COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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: 302.00 302.00 302.00 302.00 334.00 334.00 334.00 334.00 366.00 366.00 366.00 366.00 398.00 398.00 398.00 398.00 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 00 11 59 84.3 477.4 -0.5 -58.0 0 0 06 30 00 06 31 00 =0035+413 00 12 59 84.5 478.4 -0.4 -57.1 60 4 06 30 04 06 31 00 M31X 00 12 59 83.6 477.0 -0.5 -57.8 -6 4 No stop 06 36 00 --- 00 18 00 84.4 482.1 -0.4 -53.6 294 23 06 31 04 06 36 45 J0038+4137 00 18 45 85.3 485.5 -0.3 -51.0 38 23 06 36 45 06 37 45 =0035+413 00 19 45 85.5 487.0 -0.3 -49.7 60 27 06 36 49 06 37 45 M31X 00 19 45 84.6 484.2 -0.4 -51.8 -8 27 No stop 06 42 45 --- 00 24 46 85.3 491.3 -0.3 -45.5 292 46 06 37 49 06 43 30 J0038+4137 00 25 31 86.2 497.5 -0.2 -40.2 34 46 06 43 30 06 44 30 =0035+413 00 26 32 86.3 499.8 -0.2 -38.1 60 50 06 43 34 06 44 30 37W115 00 26 32 85.8 493.0 -0.3 -44.2 -13 50 No stop 06 49 30 --- 00 31 32 86.4 503.6 -0.2 -34.4 287 69 06 44 34 06 50 15 J0038+4137 00 32 17 86.9 515.5 -0.1 -23.3 27 69 06 50 15 06 51 15 =0035+413 00 33 18 87.0 518.8 -0.1 -20.2 60 73 06 50 19 06 51 15 37W115 00 33 18 86.5 508.1 -0.2 -30.3 -17 73 No stop 06 56 15 --- 00 38 18 86.9 523.3 -0.1 -15.9 283 92 06 51 19 06 57 00 J0038+4137 00 39 04 87.2 539.6 0.0 -0.3 21 92 06 57 00 06 58 00 =0035+413 00 40 04 87.2 543.4 0.0 3.3 60 96 06 57 04 06 58 00 M31X 00 40 04 86.8 528.6 -0.1 -10.8 -22 96 No stop 07 03 00 --- 00 45 05 86.8 545.4 0.0 5.1 278 115 06 58 04 07 03 45 J0038+4137 00 45 50 86.9 563.9 0.1 22.7 18 115 07 03 45 07 04 45 =0035+413 00 46 50 86.8 567.0 0.1 25.7 60 119 07 03 49 07 04 45 M31X 00 46 50 86.8 551.2 0.1 10.6 -23 119 No stop 07 09 45 --- 00 51 51 86.5 566.4 0.1 25.0 277 138 07 04 49 07 10 30 J0038+4137 00 52 36 86.3 582.1 0.2 39.8 21 138 07 10 30 07 11 30 =0035+413 00 53 36 86.1 584.2 0.2 41.7 60 142 07 10 34 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 53 36 86.5 574.0 0.2 32.2 -17 142 No stop 07 16 30 --- 00 58 37 85.9 585.2 0.3 42.5 283 161 07 11 34 07 17 15 J0038+4137 00 59 22 85.4 594.2 0.3 50.8 30 161 07 17 15 07 18 15 =0035+413 01 00 22 85.2 595.7 0.4 52.0 60 165 07 17 19 07 18 15 37W115 01 00 22 85.7 588.4 0.3 45.4 -13 165 No stop 07 23 15 --- 01 05 23 85.0 596.0 0.4 52.2 287 184 07 18 19 07 24 00 J0038+4137 01 06 08 84.3 602.4 0.4 57.8 33 184 07 24 00 07 25 00 =0035+413 01 07 08 84.2 603.4 0.5 58.6 60 188 07 24 04 07 25 00 M31X 01 07 08 84.6 595.7 0.4 51.7 -14 188 No stop 07 30 00 --- 01 12 09 83.9 601.3 0.5 56.4 286 207 07 25 04 07 30 45 J0038+4137 01 12 54 83.2 608.2 0.6 62.5 32 207 07 30 45 07 31 45 =0035+413 01 13 54 83.1 609.0 0.6 63.0 60 211 07 30 49 07 31 45 M31X 01 13 54 83.6 602.9 0.5 57.7 -12 211 No stop 07 36 45 --- 01 18 55 82.8 606.9 0.6 60.9 288 230 07 31 49 07 37 30 J0038+4137 01 19 40 82.1 612.6 0.7 65.6 34 230 07 37 30 07 38 30 =0035+413 01 20 40 81.9 613.1 0.7 66.0 60 234 07 37 34 07 38 30 37W115 01 20 40 82.5 610.0 0.6 63.5 -8 234 No stop 07 43 30 --- 01 25 41 81.7 612.9 0.7 65.6 292 253 07 38 34 07 44 15 J0038+4137 01 26 26 80.9 615.9 0.8 67.9 37 253 07 44 15 07 45 15 =0035+413 01 27 26 80.8 616.4 0.8 68.1 60 257 07 44 19 07 45 15 37W115 01 27 26 81.4 613.8 0.7 66.2 -7 257 No stop 07 50 