COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 Exp. Code: EG049A Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: M. Giroletti Address: INAF Istituto di Radioastronomia Via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 051 639 9394 EMAIL: giroletti@ira.inaf.it Fax: +39 051 639 9431 Phone during observation: +39 347 906 6221 Observing mode: EVN, 6cm, 1Gb/s Notes: Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 8 Mar 2011 Day 67 --- 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: 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 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 09 00 00 0229+200 21 53 38 7.9 62.8 -4.7 D 0.0 0 0 09 00 00 09 14 00 --- 22 07 40 10.7 61.0 -4.4 0.0 0 108 09 00 04 09 15 00 0229+200 22 08 40 10.9 60.9 -4.4 0.0 39 108 09 15 00 09 29 00 --- 22 22 42 13.6 59.0 -4.2 0.0 840 217 09 15 04 09 30 00 0239+175 22 23 43 13.4 62.4 -4.3 0.0 28 217 09 30 00 09 33 00 --- 22 26 43 14.0 62.0 -4.3 0.0 180 240 09 30 04 09 34 00 0229+200 22 27 43 14.6 58.3 -4.1 0.0 28 240 09 34 00 09 48 00 --- 22 41 45 17.2 56.3 -3.9 0.0 840 348 09 34 04 09 49 00 0229+200 22 42 46 17.4 56.1 -3.8 0.0 39 348 09 49 00 10 03 00 --- 22 56 48 20.0 54.0 -3.6 0.0 840 457 09 49 04 10 04 00 0234+285 22 57 48 13.8 47.8 -3.7 0.0 16 457 10 04 00 10 11 00 --- 23 04 49 15.0 46.7 -3.6 0.0 420 511 10 04 04 10 12 00 0229+200 23 05 49 21.6 52.5 -3.5 0.0 16 511 10 12 00 10 26 00 --- 23 19 52 24.1 50.2 -3.2 0.0 840 619 10 12 04 10 27 00 0239+175 23 20 52 24.3 53.8 -3.4 0.0 28 619 10 27 00 10 30 00 --- 23 23 52 24.8 53.3 -3.3 0.0 180 643 10 27 04 10 31 00 0229+200 23 24 53 25.0 49.3 -3.1 0.0 28 643 10 31 00 10 45 00 --- 23 38 55 27.3 46.7 -2.9 0.0 840 751 10 31 04 10 46 00 0229+200 23 39 55 27.5 46.5 -2.9 0.0 39 751 10 46 00 11 00 00 --- 23 53 57 29.7 43.8 -2.7 0.0 840 859 10 46 04 11 01 00 0229+200 23 54 57 29.9 43.6 -2.6 0.0 39 859 11 01 00 11 15 00 --- 00 09 00 32.0 40.7 -2.4 0.0 840 968 11 01 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 8 Mar 2011 Day 67 --- 11 16 00 0229+200 00 10 00 32.1 40.4 -2.4 0.0 39 968 11 16 00 11 30 00 --- 00 24 02 34.1 37.3 -2.2 0.0 840 1076 11 16 04 11 31 00 0239+175 00 25 02 34.9 41.2 -2.3 0.0 28 1076 11 31 00 11 34 00 --- 00 28 03 35.4 40.5 -2.2 0.0 180 1099 11 31 04 11 35 00 0229+200 00 29 03 34.8 36.1 -2.1 0.0 28 1099 11 35 00 11 49 00 --- 00 43 05 36.6 32.7 -1.8 0.0 840 1208 11 35 04 11 50 00 0234+285 00 44 06 28.8 28.6 -1.9 0.0 16 1208 11 50 00 11 57 00 --- 00 51 07 29.5 27.0 -1.8 0.0 420 1262 11 50 04 11 58 00 0229+200 00 52 07 37.6 30.4 -1.7 0.0 16 1262 11 58 00 12 12 00 --- 01 06 09 39.1 26.7 -1.5 0.0 840 1370 11 58 04 12 13 00 0229+200 01 07 09 39.2 26.4 -1.4 0.0 39 1370 12 13 00 12 27 00 --- 01 21 12 40.6 22.5 -1.2 0.0 840 1479 12 13 04 12 28 00 0239+175 01 22 12 42.1 26.3 -1.3 0.0 28 1479 12 28 00 12 31 00 --- 01 25 12 42.4 25.5 -1.3 0.0 180 1502 12 28 04 12 32 00 0229+200 01 26 12 41.0 21.0 -1.1 0.0 28 1502 12 32 00 12 46 00 --- 01 40 15 42.0 16.9 -0.9 0.0 840 1610 12 32 04 12 47 00 0229+200 01 41 15 42.1 16.6 -0.9 0.0 39 1610 12 47 00 13 00 00 --- 01 54 17 42.8 12.6 -0.7 0.0 780 1711 12 47 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: kvsr.C1024 Matching groups in /irasoft/sched/catalogs/freq.dat: hh6cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 221105 (CR) Setup group: 10 Station: HART Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 0.50 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 6 5 6 5 8 7 8 7 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 13 Setup file default. 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= 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 0229+200 02 29 59.796088 * 02 32 48.616000 02 33 26.789232 0.00 20 04 06.23334 * 20 17 17.45000 20 20 16.95646 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 3.250 scan and 248.133 baseline hours in setup: kvsr.C1024 J0237+2848 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 38 32.409546 0.01 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40778 * 28 48 08.99003 28 51 07.95332 0.01 J0237+28 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 53368 Observations 0.233 scan and 18.200 baseline hours in setup: kvsr.C1024 J0242+1742 02 39 36.812122 * 02 42 24.268275 02 43 02.180217 0.09 * 0239+175 17 30 14.07693 * 17 42 58.84921 17 45 51.60033 0.14 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 252 Observations 0.200 scan and 15.600 baseline hours in setup: kvsr.C1024 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) 0229+200 55.1 0234+285 59.6 0239+175 56.3 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