COVER INFORMATION Station: SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Experiment: EVN 22 GHz polarimetry observation of 3 high-z quasars Exp. Code: EZ028A Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Tao An Address: Shanghai Astronomical Observatory No. 80 Nandan Road Shanghai P.R.China Phone: +86-21-64386191 EMAIL: antao@shao.ac.cn Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: 1024-16-2 Notes: Pcal off,2048 Mbps, 16x16 MHz, R+L, 2 bit sampling K Band/22 GHz Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Page 2 EVN 22 GHz polarimetry observation of 3 high-z quasars 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 9 Jun 2018 Day 160 --- Next scan frequencies: 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 Next BBC frequencies: 267.49 267.49 267.49 267.49 299.49 299.49 299.49 299.49 331.49 331.49 331.49 331.49 363.49 363.49 363.49 363.49 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 09 00 00 4C39.25 04 09 52 38.1 436.3 -5.3 -37.9 0 0 09 00 00 09 10 00 --- 04 19 54 39.3 438.2 -5.1 -38.3 600 77 09 00 01 09 11 00 OJ287 04 20 54 27.8 458.3 -4.6 -31.2 15 77 09 11 00 09 17 00 --- 04 26 55 28.5 459.7 -4.5 -31.1 360 123 09 11 01 09 17 40 J0958+4725 04 27 35 42.9 426.7 -5.5 -41.8 -18 123 09 17 40 09 23 40 =0955+476 04 33 36 43.6 427.8 -5.4 -42.2 342 169 09 17 41 09 24 20 J0906+6930 04 34 16 61.5 403.2 -4.6 -73.4 -11 169 09 24 20 09 39 20 --- 04 49 19 62.7 403.9 -4.3 -76.2 889 285 09 24 21 09 39 35 J0906+6930 04 49 34 62.8 403.9 -4.3 -76.3 10 285 09 39 35 09 54 35 --- 05 04 36 64.1 404.5 -4.1 -79.2 900 400 09 39 36 09 54 50 J0906+6930 05 04 52 64.1 404.6 -4.1 -79.3 10 400 09 54 50 10 09 50 --- 05 19 54 65.4 405.0 -3.8 -82.4 900 515 09 54 51 10 10 05 J0906+6930 05 20 09 65.4 405.0 -3.8 -82.4 10 515 10 10 05 10 25 05 --- 05 35 11 66.7 405.4 -3.5 -85.6 900 631 10 10 06 10 25 45 OJ287 05 35 52 36.5 476.4 -3.3 -28.0 -56 631 10 25 45 10 32 45 --- 05 42 53 37.3 478.2 -3.2 -27.5 364 685 10 25 46 10 33 25 J0958+4725 05 43 33 51.9 440.4 -4.3 -45.7 -23 685 10 33 25 10 40 25 =0955+476 05 50 34 52.7 441.8 -4.1 -45.9 397 738 10 33 26 10 41 05 J0906+6930 05 51 14 68.1 405.6 -3.3 -89.2 -21 738 10 41 05 10 56 05 --- 06 06 17 69.4 405.5 -3.0 -92.8 879 854 10 41 06 10 56 20 J0906+6930 06 06 32 69.5 405.5 -3.0 -92.9 10 854 10 56 20 11 11 20 --- 06 21 34 70.8 405.2 -2.8 -96.7 900 969 10 56 21 11 11 35 J0906+6930 06 21 49 70.8 405.2 -2.8 -96.8 10 969 11 11 35 11 26 35 --- 06 36 52 72.1 404.5 -2.5 -100.9 900 1085 11 11 36 11 26 50 J0906+6930 06 37 07 72.1 404.5 -2.5 -101.0 10 1085 11 26 50 11 41 50 --- 06 52 09 73.4 403.5 -2.3 -105.5 900 1200 11 26 51 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Page 3 EVN 22 GHz polarimetry observation of 3 high-z quasars 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 9 Jun 2018 Day 160 --- 11 42 30 OJ287 06 52 49 44.1 498.0 -2.1 -20.5 -80 1200 11 42 30 11 49 30 --- 06 59 50 44.6 500.2 -1.9 -19.6 340 1254 11 42 31 11 50 10 J0958+4725 07 00 30 61.3 456.9 -3.0 -46.1 -28 1254 11 50 10 11 57 10 =0955+476 07 07 32 62.1 458.6 -2.9 -45.9 392 1308 11 50 11 11 57 50 J0906+6930 07 08 12 74.8 401.9 -2.0 -110.8 -42 1308 11 57 50 12 12 50 --- 07 23 14 76.0 399.8 -1.7 -116.3 858 1423 11 57 51 12 13 05 J0906+6930 07 23 29 76.0 399.8 -1.7 -116.4 9 1423 12 13 05 12 28 05 --- 07 38 32 77.1 397.0 -1.5 -122.6 900 1538 12 13 06 12 28 20 J0906+6930 07 38 47 77.2 396.9 -1.5 -122.7 9 1538 12 28 20 12 43 20 --- 07 53 49 78.2 