COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: Variability and spectra in Seyfert parsec scale nuclei Exp. Code: EG066J Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.10 Release of about Feb. 14, 2012 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: Phase-referencing, ngc4477, 18cm, 1Gb/s Notes: Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 Variability and spectra in Seyfert parsec scale nuclei 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 3 Jun 2013 Day 154 --- Next scan frequencies: 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 Next BBC frequencies: 100.49 100.49 100.49 100.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 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 22 15 00 M84 15 32 38 36.6 242.2 3.1 35.2 0 0 22 15 00 22 18 00 --- 15 35 39 36.2 242.9 3.2 35.5 180 23 22 15 01 22 18 00 NGC4477 15 35 39 37.5 242.2 3.1 35.3 -25 23 No stop 22 22 00 --- 15 39 39 36.9 243.2 3.1 35.7 215 54 22 18 01 22 22 30 M84 15 40 09 35.5 244.0 3.2 35.9 5 54 22 22 30 22 24 00 --- 15 41 40 35.3 244.4 3.3 36.0 90 66 22 22 31 22 24 00 NGC4477 15 41 40 36.6 243.7 3.2 35.9 -25 66 No stop 22 28 00 --- 15 45 40 36.1 244.7 3.2 36.2 215 97 22 24 01 22 28 00 M84 15 45 40 34.7 245.3 3.3 36.3 -25 97 No stop 22 29 30 --- 15 47 10 34.5 245.7 3.4 36.5 65 108 22 28 01 22 29 30 NGC4477 15 47 10 35.8 245.0 3.3 36.4 -25 108 No stop 22 33 30 --- 15 51 11 35.3 246.0 3.3 36.7 215 139 22 29 31 22 34 00 M84 15 51 41 33.9 246.8 3.4 36.8 4 139 22 34 00 22 35 30 --- 15 53 11 33.6 247.1 3.5 36.9 90 151 22 34 01 22 35 30 NGC4477 15 53 11 35.0 246.5 3.4 36.8 -25 151 No stop 22 39 30 --- 15 57 12 34.4 247.4 3.4 37.1 215 182 22 35 31 22 39 30 M84 15 57 12 33.1 248.0 3.5 37.2 -26 182 No stop 22 41 00 --- 15 58 42 32.8 248.4 3.5 37.3 64 194 22 39 31 22 41 00 NGC4477 15 58 42 34.2 247.8 3.5 37.3 -25 194 No stop 22 45 00 --- 16 02 43 33.6 248.7 3.5 37.5 215 225 22 41 01 22 46 00 M84 16 03 43 32.1 249.5 3.6 37.6 34 225 22 46 00 22 48 00 --- 16 05 43 31.8 250.0 3.7 37.8 120 240 22 46 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 Variability and spectra in Seyfert parsec scale nuclei 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 3 Jun 2013 Day 154 --- 22 48 00 NGC4477 16 05 43 33.1 249.4 3.6 37.7 -25 240 No stop 22 52 30 --- 16 10 14 32.5 250.4 3.7 38.0 245 275 22 48 01 22 53 30 M84 16 11 14 31.0 251.2 3.8 38.1 34 275 22 53 30 22 54 30 --- 16 12 15 30.8 251.5 3.8 38.2 60 283 22 53 31 22 54 30 NGC4477 16 12 15 32.2 250.9 3.7 38.2 -25 283 No stop 22 58 30 --- 16 16 15 31.5 251.8 3.8 38.4 215 314 22 54 31 22 58 30 M84 16 16 15 30.2 252.3 3.8 38.4 -26 314 No stop 23 00 00 --- 16 17 45 30.0 252.7 3.9 38.5 64 325 22 58 31 23 00 00 NGC4477 16 17 45 31.3 252.1 3.8 38.5 -25 325 No stop 23 04 30 --- 16 22 16 30.6 253.1 3.9 38.7 245 360 23 00 01 23 05 30 M84 16 23 16 29.1 253.9 4.0 38.8 34 360 23 05 30 23 06 30 --- 16 24 17 29.0 254.1 4.0 38.8 60 368 23 05 31 23 06 30 NGC4477 16 24 17 30.3 253.6 3.9 38.8 -25 368 No stop 23 10 30 --- 16 28 17 29.7 254.4 4.0 39.1 215 399 23 06 31 23 10 30 M84 16 28 17 28.4 255.0 4.0 39.0 -26 399 No stop 23 12 00 --- 16 29 47 28.1 255.3 4.1 39.1 64 410 23 10 31 23 12 00 NGC4477 16 29 47 29.5 254.8 4.0 39.1 -25 410 No stop 23 16 30 --- 16 34 18 28.8 255.7 4.1 39.3 245 445 23 12 01 23 17 30 M84 16 35 18 27.3 256.5 4.2 39.3 34 445 23 17 30 23 18 30 --- 16 36 18 27.1 256.7 4.2 39.4 60 453 23 17 31 23 18 30 NGC4477 16 36 18 28.5 256.2 4.1 39.4 -25 453 