COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: SN2012AU Exp. Code: EL071A Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Lazda Address: University of Toronto 50 St. George Street Toronto Canada Phone: +15148092418 EMAIL: mattias.lazda@mail.utoronto.ca Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: vlbi Notes: # Please, make sure PHASE CAL is OFF # COVER LETTER: Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 SN2012AU 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 29 Feb 2024 Day 60 --- Next scan frequencies: 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 Next BBC frequencies: 730.49 730.49 730.49 730.49 794.49 794.49 794.49 794.49 858.49 858.49 858.49 858.49 922.49 922.49 922.49 922.49 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 21 30 00 J1159+2914 08 34 17 46.1 99.1 -3.4 -45.9 0 0 21 30 00 21 35 00 --- 08 39 18 46.9 100.2 -3.4 -45.7 300 77 21 30 01 21 37 00 B0950+08 08 41 19 44.7 154.1 -1.2 -16.3 -49 77 21 37 00 21 42 20 --- 08 46 39 45.0 155.9 -1.1 -15.2 271 160 21 37 01 22 33 00 SN2012AU 09 37 28 15.4 128.9 -3.3 -30.2 2866 160 22 33 00 22 36 30 --- 09 40 58 15.8 129.7 -3.3 -29.8 210 214 22 33 01 22 38 50 SN2012AU 09 43 19 16.1 130.2 -3.2 -29.6 121 214 22 38 50 22 42 20 --- 09 46 49 16.5 131.0 -3.2 -29.2 210 268 22 38 51 22 43 00 J1305-1033 09 47 29 15.1 129.0 -3.3 -30.2 2 268 22 43 00 22 45 00 --- 09 49 30 15.3 129.4 -3.3 -30.0 120 299 22 43 01 22 45 00 SN2012AU 09 49 30 16.9 131.6 -3.1 -28.9 -39 299 No stop 22 48 30 --- 09 53 00 17.3 132.4 -3.1 -28.5 171 353 22 45 01 22 48 30 J1305-1033 09 53 00 15.7 130.2 -3.2 -29.6 -38 353 No stop 22 50 50 --- 09 55 21 16.0 130.7 -3.2 -29.4 102 389 22 48 31 22 50 50 J1303-1051 09 55 21 16.0 131.4 -3.2 -29.1 -29 389 No stop 22 53 20 --- 09 57 51 16.3 131.9 -3.1 -28.8 121 428 22 50 51 22 53 50 J1305-1033 09 58 21 16.4 131.4 -3.1 -29.0 2 428 22 53 50 22 55 50 --- 10 00 21 16.6 131.8 -3.1 -28.8 120 459 22 53 51 22 55 50 SN2012AU 10 00 21 18.1 134.1 -2.9 -27.7 -39 459 No stop 22 59 20 --- 10 03 52 18.5 134.9 -2.9 -27.2 171 513 22 55 51 22 59 20 J1305-1033 10 03 52 17.0 132.6 -3.0 -28.4 -38 513 No stop 23 01 40 --- 10 06 12 17.3 133.1 -3.0 -28.2 102 549 22 59 21 23 01 40 SN2012AU 10 06 12 18.8 135.4 -2.8 -27.0 -39 549 No stop 23 05 10 --- 10 09 43 19.2 136.2 -2.8 -26.5 171 603 23 01 41 23 05 50 J1305-1033 10 10 23 17.8 134.1 -2.9 -27.7 2 603 23 05 50 23 07 50 --- 10 12 23 18.0 134.5 -2.9 -27.5 120 634 23 05 51 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 SN2012AU 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 29 Feb 2024 Day 60 --- 23 07 50 SN2012AU 10 12 23 19.5 136.9 -2.7 -26.2 -39 634 No stop 23 11 20 --- 10 15 54 19.8 137.7 -2.7 -25.8 171 688 23 07 51 23 11 20 J1305-1033 10 15 54 18.4 135.4 -2.8 -27.0 -38 688 No stop 23 13 40 --- 10 18 14 18.7 135.9 -2.8 -26.8 102 724 23 11 21 23 13 40 J1303-1051 10 18 14 18.7 136.6 -2.8 -26.4 -29 724 No stop 23 16 10 --- 10 20 45 18.9 137.2 -2.7 -26.1 121 763 23 13 41 23 16 40 J1305-1033 10 21 15 19.0 136.6 -2.8 -26.4 2 763 23 16 40 23 18 40 --- 10 23 15 19.2 137.1 -2.7 -26.2 120 794 23 16 41 23 18 40 SN2012AU 10 23 15 20.6 139.4 -2.5 -24.9 -39 794 No stop 23 22 10 --- 10 26 46 21.0 140.3 -2.5 -24.4 171 848 23 18 41 23 22 10 J1305-1033 10 26 46 19.6 137.9 -2.7 -25.7 -39 848 No stop 23 24 30 --- 10 29 06 19.8 138.4 -2.6 -25.4 101 884 23 22 11 23 24 30 SN2012AU 10 29 06 21.2 140.8 -2.5 -24.1 -40 884 No stop 23 28 00 --- 10 32 37 21.6 141.7 -2.4 -23.6 170 938 23 24 31 23 28 40 J1305-1033 10 33 17 20.3 139.4 -2.6 -24.9 1 938 23 28 40 23 30 40 --- 10 35 17 20.5 139.9 -2.5 -24.6 120 969 23 28 41 23 30 40 SN2012AU 10 35 17 21.8 142.3 -2.3 -23.3 -40 969 No stop 23 34 10 --- 10 38 48 22.2 143.2 -2.3 -22.8 170 1023 23 30 41 23 34 10 J1305-1033 10 38 48 20.8 140.7 -2.5 -24.2 -39 1023 No stop 23 36 30 --- 10 41 08 21.1 141.3 -2.4 -23.9 101 1059 23 34 11 23 36 30 J1303-1051 10 41 08 21.0 142.0 -2.4 -23.5 -29 1059 No stop 23 39 00 --- 10 43 39 21.3 142.6 -2.3 -23.2 121 1098 23 36 31 23 39 30 J1305-1033 10 44 09 21.4 142.0 -2.4 -23.5 2 1098 23 39 30 23 41 30 --- 10 46 09 21.6 142.5 -2.3 -23.2 120 1128 23 39 31 23 41 30 SN2012AU 10 46 09 22.9 145.0 -2.2 -21.8 -40 1128 No stop 23 45 00 --- 10 49 40 23.2 145.9 -2.1 -21.3 170 1183 23 41 31 23 45 00 J1305-1033 10 49 40 21.9 143.4 -2.3 -22.7 -39 1183 No stop 23 47 20 --- 10 52 00 22.1 143.9 -2.2 -22.4 101 1219 23 45 01 23 47 20 SN2012AU 10 52 00 23.4 146.5 -2.1 -20.9 -40 1219 No stop 23 50 50 --- 10 55 31 23.7 147.3 -2.0 -20.4 170 1273 23 47 21 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 SN2012AU 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 29 Feb 2024 Day 60 --- 23 51 30 J1305-1033 10 56 11 22.5 145.0 -2.2 -21.8 1 1273 23 51 30 23 53 30 --- 10 58 11 22.7 145.5 -2.1 -21.5 120 1304 23 51 31 23 53 30 SN2012AU 10 58 11 23.9 148.0 -2.0 -20.0 -40 1304 No stop 23 57 00 --- 11 01 42 24.2 148.9 -1.9 -19.5 170 1358 23 53 31 23 57 00 J1305-1033 11 01 42 23.0 146.3 -2.1 -21.0 -39 1358 No stop 23 59 20 --- 11 04 02 23.2 146.9 -2.0 -20.7 101 1394 23 57 01 --- Start: Thu 29 Feb 2024 Day 60 -- Stop: Fri 1 Mar 2024 Day 61 --- 23 59 20 J1303-1051 11 04 02 23.1 147.6 -2.0 -20.3 -29 1394 No stop 00 01 50 --- 11 06 32 23.3 148.2 -2.0 -19.9 121 1432 23 59 21 00 02 20 J1305-1033 11 07 02 23.5 147.7 -2.0 -20.2 2 1432 00 02 20 00 04 20 --- 11 09 03 23.6 148.2 -2.0 -19.9 120 1463 00 02 21 00 04 20 SN2012AU 11 09 03 24.8 150.8 -1.8 -18.4 -41 1463 No stop 00 07 50 --- 11 12 33 25.1 151.7 -1.7 -17.8 169 1517 00 04 21 00 07 50 J1305-1033 11 12 33 23.9 149.1 -1.9 -19.4 -40 1517 No stop 00 10 10 --- 11 14 54 24.1 149.7 -1.9 -19.1 100 1554 00 07 51 00 10 10 SN2012AU 11 14 54 25.2 152.3 -1.7 -17.5 -41 1554 No stop 00 13 40 --- 11 18 24 25.5 153.2 -1.6 -16.9 169 1608 00 10 11 00 14 20 J1305-1033 11 19 04 