393.2 -1.2 -129.8 900 1654 12 28 21 12 43 35 J0906+6930 07 54 04 78.2 393.2 -1.2 -130.0 9 1654 12 43 35 12 58 35 --- 08 09 07 79.2 388.5 -1.0 -138.1 900 1769 12 43 36 12 59 15 OJ287 08 09 47 48.7 523.5 -0.8 -8.6 -121 1769 12 59 15 13 06 15 --- 08 16 48 48.9 526.0 -0.7 -7.3 299 1823 12 59 16 13 06 55 J0958+4725 08 17 28 70.2 480.4 -1.7 -38.8 -30 1823 13 06 55 13 13 55 =0955+476 08 24 29 71.0 483.2 -1.6 -37.4 390 1877 13 06 56 13 14 35 4C39.25 08 25 09 66.3 508.3 -1.1 -19.4 -10 1877 13 14 35 13 24 35 --- 08 35 11 66.9 513.0 -0.9 -16.7 590 1954 13 14 36 14 11 25 OJ287 09 22 09 49.2 549.5 0.4 5.0 2760 1954 14 11 25 14 18 25 --- 09 29 10 49.1 552.0 0.6 6.2 420 2008 14 11 26 14 19 05 J0958+4725 09 29 50 76.1 518.6 -0.5 -15.3 -29 2008 14 19 05 14 26 05 =0955+476 09 36 51 76.4 523.5 -0.4 -11.9 391 2062 14 19 06 14 26 45 J0906+6930 09 37 31 80.6 344.1 0.5 D 157.4 -166 2062 14 26 45 14 41 45 --- 09 52 34 80.0 337.1 0.7 147.0 0 2177 14 26 46 14 42 00 J0906+6930 09 52 49 80.0 337.0 0.7 146.9 9 2177 14 42 00 14 57 00 --- 10 07 51 79.1 331.3 1.0 137.7 900 2292 14 42 01 14 57 15 J0906+6930 10 08 06 79.1 331.2 1.0 137.6 9 2292 14 57 15 15 12 15 --- 10 23 09 78.2 326.6 1.3 129.5 900 2408 14 57 16 15 12 30 J0906+6930 10 23 24 78.2 326.5 1.3 129.4 9 2408 15 12 30 15 27 30 --- 10 38 26 77.1 322.9 1.5 122.3 900 2523 15 12 31 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Page 4 EVN 22 GHz polarimetry observation of 3 high-z quasars 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 9 Jun 2018 Day 160 --- 15 28 10 OJ287 10 39 06 45.6 575.8 1.7 17.8 -239 2523 15 28 10 15 35 10 --- 10 46 07 45.1 578.0 1.8 18.8 181 2577 15 28 11 15 35 50 J0958+4725 10 46 48 75.1 572.8 0.8 23.1 -35 2577 15 35 50 15 42 50 =0955+476 10 53 49 74.6 576.9 0.9 25.9 385 2631 15 35 51 15 43 30 J0906+6930 10 54 29 75.9 680.0 1.8 115.7 -88 2631 15 43 30 15 58 30 --- 11 09 31 74.6 677.9 2.0 110.3 812 2746 15 43 31 15 58 45 J0906+6930 11 09 46 74.6 677.9 2.0 110.2 10 2746 15 58 45 16 13 45 --- 11 24 49 73.4 676.5 2.3 105.2 900 2862 15 58 46 16 14 00 J0906+6930 11 25 04 73.3 676.4 2.3 105.2 10 2862 16 14 00 16 29 00 --- 11 40 06 72.1 675.4 2.5 100.7 900 2977 16 14 01 16 29 15 J0906+6930 11 40 21 72.0 675.4 2.5 100.6 10 2977 16 29 15 16 44 15 --- 11 55 24 70.7 674.8 2.8 96.5 900 3092 16 29 16 16 44 55 3C345 11 56 04 42.4 441.7 -4.8 -39.3 -217 3092 16 44 55 16 54 55 --- 12 06 06 43.6 443.7 -4.6 -39.5 383 3169 16 44 56 16 55 35 J0906+6930 12 06 46 69.7 314.6 3.0 93.6 -114 3169 16 55 35 17 10 35 --- 12 21 48 68.4 314.4 3.2 90.0 786 3285 16 55 36 17 10 50 J0906+6930 12 22 03 68.4 314.4 3.2 89.9 10 3285 17 10 50 17 25 50 --- 12 37 06 67.1 314.6 3.5 86.5 900 3400 17 10 51 17 26 05 J0906+6930 12 37 21 67.0 314.6 3.5 86.5 10 3400 17 26 05 17 41 05 --- 12 52 23 65.7 314.9 3.7 83.2 900 3515 17 26 06 17 41 20 J0906+6930 12 52 38 65.7 314.9 3.7 83.2 10 3515 17 41 20 17 56 20 --- 13 07 41 64.4 315.3 4.0 80.0 900 3631 17 41 21 17 56 35 J0906+6930 13 07 56 64.4 315.3 4.0 80.0 10 3631 17 56 35 18 11 35 --- 13 22 58 63.1 315.9 4.2 77.0 900 3746 17 56 36 18 11 50 J0906+6930 13 23 13 63.1 315.9 4.3 77.0 10 3746 18 11 50 18 26 50 --- 13 38 16 61.8 316.6 4.5 74.1 900 3862 18 11 51 18 27 30 OJ287 13 38 56 26.8 623.5 4.7 31.4 -293 3862 18 27 30 18 34 30 --- 13 45 57 25.9 625.1 4.8 31.4 127 3915 18 27 31 18 35 10 J0906+6930 13 46 37 61.1 677.1 4.6 72.5 -45 3915 18 35 10 18 50 10 --- 14 01 39 59.8 678.0 4.9 69.7 855 4031 18 35 11 