COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: The Compact Structure of Radio-loud BAL Quasars Exp. Code: EJ007A Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.0 Release: March 2005 PI: D.R. Jiang Address: SHANGHAI ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY 80 Nadan Road Shanghai, 200030 CHINA Phone: +86 21 64386191 526 EMAIL: djiang@center.shao.ac.cn Fax: +86 21 64384618 Phone during observation: +86 21 64386191 526 Observing mode: 18cm 256-8-2 Notes: Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 The Compact Structure of Radio-loud BAL Quasars UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Jun 2005 Day 158 --- Next scan frequencies: 1637.99 1637.99 1645.99 1645.99 1653.99 1653.99 1661.99 1661.99 Next BBC frequencies: 562.01 562.01 554.01 554.01 546.01 546.01 538.01 538.01 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 15 00 00 J1147+2635 16 09 14 33.5 -76.9 4.3 68.8 0 1 1 0 15 00 00 15 03 00 =1145+268 16 12 14 32.9 -76.6 4.4 68.6 180 F 1 0 15 03 00 J1150+2819 16 12 14 34.0 -74.9 4.4 69.8 -6 1 1 0 15 03 00 15 11 00 --- 16 20 16 32.3 -74.1 4.5 69.3 474 F 1 0 15 11 00 J1147+2635 16 20 16 31.2 -75.8 4.5 68.1 -6 1 1 0 15 11 00 15 14 00 =1145+268 16 23 16 30.6 -75.5 4.6 68.0 174 F 1 0 15 14 00 J1150+2819 16 23 16 31.7 -73.9 4.5 69.1 -6 1 1 0 15 14 00 15 22 00 --- 16 31 18 30.1 -73.1 4.7 68.5 474 F 1 0 15 22 00 J1147+2635 16 31 18 28.9 -74.7 4.7 67.4 -6 1 1 0 15 22 00 15 25 00 =1145+268 16 34 18 28.3 -74.4 4.8 67.3 174 F 1 0 15 26 48 3C286 16 36 07 50.6 281.5 3.1 76.8 -605 1 1 0 15 26 48 15 31 48 --- 16 41 08 49.6 281.9 3.2 76.5 -305 F 1 0 15 31 48 OQ208 16 41 08 56.7 275.4 2.6 75.8 -26 1 1 0 15 31 48 15 36 48 --- 16 46 08 55.6 275.9 2.6 75.6 274 F 1 0 15 38 22 J1405+4056 16 47 42 56.1 298.3 2.7 93.7 47 1 1 0 15 38 22 15 41 22 =1403+411 16 50 43 55.5 298.2 2.8 93.1 180 F 1 0 15 41 22 J1413+4212 16 50 43 57.0 300.7 2.6 96.6 -7 1 1 0 15 41 22 15 49 22 --- 16 58 44 55.5 300.4 2.7 95.0 473 F 1 0 15 49 22 J1405+4056 16 58 44 54.0 298.1 2.9 91.7 -7 1 1 0 15 49 22 15 52 22 =1403+411 17 01 44 53.4 298.1 2.9 91.2 173 F 1 0 15 52 22 J1413+4212 17 01 44 54.9 300.4 2.8 94.5 -7 1 1 0 15 52 22 16 00 22 --- 17 09 46 53.5 300.2 2.9 93.0 473 F 1 0 16 00 22 J1405+4056 17 09 46 51.9 298.1 3.1 89.9 -7 1 1 0 16 00 22 16 03 22 =1403+411 17 12 46 51.3 298.1 3.1 89.4 173 F 1 0 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 The Compact Structure of Radio-loud BAL Quasars UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Jun 2005 Day 158 --- 16 06 35 J1147+2635 17 15 59 19.8 289.8 5.5 64.3 85 1 1 0 16 06 35 16 09 35 =1145+268 17 19 00 19.2 290.1 5.5 64.1 180 F 1 0 16 09 35 J1150+2819 17 19 00 20.4 291.5 5.5 64.8 -6 1 1 0 16 09 35 16 17 35 --- 17 27 01 18.8 292.3 5.6 64.1 474 F 1 0 16 17 35 J1147+2635 17 27 01 17.6 290.9 5.6 63.4 -6 1 1 0 16 17 35 16 20 35 =1145+268 17 30 02 17.0 291.2 5.7 63.2 174 F 1 0 16 20 35 J1150+2819 17 30 02 18.2 292.6 5.7 63.9 -6 1 1 0 16 20 35 16 28 35 --- 17 38 03 16.6 293.4 5.8 63.2 474 F 1 0 16 28 35 J1147+2635 17 38 03 15.4 292.1 5.8 62.5 -6 1 1 0 16 28 35 16 31 35 =1145+268 17 41 04 14.8 292.4 5.9 62.3 174 F 1 0 16 35 41 J1605+3001 17 45 11 68.6 273.5 1.7 80.7 65 1 1 0 16 35 41 16 38 41 =1603+301 