24.4 150.7 -1.8 -18.4 0 1608 00 14 20 00 16 20 --- 11 21 05 24.6 151.2 -1.8 -18.1 120 1639 00 14 21 00 16 20 SN2012AU 11 21 05 25.7 153.9 -1.6 -16.5 -41 1639 No stop 00 19 50 --- 11 24 35 25.9 154.8 -1.5 -16.0 169 1693 00 16 21 00 19 50 J1305-1033 11 24 35 24.9 152.1 -1.7 -17.6 -40 1693 No stop 00 22 10 --- 11 26 56 25.0 152.7 -1.7 -17.2 100 1729 00 19 51 00 22 10 J1303-1051 11 26 56 24.9 153.4 -1.6 -16.8 -29 1729 No stop 00 24 40 --- 11 29 26 25.1 154.1 -1.6 -16.4 121 1767 00 22 11 00 25 10 J1305-1033 11 29 56 25.3 153.5 -1.6 -16.8 2 1767 00 25 10 00 27 10 --- 11 31 56 25.4 154.0 -1.6 -16.4 120 1798 00 25 11 00 27 10 SN2012AU 11 31 56 26.4 156.8 -1.4 -14.8 -41 1798 No stop 00 30 40 --- 11 35 27 26.6 157.7 -1.3 -14.2 169 1852 00 27 11 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 5 SN2012AU 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 1 Mar 2024 Day 61 --- 00 30 40 J1305-1033 11 35 27 25.6 155.0 -1.5 -15.9 -40 1852 No stop 00 33 00 --- 11 37 47 25.8 155.6 -1.5 -15.5 100 1888 00 30 41 00 33 00 SN2012AU 11 37 47 26.7 158.3 -1.3 -13.8 -41 1888 No stop 00 36 30 --- 11 41 18 27.0 159.3 -1.2 -13.2 169 1943 00 33 01 00 37 10 J1305-1033 11 41 58 26.1 156.7 -1.4 -14.8 0 1943 00 37 10 00 39 10 --- 11 43 58 26.2 157.2 -1.4 -14.5 120 1974 00 37 11 00 39 10 SN2012AU 11 43 58 27.1 160.0 -1.2 -12.8 -41 1974 No stop 00 42 40 --- 11 47 29 27.3 160.9 -1.1 -12.2 169 2028 00 39 11 00 42 40 J1305-1033 11 47 29 26.4 158.1 -1.3 -13.9 -40 2028 No stop 00 45 00 --- 11 49 49 26.5 158.8 -1.3 -13.5 100 2064 00 42 41 00 45 00 J1303-1051 11 49 49 26.4 159.5 -1.2 -13.1 -29 2064 No stop 00 47 30 --- 11 52 20 26.5 160.1 -1.2 -12.7 121 2102 00 45 01 00 48 00 J1305-1033 11 52 50 26.7 159.6 -1.2 -13.0 2 2102 00 48 00 00 50 00 --- 11 54 50 26.8 160.1 -1.2 -12.7 120 2133 00 48 01 00 50 00 SN2012AU 11 54 50 27.6 162.9 -1.0 -10.9 -42 2133 No stop 00 53 30 --- 11 58 21 27.8 163.9 -1.0 -10.3 168 2187 00 50 01 00 53 30 J1305-1033 11 58 21 27.0 161.1 -1.1 -12.1 -41 2187 No stop 00 55 50 --- 12 00 41 27.1 161.7 -1.1 -11.7 99 2223 00 53 31 00 55 50 SN2012AU 12 00 41 27.9 164.5 -0.9 -9.9 -42 2223 No stop 00 59 20 --- 12 04 12 28.1 165.5 -0.9 -9.3 168 2278 00 55 51 01 00 00 J1305-1033 12 04 52 27.3 162.8 -1.0 -11.0 -1 2278 01 00 00 01 02 00 --- 12 06 52 27.4 163.4 -1.0 -10.7 119 2308 01 00 01 01 02 00 SN2012AU 12 06 52 28.2 166.2 -0.8 -8.8 -42 2308 No stop 01 05 30 --- 12 10 23 28.3 167.2 -0.8 -8.2 168 2363 01 02 01 01 05 30 J1305-1033 12 10 23 27.6 164.3 -0.9 -10.1 -41 2363 No stop 01 07 50 --- 12 12 43 27.7 165.0 -0.9 -9.7 99 2399 01 05 31 01 07 50 J1303-1051 12 12 43 27.5 165.6 -0.9 -9.2 -29 2399 No stop 01 10 20 --- 12 15 14 27.6 166.3 -0.8 -8.8 121 2437 01 07 51 01 10 50 J1305-1033 12 15 44 27.8 165.8 -0.9 -9.1 2 2437 01 10 50 01 12 50 --- 12 17 44 27.9 166.3 -0.8 -8.8 120 2468 01 10 51 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 6 SN2012AU 