COVER INFORMATION Station: ATCA (Code At ) Experiment: Proper motion of the newly discovered helical filaments in the M87 pc-sc Exp. Code: gs039 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Tuomas Savolainen Address: Aalto University Metsahovi Radio Observatory Metsahovintie 114 02540 Kylmala Finland Phone: +358 29 442 4855 EMAIL: tuomas.k.savolainen@aalto.fi Fax: +358 9 256 4531 Phone during observation: +358 50 581 9717 Observing mode: EVN+LBA+VLBA L-band continuum, dual-pol Notes: Please send diskpacks to JIVE Fringe finder: 3C273 Schedule for ATCA (Code At ) Page 2 Proper motion of the newly discovered helical filaments in the M87 pc-sc 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 26 May 2017 Day 146 --- Next scan frequencies: 1594.00 1594.00 1658.00 1658.00 Next BBC frequencies: 894.00 894.00 958.00 958.00 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 09 00 00 1226+023 11 14 46 53.1 32.4 -1.3 -152.4 0 0 09 00 00 09 03 00 --- 11 17 46 53.4 31.3 -1.2 -153.3 180 23 09 00 01 09 04 00 1226+023 11 18 47 53.5 30.9 -1.2 -153.6 56 23 09 04 00 09 07 00 --- 11 21 47 53.9 29.8 -1.1 -154.6 180 46 09 04 01 09 08 00 1226+023 11 22 47 54.0 29.4 -1.1 -154.9 56 46 09 08 00 09 11 00 --- 11 25 48 54.3 28.3 -1.1 -155.9 180 69 09 08 01 09 12 00 1226+023 11 26 48 54.4 27.9 -1.1 -156.2 56 69 09 12 00 09 15 00 --- 11 29 48 54.7 26.7 -1.0 -157.2 180 92 09 12 01 09 16 00 1226+023 11 30 49 54.8 26.3 -1.0 -157.5 56 92 09 16 00 09 19 00 --- 11 33 49 55.1 25.1 -0.9 -158.5 180 115 09 16 01 09 20 00 1226+023 11 34 49 55.2 24.6 -0.9 -158.9 56 115 09 20 00 09 23 00 --- 11 37 50 55.4 23.4 -0.9 -159.9 180 138 09 20 01 09 24 00 1226+023 11 38 50 55.5 23.0 -0.9 -160.3 56 138 09 24 00 09 27 00 --- 11 41 50 55.7 21.7 -0.8 -161.3 180 161 09 24 01 09 28 00 1226+023 11 42 50 55.8 21.3 -0.8 -161.7 56 161 09 28 00 09 31 00 --- 11 45 51 56.1 20.0 -0.7 -162.8 180 184 09 28 01 09 32 00 1226+023 11 46 51 56.1 19.6 -0.7 -163.1 56 184 09 32 00 09 35 00 --- 11 49 52 56.3 18.3 -0.7 -164.3 180 207 09 32 01 09 36 00 1226+023 11 50 52 56.4 17.9 -0.7 -164.6 56 207 09 36 00 09 39 00 --- 11 53 52 56.6 16.6 -0.6 -165.7 180 230 09 36 01 09 40 00 1226+023 11 54 52 56.7 16.1 -0.6 -166.1 56 230 09 40 00 09 43 00 --- 11 57 53 56.8 14.8 -0.5 -167.3 180 253 09 40 01 09 44 00 1226+023 11 58 53 56.9 14.3 -0.5 -167.6 56 253 09 44 00 09 47 00 --- 12 01 54 57.0 13.0 -0.5 -168.8 180 276 09 44 01 09 48 00 1226+023 12 02 54 57.1 12.5 -0.5 -169.2 56 276 09 48 00 09 51 00 --- 12 05 54 57.2 11.2 -0.4 -170.4 180 300 09 48 01 09 52 00 1226+023 12 06 54 57.3 10.7 -0.4 -170.8 56 300 09 52 00 09 55 00 --- 12 09 55 57.4 9.3 -0.3 -171.9 180 323 09 52 01 Schedule for ATCA (Code At ) Page 3 Proper motion of the newly discovered helical filaments in the M87 pc-sc 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 26 