COVER INFORMATION Station: YEBES40M (Code Ys ) Experiment: 6.7GHz CH3OH maser polarization towards massive protostars. II. Exp. Code: ES072C Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 PI: G. Surcis Address: Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)521-596508 EMAIL: surcis@jive.nl Fax: +31 (0)521-596539 Phone during observation: +31 (0)521-596508 Observing mode: Polarization observations of 4 sources at 6.7 GHz (32 Mb/s Notes: phase-cal OFF source = G29.86-0.04 (has to be re-observed, EVN PC approved) Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) Page 2 6.7GHz CH3OH maser polarization towards massive protostars. II. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 1 Jun 2013 Day 152 --- Next scan frequencies: 6665.96 6665.96 6665.96 6665.96 Next BBC frequencies: 755.96 755.96 755.96 755.96 Next scan bandwidths: 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 22 30 00 J2202+4216 14 59 54 16.5 47.9 -7.1 -49.7 0 0 22 30 00 22 40 00 =BLLAC 15 09 56 17.9 49.1 -6.9 -51.0 600 2 22 30 01 22 49 20 J1331+3030 15 19 18 66.0 253.6 1.8 57.8 342 2 22 49 20 22 59 20 =3C286 15 29 19 64.2 256.3 2.0 58.9 600 5 22 49 21 23 05 10 G29.86 15 35 10 28.6 122.5 -3.2 -39.9 200 5 23 05 10 23 15 10 --- 15 45 12 30.2 124.7 -3.0 -38.7 600 7 23 05 11 23 15 40 G29.86 15 45 42 30.2 124.8 -3.0 -38.7 15 7 23 15 40 23 25 40 --- 15 55 44 31.8 127.1 -2.8 -37.4 600 10 23 15 41 23 26 10 G29.86 15 56 14 31.8 127.2 -2.8 -37.3 15 10 23 26 10 23 36 10 --- 16 06 15 33.3 129.6 -2.7 -35.9 600 12 23 26 11 23 40 15 J2202+4216 16 10 21 27.1 56.1 -5.9 -58.6 156 12 23 40 15 23 50 15 =BLLAC 16 20 23 28.7 57.1 -5.7 -59.7 600 15 23 40 16 --- Start: Sat 1 Jun 2013 Day 152 -- Stop: Sun 2 Jun 2013 Day 153 --- 23 54 25 G29.86 16 24 33 35.9 134.2 -2.4 -33.1 159 15 23 54 25 00 04 25 --- 16 34 35 37.3 136.8 -2.2 -31.4 600 17 23 54 26 00 04 55 G29.86 16 35 05 37.3 137.0 -2.2 -31.3 15 17 00 04 55 00 14 55 --- 16 45 07 38.6 139.7 -2.0 -29.5 600 19 00 04 56 00 15 25 G29.86 16 45 37 38.7 139.8 -2.0 -29.4 15 19 00 15 25 00 25 25 --- 16 55 38 39.9 142.7 -1.9 -27.5 600 22 00 15 26 00 25 55 G29.86 16 56 09 39.9 142.8 -1.8 -27.4 15 22 00 25 55 00 35 55 --- 17 06 10 41.0 145.8 -1.7 -25.3 600 24 00 25 56 00 36 25 G29.86 17 06 40 41.1 145.9 -1.7 -25.2 15 24 00 36 25 00 46 25 --- 17 16 42 42.1 149.0 -1.5 -23.1 600 27 00 36 26 00 50 50 J2202+4216 17 21 08 38.7 63.2 -4.7 -66.6 164 27 00 50 50 01 00 50 =BLLAC 17 31 09 40.4 64.1 -4.5 -67.7 600 29 00 50 51 01 05 25 G29.86 17 35 45 43.8 155.1 -1.2 -18.7 170 29 01 05 25 01 15 25 --- 17 45 47 44.6 158.4 -1.0 -16.3 600 31 01 05 26 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) Page 3 6.7GHz CH3OH maser polarization towards massive protostars. II. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 2 Jun 2013 Day 153 --- 01 15 55 G29.86 17 46 17 44.6 158.6 -1.0 -16.2 15 31 01 15 55 01 25 55 --- 17 56 18 45.2 162.0 -0.8 -13.6 600 34 01 15 56 01 26 25 G29.86 17 56 48 45.3 162.1 -0.8 -13.5 15 34 01 26 25 01 36 25 --- 18 06 50 45.8 165.6 -0.7 -10.9 600 36 01 26 26 01 36 55 G29.86 18 07 20 45.8 165.8 -0.7 -10.7 15 36 01 36 55 01 46 55 --- 18 17 22 46.2 169.4 -0.5 -8.1 600 39 01 36 56 01 47 25 G29.86 18 17 52 46.2 169.5 -0.5 -7.9 15 39 01 47 25 01 57 25 --- 18 27 54 46.5 173.2 -0.3 -5.2 600 41 01 47 26 02 02 15 J2202+4216 18 32 44 51.1 69.4 -3.5 -74.3 171 41 02 02 15 02 12 15 =BLLAC 18 42 46 52.9 70.2 -3.3 -75.4 600 44 02 02 16 02 17 20 G29.86 18 47 52 46.7 180.4 0.0 0.3 181 44 02 17 20 02 27 20 --- 18 57 53 46.7 184.1 0.2 3.1 600 46 02 17 21 02 27 50 G29.86 18 58 24 46.7 184.2 0.2 3.2 15 46 02 27 50 02 37 50 --- 19 08 25 46.5 187.9 0.4 6.0 600 48 02 27 51 02 38 20 G29.86 19 08 55 46.4 188.1 0.4 6.1 15 48 02 38 20 02 48 20 --- 19 18 57 46.1 191.7 0.5 8.8 600 51 02 38 21 02 48 50 G29.86 19 19 27 46.1 191.8 0.5 9.0 15 51 02 48 50 02 58 50 --- 19 29 29 45.7 195.4 0.7 11.6 600 53 02 48 51 03 04 00 J2202+4216 19 34 40 62.3 73.9 -2.5 -81.1 173 53 03 04 00 03 14 00 =BLLAC 19 44 41 64.1 74.5 -2.3 -82.2 600 56 03 04 01 03 19 20 G29.86 19 50 02 