COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 Exp. Code: EG049B Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: M. Giroletti Address: INAF Istituto di Radioastronomia Via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 051 639 9394 EMAIL: giroletti@ira.inaf.it Fax: +39 051 639 9431 Phone during observation: +39 347 906 6221 Observing mode: EVN, 6cm, 1Gb/s Notes: Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 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 3 Jun 2011 Day 154 --- Next scan frequencies: 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 Next BBC frequencies: 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 03 15 00 0229+200 20 46 32 16.4 437.3 -5.8 -47.9 0 0 03 15 00 03 29 00 --- 21 00 34 18.8 439.6 -5.5 -48.4 840 108 03 15 04 03 30 00 0229+200 21 01 34 19.0 439.8 -5.5 -48.5 57 108 03 30 00 03 44 00 --- 21 15 37 21.5 442.1 -5.3 -48.9 840 217 03 30 04 03 45 00 0239+175 21 16 37 18.2 442.7 -5.4 -48.0 49 217 03 45 00 03 48 00 --- 21 19 37 18.8 443.2 -5.4 -48.0 180 240 03 45 04 03 49 00 0229+200 21 20 38 22.4 443.0 -5.2 -49.0 49 240 03 49 00 04 03 00 --- 21 34 40 24.8 445.3 -5.0 -49.3 840 348 03 49 04 04 04 00 0229+200 21 35 40 25.0 445.5 -5.0 -49.3 57 348 04 04 00 04 18 00 --- 21 49 42 27.5 447.9 -4.7 -49.5 840 457 04 04 04 04 19 00 0234+285 21 50 43 32.1 439.5 -4.8 -53.2 45 457 04 19 00 04 26 00 --- 21 57 44 33.4 440.6 -4.7 -53.4 420 511 04 19 04 04 27 00 0229+200 21 58 44 29.1 449.4 -4.6 -49.5 45 511 04 27 00 04 41 00 --- 22 12 46 31.6 451.9 -4.3 -49.5 840 619 04 27 04 04 42 00 0239+175 22 13 46 28.4 452.6 -4.5 -48.4 49 619 04 42 00 04 45 00 --- 22 16 47 28.9 453.1 -4.4 -48.4 180 643 04 42 04 04 46 00 0229+200 22 17 47 32.5 452.8 -4.3 -49.4 49 643 04 46 00 05 00 00 --- 22 31 49 35.0 455.4 -4.0 -49.2 840 751 04 46 04 05 01 00 0229+200 22 32 49 35.2 455.6 -4.0 -49.2 57 751 05 01 00 05 15 00 --- 22 46 52 37.7 458.3 -3.8 -48.8 840 859 05 01 04 05 16 00 0229+200 22 47 52 37.9 458.5 -3.8 -48.8 57 859 05 16 00 05 30 00 --- 23 01 54 40.3 461.3 -3.5 -48.2 840 968 05 16 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 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 3 Jun 2011 Day 154 --- 05 31 00 0229+200 23 02 54 40.5 461.5 -3.5 -48.2 57 968 05 31 00 05 45 00 --- 23 16 57 42.9 464.4 -3.3 -47.4 840 1076 05 31 04 05 46 00 0239+175 23 17 57 39.7 465.1 -3.4 -46.3 49 1076 05 46 00 05 49 00 --- 23 20 57 40.2 465.7 -3.4 -46.1 180 1099 05 46 04 05 50 00 0229+200 23 21 57 43.8 465.5 -3.2 -47.1 49 1099 05 50 00 06 04 00 --- 23 36 00 46.2 468.7 -3.0 -46.1 840 1208 05 50 04 06 05 00 0234+285 23 37 00 51.0 458.0 -3.0 -53.7 42 1208 06 05 00 06 12 00 --- 23 44 01 52.2 459.4 -2.9 -53.4 420 1262 06 05 04 06 13 00 0229+200 23 45 01 47.7 470.9 -2.8 -45.3 41 1262 06 13 00 06 27 00 --- 23 59 04 50.0 474.5 -2.6 -43.8 840 1370 06 13 04 06 28 00 0229+200 00 00 04 50.2 474.7 -2.6 -43.7 57 1370 06 28 00 06 42 00 --- 00 14 06 52.4 478.6 -2.3 -41.9 840 1479 06 28 04 06 43 00 0239+175 00 15 06 49.1 478.9 -2.5 -41.0 49 1479 06 43 00 06 46 00 --- 00 18 07 49.6 479.7 -2.4 -40.6 180 1502 06 43 04 06 47 00 0229+200 00 19 07 53.2 480.0 -2.2 -41.2 48 1502 06 47 00 07 01 00 --- 00 33 09 55.3 484.3 -2.0 -38.9 840 1610 06 47 04 07 02 00 0229+200 00 34 09 55.5 484.7 -2.0 -38.7 57 1610 07 02 00 07 15 00 --- 00 47 11 57.3 489.1 -1.8 -36.2 780 1711 07 02 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess211.C1024 Matching groups in /irasoft/sched/catalogs/freq.dat: mc6cm Values confirmed by E-mail A.Orfei (JFD 2Oct98) Setup group: 4 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 0.50 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 6 5 6 5 8 7 8 7 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 5 Setup file default. LO sum= 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 BBC fr= 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 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) * 0229+200 02 29 59.796088 * 02 32 48.616000 02 33 27.188293 0.00 20 04 06.23334 * 20 17 17.45000 20 20 15.01507 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 3.250 scan and 245.800 baseline hours in setup: sess211.C1024 J0237+2848 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 38 32.789555 0.01 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40778 * 28 48 08.99003 28 51 02.04668 0.01 J0237+28 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 53368 Observations 0.233 scan and 18.200 baseline hours in setup: sess211.C1024 J0242+1742 02 39 36.812122 * 02 42 24.268275 02 43 02.495153 0.09 * 0239+175 17 30 14.07693 * 17 42 58.84921 17 45 50.76651 0.14 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 252 Observations 0.200 scan and 15.600 baseline hours in setup: sess211.C1024 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) 0229+200 30.3 0234+285 28.8 0239+175 28.6 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