COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 --- ---------- Urumqi leaves; FD, LA, PT join ---------- Next scan frequencies: 1594.00 1594.00 1626.00 1626.00 1658.00 1658.00 1690.00 1690.00 Next BBC frequencies: 806.00 806.00 774.00 774.00 742.00 742.00 710.00 710.00 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 20 54 50 1228+126 06 17 31 3.2 77.6 -6.2 H -59.3 0 0 20 54 50 21 03 50 --- 06 26 32 5.1 78.7 -6.1 -59.7 0 70 20 54 51 21 04 20 1228+126 06 27 03 5.2 78.8 -6.1 -59.8 24 70 21 04 20 21 13 50 --- 06 36 34 7.3 80.0 -5.9 -60.1 570 143 21 04 21 21 14 50 1219+044 06 37 34 5.2 88.3 -5.8 H -59.6 46 143 21 14 50 21 16 50 --- 06 39 35 5.6 88.5 -5.7 H -59.6 0 158 21 14 51 21 21 30 1228+126 06 44 15 8.9 80.9 -5.8 -60.4 266 158 21 21 30 21 31 00 --- 06 53 47 10.9 82.1 -5.6 -60.7 570 232 21 21 31 21 31 30 1228+126 06 54 17 11.0 82.1 -5.6 -60.7 24 232 21 31 30 21 41 00 --- 07 03 49 13.1 83.3 -5.5 -61.0 570 305 21 31 31 21 42 00 1219+044 07 04 49 11.0 91.7 -5.3 -59.6 46 305 21 42 00 21 44 10 --- 07 06 59 11.5 92.0 -5.3 -59.6 130 322 21 42 01 ---------- KP, OV, BR join ---------- 21 45 10 1228+126 07 07 59 13.9 83.8 -5.4 -61.1 46 322 21 45 10 21 54 10 --- 07 17 01 15.9 84.9 -5.2 -61.3 540 392 21 45 11 21 54 40 1228+126 07 17 31 16.0 85.0 -5.2 -61.3 24 392 21 54 40 22 04 10 --- 07 27 02 18.0 86.1 -5.1 -61.5 570 465 21 54 41 22 05 10 1219+044 07 28 03 16.0 94.8 -4.9 -59.3 46 465 22 05 10 22 07 10 --- 07 30 03 16.5 95.0 -4.9 -59.2 120 480 22 05 11 22 08 00 1226+023 07 30 53 14.1 96.2 -5.0 -58.9 37 480 22 08 00 22 15 10 --- 07 38 04 15.6 97.1 -4.9 -58.7 430 536 22 08 01 22 16 20 1253-055 07 39 14 6.0 100.5 -5.3 -58.3 43 536 22 16 20 22 18 20 --- 07 41 15 6.4 100.7 -5.3 -58.2 120 551 22 16 21 22 19 20 1219+044 07 42 15 19.1 96.7 -4.7 -59.0 27 551 22 19 20 22 21 20 --- 07 44 15 19.5 96.9 -4.7 -58.9 120 567 22 19 21 22 22 20 1228+126 07 45 15 21.9 88.4 -4.8 -61.7 46 567 22 22 20 22 31 50 --- 07 54 47 24.0 89.6 -4.6 -61.7 570 640 22 22 21 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 --- 22 32 20 1228+126 07 55 17 24.1 89.6 -4.6 -61.7 24 640 22 32 20 22 41 50 --- 08 04 49 26.2 90.9 -4.4 -61.7 570 714 22 32 21 22 42 50 1219+044 08 05 49 24.1 100.0 -4.3 -58.2 46 714 22 42 50 22 45 00 --- 08 07 59 24.5 100.3 -4.3 -58.1 130 730 22 42 51 22 46 10 1253-055 08 09 09 12.3 104.5 -4.8 -56.9 38 730 22 46 10 22 48 10 --- 08 11 10 12.7 104.8 -4.8 -56.8 120 746 22 46 11 22 49 40 1228+126 08 12 40 27.8 91.9 -4.3 -61.7 53 746 22 49 40 22 59 10 --- 08 22 11 29.9 93.1 -4.2 -61.6 570 819 22 49 41 22 59 40 1228+126 08 22 42 30.0 93.2 -4.2 -61.6 24 819 22 59 40 23 09 10 --- 08 32 13 32.0 94.5 -4.0 -61.4 570 893 22 59 41 23 10 10 1219+044 08 33 13 29.8 104.1 -3.8 -56.8 45 893 23 10 10 23 12 10 --- 08 35 14 30.3 104.4 -3.8 -56.7 120 908 23 10 11 23 13 10 1228+126 08 36 14 32.9 95.1 -3.9 -61.3 45 908 23 13 10 23 22 40 --- 08 45 45 34.9 96.4 -3.8 -61.1 570 982 23 13 11 23 23 10 1228+126 08 46 15 35.0 96.5 -3.8 -61.0 24 982 23 23 10 23 32 40 --- 08 55 47 37.1 97.9 -3.6 -60.7 570 1055 23 23 11 23 33 40 1219+044 08 56 47 34.7 108.0 -3.4 -55.1 45 1055 23 33 40 23 35 50 --- 08 58 57 35.2 108.4 -3.4 -55.0 130 1072 23 33 41 23 37 00 1253-055 