COVER INFORMATION Station: JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) 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 JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) 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: 833.51 833.51 833.51 833.51 769.51 769.51 769.51 769.51 705.51 705.51 705.51 705.51 641.51 641.51 641.51 641.51 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 07 57 32 40.1 93.8 -4.1 -43.1 0 0 21 30 00 21 35 00 --- 08 02 33 40.9 94.8 -4.0 -43.1 300 77 21 30 01 21 37 00 B0950+08 08 04 34 39.4 143.7 -1.8 -20.9 -50 77 21 37 00 21 42 20 --- 08 09 54 39.9 145.3 -1.7 -20.1 270 160 21 37 01 22 33 00 SN2012AU 09 00 43 9.2 121.5 -3.9 -31.3 2911 160 22 33 00 22 36 30 --- 09 04 13 9.7 122.2 -3.9 -31.0 210 214 22 33 01 22 38 50 SN2012AU 09 06 34 10.0 122.7 -3.8 -30.8 135 214 22 38 50 22 42 20 --- 09 10 04 10.4 123.5 -3.8 -30.5 210 268 22 38 51 22 45 00 SN2012AU 09 12 45 10.7 124.1 -3.7 -30.3 155 268 22 45 00 22 48 30 --- 09 16 15 11.2 124.8 -3.7 -30.0 210 322 22 45 01 22 48 30 J1305-1033 09 16 15 9.6 122.7 -3.8 -30.8 -25 322 No stop 22 50 50 --- 09 18 36 9.9 123.2 -3.8 -30.7 115 358 22 48 31 22 50 50 J1303-1051 09 18 36 9.9 123.8 -3.8 -30.4 -15 358 No stop 22 53 20 --- 09 21 06 10.2 124.4 -3.7 -30.2 135 397 22 50 51 22 53 50 J1305-1033 09 21 36 10.2 123.8 -3.8 -30.4 16 397 22 53 50 22 55 50 --- 09 23 36 10.5 124.2 -3.7 -30.2 120 428 22 53 51 22 55 50 SN2012AU 09 23 36 12.1 126.4 -3.5 -29.3 -26 428 No stop 22 59 20 --- 09 27 07 12.5 127.2 -3.5 -29.0 184 482 22 55 51 22 59 20 J1305-1033 09 27 07 10.9 125.0 -3.7 -29.9 -25 482 No stop 23 01 40 --- 09 29 27 11.2 125.5 -3.6 -29.7 115 518 22 59 21 23 01 40 SN2012AU 09 29 27 12.8 127.7 -3.4 -28.8 -26 518 No stop 23 05 10 --- 09 32 58 13.2 128.5 -3.4 -28.4 184 572 23 01 41 23 05 50 J1305-1033 09 33 38 11.7 126.4 -3.6 -29.3 15 572 23 05 50 23 07 50 --- 09 35 38 12.0 126.9 -3.5 -29.2 120 603 23 05 51 23 07 50 SN2012AU 09 35 38 13.5 129.1 -3.3 -28.2 -26 603 No stop 23 11 20 --- 09 39 09 13.9 129.9 -3.3 -27.8 184 657 23 07 51 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) 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 11 20 J1305-1033 09 39 09 12.4 127.6 -3.5 -28.8 -25 657 No stop 23 13 40 --- 09 41 29 12.6 128.2 -3.4 -28.6 115 693 23 11 21 23 13 40 J1303-1051 09 41 29 12.7 128.8 -3.4 -28.4 -15 693 No stop 23 16 10 --- 09 44 00 12.9 129.4 -3.3 -28.1 135 732 23 13 41 23 16 40 J1305-1033 09 44 30 13.0 128.8 -3.4 -28.3 16 732 23 16 40 23 18 40 --- 09 46 30 13.2 129.3 -3.3 -28.1 120 763 23 16 41 23 18 40 SN2012AU 09 46 30 14.7 131.5 -3.2 -27.1 -26 763 No stop 23 22 10 --- 09 50 01 15.1 132.3 -3.1 -26.7 184 817 23 18 41 23 22 10 J1305-1033 09 50 01 13.6 130.0 -3.3 -27.8 -25 817 No stop 23 24 30 --- 09 52 21 13.9 130.6 -3.2 -27.6 115 853 23 22 11 23 24 30 SN2012AU 09 52 21 15.4 132.8 -3.1 -26.5 -26 853 No stop 23 28 00 --- 09 55 52 15.8 133.7 -3.0 -26.1 184 907 23 24 31 23 28 40 J1305-1033 09 56 32 14.4 131.5 -3.2 -27.1 15 907 23 28 40 23 30 40 --- 09 58 32 14.6 132.0 -3.1 -26.9 120 938 23 28 41 23 30 40 SN2012AU 09 58 32 16.0 134.3 -3.0 -25.8 -26 938 No stop 23 34 10 --- 10 02 03 16.4 135.1 -2.9 -25.4 184 992 23 30 41 23 34 10 J1305-1033 10 02 03 15.0 132.8 -3.1 -26.6 -26 992 No stop 23 36 30 --- 10 04 23 15.2 133.3 -3.0 -26.3 114 1028 23 34 11 23 36 30 J1303-1051 10 04 23 15.2 134.0 -3.0 -26.0 -15 1028 No stop 23 39 00 --- 10 06 54 15.5 134.5 -3.0 -25.8 135 1067 23 36 31 23 39 30 J1305-1033 10 07 24 15.6 134.0 -3.0 -26.0 16 1067 23 39 30 23 41 30 --- 10 09 24 15.8 134.4 -3.0 -25.8 120 1098 23 39 31 23 41 30 SN2012AU 10 09 24 17.2 136.8 -2.8 -24.6 -27 1098 No stop 23 45 00 --- 10 12 55 17.5 137.6 -2.7 -24.2 183 1152 23 41 31 23 45 00 J1305-1033 10 12 55 16.2 135.3 -2.9 -25.4 -26 1152 No stop 23 47 20 --- 10 15 15 16.4 135.8 -2.9 -25.1 114 1188 23 45 01 23 47 20 SN2012AU 10 15 15 17.8 138.2 -2.7 -23.9 -27 1188 No stop 23 50 50 --- 10 18 46 18.1 139.0 -2.6 -23.5 183 1242 23 47 21 23 51 30 J1305-1033 10 19 26 16.8 136.8 -2.8 -24.7 14 1242 23 51 30 23 53 30 --- 10 21 26 17.0 137.2 -2.8 -24.4 120 1273 23 51 31 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) 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 53 30 SN2012AU 10 21 26 18.4 139.6 -2.6 -23.2 -27 1273 No stop 23 57 00 --- 10 24 57 18.7 140.5 -2.5 -22.8 183 1327 23 53 31 23 57 00 J1305-1033 10 24 57 17.4 138.1 -2.7 -24.0 -26 1327 No stop 23 59 20 --- 10 27 17 17.6 138.6 -2.7 -23.7 114 1363 23 57 01 --- Start: Thu 29 Feb 2024 Day 60 -- Stop: Fri 1 Mar 2024 Day 61 --- 23 59 20 J1303-1051 10 27 17 17.6 139.3 -2.6 -23.4 -15 1363 No stop 00 01 50 --- 10 29 47 17.8 139.9 -2.6 -23.1 135 1402 23 59 21 00 02 20 J1305-1033 10 30 17 17.9 139.3 -2.6 -23.4 15 1402 00 02 20 00 04 20 --- 10 32 18 18.1 139.8 -2.6 -23.2 120 1432 00 02 21 00 04 20 SN2012AU 10 32 18 19.4 142.2 -2.4 -21.9 -27 1432 No stop 00 07 50 --- 10 35 48 19.7 143.1 -2.3 -21.4 183 1487 00 04 21 00 07 50 J1305-1033 10 35 48 18.5 140.6 -2.5 -22.7 -26 1487 No stop 00 10 10 --- 10 38 09 18.7 141.2 -2.5 -22.4 114 1523 00 07 51 00 10 10 SN2012AU 10 38 09 19.9 143.7 -2.3 -21.1 -27 1523 No stop 00 13 40 --- 10 41 39 20.2 144.5 -2.2 -20.7 183 1577 00 10 11 00 14 20 J1305-1033 10 42 19 19.1 142.2 -2.4 -21.9 14 1577 00 14 20 00 16 20 --- 10 44 20 19.2 142.7 -2.4 -21.7 120 1608 00 14 21 00 16 20 SN2012AU 10 44 20 20.5 145.2 -2.2 -20.3 -27 1608 No stop 00 19 50 --- 10 47 50 20.8 146.0 -2.1 -19.9 183 1662 00 16 21 00 19 50 J1305-1033 10 47 50 19.6 143.5 -2.3 -21.2 -27 1662 No stop 00 22 10 --- 10 50 11 19.8 144.1 -2.3 -20.9 113 1698 00 19 51 00 22 10 J1303-1051 10 50 11 19.7 144.8 -2.2 -20.6 -16 1698 No stop 00 24 40 --- 10 52 41 19.9 145.4 -2.2 -20.3 134 1736 00 22 11 00 25 10 J1305-1033 10 53 11 20.0 144.8 -2.2 -20.5 15 1736 00 25 10 00 27 10 --- 10 55 11 20.2 145.3 -2.2 -20.3 120 1767 00 25 11 00 27 10 SN2012AU 10 55 11 21.4 147.9 -2.0 -18.9 -28 1767 No stop 00 30 40 --- 10 58 42 21.6 148.7 -2.0 -18.4 182 1822 00 27 11 00 30 40 J1305-1033 10 58 42 20.5 146.2 -2.1 -19.8 -27 1822 No stop 00 33 00 --- 11 01 02 20.7 146.8 -2.1 -19.5 113 1858 00 30 41 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) 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 33 00 SN2012AU 11 01 02 21.8 149.3 -1.9 -18.1 -28 1858 No stop 00 36 30 --- 11 04 33 22.1 150.2 -1.9 -17.6 182 1912 00 33 01 00 37 10 J1305-1033 11 05 13 21.0 147.8 -2.0 -18.9 13 1912 00 37 10 00 39 10 --- 11 07 13 21.2 148.3 -2.0 -18.7 120 1943 00 37 11 00 39 10 SN2012AU 11 07 13 22.3 150.9 -1.8 -17.2 -28 1943 No stop 00 42 40 --- 11 10 44 22.5 151.8 -1.8 -16.7 182 1997 00 39 11 00 42 40 J1305-1033 11 10 44 21.5 149.2 -1.9 -18.2 -27 1997 No stop 00 45 00 --- 11 13 04 21.6 149.8 -1.9 -17.9 113 2033 00 42 41 00 45 00 J1303-1051 11 13 04 21.5 150.5 -1.9 -17.5 -16 2033 No stop 00 47 30 --- 11 15 35 21.7 151.1 -1.8 -17.1 134 2071 00 45 01 00 48 00 J1305-1033 11 16 05 21.9 150.5 -1.8 -17.4 15 2071 00 48 00 00 50 00 --- 11 18 05 22.0 151.0 -1.8 -17.2 120 2102 00 48 01 00 50 00 SN2012AU 11 18 05 23.0 153.7 -1.6 -15.7 -28 2102 No stop 00 53 30 --- 11 21 36 23.3 154.6 -1.6 -15.1 182 2156 00 50 01 00 53 30 J1305-1033 11 21 36 22.3 151.9 -1.8 -16.7 -27 2156 No stop 00 55 50 --- 11 23 56 22.4 152.5 -1.7 -16.3 113 2193 00 53 31 00 55 50 SN2012AU 11 23 56 23.4 155.2 -1.5 -14.8 -28 2193 No stop 00 59 20 --- 11 27 27 23.6 156.1 -1.5 -14.3 182 2247 00 55 51 01 00 00 J1305-1033 11 28 07 22.7 153.6 -1.6 -15.7 13 2247 01 00 00 01 02 00 --- 11 30 07 22.8 154.1 -1.6 -15.4 120 2278 01 00 01 01 02 00 SN2012AU 11 30 07 23.8 156.8 -1.4 -13.9 -28 2278 No stop 01 05 30 --- 11 33 38 24.0 157.7 -1.4 -13.3 182 2332 01 02 01 01 05 30 J1305-1033 11 33 38 23.1 155.0 -1.6 -14.9 -27 2332 No stop 01 07 50 --- 11 35 58 23.2 155.6 -1.5 -14.6 113 2368 01 05 31 01 07 50 J1303-1051 11 35 58 23.1 156.3 -1.5 -14.2 -16 2368 No stop 01 10 20 --- 11 38 29 23.2 156.9 -1.4 -13.8 134 2406 01 07 51 01 10 50 J1305-1033 11 38 59 23.4 156.4 -1.5 -14.1 15 2406 01 10 50 01 12 50 --- 11 40 59 23.5 156.9 -1.4 -13.8 120 2437 01 10 51 01 12 50 SN2012AU 11 40 59 24.4 159.6 -1.3 -12.2 -29 2437 No stop 01 16 20 --- 11 44 30 24.6 160.6 -1.2 -11.7 181 2491 01 12 51 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) 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 16 20 J1305-1033 11 44 30 23.7 157.8 -1.4 -13.3 -28 2491 No stop 01 18 40 --- 11 46 50 23.8 158.4 -1.3 -12.9 112 2527 01 16 21 01 18 40 SN2012AU 11 46 50 24.7 161.2 -1.2 -11.3 -29 2527 No stop 01 22 10 --- 11 50 21 24.9 162.1 -1.1 -10.8 181 2582 01 18 41 01 22 50 J1305-1033 11 51 01 24.1 159.5 -1.3 -12.3 12 2582 01 22 50 01 24 50 --- 11 53 01 24.2 160.1 -1.2 -12.0 120 2612 01 22 51 01 26 00 J1159+2914 11 54 11 65.8 176.5 -0.1 -2.4 -72 2612 01 26 00 01 30 00 --- 11 58 12 65.9 178.6 -0.0 -1.0 168 2674 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 --- 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: 2 Station: JODRELL2 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= 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 5664.00 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 = A2 B2 A2 B2 A2 B2 A2 B2 A2 B2 A2 B2 A2 B2 A2 B2 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 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= 833.51 833.51 833.51 833.51 769.51 769.51 769.51 769.51 705.51 705.51 705.51 705.51 641.51 641.51 641.51 641.51 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: 1 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