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 1 Mar 2024 Day 61 --- 01 12 50 SN2012AU 12 17 44 28.5 169.2 -0.6 -6.9 -42 2468 No stop 01 16 20 --- 12 21 15 28.6 170.2 -0.6 -6.3 168 2522 01 12 51 01 16 20 J1305-1033 12 21 15 28.0 167.3 -0.8 -8.2 -41 2522 No stop 01 18 40 --- 12 23 35 28.1 167.9 -0.7 -7.8 99 2558 01 16 21 01 18 40 SN2012AU 12 23 35 28.7 170.9 -0.5 -5.9 -42 2558 No stop 01 22 10 --- 12 27 06 28.8 171.8 -0.5 -5.3 168 2612 01 18 41 01 22 50 J1305-1033 12 27 46 28.2 169.1 -0.7 -7.0 -1 2612 01 22 50 01 24 50 --- 12 29 46 28.3 169.7 -0.6 -6.7 119 2643 01 22 51 01 26 00 J1159+2914 12 30 56 67.8 197.7 0.5 12.8 -118 2643 01 26 00 01 30 00 --- 12 34 57 67.6 199.9 0.6 14.4 122 2705 01 26 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess124.C2048 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: ef6cm 6cm secondary focus receiver. This LO covers the whole band. ****** 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: 1 Station: EFLSBERG 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= 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 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 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 BBC fr= 730.49 730.49 730.49 730.49 794.49 794.49 794.49 794.49 858.49 858.49 858.49 858.49 922.49 922.49 922.49 922.49 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: 3 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) * SN2012AU 12 52 15.724408 * 12 54 52.250000 12 56 08.624129 0.00 -09 58 35.71619 *-10 14 50.63000 -10 22 46.80094 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1305-1033 13 02 55.848515 * 13 05 33.015000 13 06 49.665766 0.00 -10 17 16.37556 *-10 33 19.42800 -10 41 09.91301 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1303-1051 13 00 36.725007 * 13 03 13.867900 13 04 30.513645 0.00 -10 35 11.31897 *-10 51 17.12900 -10 59 08.85203 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1159+2914 11 56 57.786199 * 11 59 31.833900 12 00 47.544308 0.00 29 31 25.73890 * 29 14 43.82700 29 06 31.13229 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * B0950+08 09 50 30.550681 * 09 53 09.309700 09 54 27.002822 0.00 08 09 45.15217 * 07 55 35.75000 07 48 42.18788 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 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 SN2012AU sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1.692 77.758 J1305-1033 sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1.406 64.145 J1303-1051 sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0.375 16.669 J1159+2914 sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0.150 8.072 B0950+08 sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 0.089 4.611 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) SN2012AU 143.7 J1305-1033 141.3 J1303-1051 141.6 J1159+2914 152.6 B0950+08 166.4 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