COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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 EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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: 108.00 108.00 108.00 108.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 172.00 172.00 172.00 172.00 204.00 204.00 204.00 204.00 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 23 52 56 78.1 133.5 -0.8 -38.1 0 0 06 30 00 06 31 00 =0035+413 23 53 56 78.2 134.2 -0.8 -37.6 60 8 06 30 01 06 31 00 M31X 23 53 56 77.4 132.2 -0.8 -38.8 -28 8 No stop 06 36 00 --- 23 58 57 78.0 135.7 -0.7 -36.2 272 46 06 31 01 06 36 45 J0038+4137 23 59 42 78.8 138.6 -0.7 -34.3 13 46 06 36 45 06 37 45 =0035+413 00 00 42 79.0 139.4 -0.6 -33.6 60 54 06 36 46 06 37 45 M31X 00 00 42 78.2 137.0 -0.7 -35.3 -30 54 No stop 06 42 45 --- 00 05 43 78.7 140.9 -0.6 -32.2 270 92 06 37 46 06 43 30 J0038+4137 00 06 28 79.5 144.3 -0.5 -29.8 11 92 06 43 30 06 44 30 =0035+413 00 07 28 79.6 145.2 -0.5 -29.1 60 100 06 43 31 06 44 30 37W115 00 07 28 79.1 142.1 -0.6 -31.4 -32 100 No stop 06 49 30 --- 00 12 29 79.6 146.6 -0.5 -27.9 268 138 06 44 31 06 50 15 J0038+4137 00 13 14 80.1 150.7 -0.4 -24.7 8 138 06 50 15 06 51 15 =0035+413 00 14 14 80.2 151.7 -0.4 -23.8 60 146 06 50 16 06 51 15 37W115 00 14 14 79.7 148.2 -0.5 -26.6 -34 146 No stop 06 56 15 --- 00 19 15 80.1 153.1 -0.4 -22.6 266 185 06 51 16 06 57 00 J0038+4137 00 20 00 80.6 157.7 -0.3 -18.9 7 185 06 57 00 06 58 00 =0035+413 00 21 01 80.6 158.7 -0.3 -18.0 60 192 06 57 01 06 58 00 M31X 00 21 01 80.0 154.9 -0.4 -21.1 -35 192 No stop 07 03 00 --- 00 26 01 80.3 160.1 -0.3 -16.7 265 231 06 58 01 07 03 45 J0038+4137 00 26 46 80.9 165.2 -0.2 -12.5 5 231 07 03 45 07 04 45 =0035+413 00 27 47 80.9 166.4 -0.2 -11.6 60 238 07 03 46 07 04 45 M31X 00 27 47 80.4 162.0 -0.3 -15.2 -37 238 No stop 07 09 45 --- 00 32 47 80.6 167.6 -0.2 -10.5 263 277 07 04 46 07 10 30 J0038+4137 00 33 33 81.1 173.2 -0.1 -5.8 3 277 07 10 30 07 11 30 =0035+413 00 34 33 81.1 174.4 -0.1 -4.8 60 285 07 10 31 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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 00 34 33 80.9 169.9 -0.1 -8.6 -37 285 No stop 07 16 30 --- 00 39 34 81.0 175.8 -0.1 -3.6 263 323 07 11 31 07 17 15 J0038+4137 00 40 19 81.2 181.4 0.0 1.2 3 323 07 17 15 07 18 15 =0035+413 00 41 19 81.2 182.6 0.0 2.2 60 331 07 17 16 07 18 15 37W115 00 41 19 81.0 177.9 0.0 -1.8 -38 331 No stop 07 23 15 --- 00 46 20 81.0 183.9 0.1 3.3 262 369 07 18 16 07 24 00 J0038+4137 00 47 05 81.1 189.6 0.1 8.1 3 369 07 24 00 07 25 00 =0035+413 00 48 05 81.0 190.8 0.1 9.1 60 377 07 24 01 07 25 00 M31X 00 48 05 80.8 185.4 0.1 4.6 -40 377 No stop 07 30 00 --- 00 53 06 80.7 191.2 0.2 9.5 260 415 07 25 01 07 30 45 J0038+4137 00 53 51 80.8 197.4 0.2 14.8 1 415 07 30 45 07 31 45 =0035+413 00 54 51 80.8 198.6 0.3 15.7 60 423 07 30 46 07 31 45 M31X 00 54 51 80.6 193.2 0.2 11.1 -40 423 No stop 07 36 45 --- 00 59 52 80.4 198.7 0.3 15.8 260 462 07 31 46 07 37 30 J0038+4137 01 00 37 80.4 204.8 0.4 20.9 2 462 07 37 30 07 38 30 =0035+413 01 01 37 80.4 205.9 0.4 21.8 60 469 07 37 31 07 38 30 37W115 01 01 37 80.5 201.5 0.3 18.1 -37 469 No stop 07 43 30 --- 01 06 38 80.2 206.7 0.4 22.4 263 508 07 38 31 07 44 15 J0038+4137 01 07 23 79.9 211.6 0.5 26.5 5 508 07 44 15 07 45 15 =0035+413 01 08 