COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: EVN observations of a new sample of faint blazars Exp. Code: EM077C 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 31 May 2010 Day 151 --- 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 13 00 00 J1006.5+0509 13 40 28 33.7 253.9 3.6 55.7 0 1 1 0 13 00 00 13 06 00 --- 13 46 29 32.5 254.9 3.7 56.1 360 F 1 23 13 00 01 13 06 15 J1006.5+0509 13 46 44 32.4 254.9 3.7 56.1 13 1 1 23 13 06 15 13 11 15 --- 13 51 45 31.4 255.7 3.7 56.4 300 F 1 43 13 06 16 13 12 11 J1010.8-0201 13 52 41 27.9 248.4 3.7 52.8 46 1 1 43 13 12 11 13 17 11 --- 13 57 42 26.9 249.3 3.8 53.3 300 F 1 62 13 12 12 13 17 40 J1011.5-0423 13 58 11 25.5 247.2 3.8 52.3 25 1 1 62 13 17 40 13 22 40 --- 14 03 12 24.5 248.0 3.9 52.8 300 F 1 81 13 17 41 13 23 19 J1028.5-0236 14 03 51 28.8 246.8 3.6 52.0 30 1 1 81 13 23 19 13 28 19 --- 14 08 52 27.9 247.6 3.7 52.4 300 F 1 101 13 23 20 13 28 41 J1028.6-0336 14 09 14 27.2 246.8 3.7 52.1 19 1 1 101 13 28 41 13 33 41 --- 14 14 14 26.2 247.7 3.8 52.5 300 F 1 120 13 28 42 13 36 44 J1224.5+2613 14 17 19 65.0 265.7 1.9 72.1 117 1 1 120 13 36 44 13 41 44 --- 14 22 20 63.9 266.5 2.0 72.2 300 F 1 139 13 36 45 13 42 19 J1222.6+2934 14 22 55 64.2 274.3 2.0 78.9 25 1 1 139 13 42 19 13 47 19 --- 14 27 55 63.1 274.7 2.1 78.7 300 F 1 159 13 42 20 13 47 44 J1217.1+2925 14 28 20 61.8 275.0 2.2 78.2 20 1 1 159 13 47 44 13 52 44 --- 14 33 21 60.8 275.4 2.3 78.0 300 F 1 178 13 47 45 13 53 20 J1213.0+3248 14 33 57 60.3 282.5 2.3 83.6 27 1 1 178 13 53 20 13 58 20 --- 14 38 58 59.3 282.8 2.4 83.1 300 F 1 197 13 53 21 13 59 01 J1206.2+2823 14 39 39 56.9 275.1 2.5 75.7 31 1 1 197 13 59 01 14 04 01 --- 14 44 39 55.8 275.6 2.6 75.5 300 F 1 217 13 59 02 14 06 28 J1025.9+1253 14 47 07 27.7 268.6 4.3 61.4 99 1 1 217 14 06 28 14 11 28 --- 14 52 08 26.7 269.3 4.4 61.4 300 F 1 236 14 06 29 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 31 May 2010 Day 151 --- 14 12 49 J1116.1+0828 14 53 29 34.8 257.8 3.6 57.8 65 1 1 236 14 12 49 14 17 49 --- 14 58 30 33.8 258.6 3.7 58.1 300 F 1 255 14 12 50 14 19 07 J1150.4+0156 14 59 48 36.7 246.3 3.1 51.6 64 1 1 255 14 19 07 14 24 07 --- 15 04 49 35.8 247.2 3.2 52.2 300 F 1 275 14 19 08 14 25 00 J1204.2-0710 15 05 42 32.2 236.3 3.0 45.9 40 1 1 275 14 25 00 14 30 00 --- 15 10 43 31.3 237.4 3.1 46.6 300 F 1 294 14 25 01 14 30 59 J1223.9+0650 15 11 43 44.0 247.0 2.8 52.5 37 1 1 294 14 30 59 14 35 59 --- 15 16 43 43.0 248.0 2.9 53.1 300 F 1 314 14 31 00 14 36 43 3C273 15 17 28 40.9 242.1 2.8 49.2 36 1 1 314 14 36 43 14 41 43 --- 15 22 29 39.9 243.1 2.9 49.8 300 F 1 333 14 36 44 14 44 16 J1006.5+0509 15 25 02 11.7 269.0 5.3 59.3 104 1 1 333 14 44 16 14 49 16 --- 15 30 03 10.6 269.6 5.4 59.3 300 F 1 352 14 44 17 14 50 14 J1010.8-0201 15 31 01 7.5 262.9 5.3 58.3 49 1 1 352 14 50 14 14 55 14 --- 15 36 01 6.5 263.6 5.4 58.4 300 F 1 372 14 50 15 14 55 44 J1011.5-0423 15 36 32 5.3 261.6 5.4 58.2 26 1 