COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: Polarization-sensitive EVN observations of 3 class II methanol masers Exp. Code: EG052B Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.30 Release near March 23, 2010 PI: Conggui Gan (Zhiqiang Shen) Address: Shanghai Astronomical Observatory 80 Nandan Road Shanghai China Phone: 086-21-64386191x221 EMAIL: cggan@shao.ac.cn,zshen@shao.ac.cn Fax: 086-21-64281104 Phone during observation: 086-21-64386191x221 Observing mode: Xpol + Spectral Line, 6.7 methanol line Notes: Target sources: G28.83-0.25 FF, BP calibrator, line, etc: 3C279, J1743-0350, J1825-0737 Pol calibrators: OQ208 (D-term); 3C286 (EVPA); 3C279 (R-L) Please, do NOT use the PHASE CAL Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 Polarization-sensitive EVN observations of 3 class II methanol masers UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 4 Mar 2011 Day 63 --- Next scan frequencies: 6666.50 6666.50 6668.50 6668.50 Next BBC frequencies: 156.50 156.50 158.50 158.50 Next scan bandwidths: 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 03 00 00 3C279 15 36 52 46.9 290.6 2.7 0.0 0 1 1 0 03 00 00 03 10 00 --- 15 46 54 44.8 288.8 2.8 0.0 600 F 1 2 03 00 04 03 14 30 J1751+0939 15 51 25 43.9 43.5 -2.0 0.0 98 1 1 2 03 14 30 03 20 30 =1749+096 15 57 26 44.8 41.8 -1.9 0.0 360 F 1 4 03 14 34 03 25 00 OQ208 16 01 56 29.2 331.2 1.9 0.0 128 1 1 4 03 25 00 03 30 00 --- 16 06 57 28.6 330.1 2.0 0.0 300 F 1 5 03 25 04 03 31 30 3C286 16 08 27 22.3 323.9 2.6 0.0 44 1 1 5 03 31 30 03 36 30 --- 16 13 28 21.7 323.0 2.7 0.0 300 F 1 6 03 31 34 03 41 15 J1825-0737 16 18 14 54.5 64.8 -2.1 0.0 113 1 1 6 03 41 15 03 46 15 =1822-076 16 23 15 55.5 63.5 -2.0 0.0 300 F 1 7 03 41 19 03 47 00 G28.83-0.25 16 24 00 49.5 62.8 -2.4 0.0 9 1 1 7 03 47 00 03 57 00 --- 16 34 02 51.5 60.4 -2.2 0.0 600 F 1 10 03 47 04 03 57 20 G28.83-0.25 16 34 22 51.6 60.3 -2.2 0.0 -2 1 1 10 03 57 20 04 07 20 --- 16 44 23 53.5 57.7 -2.0 0.0 598 F 1 12 03 57 24 04 08 35 J1743-0350 16 45 39 63.8 35.1 -1.0 0.0 17 1 1 12 04 08 35 04 13 35 =1741-038 16 50 39 64.4 32.6 -0.9 0.0 300 F 1 14 04 08 39 04 14 50 G28.83-0.25 16 51 55 54.9 55.6 -1.9 0.0 18 1 1 14 04 14 50 04 24 50 --- 17 01 56 56.7 52.6 -1.7 0.0 600 F 1 16 04 14 54 04 25 10 G28.83-0.25 17 02 16 56.8 52.5 -1.7 0.0 -2 1 1 16 04 25 10 04 35 10 --- 17 12 18 58.6 49.1 -1.6 0.0 598 F 1 18 04 25 14 04 39 40 OQ208 17 16 49 19.2 316.8 3.2 0.0 102 1 1 18 04 39 40 04 44 40 --- 17 21 49 18.4 316.0 3.2 0.0 300 F 1 20 04 39 44 04 46 10 3C286 17 23 20 11.0 311.9 3.9 0.0 44 1 1 20 04 46 10 04 51 10 --- 17 28 20 10.2 311.2 3.9 0.0 300 F 1 21 04 46 14 04 55 55 J1825-0737 17 33 06 67.8 37.0 -0.9 0.0 113 1 1 21 04 55 55 05 00 55 =1822-076 17 38 07 68.4 34.2 -0.8 0.0 300 F 1 22 04 55 59 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 Polarization-sensitive EVN observations of 3 class II methanol masers UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 4 Mar 2011 Day 63 --- 05 01 40 G28.83-0.25 17 38 52 62.7 38.6 -1.1 0.0 9 1 1 22 05 01 40 05 11 40 --- 17 48 54 64.0 33.8 -0.9 0.0 600 F 1 24 05 01 44 05 12 00 G28.83-0.25 17 49 14 64.1 33.7 -0.9 0.0 -2 1 1 24 05 12 00 05 22 00 --- 17 59 16 65.2 28.5 -0.8 0.0 598 F 1 27 05 12 04 05 23 15 J1743-0350 18 00 31 67.6 349.5 0.3 0.0 17 1 1 27 05 23 15 05 28 15 =1741-038 18 05 32 67.4 346.3 0.3 0.0 300 F 1 28 05 23 19 05 29 30 G28.83-0.25 18 06 47 66.0 24.3 -0.6 0.0 18 1 1 28 05 29 