COVER INFORMATION Station: TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Experiment: Mrk1018 at 2 Gb/s - C band Exp. Code: EP106C Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Miguel A. Perez-Torres Address: IAA - CSIC Glorieta de la Astronomia s/n 18008 Granada, Spain Phone: +34-665252538 EMAIL: torres@iaa.es Fax: Phone during observation: +34-665252538 Observing mode: 1024 Mbps Notes: Phase-ref of Mrk1018 with the full EVN 1st epoch at 6 cm with the full EVN Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 2 Mrk1018 at 2 Gb/s - C band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 8 Mar 2018 Day 67 --- Next scan frequencies: 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 Next BBC frequencies: 630.49 630.49 630.49 630.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 10 30 00 0149+218 05 38 53 39.3 274.4 3.8 67.3 0 0 10 30 00 10 33 40 --- 05 42 33 38.6 274.8 3.8 67.2 220 56 10 30 01 10 33 40 0205-010 05 42 33 30.3 248.3 3.6 52.7 -55 56 No stop 10 36 40 --- 05 45 34 29.7 248.8 3.6 53.0 125 103 10 33 41 10 36 40 MRK1018 05 45 34 29.6 249.7 3.6 53.4 -4 103 No stop 10 40 30 --- 05 49 24 28.8 250.3 3.7 53.7 226 162 10 36 41 10 41 00 0205-010 05 49 54 28.9 249.6 3.7 53.4 26 162 10 41 00 10 42 10 --- 05 51 05 28.6 249.8 3.7 53.5 70 179 10 41 01 10 42 10 MRK1018 05 51 05 28.5 250.6 3.7 53.9 -4 179 No stop 10 46 00 --- 05 54 55 27.7 251.2 3.8 54.2 226 238 10 42 11 10 46 00 0205-010 05 54 55 27.9 250.4 3.8 53.8 -4 238 No stop 10 47 10 --- 05 56 05 27.6 250.6 3.8 53.9 66 256 10 46 01 10 47 10 MRK1018 05 56 05 27.5 251.4 3.8 54.3 -4 256 No stop 10 51 00 --- 05 59 56 26.7 252.0 3.9 54.6 226 315 10 47 11 10 51 30 0205-010 06 00 26 26.8 251.3 3.9 54.2 26 315 10 51 30 10 52 40 --- 06 01 36 26.5 251.5 3.9 54.3 70 333 10 51 31 10 52 40 MRK1018 06 01 36 26.4 252.3 3.9 54.7 -4 333 No stop 10 56 30 --- 06 05 27 25.6 252.9 4.0 54.9 226 392 10 52 41 10 56 30 0205-010 06 05 27 25.7 252.1 3.9 54.6 -4 392 No stop 10 57 40 --- 06 06 37 25.5 252.3 4.0 54.7 66 410 10 56 31 10 57 40 MRK1018 06 06 37 25.3 253.1 4.0 55.0 -4 410 No stop 11 01 30 --- 06 10 28 24.6 253.7 4.1 55.3 226 469 10 57 41 11 02 00 0205-010 06 10 58 24.6 253.0 4.0 55.0 26 469 11 02 00 11 03 10 --- 06 12 08 24.4 253.2 4.0 55.1 70 487 11 02 01 11 03 10 MRK1018 06 12 08 24.2 254.0 4.1 55.4 -4 487 No stop 11 07 00 --- 06 15 59 23.4 254.6 4.1 55.6 226 546 11 03 11 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 3 Mrk1018 at 2 Gb/s - C band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 8 Mar 2018 Day 67 --- 11 07 00 0205-010 06 15 59 23.6 253.8 4.1 55.3 -4 546 No stop 11 08 10 --- 06 17 09 23.3 254.0 4.1 55.4 66 564 11 07 01 11 08 10 MRK1018 06 17 09 23.2 254.8 4.2 55.7 -4 564 No stop 11 12 00 --- 06 21 00 22.4 255.3 4.2 55.9 226 623 11 08 11 11 12 30 0205-010 06 21 30 