COVER INFORMATION Station: URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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 URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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: 210.49 210.49 210.49 210.49 274.49 274.49 274.49 274.49 338.49 338.49 338.49 338.49 402.49 402.49 402.49 402.49 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 13 55 28 63.0 247.4 1.9 50.1 0 0 21 30 00 21 35 00 --- 14 00 29 62.2 248.9 2.0 50.8 300 77 21 30 01 21 37 00 B0950+08 14 02 29 25.5 255.8 4.1 45.2 44 77 21 37 00 21 42 20 --- 14 07 50 24.6 256.8 4.2 45.5 320 159 21 37 01 21 45 20 J1305-1033 14 10 51 33.9 199.1 1.1 14.0 118 159 21 45 20 21 47 20 --- 14 12 51 33.8 199.6 1.1 14.4 120 190 21 45 21 21 47 20 SN2012AU 14 12 51 33.4 202.8 1.3 16.6 -7 190 No stop 21 50 50 --- 14 16 21 33.1 203.8 1.3 17.3 203 244 21 47 21 21 50 50 J1305-1033 14 16 21 33.6 200.6 1.2 15.1 -7 244 No stop 21 53 10 --- 14 18 42 33.4 201.3 1.2 15.6 133 279 21 50 51 21 53 10 SN2012AU 14 18 42 33.0 204.4 1.4 17.8 -7 279 No stop 21 56 40 --- 14 22 12 32.7 205.4 1.4 18.4 203 333 21 53 11 21 57 20 J1305-1033 14 22 53 33.1 202.5 1.3 16.4 33 333 21 57 20 21 59 20 --- 14 24 53 33.0 203.0 1.3 16.8 120 364 21 57 21 21 59 20 SN2012AU 14 24 53 32.5 206.1 1.5 19.0 -7 364 No stop 22 02 50 --- 14 28 23 32.2 207.1 1.5 19.6 203 418 21 59 21 22 02 50 J1305-1033 14 28 23 32.7 204.0 1.4 17.5 -7 418 No stop 22 05 10 --- 14 30 44 32.6 204.7 1.4 18.0 133 454 22 02 51 22 05 10 J1303-1051 14 30 44 32.1 205.2 1.4 18.3 -4 454 No stop 22 07 40 --- 14 33 14 31.9 205.9 1.5 18.8 146 492 22 05 11 22 08 10 J1305-1033 14 33 44 32.3 205.5 1.4 18.5 26 492 22 08 10 22 10 10 --- 14 35 45 32.2 206.1 1.5 18.9 120 523 22 08 11 22 10 10 SN2012AU 14 35 45 31.6 209.1 1.7 21.0 -7 523 No stop 22 13 40 --- 14 39 15 31.3 210.0 1.7 21.7 203 577 22 10 11 22 13 40 J1305-1033 14 39 15 31.9 207.0 1.5 19.6 -7 577 No stop 22 16 00 --- 14 41 36 31.7 207.7 1.6 20.0 133 613 22 13 41 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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 16 00 SN2012AU 14 41 36 31.0 210.6 1.8 22.1 -7 613 No stop 22 19 30 --- 14 45 06 30.7 211.6 1.8 22.7 203 667 22 16 01 22 20 10 J1305-1033 14 45 46 31.3 208.8 1.6 20.8 33 667 22 20 10 22 22 10 --- 14 47 47 31.2 209.3 1.7 21.2 120 697 22 20 11 22 22 10 SN2012AU 14 47 47 30.5 212.3 1.9 23.2 -7 697 No stop 22 25 40 --- 14 51 17 30.1 213.2 1.9 23.8 203 751 22 22 11 22 25 40 J1305-1033 14 51 17 30.8 210.3 1.7 21.8 -7 751 No stop 22 28 00 --- 14 53 38 30.6 210.9 1.8 22.3 133 787 22 25 41 22 28 