.0 260.5 4.2 47.6 93 4730 12 41 00 12 46 00 --- 16 48 43 27.1 261.4 4.3 47.8 300 4808 12 41 01 12 47 00 M87 16 49 43 26.9 261.6 4.3 47.8 54 4808 12 47 00 12 52 00 --- 16 54 44 26.0 262.5 4.4 48.0 300 4885 12 47 01 12 54 30 1156+295 16 57 14 30.4 283.0 4.9 54.8 127 4885 12 54 30 12 57 30 --- 17 00 15 29.9 283.5 5.0 54.6 180 4931 12 54 31 13 00 00 M87 17 02 45 24.6 263.9 4.5 48.2 127 4931 13 00 00 13 05 00 --- 17 07 46 23.7 264.8 4.6 48.3 300 5008 13 00 01 13 06 00 M87 17 08 46 23.5 265.0 4.6 48.3 54 5008 13 06 00 13 11 00 --- 17 13 47 22.6 265.9 4.7 48.4 300 5086 13 06 01 13 13 00 M87 17 15 47 22.2 266.2 4.7 48.4 114 5086 13 13 00 13 19 00 --- 17 21 48 21.1 267.3 4.8 48.5 360 5179 13 13 01 13 20 00 3C279 17 22 48 12.8 249.2 4.4 43.5 34 5179 13 20 00 13 23 00 --- 17 25 49 12.3 249.8 4.5 43.7 180 5225 13 20 01 13 25 00 M87 17 27 49 20.0 268.3 4.9 48.5 94 5225 13 25 00 13 30 00 --- 17 32 50 19.1 269.2 5.0 48.5 300 5302 13 25 01 13 31 00 M87 17 33 50 18.9 269.4 5.0 48.5 54 5302 13 31 00 13 36 00 --- 17 38 51 18.0 270.2 5.1 48.5 300 5379 13 31 01 13 38 30 1156+295 17 41 21 22.6 289.4 5.7 52.2 128 5379 13 38 30 13 41 30 --- 17 44 22 22.1 289.9 5.7 52.0 180 5426 13 38 31 13 44 00 M87 17 46 52 16.5 271.6 5.3 48.5 128 5426 13 44 00 13 49 00 --- 17 51 53 15.6 272.4 5.3 48.5 300 5503 13 44 01 13 50 00 M87 17 52 53 15.4 272.6 5.4 48.5 54 5503 13 50 00 13 55 00 --- 17 57 54 14.5 273.4 5.4 48.4 300 5580 13 50 01 13 57 00 M87 17 59 54 14.1 273.8 5.5 48.4 114 5580 13 57 00 14 03 00 --- 18 05 55 13.0 274.8 5.6 48.3 360 5673 13 57 01 14 04 00 3C279 18 06 55 5.1 257.1 5.2 45.8 35 5673 14 04 00 14 07 00 --- 18 09 56 4.5 257.6 5.2 H 46.0 0 5720 14 04 01 Schedule for VLBA_HN (Code Hn ) Page 8 GK052 Ultra-Deep Polarization Imaging of M87. Kim et al. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 2 Feb 2018 Day 33 --- 14 09 00 M87 18 11 56 11.9 275.8 5.7 48.2 95 5720 14 09 00 14 14 00 --- 18 16 57 11.0 276.6 5.8 48.1 300 5797 14 09 01 14 15 00 M87 18 17 57 10.8 276.8 5.8 48.1 54 5797 14 15 00 14 20 00 --- 18 22 58 9.9 277.6 5.9 48.0 300 5874 14 15 01 14 22 30 1156+295 18 25 28 15.2 295.9 6.4 49.0 129 5874 14 22 30 14 25 30 --- 18 28 29 14.7 296.3 6.5 48.7 180 5921 14 22 31 14 28 00 M87 18 30 59 8.5 278.9 6.0 47.7 129 5921 14 28 00 14 33 00 --- 18 36 00 7.6 279.8 6.1 47.6 300 5998 14 28 01 14 34 00 M87 18 37 00 7.4 279.9 6.1 47.6 54 5998 14 34 00 14 39 00 --- 18 42 01 6.5 280.8 6.2 47.4 300 6075 14 34 01 14 41 00 M87 18 44 02 6.1 281.1 6.2 47.3 114 6075 14 41 00 14 47 00 --- 18 50 03 5.0 282.1 6.3 47.1 360 6168 14 41 01 14 53 00 M87 18 56 04 4.0 283.1 6.4 H 46.9 354 6168 14 53 00 14 58 00 --- 19 01 04 3.1 284.0 6.5 H 46.7 0 6245 14 53 01 14 59 00 M87 19 02 04 2.9 284.1 6.5 H 46.6 54 6245 14 59 00 15 04 00 --- 19 07 05 2.0 285.0 6.6 D 46.4 0 6322 14 59 01 15 06 30 1156+295 19 09 36 8.1 302.6 7.2 44.9 128 6322 15 06 30 15 09 30 --- 19 12 36 7.7 303.1 7.2 44.6 180 6369 15 06 31 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess317.Q2048glob Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: v7mm_c8 Setup group: 11 Station: VLBA_HN Total bit rate: 2048 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate:128.