COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 Exp. Code: EG049D Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.00 Release Sept. 15, 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 13 Mar 2012 Day 73 --- 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 22 16 20 12.4 59.9 -4.3 0.0 0 0 09 00 00 09 14 00 --- 22 30 22 15.1 57.9 -4.1 0.0 840 108 09 00 04 09 15 00 0229+200 22 31 22 15.3 57.8 -4.0 0.0 39 108 09 15 00 09 29 00 --- 22 45 24 17.9 55.7 -3.8 0.0 840 217 09 15 04 09 30 00 0239+175 22 46 25 17.8 59.2 -3.9 0.0 28 217 09 30 00 09 33 00 --- 22 49 25 18.4 58.7 -3.9 0.0 180 240 09 30 04 09 34 00 0229+200 22 50 25 18.8 55.0 -3.7 0.0 28 240 09 34 00 09 48 00 --- 23 04 28 21.4 52.8 -3.5 0.0 840 348 09 34 04 09 49 00 0229+200 23 05 28 21.6 52.6 -3.5 0.0 39 348 09 49 00 10 03 00 --- 23 19 30 24.0 50.3 -3.2 0.0 840 457 09 49 04 10 04 00 0234+285 23 20 30 17.5 44.3 -3.3 0.0 16 457 10 04 00 10 11 00 --- 23 27 31 18.6 43.2 -3.2 0.0 420 511 10 04 04 10 12 00 0229+200 23 28 31 25.6 48.7 -3.1 0.0 16 511 10 12 00 10 26 00 --- 23 42 34 27.9 46.0 -2.8 0.0 840 619 10 12 04 10 27 00 0239+175 23 43 34 28.3 49.7 -3.0 0.0 28 619 10 27 00 10 30 00 --- 23 46 34 28.8 49.2 -2.9 0.0 180 643 10 27 04 10 31 00 0229+200 23 47 35 28.7 45.1 -2.8 0.0 28 643 10 31 00 10 45 00 --- 00 01 37 30.9 42.2 -2.5 0.0 840 751 10 31 04 10 46 00 0229+200 00 02 37 31.0 42.0 -2.5 0.0 39 751 10 46 00 11 00 00 --- 00 16 39 33.1 39.0 -2.3 0.0 840 859 10 46 04 11 01 00 0229+200 00 17 40 33.2 38.8 -2.3 0.0 39 859 11 01 00 11 15 00 --- 00 31 42 35.1 35.5 -2.0 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 13 Mar 2012 Day 73 --- 11 16 00 0229+200 00 32 42 35.3 35.3 -2.0 0.0 39 968 11 16 00 11 30 00 --- 00 46 44 37.0 31.8 -1.8 0.0 840 1076 11 16 04 11 31 00 0239+175 00 47 44 38.1 35.7 -1.9 0.0 28 1076 11 31 00 11 34 00 --- 00 50 45 38.5 35.0 -1.9 0.0 180 1099 11 31 04 11 35 00 0229+200 00 51 45 37.6 30.5 -1.7 0.0 28 1099 11 35 00 11 49 00 --- 01 05 47 39.1 26.8 -1.5 0.0 840 1208 11 35 04 11 50 00 0234+285 01 06 48 31.0 23.5 -1.5 0.0 16 1208 11 50 00 11 57 00 --- 01 13 49 31.6 21.8 -1.4 0.0 420 1262 11 50 04 11 58 00 0229+200 01 14 49 40.0 24.3 -1.3 0.0 16 1262 11 58 00 12 12 00 --- 01 28 51 41.2 20.3 -1.1 0.0 840 1370 11 58 04 12 13 00 0229+200 01 29 51 41.3 20.0 -1.1 0.0 39 1370 12 13 00 12 27 00 --- 01 43 54 42.2 15.8 -0.8 0.0 840 1479 12 13 04 12 28 00 0239+175 01 44 54 44.1 19.5 -1.0 0.0 28 1479 12 28 00 12 31 00 --- 01 47 54 44.3 18.5 -0.9 0.0 180 1502 12 28 04 12 32 00 0229+200 01 48 54 42.5 14.2 -0.7 0.0 28 1502 12 32 00 12 46 00 --- 02 02 57 43.2 9.8 -0.5 0.0 840 1610 12 32 04 12 47 00 0229+200 02 03 57 43.2 9.5 -0.5 0.0 39 1610 12 47 00 13 00 00 --- 02 16 59 43.6 5.3 -0.3 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: sess112.C1024 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/freq.dat: hh6cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 221105 (CR) Setup group: 9 Station: HART 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= 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 these setups 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 Matching frequency sets: 13 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 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 30.103637 0.00 20 04 06.23334 * 20 17 17.45000 20 20 29.97849 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 3.250 scan and 253.500 baseline hours in setup: sess112.C1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 J0237+2848 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 38 35.903550 0.01 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40778 * 28 48 08.99003 28 51 20.47854 0.01 J0237+28 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 53368 Observations 0.233 scan and 18.200 baseline hours in setup: sess112.C1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 J0242+1742 02 39 36.812122 * 02 42 24.268275 02 43 05.454400 0.09 * 0239+175 17 30 14.07693 * 17 42 58.84921 17 46 04.06587 0.14 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 252 Observations 0.200 scan and 15.600 baseline hours in setup: sess112.C1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 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 49.4 0234+285 54.0 0239+175 50.6 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