09 00 08 22.7 112.1 -3.9 -53.3 37 1072 23 37 00 23 39 00 --- 09 02 08 23.1 112.4 -3.9 -53.1 120 1087 23 37 01 23 40 30 1228+126 09 03 38 38.7 99.1 -3.5 -60.4 52 1087 23 40 30 23 50 00 --- 09 13 10 40.8 100.6 -3.3 -60.0 570 1161 23 40 31 23 50 30 1228+126 09 13 40 40.9 100.7 -3.3 -59.9 24 1161 23 50 30 23 59 59 --- 09 23 11 42.9 102.3 -3.1 -59.4 569 1234 23 50 31 --- Sat 27 May 2017 Day 147 --- ---------- Zelenchuskaya, HartRAO finish; MK joins ---------- 00 01 00 1219+044 09 24 12 40.2 113.1 -3.0 -52.5 45 1234 00 01 00 00 03 00 --- 09 26 12 40.6 113.5 -3.0 -52.3 120 1250 00 01 01 00 04 00 1228+126 09 27 12 43.7 102.9 -3.1 -59.1 45 1250 00 04 00 00 13 30 --- 09 36 44 45.7 104.6 -2.9 -58.4 570 1323 00 04 01 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 27 May 2017 Day 147 --- 00 14 00 1228+126 09 37 14 45.8 104.7 -2.9 -58.4 24 1323 00 14 00 00 23 30 --- 09 46 45 47.8 106.5 -2.7 -57.6 570 1396 00 14 01 ---------- Svetloe finishes ---------- 00 24 30 1219+044 09 47 45 44.8 118.1 -2.6 -49.6 44 1396 00 24 30 00 26 40 --- 09 49 56 45.2 118.6 -2.6 -49.3 130 1413 00 24 31 00 27 50 1253-055 09 51 06 32.5 121.2 -3.1 -47.7 37 1413 00 27 50 00 29 50 --- 09 53 06 32.8 121.6 -3.1 -47.4 120 1429 00 27 51 00 31 20 1228+126 09 54 37 49.4 108.1 -2.6 -56.8 50 1429 00 31 20 00 40 50 --- 10 04 08 51.3 110.1 -2.5 -55.8 570 1502 00 31 21 00 41 20 1228+126 10 04 38 51.4 110.2 -2.5 -55.7 24 1502 00 41 20 00 50 50 --- 10 14 10 53.4 112.4 -2.3 -54.5 570 1575 00 41 21 ---------- Irbene finishes ---------- 00 51 50 1219+044 10 15 10 49.8 124.9 -2.1 -45.0 43 1575 00 51 50 00 53 50 --- 10 17 10 50.2 125.5 -2.1 -44.6 120 1591 00 51 51 00 54 50 1228+126 10 18 10 54.1 113.4 -2.2 -53.9 43 1591 00 54 50 01 00 00 --- 10 23 21 55.2 114.7 -2.1 -53.1 310 1631 00 54 51 ---------- EVN finishes ---------- 01 00 40 1226+023 10 24 01 48.6 127.8 -2.1 -42.9 19 1631 01 00 40 01 08 00 --- 10 31 23 49.9 129.9 -2.0 -41.4 440 1688 01 00 41 01 08 30 1219+044 10 31 53 52.7 129.8 -1.9 -41.5 17 1688 01 08 30 01 11 00 --- 10 34 23 53.1 130.5 -1.8 -41.0 150 1707 01 08 31 01 11 30 1228+126 10 34 53 57.4 117.8 -1.9 -51.2 13 1707 01 11 30 01 20 50 --- 10 44 15 59.1 120.6 -1.8 -49.3 560 1779 01 11 31 01 21 00 1228+126 10 44 25 59.2 120.6 -1.8 -49.3 4 1779 01 21 00 01 31 00 --- 10 54 26 61.0 123.9 -1.6 -47.0 600 1856 01 21 01 01 31 30 1219+044 10 54 56 56.3 137.5 -1.5 -35.7 13 1856 01 31 30 01 34 00 --- 10 57 27 56.7 138.4 -1.4 -34.9 150 1876 01 31 31 01 34 40 1253-055 10 58 07 43.7 136.9 -2.0 -36.2 6 1876 01 34 40 01 37 00 --- 11 00 27 44.0 137.6 -1.9 -35.7 140 1894 01 34 41 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 27 May 2017 Day 147 --- 01 37 50 1228+126 11 01 18 62.2 126.4 -1.5 -45.2 6 1894 01 37 50 01 47 20 --- 11 10 49 63.8 130.1 -1.3 -42.4 570 1967 01 37 51 01 47 30 1228+126 11 10 59 63.8 130.1 -1.3 -42.3 4 1967 01 47 30 01 58 00 --- 11 21 31 65.5 134.7 -1.2 -38.8 630 2048 01 47 31 01 58 30 1219+044 11 22 01 59.8 148.4 -1.0 -26.9 11 2048 01 58 30 02 01 00 --- 11 24 31 60.1 149.5 -1.0 -25.9 150 2068 01 58 31 02 01 30 1228+126 11 25 01 66.0 136.3 -1.1 -37.4 10 2068 02 01 30 02 10 50 --- 11 34 23 67.4 141.0 -1.0 -33.6 560 2140 02 01 31 02 11 00 1228+126 