COVER INFORMATION Station: BADARY (Code Bd ) Experiment: Two Overlapping pointings of M31 for wide-field VLBI Exp. Code: EM107A Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.00 Release of Feb. 15, 2013 PI: John Morgan Address: Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy GPO Box U1987 Perth WA 6845 Australia Phone: +61 8 9266 9899 EMAIL: mojoh81@gmail.com Fax: +61 8 9266 9246 Phone during observation: +61 488 394 610 Observing mode: Two overlapping target pointings with phase referencing (5 Notes: Westerbork *Phased* for maximum sensitivity at field centre for HI studies Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 2 Two Overlapping pointings of M31 for wide-field VLBI 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Jun 2013 Day 156 --- Next scan frequencies: 1338.00 1338.00 1338.00 1338.00 1370.00 1370.00 1370.00 1370.00 1402.00 1402.00 1402.00 1402.00 1434.00 1434.00 1434.00 1434.00 Next BBC frequencies: 78.00 78.00 78.00 78.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 142.00 142.00 142.00 142.00 174.00 174.00 174.00 174.00 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 06 30 00 J0038+4137 06 14 20 34.9 295.1 5.6 48.6 0 0 06 30 00 06 31 00 =0035+413 06 15 20 34.8 295.3 5.6 48.5 60 8 06 30 01 06 31 00 M31X 06 15 20 35.2 294.3 5.5 48.7 -14 8 06 31 14 06 36 00 --- 06 20 21 34.4 295.1 5.6 48.3 286 46 06 31 01 06 36 45 J0038+4137 06 21 06 34.0 296.1 5.7 48.1 31 46 06 36 45 06 37 45 =0035+413 06 22 06 33.8 296.3 5.7 48.0 60 54 06 36 46 06 37 45 M31X 06 22 06 34.2 295.3 5.6 48.2 -14 54 06 37 59 06 42 45 --- 06 27 07 33.5 296.1 5.7 47.8 286 92 06 37 46 06 43 30 J0038+4137 06 27 52 33.0 297.2 5.8 47.5 31 92 06 43 30 06 44 30 =0035+413 06 28 52 32.9 297.3 5.8 47.4 60 100 06 43 31 06 44 30 37W115 06 28 52 33.4 296.6 5.8 47.7 -12 100 06 44 42 06 49 30 --- 06 33 53 32.7 297.4 5.8 47.3 288 138 06 44 31 06 50 15 J0038+4137 06 34 38 32.1 298.2 5.9 46.9 32 138 06 50 15 06 51 15 =0035+413 06 35 38 32.0 298.3 5.9 46.8 60 146 06 50 16 06 51 15 37W115 06 35 38 32.4 297.6 5.9 47.1 -12 146 06 51 27 06 56 15 --- 06 40 39 31.7 298.4 6.0 46.7 288 185 06 51 16 06 57 00 J0038+4137 06 41 24 31.2 299.2 6.0 46.3 32 185 06 57 00 06 58 00 =0035+413 06 42 25 31.1 299.4 6.1 46.2 60 192 06 57 01 06 58 00 M31X 06 42 25 31.4 298.4 6.0 46.5 -14 192 06 58 14 07 03 00 --- 06 47 25 30.7 299.2 6.1 46.0 286 231 06 58 01 07 03 45 J0038+4137 06 48 11 30.3 300.2 6.2 45.7 31 231 07 03 45 07 04 45 =0035+413 06 49 11 30.1 300.4 6.2 45.6 60 238 07 03 46 07 04 45 M31X 06 49 11 30.5 299.4 6.1 45.9 -14 238 07 04 59 07 09 45 --- 06 54 12 29.8 300.2 6.2 45.4 286 277 07 04 46 07 10 30 J0038+4137 06 54 57 29.4 301.2 6.3 45.1 31 277 07 10 30 07 11 30 =0035+413 06 55 57 29.2 301.4 6.3 45.0 60 285 07 10 31 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 3 Two Overlapping pointings of M31 for wide-field VLBI 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Jun 2013 Day 156 --- 07 11 30 37W115 06 55 57 29.7 300.7 6.2 45.3 -12 285 07 11 42 07 16 30 --- 07 00 58 29.0 301.5 6.3 44.9 288 323 07 11 31 07 17 15 J0038+4137 07 01 43 28.5 302.3 6.4 44.5 32 323 07 17 15 07 18 15 =0035+413 07 02 43 28.4 302.4 6.4 44.4 60 331 07 17 16 07 18 15 37W115 07 02 43 28.8 301.7 6.3 44.7 -12 331 07 18 27 07 23 15 --- 07 07 44 28.1 302.5 6.4 44.2 288 369 07 18 16 07 24 00 J0038+4137 07 08 29 27.6 303.3 6.5 43.8 32 369 07 24 00 07 25 00 =0035+413 07 09 29 27.5 303.4 6.5 43.7 60 377 07 24 01 07 25 00 M31X 07 09 29 27.8 302.5 6.4 44.0 -14 377 07 25 14 07 30 00 --- 07 14 30 27.1 303.3 6.5 43.6 286 415 07 25 01 07 30 45 J0038+4137 07 15 15 26.7 304.3 6.6 43.2 31 415 07 30 45 07 31 45 =0035+413 07 16 15 26.6 304.5 6.6 43.1 60 423 07 30 46 07 31 45 M31X 07 16 15 26.9 303.5 6.5 43.4 -14 423 07 31 59 07 36 45 --- 07 21 16 26.3 304.3 6.6 42.9 286 462 07 31 46 07 37 30 J0038+4137 07 22 01 25.9 305.4 6.7 42.5 31 462 07 37 30 07 38 30 =0035+413 07 23 01 25.8 305.5 6.7 42.4 60 469 07 37 31 07 38 30 37W115 07 23 01 26.2 304.8 6.7 42.8 -12 469 07 38 42 07 43 30 --- 07 28 02 25.5 305.6 6.7 42.3 288 508 07 38 31 07 44 15 J0038+4137 07 28 47 25.0 306.4 6.8 41.8 32 508 07 44 15 07 45 15 =0035+413 07 29 47 24.9 306.5 6.8 41.7 60 515 07 44 16 07 45 15 37W115 07 29 47 25.3 305.9 6.8 42.1 -12 515 07 45 27 07 50 15 --- 07 34 48 24.7 306.6 6.9 41.6 288 554 07 45 16 07 51 00 J0038+4137 07 35 33 24.2 307.4 6.9 41.1 32 554 07 51 00 07 52 00 =0035+413 07 36 33 24.1 307.6 7.0 41.0 60 562 07 51 01 07 52 00 M31X 07 36 33 24.3 306.7 6.9 41.4 -13 562 07 52 13 07 57 00 --- 07 41 34 23.7 307.4 7.0 40.9 287 600 07 52 01 07 57 45 J0038+4137 07 42 19 23.4 308.5 7.1 40.4 31 600 07 57 45 07 58 45 =0035+413 07 43 20 23.2 308.6 7.1 40.3 60 608 07 57 46 07 58 45 M31X 07 43 20 23.5 307.7 7.0 40.7 -13 608 07 58 58 08 03 45 --- 07 48 20 22.9 308.5 7.1 40.2 287 646 07 58 46 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 4 Two Overlapping pointings of M31 for wide-field VLBI 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Jun 2013 Day 156 --- 08 04 30 J0038+4137 07 49 06 22.6 309.5 7.2 39.7 31 646 08 04 30 08 05 30 =0035+413 07 50 06 22.4 309.7 7.2 39.6 60 654 08 04 31 08 05 30 37W115 07 50 06 22.8 309.0 7.1 40.0 -12 654 08 05 42 08 10 30 --- 07 55 07 22.2 309.8 7.2 39.5 288 692 08 05 31 08 11 15 J0038+4137 07 55 52 21.8 310.6 7.3 39.0 32 692 08 11 15 08 12 15 =0035+413 07 56 52 21.6 310.7 7.3 38.9 60 700 08 11 16 08 12 15 37W115 07 56 52 22.0 310.0 7.2 39.3 -12 700 08 12 27 08 17 15 --- 08 01 53 21.4 310.8 7.3 38.7 288 738 08 12 16 08 18 00 J0038+4137 08 02 38 21.0 311.6 7.4 38.3 32 738 08 18 00 08 19 00 =0035+413 08 03 38 20.9 311.8 7.4 38.1 60 746 08 18 01 08 22 00 3C84 08 06 38 41.9 287.5 4.8 52.1 122 746 08 22 00 08 27 00 --- 08 11 39 41.2 288.3 4.8 51.7 300 785 08 22 01 08 32 50 J0038+4137 08 17 30 19.3 314.0 7.6 36.6 292 785 08 32 50 08 33 50 =0035+413 08 18 30 19.2 314.2 7.7 36.5 60 792 08 32 51 08 33 50 M31X 08 18 30 19.4 313.2 7.6 36.9 -13 792 08 34 03 08 38 50 --- 08 23 31 18.8 314.0 