COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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: 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 Next BBC frequencies: 371.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 435.49 435.49 435.49 435.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 21 30 00 J1159+2914 08 33 08 45.5 101.2 -3.5 0.0 0 0 21 30 00 21 35 00 --- 08 38 09 46.2 102.4 -3.4 0.0 300 39 21 30 01 21 37 00 B0950+08 08 40 09 42.4 154.7 -1.2 0.0 0 39 21 37 00 21 42 20 --- 08 45 30 42.8 156.4 -1.1 0.0 320 80 21 37 01 21 59 20 SN2012AU 09 02 33 9.6 121.8 -3.9 0.0 858 80 21 59 20 22 02 50 --- 09 06 03 10.1 122.6 -3.8 0.0 210 107 21 59 21 22 08 10 J1305-1033 09 11 24 9.1 121.6 -3.9 0.0 298 107 22 08 10 22 10 10 --- 09 13 24 9.4 122.0 -3.9 0.0 120 122 22 08 11 22 10 10 SN2012AU 09 13 24 11.0 124.1 -3.7 0.0 -22 122 No stop 22 13 40 --- 09 16 55 11.4 124.9 -3.7 0.0 188 149 22 10 11 22 13 40 J1305-1033 09 16 55 9.8 122.8 -3.8 0.0 -22 149 No stop 22 16 00 --- 09 19 15 10.1 123.3 -3.8 0.0 118 167 22 13 41 22 16 00 SN2012AU 09 19 15 11.7 125.4 -3.6 0.0 -22 167 No stop 22 19 30 --- 09 22 46 12.1 126.2 -3.6 0.0 188 195 22 16 01 22 20 10 J1305-1033 09 23 26 10.6 124.2 -3.7 0.0 18 195 22 20 10 22 22 10 --- 09 25 26 10.9 124.6 -3.7 0.0 120 210 22 20 11 22 22 10 SN2012AU 09 25 26 12.5 126.8 -3.5 0.0 -22 210 No stop 22 25 40 --- 09 28 57 12.9 127.5 -3.5 0.0 188 237 22 22 11 22 25 40 J1305-1033 09 28 57 11.3 125.4 -3.6 0.0 -22 237 No stop 22 28 00 --- 09 31 17 11.6 125.9 -3.6 0.0 118 255 22 25 41 22 28 00 J1303-1051 09 31 17 11.6 126.5 -3.6 0.0 -15 255 No stop 22 30 30 --- 09 33 48 11.9 127.1 -3.5 0.0 135 274 22 28 01 22 31 00 J1305-1033 09 34 18 12.0 126.5 -3.5 0.0 15 274 22 31 00 22 33 00 --- 09 36 18 12.2 127.0 -3.5 0.0 120 290 22 31 01 22 33 00 SN2012AU 09 36 18 13.8 129.2 -3.3 0.0 -22 290 No stop 22 36 30 --- 09 39 49 14.2 129.9 -3.3 0.0 188 317 22 33 01 22 36 30 J1305-1033 09 39 49 12.6 127.7 -3.5 0.0 -22 317 No stop 22 38 50 --- 09 42 09 12.9 128.2 -3.4 0.0 118 335 22 36 31 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 38 50 SN2012AU 09 42 09 14.4 130.5 -3.2 0.0 -22 335 No stop 22 42 20 --- 09 45 40 14.8 131.3 -3.2 0.0 188 362 22 38 51 22 43 00 J1305-1033 09 46 20 13.4 129.2 -3.3 0.0 18 362 22 43 00 22 45 00 --- 09 48 20 13.6 129.6 -3.3 0.0 120 377 22 43 01 22 45 00 SN2012AU 09 48 20 15.1 131.9 -3.1 0.0 -22 377 No stop 22 48 30 --- 09 51 51 15.5 132.7 -3.1 0.0 188 404 22 45 01 22 48 30 J1305-1033 09 51 51 14.1 130.4 -3.2 0.0 -22 404 No stop 22 50 50 --- 09 54 11 14.3 