00 J1303-1051 14 53 38 30.1 211.3 1.8 22.6 -4 787 No stop 22 30 30 --- 14 56 08 29.9 212.0 1.9 23.1 146 826 22 28 01 22 31 00 J1305-1033 14 56 38 30.3 211.7 1.8 22.8 26 826 22 31 00 22 33 00 --- 14 58 38 30.2 212.2 1.9 23.2 120 856 22 31 01 22 33 00 SN2012AU 14 58 38 29.4 215.1 2.0 25.1 -7 856 No stop 22 36 30 --- 15 02 09 29.0 216.0 2.1 25.7 203 910 22 33 01 22 36 30 J1305-1033 15 02 09 29.8 213.1 1.9 23.8 -7 910 No stop 22 38 50 --- 15 04 29 29.6 213.7 2.0 24.2 133 946 22 36 31 22 38 50 SN2012AU 15 04 29 28.7 216.6 2.1 26.1 -7 946 No stop 22 42 20 --- 15 08 00 28.4 217.5 2.2 26.7 203 1000 22 38 51 22 43 00 J1305-1033 15 08 40 29.2 214.8 2.0 24.9 33 1000 22 43 00 22 45 00 --- 15 10 40 28.9 215.3 2.1 25.3 120 1031 22 43 01 22 45 00 SN2012AU 15 10 40 28.1 218.1 2.2 27.1 -7 1031 No stop 22 48 30 --- 15 14 11 27.7 219.0 2.3 27.7 203 1085 22 45 01 22 48 30 J1305-1033 15 14 11 28.6 216.2 2.1 25.8 -7 1085 No stop 22 50 50 --- 15 16 31 28.3 216.8 2.2 26.2 133 1121 22 48 31 22 50 50 J1303-1051 15 16 31 27.8 217.2 2.2 26.5 -4 1121 No stop 22 53 20 --- 15 19 02 27.5 217.8 2.2 26.9 146 1159 22 50 51 22 53 50 J1305-1033 15 19 32 28.0 217.5 2.2 26.7 26 1159 22 53 50 22 55 50 --- 15 21 32 27.8 218.0 2.2 27.1 120 1190 22 53 51 22 55 50 SN2012AU 15 21 32 26.8 220.8 2.4 28.8 -7 1190 No stop 22 59 20 --- 15 25 03 26.4 221.6 2.5 29.3 203 1244 22 55 51 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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 --- 22 59 20 J1305-1033 15 25 03 27.4 218.9 2.3 27.6 -7 1244 No stop 23 01 40 --- 15 27 23 27.1 219.4 2.3 28.0 133 1279 22 59 21 23 01 40 SN2012AU 15 27 23 26.1 222.2 2.5 29.7 -7 1279 No stop 23 05 10 --- 15 30 54 25.7 223.0 2.6 30.2 203 1333 23 01 41 23 05 50 J1305-1033 15 31 34 26.6 220.5 2.4 28.6 33 1333 23 05 50 23 07 50 --- 15 33 34 26.4 220.9 2.4 28.9 120 1364 23 05 51 23 07 50 SN2012AU 15 33 34 25.3 223.6 2.6 30.6 -7 1364 No stop 23 11 20 --- 15 37 05 24.9 224.5 2.7 31.1 203 1418 23 07 51 23 11 20 J1305-1033 15 37 05 26.0 221.8 2.5 29.5 -7 1418 No stop 23 13 40 --- 15 39 25 25.7 222.3 2.5 29.8 133 1454 23 11 21 23 13 40 J1303-1051 15 39 25 25.1 222.7 2.6 30.1 -4 1454 No stop 23 16 10 --- 15 41 56 24.8 223.3 2.6 30.5 146 1492 23 13 41 23 16 40 J1305-1033 15 42 26 25.3 223.0 2.6 30.3 26 1492 23 16 40 23 18 40 --- 15 44 26 25.1 223.5 2.6 30.6 120 1523 23 16 41 23 18 40 SN2012AU 15 44 26 23.9 226.2 2.8 32.1 -7 1523 No stop 23 22 10 --- 15 47 56 23.5 226.9 2.9 32.6 203 1577 23 18 41 23 22 10 J1305-1033 15 47 56 24.6 224.3 2.7 31.1 -7 1577 No stop 23 24 30 --- 15 50 17 24.3 224.9 2.7 31.4 133 1613 23 