COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: EVN observations of a new sample of faint blazars Exp. Code: EM077B Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 8.10 Bug fixs and minor enhancements PI: Franco Mantovani Address: Istituto di Radioastronomia Via P. Gobetti, 101 I-40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 51 6399377 EMAIL: fmantovani@ira.inaf.it Fax: +39 51 6399431 Phone during observation: Observing mode: Continuum Notes: Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 EVN observations of a new sample of faint blazars UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 May 2010 Day 150 --- Next scan frequencies: 4958.49 4958.49 4974.49 4974.49 4990.49 4990.49 5006.49 5006.49 Next BBC frequencies: 758.49 758.49 774.49 774.49 790.49 790.49 806.49 806.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 15 30 00 OQ208 16 06 56 64.0 271.7 2.0 76.7 0 1 1 0 15 30 00 15 36 00 --- 16 12 57 62.7 272.4 2.1 76.6 360 F 1 23 15 30 01 15 38 10 J1229.5+2711 16 15 08 41.2 280.4 3.8 71.2 92 1 1 23 15 38 10 15 43 10 --- 16 20 09 40.2 280.8 3.8 70.9 300 F 1 43 15 38 11 15 43 38 J1231.7+2848 16 20 37 41.0 282.7 3.8 72.3 25 1 1 43 15 43 38 15 48 38 --- 16 25 38 40.0 283.1 3.9 72.0 300 F 1 62 15 43 39 15 49 34 J1315.1+2841 16 26 34 48.9 279.2 3.2 74.4 39 1 1 62 15 49 34 15 54 34 --- 16 31 35 47.8 279.6 3.3 74.1 300 F 1 81 15 49 35 15 57 34 J1329.0+5009 16 34 35 50.9 312.7 3.1 101.2 145 1 1 81 15 57 34 16 02 34 --- 16 39 36 50.1 312.5 3.2 100.1 300 F 1 101 15 57 35 16 03 08 J1332.7+4722 16 40 10 51.0 308.3 3.1 97.4 28 1 1 101 16 03 08 16 08 08 --- 16 45 11 50.2 308.1 3.2 96.4 300 F 1 120 16 03 09 16 09 58 J1359.6+4010 16 47 01 55.2 296.8 2.8 91.7 96 1 1 120 16 09 58 16 14 58 --- 16 52 02 54.3 296.8 2.9 90.9 300 F 1 139 16 09 59 16 16 00 J1404.2+3413 16 53 04 54.7 286.5 2.8 83.0 49 1 1 139 16 16 00 16 21 00 --- 16 58 05 53.7 286.7 2.9 82.5 300 F 1 159 16 16 01 16 21 21 J1406.9+3433 16 58 26 54.2 287.1 2.9 83.2 18 1 1 159 16 21 21 16 26 21 --- 17 03 26 53.1 287.4 2.9 82.7 300 F 1 178 16 21 22 16 29 33 J1423.3+4830 17 06 39 54.8 311.4 2.7 104.4 166 1 1 178 16 29 33 16 34 33 --- 17 11 40 54.0 311.0 2.8 103.2 300 F 1 197 16 29 34 16 38 01 J1427.9+3247 17 15 08 54.8 283.9 2.8 81.2 179 1 1 197 16 38 01 16 43 01 --- 17 20 09 53.8 284.2 2.9 80.7 300 F 1 217 16 38 02 16 47 05 J1442.3+5236 17 24 14 53.8 318.2 2.7 110.2 208 1 1 217 16 47 05 16 52 05 --- 17 29 15 53.0 317.8 2.8 108.8 300 F 1 236 16 47 06 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 EVN observations of a new sample of faint blazars UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 May 2010 Day 150 --- 16 55 50 J1229.5+2711 17 33 01 25.1 287.8 5.0 66.4 176 1 1 236 16 55 50 17 00 50 --- 17 38 02 24.0 288.3 5.1 66.0 300 F 1 255 16 55 51 17 01 20 J1231.7+2848 17 38 32 25.0 289.8 5.1 66.8 27 1 1 255 17 01 20 17 06 20 --- 17 43 33 24.0 290.2 5.2 66.4 300 F 1 275 17 01 21 17 07 19 J1315.1+2841 17 44 32 32.6 286.2 4.5 69.5 43 1 1 275 17 07 19 17 12 19 --- 17 49 33 31.6 286.6 4.6 69.2 300 F 1 294 17 07 20 17 14 31 J1329.0+5009 17 51 45 38.6 311.7 4.4 85.6 105 1 1 294 17 14 31 17 19 31 --- 17 56 46 37.8 311.8 4.5 84.7 300 F 1 314 17 14 32 17 20 11 J1332.7+4722 17 57 26 38.0 308.2 4.4 