COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: EVN MEX Observation Exp. Code: GW042 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Wandia Address: University of Manchester Oxford Street Manchester UK Phone: +44(0) 7459438349 EMAIL: kelvinwandia.kw@gmail.com Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: Notes: Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 EVN MEX Observation 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 12 Jun 2024 Day 164 --- Next scan frequencies: 2287.00 2287.00 Next BBC frequencies: 267.00 267.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 08 00 00 0234+285 03 15 19 34.5 350.4 0.6 0.0 0 0 08 00 00 08 04 00 --- 03 19 19 34.4 349.4 0.7 0.0 240 4 08 00 01 08 06 00 J0203+1134 03 21 19 48.1 331.4 1.3 0.0 59 4 08 06 00 08 08 00 --- 03 23 20 47.9 330.7 1.3 0.0 120 6 08 06 01 08 09 00 MEX_0820 03 24 20 47.8 329.2 1.4 0.0 33 6 08 09 00 08 12 30 --- 03 27 51 47.4 328.0 1.4 0.0 210 9 08 09 01 08 13 20 J0203+1134 03 28 41 47.3 329.0 1.4 0.0 24 9 08 13 20 08 15 20 --- 03 30 41 47.0 328.4 1.4 0.0 120 11 08 13 21 08 16 10 MEX_0820 03 31 31 47.0 326.9 1.5 0.0 23 11 08 16 10 08 19 40 --- 03 35 02 46.5 325.8 1.5 0.0 210 14 08 16 11 08 20 30 J0203+1134 03 35 52 46.4 326.8 1.5 0.0 24 14 08 20 30 08 22 30 --- 03 37 52 46.2 326.2 1.5 0.0 120 16 08 20 31 08 23 20 MEX_0820 03 38 42 46.1 324.7 1.6 0.0 23 16 08 23 20 08 26 50 --- 03 42 13 45.6 323.7 1.7 0.0 210 20 08 23 21 08 27 40 J0203+1134 03 43 03 45.5 324.6 1.6 0.0 24 20 08 27 40 08 29 40 --- 03 45 03 45.2 324.0 1.7 0.0 120 22 08 27 41 08 30 30 MEX_0840 03 45 54 45.1 322.6 1.7 0.0 24 22 08 30 30 08 48 30 --- 04 03 56 42.5 317.6 2.0 0.0 1080 39 08 30 31 08 49 20 J0203+1134 04 04 47 42.5 318.5 2.0 0.0 24 39 08 49 20 08 51 20 --- 04 06 47 42.2 318.0 2.0 0.0 120 41 08 49 21 08 52 10 MEX_0900 04 07 37 41.9 316.7 2.1 0.0 24 41 08 52 10 09 10 10 --- 04 25 40 39.0 312.3 2.4 0.0 1080 58 08 52 11 09 11 00 J0203+1134 04 26 30 39.0 313.1 2.4 0.0 24 58 09 11 00 09 13 00 --- 04 28 30 38.7 312.7 2.4 0.0 120 60 09 11 01 09 13 50 MEX_0920 04 29 21 38.4 311.5 2.5 0.0 24 60 09 13 50 09 31 50 --- 04 47 24 35.3 307.6 2.8 0.0 1080 78 09 13 51 09 32 40 J0203+1134 04 48 14 35.3 308.3 2.7 0.0 24 78 09 32 40 09 34 40 --- 04 50 14 35.0 307.9 2.8 0.0 120 80 09 32 41 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 EVN MEX Observation 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 12 Jun 2024 Day 164 --- 09 35 30 MEX_0940 04 51 04 34.6 306.8 2.8 0.0 24 80 09 35 30 09 39 00 --- 04 54 35 34.0 306.1 2.9 0.0 210 83 09 35 31 09 39 50 J0203+1134 04 55 25 34.1 306.9 2.8 0.0 24 83 09 39 50 09 41 50 --- 04 57 25 33.7 306.5 2.9 0.0 120 85 09 39 51 09 42 40 MEX_0940 04 58 15 33.3 305.4 2.9 0.0 24 85 09 42 40 09 46 10 --- 05 01 46 32.7 304.7 3.0 0.0 210 88 09 42 41 09 47 00 J0203+1134 05 02 36 32.8 305.5 3.0 0.0 24 88 09 47 00 09 49 00 --- 05 04 36 32.4 305.1 3.0 0.0 120 90 09 47 01 09 49 50 MEX_0940 05 05 27 32.0 304.0 3.1 0.0 24 90 09 49 50 09 53 20 --- 05 08 57 31.4 303.4 3.1 0.0 210 94 09 49 51 09 54 10 J0203+1134 05 09 47 31.4 304.1 3.1 0.0 24 94 09 54 10 09 56 10 --- 05 11 48 31.1 303.7 3.1 0.0 120 96 09 54 11 09 57 00 MEX_1000 05 12 38 30.7 302.7 3.2 0.0 24 96 09 57 00 10 15 00 --- 05 30 41 27.2 299.6 3.5 0.0 1080 113 09 57 01 10 15 50 J0203+1134 05 31 31 27.3 300.3 3.4 0.0 24 113 10 15 50 10 17 50 --- 05 33 31 26.9 299.9 3.5 0.0 120 115 10 15 51 10 18 40 MEX_1020 05 34 21 26.5 299.0 3.5 0.0 24 115 10 18 40 10 36 40 --- 05 52 24 22.9 296.1 3.8 0.0 1080 132 10 18 41 10 37 30 J0203+1134 05 53 14 23.0 296.8 3.8 0.0 24 132 10 37 30 10 39 30 --- 05 55 15 22.6 296.5 3.8 0.0 120 134 10 37 31 10 40 20 MEX_1040 05 56 05 22.1 295.6 3.9 0.0 24 134 10 40 20 10 58 20 --- 06 14 08 18.4 293.0 4.2 0.0 1080 152 10 40 21 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess224.S64 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: hh13cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 20140219 (CR) ****** Only 16.00 of 32.