COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: EVN obs of a RL NLSy1 Exp. Code: EC048 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.30 Version 11.3 update 1. April 14, 2014 PI: Alessandro Caccianiga Address: Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera via Brera 28 20121 Milano (Italy) Phone: +39 02 72320350 EMAIL: alessandro.caccianiga@brera.inaf.it Fax: +39 02 72001600 Phone during observation: +39 02 72320350 Observing mode: 18 cm 1 Gb/s Notes: Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 EVN obs of a RL NLSy1 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 1 Jun 2014 Day 152 --- Next scan frequencies: 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 Next BBC frequencies: 124.49 124.49 124.49 124.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 20 00 00 J1635+3808 13 08 25 51.8 88.4 -3.5 -53.9 0 0 20 00 00 20 03 20 --- 13 11 46 52.3 89.0 -3.4 -53.9 200 13 20 00 01 20 04 00 J1432+3014 13 12 26 64.6 135.7 -1.3 -30.9 -103 13 20 04 00 20 07 30 --- 13 15 57 65.0 137.2 -1.3 -30.0 107 26 20 04 01 20 08 10 J1435+3012 13 16 37 64.8 136.3 -1.3 -30.5 16 26 20 08 10 20 09 20 --- 13 17 47 64.9 136.8 -1.3 -30.2 70 31 20 08 11 20 09 20 J1432+3014 13 17 47 65.2 138.1 -1.3 -29.4 -25 31 No stop 20 17 05 --- 13 25 33 66.0 141.6 -1.1 -27.2 440 61 20 09 21 20 17 45 J1435+3012 13 26 13 65.8 140.7 -1.2 -27.8 16 61 20 17 45 20 19 35 --- 13 28 04 66.0 141.5 -1.1 -27.2 110 68 20 17 46 20 19 35 J1432+3014 13 28 04 66.3 142.8 -1.1 -26.4 -26 68 No stop 20 27 20 --- 13 35 50 67.0 146.7 -1.0 -23.8 439 97 20 19 36 20 28 00 J1435+3012 13 36 30 66.8 145.6 -1.0 -24.5 15 97 20 28 00 20 29 50 --- 13 38 20 66.9 146.5 -1.0 -23.9 110 104 20 28 01 20 29 50 J1432+3014 13 38 20 67.2 147.9 -0.9 -23.0 -27 104 No stop 20 37 35 --- 13 46 07 67.8 152.0 -0.8 -20.2 438 134 20 29 51 20 38 15 J1435+3012 13 46 47 67.6 150.9 -0.8 -20.9 15 134 20 38 15 20 40 05 --- 13 48 37 67.8 151.9 -0.8 -20.3 110 141 20 38 16 20 41 25 J1635+3808 13 49 57 58.3 96.9 -2.8 -53.3 -81 141 20 41 25 20 43 25 --- 13 51 58 58.7 97.3 -2.7 -53.3 39 149 20 41 26 20 43 25 J1432+3014 13 51 58 68.2 155.2 -0.7 -18.0 -172 149 No stop 20 51 10 --- 13 59 44 68.7 159.6 -0.6 -14.8 293 179 20 43 26 20 51 50 J1435+3012 14 00 24 68.5 158.4 -0.6 -15.7 14 179 20 51 50 20 53 40 --- 14 02 14 68.7 159.4 -0.6 -15.0 110 186 20 51 51 20 53 40 J1432+3014 14 02 14 68.8 161.1 -0.5 -13.8 -28 186 No stop 21 01 25 --- 14 10 01 69.2 165.6 -0.4 -10.5 437 216 20 53 41 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 EVN obs of a RL NLSy1 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 1 Jun 2014 Day 152 --- 21 02 05 J1435+3012 14 10 41 69.1 164.4 -0.4 -11.4 14 216 21 02 05 21 03 55 --- 14 12 31 69.1 165.5 -0.4 -10.6 110 223 21 02 06 21 03 55 J1432+3014 14 12 31 69.3 167.2 -0.3 -9.4 -28 223 No stop 21 11 40 --- 14 20 17 69.5 171.9 -0.2 -6.0 437 253 21 03 56 21 12 20 J1435+3012 14 20 57 69.4 170.6 -0.3 -6.9 13 253 21 12 20 21 14 10 --- 14 22 48 69.5 171.7 -0.2 -6.1 110 260 21 12 21 21 14 10 J1432+3014 14 22 48 69.6 173.4 -0.2 -4.8 -29 260 No stop 21 21 55 --- 14 30 34 69.7 178.2 -0.0 -1.3 436 289 21 14 11 21 22 35 J1435+3012 14 31 14 69.6 176.9 -0.1 -2.3 13 289 21 22 35 21 24 25 --- 14 33 04 69.6 178.0 -0.1 -1.4 110 296 21 22 36 21 24 25 J1432+3014 14 33 04 69.7 179.8 -0.0 -0.1 -29 296 No stop 21 32 10 --- 14 40 51 69.6 184.6 0.1 3.4 436 326 21 24 26 21 32 50 J1435+3012 14 41 31 69.6 183.3 0.1 2.4 13 326 21 32 50 21 34 40 --- 14 43 21 69.6 184.4 0.1 3.2 110 333 21 32 51 21 34 40 J1432+3014 14 43 21 69.6 186.2 0.2 4.5 -29 333 No stop 21 42 25 --- 14 51 07 69.4 190.9 0.3 8.0 436 363 21 34 41 21 43 05 J1435+3012 14 51 47 69.4 189.6 0.3 7.0 13 363 21 43 05 21 44 55 --- 14 53 38 69.4 190.7 0.3 7.9 110 370 21 43 06 21 44 55 J1432+3014 14 53 38 69.3 192.5 0.3 9.1 -29 370 No stop 21 52 40 --- 15 01 24 69.0 197.1 0.5 12.5 436 400 21 44 56 21 53 20 J1435+3012 15 02 04 69.1 195.8 0.4 11.5 13 400 21 53 20 21 55 10 --- 15 03 54 69.0 196.9 0.5 12.3 110 407 21 53 21 21 55 10 J1432+3014 15 03 54 68.9 198.6 0.5 13.5 -28 407 No stop 22 02 55 --- 15 11 41 68.4 203.0 0.6 16.7 437 437 21 55 11 22 03 35 J1435+3012 15 12 21 68.5 201.8 0.6 15.8 14 437 22 03 35 22 05 25 --- 15 14 11 68.4 202.8 0.6 16.6 110 444 22 03 36 22 05 25 J1432+3014 15 14 11 68.3 204.4 0.7 17.7 -28 444 No stop 22 13 10 --- 15 21 57 67.7 208.7 0.8 20.6 437 474 22 05 26 22 13 50 J1435+3012 15 22 37 67.8 207.5 0.8 19.8 14 474 22 13 50 22 15 40 --- 15 24 28 67.7 208.4 0.8 20.5 110 481 22 13 51 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 EVN obs of a RL NLSy1 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 1 Jun 2014 Day 152 --- 22 15 40 J1432+3014 15 24 28 67.5 210.0 0.9 21.6 -27 481 No stop 22 23 25 --- 15 32 14 66.9 214.0 1.0 24.3 438 511 22 15 41 22 24 05 J1435+3012 15 32 54 67.0 212.8 0.9 23.5 15 511 22 24 05 22 25 55 --- 15 34 44 66.9 213.8 1.0 24.1 110 518 22 24 06 22 25 55 J1432+3014 15 34 44 66.6 215.2 1.0 25.1 -27 518 No stop 22 33 40 --- 15 42 31 65.9 219.0 1.2 27.5 438 547 22 25 56 22 34 20 J1435+3012 15 43 11 66.1 217.9 1.1 26.8 15 547 22 34 20 22 36 10 --- 15 45 01 65.9 218.8 1.1 27.4 110 554 22 34 21 22 36 10 J1432+3014 15 45 01 65.6 220.1 1.2 28.3 -26 554 No stop 22 43 55 --- 15 52 47 64.8 223.6 1.3 30.5 439 584 22 36 11 22 44 35 J1435+3012 15 53 28 65.0 222.6 1.3 29.9 16 584 22 44 35 22 46 25 --- 15 55 18 64.8 223.4 1.3 30.4 110 591 22 44 36 22 50 10 J1635+3808 15 59 03 76.0 148.8 -0.6 -24.8 15 591 22 50 10 22 52 10 --- 16 01 04 76.1 150.3 -0.6 -23.6 120 599 22 50 11 22 52 10 J1432+3014 16 01 04 63.9 227.1 1.5 32.6 -218 599 No stop 22 59 55 --- 16 08 50 63.0 230.3 1.6 34.4 247 629 22 52 11 23 00 35 J1435+3012 16 09 30 63.2 229.4 1.6 33.9 16 629 23 00 35 23 02 25 --- 16 11 20 63.0 230.1 1.6 34.3 110 636 23 00 36 23 02 25 J1432+3014 16 11 20 62.6 231.2 1.6 35.0 -25 636 No stop 23 10 10 --- 16 19 07 61.7 234.2 1.8 36.6 440 666 23 02 26 23 10 50 J1435+3012 16 19 47 61.9 233.3 1.7 36.1 17 666 23 10 50 23 12 40 --- 16 21 37 61.7 234.0 1.8 36.5 110 673 23 10 51 23 12 40 J1432+3014 16 21 37 61.3 235.1 1.8 37.1 -24 673 No stop 23 20 25 --- 16 29 23 