15 --- 01 32 27 80.5 616.1 0.8 67.7 293 276 07 45 19 07 51 00 J0038+4137 01 33 12 79.7 618.7 0.9 69.4 38 276 07 51 00 07 52 00 =0035+413 01 34 13 79.6 619.1 0.9 69.6 60 280 07 51 04 07 52 00 M31X 01 34 13 80.2 615.5 0.8 66.8 -9 280 No stop 07 57 00 --- 01 39 13 79.3 617.5 0.9 68.0 291 300 07 52 04 07 57 45 J0038+4137 01 39 59 78.6 621.0 1.0 70.6 37 300 07 57 45 07 58 45 =0035+413 01 40 59 78.4 621.3 1.0 70.7 60 303 07 57 49 07 58 45 M31X 01 40 59 79.0 618.2 1.0 68.4 -8 303 No stop 08 03 45 --- 01 46 00 78.1 619.9 1.0 69.2 292 323 07 58 49 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 46 45 77.4 623.0 1.1 71.4 37 323 08 04 30 08 05 30 =0035+413 01 47 45 77.2 623.2 1.1 71.5 60 326 08 04 34 08 05 30 37W115 01 47 45 77.8 621.6 1.1 70.5 -6 326 No stop 08 10 30 --- 01 52 46 77.0 623.0 1.2 71.0 294 346 08 05 34 08 11 15 J0038+4137 01 53 31 76.2 624.7 1.2 71.9 39 346 08 11 15 08 12 15 =0035+413 01 54 31 76.0 624.9 1.3 72.0 60 349 08 11 19 08 12 15 37W115 01 54 31 76.6 623.5 1.2 71.2 -6 349 No stop 08 17 15 --- 01 59 32 75.8 624.7 1.3 71.6 294 369 08 12 19 08 18 00 J0038+4137 02 00 17 75.0 626.3 1.4 72.3 39 369 08 18 00 08 19 00 =0035+413 02 01 17 74.8 626.5 1.4 72.4 60 372 08 18 04 08 22 00 3C84 02 04 18 75.8 455.3 -1.3 -71.6 -52 372 08 22 00 08 27 00 --- 02 09 18 76.7 456.6 -1.2 -71.2 248 392 08 22 04 08 32 50 J0038+4137 02 15 09 72.3 629.2 1.6 72.7 116 392 08 32 50 08 33 50 =0035+413 02 16 09 72.1 629.4 1.6 72.7 60 396 08 32 54 08 33 50 M31X 02 16 09 72.8 627.5 1.5 71.6 -6 396 No stop 08 38 50 --- 02 21 10 71.9 628.5 1.6 71.7 294 415 08 33 54 08 39 25 J0038+4137 02 21 45 71.1 630.4 1.7 72.7 29 415 08 39 25 08 40 25 =0035+413 02 22 46 71.0 630.6 1.7 72.7 60 419 08 39 29 08 40 25 M31X 02 22 46 71.6 628.8 1.7 71.7 -6 419 No stop 08 45 25 --- 02 27 46 70.7 629.7 1.7 71.7 294 438 08 40 29 08 46 00 J0038+4137 02 28 21 70.0 631.5 1.8 72.6 29 438 08 46 00 08 47 00 =0035+413 02 29 22 69.8 631.7 1.8 72.6 60 442 08 46 04 08 47 00 37W115 02 29 22 70.4 630.7 1.8 72.3 -6 442 No stop 08 52 00 --- 02 34 22 69.5 631.5 1.9 72.3 294 461 08 47 04 08 52 30 J0038+4137 02 34 53 68.8 632.5 1.9 72.5 24 461 08 52 30 08 53 30 =0035+413 02 35 53 68.6 632.7 1.9 72.5 60 465 08 52 34 08 53 30 37W115 02 35 53 69.3 631.7 1.9 72.3 -6 465 No stop 08 58 30 --- 02 40 54 68.4 632.5 2.0 72.2 294 484 08 53 34 08 59 00 J0038+4137 02 41 24 67.6 633.5 2.0 72.4 24 484 08 59 00 09 00 00 =0035+413 02 42 24 67.5 633.7 2.1 72.3 60 488 08 59 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 42 24 68.1 632.1 2.0 71.6 -6 488 No stop 09 05 00 --- 02 47 25 67.2 632.9 2.1 71.5 294 507 09 00 04 09 05 35 J0038+4137 02 48 00 66.5 634.5 2.1 72.2 29 507 09 05 35 09 06 35 =0035+413 02 49 00 66.3 634.6 2.2 72.1 60 511 09 05 39 09 06 35 M31X 02 49 00 67.0 633.1 2.1 71.5 -6 511 No stop 09 11 35 --- 02 54 01 66.1 633.9 2.2 71.3 294 530 09 06 39 09 12 10 J0038+4137 02 54 36 65.3 635.4 2.3 71.9 29 530 09 12 10 09 13 10 =0035+413 02 55 36 65.1 635.5 2.3 71.9 60 534 09 12 14 09 13 10 37W115 02 55 36 65.8 634.7 2.2 71.7 -6 534 No stop 09 18 10 --- 03 00 37 64.9 635.4 2.3 71.6 294 553 09 13 14 09 18 40 J0038+4137 03 01 07 64.1 636.3 2.4 71.6 24 553 09 18 40 09 19 40 =0035+413 03 02 07 64.0 636.4 2.4 71.6 60 557 09 18 44 09 