COVER INFORMATION Station: SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 01 24 32 69.9 565.3 0.8 16.4 0 0 06 30 00 06 31 00 =0035+413 01 25 32 69.9 565.9 0.8 16.7 60 8 06 30 01 06 31 00 M31X 01 25 32 69.8 563.3 0.7 15.0 -19 8 No stop 06 36 00 --- 01 30 33 69.5 565.9 0.8 16.6 281 46 06 31 01 06 36 45 J0038+4137 01 31 18 69.5 568.8 0.9 18.5 25 46 06 36 45 06 37 45 =0035+413 01 32 18 69.5 569.3 0.9 18.8 60 54 06 36 46 06 37 45 M31X 01 32 18 69.4 566.8 0.8 17.2 -19 54 No stop 06 42 45 --- 01 37 19 69.1 569.3 0.9 18.7 281 92 06 37 46 06 43 30 J0038+4137 01 38 04 69.1 572.2 1.0 20.5 26 92 06 43 30 06 44 30 =0035+413 01 39 04 69.1 572.7 1.0 20.8 60 100 06 43 31 06 44 30 37W115 01 39 04 69.2 570.6 0.9 19.6 -17 100 No stop 06 49 30 --- 01 44 05 68.9 573.1 1.0 21.0 283 138 06 44 31 06 50 15 J0038+4137 01 44 50 68.7 575.5 1.1 22.5 27 138 06 50 15 06 51 15 =0035+413 01 45 50 68.6 575.9 1.1 22.7 60 146 06 50 16 06 51 15 37W115 01 45 50 68.7 573.9 1.0 21.5 -17 146 No stop 06 56 15 --- 01 50 51 68.4 576.3 1.1 22.9 283 185 06 51 16 06 57 00 J0038+4137 01 51 36 68.2 578.6 1.2 24.3 27 185 06 57 00 06 58 00 =0035+413 01 52 36 68.1 579.1 1.2 24.5 60 192 06 57 01 06 58 00 M31X 01 52 36 68.1 576.7 1.2 23.0 -18 192 No stop 07 03 00 --- 01 57 37 67.7 579.0 1.2 24.3 282 231 06 58 01 07 03 45 J0038+4137 01 58 22 67.6 581.6 1.3 26.0 26 231 07 03 45 07 04 45 =0035+413 01 59 22 67.5 582.1 1.3 26.2 60 238 07 03 46 07 04 45 M31X 01 59 22 67.6 579.8 1.3 24.8 -18 238 No stop 07 09 45 --- 02 04 23 67.2 582.0 1.3 26.0 282 277 07 04 46 07 10 30 J0038+4137 02 05 08 67.1 584.6 1.4 27.5 26 277 07 10 30 07 11 30 =0035+413 02 06 08 67.0 585.0 1.4 27.8 60 285 07 10 31 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 02 06 08 67.2 583.2 1.4 26.7 -17 285 No stop 07 16 30 --- 02 11 09 66.8 585.3 1.5 27.9 283 323 07 11 31 07 17 15 J0038+4137 02 11 54 66.5 587.4 1.5 29.0 28 323 07 17 15 07 18 15 =0035+413 02 12 54 66.4 587.8 1.6 29.2 60 331 07 17 16 07 18 15 37W115 02 12 54 66.6 586.0 1.5 28.2 -17 331 No stop 07 23 15 --- 02 17 55 66.1 588.1 1.6 29.3 283 369 07 18 16 07 24 00 J0038+4137 02 18 40 65.8 590.1 1.7 30.4 28 369 07 24 00 07 25 00 =0035+413 02 19 41 65.7 590.5 1.7 30.6 60 377 07 24 01 07 25 00 M31X 02 19 41 65.8 588.4 1.6 29.3 -18 377 No stop 07 30 00 --- 02 24 41 65.4 590.3 1.7 30.3 282 415 07 25 01 07 30 45 J0038+4137 02 25 27 65.2 592.7 1.8 31.6 27 415 07 30 45 07 31 45 =0035+413 02 26 27 65.1 593.1 1.8 31.8 60 423 07 30 46 07 31 45 M31X 02 26 27 65.2 591.0 1.7 30.6 -18 423 No stop 07 36 45 --- 02 31 27 64.7 592.9 1.8 31.5 282 462 07 31 46 07 37 30 J0038+4137 02 32 13 64.5 595.2 1.9 32.8 27 462 07 37 30 07 38 30 =0035+413 02 33 13 64.4 595.6 1.9 32.9 60 469 07 37 31 07 38 30 37W115 02 33 13 64.7 594.0 1.8 32.1 -16 469 No stop 07 43 30 --- 02 38 14 64.2 595.8 1.9 33.0 284 508 07 38 31 07 44 15 J0038+4137 02 38 59 63.8 597.7 2.0 33.8 29 508 07 44 15 07 45 15 =0035+413 02 39 59 63.7 598.0 2.0 34.0 60 515 07 44 16 07 45 15 37W115 02 39 59 64.0 596.5 1.9 33.2 -16 