11 34 33 67.4 141.1 -1.0 -33.5 4 2140 02 11 00 02 21 00 --- 11 44 35 68.7 146.7 -0.8 -28.9 600 2217 02 11 01 02 21 30 1219+044 11 45 05 62.0 159.4 -0.6 -17.7 9 2217 02 21 30 02 24 00 --- 11 47 35 62.2 160.6 -0.6 -16.6 150 2236 02 21 31 02 24 40 1253-055 11 48 15 49.9 152.8 -1.1 -23.3 8 2236 02 24 40 02 27 00 --- 11 50 36 50.2 153.6 -1.1 -22.6 140 2254 02 24 41 02 27 50 1228+126 11 51 26 69.4 150.9 -0.7 -25.4 4 2254 02 27 50 02 37 20 --- 12 00 57 70.3 157.1 -0.5 -20.0 570 2328 02 27 51 02 37 30 1228+126 12 01 07 70.3 157.3 -0.5 -19.9 4 2328 02 37 30 02 48 00 --- 12 11 39 71.1 164.7 -0.3 -13.4 630 2409 02 37 31 02 48 30 1226+023 12 12 09 61.0 170.8 -0.3 -7.9 2 2409 02 48 30 02 53 00 --- 12 16 40 61.1 173.1 -0.2 -6.0 270 2444 02 48 31 02 53 30 1219+044 12 17 10 63.5 176.6 -0.1 -2.9 17 2444 02 53 30 02 55 50 --- 12 19 30 63.5 177.9 -0.1 -1.8 140 2462 02 53 31 02 56 20 1228+126 12 20 00 71.5 171.0 -0.2 -7.9 6 2462 02 56 20 03 05 50 --- 12 29 32 71.7 178.3 -0.0 -1.5 570 2535 02 56 21 03 06 00 1228+126 12 29 42 71.7 178.4 -0.0 -1.4 4 2535 03 06 00 03 16 00 --- 12 39 44 71.6 186.2 0.1 5.5 600 2612 03 06 01 03 16 30 1219+044 12 40 14 63.2 189.4 0.3 8.1 5 2612 03 16 30 03 19 00 --- 12 42 44 63.1 190.8 0.3 9.3 150 2632 03 16 31 03 19 40 1253-055 12 43 24 53.3 174.3 -0.2 -4.9 13 2632 03 19 40 03 22 00 --- 12 45 45 53.4 175.3 -0.2 -4.1 140 2650 03 19 41 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 27 May 2017 Day 147 --- 03 22 50 1228+126 12 46 35 71.3 191.4 0.2 10.0 7 2650 03 22 50 03 32 20 --- 12 56 06 70.8 198.4 0.4 16.2 570 2723 03 22 51 03 32 30 1228+126 12 56 16 70.8 198.5 0.4 16.3 4 2723 03 32 30 03 43 00 --- 13 06 48 69.9 205.8 0.6 22.5 630 2804 03 32 31 03 43 30 1226+023 13 07 18 60.0 198.9 0.6 16.2 2 2804 03 43 30 03 48 00 --- 13 11 49 59.7 201.0 0.7 18.0 270 2839 03 43 31 03 48 20 1219+044 13 12 09 61.1 205.9 0.8 22.1 9 2839 03 48 20 03 50 30 --- 13 14 19 60.9 206.9 0.9 23.0 130 2856 03 48 21 03 51 00 1228+126 13 14 49 69.1 210.9 0.7 26.9 6 2856 03 51 00 04 00 00 --- 13 23 51 68.1 216.1 0.9 31.3 540 2925 03 51 01 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: v20cm_2 FD filtered above 1760. SC filtered above 1740. Setup group: 4 Station: VLBA_FD Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: RDBE_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 2400.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U IF SB = L L L L L L L L Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= L L L L L L L L IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 20cm omit 20cm omit VLBA Synth= 14.6 2.4 14.6 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. See the crd files for VLBA legacy system setups and pcal detection details. Frequency Set: 19 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1594.00 1594.00 1626.00 1626.00 1658.00 1658.00 1690.00 1690.00 BBC fr= 806.00 806.00 774.00 774.00 742.00 742.00 710.00 710.00 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 VLBA legacy crd files using 4 channels based on RDBE channels: 3 4 5 6 CRD fr= 766.00 766.00 734.00 734.00 CRD bw= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 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