May 2017 Day 146 --- 09 56 00 1226+023 12 10 55 57.4 8.9 -0.3 -172.3 56 323 09 56 00 09 59 00 --- 12 13 56 57.5 7.5 -0.3 -173.5 180 346 09 56 01 ---------- EVN joins the array ---------- 10 00 00 1219+044 12 14 56 55.5 3.7 -0.1 -176.8 49 346 10 00 00 10 02 00 --- 12 16 56 55.5 2.8 -0.1 -177.6 120 361 10 00 01 10 02 50 1228+126 12 17 46 47.3 5.0 -0.2 -175.6 21 361 10 02 50 10 12 00 --- 12 26 58 47.4 1.7 -0.1 -178.5 550 431 10 02 51 10 12 20 1228+126 12 27 18 47.4 1.6 -0.1 -178.6 17 431 10 12 20 10 22 00 --- 12 36 59 47.4 -1.9 0.1 178.3 580 506 10 12 21 10 22 50 1219+044 12 37 49 55.4 -6.4 0.2 174.5 21 506 10 22 50 10 25 00 --- 12 40 00 55.3 -7.3 0.3 173.6 130 522 10 22 51 10 26 00 1253-055 12 41 00 65.3 9.6 -0.3 -171.7 26 522 10 26 00 10 28 00 --- 12 43 00 65.3 8.4 -0.2 -172.7 120 538 10 26 01 10 29 30 1228+126 12 44 31 47.3 -4.6 0.2 175.9 31 538 10 29 30 10 39 00 --- 12 54 02 47.1 -8.0 0.4 172.9 570 611 10 29 31 10 39 20 1228+126 12 54 22 47.0 -8.1 0.4 172.8 17 611 10 39 20 10 49 00 --- 13 04 04 46.7 -11.6 0.5 169.8 580 685 10 39 21 10 49 50 1219+044 13 04 54 54.2 -17.9 0.7 164.6 23 685 10 49 50 10 52 00 --- 13 07 04 54.0 -18.8 0.7 163.8 130 701 10 49 51 10 52 50 1228+126 13 07 54 46.5 -12.9 0.6 168.6 23 701 10 52 50 11 02 00 --- 13 17 06 46.0 -16.1 0.8 165.8 550 772 10 52 51 11 02 20 1228+126 13 17 26 46.0 -16.2 0.8 165.7 17 772 11 02 20 11 12 00 --- 13 27 08 45.4 -19.4 0.9 162.9 580 846 11 02 21 11 12 50 1219+044 13 27 58 52.2 -27.0 1.1 156.9 25 846 11 12 50 11 15 00 --- 13 30 08 52.0 -27.8 1.1 156.2 130 863 11 12 51 11 15 40 1226+023 13 30 48 54.6 -26.9 1.0 157.0 28 863 11 15 40 11 23 00 --- 13 38 09 53.9 -29.8 1.1 154.6 440 919 11 15 41 11 24 00 1253-055 13 39 10 63.6 -24.1 0.7 159.2 26 919 11 24 00 11 26 00 --- 13 41 10 63.5 -25.2 0.7 158.3 120 934 11 24 01 Schedule for ATCA (Code At ) Page 4 Proper motion of the newly discovered helical filaments in the M87 pc-sc 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 26 May 2017 Day 146 --- 11 27 30 1228+126 13 42 40 44.1 -24.5 1.2 158.5 28 934 11 27 30 11 37 00 --- 13 52 12 43.2 -27.5 1.3 156.0 570 1007 11 27 31 11 37 20 1228+126 13 52 32 43.2 -27.6 1.3 155.9 17 1007 11 37 20 11 47 00 --- 14 02 13 42.1 -30.5 1.5 153.4 580 1082 11 37 21 11 47 50 1219+044 14 03 03 48.1 -39.1 1.7 147.0 27 1082 11 47 50 11 50 00 --- 14 05 14 47.8 -39.7 1.7 146.4 130 1098 11 47 51 ---------- Zelenchuskaya joins ---------- 11 50 50 1228+126 14 06 04 41.7 -31.6 1.6 152.4 27 1098 11 50 50 12 00 00 --- 14 15 15 40.6 -34.2 1.7 150.2 550 1169 11 50 51 12 00 20 1228+126 14 15 36 40.6 -34.3 1.7 150.1 17 1169 12 00 20 12 10 00 --- 14 25 17 39.4 -37.0 1.9 147.9 580 1243 12 00 21 ---------- Svetloe, Irbene and Torun join ---------- 12 10 50 1219+044 14 26 07 44.7 -45.8 2.0 141.6 29 1243 12 10 50 12 13 00 --- 14 28 18 44.4 -46.4 2.1 141.2 