130.9 -3.2 0.0 118 423 22 48 31 22 50 50 J1303-1051 09 54 11 14.3 131.6 -3.2 0.0 -15 423 No stop 22 53 20 --- 09 56 42 14.6 132.2 -3.1 0.0 135 442 22 50 51 22 53 50 J1305-1033 09 57 12 14.7 131.6 -3.2 0.0 15 442 22 53 50 22 55 50 --- 09 59 12 14.9 132.1 -3.1 0.0 120 457 22 53 51 22 55 50 SN2012AU 09 59 12 16.3 134.4 -2.9 0.0 -22 457 No stop 22 59 20 --- 10 02 43 16.7 135.2 -2.9 0.0 188 484 22 55 51 22 59 20 J1305-1033 10 02 43 15.3 132.9 -3.1 0.0 -22 484 No stop 23 01 40 --- 10 05 03 15.5 133.4 -3.0 0.0 118 502 22 59 21 23 01 40 SN2012AU 10 05 03 17.0 135.7 -2.9 0.0 -22 502 No stop 23 05 10 --- 10 08 33 17.3 136.5 -2.8 0.0 188 529 23 01 41 23 05 50 J1305-1033 10 09 14 16.0 134.3 -3.0 0.0 18 529 23 05 50 23 07 50 --- 10 11 14 16.2 134.8 -2.9 0.0 120 545 23 05 51 23 07 50 SN2012AU 10 11 14 17.6 137.1 -2.7 0.0 -22 545 No stop 23 11 20 --- 10 14 44 18.0 138.0 -2.7 0.0 188 572 23 07 51 23 11 20 J1305-1033 10 14 44 16.6 135.6 -2.9 0.0 -22 572 No stop 23 13 40 --- 10 17 05 16.8 136.2 -2.8 0.0 118 590 23 11 21 23 13 40 J1303-1051 10 17 05 16.8 136.8 -2.8 0.0 -15 590 No stop 23 16 10 --- 10 19 35 17.0 137.4 -2.7 0.0 135 609 23 13 41 23 16 40 J1305-1033 10 20 05 17.1 136.9 -2.8 0.0 15 609 23 16 40 23 18 40 --- 10 22 06 17.3 137.3 -2.7 0.0 120 625 23 16 41 23 18 40 SN2012AU 10 22 06 18.7 139.7 -2.6 0.0 -22 625 No stop 23 22 10 --- 10 25 36 19.0 140.6 -2.5 0.0 188 652 23 18 41 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 22 10 J1305-1033 10 25 36 17.7 138.1 -2.7 0.0 -22 652 No stop 23 24 30 --- 10 27 57 17.9 138.7 -2.6 0.0 118 670 23 22 11 23 24 30 SN2012AU 10 27 57 19.2 141.1 -2.5 0.0 -22 670 No stop 23 28 00 --- 10 31 27 19.6 142.0 -2.4 0.0 188 697 23 24 31 23 28 40 J1305-1033 10 32 07 18.3 139.7 -2.6 0.0 18 697 23 28 40 23 30 40 --- 10 34 08 18.5 140.2 -2.5 0.0 120 712 23 28 41 23 30 40 SN2012AU 10 34 08 19.8 142.6 -2.4 0.0 -22 712 No stop 23 34 10 --- 10 37 38 20.1 143.5 -2.3 0.0 188 739 23 30 41 23 34 10 J1305-1033 10 37 38 18.9 141.0 -2.5 0.0 -22 739 No stop 23 36 30 --- 10 39 59 19.1 141.6 -2.4 0.0 118 757 23 34 11 23 36 30 J1303-1051 10 39 59 19.0 142.2 -2.4 0.0 -15 757 No stop 23 39 00 --- 10 42 29 19.3 142.8 -2.4 0.0 135 777 23 36 31 23 39 30 J1305-1033 10 42 59 19.4 142.3 -2.4 0.0 15 777 23 39 30 23 41 30 --- 10 44 59 19.6 142.8 -2.4 0.0 120 792 23 39 31 23 41 30 SN2012AU 10 44 59 20.8 145.3 -2.2 0.0 -22 792 No stop 23 45 00 --- 10 48 30 21.1 146.1 -2.1 0.0 188 819 23 41 31 23 45 00 J1305-1033 10 48 30 19.9 143.6 -2.3 0.0 -22 819 No stop 23 47 20 --- 10 50 50 20.1 144.2 -2.3 0.0 118 837 23 