17 48 11 68.0 273.8 1.7 80.6 180 F 1 0 16 38 41 J1603+3002 17 48 11 67.6 274.0 1.7 80.6 -3 1 1 0 16 38 41 16 46 41 --- 17 56 13 65.9 274.7 1.9 80.3 477 F 1 0 16 46 41 J1605+3001 17 56 13 66.3 274.5 1.8 80.3 -3 1 1 0 16 46 41 16 49 41 =1603+301 17 59 13 65.6 274.8 1.9 80.2 177 F 1 0 16 51 36 J1652+3902 18 01 08 74.0 304.4 1.1 114.6 53 1 1 0 16 51 36 16 54 36 =1651+391 18 04 08 73.5 303.6 1.2 113.3 180 F 1 0 16 54 36 J1655+3945 18 04 08 73.7 306.7 1.1 116.7 -8 1 1 0 16 54 36 17 02 36 --- 18 12 10 72.3 304.4 1.3 113.3 472 F 1 0 17 02 36 J1652+3902 18 12 10 72.0 301.6 1.3 110.2 -8 1 1 0 17 02 36 17 05 36 =1651+391 18 15 10 71.5 301.0 1.4 109.1 172 F 1 0 17 11 11 J1147+2635 18 20 47 7.1 296.9 6.5 58.7 119 1 1 0 17 11 11 17 14 11 =1145+268 18 23 47 6.5 297.2 6.6 58.4 180 F 1 0 17 14 11 J1150+2819 18 23 47 7.8 298.4 6.6 58.8 -7 1 1 0 17 14 11 17 22 11 --- 18 31 49 6.3 299.3 6.7 58.0 473 F 1 0 17 27 52 3C286 18 37 30 25.7 291.5 5.1 67.6 273 1 1 0 17 27 52 17 32 52 --- 18 42 31 24.7 292.0 5.2 67.1 300 F 1 0 17 32 52 OQ208 18 42 31 31.2 286.5 4.6 69.0 -24 1 1 0 17 32 52 17 37 52 --- 18 47 31 30.2 287.0 4.7 68.6 276 F 1 0 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 The Compact Structure of Radio-loud BAL Quasars UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Jun 2005 Day 158 --- 17 39 05 J1405+4056 18 48 45 33.4 301.2 4.7 75.7 43 1 1 0 17 39 05 17 42 05 =1403+411 18 51 45 32.9 301.4 4.8 75.3 180 F 1 0 17 42 05 J1413+4212 18 51 45 34.7 302.4 4.6 77.3 -8 1 1 0 17 42 05 17 50 05 --- 18 59 47 33.2 302.8 4.8 76.1 472 F 1 0 17 50 05 J1405+4056 18 59 47 31.4 301.9 4.9 74.2 -8 1 1 0 17 50 05 17 53 05 =1403+411 19 02 47 30.9 302.1 5.0 73.8 172 F 1 0 17 53 05 J1413+4212 19 02 47 32.7 303.0 4.8 75.7 -8 1 1 0 17 53 05 18 01 05 --- 19 10 49 31.3 303.4 4.9 74.6 472 F 1 0 18 01 05 J1405+4056 19 10 49 29.4 302.6 5.1 72.8 -8 1 1 0 18 01 05 18 04 05 =1403+411 19 13 49 28.9 302.8 5.1 72.4 172 F 1 0 18 06 52 J1605+3001 19 16 36 49.2 281.2 3.2 75.9 97 1 1 0 18 06 52 18 09 52 =1603+301 19 19 37 48.6 281.5 3.2 75.7 180 F 1 0 18 09 52 J1603+3002 19 19 37 48.3 281.6 3.3 75.6 -3 1 1 0 18 09 52 18 17 52 --- 19 27 38 46.6 282.3 3.4 75.1 477 F 1 0 18 17 52 J1605+3001 19 27 38 46.9 282.1 3.4 75.2 -3 1 1 0 18 17 52 18 20 52 =1603+301 19 30 39 46.3 282.4 3.4 75.0 177 F 1 0 18 20 52 J1603+3002 19 30 39 45.9 282.5 3.4 74.9 -3 1 1 0 18 20 52 18 28 52 --- 19 38 40 44.3 283.2 3.6 74.3 477 F 1 0 18 28 52 J1605+3001 19 38 40 44.6 283.0 3.5 74.4 -3 1 1 0 18 28 52 18 31 52 =1603+301 19 41 40 44.0 283.3 3.6 74.2 177 F 1 0 18 33 16 J1652+3902 19 43 04 54.7 294.9 2.8 89.7 46 1 1 0 18 33 16 18 36 16 =1651+391 19 46 05 54.1 294.9 2.9 89.2 180 F 1 0 18 36 16 J1655+3945 19 46 05 54.6 296.1 2.8 90.6 -4 1 1 0 18 36 16 18 44 16 --- 19 54 06 53.1 296.1 3.0 89.3 476 F 1 0 18 44 16 J1652+3902 19 54 06 52.5 295.0 3.0 88.0 -4 1 1 0 18 44 16 18 47 16 =1651+391 19 57 07 52.0 295.0 3.1 87.5 176 F 1 0 18 47 16 J1655+3945 19 57 07 52.5 296.1 3.0 88.9 -4 1 1 0 18 47 16 18 55 16 --- 20 05 08 51.0 296.2 3.2 87.6 476 F 1 0 18 55 16 J1652+3902 20 05 08 50.4 295.1 3.2 86.4 -4 1 1 0 18 55 16 18 58 16 =1651+391 20 08 09 49.8 295.2 3.2 86.0 176 F 1 0 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 5 The Compact