COVER INFORMATION Station: DSS63 (Code Ro ) Experiment: Ultra Deep EVN Observations of HDF North Exp. Code: EG078C Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.30 Version 11.3 update 1. April 14, 2014 PI: Michael Garrett Address: ASTRON Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-595126 EMAIL: garrett@astron.nl Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: Notes: **** Phase-cal off please **** WSRT: Requesting single dish Ef use the vex file eg078c.vex.Ef The small telescopes use the vex file eg078c.vex.WbJbOnMcNtTrSvZcBdUrShRoSr Schedule for DSS63 (Code Ro ) Page 2 Ultra Deep EVN Observations of HDF North 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 1 Mar 2015 Day 60 --- Next scan frequencies: 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 Next BBC frequencies: 230.49 230.49 230.49 230.49 262.49 262.49 262.49 262.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 326.49 326.49 326.49 326.49 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 21 31 00 J1241+602 07 51 28 42.5 400.0 -4.8 -80.2 0 0 21 31 00 21 32 30 --- 07 52 59 42.7 400.0 -4.8 -80.5 90 12 21 31 04 21 32 45 J1234+619 07 53 14 43.8 398.0 -4.7 -83.6 -4 12 21 32 45 21 34 15 --- 07 54 44 44.0 398.0 -4.7 -83.9 86 23 21 32 49 21 34 15 EFJB-P3 07 54 44 43.7 397.6 -4.7 -83.6 -12 23 No stop 21 41 40 --- 08 02 10 44.6 397.7 -4.6 -85.1 433 80 21 34 19 21 42 00 J1234+619 08 02 30 44.9 398.1 -4.5 -85.5 8 80 21 42 00 21 43 30 --- 08 04 01 45.1 398.1 -4.5 -85.9 90 92 21 42 04 21 43 30 EFJB-P3 08 04 01 44.8 397.8 -4.6 -85.5 -12 92 No stop 21 51 00 --- 08 11 32 45.7 397.8 -4.4 -87.1 438 149 21 43 34 21 51 00 J1234+619 08 11 32 46.0 398.2 -4.4 -87.5 -12 149 No stop 21 52 30 --- 08 13 02 46.1 398.2 -4.4 -87.8 78 161 21 51 04 21 52 30 EFJB-P3 08 13 02 45.8 397.8 -4.4 -87.5 -12 161 No stop 22 00 00 --- 08 20 33 46.7 397.9 -4.3 -89.1 438 218 21 52 34 22 00 30 J1241+602 08 21 03 46.1 400.6 -4.4 -86.2 9 218 22 00 30 22 02 00 --- 08 22 34 46.3 400.6 -4.3 -86.6 90 230 22 00 34 22 02 15 J1234+619 08 22 49 47.3 398.2 -4.2 -89.9 -5 230 22 02 15 22 03 45 --- 08 24 19 47.5 398.2 -4.2 -90.2 85 241 22 02 19 22 03 45 EFJB-P4 08 24 19 47.2 397.9 -4.2 -89.9 -12 241 No stop 22 11 10 --- 08 31 45 48.0 397.9 -4.1 -91.6 433 298 22 03 49 22 11 30 J1234+619 08 32 05 48.4 398.2 -4.0 -92.0 8 298 22 11 30 22 13 00 --- 08 33 35 48.6 398.2 -4.0 -92.3 90 310 22 11 34 22 13 00 EFJB-P4 08 33 35 48.2 397.9 -4.1 -92.0 -12 310 No stop 22 20 30 --- 08 41 07 49.1 397.8 -3.9 -93.7 438 367 22 13 04 22 20 30 J1234+619 08 41 07 49.4 398.1 -3.9 -94.0 -12 367 No stop 22 22 00 --- 08 42 37 49.6 398.1 -3.9 -94.4 78 379 22 20 34 Schedule for DSS63 (Code Ro ) Page 3 Ultra Deep EVN Observations of HDF North 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 1 Mar 2015 Day 60 --- 22 22 00 EFJB-P4 08 42 37 49.3 397.8 -3.9 -94.1 -12 379 No stop 22 29 30 --- 08 50 08 50.2 397.7 -3.8 -95.8 438 436 22 22 04 22 30 00 J1241+602 08 50 38 49.8 400.6 -3.9 -92.6 7 436 22 30 00 22 31 30 --- 08 52 08 50.0 400.6 -3.8 -93.0 90 448 22 30 04 22 31 45 J1234+619 08 52 23 50.8 397.9 -3.7 -96.7 -6 448 22 31 45 22 33 15 --- 08 53 54 50.9 397.9 -3.7 -97.0 84 460 22 31 49 22 33 15 HDF-N 08 53 54 50.6 397.6 -3.7 -96.7 -12 460 No stop 22 40 40 --- 09 01 20 51.5 397.4 -3.6 -98.5 433 516 22 33 19 22 41 00 