22.4 254.6 4.2 55.7 26 623 11 12 30 11 13 40 --- 06 22 40 22.2 254.8 4.2 55.7 70 641 11 12 31 11 13 40 MRK1018 06 22 40 22.0 255.6 4.3 56.0 -4 641 No stop 11 17 30 --- 06 26 30 21.2 256.2 4.3 56.3 226 700 11 13 41 11 17 30 0205-010 06 26 30 21.4 255.4 4.3 56.0 -4 700 No stop 11 18 40 --- 06 27 41 21.2 255.6 4.3 56.0 66 718 11 17 31 11 18 40 MRK1018 06 27 41 21.0 256.3 4.3 56.3 -4 718 No stop 11 22 30 --- 06 31 31 20.2 256.9 4.4 56.5 226 777 11 18 41 11 23 00 0205-010 06 32 01 20.3 256.2 4.4 56.3 26 777 11 23 00 11 24 10 --- 06 33 12 20.0 256.4 4.4 56.3 70 795 11 23 01 11 24 10 MRK1018 06 33 12 19.8 257.2 4.4 56.6 -4 795 No stop 11 28 00 --- 06 37 02 19.0 257.7 4.5 56.8 226 854 11 24 11 11 28 00 0205-010 06 37 02 19.2 257.0 4.5 56.5 -4 854 No stop 11 29 10 --- 06 38 12 19.0 257.1 4.5 56.6 66 872 11 28 01 11 29 10 MRK1018 06 38 12 18.8 257.9 4.5 56.9 -4 872 No stop 11 33 00 --- 06 42 03 18.0 258.4 4.6 57.0 226 931 11 29 11 11 33 30 0205-010 06 42 33 18.1 257.8 4.6 56.8 26 931 11 33 30 11 34 40 --- 06 43 43 17.8 257.9 4.6 56.9 70 949 11 33 31 11 34 40 MRK1018 06 43 43 17.6 258.7 4.6 57.1 -4 949 No stop 11 38 30 --- 06 47 34 16.8 259.2 4.7 57.3 226 1008 11 34 41 11 38 30 0205-010 06 47 34 17.0 258.5 4.6 57.0 -3 1008 No stop 11 39 40 --- 06 48 44 16.8 258.6 4.7 57.1 67 1026 11 38 31 11 39 40 MRK1018 06 48 44 16.6 259.4 4.7 57.3 -4 1026 No stop 11 43 30 --- 06 52 35 15.8 259.9 4.8 57.5 226 1085 11 39 41 11 44 00 0205-010 06 53 05 15.9 259.3 4.7 57.3 27 1085 11 44 00 11 45 10 --- 06 54 15 15.6 259.4 4.7 57.3 70 1103 11 44 01 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 4 Mrk1018 at 2 Gb/s - C band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 8 Mar 2018 Day 67 --- 11 45 10 MRK1018 06 54 15 15.4 260.2 4.8 57.5 -3 1103 No stop 11 49 00 --- 06 58 06 14.6 260.7 4.8 57.7 227 1162 11 45 11 11 49 00 0205-010 06 58 06 14.8 260.0 4.8 57.5 -3 1162 No stop 11 50 10 --- 06 59 16 14.6 260.1 4.8 57.5 67 1179 11 49 01 11 50 10 MRK1018 06 59 16 14.4 260.9 4.9 57.7 -3 1179 No stop 11 54 00 --- 07 03 06 13.6 261.4 4.9 57.9 227 1238 11 50 11 11 54 30 0205-010 07 03 36 13.6 260.7 4.9 57.7 27 1238 11 54 30 11 55 40 --- 07 04 47 13.4 260.9 4.9 57.7 70 1256 11 54 31 11 55 40 MRK1018 07 04 47 13.2 261.6 5.0 57.9 -3 1256 No stop 11 59 30 --- 07 08 37 12.4 262.1 5.0 58.0 227 1315 11 55 41 11 59 30 0205-010 07 08 37 12.6 261.4 5.0 57.9 -3 1315 No stop 12 00 40 --- 07 09 48 12.3 261.6 5.0 57.9 67 1333 11 59 31 12 00 40 MRK1018 07 09 48 12.1 262.3 5.0 58.1 -3 1333 No stop 12 04 30 --- 07 13 38 11.3 262.8 5.1 58.2 227 1392 12 00 41 12 05 00 0205-010 07 14 08 11.4 262.2 5.1 58.0 27 1392 12 05 00 12 06 10 --- 07 15 18 11.2 262.3 5.1 58.1 70 1410 12 05 01 12 06 10 MRK1018 07 15 18 11.0 263.0 5.1 58.2 -3 1410 No stop 12 10 00 --- 07 19 09 10.1 263.6 5.2 58.3 227 1469 12 06 