130 1260 12 10 51 12 13 50 1228+126 14 29 08 38.9 -38.0 2.0 147.1 29 1260 12 13 50 12 23 00 --- 14 38 19 37.6 -40.3 2.1 145.1 550 1330 12 13 51 12 23 20 1228+126 14 38 39 37.6 -40.4 2.1 145.0 17 1330 12 23 20 12 33 00 --- 14 48 21 36.2 -42.8 2.3 143.1 580 1404 12 23 21 12 33 50 1219+044 14 49 11 41.0 -51.8 2.4 137.2 31 1404 12 33 50 12 36 00 --- 14 51 21 40.6 -52.3 2.5 136.8 130 1421 12 33 51 12 37 00 1253-055 14 52 22 53.5 -53.8 1.9 135.6 17 1421 12 37 00 12 39 00 --- 14 54 22 53.2 -54.4 2.0 135.1 120 1436 12 37 01 12 40 30 1228+126 14 55 52 35.1 -44.6 2.4 141.6 31 1436 12 40 30 12 50 00 --- 15 05 24 33.6 -46.8 2.6 139.9 570 1509 12 40 31 12 50 20 1228+126 15 05 44 33.5 -46.9 2.6 139.8 17 1509 12 50 20 13 00 00 --- 15 15 25 32.0 -49.0 2.7 138.2 580 1583 12 50 21 ---------- HartRAO and Onsala join ---------- 13 00 50 1219+044 15 16 15 36.2 -57.9 2.9 132.8 31 1583 13 00 50 13 03 00 --- 15 18 26 35.8 -58.3 2.9 132.5 130 1600 13 00 51 Schedule for ATCA (Code At ) Page 5 Proper motion of the newly discovered helical filaments in the M87 pc-sc 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 26 May 2017 Day 146 --- 13 03 50 1228+126 15 19 16 31.4 -49.8 2.8 137.5 31 1600 13 03 50 13 13 00 --- 15 28 27 29.8 -51.7 2.9 136.1 550 1670 13 03 51 13 13 30 1228+126 15 28 58 29.7 -51.8 3.0 136.0 27 1670 13 13 30 13 23 00 --- 15 38 29 28.1 -53.7 3.1 134.6 570 1743 13 13 31 13 23 50 1219+044 15 39 19 31.9 -62.5 3.3 129.9 31 1743 13 23 50 13 26 00 --- 15 41 30 31.5 -62.9 3.3 129.6 130 1760 13 23 51 13 27 00 1253-055 15 42 30 44.1 -66.3 2.8 127.4 17 1760 13 27 00 13 29 00 --- 15 44 30 43.7 -66.7 2.8 127.1 120 1775 13 27 01 ---------- Medicina joins ---------- 13 30 30 1228+126 15 46 00 26.8 -55.2 3.2 133.5 35 1775 13 30 30 13 40 00 --- 15 55 32 25.1 -56.9 3.4 132.2 570 1848 13 30 31 13 40 30 1228+126 15 56 02 25.0 -57.0 3.4 132.2 27 1848 13 40 30 13 50 00 --- 16 05 34 23.2 -58.7 3.6 131.0 570 1921 13 40 31 ---------- Effelsberg, Jodrell Bank and Westerbork join ---------- 13 51 00 1219+044 16 06 34 26.6 -67.3 3.7 127.0 41 1921 13 51 00 13 53 00 --- 16 08 34 26.2 -67.7 3.8 126.8 120 1937 13 51 01 13 54 00 1228+126 16 09 34 22.5 -59.4 3.6 130.5 41 1937 13 54 00 14 03 00 --- 16 18 36 20.8 -60.9 3.8 129.5 540 2006 13 54 01 14 03 30 1228+126 16 19 06 20.7 -61.0 3.8 129.4 27 2006 14 03 30 14 13 00 --- 16 28 37 18.9 -62.5 3.9 128.4 570 2079 14 03 31 14 14 00 1219+044 16 29 37 21.9 -71.0 4.1 125.1 41 2079 14 14 00 14 16 00 --- 16 31 38 21.5 -71.3 4.1 124.9 120 2094 14 14 01 14 16 50 1226+023 16 32 28 24.0 -72.4 4.0 124.6 38 2094 14 16 50 14 24 00 --- 16 39 39 22.5 -73.5 4.2 124.1 430 2149 14 16 51 14 25 10 1253-055 16 40 49 32.2 -76.8 3.7 122.3 36 2149 14 25 10 14 27 10 --- 16 42 50 31.8 -77.1 3.8 122.2 120 2164 14 25 11 14 28 30 1219+044 16 44 10 18.9 -73.2 4.3 124.0 37 2164 14 28 