COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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_MK (Code Mk ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 27 May 2017 Day 147 --- 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 00 31 20 1228+126 06 28 34 3.4 78.2 -6.1 -70.5 0 0 00 31 20 00 40 50 --- 06 38 06 5.6 78.9 -5.9 -70.9 570 73 00 31 21 00 41 20 1228+126 06 38 36 5.7 79.0 -5.9 -70.9 24 73 00 41 20 00 50 50 --- 06 48 07 7.9 79.7 -5.7 -71.4 570 147 00 41 21 ---------- Irbene finishes ---------- 00 51 50 1219+044 06 49 07 7.5 88.3 -5.6 -70.5 46 147 00 51 50 00 53 50 --- 06 51 08 7.9 88.5 -5.5 -70.6 120 162 00 51 51 00 54 50 1228+126 06 52 08 8.9 80.0 -5.7 -71.5 46 162 00 54 50 01 00 00 --- 06 57 19 10.1 80.4 -5.6 -71.7 310 202 00 54 51 ---------- EVN finishes ---------- 01 00 40 1226+023 06 57 59 7.2 90.5 -5.5 -70.3 25 202 01 00 40 01 08 00 --- 07 05 20 9.0 91.2 -5.4 -70.3 440 259 01 00 41 01 08 30 1219+044 07 05 50 11.4 89.7 -5.3 -70.6 17 259 01 08 30 01 11 00 --- 07 08 21 12.0 89.9 -5.2 -70.6 150 278 01 08 31 01 11 30 1228+126 07 08 51 12.7 81.3 -5.4 -72.2 16 278 01 11 30 01 20 50 --- 07 18 12 14.9 82.0 -5.2 -72.5 560 350 01 11 31 01 21 00 1228+126 07 18 22 15.0 82.1 -5.2 -72.5 4 350 01 21 00 01 31 00 --- 07 28 24 17.3 82.8 -5.1 -72.8 600 428 01 21 01 01 31 30 1219+044 07 28 54 16.8 91.7 -4.9 -70.5 16 428 01 31 30 01 34 00 --- 07 31 24 17.4 91.9 -4.9 -70.5 150 447 01 31 31 01 34 40 1253-055 07 32 04 6.2 98.5 -5.4 -69.3 8 447 01 34 40 01 37 00 --- 07 34 25 6.7 98.7 -5.4 -69.2 140 465 01 34 41 01 37 50 1228+126 07 35 15 18.9 83.3 -4.9 -73.0 16 465 01 37 50 01 47 20 --- 07 44 47 21.1 84.1 -4.8 -73.3 570 538 01 37 51 01 47 30 1228+126 07 44 57 21.2 84.1 -4.8 -73.3 4 538 01 47 30 01 58 00 --- 07 55 28 23.6 84.9 -4.6 -73.6 630 620 01 47 31 01 58 30 1219+044 07 55 58 23.2 94.1 -4.5 -70.2 16 620 01 58 30 02 01 00 --- 07 58 29 23.8 94.3 -4.4 -70.2 150 639 01 58 31 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 27 May 2017 Day 147 --- 02 01 30 1228+126 07 58 59 24.4 85.1 -4.5 -73.6 16 639 02 01 30 02 10 50 --- 08 08 20 26.6 85.8 -4.4 -73.8 560 711 02 01 31 02 11 00 1228+126 08 08 30 26.7 85.8 -4.4 -73.8 4 711 02 11 00 02 21 00 --- 08 18 32 29.0 86.6 -4.2 -74.0 600 788 02 11 01 02 21 30 1219+044 08 19 02 28.6 96.3 -4.1 -69.7 15 788 02 21 30 02 24 00 --- 08 21 33 29.2 96.5 -4.0 -69.6 150 808 02 21 31 02 24 40 1253-055 08 22 13 17.8 103.3 -4.6 -67.0 8 808 02 24 40 02 27 00 --- 08 24 33 18.3 103.5 -4.5 -66.9 140 826 02 24 41 02 27 50 1228+126 08 25 23 30.6 87.1 -4.1 -74.1 16 826 02 27 50 02 37 20 --- 08 34 55 32.9 87.9 -3.9 -74.2 570 899 02 27 51 02 37 30 1228+126 08 35 05 32.9 87.9 -3.9 -74.2 4 899 02 37 30 02 48 00 --- 08 45 36 35.4 88.7 -3.8 -74.3 630 980 02 37 31 02 48 30 1226+023 08 46 07 32.5 100.8 -3.7 -67.7 14 980 02 48 30 02 53 00 --- 08 50 37 33.6 101.3 -3.7 -67.4 270 1015 02 48 31 02 53 30 1219+044 08 51 07 36.1 99.6 -3.5 -68.4 17 1015 02 53 30 02 55 50 --- 08 53 28 36.6 99.9 -3.5 -68.3 140 1033 02 53 31 02 56 20 1228+126 08 53 58 37.4 89.4 -3.6 -74.3 15 1033 02 56 20 03 05 50 --- 09 03 29 39.6 90.2 -3.5 -74.4 570 1107 02 56 21 03 06 00 1228+126 09 03 39 39.6 90.2 -3.5 -74.4 4 1107 03 06 00 03 16 00 --- 09 13 41 42.0 91.1 -3.3 -74.3 600 1184 03 06 01 03 16 30 1219+044 09 14 11 41.4 102.4 -3.2 -67.1 14 1184 03 16 30 03 19 00 --- 09 16 42 42.0 102.8 -3.1 -66.9 150 1203 03 16 31 03 19 40 1253-055 09 17 22 30.2 109.6 -3.7 -63.0 7 1203 03 19 40 03 22 00 --- 09 19 42 30.7 109.9 -3.6 -62.8 140 1221 03 19 41 03 22 50 1228+126 09 20 32 43.6 91.7 -3.2 -74.3 15 1221 03 22 50 03 32 20 --- 09 30 04 45.8 92.6 -3.0 -74.1 570 1295 03 22 51 03 32 30 1228+126 09 30 14 45.9 92.6 -3.0 -74.1 4 1295 03 32 30 03 43 00 --- 09 40 46 48.4 93.7 -2.8 -73.9 630 1376 03 32 31 03 43 30 1226+023 09 41 16 45.1 108.1 -2.8 -63.5 12 1376 03 43 30 03 48 00 --- 09 45 46 46.1 108.8 -2.7 -63.0 270 1411 03 43 31 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 --- 03 48 20 1219+044 09 46 06 48.6 107.1 -2.6 -64.4 7 1411 03 48 20 03 50 30 --- 09 48 17 49.1 107.4 -2.6 -64.2 130 1427 03 48 21 03 51 00 1228+126 09 48 47 50.2 94.5 -2.7 -73.7 13 1427 03 51 00 04 00 00 --- 09 57 48 52.4 95.5 -2.6 -73.4 540 1497 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: 10 Station: VLBA_MK 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