COVER INFORMATION Station: DSS63 (Code Ro ) Experiment: Ultra Deep EVN Observations of HDF North Exp. Code: EG078D Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Michael Garrett Address: ASTRON Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-595126 EMAIL: garrett@astron.nl, jack.radcliffe@manchester.ac.uk Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: Notes: **** Phase-cal off please **** WSRT: Requesting single dish Five pointings with all telescopes 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 6 Mar 2016 Day 66 --- 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 20 54 30 J1241+602 07 37 35 40.8 399.5 -5.1 -77.5 0 0 20 54 30 20 56 00 --- 07 39 05 41.0 399.6 -5.1 -77.8 90 12 20 54 34 20 56 15 J1234+619 07 39 20 42.2 397.7 -4.9 -80.7 -3 12 20 56 15 20 57 45 --- 07 40 50 42.4 397.7 -4.9 -81.0 87 23 20 56 19 20 57 45 P1 07 40 50 42.0 397.2 -5.0 -80.7 -13 23 No stop 21 05 10 --- 07 48 16 42.9 397.4 -4.8 -82.2 432 80 20 57 49 21 05 30 J1234+619 07 48 36 43.3 397.9 -4.8 -82.6 7 80 21 05 30 21 07 00 --- 07 50 07 43.4 397.9 -4.7 -82.9 90 92 21 05 34 21 07 00 P1 07 50 07 43.1 397.4 -4.8 -82.6 -13 92 No stop 21 14 30 --- 07 57 38 44.0 397.6 -4.7 -84.1 437 149 21 07 04 21 14 30 J1234+619 07 57 38 44.3 398.0 -4.6 -84.5 -13 149 No stop 21 16 00 --- 07 59 08 44.5 398.1 -4.6 -84.8 77 161 21 14 34 21 16 00 P1 07 59 08 44.2 397.6 -4.6 -84.4 -13 161 No stop 21 23 30 --- 08 06 39 45.0 397.7 -4.5 -86.0 437 218 21 16 04 21 24 00 J1241+602 08 07 09 44.4 400.4 -4.6 -83.4 9 218 21 24 00 21 25 30 --- 08 08 40 44.6 400.4 -4.6 -83.7 90 230 21 24 04 21 25 45 J1234+619 08 08 55 45.6 398.2 -4.4 -86.9 -4 230 21 25 45 21 27 15 --- 08 10 25 45.8 398.2 -4.4 -87.2 86 241 21 25 49 21 27 15 P2 08 10 25 45.6 397.8 -4.4 -87.1 -12 241 No stop 21 34 40 --- 08 17 51 46.5 397.8 -4.3 -88.7 433 298 21 27 19 21 35 00 J1234+619 08 18 11 46.7 398.2 -4.3 -88.9 8 298 21 35 00 21 36 30 --- 08 19 41 46.9 398.2 -4.3 -89.2 90 310 21 35 04 21 36 30 P2 08 19 41 46.7 397.8 -4.3 -89.1 -12 310 No stop 21 44 00 --- 08 27 13 47.5 397.8 -4.2 -90.7 438 367 21 36 34 21 44 00 J1234+619 08 27 13 47.8 398.2 -4.1 -90.9 -12 367 No stop 21 45 30 --- 08 28 43 48.0 398.2 -4.1 -91.2 78 379 21 44 04 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 6 Mar 2016 Day 66 --- 21 45 30 P2 08 28 43 47.7 397.8 -4.1 -91.1 -12 379 No stop 21 53 00 --- 08 36 14 48.6 397.8 -4.0 -92.8 438 436 21 45 34 21 53 30 J1241+602 08 36 44 48.1 400.7 -4.1 -89.6 8 436 21 53 30 21 55 00 --- 08 38 14 48.3 400.7 -4.1 -89.9 90 448 21 53 34 21 55 15 J1234+619 08 38 29 49.1 398.2 -3.9 -93.4 -6 448 21 55 15 21 56 45 --- 08 40 00 49.3 398.2 -3.9 -93.8 84 460 21 55 19 21 56 45 P3 08 40 00 49.0 397.9 -4.0 -93.5 -12 460 No stop 22 04 10 --- 08 47 26 49.9 397.8 -3.8 -95.2 433 516 21 56 49 22 04 30 J1234+619 08 47 46 50.2 398.0 -3.8 -95.6 8 516 22 04 30 22 06 00 --- 08 49 16 50.4 398.0 -3.8 -95.9 90 528 22 04 34 22 06 00 P3 08 49 16 50.1 397.8 -3.8 -95.6 -12 528 No stop 22 13 30 --- 08 56 47 51.0 397.6 -3.7 -97.4 438 586 22 06 04 22 13 30 J1234+619 08 56 47 51.3 397.8 -3.6 -97.7 -12 586 No stop 22 15 00 --- 08 58 18 51.4 397.8 -3.6 -98.1 78 597 22 13 34 22 15 00 P3 08 58 18 51.2 397.6 -3.6 -97.8 -12 597 No stop 22 22 30 --- 09 05 49 52.0 397.4 -3.5 -99.6 438 655 22 15 04 22 23 00 J1241+602 09 06 19 51.7 400.4 -3.6 -96.2 7 655 22 23 00 22 24 30 --- 09 07 49 51.9 400.4 -3.6 -96.6 90 666 22 23 04 22 24 45 J1234+619 09 08 04 52.6 397.5 -3.4 -100.5 -7 666 22 24 45 22 26 15 --- 09 09 35 52.8 397.5 -3.4 -100.8 83 678 22 24 49 22 26 15 P4 09 09 35 52.4 397.3 -3.5 -100.3 -12 678 No stop 22 33 40 --- 09 17 01 53.2 397.0 -3.4 -102.2 433 735 22 26 19 22 34 00 J1234+619 09 17 21 53.7 397.1 -3.3 -102.8 8 735 22 34 00 22 35 30 --- 09 18 51 53.8 397.1 -3.3 -103.2 