J1234+619 09 01 40 51.8 397.7 -3.6 -98.9 8 516 22 41 00 22 42 30 --- 09 03 10 52.0 397.7 -3.5 -99.3 90 528 22 41 04 22 42 30 HDF-N 09 03 10 51.7 397.4 -3.6 -98.9 -12 528 No stop 22 50 00 --- 09 10 41 52.5 397.1 -3.4 -100.8 438 586 22 42 34 22 50 00 J1234+619 09 10 41 52.9 397.4 -3.4 -101.1 -12 586 No stop 22 51 30 --- 09 12 12 53.1 397.3 -3.4 -101.5 78 597 22 50 04 22 51 30 HDF-N 09 12 12 52.7 397.1 -3.4 -101.2 -12 597 No stop 22 59 00 --- 09 19 43 53.6 396.7 -3.3 -103.1 438 655 22 51 34 22 59 30 J1241+602 09 20 13 53.4 400.0 -3.4 -99.5 6 655 22 59 30 23 01 00 --- 09 21 43 53.6 399.9 -3.3 -99.9 90 666 22 59 34 23 01 15 J1234+619 09 21 58 54.2 396.9 -3.2 -104.0 -8 666 23 01 15 23 02 45 --- 09 23 29 54.4 396.8 -3.2 -104.4 82 678 23 01 19 23 02 45 EFJB-P1 09 23 29 54.0 396.6 -3.2 -104.0 -12 678 No stop 23 10 10 --- 09 30 55 54.8 396.2 -3.1 -106.0 433 735 23 02 49 23 10 30 J1234+619 09 31 15 55.2 396.4 -3.1 -106.5 8 735 23 10 30 23 12 00 --- 09 32 45 55.4 396.3 -3.0 -106.9 90 746 23 10 34 23 12 00 EFJB-P1 09 32 45 55.0 396.1 -3.1 -106.5 -12 746 No stop 23 19 30 --- 09 40 16 55.9 395.6 -3.0 -108.5 438 804 23 12 04 23 19 30 J1234+619 09 40 16 56.3 395.8 -2.9 -108.9 -12 804 No stop 23 21 00 --- 09 41 47 56.4 395.7 -2.9 -109.3 78 815 23 19 34 23 21 00 EFJB-P1 09 41 47 56.1 395.5 -2.9 -109.0 -12 815 No stop 23 28 30 --- 09 49 18 56.9 395.0 -2.8 -111.1 438 873 23 21 04 Schedule for DSS63 (Code Ro ) Page 4 Ultra Deep EVN Observations of HDF North 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 1 Mar 2015 Day 60 --- 23 29 00 J1241+602 09 49 48 57.0 398.5 -2.9 -107.2 5 873 23 29 00 23 30 30 --- 09 51 18 57.2 398.4 -2.8 -107.6 90 884 23 29 04 23 30 45 J1234+619 09 51 33 57.5 395.0 -2.7 -112.1 -9 884 23 30 45 23 32 15 --- 09 53 03 57.7 394.9 -2.7 -112.6 81 896 23 30 49 23 32 15 EFJB-P2 09 53 03 57.3 394.7 -2.7 -112.1 -12 896 No stop 23 39 40 --- 10 00 30 58.1 394.0 -2.6 -114.3 433 953 23 32 19 23 40 00 J1234+619 10 00 50 58.5 394.2 -2.6 -114.9 8 953 23 40 00 23 41 30 --- 10 02 20 58.7 394.0 -2.5 -115.3 90 964 23 40 04 23 41 30 EFJB-P2 10 02 20 58.3 393.9 -2.6 -114.9 -12 964 No stop 23 49 00 --- 10 09 51 59.1 393.1 -2.5 -117.2 438 1022 23 41 34 23 49 00 J1234+619 10 09 51 59.5 393.3 -2.4 -117.6 -12 1022 No stop 23 50 30 --- 10 11 21 59.6 393.1 -2.4 -118.1 78 1034 23 49 04 23 50 30 EFJB-P2 10 11 21 59.2 393.0 -2.4 -117.6 -12 1034 No stop 23 58 00 --- 10 18 53 60.0 392.1 -2.3 -120.0 438 1091 23 50 34 --- Mon 2 Mar 2015 Day 61 --- 00 00 00 3C345 10 20 53 20.9 415.0 -6.4 -54.2 -47 1091 00 00 00 00 05 00 --- 10 25 54 21.7 415.6 -6.3 -54.8 253 1130 00 00 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess115.L1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.3u1/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: ro18cm LO from Harbison, e-mail 20/03/97. other values guesses ****** Only 200.00 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 8 Station: DSS63 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= 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 1380.00 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 = 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. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 BBC fr= 230.49 230.49 230.49 230.49 262.49 262.49 262.49 262.