COVER INFORMATION Station: BADARY (Code Bd ) Experiment: J1715+2145 imaging @ C-band Exp. Code: EG103B Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Leonid Gurvits Address: JIVE Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 7991 PD Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596514 EMAIL: lgurvits@jive.eu Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596500 Observing mode: Notes: Based on the example eg103a.key file provided by Z. Paragi COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 6 cm run EG103B on 06 June 2019 (DOY 157 ~ 100*pi/2) 15 antennas + 4_Nt, MERLIN: Jb2, Wb, Ef, Mc, Nt, O8, T6, Ur, Tr, Ys, Hh, Sv, Zc, Bd, Ir, MER A standard C-band setup with 1 Gbps. Thanks! Leonid Gurvits Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 2 J1715+2145 imaging @ C-band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 6 Jun 2019 Day 157 --- Next scan frequencies: 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 Next BBC frequencies: 442.49 442.49 442.49 442.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 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 16 30 00 1156+295 16 18 08 38.0 630.4 4.3 45.1 0 0 16 30 00 16 40 00 --- 16 28 10 36.5 632.3 4.5 45.1 600 77 16 30 01 16 41 30 3C286 16 29 40 51.2 614.2 3.0 43.7 45 77 16 41 30 16 51 30 --- 16 39 41 49.7 616.6 3.1 44.3 600 154 16 41 31 17 01 30 J1716+2152 16 49 43 59.6 527.4 -0.5 -8.4 482 154 17 01 30 17 02 30 =1714+219 16 50 43 59.6 527.9 -0.4 -8.1 60 162 17 01 31 17 03 00 1713+21M 16 51 13 59.6 528.5 -0.4 -7.6 19 162 17 03 00 17 13 00 --- 17 01 15 59.8 533.1 -0.2 -4.6 600 238 17 03 01 17 13 30 1713+21M 17 01 45 59.8 533.3 -0.2 -4.4 23 238 17 13 30 17 23 30 --- 17 11 47 60.0 538.0 -0.1 -1.4 600 315 17 13 31 17 24 00 1713+21M 17 12 17 60.0 538.2 -0.1 -1.2 23 315 17 24 00 17 34 00 --- 17 22 18 60.0 542.8 0.1 1.9 600 392 17 24 01 17 34 30 J1716+2152 17 22 49 60.1 542.7 0.1 1.8 20 392 17 34 30 17 35 30 =1714+219 17 23 49 60.1 543.2 0.1 2.1 60 400 17 34 31 17 36 00 1713+21M 17 24 19 59.9 543.8 0.1 2.5 19 400 17 36 00 17 46 00 --- 17 34 20 59.8 548.4 0.3 5.6 600 477 17 36 01 17 46 30 1713+21M 17 34 51 59.8 548.6 0.3 5.7 23 477 17 46 30 17 56 30 --- 17 44 52 59.5 553.2 0.5 8.7 600 554 17 46 31 17 57 00 1713+21M 17 45 22 59.4 553.4 0.5 8.9 23 554 17 57 00 18 07 00 --- 17 55 24 59.0 557.9 0.7 11.8 600 631 17 57 01 18 14 00 J1716+2152 18 02 25 58.8 560.7 0.8 13.6 411 631 18 14 00 18 15 00 =1714+219 18 03 25 58.8 561.1 0.8 13.9 60 638 18 14 01 18 15 30 1713+21M 18 03 55 58.6 561.6 0.8 14.2 20 638 18 15 30 18 25 30 --- 18 13 57 58.0 565.9 1.0 16.9 600 715 18 15 31 18 26 00 1713+21M 18 14 27 57.9 566.1 1.0 17.0 23 715 18 26 00 18 36 00 --- 18 24 29 57.2 570.2 1.1 19.6 600 792 18 26 01 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 3 J1715+2145 imaging @ C-band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 6 Jun 2019 Day 157 --- 18 36 30 1713+21M 18 24 59 57.2 570.4 1.1 19.7 24 792 18 36 30 18 46 30 --- 18 35 00 56.3 574.4 1.3 22.1 600 869 18 36 31 18 47 00 J1716+2152 18 35 30 56.4 574.3 1.3 22.1 21 869 18 47 00 18 48 00 =1714+219 18 36 31 56.4 574.7 1.3 22.3 60 877 18 47 01 18 48 30 1713+21M 18 37 01 56.1 575.2 1.3 22.6 20 877 18 48 30 18 58 30 --- 18 47 02 55.2 578.9 1.5 24.8 600 954 18 48 31 18 59 00 1713+21M 18 47 32 55.2 579.1 1.5 24.9 24 954 18 59 00 19 09 00 --- 18 57 34 54.1 582.8 1.7 26.9 600 1031 18 59 01 19 09 30 1713+21M 18 58 04 54.1 582.9 1.7 27.0 24 1031 19 09 30 19 19 30 --- 19 08 06 53.0 586.4 1.9 28.8 600 1108 19 09 31 19 20 00 J1716+2152 19 08 36 53.1 586.4 1.9 28.8 21 1108 19 20 00 19 21 00 =1714+219 19 09 36 53.0 586.7 1.9 29.0 60 1115 19 20 01 19 21 30 1713+21M 19 10 06 52.8 587.1 1.9 