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: RDBE_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 3.9 7.6 11.6 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. See the crd files for VLBA legacy system setups and pcal detection details. Frequency Set: 8 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 43040.00 43040.00 43104.00 43104.00 43168.00 43168.00 43232.00 43232.00 BBC fr= 640.00 640.00 704.00 704.00 768.00 768.00 832.00 832.00 Bandwd= 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 VLBA legacy crd files using 4 channels based on RDBE channels: 3 4 5 6 CRD fr= 727.99 727.99 791.99 791.99 CRD bw= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) J0319+4130 03 16 29.567260 * 03 19 48.160090 03 20 59.919769 1.30 0316+413 41 19 51.91699 * 41 30 42.10412 41 34 35.77274 2.72 * 3C84 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul J0319+41 GSFC 2011B astro solution 9957 Observations J1159+2914 11 56 57.786211 * 11 59 31.833912 12 00 27.537682 0.11 * 1156+295 29 31 25.73868 * 29 14 43.82678 29 08 33.24702 0.10 J1159+29 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 64535 observations J1229+0203 12 26 33.245833 * 12 29 06.699729 12 30 02.260907 1.05 * 3C273 02 19 43.30578 * 02 03 08.59828 01 57 08.02652 1.38 3C273B /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul 1226+023 GSFC 2011B astro solution 31886 Observations J1229+02 J1230+1223 12 28 17.569280 * 12 30 49.423382 12 31 44.309734 0.10 3C274 12 40 01.74884 * 12 23 28.04366 12 17 24.96557 0.10 1228+126 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul J1230+12 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 47163 observations * M87 J1256-0547 12 53 35.831299 * 12 56 11.166567 12 57 07.355951 0.69 * 3C279 -05 31 07.99595 *-05 47 21.52481 -05 53 10.97901 0.92 1253-055 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul J1256-05 GSFC 2011B astro solution 7402 Observations J1331+3030 13 28 49.657778 * 13 31 08.288070 13 31 58.008621 0.20 * 3C286 30 45 58.64061 * 30 30 32.95925 30 24 50.96806 0.19 1328+307 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul J1331+30 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 542 observations SOURCE SCAN SUMMARY FOR SOURCES LISTED ABOVE Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Setup file Frequency sets Observing hours (duplicates not shown) Scan Baseline 3C84 sess317.Q2048glob 17 0.117 0.000 ps/vla_x_pointing.set 18 0.167 0.000 1156+295 sess317.Q2048glob 1 2 3 4 7 8 17 1.683 81.008 3C273 ps/vla_x_pointing.set 18 1.283 0.000 M87 sess317.Q2048glob 1 2 3 4 7 8 17 8.875 395.469 3C279 sess317.Q2048glob 1 2 3 4 7 8 17 1.300 47.667 3C286 sess317.Q2048glob 17 0.233 0.000 ps/vla_x_pointing.set 18 0.267 0.000 EFFECT OF SOLAR CORONA 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) 3C84 104.2 1156+295 137.7 3C273 127.2 M87 129.6 3C279 118.0 3C286 117.9 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