45 01 23 47 20 SN2012AU 10 50 50 21.3 146.7 -2.1 0.0 -22 837 No stop 23 50 50 --- 10 54 21 21.6 147.6 -2.0 0.0 188 864 23 47 21 23 51 30 J1305-1033 10 55 01 20.4 145.2 -2.2 0.0 18 864 23 51 30 23 53 30 --- 10 57 01 20.6 145.7 -2.2 0.0 120 880 23 51 31 23 53 30 SN2012AU 10 57 01 21.8 148.3 -2.0 0.0 -22 880 No stop 23 57 00 --- 11 00 32 22.1 149.1 -1.9 0.0 188 907 23 53 31 23 57 00 J1305-1033 11 00 32 20.9 146.6 -2.1 0.0 -22 907 No stop 23 59 20 --- 11 02 52 21.1 147.2 -2.1 0.0 118 925 23 57 01 --- Start: Thu 29 Feb 2024 Day 60 -- Stop: Fri 1 Mar 2024 Day 61 --- 23 59 20 J1303-1051 11 02 52 21.0 147.8 -2.0 0.0 -15 925 No stop 00 01 50 --- 11 05 23 21.2 148.5 -2.0 0.0 135 944 23 59 21 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 02 20 J1305-1033 11 05 53 21.3 147.9 -2.0 0.0 15 944 00 02 20 00 04 20 --- 11 07 53 21.5 148.4 -2.0 0.0 120 960 00 02 21 00 04 20 SN2012AU 11 07 53 22.6 151.0 -1.8 0.0 -22 960 No stop 00 07 50 --- 11 11 24 22.9 151.9 -1.7 0.0 188 987 00 04 21 00 07 50 J1305-1033 11 11 24 21.8 149.3 -1.9 0.0 -22 987 No stop 00 10 10 --- 11 13 44 22.0 149.9 -1.9 0.0 118 1005 00 07 51 00 10 10 SN2012AU 11 13 44 23.0 152.5 -1.7 0.0 -22 1005 No stop 00 13 40 --- 11 17 15 23.3 153.4 -1.6 0.0 188 1032 00 10 11 00 14 20 J1305-1033 11 17 55 22.3 150.9 -1.8 0.0 18 1032 00 14 20 00 16 20 --- 11 19 55 22.4 151.4 -1.8 0.0 120 1047 00 14 21 00 16 20 SN2012AU 11 19 55 23.4 154.1 -1.6 0.0 -22 1047 No stop 00 19 50 --- 11 23 26 23.7 155.0 -1.5 0.0 188 1074 00 16 21 00 19 50 J1305-1033 11 23 26 22.7 152.3 -1.7 0.0 -22 1074 No stop 00 22 10 --- 11 25 46 22.8 152.9 -1.7 0.0 118 1092 00 19 51 00 22 10 J1303-1051 11 25 46 22.7 153.6 -1.6 0.0 -15 1092 No stop 00 24 40 --- 11 28 17 22.9 154.3 -1.6 0.0 135 1112 00 22 11 00 25 10 J1305-1033 11 28 47 23.0 153.7 -1.6 0.0 15 1112 00 25 10 00 27 10 --- 11 30 47 23.2 154.2 -1.6 0.0 120 1127 00 25 11 00 27 10 SN2012AU 11 30 47 24.1 156.9 -1.4 0.0 -22 1127 No stop 00 30 40 --- 11 34 18 24.3 157.8 -1.4 0.0 188 1154 00 27 11 00 30 40 J1305-1033 11 34 18 23.4 155.1 -1.5 0.0 -22 1154 No stop 00 33 00 --- 11 36 38 23.5 155.7 -1.5 0.0 118 1172 00 30 41 00 33 00 SN2012AU 11 36 38 24.5 158.4 -1.3 0.0 -22 1172 No stop 00 36 30 --- 11 40 08 24.7 159.4 -1.3 0.0 188 1199 00 33 01 00 37 10 J1305-1033 11 40 49 23.8 156.8 -1.4 0.0 18 1199 00 37 10 00 39 10 --- 11 42 49 23.9 157.3 -1.4 0.0 120 1215 00 37 11 00 39 10 SN2012AU 11 42 49 24.8 160.1 -1.2 0.0 -22 1215 No stop 00 42 40 --- 11 46 20 25.0 161.0 -1.2 0.0 188 1242 00 39 11 00 42 40 J1305-1033 11 46 20 24.1 158.3 -1.3 0.0 -22 1242 