COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: M87 high-resolution jet imaging Exp. Code: ek044 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Evgeniya Kravchenko Address: INAF Instituto di Radioastronomia via Piero Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 37 13530918 EMAIL: evgeniya.kravchenko@inaf.it Fax: +39 051 6399431 Phone during observation: +39 37 13530918 Observing mode: Notes: COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for single-epoch M87 observations at 1.3cm. It includes Jb2 Ef On60 Ur Tr Ys Sv Zc Bd Sr Mh Kt Ky Ku T6 Hh at a standard 1 Gbps continuum mode. Unfortunately, Mc and Nt are not available. Hh participation is highly desirable. Gaps between scans are adjusted to allow pointing for Effelsberg, which should be checked periodically (8 minute gaps every 2 hours). Fringe finder is 3C273 (two scans, for Asia and Europe). Kvazar has daily IVS sessions, and will quit during 1830-2130 UT. Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 M87 high-resolution jet imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 2 Mar 2020 Day 62 --- Next scan frequencies: 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 Next BBC frequencies: 187.49 187.49 187.49 187.49 219.49 219.49 219.49 219.49 251.49 251.49 251.49 251.49 283.49 283.49 283.49 283.49 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 19 45 12 M87 08 20 10 17.9 66.1 -4.2 0.0 0 0 19 45 12 19 54 52 --- 08 29 51 19.9 64.7 -4.0 0.0 580 75 19 45 13 19 55 12 M87 08 30 12 20.0 64.7 -4.0 0.0 0 75 19 55 12 20 04 52 --- 08 39 54 21.9 63.3 -3.9 0.0 580 149 19 55 13 20 05 13 M87 08 40 15 22.0 63.2 -3.9 0.0 0 149 20 05 13 20 14 53 --- 08 49 56 23.9 61.7 -3.7 0.0 580 224 20 05 14 20 15 14 M87 08 50 17 24.0 61.7 -3.7 0.0 0 224 20 15 14 20 24 54 --- 08 59 59 25.9 60.1 -3.5 0.0 580 299 20 15 15 20 25 14 M87 09 00 19 26.0 60.1 -3.5 0.0 0 299 20 25 14 20 34 54 --- 09 10 01 27.8 58.4 -3.4 0.0 580 374 20 25 15 20 35 15 M87 09 10 22 27.9 58.4 -3.4 0.0 0 374 20 35 15 20 44 55 --- 09 20 03 29.7 56.7 -3.2 0.0 580 448 20 35 16 20 45 16 M87 09 20 24 29.8 56.6 -3.2 0.0 0 448 20 45 16 20 54 56 --- 09 30 06 31.6 54.8 -3.0 0.0 580 523 20 45 17 21 02 56 M87 09 38 07 33.1 53.3 -2.9 0.0 458 523 21 02 56 21 12 36 --- 09 47 49 34.8 51.3 -2.7 0.0 580 598 21 02 57 21 12 57 M87 09 48 09 34.8 51.2 -2.7 0.0 0 598 21 12 57 21 22 37 --- 09 57 51 36.5 49.2 -2.6 0.0 580 672 21 12 58 21 22 57 M87 09 58 12 36.6 49.1 -2.6 0.0 0 672 21 22 57 21 32 37 --- 10 07 53 38.2 46.9 -2.4 0.0 580 747 21 22 58 21 32 58 M87 10 08 14 38.3 46.9 -2.4 0.0 0 747 21 32 58 21 42 38 --- 10 17 56 39.8 44.6 -2.2 0.0 580 822 21 32 59 21 42 59 M87 10 18 16 39.9 44.5 -2.2 0.0 0 822 21 42 59 21 52 39 --- 10 27 58 41.4 42.1 -2.1 0.0 580 897 21 43 00 21 52 59 M87 10 28 19 41.4 42.0 -2.1 0.0 0 897 21 52 59 22 02 39 --- 10 38 00 42.8 39.4 -1.9 0.0 580 971 21 53 00 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 M87 high-resolution jet imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 2 Mar 2020 Day 62 --- 22 03 00 M87 10 38 21 42.9 39.3 -1.9 0.0 0 971 22 03 00 22 12 40 --- 10 48 03 44.2 36.6 -1.7 0.0 580 1046 22 03 01 22 13 01 M87 10 48 23 44.3 