83.1 34 1 1 314 17 20 11 17 25 11 --- 18 02 27 37.1 308.3 4.5 82.3 300 F 1 333 17 20 12 17 26 16 J1359.6+4010 18 03 32 40.7 298.3 4.1 80.4 53 1 1 333 17 26 16 17 31 16 --- 18 08 32 39.7 298.5 4.1 79.8 300 F 1 352 17 26 17 17 32 02 J1404.2+3413 18 09 18 39.2 290.8 4.1 75.4 36 1 1 352 17 32 02 17 37 02 --- 18 14 19 38.2 291.1 4.2 74.9 300 F 1 372 17 32 03 17 37 24 J1406.9+3433 18 14 41 38.7 291.4 4.1 75.4 19 1 1 372 17 37 24 17 42 24 --- 18 19 42 37.7 291.7 4.2 74.9 300 F 1 391 17 37 25 17 43 59 J1423.3+4830 18 21 17 42.5 309.3 4.0 88.7 75 1 1 391 17 43 59 17 48 59 --- 18 26 18 41.7 309.3 4.0 87.8 300 F 1 410 17 44 00 17 50 28 J1427.9+3247 18 27 48 39.9 288.6 4.0 74.8 67 1 1 410 17 50 28 17 55 28 --- 18 32 49 38.9 289.0 4.1 74.3 300 F 1 430 17 50 29 17 57 30 J1442.3+5236 18 34 50 43.3 314.9 3.9 93.6 93 1 1 430 17 57 30 18 02 30 --- 18 39 51 42.5 314.8 4.0 92.6 300 F 1 449 17 57 31 18 06 02 J1420.6+0650 18 43 25 24.4 263.0 4.4 58.9 159 1 1 449 18 06 02 18 11 02 --- 18 48 25 23.3 263.7 4.5 59.0 300 F 1 468 18 06 03 18 11 25 J1419.1+0603 18 48 48 22.5 263.2 4.5 58.8 20 1 1 468 18 11 25 18 16 25 --- 18 53 49 21.5 263.9 4.6 58.9 300 F 1 488 18 11 26 18 18 26 J1417.5+2645 18 55 50 30.0 284.9 4.6 67.8 97 1 1 488 18 18 26 18 23 26 --- 19 00 51 29.0 285.4 4.7 67.5 300 F 1 507 18 18 27 18 24 48 J1416.4+1242 19 02 13 22.4 271.6 4.8 61.3 67 1 1 507 18 24 48 18 29 48 --- 19 07 14 21.3 272.2 4.8 61.3 300 F 1 526 18 24 49 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 EVN observations of a new sample of faint blazars UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 May 2010 Day 150 --- 18 31 30 OQ208 19 08 57 25.9 289.0 5.0 67.0 84 1 1 526 18 31 30 18 37 30 --- 19 14 58 24.6 289.5 5.1 66.5 360 F 1 550 18 31 31 18 51 52 J1315.1+2841 19 29 21 11.7 296.5 6.2 60.8 838 1 1 550 18 51 52 18 56 52 --- 19 34 22 10.7 297.1 6.3 60.3 300 F 1 569 18 51 53 18 59 57 J1329.0+5009 19 37 28 22.2 316.2 6.1 67.5 164 1 1 569 18 59 57 19 04 57 --- 19 42 29 21.4 316.5 6.2 66.7 300 F 1 588 18 59 58 19 05 52 J1332.7+4722 19 43 24 20.7 313.6 6.2 66.2 50 1 1 588 19 05 52 19 10 52 --- 19 48 25 20.0 314.0 6.3 65.4 300 F 1 608 19 05 53 19 11 57 J1359.6+4010 19 49 30 21.3 305.0 5.8 66.6 54 1 1 608 19 11 57 19 16 57 --- 19 54 31 20.4 305.4 5.9 66.0 300 F 1 627 19 11 58 19 17 50 J1404.2+3413 19 55 24 18.6 299.3 5.8 64.5 45 1 1 627 19 17 50 19 22 50 --- 20 00 25 17.7 299.8 5.9 64.0 300 F 1 646 19 17 51 19 23 16 J1406.9+3433 20 00 51 18.2 299.9 5.9 64.3 22 1 1 646 19 23 16 19 28 16 --- 20 05 51 17.3 300.3 6.0 63.7 300 F 1 666 19 23 17 19 30 28 J1423.3+4830 20 08 04 25.2 313.0 5.7 70.7 117 1 1 666 19 30 28 19 35 28 --- 20 13 05 24.4 313.3 5.8 69.9 300 F 1 685 19 30 29 19 37 31 J1427.9+3247 20 15 08 18.7 297.5 5.8 64.5 105 1 1 685 19 37 31 19 42 31 --- 20 20 09 17.8 298.0 5.9 64.0 300 F 1 704 19 37 32 19 45 25 J1442.3+5236 20 23 03 27.0 317.2 5.7 73.3 153 1 1 704 19 45 25 19 50 25 --- 20 28 04 26.3 317.4 5.8 72.4 300 F 1 724 19 45 26 20 00 25 J1722.3+3103 20 38 06 48.5 283.1 3.3 76.7 561 1 1 724 20 00 25 20 05 25 --- 20 43 07 47.5 283.5 3.3 76.4 300 F 1 743 20 00 26 20 07 00 J1629.7+2117 20 44 42 32.8 276.6 4.2 65.9 69 1 1 743 20 07 00 20 12 00 --- 20 49 43 31.8 277.2 4.3 65.7 300 F 1 763 20 07 01 20 12 46 J1606.0+2031 