44.4 202.4 1.1 16.9 178 56 03 19 20 03 29 20 --- 20 00 04 43.6 205.7 1.2 19.3 600 58 03 19 21 03 29 50 G29.86 20 00 34 43.6 205.9 1.2 19.4 15 58 03 29 50 03 39 50 --- 20 10 35 42.7 209.1 1.4 21.7 600 60 03 29 51 03 40 20 G29.86 20 11 05 42.6 209.3 1.4 21.8 15 60 03 40 20 03 50 20 --- 20 21 07 41.7 212.4 1.6 24.0 600 63 03 40 21 03 50 50 G29.86 20 21 37 41.6 212.5 1.6 24.1 15 63 03 50 50 04 00 50 --- 20 31 39 40.5 215.5 1.7 26.2 600 65 03 50 51 04 05 50 J2202+4216 20 36 40 73.7 76.5 -1.4 -89.1 146 65 04 05 50 04 15 50 =BLLAC 20 46 41 75.6 76.5 -1.3 -90.8 600 68 04 05 51 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) Page 4 6.7GHz CH3OH maser polarization towards massive protostars. II. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 2 Jun 2013 Day 153 --- 04 18 50 J2136+0041 20 49 42 48.8 161.7 -0.8 -13.8 80 68 04 18 50 04 29 50 =2134+00 21 00 44 49.4 165.9 -0.6 -10.7 660 70 04 18 51 04 32 50 G29.86 21 03 44 36.6 224.5 2.3 32.2 107 70 04 32 50 04 43 50 --- 21 14 46 35.1 227.3 2.5 34.0 660 73 04 32 51 04 44 20 G29.86 21 15 16 35.1 227.4 2.5 34.1 15 73 04 44 20 04 54 20 --- 21 25 18 33.6 229.9 2.6 35.6 600 75 04 44 21 04 54 50 G29.86 21 25 48 33.5 230.1 2.7 35.7 15 75 04 54 50 05 04 50 --- 21 35 49 32.1 232.4 2.8 37.1 600 78 04 54 51 05 05 20 G29.86 21 36 19 32.0 232.6 2.8 37.2 15 78 05 05 20 05 15 20 --- 21 46 21 30.4 234.9 3.0 38.5 600 80 05 05 21 05 20 00 J2202+4216 21 51 02 87.1 50.7 -0.2 -127.3 84 80 05 20 00 05 30 00 =BLLAC 22 01 03 88.1 12.8 -0.0 D -166.8 0 83 05 20 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess213.M32 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/freq.dat: ys40_5cm RF and LO values by de Vicente (FEB09), BBC 500-1000MHz Setup group: 6 Station: YEBES40M Total bit rate: 32 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 4.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A C A C The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 7 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 6665.96 6665.96 6665.96 6665.96 BBC fr= 755.96 755.96 755.96 755.96 Bandwd= 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Matching frequency sets: 7 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- 6.7GHz CH3OH maser polarization towards massive protostars. II. 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) * G29.86 18 43 22.601342 * 18 45 59.570000 18 46 43.571546 0.00 -02 48 18.58283 *-02 45 04.40000 -02 44 04.90505 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: 101.00 101.00 101.00 101.00 4.183 scan and 117.132 baseline hours in setup: sess213.M32 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 * J1331+3030 13 28 49.657778 * 13 31 08.288070 13 31 46.858165 0.20 3C286 30 45 58.64061 * 30 30 32.95925 30 26 28.98216 0.19 1328+307 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J1331+30 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 542 observations Doppler based on other sources. 0.167 scan and 4.667 baseline hours in setup: sess213.M32 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 * J2136+0041 21 34 05.207371 * 21 36 38.586306 21 37 20.853909 0.74 2134+00 00 28 25.08000 * 00 41 54.21282 00 45 37.37607 1.25 2134+004 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J2136+00 GSFC 2011A astro solution 26937 Observations Doppler based on other sources. 0.183 scan and 4.998 baseline hours in setup: sess213.M32 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 * J2202+4216 22 00 39.362504 * 22 02 43.291371 22 03 17.887793 0.14 BLLAC 42 02 08.59073 * 42 16 39.97987 42 20 26.88071 0.10 2200+420 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J2202+42 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 59418 observations VR422201 Doppler based on other sources. 1.167 scan and 30.333 baseline hours in setup: sess213.M32 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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) G29.86 143.8 J1331+3030 110.5 J2136+0041 104.4 J2202+4216 81.8 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