COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: AGN Cores Exp. Code: EC070H Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: E. Chiaraluce Address: INAF-IAPS via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100 00133 - Rome Italy Phone: +39 06 4548 8467 EMAIL: elia.chiaraluce@inaf.it Fax: --- Phone during observation: +39 06 4548 8467 Observing mode: Phase-referencing for sources at 3.6cm Notes: Targets: 3C390.3, NGC6814, CygA, IGRJ20186+4043, 4C+74.26 Phase calibrators: J1926+7706, J1954-1123, J1959+3846, J2007+4029, J2017+7440 D-terms calibrator : -- Fringe finder : 3C454.3 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 AGN Cores 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 23 Feb 2020 Day 54 --- Next scan frequencies: 8319.49 8319.49 8319.49 8319.49 8383.49 8383.49 8383.49 8383.49 8447.49 8447.49 8447.49 8447.49 8511.49 8511.49 8511.49 8511.49 Next BBC frequencies: 239.49 239.49 239.49 239.49 303.49 303.49 303.49 303.49 367.49 367.49 367.49 367.49 431.49 431.49 431.49 431.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 05 00 00 J1954-1123 17 01 00 46.4 78.9 -2.9 0.0 0 0 05 00 00 05 01 00 =1951-115 17 02 01 46.6 78.8 -2.9 0.0 60 15 05 00 01 05 01 45 NGC6814 17 02 46 48.9 75.2 -2.7 0.0 12 15 05 01 45 05 06 30 --- 17 07 32 49.9 74.4 -2.6 0.0 285 89 05 01 46 05 07 03 J1954-1123 17 08 04 47.9 77.8 -2.8 0.0 0 89 05 07 03 05 08 03 =1951-115 17 09 05 48.1 77.6 -2.8 0.0 60 104 05 07 04 05 08 48 NGC6814 17 09 50 50.4 74.0 -2.6 0.0 12 104 05 08 48 05 13 33 --- 17 14 36 51.5 73.1 -2.5 0.0 285 178 05 08 49 05 14 06 J1954-1123 17 15 09 49.5 76.6 -2.7 0.0 0 178 05 14 06 05 15 06 =1951-115 17 16 09 49.7 76.5 -2.7 0.0 60 193 05 14 07 05 15 51 NGC6814 17 16 54 52.0 72.6 -2.4 0.0 12 193 05 15 51 05 20 36 --- 17 21 40 53.0 71.7 -2.4 0.0 285 267 05 15 52 05 21 09 J1954-1123 17 22 13 51.0 75.4 -2.6 0.0 0 267 05 21 09 05 22 09 =1951-115 17 23 13 51.2 75.2 -2.5 0.0 60 282 05 21 10 05 22 54 NGC6814 17 23 58 53.5 71.2 -2.3 0.0 12 282 05 22 54 05 27 39 --- 17 28 44 54.5 70.2 -2.3 0.0 285 356 05 22 55 05 28 12 J1954-1123 17 29 17 52.5 74.1 -2.4 0.0 0 356 05 28 12 05 29 12 =1951-115 17 30 17 52.8 73.9 -2.4 0.0 60 371 05 28 13 05 29 57 NGC6814 17 31 02 55.0 69.7 -2.2 0.0 12 371 05 29 57 05 34 42 --- 17 35 48 56.0 68.6 -2.1 0.0 285 444 05 29 58 05 35 14 J1954-1123 17 36 21 54.1 72.7 -2.3 0.0 0 444 05 35 14 05 36 14 =1951-115 17 37 21 54.3 72.5 -2.3 0.0 60 460 05 35 15 05 36 59 NGC6814 17 38 06 56.4 68.1 -2.1 0.0 12 460 05 36 59 05 41 44 --- 17 42 52 57.4 66.9 -2.0 0.0 285 533 05 37 00 05 42 17 J1954-1123 17 43 25 55.6 71.2 -2.2 0.0 0 533 05 42 17 05 43 17 =1951-115 17 44 25 55.8 71.0 -2.2 0.0 60 549 05 42 18 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 AGN Cores 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 23 Feb 2020 Day 54 --- 05 44 02 NGC6814 17 45 10 57.9 66.4 -2.0 0.0 12 549 05 44 02 05 48 47 --- 17 49 56 58.9 65.1 -1.9 0.0 285 622 05 44 03 05 49 20 J1954-1123 17 50 29 57.1 69.7 -2.1 0.0 0 622 05 49 20 05 50 20 =1951-115 17 51 29 57.3 69.4 -2.1 0.0 60 638 05 49 21 05 51 05 NGC6814 