COVER INFORMATION Station: METSAHOV (Code Mh ) Experiment: S5 1803+78 jet monitoring Exp. Code: ec057c Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Cutini Address: ASDC Phone: +39 051 6399394 EMAIL: giroletti@ira.inaf.it Fax: +39 051 6399431 Phone during observation: +39 051 6399394 Observing mode: Notes: Schedule for METSAHOV (Code Mh ) Page 2 S5 1803+78 jet monitoring 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 14 Mar 2018 Day 73 --- Next scan frequencies: 22235.49 22235.49 22235.49 22235.49 Next BBC frequencies: 755.49 755.49 755.49 755.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 17 00 00 1803+784 06 06 38 48.7 0.5-11.9 -1.3 0 0 17 00 00 17 15 00 --- 06 21 40 48.7 1.7-11.6 -4.1 900 14 17 00 01 17 16 00 0716+714 06 22 40 77.3 22.7 -1.0 -143.2 25 14 17 16 00 17 20 00 --- 06 26 41 77.5 21.5 -1.0 -145.4 240 18 17 16 01 17 22 00 J1955+5131 06 28 41 23.2 -14.6 10.5 11.6 60 18 17 22 00 17 29 00 =1954+513 06 35 42 23.0 -13.4 10.7 10.7 420 25 17 22 01 17 31 00 1803+784 06 37 43 48.8 2.9-11.4 -7.2 88 25 17 31 00 17 46 00 --- 06 52 45 48.9 4.0-11.1 -10.0 900 39 17 31 01 17 46 20 1803+784 06 53 05 48.9 4.0-11.1 -10.0 18 39 17 46 20 18 01 20 --- 07 08 08 49.1 5.2-10.9 -12.9 900 54 17 46 21 18 01 40 1803+784 07 08 28 49.1 5.2-10.9 -12.9 18 54 18 01 40 18 16 40 --- 07 23 30 49.3 6.3-10.6 -15.8 900 68 18 01 41 18 17 40 0716+714 07 24 30 78.9 -0.2 0.0 179.6 24 68 18 17 40 18 21 40 --- 07 28 31 78.9 -1.9 0.1 177.0 240 72 18 17 41 18 23 40 J1955+5131 07 30 31 21.9 -4.3 11.6 3.4 57 72 18 23 40 18 30 40 =1954+513 07 37 33 21.9 -3.1 11.7 2.5 420 79 18 23 41 18 32 40 1803+784 07 39 33 49.5 7.5-10.3 -18.8 86 79 18 32 40 18 47 40 --- 07 54 35 49.8 8.6-10.1 -21.7 900 93 18 32 41 18 48 00 1803+784 07 54 55 49.8 8.6-10.1 -21.7 18 93 18 48 00 19 03 00 --- 08 09 58 50.1 9.7 -9.8 -24.6 900 108 18 48 01 19 03 20 1803+784 08 10 18 50.1 9.7 -9.8 -24.7 18 108 19 03 20 19 18 20 --- 08 25 20 50.4 10.7 -9.6 -27.5 900 122 19 03 21 19 19 20 0716+714 08 26 21 77.3 -23.0 1.0 142.7 20 122 19 19 20 19 23 20 --- 08 30 21 77.1 -24.2 1.1 140.6 240 126 19 19 21 19 25 20 J1955+5131 08 32 22 22.0 6.1-11.4 -4.8 59 126 19 25 20 19 32 20 =1954+513 08 39 23 22.1 7.2-11.3 -5.8 420 133 19 25 21 19 34 20 1803+784 08 41 23 50.8 11.8 -9.3 -30.6 85 133 19 34 20 19 49 20 --- 08 56 26 51.2 12.8 -9.1 -33.5 900 147 19 34 21 Schedule for METSAHOV (Code Mh ) Page 3 S5 1803+78 jet monitoring 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 14 Mar 2018 Day 73 --- 19 49 40 1803+784 08 56 46 51.2 12.9 -9.0 -33.6 18 147 19 49 40 20 04 40 --- 09 11 48 51.6 13.9 -8.8 -36.5 900 162 19 49 41 20 05 00 1803+784 09 12 08 51.6 13.9 -8.8 -36.6 18 162 20 05 00 20 20 00 --- 09 27 11 52.1 14.8 -8.5 -39.5 900 176 20 05 01 20 21 00 0716+714 09 28 11 73.4 -35.4 2.1 116.0 4 176 20 21 00 20 25 00 --- 09 32 11 73.1 -35.9 2.1 114.6 240 180 20 21 01 20 27 00 J1955+5131 09 34 12 23.5 16.3-10.4 -13.0 62 180 20 27 00 20 34 00 =1954+513 09 41 13 23.8 17.5-10.2 -13.9 420 187 20 27 01 20 36 00 1803+784 09 43 13 52.6 15.8 -8.3 -42.6 85 187 20 36 00 20 51 00 --- 09 58 16 53.1 16.7 -8.0 -45.6 900 201 20 36 01 20 51 20 1803+784 09 58 36 53.2 16.7 -8.0 -45.7 18 201 20 51 20 21 06 20 --- 10 13 38 53.7 