COVER INFORMATION Station: BADARY (Code Bd ) Experiment: EVN-6CM-CGCG-N Exp. Code: EM141A Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Mar Mezcua Address: Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC) Campus UAB, Carrer de Can Magrans s/n 08193 Bellaterra Spain Phone: +34937379788 EMAIL: marmezcua.astro@gmail.com Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: Continuum Notes: Fringe finder: 4C39.25 Phase reference calibrator: J0945-0153 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 2 EVN-6CM-CGCG-N 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 25 Feb 2020 Day 56 --- Next scan frequencies: 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 Next BBC frequencies: 442.49 442.49 442.49 442.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 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 19 30 00 4C39.25 12 39 28 54.8 627.9 3.2 52.7 0 0 19 30 00 19 34 00 --- 12 43 29 54.2 628.7 3.3 52.7 240 31 19 30 01 19 35 30 J0945-0153 12 44 59 24.4 590.4 3.0 28.5 16 31 19 35 30 19 38 30 =0943-016 12 48 00 24.1 591.1 3.0 28.8 180 54 19 35 31 19 38 30 CGCG-N 12 48 00 24.9 592.2 3.0 29.3 -14 54 No stop 19 43 30 --- 12 53 00 24.3 593.4 3.1 29.8 286 92 19 38 31 19 44 10 J0945-0153 12 53 40 23.4 592.4 3.1 29.4 26 92 19 44 10 19 46 10 =0943-016 12 55 41 23.1 592.9 3.1 29.6 120 108 19 44 11 19 46 10 CGCG-N 12 55 41 24.0 594.0 3.2 30.0 -14 108 No stop 19 51 10 --- 13 00 42 23.4 595.2 3.3 30.5 286 146 19 46 11 19 51 10 J0945-0153 13 00 42 22.5 594.1 3.2 30.1 -14 146 No stop 19 53 40 =0943-016 13 03 12 22.2 594.7 3.3 30.3 136 165 19 51 11 19 53 40 CGCG-N 13 03 12 23.0 595.8 3.3 30.8 -14 165 No stop 19 58 40 --- 13 08 13 22.4 596.9 3.4 31.2 286 204 19 53 41 19 59 20 J0945-0153 13 08 53 21.5 596.0 3.4 30.9 26 204 19 59 20 20 01 20 =0943-016 13 10 53 21.2 596.5 3.4 31.1 120 219 19 59 21 20 01 20 CGCG-N 13 10 53 22.1 597.5 3.4 31.5 -14 219 No stop 20 06 20 --- 13 15 54 21.4 598.7 3.5 31.9 286 258 20 01 21 20 06 20 J0945-0153 13 15 54 20.6 597.6 3.5 31.5 -14 258 No stop 20 08 50 =0943-016 13 18 25 20.2 598.2 3.5 31.7 136 277 20 06 21 20 08 50 CGCG-N 13 18 25 21.1 599.3 3.6 32.1 -14 277 No stop 20 13 50 --- 13 23 25 20.4 600.4 3.6 32.6 286 315 20 08 51 20 14 30 J0945-0153 13 24 05 19.5 599.5 3.6 32.2 26 315 20 14 30 20 16 30 =0943-016 13 26 06 19.2 599.9 3.7 32.4 120 331 20 14 31 20 16 30 CGCG-N 13 26 06 20.0 601.0 3.7 32.8 -14 331 No stop 20 21 30 --- 13 31 07 19.3 602.1 3.8 33.2 286 369 20 16 31 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 3 EVN-6CM-CGCG-N 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 25 Feb 2020 Day 56 --- 20 21 30 J0945-0153 13 31 07 18.5 601.0 3.7 32.8 -14 369 No stop 20 24 00 =0943-016 13 33 37 18.2 601.6 3.8 33.0 136 388 20 21 31 20 24 00 CGCG-N 13 33 37 19.0 602.7 3.8 33.4 -14 388 No stop 20 29 00 --- 13 38 38 18.3 603.8 3.9 33.7 286 427 20 24 01 20 29 40 J0945-0153 13 39 18 17.4 602.8 3.9 33.4 26 427 20 29 40 20 31 40 =0943-016 13 41 18 17.1 603.3 3.9 33.6 120 442 20 29 41 20 31 40 CGCG-N 13 41 18 17.9 604.4 3.9 33.9 -14 442 No stop 20 36 40 --- 13 46 19 17.2 605.4 4.0 34.3 286 481 20 31 41 20 36 40 J0945-0153 13 46 19 16.4 604.3 4.0 33.9 -14 481 No stop 20 39 10 =0943-016 13 48 49 16.1 604.9 4.0 34.1 136 500 20 36 41 20 39 10 CGCG-N 13 48 49 16.9 606.0 4.1 34.4 -15 500 No stop 20 44 10 --- 13 53 50 16.2 