17 52 14 59.4 64.5 -1.9 0.0 12 638 05 51 05 05 55 50 --- 17 57 00 60.3 63.2 -1.8 0.0 285 711 05 51 06 05 56 23 J1954-1123 17 57 33 58.6 68.0 -2.0 0.0 0 711 05 56 23 05 57 23 =1951-115 17 58 33 58.8 67.7 -2.0 0.0 60 727 05 56 24 05 58 08 NGC6814 17 59 18 60.8 62.5 -1.7 0.0 12 727 05 58 08 06 02 53 --- 18 04 04 61.7 61.1 -1.7 0.0 285 800 05 58 09 06 05 50 J1959+3846 18 07 01 20.1 23.1 -1.9 0.0 51 800 06 05 50 06 06 50 =1957+386 18 08 01 20.2 22.9 -1.9 0.0 60 815 06 05 51 06 07 35 CYGA 18 08 46 18.5 21.9 -1.9 0.0 15 815 06 07 35 06 12 35 --- 18 13 47 18.9 21.0 -1.8 0.0 300 893 06 07 36 06 13 20 J1959+3846 18 14 32 20.7 21.7 -1.8 0.0 15 893 06 13 20 06 14 20 =1957+386 18 15 32 20.8 21.5 -1.7 0.0 60 908 06 13 21 06 15 05 CYGA 18 16 18 19.1 20.5 -1.7 0.0 15 908 06 15 05 06 20 05 --- 18 21 18 19.5 19.6 -1.6 0.0 300 985 06 15 06 06 20 50 J1959+3846 18 22 04 21.3 20.3 -1.6 0.0 15 985 06 20 50 06 21 50 =1957+386 18 23 04 21.4 20.1 -1.6 0.0 60 1001 06 20 51 06 22 35 CYGA 18 23 49 19.7 19.2 -1.6 0.0 15 1001 06 22 35 06 27 35 --- 18 28 50 20.0 18.2 -1.5 0.0 300 1078 06 22 36 06 28 20 J1959+3846 18 29 35 21.9 18.8 -1.5 0.0 15 1078 06 28 20 06 29 20 =1957+386 18 30 35 22.0 18.6 -1.5 0.0 60 1094 06 28 21 06 30 05 CYGA 18 31 20 20.2 17.7 -1.5 0.0 15 1094 06 30 05 06 35 05 --- 18 36 21 20.5 16.8 -1.4 0.0 300 1171 06 30 06 06 35 50 J1959+3846 18 37 06 22.4 17.4 -1.4 0.0 15 1171 06 35 50 06 36 50 =1957+386 18 38 06 22.5 17.2 -1.4 0.0 60 1186 06 35 51 06 37 35 CYGA 18 38 51 20.7 16.3 -1.4 0.0 15 1186 06 37 35 06 42 35 --- 18 43 52 21.0 15.4 -1.3 0.0 300 1264 06 37 36 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 4 AGN Cores 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 23 Feb 2020 Day 54 --- 06 43 20 J1959+3846 18 44 37 22.9 15.9 -1.3 0.0 15 1264 06 43 20 06 44 20 =1957+386 18 45 37 23.0 15.7 -1.2 0.0 60 1279 06 43 21 06 45 05 CYGA 18 46 23 21.2 14.9 -1.2 0.0 15 1279 06 45 05 06 50 05 --- 18 51 23 21.4 13.9 -1.1 0.0 300 1356 06 45 06 06 50 50 J2007+4029 18 52 08 21.2 15.4 -1.3 0.0 14 1356 06 50 50 06 51 50 =2005+403 18 53 09 21.3 15.3 -1.3 0.0 60 1372 06 50 51 06 52 35 IGRJ20186+40 18 53 54 20.5 17.1 -1.4 0.0 13 1372 06 52 35 06 57 35 --- 18 58 55 20.8 16.2 -1.3 0.0 300 1449 06 52 36 06 58 20 J2007+4029 18 59 40 21.7 14.0 -1.1 0.0 12 1449 06 58 20 06 59 20 =2005+403 19 00 40 21.7 13.8 -1.1 0.0 60 1465 06 58 21 07 00 05 IGRJ20186+40 19 01 25 21.0 15.7 -1.3 0.0 13 1465 07 00 05 07 05 05 --- 19 06 26 21.2 14.7 -1.2 0.0 300 1542 07 00 06 07 05 50 J2007+4029 19 07 11 22.1 12.5 -1.0 0.0 12 1542 07 05 50 07 06 50 =2005+403 19 08 11 22.1 12.3 -1.0 0.0 60 1557 07 05 51 07 07 35 IGRJ20186+40 19 08 56 21.4 14.2 -1.2 0.0 13 1557 07 07 35 07 12 35 --- 19 13 57 21.7 13.3 -1.1 0.0 300 1635 07 07 36 07 13 20 J2007+4029 19 14 42 22.4 11.0 -0.9 0.0 12 1635 07 13 20 07 14 20 =2005+403 19 15 42 22.4 10.8 -0.9 0.0 60 1650 07 13 21 07 15 05 IGRJ20186+40 19 16 27 21.8 12.8 -1.0 0.0 13 1650 07 15 05 07 20 05 --- 19 21 28 22.0 11.8 -1.0 0.0 300 1727 07 15 06 07 20 50 J2007+4029 19 22 13 22.7 9.5 -0.8 0.0 12 1727 07 20 50 07 21 50 =2005+403 19 23 