19 40 37W115 03 02 07 64.6 635.6 2.3 71.5 -6 557 No stop 09 24 40 --- 03 07 08 63.7 636.3 2.4 71.3 294 576 09 19 44 09 25 10 J0038+4137 03 07 38 63.0 637.2 2.5 71.3 24 576 09 25 10 09 26 10 =0035+413 03 08 38 62.8 637.3 2.5 71.3 60 580 09 25 14 09 26 10 M31X 03 08 38 63.5 636.0 2.4 70.8 -6 580 No stop 09 31 10 --- 03 13 39 62.6 636.7 2.5 70.6 294 599 09 26 14 09 31 45 J0038+4137 03 14 14 61.8 638.0 2.6 71.0 29 599 09 31 45 09 32 45 =0035+413 03 15 14 61.6 638.2 2.6 70.9 60 603 09 31 49 09 32 45 M31X 03 15 14 62.3 636.9 2.5 70.5 -6 603 No stop 09 37 45 --- 03 20 15 61.4 637.6 2.6 70.3 294 622 09 32 49 09 38 20 J0038+4137 03 20 50 60.7 638.9 2.7 70.6 29 622 09 38 20 09 39 20 =0035+413 03 21 50 60.5 639.0 2.7 70.6 60 626 09 38 24 09 39 20 37W115 03 21 50 61.1 638.3 2.6 70.6 -6 626 No stop 09 44 20 --- 03 26 51 60.2 638.9 2.7 70.3 294 645 09 39 24 09 44 50 J0038+4137 03 27 21 59.5 639.7 2.8 70.2 24 645 09 44 50 09 45 50 =0035+413 03 28 21 59.3 639.8 2.8 70.2 60 649 09 44 54 09 45 50 37W115 03 28 21 60.0 639.1 2.8 70.2 -6 649 No stop 09 50 50 --- 03 33 22 59.1 639.7 2.8 69.9 294 668 09 45 54 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 33 52 58.4 640.5 2.9 69.9 24 668 09 51 20 09 52 20 =0035+413 03 34 52 58.2 640.6 2.9 69.8 60 672 09 51 24 09 55 20 3C84 03 37 53 85.7 588.2 0.3 45.2 102 672 09 55 20 10 00 20 --- 03 42 54 85.0 595.8 0.4 52.0 300 691 09 55 24 10 04 20 J0038+4137 03 46 54 56.1 642.1 3.1 69.0 175 691 10 04 20 10 05 20 =0035+413 03 47 55 55.9 642.2 3.1 68.9 60 695 10 04 24 10 05 20 M31X 03 47 55 56.5 641.1 3.1 68.7 -6 695 No stop 10 10 20 --- 03 52 55 55.7 641.7 3.2 68.4 294 714 10 05 24 10 10 50 J0038+4137 03 53 25 55.0 642.9 3.2 68.6 24 714 10 10 50 10 11 50 =0035+413 03 54 26 54.8 643.0 3.3 68.5 60 718 10 10 54 10 11 50 M31X 03 54 26 55.4 641.9 3.2 68.3 -6 718 No stop 10 16 50 --- 03 59 26 54.5 642.5 3.3 68.0 294 737 10 11 54 10 17 20 J0038+4137 03 59 56 53.8 643.6 3.3 68.1 24 737 10 17 20 10 18 20 =0035+413 04 00 57 53.6 643.7 3.4 68.0 60 741 10 17 24 10 18 20 37W115 04 00 57 54.3 643.1 3.3 68.2 -6 741 No stop 10 23 20 --- 04 05 57 53.4 643.7 3.4 67.8 294 760 10 18 24 10 23 45 J0038+4137 04 06 23 52.7 644.4 3.5 67.7 19 760 10 23 45 10 24 45 =0035+413 04 07 23 52.5 644.5 3.5 67.6 60 764 10 23 49 10 24 45 37W115 04 07 23 53.2 643.8 3.4 67.7 -6 764 No stop 10 29 45 --- 04 12 24 52.3 644.4 3.5 67.3 294 783 10 24 49 10 30 10 J0038+4137 04 12 49 51.6 645.1 3.6 67.2 19 783 10 30 10 10 31 10 =0035+413 04 13 49 51.4 645.2 3.6 67.1 60 787 10 30 14 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: mc21cm updated from Maccaferri (CR 30Jan01) ****** Only 160.00 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 11 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 1036.00 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 = 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 these setups were used. Frequency Set: 5 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= 302.00 302.00 302.00 302.00 334.00 334.00 334.00 334.00 366.00 366.00 366.00 366.00 398.00 398.00 398.00 398.00 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: 5 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 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