COVER INFORMATION Station: KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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 KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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: 8937.49 8937.49 8937.49 8937.49 8969.49 8969.49 8969.49 8969.49 9001.49 9001.49 9001.49 9001.49 9033.49 9033.49 9033.49 9033.49 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 02 00 00 2007+777 04 02 22 29.0 -12.0 8.0 54.2 0 0 02 00 00 02 10 00 --- 04 12 24 28.6 -11.7 8.1 51.9 600 77 02 00 01 02 11 00 3C454.3 04 13 24 17.6 -82.3 5.3 57.1 33 77 02 11 00 02 21 00 --- 04 23 25 15.6 -81.0 5.5 56.8 600 154 02 11 01 02 36 55 J1510+5702 04 39 23 4.4 11.9-10.5 D -18.0 921 154 02 36 55 02 51 55 =1508+572 04 54 26 5.1 13.9-10.3 H -21.0 0 269 02 36 56 02 52 10 J1510+5702 04 54 41 5.1 13.9-10.3 H -21.0 13 269 02 52 10 03 07 10 =1508+572 05 09 43 5.9 15.8-10.0 H -24.0 0 385 02 52 11 03 07 25 J1510+5702 05 09 58 5.9 15.8-10.0 H -24.0 13 385 03 07 25 03 22 25 =1508+572 05 25 01 6.8 17.7 -9.8 -27.0 0 500 03 07 26 03 34 05 J1510+5702 05 36 42 7.5 19.1 -9.6 -29.3 698 500 03 34 05 03 49 05 =1508+572 05 51 45 8.6 20.9 -9.3 -32.2 900 615 03 34 06 03 49 20 J1510+5702 05 52 00 8.6 20.9 -9.3 -32.2 13 615 03 49 20 04 04 20 =1508+572 06 07 02 9.7 22.6 -9.1 -35.1 900 731 03 49 21 04 04 35 J1510+5702 06 07 17 9.8 22.7 -9.1 -35.1 13 731 04 04 35 04 19 35 =1508+572 06 22 20 11.0 24.3 -8.8 -38.0 900 846 04 04 36 04 19 50 J1510+5702 06 22 35 11.0 24.4 -8.8 -38.0 13 846 04 19 50 04 34 50 =1508+572 06 37 37 12.3 26.0 -8.5 -40.9 900 962 04 19 51 04 35 30 3C84 06 38 18 51.5 -65.7 3.3 82.3 6 962 04 35 30 04 45 30 --- 06 48 19 49.6 -65.2 3.5 81.0 600 1038 04 35 31 04 54 50 J1510+5702 06 57 41 14.2 28.0 -8.2 -44.6 526 1038 04 54 50 05 09 50 =1508+572 07 12 43 15.6 29.5 -8.0 -47.4 900 1154 04 54 51 05 10 05 J1510+5702 07 12 58 15.7 29.5 -8.0 -47.4 13 1154 05 10 05 05 25 05 =1508+572 07 28 01 17.2 30.9 -7.7 -50.2 900 1269 05 10 06 05 25 20 J1510+5702 07 28 16 17.2 31.0 -7.7 -50.2 13 1269 05 25 20 05 40 20 =1508+572 07 43 18 18.8 32.3 -7.5 -53.0 900 1385 05 25 21 Schedule for KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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 40 35 J1510+5702 07 43 33 18.9 32.3 -7.4 -53.0 13 1385 05 40 35 05 55 35 =1508+572 07 58 36 20.5 33.6 -7.2 -55.7 900 1500 05 40 36 06 04 55 J1510+5702 08 07 57 21.6 34.4 -7.0 -57.4 558 1500 06 04 55 06 19 55 =1508+572 08 23 00 23.3 35.5 -6.8 -60.1 900 1615 06 04 56 06 20 10 J1510+5702 08 23 15 23.4 35.5 -6.8 -60.2 13 1615 06 20 10 06 35 10 =1508+572 08 38 17 25.2 36.6 -6.5 -62.9 900 1731 06 20 11 06 35 25 J1510+5702 08 38 32 25.2 36.6 -6.5 -62.9 13 1731 06 35 25 06 50 25 =1508+572 08 53 35 27.0 37.6 -6.3 -65.6 900 1846 06 35 26 06 50 40 J1510+5702 08 53 50 27.1 37.6 -6.3 -65.7 13 1846 06 50 40 07 05 40 =1508+572 09 08 52 29.0 38.5 -6.0 -68.4 900 1962 06 50 41 07 06 20 3C84 09 09 32 24.6 -55.3 5.8 63.3 5 1962 07 06 20 07 16 20 --- 09 19 34 22.9 -54.3 6.0 62.1 600 2038 07 06 21 07 17 00 J1510+5702 09 