90 746 22 34 04 22 35 30 P4 09 18 51 53.4 396.9 -3.3 -102.6 -12 746 No stop 22 43 00 --- 09 26 22 54.3 396.6 -3.2 -104.6 438 804 22 35 34 22 43 00 J1234+619 09 26 22 54.7 396.7 -3.1 -105.1 -12 804 No stop 22 44 30 --- 09 27 53 54.9 396.6 -3.1 -105.5 78 815 22 43 04 22 44 30 P4 09 27 53 54.5 396.5 -3.2 -105.0 -12 815 No stop 22 52 00 --- 09 35 24 55.3 396.1 -3.0 -107.0 438 873 22 44 34 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 6 Mar 2016 Day 66 --- 22 54 00 3C345 09 37 24 14.4 409.5 -7.1 -48.9 -54 873 22 54 00 23 00 00 --- 09 43 25 15.3 410.3 -7.0 -49.6 306 919 22 54 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess116.L1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/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: 5 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 13.668581 0.00 60 37 07.62444 * 60 20 41.32233 60 15 13.40467 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 56.130604 * 12 34 11.741357 12 34 56.693206 0.00 62 15 03.88238 * 61 58 32.47807 61 53 03.14352 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Position from EG078B, error of 11mas RA and 2mas Dec corrected, Nodding calibrat * HDF-N 12 34 36.033130 * 12 36 50.000000 12 37 34.423484 0.00 62 29 27.67047 * 62 12 58.00000 62 07 29.18220 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Center of HDF-North. * P1 12 35 06.359127 * 12 37 20.000000 12 38 04.319065 0.00 62 32 57.32675 * 62 16 28.00000 62 10 59.28564 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. All telescope pointing center 1: RA + 7 arcmin, Dec +7 arcmin * P2 12 34 05.805756 * 12 36 20.000000 12 37 04.499491 0.00 62 32 58.00862 * 62 16 28.00000 62 10 59.08685 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. All telescope pointing center 2: RA - 7 arcmin, Dec +7 arcmin * P3 12 34 05.708602 * 12 36 20.000000 12 37 04.527434 0.00 62 25 58.00943 * 62 09 28.00000 62 03 59.08027 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. All telescope pointing center 3: RA - 7 arcmin, Dec -7 arcmin * P4 12 35 06.259227 * 12 37 20.000000 12 38 04.347890 0.00 62 25 57.32759 * 62 09 28.00000 62 03 59.27915 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. All telescope pointing center 4: RA + 7 arcmin, Dec -7 arcmin 0552+398 05 52 01.407169 * 05 55 30.805611 05 56 38.870588 0.00 J0555+3948 39 48 21.94581 * 39 48 49.16496 39 48 51.68429 0.00 * DA193 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0555+39 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 394383 observations. * 3C345 16 41 17.606228 * 16 42 58.809966 16 43 31.423938 0.76 J1642+3948 39 54 10.81496 * 39 48 36.99402 39 46 40.58278 0.52 1641+399 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1642+39 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 53430 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 sess116.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 0.700 31.269 J1234+619 sess116.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 1.800 100.394 HDF-N sess116.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1.454 78.146 P1 sess116.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 1.828 105.851 P2 sess116.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 1.828 108.529 P3 sess116.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 1.828 108.605 P4 sess116.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 1.828 105.502 DA193 sess116.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 0.100 4.628 3C345 sess116.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 13 0.100 5.022 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+602 122.4 J1234+619 121.3 HDF-N 120.9 P1 120.9 P2 120.9 P3 121.0 P4 121.0 DA193 102.2 3C345 98.6 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