1 372 14 55 44 15 00 44 --- 15 41 32 4.2 262.2 5.5 D 58.3 0 F 1 391 14 55 45 15 01 25 J1028.5-0236 15 42 13 8.6 261.6 5.2 58.0 33 1 1 391 15 01 25 15 06 25 --- 15 47 14 7.5 262.3 5.3 58.1 300 F 1 410 15 01 26 15 06 47 J1028.6-0336 15 47 36 7.0 261.4 5.3 58.0 19 1 1 410 15 06 47 15 11 47 --- 15 52 37 5.9 262.1 5.4 58.2 300 F 1 430 15 06 48 15 15 05 J1224.5+2613 15 55 56 43.9 277.7 3.5 71.0 133 1 1 430 15 15 05 15 20 05 --- 16 00 57 42.8 278.2 3.6 70.8 300 F 1 449 15 15 06 15 20 40 J1222.6+2934 16 01 31 43.4 282.8 3.6 73.6 28 1 1 449 15 20 40 15 25 40 --- 16 06 32 42.3 283.2 3.7 73.3 300 F 1 468 15 20 41 15 26 05 J1217.1+2925 16 06 58 41.0 283.6 3.8 72.8 21 1 1 468 15 26 05 15 31 05 --- 16 11 58 40.0 284.0 3.9 72.4 300 F 1 488 15 26 06 15 31 41 J1213.0+3248 16 12 34 40.0 288.6 4.0 74.8 29 1 1 488 15 31 41 15 36 41 --- 16 17 35 38.9 288.9 4.1 74.3 300 F 1 507 15 31 42 15 37 26 J1206.2+2823 16 18 20 36.1 284.2 4.2 70.5 38 1 1 507 15 37 26 15 42 26 --- 16 23 21 35.0 284.7 4.3 70.2 300 F 1 526 15 37 27 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 31 May 2010 Day 151 --- 15 45 18 J1025.9+1253 16 26 13 6.7 281.0 6.0 59.6 123 1 1 526 15 45 18 15 50 18 --- 16 31 14 5.6 281.6 6.1 59.3 300 F 1 546 15 45 19 15 51 32 J1116.1+0828 16 32 29 13.8 271.6 5.3 59.9 59 1 1 546 15 51 32 15 56 32 --- 16 37 30 12.7 272.3 5.3 59.9 300 F 1 565 15 51 33 15 57 48 J1150.4+0156 16 38 46 16.4 262.1 4.8 58.1 64 1 1 565 15 57 48 16 02 48 --- 16 43 47 15.3 262.8 4.9 58.2 300 F 1 584 15 57 49 16 04 02 J1204.2-0710 16 45 01 13.0 253.1 4.7 55.7 62 1 1 584 16 04 02 16 09 02 --- 16 50 02 12.0 253.9 4.8 56.0 300 F 1 604 16 04 03 16 10 17 J1223.9+0650 16 51 17 23.4 263.6 4.4 59.0 54 1 1 604 16 10 17 16 15 17 --- 16 56 17 22.3 264.3 4.5 59.1 300 F 1 623 16 10 18 16 16 02 3C273 16 57 02 20.8 259.3 4.5 57.3 38 1 1 623 16 16 02 16 21 02 --- 17 02 03 19.7 260.0 4.5 57.6 300 F 1 643 16 16 03 16 55 02 J1224.5+2613 17 36 09 23.0 287.7 5.2 65.4 2010 1 1 643 16 55 02 17 00 02 --- 17 41 10 22.0 288.2 5.3 65.0 300 F 1 662 16 55 03 17 00 37 J1222.6+2934 17 41 45 22.9 291.7 5.3 66.1 29 1 1 662 17 00 37 17 05 37 --- 17 46 45 21.9 292.2 5.4 65.7 300 F 1 681 17 00 38 17 06 06 J1217.1+2925 17 47 15 20.6 292.6 5.5 65.1 25 1 1 681 17 06 06 17 11 06 --- 17 52 16 19.6 293.1 5.6 64.6 300 F 1 701 17 06 07 17 11 43 J1213.0+3248 17 52 52 20.1 296.8 5.7 65.3 31 1 1 701 17 11 43 17 16 43 --- 17 57 53 19.2 297.3 5.7 64.8 300 F 1 720 17 11 44 17 17 32 J1206.2+2823 17 58 43 15.8 293.9 5.9 62.8 42 1 1 720 17 17 32 17 22 32 --- 18 03 44 14.8 294.4 5.9 62.3 300 F 1 739 17 17 33 18 31 53 J1400.7+0425 19 13 16 12.5 267.5 5.2 59.1 4132 1 1 739 18 31 53 18 36 53 --- 19 18 17 11.5 268.2 5.3 59.1 300 F 1 759 18 31 54 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: em077c.