20 14 30.4 39.1 -5.8 -70.5 5 2038 07 17 00 07 32 00 =1508+572 09 35 17 32.4 39.9 -5.6 -73.3 900 2154 07 17 01 07 32 15 J1510+5702 09 35 32 32.4 39.9 -5.6 -73.3 13 2154 07 32 15 07 47 15 =1508+572 09 50 34 34.4 40.6 -5.3 -76.1 900 2269 07 32 16 07 47 30 J1510+5702 09 50 49 34.4 40.6 -5.3 -76.1 13 2269 07 47 30 08 02 30 =1508+572 10 05 52 36.4 41.1 -5.1 -79.0 900 2385 07 47 31 08 02 45 J1510+5702 10 06 07 36.4 41.1 -5.1 -79.0 13 2385 08 02 45 08 17 45 =1508+572 10 21 09 38.5 41.5 -4.8 -81.9 900 2500 08 02 46 08 27 05 J1510+5702 10 30 31 39.7 41.7 -4.7 -83.8 558 2500 08 27 05 08 42 05 =1508+572 10 45 33 41.8 42.0 -4.4 -86.8 900 2615 08 27 06 08 42 20 J1510+5702 10 45 48 41.8 42.0 -4.4 -86.8 13 2615 08 42 20 08 57 20 =1508+572 11 00 51 43.8 42.0 -4.2 -89.9 900 2731 08 42 21 08 57 35 J1510+5702 11 01 06 43.9 42.0 -4.2 -90.0 13 2731 08 57 35 09 12 35 =1508+572 11 16 08 45.9 42.0 -3.9 -93.2 900 2846 08 57 36 09 12 50 J1510+5702 11 16 23 46.0 42.0 -3.9 -93.2 13 2846 09 12 50 09 27 50 =1508+572 11 31 26 48.0 41.7 -3.7 -96.6 900 2962 09 12 51 09 47 50 J1510+5702 11 51 29 50.7 41.1 -3.3 -101.3 1198 2962 09 47 50 10 02 50 =1508+572 12 06 31 52.7 40.3 -3.1 -105.0 900 3077 09 47 51 Schedule for KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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 --- 10 03 05 J1510+5702 12 06 46 52.7 40.3 -3.1 -105.1 13 3077 10 03 05 10 18 05 =1508+572 12 21 49 54.7 39.3 -2.8 -109.1 900 3192 10 03 06 10 18 20 J1510+5702 12 22 04 54.7 39.3 -2.8 -109.1 13 3192 10 18 20 10 33 20 =1508+572 12 37 06 56.6 37.9 -2.6 -113.4 900 3308 10 18 21 10 33 35 J1510+5702 12 37 21 56.7 37.9 -2.6 -113.4 13 3308 10 33 35 10 48 35 =1508+572 12 52 24 58.5 36.3 -2.3 -118.0 900 3423 10 33 36 10 49 15 J1510+5702 12 53 04 58.6 36.2 -2.3 -118.2 38 3423 10 49 15 11 04 15 =1508+572 13 08 06 60.3 34.1 -2.0 -123.1 900 3538 10 49 16 11 04 30 J1510+5702 13 08 21 60.4 34.1 -2.0 -123.2 13 3538 11 04 30 11 19 30 =1508+572 13 23 24 62.0 31.6 -1.8 -128.6 900 3654 11 04 31 11 19 45 J1510+5702 13 23 39 62.1 31.5 -1.8 -128.6 13 3654 11 19 45 11 34 45 =1508+572 13 38 41 63.6 28.6 -1.5 -134.4 900 3769 11 19 46 11 35 00 J1510+5702 13 38 56 63.6 28.5 -1.5 -134.5 13 3769 11 35 00 11 50 00 =1508+572 13 53 59 65.0 25.0 -1.3 -140.9 900 3885 11 35 01 11 50 40 2007+777 13 54 39 34.1 14.6 -6.2 -79.0 27 3885 11 50 40 12 00 00 --- 14 04 01 34.6 14.7 -6.0 -81.3 560 3956 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: 14 Station: KVNUS 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= 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 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 = 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 12 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= 8937.49 8937.49 8937.49 8937.49 8969.49 8969.49 8969.49 8969.49 9001.49 9001.49 9001.49 9001.49 9033.49 9033.49 9033.49 9033.49 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: 12 13 14 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) * 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