60.3 237.8 1.9 38.5 441 703 23 12 41 23 21 05 J1435+3012 16 30 04 60.6 237.0 1.9 38.1 17 703 23 21 05 23 22 55 --- 16 31 54 60.3 237.6 1.9 38.4 110 710 23 21 06 23 22 55 J1432+3014 16 31 54 60.0 238.6 2.0 38.9 -24 710 No stop 23 30 40 --- 16 39 40 58.9 241.2 2.1 40.1 441 739 23 22 56 23 31 20 J1435+3012 16 40 20 59.2 240.4 2.1 39.8 18 739 23 31 20 23 33 10 --- 16 42 10 58.9 241.0 2.1 40.0 110 746 23 31 21 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 5 EVN obs of a RL NLSy1 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 1 Jun 2014 Day 152 --- 23 33 10 J1432+3014 16 42 10 58.6 242.0 2.1 40.5 -23 746 No stop 23 40 55 --- 16 49 57 57.5 244.4 2.3 41.5 442 776 23 33 11 23 41 35 J1435+3012 16 50 37 57.7 243.7 2.2 41.2 18 776 23 41 35 23 43 25 --- 16 52 27 57.5 244.2 2.3 41.5 110 783 23 41 36 23 43 25 J1432+3014 16 52 27 57.1 245.1 2.3 41.9 -23 783 No stop 23 51 10 --- 17 00 13 56.0 247.4 2.4 42.8 442 813 23 43 26 23 51 50 J1435+3012 17 00 54 56.3 246.7 2.4 42.5 18 813 23 51 50 23 53 40 --- 17 02 44 56.0 247.2 2.4 42.7 110 820 23 51 51 --- Start: Sun 1 Jun 2014 Day 152 -- Stop: Mon 2 Jun 2014 Day 153 --- 23 53 40 J1432+3014 17 02 44 55.6 248.1 2.5 43.0 -22 820 No stop 00 01 25 --- 17 10 30 54.4 250.2 2.6 43.8 443 850 23 53 41 00 02 05 J1435+3012 17 11 10 54.7 249.6 2.6 43.6 19 850 00 02 05 00 03 55 --- 17 13 01 54.5 250.1 2.6 43.7 110 857 00 02 06 00 03 55 J1432+3014 17 13 01 54.1 250.9 2.7 44.0 -22 857 No stop 00 11 40 --- 17 20 47 52.9 252.9 2.8 44.7 443 887 00 03 56 00 12 20 J1435+3012 17 21 27 53.2 252.3 2.8 44.5 19 887 00 12 20 00 14 10 --- 17 23 17 52.9 252.8 2.8 44.6 110 894 00 12 21 00 14 10 J1432+3014 17 23 17 52.5 253.5 2.8 44.9 -22 894 No stop 00 21 55 --- 17 31 04 51.3 255.5 3.0 45.4 443 924 00 14 11 00 22 35 J1435+3012 17 31 44 51.6 254.9 2.9 45.2 19 924 00 22 35 00 24 25 --- 17 33 34 51.3 255.3 3.0 45.3 110 931 00 22 36 00 24 25 J1432+3014 17 33 34 50.9 256.1 3.0 45.5 -21 931 No stop 00 32 10 --- 17 41 20 49.7 257.9 3.1 46.0 444 961 00 24 26 00 32 50 J1435+3012 17 42 00 50.0 257.3 3.1 45.8 19 961 00 32 50 00 34 40 --- 17 43 51 49.8 257.8 3.1 45.9 110 968 00 32 51 00 34 40 J1432+3014 17 43 51 49.3 258.5 3.2 46.1 -21 968 No stop 00 42 25 --- 17 51 37 48.1 260.2 3.3 46.5 444 997 00 34 41 00 43 05 J1435+3012 17 52 17 48.4 259.7 3.3 46.3 20 997 00 43 05 00 44 55 --- 17 54 07 48.2 260.1 3.3 46.4 110 1004 00 43 06 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 6 EVN obs of a RL NLSy1 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 2 Jun 2014 Day 153 --- 00 44 55 J1432+3014 17 54 07 47.7 260.8 3.3 46.5 -21 1004 No stop 00 52 40 --- 18 01 54 46.5 262.5 3.5 46.8 444 1034 00 44 56 00 53 20 J1435+3012 18 02 34 46.8 262.0 3.4 46.7 20 1034 00 53 20 00 55 10 --- 18 04 24 46.5 262.4 3.5 46.8 110 1041 00 53 21 00 56 30 J1635+3808 18 05 44 69.8 240.7 1.5 44.8 -34 1041 00 56 30 00 58 30 --- 18 07 45 69.5 241.5 1.5 45.2 86 1049 00 56 31 00 58 30 J1432+3014 18 07 45 45.6 263.7 3.6 47.0 -118 1049 No stop 01 06 15 --- 18 15 31 44.4 265.3 3.7 47.1 347 1079 00 58 31 01 06 55 