No stop 23 22 30 --- 16 40 19 27.9 257.0 4.2 39.6 215 484 23 18 31 23 22 30 M84 16 40 19 26.5 257.5 4.2 39.5 -26 484 No stop 23 24 00 --- 16 41 49 26.3 257.8 4.3 39.6 64 495 23 22 31 23 24 00 NGC4477 16 41 49 27.6 257.3 4.2 39.6 -25 495 No stop 23 28 00 --- 16 45 50 27.0 258.2 4.3 39.8 215 526 23 24 01 23 29 00 M84 16 46 50 25.5 258.9 4.4 39.8 34 526 23 29 00 23 30 00 --- 16 47 50 25.3 259.1 4.4 39.8 60 534 23 29 01 23 31 00 3C274 16 48 51 25.7 257.8 4.3 39.5 34 534 23 31 00 23 35 00 --- 16 52 51 25.1 258.6 4.4 39.6 240 565 23 31 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 Variability and spectra in Seyfert parsec scale nuclei 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 3 Jun 2013 Day 154 --- 23 36 00 M84 16 53 51 24.4 260.3 4.5 40.0 33 565 23 36 00 23 37 30 --- 16 55 22 24.2 260.6 4.5 40.0 90 577 23 36 01 23 37 30 NGC4477 16 55 22 25.5 260.2 4.4 40.1 -25 577 No stop 23 41 30 --- 16 59 22 24.9 261.0 4.5 40.2 215 608 23 37 31 23 42 30 M84 17 00 22 23.4 261.7 4.6 40.2 34 608 23 42 30 23 43 30 --- 17 01 23 23.2 261.9 4.6 40.2 60 615 23 42 31 23 43 30 NGC4477 17 01 23 24.6 261.4 4.5 40.3 -25 615 No stop 23 47 30 --- 17 05 23 23.9 262.2 4.6 40.4 215 646 23 43 31 23 47 30 M84 17 05 23 22.6 262.7 4.7 40.3 -26 646 No stop 23 49 00 --- 17 06 54 22.4 263.0 4.7 40.3 64 658 23 47 31 23 49 00 NGC4477 17 06 54 23.7 262.5 4.6 40.4 -25 658 No stop 23 53 00 --- 17 10 54 23.1 263.3 4.7 40.5 215 689 23 49 01 23 54 00 M84 17 11 54 21.6 264.0 4.8 40.4 34 689 23 54 00 23 55 00 --- 17 12 54 21.4 264.2 4.8 40.4 60 697 23 54 01 23 55 00 NGC4477 17 12 54 22.8 263.7 4.7 40.5 -25 697 No stop 23 59 00 --- 17 16 55 22.1 264.5 4.8 40.6 215 728 23 55 01 --- Start: Mon 3 Jun 2013 Day 154 -- Stop: Tue 4 Jun 2013 Day 155 --- 23 59 00 M84 17 16 55 20.8 265.0 4.9 40.5 -26 728 No stop 00 00 30 --- 17 18 25 20.5 265.3 4.9 40.5 64 739 23 59 01 00 00 30 NGC4477 17 18 25 21.9 264.8 4.8 40.6 -25 739 No stop 00 04 30 --- 17 22 26 21.3 265.6 4.9 40.7 215 770 00 00 31 00 05 30 M84 17 23 26 19.7 266.3 5.0 40.6 34 770 00 05 30 00 06 30 --- 17 24 26 19.6 266.5 5.0 40.6 60 778 00 05 31 00 06 30 NGC4477 17 24 26 20.9 266.0 4.9 40.7 -25 778 No stop 00 10 30 --- 17 28 27 20.3 266.8 5.0 40.8 215 809 00 06 31 00 10 30 M84 17 28 27 18.9 267.3 5.0 40.6 -26 809 No stop 00 12 00 --- 17 29 57 18.7 267.5 5.1 40.6 64 821 00 10 31 00 12 00 NGC4477 17 29 57 20.1 267.1 5.0 40.8 -25 821 No stop 00 16 00 --- 17 33 58 19.4 267.9 5.1 40.8 215 852 00 12 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 5 Variability and spectra in Seyfert parsec scale nuclei 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 4 Jun 2013 Day 155 --- 00 17 00 M84 17 34 58 17.9 268.5 5.2 40.7 34 852 00 17 00 00 18 00 --- 17 35 58 17.7 268.7 5.2 40.7 60 859 00 17 01 00 18 00 NGC4477 17 35 58 19.1 268.3 5.1 40.8 -25 859 No stop 00 22 00 --- 17 39 59 18.5 269.0 5.2 40.8 215 890 00 18 01 00 22 00 M84 17 39 59 17.1 269.5 5.2 40.7 -26 890 No stop 00 23 30 --- 17 41 29 16.9 269.8 5.3 40.7 64 902 00 22 01 00 23 30 NGC4477 17 41 29 18.2 269.3 5.2 40.8 -25 902 No stop 00 27 30 --- 17 45 30 17.6 270.1 5.2 40.8 215 933 00 23 31 00 28 00 M84 17 46 00 16.2 270.7 5.3 40.7 4 933 00 28 00 00 29 30 --- 17 47 30 15.9 270.9 5.4 40.7 90 944 00 28 01 00 30 30 3C274 17 48 30 16.3 269.7 5.3 40.6 34 944 00 30 30 00 34 30 --- 17 52 31 15.7 270.5 5.3 40.6 240 975 00 30 31 00 35 30 M84 17 53 31 15.0 272.1 5.5 40.7 34 975 00 35 30 00 37 30 --- 17 55 31 14.6 272.5 5.5 40.6 120 