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 326.49 326.49 326.49 326.49 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: 13 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J1241+602 12 39 16.511005 * 12 41 29.590564 12 42 11.201782 0.00 60 37 07.62444 * 60 20 41.32233 60 15 29.54388 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Position from GC029A. Bright calibrator: >100 mJy at 1.6 GHz on the long baselin * J1234+619 12 31 56.132262 * 12 34 11.743000 12 34 54.186833 0.00 62 15 03.88430 * 61 58 32.48000 61 53 19.32795 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Position from GC029A, Nodding calibrator: ~20 mJy at 1.6 GHz and ~20 arcmins apa * HDF-N 12 34 36.033130 * 12 36 50.000000 12 37 31.940651 0.00 62 29 27.67047 * 62 12 58.00000 62 07 45.33607 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Center of HDF-North. Pointing center for the small telescopes * EFJB-P1 12 34 36.033130 * 12 36 50.000000 12 37 31.940651 0.00 62 29 27.67047 * 62 12 58.00000 62 07 45.33607 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Pointing center for small telescopes: HDF-N * EFJB-P2 12 34 36.033130 * 12 36 50.000000 12 37 31.940651 0.00 62 29 27.67047 * 62 12 58.00000 62 07 45.33607 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Pointing center for small telescopes: HDF-N * EFJB-P3 12 34 36.033130 * 12 36 50.000000 12 37 31.940651 0.00 62 29 27.67047 * 62 12 58.00000 62 07 45.33607 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Pointing center for small telescopes: HDF-N * EFJB-P4 12 34 36.033130 * 12 36 50.000000 12 37 31.940651 0.00 62 29 27.67047 * 62 12 58.00000 62 07 45.33607 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Pointing center for small telescopes: HDF-N J0927+3902 09 23 55.319217 * 09 27 03.013938 09 28 01.326350 0.13 0923+392 39 15 23.56637 * 39 02 20.85177 38 58 12.35160 0.10 * 4C39.25 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.3u1/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 239566 observations J1642+3948 16 41 17.606228 * 16 42 58.809965 16 43 29.456230 0.77 * 3C345 39 54 10.81496 * 39 48 36.99402 39 46 46.49927 0.52 1641+399 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.3u1/catalogs/sources.vlba J1642+39 GSFC 2011B astro solution 52621 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 J1241+602 sess115.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 1.283 59.959 J1234+619 sess115.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 3.625 201.682 HDF-N sess115.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 1.494 93.283 EFJB-P1 sess115.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 4.110 233.637 EFJB-P2 sess115.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 4.110 232.373 EFJB-P3 sess115.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 4.110 232.693 EFJB-P4 sess115.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 4.110 236.675 4C39.25 sess115.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 0.100 6.028 3C345 sess115.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 0.083 4.511 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) J1241+602 123.1 J1234+619 122.2 HDF-N 121.8 EFJB-P1 121.8 EFJB-P2 121.8 EFJB-P3 121.8 EFJB-P4 121.8 4C39.25 143.2 3C345 96.1 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