14 22.7 9.3 -0.8 0.0 60 1743 07 20 51 07 22 35 IGRJ20186+40 19 23 59 22.1 11.3 -0.9 0.0 13 1743 07 22 35 07 27 35 --- 19 29 00 22.3 10.3 -0.8 0.0 300 1820 07 22 36 07 28 20 J2007+4029 19 29 45 23.0 8.0 -0.6 0.0 12 1820 07 28 20 07 29 20 =2005+403 19 30 45 23.0 7.8 -0.6 0.0 60 1836 07 28 21 07 30 05 IGRJ20186+40 19 31 30 22.4 9.8 -0.8 0.0 13 1836 07 30 05 07 35 05 --- 19 36 31 22.6 8.8 -0.7 0.0 300 1913 07 30 06 07 35 50 J2007+4029 19 37 16 23.2 6.4 -0.5 0.0 12 1913 07 35 50 07 36 50 =2005+403 19 38 16 23.2 6.2 -0.5 0.0 60 1928 07 35 51 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 5 AGN Cores 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 23 Feb 2020 Day 54 --- 07 37 35 IGRJ20186+40 19 39 01 22.7 8.3 -0.7 0.0 13 1928 07 37 35 07 42 35 --- 19 44 02 22.9 7.2 -0.6 0.0 300 2006 07 37 36 07 43 20 J2007+4029 19 44 47 23.3 4.9 -0.4 0.0 13 2006 07 43 20 07 44 20 =2005+403 19 45 48 23.4 4.7 -0.4 0.0 60 2021 07 43 21 07 45 05 IGRJ20186+40 19 46 33 22.9 6.7 -0.5 0.0 13 2021 07 45 05 07 50 05 --- 19 51 33 23.1 5.7 -0.5 0.0 300 2098 07 45 06 07 53 18 J2253+1608 19 54 47 29.2 51.1 -3.0 0.0 89 2098 07 53 18 07 55 18 =3C454.3 19 56 47 29.6 50.7 -3.0 0.0 120 2129 07 53 19 ---------- Eff pointing ---------- 07 57 52 J2007+4029 19 59 21 23.5 1.9 -0.2 0.0 43 2129 07 57 52 07 58 52 =2005+403 20 00 21 23.5 1.7 -0.1 0.0 60 2145 07 57 53 ---------- Eff pointing ---------- 07 59 37 IGRJ20186+40 20 01 07 23.2 3.8 -0.3 0.0 13 2145 07 59 37 08 04 37 --- 20 06 07 23.3 2.7 -0.2 0.0 300 2222 07 59 38 ---------- Eff pointing ---------- 08 05 22 J2007+4029 20 06 52 23.6 0.3 -0.0 0.0 12 2222 08 05 22 08 06 22 =2005+403 20 07 53 23.6 0.1 -0.0 0.0 60 2238 08 05 23 ---------- Eff pointing ---------- 08 07 07 IGRJ20186+40 20 08 38 23.3 2.2 -0.2 0.0 13 2238 08 07 07 08 12 07 --- 20 13 39 23.4 1.2 -0.1 0.0 300 2315 08 07 08 09 57 57 J2253+1608 21 59 46 45.8 19.2 -0.9 0.0 6246 2315 09 57 57 10 00 00 =3C454.3 22 01 49 45.9 18.5 -0.9 0.0 123 2347 09 57 58 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess120.X2048 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/freq.dat: hhsx Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 20140219 (CR) ****** Only 256.00 of 512.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 6 Station: HART Total bit rate: 2048 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 5 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 8319.49 8319.49 8319.49 8319.49 8383.49 8383.49 8383.49 8383.49 8447.49 8447.49 8447.49 8447.49 8511.49 8511.49 8511.49 8511.49 BBC fr= 239.49 239.49 239.49 239.49 303.49 303.49 303.49 303.49 367.49 367.49 367.49 367.49 431.49 431.49 431.49 431.