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Page 5 EVN 22 GHz polarimetry observation of 3 high-z quasars 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 9 Jun 2018 Day 160 --- 18 50 25 J0906+6930 14 01 54 59.8 678.0 4.9 69.7 10 4031 18 50 25 19 05 25 --- 14 16 57 58.6 678.9 5.1 67.0 900 4146 18 50 26 19 05 40 J0906+6930 14 17 12 58.6 678.9 5.2 66.9 10 4146 19 05 40 19 20 40 --- 14 32 14 57.4 680.0 5.4 64.3 900 4262 19 05 41 19 20 55 J0906+6930 14 32 29 57.3 680.0 5.4 64.2 10 4262 19 20 55 19 35 55 --- 14 47 32 56.2 681.1 5.7 61.6 900 4377 19 20 56 19 36 10 J0906+6930 14 47 47 56.1 681.1 5.7 61.6 10 4377 19 36 10 19 51 10 --- 15 02 49 55.0 682.3 5.9 59.0 900 4492 19 36 11 19 51 50 3C345 15 03 30 64.1 491.9 -1.7 -28.5 -174 4492 19 51 50 20 00 00 --- 15 11 41 64.8 495.1 -1.5 -26.9 316 4555 19 51 51 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess218.K1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: kvzr_k Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 1 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= 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 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: 8 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 BBC fr= 267.49 267.49 267.49 267.49 299.49 299.49 299.49 299.49 331.49 331.49 331.49 331.49 363.49 363.49 363.49 363.49 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: 8 9 10 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 26, 2, 10, 20, 28, 4, 12, 22, 30, 6, 14, 24, 32, 8, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0906+6930 09 01 52.295946 * 09 06 30.748817 09 08 08.044119 0.40 69 42 32.10107 * 69 30 30.82959 69 26 16.66911 0.19 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. rfc_2015a Petrov, 2015, unpublished. 126 observations * OJ287 08 51 57.250615 * 08 54 48.874926 08 55 50.157446 0.00 J0854+2006 20 17 58.41743 * 20 06 30.64088 20 02 18.33859 0.00 0851+202 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0854+20 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 216540 observations. * 4C39.25 09 23 55.319215 * 09 27 03.013936 09 28 09.899500 0.30 J0927+3902 39 15 23.56645 * 39 02 20.85186 38 57 40.74744 0.16 0923+392 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0927+39 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 245753 observations. 0955+476 09 55 08.528426 * 09 58 19.671641 09 59 27.734487 0.00 * J0958+4725 47 39 28.28176 * 47 25 07.84245 47 20 03.41977 0.00 J0958+47 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 175314 observations. * 3C345 16 41 17.606228 * 16 42 58.809966 16 43 37.158273 0.76 J1642+3948 39 54 10.81496 * 39 48 36.99402 39 46 43.86636 0.52 1641+399 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1642+39 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 53430 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 J0906+6930 sess218.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 8.500 742.471 OJ287 sess218.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.800 34.305 4C39.25 sess218.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.333 27.822 J0958+4725 sess218.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.683 48.164 3C345 sess218.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.303 17.639 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) J0906+6930 58.0 OJ287 52.1 4C39.25 56.2 J0958+4725 61.4 3C345 116.9 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