COVER INFORMATION Station: JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Experiment: EVN 22 GHz polarimetry observation of 3 high-z quasars Exp. Code: EZ028C 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 JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 13 Jun 2018 Day 164 --- 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: 836.51 836.51 836.51 836.51 804.51 804.51 804.51 804.51 772.51 772.51 772.51 772.51 740.51 740.51 740.51 740.51 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 02 00 00 2007+777 19 16 09 64.9 6.0 -0.8 -162.6 0 0 02 00 00 02 10 00 --- 19 26 11 65.1 4.8 -0.6 -166.2 600 77 02 00 01 02 11 00 3C454.3 19 27 11 35.3 112.1 -3.5 -35.3 -288 77 02 11 00 02 21 00 --- 19 37 13 36.7 114.5 -3.3 -34.5 312 155 02 11 01 02 21 40 J1510+5702 19 37 53 53.1 -56.6 4.5 66.5 -494 155 02 21 40 02 36 40 =1508+572 19 52 55 51.3 -55.2 4.7 64.5 406 271 02 21 41 02 36 55 J1510+5702 19 53 10 51.2 -55.2 4.7 64.4 12 271 02 36 55 02 51 55 =1508+572 20 08 13 49.4 -53.8 5.0 62.4 900 386 02 36 56 02 52 10 J1510+5702 20 08 28 49.4 -53.7 5.0 62.3 12 386 02 52 10 03 07 10 =1508+572 20 23 30 47.6 -52.3 5.2 60.3 900 502 02 52 11 03 07 25 J1510+5702 20 23 45 47.5 -52.2 5.2 60.3 12 502 03 07 25 03 22 25 =1508+572 20 38 48 45.8 -50.7 5.5 58.2 900 618 03 07 26 03 23 25 3C454.3 20 39 48 44.6 131.5 -2.3 -27.8 -517 618 03 23 25 03 33 25 --- 20 49 49 45.7 134.5 -2.1 -26.4 83 696 03 23 26 03 34 05 J1510+5702 20 50 30 44.4 310.5 5.7 56.6 -513 696 03 34 05 03 49 05 =1508+572 21 05 32 42.8 312.1 5.9 54.6 387 812 03 34 06 03 49 20 J1510+5702 21 05 47 42.7 312.1 5.9 54.5 12 812 03 49 20 04 04 20 =1508+572 21 20 50 41.1 313.8 6.2 52.5 900 927 03 49 21 04 04 35 J1510+5702 21 21 05 41.1 313.8 6.2 52.5 12 927 04 04 35 04 19 35 =1508+572 21 36 07 39.4 315.5 6.4 50.4 900 1043 04 04 36 04 19 50 J1510+5702 21 36 22 39.4 315.5 6.4 50.3 12 1043 04 19 50 04 34 50 =1508+572 21 51 25 37.9 317.2 6.7 48.3 900 1159 04 19 51 04 46 10 3C454.3 22 02 46 51.6 159.6 -0.9 -12.5 181 1159 04 46 10 04 54 10 --- 22 10 48 52.0 162.7 -0.7 -10.7 480 1221 04 46 11 04 54 50 J1510+5702 22 11 28 35.9 319.5 7.0 45.5 -456 1221 04 54 50 05 09 50 =1508+572 22 26 30 34.4 321.3 7.3 43.3 444 1337 04 54 51 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 13 Jun 2018 Day 164 --- 05 10 05 J1510+5702 22 26 45 34.4 321.4 7.3 43.3 12 1337 05 10 05 05 25 05 =1508+572 22 41 48 33.0 323.2 7.5 41.2 900 1453 05 10 06 05 25 20 J1510+5702 22 42 03 33.0 323.2 7.5 41.1 12 1453 05 25 20 05 40 20 =1508+572 22 57 05 31.7 325.1 7.8 39.0 900 1569 05 25 21 05 40 35 J1510+5702 22 57 20 31.7 325.1 7.8 38.9 12 1569 05 40 35 05 55 35 =1508+572 23 12 23 30.4 327.0 8.0 36.8 900 1685 05 40 36 05 56 15 3C454.3 23 13 03 52.8 187.2 0.3 4.5 -394 1685 05 56 15 06 04 15 --- 23 21 04 52.7 190.4 0.4 6.5 86 1747 05 56 16 06 04 55 J1510+5702 23 21 44 29.7 -31.8 8.2 35.4 -645 1747 06 04 55 06 19 55 =1508+572 23 36 47 28.5 -29.9 8.4 33.2 255 1863 06 04 56 06 20 10 J1510+5702 23 37 02 28.5 -29.8 8.4 33.1 12 1863 06 20 10 06 35 10 =1508+572 23 52 04 27.4 -27.9 8.7 30.9 900 1979 06 20 11 06 35 25 J1510+5702 23 52 19 27.4 -27.8 8.7 30.9 12 1979 06 35 25 06 50 25 =1508+572 00 07 22 26.4 -25.9 8.9 28.6 900 2095 06 35 26 06 50 40 J1510+5702 00 07 37 26.4 -25.8 9.0 28.6 12 2095 06 50 40 07 05 40 =1508+572 00 22 39 25.4 -23.8 9.2 26.3 900 2211 06 50 41 07 06 20 3C84 00 23 19 58.4 93.4 -3.0 -53.0 -338 2211 07 06 20 07 16 20 --- 00 33 21 59.9 95.6 -2.8 -52.8 262 2288 07 06 21 07 17 00 J1510+5702 00 34 01 24.8 -22.3 9.4 24.6 -334 2288 07 17 00 07 32 00 =1508+572 00 49 04 23.9 -20.2 9.6 22.3 566 2404 07 17 01 07 32 15 J1510+5702 00 49 19 23.9 -20.2 9.6 22.2 12 2404 07 32 15 07 47 15 =1508+572 01 04 21 23.2 -18.1 9.9 19.9 900 2520 07 32 16 07 47 30 J1510+5702 01 04 36 23.2 -18.0 9.9 19.9 12 2520 07 47 30 08 02 30 =1508+572 01 19 39 22.5 -15.9 10.2 17.5 900 2636 07 47 31 08 02 45 J1510+5702 01 19 54 22.5 -15.9 10.2 17.5 12 2636 08 02 45 08 17 45 =1508+572 01 34 56 21.9 -13.8 10.4 15.2 900 2752 08 02 46 08 27 05 J1510+5702 01 44 18 