20 50 29 26.3 279.1 4.7 64.5 35 1 1 763 20 12 46 20 17 46 --- 20 55 29 25.2 279.7 4.8 64.3 300 F 1 782 20 12 47 20 18 34 J1543.6+1847 20 56 18 19.5 280.6 5.2 62.7 37 1 1 782 20 18 34 20 23 34 --- 21 01 19 18.5 281.2 5.3 62.5 300 F 1 801 20 18 35 21 46 58 J1722.3+3103 22 24 57 26.7 291.8 5.0 68.2 4988 1 1 801 21 46 58 21 51 58 --- 22 29 57 25.7 292.2 5.1 67.7 300 F 1 821 21 46 59 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 5 EVN observations of a new sample of faint blazars UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 May 2010 Day 150 --- 21 53 54 J1629.7+2117 22 31 54 10.5 288.6 6.0 60.5 89 1 1 821 21 53 54 21 58 54 --- 22 36 55 9.5 289.2 6.1 60.2 300 F 1 840 21 53 55 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: em077b.6cm Matches group sh6cm in /irasoft/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Update freq. range AnTao 22Mar08 Setup group: 11 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 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 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 11 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 4958.49 4958.49 4974.49 4974.49 4990.49 4990.49 5006.49 5006.49 BBC fr= 758.49 758.49 774.49 774.49 790.49 790.49 806.49 806.49 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 13510 13510 13510 13510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 13510 13510 13510 13510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- EVN observations of a new sample of faint blazars Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J1229.5+2711 12 27 04.760348 * 12 29 34.266000 12 30 07.046118 0.00 27 28 30.61441 * 27 11 56.31000 27 08 28.39004 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.999 baseline hours above horizon. * J1231.7+2848 12 29 14.726915 * 12 31 43.592000 12 32 16.259245 0.00 29 04 22.79739 * 28 47 49.71000 28 44 22.47962 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 19.000 baseline hours above horizon. * J1315.1+2841 13 12 51.421408 * 13 15 13.523000 13 15 44.988580 0.00 28 56 43.67856 * 28 40 53.58000 28 37 34.46037 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 20.499 baseline hours above horizon. * J1329.0+5009 13 27 02.204551 * 13 29 05.824000 13 29 33.817329 0.00 50 24 55.31398 * 50 09 26.54000 50 06 16.47426 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 21.250 baseline hours above horizon. * J1332.7+4722 13 30 39.901922 * 13 32 45.270000 13 33 13.578275 0.00 47 37 45.33588 * 47 22 22.64000 47 19 13.13726 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 20.498 baseline hours above horizon. * J1359.6+4010 13 57 32.363117 * 13 59 38.097000 14 00 06.459700 0.00 40 26 08.85203 * 40 11 38.14000 40 08 37.07078 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 19.833 baseline hours above horizon. * J1404.2+3413 14 02 06.287004 * 14 04 16.690000 14 04 45.962728 0.00 34 27 42.84433 * 34 13 22.24000 34 10 21.92695 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 19.833 baseline hours above horizon. * J1406.9+3433 14 04 44.204046 * 14 06 53.858000 14 07 22.987491 0.00 34 47 51.95877 * 34 33 37.29000 34 30 38.21155 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 19.833 baseline hours above horizon. * J1416.4+1242 