30 14 30 40 --- 16 46 20 18.5 -73.5 4.4 123.9 130 2181 14 28 31 14 31 40 1228+126 16 47 20 15.3 -65.5 4.3 126.5 42 2181 14 31 40 14 40 40 --- 16 56 22 13.5 -66.8 4.4 125.7 540 2250 14 31 41 Schedule for ATCA (Code At ) Page 6 Proper motion of the newly discovered helical filaments in the M87 pc-sc 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 26 May 2017 Day 146 --- 14 41 10 1228+126 16 56 52 13.4 -66.9 4.4 125.7 27 2250 14 41 10 14 50 40 --- 17 06 23 11.5 -68.2 4.6 D 124.9 0 2323 14 41 11 14 51 40 1219+044 17 07 24 14.1 -76.5 4.7 122.7 42 2323 14 51 40 14 53 50 --- 17 09 34 13.6 -76.8 4.8 122.6 130 2340 14 51 41 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess217.L1024glob Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: at20cm Setup group: 12 Station: ATCA Total bit rate: 1024 Format: LBA Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate:128.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 700.00 700.00 700.00 700.00 Net SB= U U U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1594.00 1594.00 1658.00 1658.00 BBC fr= 894.00 894.00 958.00 958.00 Bandwd= 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 Matching frequency sets: 1 Track assignments are: track1= 0, 2, 4, 6 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 1219+044 12 19 49.255033 * 12 22 22.549623 12 23 15.866640 0.10 J1222+0413 04 29 53.60828 * 04 13 15.77607 04 07 31.54120 0.10 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2015a Petrov, 2015, unpublished. 35127 observations * 1226+023 12 26 33.245835 * 12 29 06.699731 12 30 00.133541 0.10 J1229+0203 02 19 43.30558 * 02 03 08.59808 01 57 25.08738 0.10 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2015a Petrov, 2015, unpublished. 32035 observations * 1228+126 12 28 17.569279 * 12 30 49.423381 12 31 42.199993 0.10 J1230+1223 12 40 01.74887 * 12 23 28.04369 12 17 48.05249 0.10 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2015a Petrov, 2015, unpublished. 58965 observations * 1253-055 12 53 35.831290 * 12 56 11.166558 12 57 05.486122 0.10 J1256-0547 -05 31 07.99622 *-05 47 21.52508 -05 52 58.64530 0.11 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2015a Petrov, 2015, unpublished. 8135 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 1219+044 sess217.L1024glob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 + 1.639 126.073 1226+023 sess217.L1024glob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 + 1.622 69.636 1228+126 sess217.L1024glob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 + 12.644 1037.843 1253-055 sess217.L1024glob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 + 0.650 41.403 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) 1219+044 117.8 1226+023 120.3 1228+126 115.7 1253-055 129.7 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