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) * J1006.5+0509 10 04 00.921376 * 10 06 37.638000 10 07 11.044917 0.00 05 24 32.94638 * 05 09 53.73000 05 06 44.08702 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.517 scan hours, 24.416 baseline hours above horizon. * J1010.8-0201 10 08 18.307595 * 10 10 51.022000 10 11 23.593237 0.00 -01 47 39.43387 *-02 02 27.46000 -02 05 41.46640 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.917 baseline hours above horizon. * J1011.5-0423 10 08 58.796330 * 10 11 30.250000 10 12 02.553128 0.00 -04 08 38.29063 *-04 23 27.67000 -04 26 42.76472 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.083 baseline hours above horizon. * J1025.9+1253 10 23 16.282872 * 10 25 56.283000 10 26 30.507670 0.00 13 09 05.38281 * 12 53 48.91000 12 50 33.96294 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.916 baseline hours above horizon. * J1028.5-0236 10 26 01.427425 * 10 28 34.037000 10 29 06.689815 0.00 -02 21 38.36906 *-02 36 59.61000 -02 40 20.97141 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.917 baseline hours above horizon. * J1028.6-0336 10 26 08.188641 * 10 28 40.345000 10 29 12.900700 0.00 -03 20 57.78687 *-03 36 19.22000 -03 39 40.96140 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.917 baseline hours above horizon. * J1116.1+0828 11 13 34.236706 * 11 16 09.976000 11 16 43.588833 0.00 08 45 44.73627 * 08 29 22.05000 08 25 51.28208 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.916 baseline hours above horizon. * J1150.4+0156 11 47 50.925392 * 11 50 24.800000 11 50 58.208615 0.00 02 13 01.00253 * 01 56 20.04000 01 52 43.01222 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 18.916 baseline hours above horizon. * J1204.2-0710 12 01 42.796323 * 12 04 16.665000 12 04 50.151436 0.00 -06 53 26.73304 *-07 10 08.79000 -07 13 49.02880 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 16.667 baseline hours above horizon. * J1206.2+2823 12 03 46.694676 * 12 06 19.655000 12 06 53.032466 0.00 28 39 36.27095 * 28 22 54.57000 28 19 25.91714 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 20.500 baseline hours above horizon. * J1213.0+3248 12 10 32.292996 * 12 13 03.827000 12 13 36.971028 0.00 33 04 17.56436 * 32 47 36.97000 32 44 09.77460 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 20.500 baseline hours above horizon. * J1213.2+1443 12 10 41.961642 * 12 13 14.797000 12 13 48.133279 0.00 15 00 41.07847 * 14 44 00.43000 14 40 27.56948 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 15.750 baseline hours above horizon. * J1217.1+2925 12 14 37.116663 * 12 17 08.255000 12 17 41.317173 0.00 29 42 13.03414 * 29 25 33.50000 29 22 05.44490 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 20.500 baseline hours above horizon. * J1222.6+2934 12 20 13.026370 * 12 22 43.222000 12 23 16.118417 0.00 29 51 19.08340 * 29 34 41.54000 29 31 13.85130 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 20.500 baseline hours above horizon. * J1223.9+0650 12 21 21.662720 * 12 23 54.620000 12 24 28.024666 0.00 07 06 39.91652 * 06 50 02.74000 06 