22 11 23 24 30 SN2012AU 15 50 17 23.2 227.5 2.9 32.9 -7 1613 No stop 23 28 00 --- 15 53 47 22.7 228.3 3.0 33.4 203 1667 23 24 31 23 28 40 J1305-1033 15 54 28 23.8 225.8 2.8 32.0 33 1667 23 28 40 23 30 40 --- 15 56 28 23.5 226.3 2.8 32.3 120 1697 23 28 41 23 30 40 SN2012AU 15 56 28 22.3 228.9 3.0 33.8 -7 1697 No stop 23 34 10 --- 15 59 58 21.9 229.6 3.1 34.2 203 1751 23 30 41 23 34 10 J1305-1033 15 59 58 23.1 227.1 2.9 32.7 -7 1751 No stop 23 36 30 --- 16 02 19 22.7 227.6 2.9 33.0 133 1787 23 34 11 23 36 30 J1303-1051 16 02 19 22.2 227.9 3.0 33.3 -4 1787 No stop 23 39 00 --- 16 04 49 21.8 228.5 3.0 33.6 146 1826 23 36 31 23 39 30 J1305-1033 16 05 19 22.3 228.3 3.0 33.4 26 1826 23 39 30 23 41 30 --- 16 07 20 22.1 228.7 3.0 33.7 120 1856 23 39 31 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 29 Feb 2024 Day 60 --- 23 41 30 SN2012AU 16 07 20 20.8 231.2 3.2 35.1 -7 1856 No stop 23 45 00 --- 16 10 50 20.3 232.0 3.2 35.5 203 1910 23 41 31 23 45 00 J1305-1033 16 10 50 21.6 229.5 3.1 34.2 -6 1910 No stop 23 47 20 --- 16 13 11 21.3 230.0 3.1 34.4 134 1946 23 45 01 23 47 20 SN2012AU 16 13 11 20.0 232.5 3.3 35.8 -6 1946 No stop 23 50 50 --- 16 16 41 19.5 233.2 3.3 36.2 204 2000 23 47 21 23 51 30 J1305-1033 16 17 21 20.7 230.9 3.2 35.0 34 2000 23 51 30 23 53 30 --- 16 19 22 20.4 231.3 3.2 35.2 120 2031 23 51 31 23 53 30 SN2012AU 16 19 22 19.1 233.8 3.4 36.5 -6 2031 No stop 23 57 00 --- 16 22 52 18.6 234.5 3.4 36.9 204 2085 23 53 31 23 57 00 J1305-1033 16 22 52 19.9 232.1 3.3 35.6 -6 2085 No stop 23 59 20 --- 16 25 13 19.6 232.6 3.3 35.9 134 2121 23 57 01 --- Start: Thu 29 Feb 2024 Day 60 -- Stop: Fri 1 Mar 2024 Day 61 --- 23 59 20 J1303-1051 16 25 13 19.0 232.9 3.3 36.1 -4 2121 No stop 00 01 50 --- 16 27 43 18.6 233.4 3.4 36.4 146 2159 23 59 21 00 02 20 J1305-1033 16 28 13 19.1 233.2 3.4 36.3 26 2159 00 02 20 00 04 20 --- 16 30 13 18.8 233.6 3.4 36.5 120 2190 00 02 21 00 04 20 SN2012AU 16 30 13 17.5 236.0 3.6 37.7 -6 2190 No stop 00 07 50 --- 16 33 44 17.0 236.7 3.6 38.1 204 2244 00 04 21 00 07 50 J1305-1033 16 33 44 18.3 234.3 3.4 36.9 -6 2244 No stop 00 10 10 --- 16 36 04 18.0 234.8 3.5 37.1 134 2279 00 07 51 00 10 10 SN2012AU 16 36 04 16.6 237.2 3.7 38.3 -6 2279 No stop 00 13 40 --- 16 39 35 16.1 237.9 3.7 38.7 204 2333 00 10 11 00 14 20 J1305-1033 16 40 15 17.3 235.7 3.6 37.6 34 2333 00 14 20 00 16 20 --- 16 42 15 17.0 236.1 3.6 37.8 120 2364 00 14 21 00 16 20 SN2012AU 16 42 15 15.6 238.4 3.8 39.0 -6 2364 No stop 00 19 50 --- 16 45 46 15.1 239.1 3.8 39.3 204 2418 00 16 21 00 19 50 J1305-1033 16 45 46 16.5 236.8 3.6 38.2 -6 2418 No stop 00 