COVER INFORMATION Station: TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) 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 TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) 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: 630.49 630.49 630.49 630.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 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 16 11 18 36.5 -74.9 4.2 71.1 0 0 21 30 00 21 35 00 --- 16 16 19 35.5 -74.5 4.3 70.8 300 77 21 30 01 21 45 20 J1305-1033 16 26 40 26.5 237.2 3.3 47.1 -5 77 21 45 20 21 47 20 --- 16 28 41 26.1 237.6 3.4 47.3 115 108 21 45 21 21 47 20 SN2012AU 16 28 41 24.3 239.7 3.5 48.8 -9 108 No stop 21 50 50 --- 16 32 11 23.7 240.4 3.6 49.2 201 162 21 47 21 21 50 50 J1305-1033 16 32 11 25.5 238.2 3.4 47.8 -9 162 No stop 21 53 10 --- 16 34 32 25.0 238.6 3.5 48.1 131 198 21 50 51 21 53 10 SN2012AU 16 34 32 23.3 240.8 3.6 49.4 -9 198 No stop 21 56 40 --- 16 38 02 22.6 241.4 3.7 49.8 201 252 21 53 11 21 57 20 J1305-1033 16 38 42 24.3 239.4 3.5 48.6 31 252 21 57 20 21 59 20 --- 16 40 43 23.9 239.7 3.6 48.8 120 283 21 57 21 21 59 20 SN2012AU 16 40 43 22.1 241.8 3.7 50.1 -9 283 No stop 22 02 50 --- 16 44 13 21.4 242.4 3.8 50.5 201 338 21 59 21 22 02 50 J1305-1033 16 44 13 23.2 240.3 3.6 49.2 -9 338 No stop 22 05 10 --- 16 46 34 22.8 240.8 3.7 49.5 131 374 22 02 51 22 05 10 J1303-1051 16 46 34 22.2 240.9 3.7 49.7 -5 374 No stop 22 07 40 --- 16 49 04 21.7 241.3 3.7 49.9 145 412 22 05 11 22 08 10 J1305-1033 16 49 34 22.2 241.3 3.7 49.8 26 412 22 08 10 22 10 10 --- 16 51 35 21.9 241.6 3.7 50.1 120 443 22 08 11 22 10 10 SN2012AU 16 51 35 20.0 243.7 3.9 51.3 -9 443 No stop 22 13 40 --- 16 55 05 19.4 244.2 4.0 51.6 201 497 22 10 11 22 13 40 J1305-1033 16 55 05 21.2 242.2 3.8 50.4 -9 497 No stop 22 16 00 --- 16 57 26 20.8 242.6 3.8 50.7 131 533 22 13 41 22 16 00 SN2012AU 16 57 26 18.9 244.6 4.0 51.9 -10 533 No stop 22 19 30 --- 17 00 56 18.2 245.2 4.1 52.2 200 587 22 16 01 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) 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 --- 22 20 10 J1305-1033 17 01 36 20.0 243.3 3.9 51.1 31 587 22 20 10 22 22 10 --- 17 03 37 19.6 243.6 3.9 51.3 120 618 22 20 11 22 22 10 SN2012AU 17 03 37 17.7 245.6 4.1 52.4 -10 618 No stop 22 25 40 --- 17 07 07 17.0 246.1 4.2 52.8 200 672 22 22 11 22 25 40 J1305-1033 17 07 07 18.9 244.2 4.0 51.7 -9 672 No stop 22 28 00 --- 17 09 27 18.5 244.6 4.0 51.9 131 709 22 25 41 22 28 00 J1303-1051 17 09 27 17.8 244.7 4.1 52.0 -5 709 No stop 22 30 30 --- 17 11 58 17.3 245.1 4.1 52.3 145 747 22 28 01 22 31 00 J1305-1033 17 12 28 17.9 245.0 4.1 52.2 25 747 22 31 00 22 33 00 --- 17 14 28 17.5 245.4 4.1 52.4 120 778 22 31 01 22 33 00 SN2012AU 17 14 28 15.6 247.3 4.3 53.4 -10 778 No stop 22 36 30 --- 17 17 59 14.9 247.8 4.4 53.7 200 832 22 33 01 22 36 30 J1305-1033 17 17 59 16.8 245.9 4.2 52.7 -10 832 No stop 22 38 50 --- 17 20 19 16.3 246.3 4.2 52.9 130 868 22 36 31 22 38 50 SN2012AU 17 20 19 14.4 248.1 4.4 53.9 -10 868 No stop 22 42 20 --- 17 23 50 13.7 248.7 4.5 54.2 200 922 22 38 51 22 43 00 J1305-1033 17 24 30 15.5 246.9 4.3 53.3 30 922 22 43 00 22 45 00 --- 17 26 30 15.1 247.2 4.3 53.5 120 953 22 43 01 22 45 00 SN2012AU 17 26 30 13.2 249.1 4.5 54.4 -10 953 No stop 22 48 30 --- 17 30 01 12.5 249.6 4.6 54.7 200 1007 22 45 01 22 48 30 J1305-1033 17 30 01 14.4 247.7 4.4 53.8 -10 1007 No stop 22 50 50 --- 17 32 21 14.0 248.1 4.4 54.0 130 1043 22 48 31 22 50 50 J1303-1051 17 32 21 13.3 248.2 4.5 54.1 -5 1043 No stop 22 53 20 --- 17 34 52 12.8 248.6 4.5 54.3 145 1082 22 50 51 22 53 50 J1305-1033 17 35 22 13.4 248.5 4.5 54.2 25 1082 22 53 50 22 55 50 --- 17 37 22 13.0 248.8 4.5 54.4 120 1113 22 53 51 22 55 50 SN2012AU 17 37 22 11.0 250.6 4.7 55.2 -10 1113 No stop 22 59 20 --- 17 40 53 10.3 251.1 4.7 55.5 200 1167 22 55 51 22 59 20 J1305-1033 17 40 53 12.3 249.3 4.6 54.6 -10 1167 No stop 23 01 40 --- 17 43 13 11.8 249.7 4.6 54.8 130 1203 22 59 21 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) 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 01 40 SN2012AU 17 43 13 9.8 251.5 4.8 55.6 -10 1203 No stop 23 05 10 --- 17 46 44 9.1 252.0 4.8 55.9 200 1257 23 01 41 23 05 50 J1305-1033 17 47 24 11.0 250.3 4.7 55.1 30 1257 23 05 50 23 07 50 --- 17 49 24 10.6 250.6 4.7 55.3 120 1288 23 05 51 23 11 20 J1305-1033 17 52 55 9.8 251.1 4.8 55.5 208 1288 23 11 20 23 13 40 --- 17 55 15 9.4 251.4 4.8 55.7 140 1324 23 11 21 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: 11 Station: TIANMA65 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= 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 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 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 3 7 4 8 4 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 6 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= 630.49 630.49 630.49 630.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 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: 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) * 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