14 14 03.338535 * 14 16 28.652000 14 17 00.955724 0.00 12 56 06.08530 * 12 42 13.59000 12 39 14.45533 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 17.333 baseline hours above horizon. * J1417.5+2645 14 15 15.608996 * 14 17 30.413000 14 18 00.580066 0.00 26 58 46.85762 * 26 44 57.16000 26 42 01.46442 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 17.333 baseline hours above horizon. * J1419.1+0603 14 16 39.577962 * 14 19 09.262000 14 19 42.488337 0.00 06 17 14.76038 * 06 03 28.71000 06 00 29.56871 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 17.333 baseline hours above horizon. * J1420.6+0650 14 18 11.782977 * 14 20 40.893000 14 21 14.003426 0.00 07 04 41.89586 * 06 50 59.66000 06 48 01.48145 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 17.333 baseline hours above horizon. * J1423.3+4830 14 21 28.329221 * 14 23 17.972000 14 23 43.240716 0.00 48 43 50.50812 * 48 30 15.89000 48 27 27.12170 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 19.832 baseline hours above horizon. * J1427.9+3247 14 25 53.655167 * 14 28 01.575000 14 28 30.390442 0.00 33 00 52.72402 * 32 47 29.85000 32 44 40.66002 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 19.832 baseline hours above horizon. * J1442.3+5236 14 40 42.628698 * 14 42 19.572000 14 42 42.384860 0.00 52 49 04.20949 * 52 36 21.07000 52 33 42.78002 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 21.249 baseline hours above horizon. * J1539.1-0658 15 36 29.290851 * 15 39 09.648000 15 39 45.361299 0.00 -06 49 00.92288 *-06 58 43.49000 -07 00 52.22222 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 16.500 baseline hours above horizon. * J1543.6+1847 15 41 28.887031 * 15 43 43.819000 15 44 14.155398 0.00 18 56 45.52225 * 18 47 20.20000 18 45 17.28634 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.083 baseline hours above horizon. * J1606.0+2031 16 03 54.143619 * 16 06 05.908000 16 06 35.604991 0.00 20 40 11.01838 * 20 32 09.11000 20 30 23.54338 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.083 baseline hours above horizon. * J1629.7+2117 16 27 37.816457 * 16 29 47.541000 16 30 16.817775 0.00 21 23 46.72279 * 21 17 18.12000 21 15 51.83790 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 19.666 baseline hours above horizon. * J1722.3+3103 17 20 23.841886 * 17 22 17.931000 17 22 43.944609 0.00 31 06 17.60239 * 31 03 29.48000 31 02 48.33405 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 20.415 baseline hours above horizon. J1407+2827 14 04 45.615156 * 14 07 00.394414 14 07 30.534718 0.23 1404+286 28 41 29.23519 * 28 27 14.69022 28 24 14.37519 0.40 J1407+28 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2008a_astro 0.400 scan hours, 19.100 baseline hours above horizon. 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) J1229.5+2711 104.0 J1231.7+2848 103.5 J1315.1+2841 111.0 J1329.0+5009 97.7 J1332.7+4722 100.1 J1359.6+4010 108.8 J1404.2+3413 114.1 J1406.9+3433 114.1 J1416.4+1242 132.4 J1417.5+2645 121.8 J1419.1+0603 137.5 J1420.6+0650 137.2 J1423.3+4830 104.2 J1427.9+3247 118.1 J1442.3+5236 102.0 J1539.1-0658 160.7 J1543.6+1847 137.8 J1606.0+2031 137.2 J1629.7+2117 136.9 J1722.3+3103 125.6 OQ208 119.0 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