23 79.8 212.5 0.5 27.2 60 515 07 44 16 07 45 15 37W115 01 08 23 80.0 208.5 0.4 23.9 -36 515 No stop 07 50 15 --- 01 13 24 79.6 213.2 0.5 27.8 264 554 07 45 16 07 51 00 J0038+4137 01 14 09 79.3 217.7 0.6 31.4 7 554 07 51 00 07 52 00 =0035+413 01 15 09 79.2 218.6 0.6 32.1 60 562 07 51 01 07 52 00 M31X 01 15 09 79.3 213.9 0.5 28.2 -38 562 No stop 07 57 00 --- 01 20 10 78.8 218.2 0.6 31.6 262 600 07 52 01 07 57 45 J0038+4137 01 20 55 78.6 223.2 0.7 35.7 5 600 07 57 45 07 58 45 =0035+413 01 21 56 78.5 224.0 0.7 36.2 60 608 07 57 46 07 58 45 M31X 01 21 56 78.7 219.6 0.6 32.7 -37 608 No stop 08 03 45 --- 01 26 56 78.1 223.5 0.7 35.6 263 646 07 58 46 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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 01 27 41 77.8 228.1 0.8 39.3 6 646 08 04 30 08 05 30 =0035+413 01 28 42 77.7 228.8 0.8 39.8 60 654 08 04 31 08 05 30 37W115 01 28 42 78.1 225.7 0.8 37.5 -33 654 No stop 08 10 30 --- 01 33 42 77.5 229.2 0.8 40.0 267 692 08 05 31 08 11 15 J0038+4137 01 34 28 77.0 232.5 0.9 42.5 11 692 08 11 15 08 12 15 =0035+413 01 35 28 76.9 233.1 0.9 42.9 60 700 08 11 16 08 12 15 37W115 01 35 28 77.3 230.3 0.9 40.8 -32 700 No stop 08 17 15 --- 01 40 29 76.6 233.4 1.0 43.0 268 738 08 12 16 08 18 00 J0038+4137 01 41 14 76.1 236.4 1.0 45.2 12 738 08 18 00 08 19 00 =0035+413 01 42 14 76.0 237.0 1.1 45.5 60 746 08 18 01 08 22 00 3C84 01 45 14 71.3 109.4 -1.6 -53.3 -154 746 08 22 00 08 27 00 --- 01 50 15 72.0 111.2 -1.5 -52.4 146 785 08 22 01 08 32 50 J0038+4137 01 56 06 74.1 243.7 1.3 49.8 2 785 08 32 50 08 33 50 =0035+413 01 57 06 73.9 244.2 1.3 50.0 60 792 08 32 51 08 33 50 M31X 01 57 06 74.3 241.3 1.2 47.9 -32 792 No stop 08 38 50 --- 02 02 07 73.6 243.5 1.3 49.3 268 831 08 33 51 08 39 25 J0038+4137 02 02 42 73.1 246.5 1.4 51.3 2 831 08 39 25 08 40 25 =0035+413 02 03 42 73.0 246.9 1.4 51.5 60 838 08 39 26 08 40 25 M31X 02 03 42 73.4 244.2 1.3 49.7 -32 838 No stop 08 45 25 --- 02 08 43 72.7 246.3 1.4 50.8 268 877 08 40 26 08 46 00 J0038+4137 02 09 18 72.2 249.1 1.5 52.7 3 877 08 46 00 08 47 00 =0035+413 02 10 18 72.0 249.4 1.5 52.8 60 885 08 46 01 08 47 00 37W115 02 10 18 72.5 247.6 1.5 51.8 -27 885 No stop 08 52 00 --- 02 15 19 71.8 249.5 1.5 52.7 273 923 08 47 01 08 52 30 J0038+4137 02 15 49 71.2 251.4 1.6 53.8 2 923 08 52 30 08 53 30 =0035+413 02 16 50 71.0 251.7 1.6 53.9 60 931 08 52 31 08 53 30 37W115 02 16 50 71.5 250.0 1.6 53.0 -27 931 No stop 08 58 30 --- 02 21 50 70.8 251.8 1.6 53.8 273 969 08 53 31 08 59 00 J0038+4137 02 22 20 70.2 253.5 1.7 54.7 3 969 08 59 00 09 00 00 =0035+413 02 23 21 70.0 253.8 1.7 54.9 60 977 08 59 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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 02 23 21 70.5 251.6 1.7 53.5 -30 977 No stop 09 05 00 --- 02 28 21 69.7 253.2 1.7 54.2 270 1015 09 00 01 09 05 35 J0038+4137 02 28 56 69.2 255.5 1.8 55.5 5 1015 09 05 35 09 06 35 =0035+413 02 29 57 69.0 255.8 1.8 55.6 60 1023 09 05 36 09 06 35 M31X 02 29 57 69.5 253.7 1.8 54.4 -29 1023 No stop 09 11 35 --- 02 34 57 68.7 255.2 1.9 55.0 271 1062 09 06 36 09 12 10 J0038+4137 02 35 33 68.2 257.4 1.9 56.2 5 1062 09 12 10 09 13 10 =0035+413 02 36 33 68.0 257.7 2.0 56.3 60 1069 09 12 11 09 13 10 37W115 02 36 33 68.5 256.3 1.9 55.6 -25 1069 No stop 09 18 10 --- 02 41 34 67.8 257.8 2.0 56.1 275 1108 09 13 11 09 18 