46 28.00094 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 19.667 baseline hours above horizon. * J1224.5+2613 12 22 04.021031 * 12 24 34.421000 12 25 07.350846 0.00 26 29 53.43014 * 26 13 16.66000 26 09 48.09032 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 20.499 baseline hours above horizon. * J1225.5+0715 12 22 58.400584 * 12 25 31.247000 12 26 04.637366 0.00 07 32 30.02458 * 07 15 53.57000 07 12 19.11332 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 15.750 baseline hours above horizon. * J1311.3-0521 13 08 42.241929 * 13 11 17.846000 13 11 52.057109 0.00 -05 05 24.28988 *-05 21 20.04000 -05 24 49.57801 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 15.750 baseline hours above horizon. * J1320.4+0140 13 17 53.715455 * 13 20 26.770000 13 21 00.475798 0.00 01 56 19.48932 * 01 40 36.60000 01 37 11.72869 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 15.750 baseline hours above horizon. * J1400.7+0425 13 58 17.298374 * 14 00 48.424000 14 01 21.891195 0.00 04 39 59.85370 * 04 25 31.05000 04 22 22.58143 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.417 scan hours, 17.333 baseline hours above horizon. * J1416.4+1242 14 14 03.338535 * 14 16 28.652000 14 17 00.957423 0.00 12 56 06.08530 * 12 42 13.59000 12 39 14.54337 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.100 scan hours, 3.600 baseline hours above horizon. * J1419.1+0603 14 16 39.577962 * 14 19 09.262000 14 19 42.490739 0.00 06 17 14.76038 * 06 03 28.71000 06 00 29.63246 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.100 scan hours, 3.600 baseline hours above horizon. * J1420.6+0650 14 18 11.782977 * 14 20 40.893000 14 21 14.005877 0.00 07 04 41.89586 * 06 50 59.66000 06 48 01.54870 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.100 scan hours, 3.600 baseline hours above horizon. * J1539.1-0658 15 36 29.290851 * 15 39 09.648000 15 39 45.370605 0.00 -06 49 00.92288 *-06 58 43.49000 -07 00 52.19898 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.100 scan hours, 3.600 baseline hours above horizon. J1229+0203 12 26 33.245836 * 12 29 06.699732 12 29 40.233668 0.30 * 3C273 02 19 43.30564 * 02 03 08.59814 01 59 32.85706 0.20 3C273B /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba 1226+023 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2008a_astro J1229+02 0.333 scan hours, 15.166 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) J1006.5+0509 81.8 J1010.8-0201 85.5 J1011.5-0423 86.5 J1025.9+1253 83.4 J1028.5-0236 89.8 J1028.6-0336 90.2 J1116.1+0828 96.5 J1150.4+0156 107.0 J1204.2-0710 113.6 J1206.2+2823 98.2 J1213.0+3248 97.2 J1213.2+1443 106.4 J1217.1+2925 99.7 J1222.6+2934 100.6 J1223.9+0650 112.4 J1224.5+2613 102.8 J1225.5+0715 112.6 J1311.3-0521 128.4 J1320.4+0140 127.3 J1400.7+0425 134.2 J1416.4+1242 131.7 J1419.1+0603 136.8 J1420.6+0650 136.5 J1539.1-0658 160.1 3C273 115.7 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