17.6 -7.8 -48.7 900 215 20 51 21 21 06 40 1803+784 10 13 58 53.7 17.6 -7.8 -48.7 18 215 21 06 40 21 21 40 --- 10 29 01 54.3 18.4 -7.5 -51.8 900 230 21 06 41 21 22 40 0716+714 10 30 01 68.7 -39.8 3.1 97.2 -4 230 21 22 40 21 26 40 --- 10 34 02 68.4 -39.9 3.2 96.2 236 234 21 22 41 21 28 40 J1955+5131 10 36 02 26.3 26.4 -9.3 -20.9 48 234 21 28 40 21 35 40 =1954+513 10 43 03 26.7 27.6 -9.2 -21.7 420 240 21 28 41 21 37 40 1803+784 10 45 03 54.9 19.3 -7.2 -55.0 86 240 21 37 40 21 52 40 --- 11 00 06 55.6 20.0 -7.0 -58.1 900 255 21 37 41 21 53 00 1803+784 11 00 26 55.6 20.0 -7.0 -58.2 18 255 21 53 00 22 08 00 --- 11 15 28 56.2 20.7 -6.7 -61.3 900 269 21 53 01 22 08 20 1803+784 11 15 48 56.3 20.7 -6.7 -61.4 18 269 22 08 20 22 23 20 --- 11 30 51 56.9 21.3 -6.5 -64.5 900 284 22 08 21 22 24 20 0716+714 11 31 51 63.8 -39.8 4.1 82.6 -7 284 22 24 20 22 28 20 --- 11 35 52 63.4 -39.7 4.2 81.7 233 287 22 24 21 22 30 20 J1955+5131 11 37 52 30.3 36.4 -8.3 -28.3 38 287 22 30 20 22 37 20 =1954+513 11 44 53 30.8 37.5 -8.2 -29.1 420 294 22 30 21 22 39 20 1803+784 11 46 53 57.7 21.9 -6.2 -68.0 87 294 22 39 20 22 54 20 --- 12 01 56 58.4 22.4 -6.0 -71.2 900 309 22 39 21 Schedule for METSAHOV (Code Mh ) Page 4 S5 1803+78 jet monitoring 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 14 Mar 2018 Day 73 --- 22 54 40 1803+784 12 02 16 58.4 22.4 -6.0 -71.3 18 309 22 54 40 23 00 00 --- 12 07 37 58.6 22.6 -5.9 -72.5 320 314 22 54 41 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess118.K128 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 11 Station: METSAHOV Total bit rate: 128 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 Net SB= L L U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 BBC SB= L L U U IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 13 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 22235.49 22235.49 22235.49 22235.49 BBC fr= 755.49 755.49 755.49 755.49 Bandwd= 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Matching frequency sets: 13 Track assignments are: track1= 6, 8, 2, 4 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 0716+714 07 16 13.029731 * 07 21 53.448466 07 23 56.524349 0.01 J0721+7120 71 26 15.17408 * 71 20 36.36342 71 18 36.83922 0.00 J0721+71 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 63527 observations. * 1803+784 18 03 39.193541 * 18 00 45.683918 17 59 42.499082 0.01 J1800+7828 78 27 54.29750 * 78 28 04.01844 78 27 50.08063 0.00 J1800+78 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 223811 observations. 1954+513 19 54 22.470020 * 19 55 42.738250 19 56 10.540850 0.02 * J1955+5131 51 23 46.42518 * 51 31 48.54619 51 34 30.95767 0.01 J1955+51 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 4136 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 0716+714 sess118.K128 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 0.400 42.598 1803+784 sess118.K128 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 4.339 520.407 J1955+5131 sess118.K128 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 0.700 57.455 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) 0716+714 100.4 1803+784 91.2 J1955+5131 71.4 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