607.1 4.1 34.7 285 538 20 39 11 20 44 50 J0945-0153 13 54 30 15.3 606.1 4.1 34.5 26 538 20 44 50 20 46 50 =0943-016 13 56 31 15.0 606.5 4.2 34.6 120 554 20 44 51 20 46 50 CGCG-N 13 56 31 15.8 607.6 4.2 34.9 -15 554 No stop 20 51 50 --- 14 01 32 15.1 608.7 4.3 35.2 285 592 20 46 51 20 51 50 J0945-0153 14 01 32 14.3 607.6 4.2 34.9 -14 592 No stop 20 54 20 =0943-016 14 04 02 13.9 608.1 4.3 35.1 136 612 20 51 51 20 54 20 CGCG-N 14 04 02 14.7 609.2 4.3 35.4 -15 612 No stop 20 59 20 --- 14 09 03 14.0 610.3 4.4 35.6 285 650 20 54 21 21 00 00 J0945-0153 14 09 43 13.1 609.3 4.4 35.4 26 650 21 00 00 21 02 00 =0943-016 14 11 43 12.8 609.7 4.4 35.5 120 665 21 00 01 21 02 00 CGCG-N 14 11 43 13.6 610.8 4.4 35.8 -15 665 No stop 21 07 00 --- 14 16 44 12.9 611.9 4.5 36.0 285 704 21 02 01 21 07 00 J0945-0153 14 16 44 12.1 610.8 4.5 35.8 -14 704 No stop 21 09 30 =0943-016 14 19 14 11.7 611.3 4.5 35.9 136 723 21 07 01 21 12 30 4C39.25 14 22 15 39.1 646.1 4.9 49.9 110 723 21 12 30 21 16 00 --- 14 25 46 38.6 646.7 5.0 49.7 210 750 21 12 31 21 17 50 J0945-0153 14 27 36 10.5 613.0 4.7 36.3 39 750 21 17 50 21 20 50 =0943-016 14 30 36 10.1 613.6 4.7 36.4 180 773 21 17 51 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 4 EVN-6CM-CGCG-N 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 25 Feb 2020 Day 56 --- 21 20 50 CGCG-N 14 30 36 10.8 614.7 4.8 36.7 -15 773 No stop 21 25 50 --- 14 35 37 10.1 615.8 4.8 36.9 285 812 21 20 51 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess120.C1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: kvzr_c Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 3 Station: BADARY 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= 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 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 = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 11 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 BBC fr= 442.49 442.49 442.49 442.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 Bandwd= 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 Matching frequency sets: 11 12 13 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 26, 2, 10, 20, 28, 4, 12, 22, 30, 6, 14, 24, 32, 8, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * CGCG-N 09 41 28.477609 * 09 44 01.880000 09 45 03.957584 0.00 -00 24 44.30465 *-00 38 32.02000 -00 44 09.74497 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 4C39.25 09 23 55.319216 * 09 27 03.013937 09 28 18.833099 0.31 J0927+3902 39 15 23.56644 * 39 02 20.85185 38 57 04.50153 0.16 0923+392 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0927+39 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 250526 observations. 0943-016 09 43 11.438534 * 09 45 44.037315 09 46 45.802296 0.08 * J0945-0153 -01 39 12.04502 *-01 53 03.95569 -01 58 43.36022 0.17 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 140 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 CGCG-N sess120.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 3.733 195.721 4C39.25 sess120.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 0.125 9.742 J0945-0153 sess120.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 1.792 91.671 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) CGCG-N 164.4 4C39.25 146.6 J0945-0153 163.9 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