COVER INFORMATION Station: SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 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: 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 02 00 00 2007+777 21 24 30 71.5 347.1 1.3 148.2 0 0 02 00 00 02 10 00 --- 21 34 31 71.2 345.7 1.5 144.5 600 77 02 00 01 02 11 00 3C454.3 21 35 32 43.5 513.3 -1.3 -13.3 -133 77 02 11 00 02 21 00 --- 21 45 33 44.0 516.6 -1.2 -11.7 467 154 02 11 01 02 21 40 J1510+5702 21 46 13 43.5 672.1 6.6 42.1 -141 154 02 21 40 02 36 40 =1508+572 22 01 16 42.2 674.2 6.8 40.3 759 269 02 21 41 02 36 55 J1510+5702 22 01 31 42.1 674.2 6.8 40.3 9 269 02 36 55 02 51 55 =1508+572 22 16 33 40.8 676.3 7.1 38.6 900 385 02 36 56 02 52 10 J1510+5702 22 16 48 40.8 676.4 7.1 38.5 9 385 02 52 10 03 07 10 =1508+572 22 31 51 39.6 678.5 7.4 36.8 900 500 02 52 11 03 07 25 J1510+5702 22 32 06 39.5 678.5 7.4 36.7 9 500 03 07 25 03 22 25 =1508+572 22 47 08 38.3 680.7 7.6 34.9 900 615 03 07 26 03 23 25 3C454.3 22 48 08 45.7 537.7 -0.1 -1.2 -107 615 03 23 25 03 33 25 --- 22 58 10 45.7 541.1 0.1 0.6 493 692 03 23 26 03 34 05 J1510+5702 22 58 50 37.4 682.3 7.8 33.5 -126 692 03 34 05 03 49 05 =1508+572 23 13 53 36.3 684.5 8.1 31.6 774 808 03 34 06 03 49 20 J1510+5702 23 14 08 36.3 684.5 8.1 31.6 9 808 03 49 20 04 04 20 =1508+572 23 29 10 35.3 686.7 8.3 29.7 900 923 03 49 21 04 04 35 J1510+5702 23 29 25 35.3 686.7 8.3 29.7 9 923 04 04 35 04 19 35 =1508+572 23 44 28 34.3 688.9 8.6 27.8 900 1038 04 04 36 04 19 50 J1510+5702 23 44 43 34.3 689.0 8.6 27.7 9 1038 04 19 50 04 34 50 =1508+572 23 59 45 33.3 691.2 8.8 25.8 900 1154 04 19 51 04 35 30 3C84 00 00 25 54.4 459.0 -3.3 -40.5 -216 1154 04 35 30 04 45 30 --- 00 10 27 55.7 461.5 -3.2 -40.1 384 1231 04 35 31 04 46 10 3C454.3 00 11 07 43.6 565.7 1.3 12.8 -90 1231 04 46 10 04 54 10 --- 00 19 08 43.2 568.2 1.4 14.0 390 1292 04 46 11 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 13 Jun 2018 Day 164 --- 04 54 50 J1510+5702 00 19 48 32.2 694.1 9.2 23.2 -111 1292 04 54 50 05 09 50 =1508+572 00 34 51 31.4 696.3 9.4 21.2 789 1408 04 54 51 05 10 05 J1510+5702 00 35 06 31.4 696.4 9.4 21.2 9 1408 05 10 05 05 25 05 =1508+572 00 50 08 30.7 698.6 9.7 19.2 900 1523 05 10 06 05 25 20 J1510+5702 00 50 23 30.7 698.7 9.7 19.2 9 1523 05 25 20 05 40 20 =1508+572 01 05 26 30.1 700.9 9.9 17.2 900 1638 05 25 21 05 40 35 J1510+5702 01 05 41 30.1 701.0 9.9 17.1 9 1638 05 40 35 05 55 35 =1508+572 01 20 43 29.5 703.2 10.2 15.1 900 1754 05 40 36 05 56 15 3C454.3 01 21 24 38.5 587.1 2.4 22.0 -101 1754 05 56 15 06 04 15 --- 01 29 25 37.8 589.3 2.6 22.9 379 1815 05 56 16 06 04 55 J1510+5702 01 30 05 29.2 704.6 10.3 13.8 -101 1815 06 04 55 06 19 55 =1508+572 01 45 07 28.7 706.9 10.6 11.8 799 1931 06 04 56 06 20 10 J1510+5702 01 45 22 28.7 707.0 10.6 11.8 9 1931 06 20 10 06 35 10 =1508+572 02 00 25 28.3 709.3 10.8 9.7 900 2046 06 20 11 06 35 25 J1510+5702 02 00 40 28.3 709.3 10.8 9.7 9 2046 06 35 25 06 50 25 =1508+572 02 15 42 28.0 711.6 11.1 7.6 900 2162 06 35 26 06 50 40 J1510+5702 02 15 57 28.0 711.6 11.1 7.6 9 2162 06 50 40 07 05 40 =1508+572 02 31 00 27.8 713.9 11.3 5.5 900 2277 06 50 41 07 06 20 3C84 02 31 40 69.6 512.7 -0.8 -17.5 -185 2277 07 06 20 07 16 20 --- 02 41 42 70.1 518.0 -0.7 -14.3 415 2354 07 06 21 07 17 00 J1510+5702 02 42 22 27.6 355.7 11.5 3.9 -147 2354 07 17 00 07 32 00 =1508+572 02 57 24 27.5 358.0 11.8 1.8 753 2469 07 17 01 07 32 15 J1510+5702 02 57 39 27.5 358.0 11.8 1.8 9 2469 07 32 15 07 47 15 =1508+572 03 12 42 27.5 360.3-12.0 -0.3 900 2585 07 32 16 07 47 30 J1510+5702 03 12 57 27.5 360.4-12.0 -0.3 9 2585 07 47 30 08 02 30 =1508+572 03 27 59 27.6 362.7-11.7 -2.4 900 2700 07 47 31 08 02 45 J1510+5702 03 28 14 27.6 362.7-11.7 -2.5 9 2700 08 02 45 08 17 45 =1508+572 03 43 17 27.7 365.0-11.5 -4.5 900 2815 08 02 46 08 18 25 3C454.3 03 43 57 22.8 622.7 4.8 30.5 -244 2815 08 18 25 08 26 25 --- 03 51 58 21.8 624.5 5.0 30.7 236 2877 08 18 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 13 Jun 2018 Day 164 --- 08 27 05 J1510+5702 03 52 38 27.8 726.5-11.3 -5.8 -87 2877 08 27 05 08 42 05 =1508+572 04 07 41 28.0 728.8-11.0 -7.9 813 2992 08 27 06 08 42 20 J1510+5702 04 07 56 28.1 728.8-11.0 -7.9 9 2992 08 42 20 08 57 20 =1508+572 04 22 58 28.4 731.1-10.8 -10.0 900 3108 08 42 21 08 57 35 J1510+5702 04 23 13 28.4 731.1-10.8 -10.0 9 3108 08 57 35 09 12 35 =1508+572 04 38 16 28.8 733.4-10.5 -12.1 900 3223 08 57 36 09 12 50 J1510+5702 04 38 31 28.8 733.5-10.5 -12.1 9 3223 09 12 50 09 27 50 =1508+572 04 53 33 29.2 735.7-10.3 -14.2 900 3338 09 12 51 09 28 30 3C454.3 04 54 13 14.2 638.0 6.0 30.5 -82 3338 09 28 30 09 36 30 --- 05 02 15 13.2 639.7 6.1 30.3 398 3400 09 28 31 09 37 10 3C84 05 02 55 65.5 590.9 1.7 30.7 -79 3400 09 37 10 09 47 10 --- 05 12 56 64.5 594.7 1.9 32.5 521 3477 09 37 11 09 47 50 J1510+5702 05 13 37 30.0 738.8 -9.9 -16.9 -129 3477 09 47 50 10 02 50 =1508+572 05 28 39 30.6 741.0 -9.7 -18.9 771 3592 09 47 51 10 03 05 J1510+5702 05 28 54 30.6 741.1 -9.7 -18.9 9 3592 10 03 05 10 18 05 =1508+572 05 43 57 31.3 743.3 -9.4 -20.9 900 3708 10 03 06 10 18 20 J1510+5702 05 44 12 31.3 743.4 -9.4 -21.0 9 3708 10 18 20 10 33 20 =1508+572 05 59 14 32.1 745.6 -9.2 -22.9 900 3823 10 18 21 10 33 35 J1510+5702 05 59 29 32.1 745.6 -9.2 -23.0 9 3823 10 33 35 10 48 35 =1508+572 06 14 32 32.9 747.8 -8.9 -24.9 900 3938 10 33 36 10 49 15 J1510+5702 06 15 12 33.0 747.9 -8.9 -25.0 34 3938 10 49 15 11 04 15 =1508+572 06 30 14 33.9 750.1 -8.7 -27.0 900 4054 10 49 16 11 04 30 J1510+5702 06 30 29 33.9 750.2 -8.7 -27.0 9 4054 11 04 30 11 19 30 =1508+572 06 45 32 34.9 752.4 -8.4 -28.9 900 4169 11 04 31 11 19 45 J1510+5702 06 45 47 34.9 752.4 -8.4 -28.9 9 4169 11 19 45 11 34 45 =1508+572 07 00 49 35.9 754.6 -8.2 -30.8 900 4285 11 19 46 11 35 00 J1510+5702 07 01 04 35.9 754.6 -8.2 -30.9 9 4285 11 35 00 11 50 00 =1508+572 07 16 07 37.0 756.8 -7.9 -32.7 900 4400 11 35 01 11 50 40 2007+777 07 16 47 48.7 716.2 11.2 8.9 -26 4400 11 50 40 12 00 00 --- 07 26 08 48.6 716.9 11.4 7.2 534 4472 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 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) * 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