36.5 -1.7 0.0 0 1046 22 13 01 22 22 41 --- 10 58 05 45.5 33.7 -1.6 0.0 580 1121 22 13 02 22 23 45 3C273 10 59 09 54.5 41.8 -1.5 0.0 16 1121 22 23 45 22 29 45 --- 11 05 10 55.4 39.6 -1.4 0.0 360 1167 22 23 46 22 30 49 M87 11 06 15 46.5 31.2 -1.4 0.0 17 1167 22 30 49 22 40 29 --- 11 15 56 47.6 28.1 -1.3 0.0 580 1242 22 30 50 22 40 50 M87 11 16 17 47.6 28.0 -1.3 0.0 0 1242 22 40 50 22 50 30 --- 11 25 59 48.6 24.8 -1.1 0.0 580 1317 22 40 51 22 50 51 M87 11 26 20 48.6 24.6 -1.1 0.0 0 1317 22 50 51 23 00 31 --- 11 36 01 49.5 21.3 -0.9 0.0 580 1391 22 50 52 23 00 52 M87 11 36 22 49.5 21.1 -0.9 0.0 0 1391 23 00 52 23 10 32 --- 11 46 04 50.2 17.6 -0.8 0.0 580 1466 23 00 53 23 18 32 M87 11 54 05 50.7 14.7 -0.6 0.0 458 1466 23 18 32 23 28 12 --- 12 03 46 51.2 11.0 -0.5 0.0 580 1541 23 18 33 23 28 32 M87 12 04 07 51.2 10.9 -0.5 0.0 0 1541 23 28 32 23 38 12 --- 12 13 49 51.6 7.1 -0.3 0.0 580 1615 23 28 33 23 38 33 M87 12 14 10 51.6 7.0 -0.3 0.0 0 1615 23 38 33 23 48 13 --- 12 23 51 51.8 3.2 -0.1 0.0 580 1690 23 38 34 23 48 34 M87 12 24 12 51.8 3.0 -0.1 0.0 0 1690 23 48 34 23 58 14 --- 12 33 54 51.8 359.2 0.0 0.0 580 1765 23 48 35 --- Start: Mon 2 Mar 2020 Day 62 -- Stop: Tue 3 Mar 2020 Day 63 --- 23 58 34 M87 12 34 14 51.8 359.1 0.0 0.0 0 1765 23 58 34 00 08 14 --- 12 43 56 51.7 355.2 0.2 0.0 580 1840 23 58 35 00 08 35 M87 12 44 17 51.7 355.1 0.2 0.0 0 1840 00 08 35 00 18 15 --- 12 53 58 51.5 351.3 0.4 0.0 580 1914 00 08 36 00 18 36 M87 12 54 19 51.4 351.2 0.4 0.0 0 1914 00 18 36 00 28 16 --- 13 04 01 51.0 347.4 0.5 0.0 580 1989 00 18 37 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 4 M87 high-resolution jet imaging 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 3 Mar 2020 Day 63 --- 00 28 37 M87 13 04 21 51.0 347.3 0.5 0.0 0 1989 00 28 37 00 38 17 --- 13 14 03 50.5 343.7 0.7 0.0 580 2064 00 28 38 00 38 37 M87 13 14 24 50.5 343.5 0.7 0.0 0 2064 00 38 37 00 48 17 --- 13 24 05 49.8 340.0 0.9 0.0 580 2138 00 38 38 00 48 38 M87 13 24 26 49.7 339.9 0.9 0.0 0 2138 00 48 38 00 58 18 --- 13 34 08 48.9 336.5 1.0 0.0 580 2213 00 48 39 00 59 29 3C273 13 35 19 58.0 328.0 1.1 0.0 23 2213 00 59 29 01 05 29 --- 13 41 20 57.3 325.6 1.2 0.0 360 2259 00 59 30 01 06 40 M87 13 42 31 48.1 333.6 1.2 0.0 23 2259 01 06 40 01 16 20 --- 13 52 13 47.1 330.4 1.3 0.0 580 2334 01 06 41 01 24 20 M87 14 00 14 46.2 327.9 1.5 0.0 458 2334 01 24 20 01 34 00 --- 14 09 56 45.0 325.0 1.6 0.0 580 2409 01 24 21 01 34 21 M87 14 10 16 44.9 324.9 1.6 0.0 0 2409 01 34 21 01 44 01 --- 14 19 58 43.6 322.1 1.8 0.0 580 2484 01 34 22 01 44 21 M87 14 20 19 43.6 322.1 1.8 0.0 0 2484 01 44 21 01 54 01 --- 14 30 00 42.2 319.4 2.0 0.0 580 2558 01 44 22 01 54 22 M87 14 30 21 42.2 319.3 2.0 0.0 0 2558 01 54 22 02 04 02 --- 14 40 03 40.7 316.8 2.1 0.0 580 2633 01 54 23 02 04 23 M87 14 40 23 40.7 316.8 2.1 0.0 0 2633 02 04 23 02 14 03 --- 14 50 05 39.1 314.4 2.3 0.0 580 2708 02 04 24 02 14 24 M87 14 50 26 39.1 314.3 2.3 0.0 0 2708 02 14 24 02 24 04 --- 15 00 07 37.5 312.1 2.5 0.0 580 2782 02 14 25 02 32 04 M87 15 08 09 36.1 310.3 2.6 0.0 458 2782 02 32 04 02 41 44 --- 15 17 50 34.4 308.3 2.8 0.0 580 2857 02 32 05 02 42 04 M87 15 18 11 34.4 308.2 2.8 