J1435+3012 18 16 11 44.7 264.9 3.7 47.1 20 1079 01 06 55 01 08 45 --- 18 18 01 44.4 265.2 3.7 47.1 110 1086 01 06 56 01 08 45 J1432+3014 18 18 01 44.0 265.9 3.7 47.2 -20 1086 No stop 01 16 30 --- 18 25 47 42.7 267.4 3.9 47.3 445 1116 01 08 46 01 17 10 J1435+3012 18 26 28 43.0 267.0 3.8 47.2 20 1116 01 17 10 01 19 00 --- 18 28 18 42.8 267.3 3.9 47.3 110 1123 01 17 11 01 19 00 J1432+3014 18 28 18 42.3 267.9 3.9 47.3 -20 1123 No stop 01 26 45 --- 18 36 04 41.1 269.4 4.0 47.3 445 1153 01 19 01 01 27 25 J1435+3012 18 36 44 41.4 269.0 4.0 47.3 20 1153 01 27 25 01 29 15 --- 18 38 35 41.1 269.3 4.0 47.3 110 1160 01 27 26 01 29 15 J1432+3014 18 38 35 40.7 269.9 4.1 47.3 -20 1160 No stop 01 37 00 --- 18 46 21 39.5 271.4 4.2 47.3 445 1189 01 29 16 01 37 40 J1435+3012 18 47 01 39.8 271.0 4.2 47.3 21 1189 01 37 40 01 39 30 --- 18 48 51 39.5 271.3 4.2 47.3 110 1196 01 37 41 01 39 30 J1432+3014 18 48 51 39.1 271.9 4.3 47.3 -20 1196 No stop 01 47 15 --- 18 56 38 37.8 273.4 4.4 47.2 445 1226 01 39 31 01 47 55 J1435+3012 18 57 18 38.1 272.9 4.4 47.2 21 1226 01 47 55 01 49 45 --- 18 59 08 37.9 273.3 4.4 47.2 110 1233 01 47 56 01 49 45 J1432+3014 18 59 08 37.4 273.8 4.4 47.2 -20 1233 No stop 01 57 30 --- 19 06 54 36.2 275.2 4.6 47.1 445 1263 01 49 46 01 58 10 J1435+3012 19 07 34 36.5 274.8 4.5 47.1 21 1263 01 58 10 02 00 00 --- 19 09 25 36.2 275.1 4.6 47.1 110 1270 01 58 11 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess214.L512 Matching groups in /irasoft/sched-11.3U1/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: ef18cm 18cm Prime focus receiver, standard LO Setup group: 7 Station: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 512 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 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 = A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 BBC fr= 124.49 124.49 124.49 124.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 Bandwd= 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Matching frequency sets: 1 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) * J1635+3808 16 33 30.625098 * 16 35 15.492973 16 35 47.550732 0.00 38 14 10.08283 * 38 08 04.50060 38 06 26.21909 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1435+3012 14 33 26.011130 * 14 35 35.402200 14 36 14.081566 0.00 30 25 27.22432 * 30 12 24.52100 30 08 46.47955 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J1432+3014 14 30 35.181638 * 14 32 44.917000 14 33 23.682585 0.00 30 27 45.91561 * 30 14 35.51000 30 10 55.23706 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 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 J1635+3808 sess214.L512 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 0.156 4.492 J1435+3012 sess214.L512 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 1.028 33.356 J1432+3014 sess214.L512 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 4.321 130.099 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) J1635+3808 119.7 J1435+3012 119.9 J1432+3014 119.6 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