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 5 Station: HART Total bit rate: 128 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 2 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2020.00 2020.00 Net SB= U U IF SB = U U Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 BBC SB= U U IF = A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 5 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 2287.00 2287.00 BBC fr= 267.00 267.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 5 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0203+1134 02 01 06.003325 * 02 03 46.657057 02 05 04.104996 0.00 11 20 22.95398 * 11 34 45.40946 11 41 43.66229 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * MEX_0820 01 58 12.650735 * 02 00 52.887428 02 02 10.147345 0.00 10 53 32.37051 * 11 08 01.19985 11 15 02.60490 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * MEX_0840 01 58 14.966738 * 02 00 55.207735 02 02 12.469560 0.00 10 53 46.78259 * 11 08 15.52772 11 15 16.89163 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * MEX_0900 01 58 17.271119 * 02 00 57.516369 02 02 14.780077 0.00 10 54 00.93653 * 11 08 29.59785 11 15 30.92084 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * MEX_0920 01 58 19.566905 * 02 00 59.816360 02 02 17.081930 0.00 10 54 14.84209 * 11 08 43.41989 11 15 44.70211 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * MEX_0940 01 58 21.856342 * 02 01 02.109958 02 02 19.377368 0.00 10 54 28.50556 * 11 08 57.00004 11 15 58.24161 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * MEX_1000 01 58 24.141242 * 02 01 04.398976 02 02 21.668207 0.00 10 54 41.92952 * 11 09 10.34083 11 16 11.54183 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * MEX_1020 01 58 26.423182 * 02 01 06.684993 02 02 23.956025 0.00 10 54 55.11281 * 11 09 23.44103 11 16 24.60152 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * MEX_1040 01 58 28.703682 * 02 01 08.969528 02 02 26.242342 0.00 10 55 08.05023 * 11 09 36.29539 11 16 37.41541 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 0234+285 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 39 17.429431 0.00 J0237+2848 28 35 11.40773 * 28 48 08.98999 28 54 22.88052 0.00 J0237+28 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 58420 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 J0203+1134 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.400 8.400 MEX_0820 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.175 3.675 MEX_0840 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.300 6.300 MEX_0900 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.300 6.300 MEX_0920 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.300 6.300 MEX_0940 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.175 3.675 MEX_1000 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.300 6.300 MEX_1020 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.300 6.300 MEX_1040 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.300 6.300 0234+285 sess224.S64 1 2 3 4 5 7 0.067 1.400 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) J0203+1134 48.8 MEX_0820 49.6 MEX_0840 49.6 MEX_0900 49.6 MEX_0920 49.6 MEX_0940 49.5 MEX_1000 49.5 MEX_1020 49.5 MEX_1040 49.5 0234+285 37.4 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