Structure of Radio-loud BAL Quasars UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Jun 2005 Day 158 --- 19 39 48 OQ208 20 49 48 6.1 299.6 6.7 57.8 2345 1 1 0 19 39 48 19 44 48 --- 20 54 49 5.2 300.2 6.8 57.3 300 F 1 0 19 46 11 J1405+4056 20 56 12 11.3 311.3 6.8 58.4 59 1 1 0 19 46 11 19 49 11 =1403+411 20 59 12 10.8 311.6 6.9 58.0 180 F 1 0 19 49 11 J1413+4212 20 59 12 12.8 311.8 6.8 59.4 -9 1 1 0 19 49 11 19 57 11 --- 21 07 14 11.6 312.6 6.9 58.2 471 F 1 0 19 57 11 J1405+4056 21 07 14 9.5 312.4 7.0 56.8 -9 1 1 0 19 57 11 20 00 11 =1403+411 21 10 14 9.1 312.7 7.1 56.4 171 F 1 0 20 00 11 J1413+4212 21 10 14 11.1 312.9 6.9 57.8 -9 1 1 0 20 00 11 20 08 11 --- 21 18 16 9.8 313.7 7.1 56.6 471 F 1 0 20 08 11 J1405+4056 21 18 16 7.8 313.6 7.2 55.2 -9 1 1 0 20 08 11 20 11 11 =1403+411 21 21 16 7.4 313.9 7.3 54.7 171 F 1 0 20 13 55 J1605+3001 21 24 01 23.1 292.2 5.3 66.3 110 1 1 0 20 13 55 20 16 55 =1603+301 21 27 01 22.5 292.5 5.4 66.0 180 F 1 0 20 16 55 J1603+3002 21 27 01 22.2 292.6 5.4 65.9 -3 1 1 0 20 16 55 20 24 55 --- 21 35 03 20.6 293.4 5.5 65.2 477 F 1 0 20 24 55 J1605+3001 21 35 03 20.9 293.2 5.5 65.3 -3 1 1 0 20 24 55 20 27 55 =1603+301 21 38 03 20.4 293.5 5.5 65.0 177 F 1 0 20 27 55 J1603+3002 21 38 03 20.0 293.7 5.6 64.9 -3 1 1 0 20 27 55 20 35 55 --- 21 46 04 18.5 294.5 5.7 64.2 477 F 1 0 20 35 55 J1605+3001 21 46 04 18.8 294.3 5.7 64.3 -3 1 1 0 20 35 55 20 38 55 =1603+301 21 49 05 18.2 294.6 5.7 64.0 177 F 1 0 20 40 44 J1652+3902 21 50 54 30.3 300.0 5.0 72.7 66 1 1 0 20 40 44 20 43 44 =1651+391 21 53 54 29.7 300.2 5.0 72.4 180 F 1 0 20 43 44 J1655+3945 21 53 54 30.4 300.8 5.0 73.1 -4 1 1 0 20 43 44 20 51 44 --- 22 01 56 28.9 301.3 5.1 72.1 476 F 1 0 20 51 44 J1652+3902 22 01 56 28.2 300.7 5.1 71.4 -4 1 1 0 20 51 44 20 54 44 =1651+391 22 04 56 27.7 300.9 5.2 71.0 176 F 1 0 20 54 44 J1655+3945 22 04 56 28.4 301.5 5.2 71.7 -4 1 1 0 20 54 44 21 02 44 --- 22 12 57 26.9 302.1 5.3 70.7 476 F 1 0 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 6 The Compact Structure of Radio-loud BAL Quasars UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Jun 2005 Day 158 --- 21 02 44 J1652+3902 22 12 57 26.2 301.5 5.3 70.0 -4 1 1 0 21 02 44 21 05 44 =1651+391 22 15 58 25.6 301.8 5.4 69.6 176 F 1 0 22 40 44 J1652+3902 23 51 13 9.1 310.4 7.0 57.1 5643 1 1 0 22 40 44 22 43 44 =1651+391 23 54 14 8.6 310.7 7.0 56.7 180 F 1 0 22 43 44 J1655+3945 23 54 14 9.5 311.0 7.0 57.2 -5 1 1 0 22 43 44 22 51 44 --- 00 02 15 8.2 311.9 7.1 56.0 475 F 1 0 22 51 44 J1652+3902 00 02 15 7.3 311.6 7.2 55.5 -5 1 1 0 22 51 44 22 54 44 =1651+391 00 05 16 6.9 311.9 7.2 55.1 175 F 1 0 22 54 44 J1655+3945 00 05 16 7.7 312.2 7.2 55.6 -5 1 1 0 22 54 44 23 02 44 --- 00 13 17 6.4 313.1 7.3 54.4 475 F 1 0 23 02 44 J1652+3902 00 13 17 5.6 312.8 7.3 53.9 -5 1 1 0 23 02 44 23 05 44 =1651+391 00 16 18 5.1 313.2 7.4 53.5 175 F 1 0 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: EJ007.18CM Matches group sh18cm in /usr/local/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Huang Xinyong 170300, dual pol but narrow(?) Setup group: 8 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 256 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 1st LO= 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= L