515 No stop 07 50 15 --- 02 45 00 63.5 598.2 2.0 34.0 284 554 07 45 16 07 51 00 J0038+4137 02 45 45 63.1 600.0 2.1 34.8 29 554 07 51 00 07 52 00 =0035+413 02 46 45 63.0 600.3 2.1 34.9 60 562 07 51 01 07 52 00 M31X 02 46 45 63.2 598.4 2.1 33.9 -17 562 No stop 07 57 00 --- 02 51 46 62.6 600.1 2.1 34.6 283 600 07 52 01 07 57 45 J0038+4137 02 52 31 62.4 602.2 2.2 35.7 28 600 07 57 45 07 58 45 =0035+413 02 53 31 62.3 602.6 2.2 35.8 60 608 07 57 46 07 58 45 M31X 02 53 31 62.4 600.7 2.2 34.9 -17 608 No stop 08 03 45 --- 02 58 32 61.9 602.4 2.3 35.5 283 646 07 58 46 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 02 59 17 61.6 604.4 2.3 36.5 28 646 08 04 30 08 05 30 =0035+413 03 00 17 61.5 604.7 2.4 36.6 60 654 08 04 31 08 05 30 37W115 03 00 17 61.8 603.3 2.3 36.0 -15 654 No stop 08 10 30 --- 03 05 18 61.3 604.9 2.4 36.5 285 692 08 05 31 08 11 15 J0038+4137 03 06 03 60.9 606.5 2.4 37.2 29 692 08 11 15 08 12 15 =0035+413 03 07 03 60.8 606.8 2.5 37.3 60 700 08 11 16 08 12 15 37W115 03 07 03 61.1 605.5 2.4 36.7 -15 700 No stop 08 17 15 --- 03 12 04 60.5 607.0 2.5 37.2 285 738 08 12 16 08 18 00 J0038+4137 03 12 49 60.1 608.6 2.6 37.8 29 738 08 18 00 08 19 00 =0035+413 03 13 49 60.0 608.9 2.6 37.9 60 746 08 18 01 08 22 00 3C84 03 16 50 71.0 537.8 -0.1 -1.5 83 746 08 22 00 08 27 00 --- 03 21 51 71.0 540.7 0.0 0.4 300 785 08 22 01 08 32 50 J0038+4137 03 27 42 58.4 612.8 2.8 39.0 254 785 08 32 50 08 33 50 =0035+413 03 28 42 58.3 613.1 2.8 39.1 60 792 08 32 51 08 33 50 M31X 03 28 42 58.5 611.5 2.8 38.4 -16 792 No stop 08 38 50 --- 03 33 43 57.9 612.9 2.8 38.8 284 831 08 33 51 08 39 25 J0038+4137 03 34 18 57.6 614.6 2.9 39.4 19 831 08 39 25 08 40 25 =0035+413 03 35 18 57.5 614.9 2.9 39.5 60 838 08 39 26 08 40 25 M31X 03 35 18 57.7 613.3 2.9 38.9 -16 838 No stop 08 45 25 --- 03 40 19 57.1 614.7 2.9 39.2 284 877 08 40 26 08 46 00 J0038+4137 03 40 54 56.8 616.4 3.0 39.8 19 877 08 46 00 08 47 00 =0035+413 03 41 54 56.7 616.6 3.0 39.9 60 885 08 46 01 08 47 00 37W115 03 41 54 57.1 615.5 3.0 39.5 -15 885 No stop 08 52 00 --- 03 46 55 56.5 616.8 3.1 39.8 285 923 08 47 01 08 52 30 J0038+4137 03 47 25 56.0 618.1 3.1 40.1 15 923 08 52 30 08 53 30 =0035+413 03 48 25 55.9 618.3 3.2 40.2 60 931 08 52 31 08 53 30 37W115 03 48 25 56.3 617.2 3.1 39.9 -14 931 No stop 08 58 30 --- 03 53 26 55.7 618.4 3.2 40.1 286 969 08 53 31 08 59 00 J0038+4137 03 53 56 55.2 619.7 3.2 40.4 15 969 08 59 00 09 00 00 =0035+413 03 54 56 55.1 619.9 3.3 40.4 60 977 08 59 01 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 03 54 56 55.4 618.5 3.2 39.9 -16 977 No stop 09 05 00 --- 03 59 57 54.8 619.7 3.3 40.1 284 1015 09 00 01 09 05 35 J0038+4137 04 00 32 54.4 621.3 3.4 40.6 19 1015 09 05 35 09 06 35 =0035+413 04 01 32 54.3 621.6 3.4 40.7 60 1023 09 05 36 09 06 35 M31X 04 01 32 54.6 620.1 3.3 40.2 -16 1023 No stop 09 11 35 --- 04 06 33 54.0 621.3 3.4 40.4 284 1062 09 06 36 09 12 10 J0038+4137 04 07 08 53.6 622.9 3.5 40.8 19 1062 09 12 10 09 13 10 =0035+413 04 08 08 53.5 623.2 3.5 40.8 