29.2 21 1115 19 21 30 19 31 30 --- 19 20 08 51.6 590.4 2.1 30.9 600 1192 19 21 31 19 32 00 1713+21M 19 20 38 51.5 590.5 2.1 30.9 24 1192 19 32 00 19 42 00 --- 19 30 39 50.3 593.7 2.2 32.5 600 1269 19 32 01 19 42 30 1713+21M 19 31 10 50.3 593.8 2.2 32.5 24 1269 19 42 30 19 52 30 --- 19 41 11 49.0 596.8 2.4 33.9 600 1346 19 42 31 19 53 00 J1716+2152 19 41 41 49.1 596.8 2.4 33.9 21 1346 19 53 00 19 54 00 =1714+219 19 42 41 49.0 597.1 2.4 34.0 60 1354 19 53 01 19 54 30 1713+21M 19 43 12 48.7 597.4 2.5 34.1 21 1354 19 54 30 20 04 30 --- 19 53 13 47.4 600.3 2.6 35.3 600 1431 19 54 31 20 05 00 1713+21M 19 53 43 47.3 600.4 2.6 35.4 24 1431 20 05 00 20 15 00 --- 20 03 45 46.0 603.2 2.8 36.5 600 1508 20 05 01 20 15 30 1713+21M 20 04 15 45.9 603.3 2.8 36.5 24 1508 20 15 30 20 25 30 --- 20 14 17 44.5 605.9 3.0 37.5 600 1585 20 15 31 20 26 00 J1716+2152 20 14 47 44.6 605.9 3.0 37.5 21 1585 20 26 00 20 27 00 =1714+219 20 15 47 44.5 606.2 3.0 37.6 60 1592 20 26 01 20 27 30 1713+21M 20 16 17 44.2 606.4 3.0 37.6 21 1592 20 27 30 20 37 30 --- 20 26 19 42.8 609.0 3.2 38.5 600 1669 20 27 31 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 4 J1715+2145 imaging @ C-band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 6 Jun 2019 Day 157 --- 20 38 00 1713+21M 20 26 49 42.7 609.1 3.2 38.5 24 1669 20 38 00 20 48 00 --- 20 36 50 41.2 611.5 3.3 39.2 600 1746 20 38 01 20 48 30 1713+21M 20 37 20 41.2 611.7 3.4 39.2 24 1746 20 48 30 20 58 30 --- 20 47 22 39.7 614.0 3.5 39.8 600 1823 20 48 31 20 59 00 J1716+2152 20 47 52 39.8 614.0 3.5 39.9 21 1823 20 59 00 21 00 00 =1714+219 20 48 52 39.7 614.3 3.5 39.9 60 1831 20 59 01 21 00 30 1713+21M 20 49 22 39.4 614.5 3.6 39.9 21 1831 21 00 30 21 10 30 --- 20 59 24 37.9 616.8 3.7 40.4 600 1908 21 00 31 21 11 00 1713+21M 20 59 54 37.8 616.9 3.7 40.5 24 1908 21 11 00 21 21 00 --- 21 09 56 36.3 619.1 3.9 40.9 600 1985 21 11 01 21 21 30 1713+21M 21 10 26 36.2 619.2 3.9 40.9 24 1985 21 21 30 21 31 30 --- 21 20 27 34.7 621.4 4.1 41.2 600 2062 21 21 31 21 32 00 J1716+2152 21 20 58 34.8 621.4 4.1 41.2 21 2062 21 32 00 21 33 00 =1714+219 21 21 58 34.7 621.6 4.1 41.3 60 2069 21 32 01 21 33 30 1713+21M 21 22 28 34.4 621.8 4.1 41.3 21 2069 21 33 30 21 43 30 --- 21 32 29 32.8 623.9 4.3 41.5 600 2146 21 33 31 21 44 00 1713+21M 21 33 00 32.8 624.0 4.3 41.5 24 2146 21 44 00 21 54 00 --- 21 43 01 31.2 626.0 4.4 41.7 600 2223 21 44 01 21 54 30 1713+21M 21 43 31 31.1 626.1 4.5 41.7 24 2223 21 54 30 22 04 30 --- 21 53 33 29.6 628.1 4.6 41.7 600 2300 21 54 31 22 05 00 J1716+2152 21 54 03 29.7 628.2 4.6 41.8 21 2300 22 05 00 22 06 00 =1714+219 21 55 03 29.6 628.4 4.6 41.8 60 2308 22 05 01 22 06 30 1713+21M 21 55 33 29.3 628.5 4.7 41.8 21 2308 22 06 30 22 16 30 --- 22 05 35 27.7 630.5 4.8 41.8 600 2385 22 06 31 22 17 00 1713+21M 22 06 05 27.7 630.6 4.8 41.8 24 2385 22 17 00 22 27 00 --- 22 16 07 26.1 632.6 5.0 41.7 600 2462 22 17 01 ---------- Ef pointing check please ---------- 22 27 30 1713+21M 22 16 37 26.0 632.7 5.0 41.7 24 2462 22 27 30 22 37 30 --- 22 26 38 24.5 634.6 5.2 41.6 600 2538 22 27 31 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 5 J1715+2145 imaging @ C-band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 6 Jun 2019 Day 157 --- ---------- Calibrator ---------- 22 40 30 1739+522 22 29 39 47.5 660.3 4.8 60.6 118 2538 22 40 30 22 41 30 --- 22 30 39 47.3 660.4 4.8 60.5 60 2546 22 40 31 22 44 30 J1716+2152 22 33 39 23.6 635.8 5.3 41.5 118 2546 22 44 30 22 45 30 =1714+219 22 34 40 23.4 636.0 5.3 41.5 60 2554 22 44 31 22 46 00 1713+21M 22 35 10 23.2 636.2 5.3 41.5 21 2554 22 46 00 22 56 00 --- 22 45 11 21.6 638.1 5.5 41.3 600 2631 22 46 01 22 56 30 1713+21M 22 45 41 21.5 638.2 5.5 41.3 24 