L L L L L L L IF = C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 8 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1637.99 1637.99 1645.99 1645.99 1653.99 1653.99 1661.99 1661.99 BBC fr= 562.01 562.01 554.01 554.01 546.01 546.01 538.01 538.01 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 10 10 10 10 6010 6010 6010 6010 PCALFR2= 10 10 10 10 6010 6010 6010 6010 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- The Compact Structure of Radio-loud BAL Quasars Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J1150+2819 11 47 48.089067 * 11 50 23.570000 11 50 40.599483 0.00 28 35 48.31339 * 28 19 07.50000 28 17 29.27036 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1.467 scan hours, 51.682 baseline hours above horizon. * J1413+4212 14 11 33.882992 * 14 13 34.404000 14 13 48.882966 0.00 42 26 00.62594 * 42 12 01.76000 42 10 36.59645 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1.467 scan hours, 55.320 baseline hours above horizon. * J1603+3002 16 01 54.163767 * 16 03 54.162000 16 04 08.529301 0.00 30 10 18.77797 * 30 02 08.88000 30 01 11.59020 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1.500 scan hours, 54.560 baseline hours above horizon. * J1655+3945 16 54 02.864583 * 16 55 43.235000 16 55 55.748286 0.00 39 50 00.72882 * 39 45 19.94000 39 44 42.25217 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1.483 scan hours, 54.430 baseline hours above horizon. * J1147+2635 11 45 24.053125 * 11 47 59.763892 11 48 16.779283 0.26 1145+268 26 52 22.60120 * 26 35 42.33260 26 34 03.69937 0.48 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.850 scan hours, 28.542 baseline hours above horizon. J1331+3030 13 28 49.657757 * 13 31 08.288049 13 31 24.174209 0.37 1328+307 30 45 58.64062 * 30 30 32.95926 30 28 58.52716 0.47 * 3C286 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1331+30 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.500 scan hours, 17.399 baseline hours above horizon. * J1405+4056 14 03 04.025300 * 14 05 07.795440 14 05 22.538702 0.31 1403+411 41 11 16.37047 * 40 56 57.83085 40 55 30.90327 0.45 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.850 scan hours, 28.304 baseline hours above horizon. J1407+2827 14 04 45.615155 * 14 07 00.394413 14 07 15.998545 0.23 1404+286 28 41 29.23518 * 28 27 14.69021 28 25 45.27731 0.40 J1407+28 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.500 scan hours, 15.547 baseline hours above horizon. * J1605+3001 16 03 33.169059 * 16 05 33.048043 16 05 47.403692 0.67 1603+301 30 09 33.29837 * 30 01 29.70201 30 00 32.98456 0.89 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.900 scan hours, 32.027 baseline hours above horizon. * J1652+3902 16 51 16.626313 * 16 52 58.509571 16 53 11.166330 0.34 1651+391 39 07 42.16619 * 39 02 49.82266 39 02 11.06405 0.47 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.900 scan hours, 31.724 baseline hours above horizon. 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) J1150+2819 88.8 J1413+4212 104.0 J1603+3002 125.2 J1655+3945 117.4 J1147+2635 89.1 3C286 106.2 J1405+4056 103.9 OQ208 113.3 J1605+3001 125.3 J1652+3902 118.1 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