991 00 35 31 00 37 30 NGC4477 17 55 31 16.0 272.0 5.4 40.8 -25 991 No stop 00 42 00 --- 18 00 02 15.3 272.9 5.5 40.8 245 1026 00 37 31 00 43 00 M84 18 01 02 13.8 273.5 5.6 40.6 34 1026 00 43 00 00 44 00 --- 18 02 03 13.6 273.7 5.6 40.6 60 1033 00 43 01 00 44 00 NGC4477 18 02 03 15.0 273.3 5.5 40.8 -25 1033 No stop 00 48 30 --- 18 06 33 14.2 274.1 5.6 40.7 245 1068 00 44 01 00 48 30 M84 18 06 33 12.9 274.6 5.7 40.5 -26 1068 No stop 00 50 00 --- 18 08 04 12.7 274.9 5.7 40.5 64 1080 00 48 31 00 50 00 NGC4477 18 08 04 14.0 274.4 5.6 40.7 -25 1080 No stop 00 54 30 --- 18 12 34 13.3 275.3 5.7 40.6 245 1115 00 50 01 00 55 30 M84 18 13 34 11.8 275.9 5.8 H 40.4 34 1115 00 55 30 00 56 30 --- 18 14 35 11.6 276.1 5.8 H 40.4 0 1123 00 55 31 00 56 30 NGC4477 18 14 35 13.0 275.7 5.7 40.6 -25 1123 No stop 01 01 00 --- 18 19 05 12.3 276.5 5.8 H 40.5 0 1157 00 56 31 01 01 00 M84 18 19 05 10.9 277.0 5.9 H 40.3 -26 1157 No stop 01 02 30 --- 18 20 36 10.7 277.2 5.9 H 40.3 0 1169 01 01 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 6 Variability and spectra in Seyfert parsec scale nuclei 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 4 Jun 2013 Day 155 --- 01 02 30 NGC4477 18 20 36 12.0 276.8 5.8 H 40.5 -25 1169 No stop 01 07 00 --- 18 25 06 11.3 277.7 5.9 H 40.4 0 1204 01 02 31 01 08 00 M84 18 26 06 9.8 278.3 6.0 H 40.2 34 1204 01 08 00 01 09 00 --- 18 27 07 9.6 278.5 6.0 H 40.2 0 1212 01 08 01 01 09 00 NGC4477 18 27 07 11.0 278.0 5.9 H 40.4 -25 1212 No stop 01 13 30 --- 18 31 37 10.3 278.9 6.0 H 40.3 0 1246 01 09 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess213.L1024 --- 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: 6 Station: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 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 = 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 = B D B D B D B D B D B D B D B D The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. LO sum= 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 BBC fr= 100.49 100.49 100.49 100.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 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 Matching frequency sets: 1 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- Variability and spectra in Seyfert parsec scale nuclei 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) * NGC4477 12 27 30.490327 * 12 30 02.203000 12 30 44.046588 0.00 13 54 46.99022 * 13 38 12.85600 13 33 44.53953 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1.875 scan and 49.982 baseline hours in setup: sess213.L1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J1225+1253 12 22 31.582012 * 12 25 03.743328 12 25 45.686738 0.11 * M84 13 09 49.76841 * 12 53 13.13902 12 48 43.74868 0.14 1222+131 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2011d Petrov, 2011, unpublished 924 observations 0.700 scan and 15.907 baseline hours in setup: sess213.L1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J1230+1223 12 28 17.569281 * 12 30 49.423383 12 31 31.320643 0.10 * 3C274 12 40 01.74883 * 12 23 28.04365 12 18 59.46871 0.10 1228+126 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1230+12 rfc_2011d Petrov, 2011, unpublished 45318 observations M87 0.133 scan and 4.267 baseline hours in setup: sess213.L1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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) NGC4477 107.3 M84 106.6 3C274 108.1 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