21.6 -12.4 10.6 13.7 555 2752 08 27 05 08 42 05 =1508+572 01 59 20 21.2 -10.3 10.8 11.3 900 2868 08 27 06 08 42 20 J1510+5702 01 59 35 21.2 -10.3 10.8 11.3 12 2868 08 42 20 08 57 20 =1508+572 02 14 38 20.8 -8.1 11.1 8.9 900 2983 08 42 21 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 13 Jun 2018 Day 164 --- 08 57 35 J1510+5702 02 14 53 20.8 -8.1 11.1 8.9 12 2983 08 57 35 09 12 35 =1508+572 02 29 55 20.5 -5.9 11.3 6.5 900 3099 08 57 36 09 12 50 J1510+5702 02 30 10 20.5 -5.9 11.3 6.4 12 3099 09 12 50 09 27 50 =1508+572 02 45 13 20.3 -3.7 11.6 4.0 900 3215 09 12 51 09 37 10 3C84 02 54 34 77.5 156.5 -0.4 -18.6 59 3215 09 37 10 09 47 10 --- 03 04 36 78.0 165.1 -0.3 -11.9 600 3293 09 37 11 09 47 50 J1510+5702 03 05 16 20.2 -0.8 11.9 0.8 -477 3293 09 47 50 10 02 50 =1508+572 03 20 18 20.2 1.4-11.8 -1.6 423 3409 09 47 51 10 03 05 J1510+5702 03 20 33 20.2 1.5-11.8 -1.6 12 3409 10 03 05 10 18 05 =1508+572 03 35 36 20.3 3.6-11.6 -4.0 900 3524 10 03 06 10 18 20 J1510+5702 03 35 51 20.3 3.7-11.6 -4.0 12 3524 10 18 20 10 33 20 =1508+572 03 50 53 20.5 5.8-11.3 -6.4 900 3640 10 18 21 10 33 35 J1510+5702 03 51 08 20.5 5.9-11.3 -6.5 12 3640 10 33 35 10 48 35 =1508+572 04 06 11 20.8 8.1-11.1 -8.9 900 3756 10 33 36 10 49 15 J1510+5702 04 06 51 20.8 8.2-11.1 -9.0 36 3756 10 49 15 11 04 15 =1508+572 04 21 54 21.2 10.3-10.8 -11.3 900 3872 10 49 16 11 04 30 J1510+5702 04 22 09 21.2 10.3-10.8 -11.4 12 3872 11 04 30 11 19 30 =1508+572 04 37 11 21.6 12.5-10.6 -13.7 900 3988 11 04 31 11 19 45 J1510+5702 04 37 26 21.6 12.5-10.6 -13.8 12 3988 11 19 45 11 34 45 =1508+572 04 52 29 22.2 14.7-10.3 -16.1 900 4104 11 19 46 11 35 00 J1510+5702 04 52 44 22.2 14.7-10.3 -16.2 12 4104 11 35 00 11 50 00 =1508+572 05 07 46 22.8 16.8-10.0 -18.5 900 4220 11 35 01 11 50 40 2007+777 05 08 26 43.9 -11.7 9.1 35.3 -68 4220 11 50 40 12 00 00 --- 05 17 48 43.6 -11.1 9.2 33.4 492 4292 11 50 41 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess218.K1024 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 5 Station: JODRELL2 Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF SB = L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L 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= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 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= 836.51 836.51 836.51 836.51 804.51 804.51 804.51 804.51 772.51 772.51 772.51 772.51 740.51 740.51 740.51 740.51 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: 2 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 3C84 03 16 29.567263 * 03 19 48.160094 03 20 59.225303 1.30 J0319+4130 41 19 51.91701 * 41 30 42.10413 41 34 22.77765 2.69 0316+413 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0319+41 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 10208 observations. 1508+572 15 08 45.204537 * 15 10 02.922370 15 10 32.766911 0.03 * J1510+5702 57 14 02.08981 * 57 02 43.37598 56 58 51.43331 0.02 J1510+57 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 2375 observations. * 2007+777 20 07 20.430197 * 20 05 30.998526 20 04 56.097504 0.03 J2005+7752 77 43 58.12302 * 77 52 43.24755 77 55 45.12728 0.01 J2005+77 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 15597 observations. * 3C454.3 22 51 29.519738 * 22 53 57.747938 22 54 51.936629 0.67 J2253+1608 15 52 54.34810 * 16 08 53.56093 16 14 37.86185 0.70 2251+158 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc J2253+16 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 40748 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 3C84 sess218.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.500 23.025 J1510+5702 sess218.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 8.000 603.394 2007+777 sess218.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.322 28.521 3C454.3 sess218.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.867 26.021 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) 3C84 31.9 J1510+5702 94.9 2007+777 76.3 3C454.3 90.6 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