2631 22 56 30 23 06 30 --- 22 55 43 20.0 640.1 5.7 41.0 600 2708 22 56 31 23 07 00 1713+21M 22 56 13 19.9 640.2 5.7 41.0 24 2708 23 07 00 23 17 00 --- 23 06 15 18.4 642.0 5.8 40.7 600 2785 23 07 01 23 17 30 J1716+2152 23 06 45 18.5 642.0 5.8 40.7 21 2785 23 17 30 23 18 30 =1714+219 23 07 45 18.4 642.2 5.8 40.7 60 2792 23 17 31 23 19 00 1713+21M 23 08 15 18.1 642.4 5.9 40.6 21 2792 23 19 00 23 29 00 --- 23 18 17 16.6 644.3 6.0 40.2 600 2869 23 19 01 23 29 30 1713+21M 23 18 47 16.5 644.3 6.0 40.2 24 2869 23 29 30 23 39 30 --- 23 28 48 15.0 646.2 6.2 39.8 600 2946 23 29 31 23 40 00 1713+21M 23 29 19 15.0 646.3 6.2 39.8 24 2946 23 40 00 23 50 00 --- 23 39 20 13.5 648.1 6.4 39.3 600 3023 23 40 01 23 50 30 J1716+2152 23 39 50 13.6 648.2 6.4 39.3 21 3023 23 50 30 23 51 30 =1714+219 23 40 50 13.5 648.3 6.4 39.3 60 3031 23 50 31 --- Start: Thu 6 Jun 2019 Day 157 -- Stop: Fri 7 Jun 2019 Day 158 --- 23 52 00 1713+21M 23 41 21 13.2 648.5 6.4 39.2 21 3031 23 52 00 00 02 00 --- 23 51 22 11.7 650.4 6.6 38.6 600 3108 23 52 01 00 02 30 1713+21M 23 51 52 11.6 650.5 6.6 38.6 24 3108 00 02 30 00 12 30 --- 00 01 54 10.2 652.3 6.8 38.0 600 3185 00 02 31 00 13 00 1713+21M 00 02 24 10.1 652.4 6.8 38.0 24 3185 00 13 00 00 23 00 --- 00 12 26 8.7 654.3 6.9 D 37.4 0 3262 00 13 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess219.C1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: kvzr_c Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 3 Station: BADARY 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= 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 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: 11 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 BBC fr= 442.49 442.49 442.49 442.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 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: 11 12 13 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) * 1713+21M 17 13 12.457730 * 17 15 20.063100 17 16 10.206358 0.00 21 49 14.88987 * 21 45 56.33400 21 44 44.14027 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. mid-point between the two targets * 1156+295 11 56 57.786211 * 11 59 31.833912 12 00 30.776679 0.00 J1159+2914 29 31 25.73880 * 29 14 43.82690 29 08 28.87403 0.00 J1159+29 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 78215 observations. * 3C286 13 28 49.657769 * 13 31 08.288061 13 32 01.961223 0.17 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64066 * 30 30 32.95930 30 24 48.21904 0.16 1328+307 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1331+30 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 269 observations. 1714+219 17 14 03.743305 * 17 16 11.190717 17 17 01.274565 0.11 * J1716+2152 21 55 28.56442 * 21 52 13.66744 21 51 02.84436 0.16 J1716+21 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 136 observations. * 1739+522 17 39 29.003554 * 17 40 36.977851 17 41 05.059591 0.19 J1740+5211 52 13 10.43847 * 52 11 43.40742 52 11 11.28812 0.15 J1740+52 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 215623 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 1713+21M sess219.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 8.417 1480.333 1156+295 sess219.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 0.167 35.000 3C286 sess219.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 0.167 34.873 J1716+2152 sess219.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 0.283 49.001 1739+522 sess219.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 16 + 0.033 5.098 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) 1713+21M 135.4 1156+295 91.5 3C286 107.3 J1716+2152 135.2 1739+522 104.6 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