No stop 00 45 00 --- 11 48 40 24.2 158.9 -1.3 0.0 118 1260 00 42 41 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 45 00 J1303-1051 11 48 40 24.1 159.6 -1.3 0.0 -15 1260 No stop 00 47 30 --- 11 51 10 24.2 160.2 -1.2 0.0 135 1279 00 45 01 00 48 00 J1305-1033 11 51 40 24.4 159.7 -1.3 0.0 15 1279 00 48 00 00 50 00 --- 11 53 41 24.5 160.2 -1.2 0.0 120 1295 00 48 01 00 50 00 SN2012AU 11 53 41 25.3 163.0 -1.0 0.0 -22 1295 No stop 00 53 30 --- 11 57 11 25.5 163.9 -1.0 0.0 188 1322 00 50 01 00 53 30 J1305-1033 11 57 11 24.7 161.1 -1.2 0.0 -22 1322 No stop 00 55 50 --- 11 59 32 24.8 161.7 -1.1 0.0 118 1340 00 53 31 00 55 50 SN2012AU 11 59 32 25.6 164.5 -0.9 0.0 -22 1340 No stop 00 59 20 --- 12 03 02 25.7 165.5 -0.9 0.0 188 1367 00 55 51 01 00 00 J1305-1033 12 03 42 25.0 162.9 -1.1 0.0 18 1367 01 00 00 01 02 00 --- 12 05 43 25.1 163.4 -1.0 0.0 120 1382 01 00 01 01 02 00 SN2012AU 12 05 43 25.8 166.2 -0.8 0.0 -22 1382 No stop 01 05 30 --- 12 09 13 25.9 167.2 -0.8 0.0 188 1409 01 02 01 01 05 30 J1305-1033 12 09 13 25.2 164.3 -1.0 0.0 -22 1409 No stop 01 07 50 --- 12 11 34 25.3 165.0 -0.9 0.0 118 1427 01 05 31 01 07 50 J1303-1051 12 11 34 25.1 165.6 -0.9 0.0 -15 1427 No stop 01 10 20 --- 12 14 04 25.2 166.3 -0.8 0.0 135 1447 01 07 51 01 10 50 J1305-1033 12 14 34 25.4 165.8 -0.9 0.0 15 1447 01 10 50 01 12 50 --- 12 16 34 25.5 166.3 -0.8 0.0 120 1462 01 10 51 01 12 50 SN2012AU 12 16 34 26.1 169.1 -0.7 0.0 -22 1462 No stop 01 16 20 --- 12 20 05 26.2 170.1 -0.6 0.0 188 1489 01 12 51 01 16 20 J1305-1033 12 20 05 25.6 167.2 -0.8 0.0 -22 1489 No stop 01 18 40 --- 12 22 25 25.7 167.9 -0.7 0.0 118 1507 01 16 21 01 18 40 SN2012AU 12 22 25 26.3 170.7 -0.6 0.0 -22 1507 No stop 01 22 10 --- 12 25 56 26.4 171.7 -0.5 0.0 188 1534 01 18 41 01 22 50 J1305-1033 12 26 36 25.8 169.0 -0.7 0.0 18 1534 01 22 50 01 24 50 --- 12 28 36 25.9 169.6 -0.6 0.0 120 1550 01 22 51 01 26 00 J1159+2914 12 29 47 65.6 195.5 0.5 0.0 -76 1550 01 26 00 01 30 00 --- 12 33 47 65.4 197.5 0.5 0.0 164 1581 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: 12 Station: WSTRBORK 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= 4587.00 4587.00 4587.00 4587.00 4587.00 4587.00 4587.00 4587.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U 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= 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 BBC fr= 371.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 435.49 435.49 435.49 435.49 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 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