30 05 39 30 --- 18 16 48 66.8 18.4 -0.5 0.0 600 F 1 30 05 29 34 05 39 50 G28.83-0.25 18 17 08 66.8 18.2 -0.5 0.0 -2 1 1 30 05 39 50 05 49 50 --- 18 27 10 67.4 12.0 -0.3 0.0 598 F 1 33 05 39 54 05 53 20 3C345 18 30 41 19.7 338.4 1.8 0.0 96 1 1 33 05 53 20 06 00 20 --- 18 37 42 19.1 337.1 1.9 0.0 420 F 1 35 05 53 24 06 03 15 J1751+0939 18 40 37 52.6 340.1 0.8 0.0 88 1 1 35 06 03 15 06 10 15 =1749+096 18 47 38 52.0 337.4 0.9 0.0 420 F 1 36 06 03 19 06 30 30 J1825-0737 19 07 57 69.2 329.7 0.7 0.0 1153 1 1 36 06 30 30 06 35 30 =1822-076 19 12 58 68.6 326.6 0.8 0.0 300 F 1 37 06 30 34 06 36 15 G28.83-0.25 19 13 43 66.8 341.8 0.5 0.0 9 1 1 37 06 36 15 06 46 15 --- 19 23 44 66.0 335.9 0.6 0.0 600 F 1 40 06 36 19 06 46 35 G28.83-0.25 19 24 04 66.0 335.7 0.6 0.0 -2 1 1 40 06 46 35 06 56 35 --- 19 34 06 65.0 330.2 0.8 0.0 598 F 1 42 06 46 39 06 57 50 J1743-0350 19 35 21 55.5 305.1 1.8 0.0 17 1 1 42 06 57 50 07 02 50 =1741-038 19 40 22 54.6 303.6 1.9 0.0 300 F 1 44 06 57 54 07 04 05 G28.83-0.25 19 41 37 64.1 326.4 0.9 0.0 18 1 1 44 07 04 05 07 14 05 --- 19 51 39 62.8 321.6 1.1 0.0 600 F 1 46 07 04 09 07 14 25 G28.83-0.25 19 51 59 62.7 321.5 1.1 0.0 -2 1 1 46 07 14 25 07 24 25 --- 20 02 01 61.2 317.2 1.3 0.0 598 F 1 48 07 14 29 07 44 40 J1825-0737 20 22 19 56.9 298.3 1.9 0.0 1168 1 1 48 07 44 40 07 49 40 =1822-076 20 27 20 55.9 297.0 2.0 0.0 300 F 1 50 07 44 44 07 50 25 G28.83-0.25 20 28 05 56.9 307.7 1.7 0.0 9 1 1 50 07 50 25 08 00 25 --- 20 38 07 55.1 304.6 1.9 0.0 600 F 1 52 07 50 29 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 4 Polarization-sensitive EVN observations of 3 class II methanol masers UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 4 Mar 2011 Day 63 --- 08 00 45 G28.83-0.25 20 38 27 55.0 304.5 1.9 0.0 -2 1 1 52 08 00 45 08 10 45 --- 20 48 28 53.1 301.7 2.1 0.0 598 F 1 54 08 00 49 08 12 00 J1743-0350 20 49 43 40.5 288.5 3.1 0.0 17 1 1 54 08 12 00 08 17 00 =1741-038 20 54 44 39.4 287.6 3.2 0.0 300 F 1 56 08 12 04 08 18 15 G28.83-0.25 20 56 00 51.7 299.8 2.2 0.0 18 1 1 56 08 18 15 08 28 15 --- 21 06 01 49.7 297.4 2.3 0.0 600 F 1 58 08 18 19 08 28 35 G28.83-0.25 21 06 21 49.6 297.3 2.3 0.0 -2 1 1 58 08 28 35 08 38 35 --- 21 16 23 47.6 295.1 2.5 0.0 598 F 1 60 08 28 39 08 58 50 J1825-0737 21 36 41 41.2 283.3 3.2 0.0 1168 1 1 60 08 58 50 09 03 50 =1822-076 21 41 42 40.1 282.5 3.3 0.0 300 F 1 62 08 58 54 09 04 35 G28.83-0.25 21 42 27 42.2 290.0 3.0 0.0 9 1 1 62 09 04 35 09 14 35 --- 21 52 29 40.1 288.2 3.1 0.0 600 F 1 64 09 04 39 09 14 55 G28.83-0.25 21 52 49 40.0 288.2 3.1 0.0 -2 1 1 64 09 14 55 09 24 55 --- 22 02 50 37.8 286.5 3.3 0.0 598 F 1 67 09 14 59 09 26 10 J1743-0350 22 04 06 24.2 277.9 4.3 0.0 17 1 1 67 09 26 10 09 31 10 =1741-038 22 09 06 23.1 277.2 4.4 0.0 300 F 1 68 09 26 14 09 32 25 G28.83-0.25 22 10 22 36.2 285.4 3.4 0.0 18 1 1 68 09 32 25 09 42 25 --- 22 20 23 34.0 283.9 3.6 0.0 600 F 1 70 09 32 29 09 42 45 G28.83-0.25 22 20 43 34.0 283.8 3.6 0.0 -2 1 1 70 09 42 45 09 52 45 --- 22 30 45 31.8 282.4 3.8 0.0 598 F 1 73 09 42 49 09 53 05 G28.83-0.25 22 31 05 31.7 282.4 3.8 0.0 -2 1 1 73 09 53 05 10 00 05 --- 22 38 06 30.1 281.4 3.9 0.0 418 F 1 74 09 53 09 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: eg052b.5cm Matching groups in eg052b_freq.dat: hh4.5cm_S2 Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 291100 (CR) Setup group: 9 Station: HART Total bit rate: 32 Format: MKIV1:1 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 4.000 Number of channels: 4 Speedup factor: 2.