7.7 36.3 287 831 08 33 51 08 39 25 J0038+4137 08 24 06 18.6 315.0 7.7 35.8 21 831 08 39 25 08 40 25 =0035+413 08 25 06 18.4 315.2 7.8 35.7 60 838 08 39 26 08 40 25 M31X 08 25 06 18.6 314.3 7.7 36.1 -13 838 08 40 38 08 45 25 --- 08 30 07 18.1 315.1 7.8 35.6 287 877 08 40 26 08 46 00 J0038+4137 08 30 42 17.8 316.1 7.9 35.1 21 877 08 46 00 08 47 00 =0035+413 08 31 43 17.7 316.3 7.9 35.0 60 885 08 46 01 08 47 00 37W115 08 31 43 18.0 315.6 7.8 35.4 -12 885 08 47 12 08 52 00 --- 08 36 43 17.5 316.4 7.9 34.8 288 923 08 47 01 08 52 30 J0038+4137 08 37 13 17.1 317.2 8.0 34.3 17 923 08 52 30 08 53 30 =0035+413 08 38 14 17.0 317.3 8.0 34.2 60 931 08 52 31 08 53 30 37W115 08 38 14 17.3 316.6 7.9 34.6 -12 931 08 53 42 08 58 30 --- 08 43 14 16.8 317.4 8.0 34.0 288 969 08 53 31 08 59 00 J0038+4137 08 43 44 16.5 318.2 8.1 33.5 17 969 08 59 00 09 00 00 =0035+413 08 44 45 16.4 318.4 8.1 33.4 60 977 08 59 01 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 5 Two Overlapping pointings of M31 for wide-field VLBI 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Jun 2013 Day 156 --- 09 00 00 M31X 08 44 45 16.5 317.5 8.0 33.9 -13 977 09 00 13 09 05 00 --- 08 49 45 16.0 318.3 8.1 33.3 287 1015 09 00 01 09 05 35 J0038+4137 08 50 21 15.8 319.3 8.2 32.7 21 1015 09 05 35 09 06 35 =0035+413 08 51 21 15.7 319.4 8.2 32.6 60 1023 09 05 36 09 06 35 M31X 08 51 21 15.8 318.5 8.1 33.1 -13 1023 09 06 48 09 11 35 --- 08 56 22 15.3 319.4 8.2 32.5 287 1062 09 06 36 09 12 10 J0038+4137 08 56 57 15.1 320.4 8.3 31.9 21 1062 09 12 10 09 13 10 =0035+413 08 57 57 15.0 320.5 8.3 31.8 60 1069 09 12 11 09 13 10 37W115 08 57 57 15.3 319.8 8.2 32.3 -12 1069 09 13 22 09 18 10 --- 09 02 58 14.8 320.6 8.3 31.6 288 1108 09 13 11 09 18 40 J0038+4137 09 03 28 14.5 321.4 8.4 31.1 17 1108 09 18 40 09 19 40 =0035+413 09 04 28 14.4 321.6 8.4 31.0 60 1115 09 18 41 09 19 40 37W115 09 04 28 14.7 320.9 8.4 31.4 -12 1115 09 19 52 09 24 40 --- 09 09 29 14.2 321.7 8.4 30.8 288 1154 09 19 41 09 25 10 J0038+4137 09 09 59 13.9 322.5 8.5 30.3 17 1154 09 25 10 09 26 10 =0035+413 09 10 59 13.8 322.7 8.5 30.2 60 1162 09 25 11 09 26 10 M31X 09 10 59 13.9 321.8 8.5 30.7 -13 1162 09 26 23 09 31 10 --- 09 16 00 13.4 322.6 8.5 30.0 287 1200 09 26 11 09 31 45 J0038+4137 09 16 35 13.3 323.6 8.6 29.4 21 1200 09 31 45 09 32 45 =0035+413 09 17 35 13.2 323.8 8.6 29.3 60 1208 09 31 46 09 32 45 M31X 09 17 35 13.3 322.9 8.6 29.8 -13 1208 09 32 58 09 37 45 --- 09 22 36 12.8 323.7 8.7 29.2 287 1246 09 32 46 09 38 20 J0038+4137 09 23 11 12.7 324.7 8.7 28.6 21 1246 09 38 20 09 39 20 =0035+413 09 24 11 12.6 324.9 8.8 28.5 60 1254 09 38 21 09 39 20 37W115 09 24 11 12.8 324.2 8.7 29.0 -12 1254 09 39 32 09 44 20 --- 09 29 12 12.4 325.0 8.8 28.3 288 1292 09 39 21 09 44 50 J0038+4137 09 29 42 12.1 325.8 8.8 27.7 17 1292 09 44 50 09 45 50 =0035+413 09 30 42 12.0 326.0 8.9 27.6 60 1300 09 44 51 09 45 50 37W115 09 30 42 12.2 325.3 8.8 28.1 -12 1300 09 46 02 09 50 50 --- 09 35 43 11.8 326.1 8.9 27.5 288 1338 