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 5 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 3C390.3 18 45 37.628314 * 18 42 08.990000 18 40 40.831445 0.00 79 43 06.36658 * 79 46 17.12800 79 47 12.87196 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * NGC6814 19 39 55.787469 * 19 42 40.640000 19 43 44.875396 0.00 -10 26 33.32153 *-10 19 24.60000 -10 16 36.48708 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * CYGA 19 57 44.441322 * 19 59 28.357000 20 00 08.096046 0.00 40 35 46.36316 * 40 44 02.09700 40 47 08.74326 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * IGRJ20186+40 20 16 52.176330 * 20 18 38.736000 20 19 19.462276 0.00 40 31 33.26387 * 40 40 59.94000 40 44 35.59004 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 4C+74.26 20 43 12.983217 * 20 42 37.308000 20 42 17.665130 0.00 74 57 08.70011 * 75 08 02.44500 75 12 13.01616 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1928+770 19 28 27.104128 * 19 26 31.190957 19 25 39.888011 0.92 * J1926+7706 77 00 18.21292 * 77 06 31.49667 77 08 43.99553 0.08 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 122 observations. 1951-115 19 51 55.450721 * 19 54 41.155731 19 55 45.679347 0.07 * J1954-1123 -11 31 18.19357 *-11 23 22.64219 -11 20 15.97046 0.16 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 162 observations. 1957+386 19 57 34.798169 * 19 59 22.039277 20 00 03.139290 0.15 * J1959+3846 38 38 38.93398 * 38 46 54.16575 38 50 00.76891 0.14 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 107 observations. 2005+403 20 05 59.558887 * 20 07 44.944837 20 08 25.243856 0.35 * J2007+4029 40 21 01.80218 * 40 29 48.60403 40 33 07.95841 0.27 J2007+40 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 152 observations. 2017+743 20 17 59.383085 * 20 17 13.079311 20 16 49.635716 0.09 * J2017+7440 74 31 21.92027 * 74 40 47.99992 74 44 21.65078 0.02 2017+74 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc 2017+745 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 2111 observations. J2017+74 3C454.3 22 51 29.519739 * 22 53 57.747939 22 54 55.245205 0.65 * J2253+1608 15 52 54.34808 * 16 08 53.56091 16 15 09.06636 0.73 2251+158 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc J2253+16 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 41272 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 3C390.3 sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 6 9 10 0.442 19.875 NGC6814 sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 0.712 34.437 CYGA sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 0.500 22.500 IGRJ20186+4sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 0.833 36.000 4C+74.26 sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 6 9 10 0.500 22.500 J1926+7706 sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 6 9 10 0.100 4.500 J1954-1123 sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 0.150 6.600 J1959+3846 sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 0.100 4.833 J2007+4029 sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 0.167 7.350 J2017+7440 sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 6 9 10 0.100 4.500 J2253+1608 sess120.X2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 0.067 3.712 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) 3C390.3 94.2 NGC6814 39.4 CYGA 60.7 IGRJ20186+40 58.3 4C+74.26 86.6 J1926+7706 90.8 J1954-1123 36.5 J1959+3846 59.2 J2007+4029 59.5 J2017+7440 87.0 J2253+1608 27.3 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