COVER INFORMATION Station: TORUN (Code Tr ) Experiment: Ar fringe test (LG) Exp. Code: FT038 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: campbell Address: JIVE Phone: 0521-596-534 EMAIL: campbell@jive.eu Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: Notes: 2 modes: everyone at 32MH channels & mixed-BW = user L-band Gbps Ar same in both modes Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) Page 2 Ar fringe test (LG) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 20 Feb 2020 Day 51 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 Next BBC frequencies: 673.50 673.50 673.50 673.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 08 00 00 J1436+2321 19 13 11 31.0 268.2 4.6 40.8 0 0 08 00 00 08 10 00 =1434+235 19 23 13 29.5 270.2 4.8 40.8 600 77 08 00 01 08 11 00 J1436+2321 19 24 13 29.3 270.4 4.8 40.8 54 77 08 11 00 08 15 00 =1434+235 19 28 14 28.7 271.2 4.8 40.8 240 108 08 11 01 08 20 00 J1436+2321 19 33 15 27.9 272.2 4.9 40.8 293 108 08 20 00 08 27 00 =1434+235 19 40 16 26.9 273.6 5.0 40.7 420 162 08 20 01 Next scan frequencies: 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 Next BBC frequencies: 689.50 689.50 689.50 689.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 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 08 30 00 J1436+2321 19 43 16 26.4 274.1 5.1 40.7 173 162 08 30 00 08 34 00 =1434+235 19 47 17 25.8 274.9 5.2 40.6 240 193 08 30 25 Next scan frequencies: 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 Next BBC frequencies: 673.50 673.50 673.50 673.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 08 35 00 J1436+2321 19 48 17 25.7 275.1 5.2 40.6 54 193 08 35 00 08 39 00 =1434+235 19 52 18 25.1 275.9 5.2 40.6 240 224 08 35 25 08 44 00 J1436+2321 19 57 18 24.3 276.9 5.3 40.5 293 224 08 44 00 08 51 00 =1434+235 20 04 20 23.3 278.2 5.4 40.3 420 278 08 44 01 Next scan frequencies: 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 Next BBC frequencies: 689.50 689.50 689.50 689.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 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 08 54 00 J1436+2321 20 07 20 22.9 278.8 5.5 40.2 173 278 08 54 00 08 58 00 =1434+235 20 11 21 22.3 279.5 5.6 40.1 240 309 08 54 25 Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) Page 3 Ar fringe test (LG) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 20 Feb 2020 Day 51 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 Next BBC frequencies: 673.50 673.50 673.50 673.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 08 59 00 J1436+2321 20 12 21 22.1 279.7 5.6 40.1 54 309 08 59 00 09 03 00 =1434+235 20 16 22 21.5 280.5 5.6 40.0 240 340 08 59 25 09 08 00 J1436+2321 20 21 22 20.8 281.4 5.7 39.8 293 340 09 08 00 09 15 00 =1434+235 20 28 24 19.8 282.7 5.8 39.6 420 394 09 08 01 Next scan frequencies: 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 Next BBC frequencies: 689.50 689.50 689.50 689.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 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 09 18 00 J1436+2321 20 31 24 19.3 283.3 5.9 39.5 173 394 09 18 00 09 22 00 =1434+235 20 35 25 18.7 284.1 6.0 39.3 240 425 09 18 25 Next scan frequencies: 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 Next BBC frequencies: 673.50 673.50 673.50 673.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 09 23 00 J1436+2321 20 36 25 18.6 284.3 6.0 39.3 54 425 09 23 00 09 27 00 =1434+235 20 40 26 18.0 285.0 6.0 39.1 240 456 09 23 25 09 32 00 J1436+2321 20 45 26 17.3 285.9 6.1 38.9 293 456 09 32 00 09 39 00 =1434+235 20 52 27 16.3 287.3 6.2 38.6 420 510 09 32 01 Next scan frequencies: 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 Next BBC frequencies: 689.50 689.50 689.50 689.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 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 09 42 00 J1436+2321 20 55 28 15.8 287.8 6.3 38.5 173 510 09 42 00 09 46 00 =1434+235 20 59 29 15.3 288.6 6.4 38.3 240 541 09 42 25 09 47 00 J1436+2321 21 00 29 15.1 288.8 6.4 38.2 54 541 09 47 00 09 51 00 =1434+235 21 04 29 14.5 289.5 6.4 38.0 240 572 09 47 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess120.L1024ar32 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 7 Station: TORUN Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U IF SB = L L L L L L L L Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1626.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 1690.50 BBC fr= 673.50 673.50 673.50 673.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 609.50 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 2 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 barrel=roll_off ======== Setup file: sess120.L1024ar --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 3 Station: TORUN Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF SB = L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L 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= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1610.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1642.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1674.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 1706.50 BBC fr= 689.50 689.50 689.50 689.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 657.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 625.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 593.50 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: 6 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) 1434+235 14 34 25.406175 * 14 36 40.981090 14 37 35.153111 0.06 * J1436+2321 23 34 03.14330 * 23 21 03.25988 23 15 42.25287 0.10 J1436+23 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 272 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 J1436+2321 sess120.L1024ar 5 6 7 8 0.333 2.000 sess120.L1024ar32 1 2 3 4 0.900 5.050 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) J1436+2321 116.1 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