09 45 51 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 6 Two Overlapping pointings of M31 for wide-field VLBI 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Jun 2013 Day 156 --- 09 51 20 J0038+4137 09 36 13 11.5 326.9 9.0 26.9 17 1338 09 51 20 09 52 20 =0035+413 09 37 13 11.4 327.1 9.0 26.8 60 1346 09 51 21 09 55 20 3C84 09 40 14 28.8 301.7 6.3 44.7 129 1346 09 55 20 10 00 20 --- 09 45 15 28.1 302.5 6.4 44.2 300 1385 09 55 21 10 04 20 J0038+4137 09 49 15 10.5 329.1 9.2 25.1 189 1385 10 04 20 10 05 20 =0035+413 09 50 15 10.4 329.3 9.2 25.0 60 1392 10 04 21 10 05 20 M31X 09 50 15 10.4 328.4 9.1 25.6 -13 1392 10 05 33 10 10 20 --- 09 55 16 10.0 329.3 9.2 24.9 287 1431 10 05 21 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess213.H1024 Matching groups in /aps3/sched11.0/catalogs/freq.dat: kvzr_l Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 ****** Only 180.00 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 5 Station: BADARY 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= 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 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 = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 9 Setup file default. LO sum= 1338.00 1338.00 1338.00 1338.00 1370.00 1370.00 1370.00 1370.00 1402.00 1402.00 1402.00 1402.00 1434.00 1434.00 1434.00 1434.00 BBC fr= 78.00 78.00 78.00 78.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 110.00 142.00 142.00 142.00 142.00 174.00 174.00 174.00 174.00 Bandwd= 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 Matching frequency sets: 9 10 11 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 37W115 00 39 34.485235 * 00 42 18.700617 00 43 03.334036 0.00 41 13 00.31836 * 41 29 26.29706 41 33 40.31695 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * M31X 00 40 00.088930 * 00 42 44.330000 00 43 28.965863 0.00 40 59 42.85369 * 41 16 08.50000 41 20 22.46990 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0038+4137 00 35 41.568818 * 00 38 24.843586 00 39 09.247897 0.14 0035+413 41 20 37.14185 * 41 37 06.00024 41 41 20.83774 0.10 J0038+41 /aps3/sched11.0/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 1886 observations J0319+4130 03 16 29.567260 * 03 19 48.160090 03 20 41.200641 1.30 0316+413 41 19 51.91699 * 41 30 42.10412 41 33 25.16126 2.72 * 3C84 /aps3/sched11.0/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 GSFC 2011B astro solution 9957 Observations 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 37W115 sess213.H1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.333 65.888 M31X sess213.H1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.333 66.008 J0038+4137 sess213.H1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.583 27.983 3C84 sess213.H1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.167 6.394 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) 37W115 55.2 M31X 55.1 J0038+4137 55.9 3C84 27.3 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