0.0 0 2857 02 42 04 02 51 44 --- 15 27 53 32.6 306.3 2.9 0.0 580 2932 02 42 05 02 52 05 M87 15 28 13 32.6 306.2 2.9 0.0 0 2932 02 52 05 03 01 45 --- 15 37 55 30.8 304.4 3.1 0.0 580 3007 02 52 06 03 02 06 M87 15 38 16 30.7 304.3 3.1 0.0 0 3007 03 02 06 03 11 46 --- 15 47 57 28.9 302.6 3.3 0.0 580 3081 03 02 07 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 5 M87 high-resolution jet imaging 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 3 Mar 2020 Day 63 --- 03 12 06 M87 15 48 18 28.9 302.5 3.3 0.0 0 3081 03 12 06 03 21 46 --- 15 58 00 27.0 300.8 3.4 0.0 580 3156 03 12 07 03 22 07 M87 15 58 21 26.9 300.8 3.4 0.0 0 3156 03 22 07 03 31 47 --- 16 08 02 25.0 299.2 3.6 0.0 580 3231 03 22 08 03 32 08 M87 16 08 23 25.0 299.1 3.6 0.0 0 3231 03 32 08 03 41 48 --- 16 18 04 23.1 297.6 3.8 0.0 580 3305 03 32 09 03 49 48 M87 16 26 06 21.4 296.4 3.9 0.0 458 3305 03 49 48 03 59 28 --- 16 35 47 19.5 295.0 4.1 0.0 580 3380 03 49 49 03 59 49 M87 16 36 08 19.4 294.9 4.1 0.0 0 3380 03 59 49 04 09 29 --- 16 45 50 17.4 293.6 4.2 0.0 580 3455 03 59 50 04 09 49 M87 16 46 11 17.4 293.5 4.2 0.0 0 3455 04 09 49 04 19 29 --- 16 55 52 15.3 292.2 4.4 0.0 580 3530 04 09 50 04 19 50 M87 16 56 13 15.3 292.2 4.4 0.0 0 3530 04 19 50 04 29 30 --- 17 05 54 13.2 290.9 4.6 0.0 580 3604 04 19 51 04 29 51 M87 17 06 15 13.2 290.9 4.6 0.0 0 3604 04 29 51 04 39 31 --- 17 15 57 11.1 289.7 4.7 0.0 580 3679 04 29 52 04 39 51 M87 17 16 18 11.1 289.6 4.7 0.0 0 3679 04 39 51 04 49 31 --- 17 25 59 9.0 288.4 4.9 0.0 580 3754 04 39 52 04 49 51 M87 17 26 19 8.9 288.4 4.9 0.0 -1 3754 04 49 51 04 59 31 --- 17 36 01 6.8 287.2 5.1 D 0.0 0 3829 04 49 52 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess120.K1024 --- 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: 7 Station: HART Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 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 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 16 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 BBC fr= 187.49 187.49 187.49 187.49 219.49 219.49 219.49 219.49 251.49 251.49 251.49 251.49 283.49 283.49 283.49 283.49 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: 16 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) 3C273B 12 26 33.245835 * 12 29 06.699731 12 30 08.712091 1.03 J1229+0203 02 19 43.30570 * 02 03 08.59820 01 56 26.28114 1.38 * 3C273 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc 1226+023 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 32136 observations. J1229+02 3C274 12 28 17.569280 * 12 30 49.423383 12 31 50.782693 0.00 J1230+1223 12 40 01.74892 * 12 23 28.04374 12 16 44.69064 0.00 1228+126 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1230+12 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 68465 observations. * M87 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 3C273 sess120.K1024 1 2 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 + 0.300 19.000 M87 sess120.K1024 1 2 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 + 14.472 777.244 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) 3C273 156.2 M87 155.9 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