40 J0038+4137 02 42 04 67.1 259.2 2.0 56.8 4 1108 09 18 40 09 19 40 =0035+413 02 43 04 67.0 259.5 2.1 56.8 60 1115 09 18 41 09 19 40 37W115 02 43 04 67.5 258.2 2.0 56.3 -25 1115 No stop 09 24 40 --- 02 48 05 66.7 259.5 2.1 56.7 275 1154 09 19 41 09 25 10 J0038+4137 02 48 35 66.1 260.9 2.2 57.2 5 1154 09 25 10 09 26 10 =0035+413 02 49 35 66.0 261.1 2.2 57.3 60 1162 09 25 11 09 26 10 M31X 02 49 35 66.5 259.3 2.1 56.3 -28 1162 No stop 09 31 10 --- 02 54 36 65.7 260.6 2.2 56.7 272 1200 09 26 11 09 31 45 J0038+4137 02 55 11 65.1 262.5 2.3 57.6 7 1200 09 31 45 09 32 45 =0035+413 02 56 11 64.9 262.7 2.3 57.6 60 1208 09 31 46 09 32 45 M31X 02 56 11 65.4 261.0 2.2 56.8 -27 1208 No stop 09 37 45 --- 03 01 12 64.6 262.2 2.3 57.0 273 1246 09 32 46 09 38 20 J0038+4137 03 01 47 64.0 264.0 2.4 57.9 7 1246 09 38 20 09 39 20 =0035+413 03 02 47 63.9 264.3 2.4 57.9 60 1254 09 38 21 09 39 20 37W115 03 02 47 64.4 263.1 2.3 57.5 -24 1254 No stop 09 44 20 --- 03 07 48 63.6 264.3 2.4 57.7 276 1292 09 39 21 09 44 50 J0038+4137 03 08 18 63.0 265.5 2.5 58.1 6 1292 09 44 50 09 45 50 =0035+413 03 09 18 62.9 265.7 2.5 58.1 60 1300 09 44 51 09 45 50 37W115 03 09 18 63.4 264.6 2.4 57.8 -23 1300 No stop 09 50 50 --- 03 14 19 62.6 265.7 2.5 57.9 277 1338 09 45 51 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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 03 14 49 62.0 266.9 2.6 58.2 6 1338 09 51 20 09 52 20 =0035+413 03 15 49 61.8 267.1 2.6 58.2 60 1346 09 51 21 09 55 20 3C84 03 18 50 81.0 177.8 0.0 -1.9 -62 1346 09 55 20 10 00 20 --- 03 23 50 81.0 183.8 0.1 3.2 238 1385 09 55 21 10 04 20 J0038+4137 03 27 51 59.9 269.5 2.8 58.4 5 1385 10 04 20 10 05 20 =0035+413 03 28 51 59.7 269.7 2.8 58.4 60 1392 10 04 21 10 05 20 M31X 03 28 51 60.3 268.2 2.8 57.8 -26 1392 No stop 10 10 20 --- 03 33 52 59.5 269.2 2.8 57.9 274 1431 10 05 21 10 10 50 J0038+4137 03 34 22 58.9 270.8 2.9 58.3 4 1431 10 10 50 10 11 50 =0035+413 03 35 22 58.7 270.9 2.9 58.3 60 1438 10 10 51 10 11 50 M31X 03 35 22 59.2 269.5 2.9 57.9 -25 1438 No stop 10 16 50 --- 03 40 23 58.4 270.5 2.9 57.9 275 1477 10 11 51 10 17 20 J0038+4137 03 40 53 57.8 272.0 3.0 58.3 4 1477 10 17 20 10 18 20 =0035+413 03 41 53 57.7 272.2 3.0 58.3 60 1485 10 17 21 10 18 20 37W115 03 41 53 58.2 271.2 3.0 58.2 -22 1485 No stop 10 23 20 --- 03 46 54 57.4 272.2 3.1 58.1 278 1523 10 18 21 10 23 45 J0038+4137 03 47 19 56.8 273.1 3.1 58.2 2 1523 10 23 45 10 24 45 =0035+413 03 48 19 56.7 273.3 3.2 58.2 60 1531 10 23 46 10 24 45 37W115 03 48 19 57.2 272.4 3.1 58.1 -22 1531 No stop 10 29 45 --- 03 53 20 56.4 273.3 3.2 58.0 278 1569 10 24 46 10 30 10 J0038+4137 03 53 45 55.8 274.3 3.2 58.1 2 1569 10 30 10 10 31 10 =0035+413 03 54 46 55.6 274.5 3.3 58.1 60 1577 10 30 11 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess213.H1024 --- 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= 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 1230.00 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 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: 3 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= 108.00 108.00 108.00 108.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 172.00 172.00 172.00 172.00 204.00 204.00 204.00 204.00 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: 3 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