60 1069 09 12 11 09 13 10 37W115 04 08 08 53.9 622.1 3.4 40.6 -14 1069 No stop 09 18 10 --- 04 13 09 53.3 623.3 3.5 40.8 286 1108 09 13 11 09 18 40 J0038+4137 04 13 39 52.8 624.5 3.6 41.0 16 1108 09 18 40 09 19 40 =0035+413 04 14 39 52.7 624.7 3.6 41.0 60 1115 09 18 41 09 19 40 37W115 04 14 39 53.1 623.6 3.5 40.8 -14 1115 No stop 09 24 40 --- 04 19 40 52.5 624.8 3.6 40.9 286 1154 09 19 41 09 25 10 J0038+4137 04 20 10 52.0 626.0 3.7 41.1 16 1154 09 25 10 09 26 10 =0035+413 04 21 10 51.9 626.2 3.7 41.1 60 1162 09 25 11 09 26 10 M31X 04 21 10 52.2 624.8 3.6 40.7 -15 1162 No stop 09 31 10 --- 04 26 11 51.6 626.0 3.7 40.8 285 1200 09 26 11 09 31 45 J0038+4137 04 26 46 51.2 627.5 3.8 41.2 19 1200 09 31 45 09 32 45 =0035+413 04 27 47 51.1 627.7 3.8 41.2 60 1208 09 31 46 09 32 45 M31X 04 27 47 51.4 626.3 3.7 40.8 -15 1208 No stop 09 37 45 --- 04 32 47 50.8 627.5 3.8 40.9 285 1246 09 32 46 09 38 20 J0038+4137 04 33 22 50.4 628.9 3.9 41.2 20 1246 09 38 20 09 39 20 =0035+413 04 34 23 50.3 629.1 3.9 41.2 60 1254 09 38 21 09 39 20 37W115 04 34 23 50.7 628.1 3.9 41.1 -14 1254 No stop 09 44 20 --- 04 39 23 50.1 629.3 3.9 41.1 286 1292 09 39 21 09 44 50 J0038+4137 04 39 54 49.6 630.3 4.0 41.2 16 1292 09 44 50 09 45 50 =0035+413 04 40 54 49.5 630.6 4.0 41.2 60 1300 09 44 51 09 45 50 37W115 04 40 54 49.9 629.6 4.0 41.1 -14 1300 No stop 09 50 50 --- 04 45 55 49.3 630.7 4.0 41.1 286 1338 09 45 51 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 04 46 25 48.8 631.7 4.1 41.2 16 1338 09 51 20 09 52 20 =0035+413 04 47 25 48.7 632.0 4.1 41.2 60 1346 09 51 21 09 55 20 3C84 04 50 25 66.6 586.0 1.5 28.2 108 1346 09 55 20 10 00 20 --- 04 55 26 66.2 588.0 1.6 29.3 300 1385 09 55 21 10 04 20 J0038+4137 04 59 27 47.2 634.5 4.3 41.1 169 1385 10 04 20 10 05 20 =0035+413 05 00 27 47.1 634.7 4.4 41.0 60 1392 10 04 21 10 05 20 M31X 05 00 27 47.4 633.5 4.3 40.8 -15 1392 No stop 10 10 20 --- 05 05 28 46.7 634.5 4.4 40.8 285 1431 10 05 21 10 10 50 J0038+4137 05 05 58 46.4 635.8 4.4 40.9 15 1431 10 10 50 10 11 50 =0035+413 05 06 58 46.3 636.0 4.5 40.9 60 1438 10 10 51 10 11 50 M31X 05 06 58 46.6 634.8 4.4 40.8 -15 1438 No stop 10 16 50 --- 05 11 59 45.9 635.8 4.5 40.7 285 1477 10 11 51 10 17 20 J0038+4137 05 12 29 45.6 637.2 4.6 40.8 15 1477 10 17 20 10 18 20 =0035+413 05 13 29 45.5 637.4 4.6 40.8 60 1485 10 17 21 10 18 20 37W115 05 13 29 45.9 636.4 4.5 40.8 -13 1485 No stop 10 23 20 --- 05 18 30 45.3 637.5 4.6 40.7 287 1523 10 18 21 10 23 45 J0038+4137 05 18 55 44.8 638.4 4.7 40.7 11 1523 10 23 45 10 24 45 =0035+413 05 19 55 44.7 638.6 4.7 40.6 60 1531 10 23 46 10 24 45 37W115 05 19 55 45.1 637.7 4.6 40.7 -13 1531 No stop 10 29 45 --- 05 24 56 44.5 638.8 4.7 40.5 287 1569 10 24 46 10 30 10 J0038+4137 05 25 21 44.1 639.7 4.8 40.5 11 1569 10 30 10 10 31 10 =0035+413 05 26 21 43.9 639.9 4.8 40.5 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 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: 3 Station: SVETLOE 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