22 10 --- 16 48 06 16.2 237.3 3.7 38.4 134 2454 00 19 51 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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 --- 00 22 10 J1303-1051 16 48 06 15.6 237.5 3.7 38.6 -4 2454 No stop 00 24 40 --- 16 50 37 15.2 238.0 3.8 38.8 146 2492 00 22 11 00 25 10 J1305-1033 16 51 07 15.7 237.9 3.7 38.7 26 2492 00 25 10 00 27 10 --- 16 53 07 15.4 238.3 3.8 38.9 120 2523 00 25 11 00 27 10 SN2012AU 16 53 07 14.0 240.6 3.9 40.0 -6 2523 No stop 00 30 40 --- 16 56 38 13.4 241.3 4.0 40.3 204 2577 00 27 11 00 30 40 J1305-1033 16 56 38 14.8 239.0 3.8 39.3 -6 2577 No stop 00 33 00 --- 16 58 58 14.5 239.4 3.9 39.5 134 2613 00 30 41 00 33 00 SN2012AU 16 58 58 13.0 241.7 4.0 40.5 -6 2613 No stop 00 36 30 --- 17 02 29 12.5 242.4 4.1 40.8 204 2667 00 33 01 00 37 10 J1305-1033 17 03 09 13.8 240.2 3.9 39.9 34 2667 00 37 10 00 39 10 --- 17 05 09 13.5 240.6 4.0 40.1 120 2697 00 37 11 00 39 10 SN2012AU 17 05 09 12.0 242.9 4.2 41.0 -6 2697 No stop 00 42 40 --- 17 08 40 11.5 243.5 4.2 41.3 204 2751 00 39 11 00 42 40 J1305-1033 17 08 40 12.9 241.3 4.0 40.4 -6 2751 No stop 00 45 00 --- 17 11 00 12.6 241.8 4.1 40.6 134 2787 00 42 41 00 45 00 J1303-1051 17 11 00 12.0 242.0 4.1 40.7 -4 2787 No stop 00 47 30 --- 17 13 31 11.6 242.5 4.1 41.0 146 2826 00 45 01 00 48 00 J1305-1033 17 14 01 12.1 242.3 4.1 40.8 26 2826 00 48 00 00 50 00 --- 17 16 01 11.8 242.7 4.2 41.0 120 2856 00 48 01 00 50 00 SN2012AU 17 16 01 10.3 244.9 4.3 41.9 -6 2856 No stop 00 53 30 --- 17 19 31 9.7 245.6 4.4 42.2 204 2910 00 50 01 00 53 30 J1305-1033 17 19 31 11.2 243.4 4.2 41.3 -6 2910 No stop 00 55 50 --- 17 21 52 10.8 243.8 4.3 41.5 134 2946 00 53 31 01 00 00 J1305-1033 17 26 03 10.1 244.6 4.3 41.8 248 2946 01 00 00 01 02 00 --- 17 28 03 9.8 245.0 4.4 42.0 120 2977 01 00 01 01 26 00 J1159+2914 17 52 07 21.0 290.7 5.9 51.0 1394 2977 01 26 00 01 30 00 --- 17 56 07 20.3 291.3 5.9 50.7 240 3038 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: 10 Station: URUMQI Total bit rate: 2048 Format: MARK5B 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= 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 4620.00 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 = A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 7 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= 210.49 210.49 210.49 210.49 274.49 274.49 274.49 274.49 338.49 338.49 338.49 338.49 402.49 402.49 402.49 402.49 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: 7 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) * 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