11 12 10 00 0205-010 07 19 09 10.3 262.8 5.2 58.2 -3 1469 No stop 12 11 10 --- 07 20 19 10.1 263.0 5.2 58.2 67 1487 12 10 01 12 11 10 MRK1018 07 20 19 9.9 263.7 5.2 58.3 -3 1487 No stop 12 15 00 --- 07 24 10 9.1 264.2 5.3 58.4 227 1546 12 11 11 12 15 30 0205-010 07 24 40 9.2 263.6 5.3 58.3 27 1546 12 15 30 12 16 40 --- 07 25 50 8.9 263.7 5.3 58.3 70 1564 12 15 31 12 16 40 MRK1018 07 25 50 8.7 264.4 5.3 58.5 -3 1564 No stop 12 20 30 --- 07 29 41 7.9 264.9 5.4 58.5 227 1623 12 16 41 12 20 30 0205-010 07 29 41 8.1 264.2 5.3 58.4 -3 1623 No stop 12 21 40 --- 07 30 51 7.9 264.4 5.4 58.5 67 1641 12 20 31 12 21 40 MRK1018 07 30 51 7.7 265.1 5.4 58.6 -3 1641 No stop 12 25 30 --- 07 34 42 6.8 265.6 5.5 D 58.6 0 1700 12 21 41 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess118.C2048 --- 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: 15 Station: TIANMA65 Total bit rate: 2048 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 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 = 1 9 1 9 3 11 3 11 5 13 5 13 7 15 7 15 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 B2 D1 B2 D1 B2 D1 B2 D1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 7 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 BBC fr= 630.49 630.49 630.49 630.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 7 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 26, 2, 10, 20, 28, 4, 12, 22, 30, 6, 14, 24, 32, 8, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * MRK1018 02 03 42.480768 * 02 06 15.990000 02 07 10.217015 0.00 -00 31 46.69524 *-00 17 29.90000 -00 12 35.05348 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 0149+218 01 49 31.744134 * 01 52 18.059045 01 53 16.966802 0.02 J0152+2207 21 52 20.74790 * 22 07 07.69977 22 12 19.26407 0.02 J0152+22 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 2091 observations. * 0154-000 01 54 36.737811 * 01 57 10.534893 01 58 04.832002 0.17 J0157+0011 -00 03 12.25373 * 00 11 24.48441 00 16 26.89007 0.34 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 161 observations. * 0205-010 02 05 53.149970 * 02 08 26.345906 02 09 20.465320 0.11 J0208-0047 -01 01 56.11936 *-00 47 44.29360 -00 42 51.41853 0.24 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 63 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 MRK1018 sess118.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 5.678 435.617 0149+218 sess118.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 0.061 7.333 0154-000 sess118.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 14 16 0.050 2.830 0205-010 sess118.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 1.828 132.603 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) MRK1018 43.0 0149+218 47.0 0154-000 40.8 0205-010 43.5 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