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 4 3 BBC SB= U U U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 9 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. LO sum= 6666.50 6666.50 6668.50 6668.50 BBC fr= 156.50 156.50 158.50 158.50 Bandwd= 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 6, 10, 14 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- Polarization-sensitive EVN observations of 3 class II methanol masers 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) * G28.83-0.25 18 42 12.946058 * 18 44 51.080000 18 45 26.887743 0.00 -03 48 57.74178 *-03 45 48.50000 -03 45 10.47257 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: 87.00 87.00 87.00 87.00 3.450 scan hours, 131.646 baseline hours above horizon. * J1825-0737 18 22 54.910260 * 18 25 37.609552 18 26 14.564515 1.05 1822-076 -07 39 15.96681 *-07 37 30.01289 -07 37 09.87234 1.51 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Petrov Dec. 2009 Solution 2009c_astro 45 Observations Doppler based on other sources. 0.417 scan hours, 15.320 baseline hours above horizon. J1407+2827 14 04 45.615155 * 14 07 00.394413 14 07 32.388775 0.01 1404+286 28 41 29.23516 * 28 27 14.69019 28 23 44.06659 0.01 J1407+28 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * OQ208 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 64716 Observations Doppler based on other sources. 0.417 scan hours, 12.848 baseline hours above horizon. J1331+3030 13 28 49.657776 * 13 31 08.288068 13 31 41.346881 0.21 * 3C286 30 45 58.64077 * 30 30 32.95941 30 26 46.53113 0.19 1328+307 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J1331+30 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 243 Observations Doppler based on other sources. 0.417 scan hours, 12.417 baseline hours above horizon. J1256-0547 12 53 35.831292 * 12 56 11.166560 12 56 48.082295 0.02 * 3C279 -05 31 07.99578 *-05 47 21.52464 -05 51 12.51543 0.04 1253-055 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J1256-05 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 7525 Observations Doppler based on other sources. 0.167 scan hours, 6.000 baseline hours above horizon. * J1743-0350 17 41 20.616009 * 17 43 58.856134 17 44 35.014090 0.00 1741-038 -03 48 48.89989 *-03 50 04.61669 -03 50 27.51998 0.01 J1743-03 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 142016 Observations Doppler based on other sources. 0.417 scan hours, 15.749 baseline hours above horizon. * J1751+0939 17 49 10.387929 * 17 51 32.818572 17 52 05.283090 0.00 1749+096 09 39 42.82590 * 09 39 00.72845 09 38 41.20497 0.01 J1751+09 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 114880 Observations Doppler based on other sources. 0.217 scan hours, 8.700 baseline hours above horizon. J1642+3948 16 41 17.606229 * 16 42 58.809967 16 43 22.160728 0.01 * 3C345 39 54 10.81492 * 39 48 36.99398 39 47 02.23096 0.01 1641+399 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J1642+39 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 52093 Observations Doppler based on other sources. 0.117 scan hours, 3.267 baseline hours above horizon. 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) G28.83-0.25 63.0 J1825-0737 67.5 OQ208 130.4 3C286 136.9 3C279 148.0 J1743-0350 78.1 J1751+0939 78.0 3C345 97.1 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