COVER INFORMATION Station: JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Experiment: H2O megamaser VLBI: a powerful tool to study ejection and accretion Exp. Code: ET038B Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: A. Tarchi Address: INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari Via della Scienza 5 I-09047 Selargius (Cagliari) Italy Phone: +39 070 71180235 EMAIL: andrea.tarchi@inaf.it Fax: Phone during observation: +39 070 71180235 Observing mode: Observations of IC485 at 1.6 GHz (2048 Mb/s) Notes: phase-cal OFF source = IC485 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 2 H2O megamaser VLBI: a powerful tool to study ejection and accretion 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 28 May 2018 Day 148 --- Next scan frequencies: 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 Next BBC frequencies: 661.51 661.51 661.51 661.51 629.51 629.51 629.51 629.51 597.51 597.51 597.51 597.51 565.51 565.51 565.51 565.51 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 13 00 00 J0854+2006 05 14 53 36.5 106.2 -3.7 -37.7 0 0 13 00 00 13 06 00 =OJ287 05 20 54 37.4 107.6 -3.6 -37.4 360 46 13 00 01 13 07 10 J0802+2509 05 22 04 48.8 116.9 -2.7 -36.1 19 46 13 07 10 13 10 10 =0759+252 05 25 04 49.2 117.8 -2.6 -35.8 180 70 13 07 11 13 10 10 IC485 05 25 04 50.8 117.0 -2.6 -36.6 -19 70 No stop 13 17 10 --- 05 32 05 51.7 119.0 -2.5 -35.8 401 124 13 10 11 13 17 40 J0802+2509 05 32 36 50.2 119.9 -2.5 -35.0 11 124 13 17 40 13 20 40 =0759+252 05 35 36 50.6 120.8 -2.5 -34.6 180 147 13 17 41 13 20 40 IC485 05 35 36 52.1 120.1 -2.4 -35.4 -19 147 No stop 13 27 40 --- 05 42 37 53.0 122.2 -2.3 -34.5 401 201 13 20 41 13 28 10 J0802+2509 05 43 07 51.5 123.0 -2.3 -33.6 11 201 13 28 10 13 31 10 =0759+252 05 46 08 51.9 124.0 -2.3 -33.2 180 224 13 28 11 13 31 10 IC485 05 46 08 53.5 123.3 -2.3 -34.1 -19 224 No stop 13 38 10 --- 05 53 09 54.4 125.5 -2.1 -33.0 401 278 13 31 11 13 38 40 J0802+2509 05 53 39 52.8 126.3 -2.2 -32.2 11 278 13 38 40 13 41 40 =0759+252 05 56 39 53.2 127.3 -2.1 -31.7 180 301 13 38 41 13 41 40 IC485 05 56 39 54.8 126.6 -2.1 -32.5 -19 301 No stop 13 48 40 --- 06 03 41 55.6 129.0 -2.0 -31.4 401 356 13 41 41 13 49 10 J0802+2509 06 04 11 54.1 129.7 -2.0 -30.6 11 356 13 49 10 13 52 10 =0759+252 06 07 11 54.4 130.7 -1.9 -30.1 180 379 13 49 11 13 52 10 IC485 06 07 11 56.0 130.1 -1.9 -30.8 -19 379 No stop 13 59 10 --- 06 14 12 56.8 132.6 -1.8 -29.5 401 433 13 52 11 13 59 40 J0802+2509 06 14 42 55.2 133.3 -1.8 -28.8 11 433 13 59 40 14 02 40 =0759+252 06 17 43 55.6 134.4 -1.8 -28.2 180 456 13 59 41 14 02 40 IC485 06 17 43 57.2 133.9 -1.7 -28.9 -19 456 No stop 14 09 40 --- 06 24 44 57.9 136.4 -1.6 -27.5 401 510 14 02 41 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 3 H2O megamaser VLBI: a powerful tool to study ejection and accretion 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 28 May 2018 Day 148 --- 14 10 10 J0802+2509 06 25 14 56.4 137.1 -1.6 -26.8 11 510 14 10 10 14 13 10 =0759+252 06 28 15 56.7 138.2 -1.6 -26.2 180 533 14 10 11 14 13 10 IC485 06 28 15 58.3 137.8 -1.6 -26.8 -19 533 No stop 14 20 10 --- 06 35 16 59.0 140.5 -1.4 -25.2 401 587 14 13 11 14 20 40 J0802+2509 06 35 46 57.4 141.0 -1.5 -24.6 11 587 14 20 40 14 23 40 =0759+252 06 38 46 57.7 142.1 -1.4 -23.9 180 611 14 20 41 14 23 40 IC485 06 38 46 59.3 141.9 -1.4 -24.4 -19 611 No stop 14 30 40 --- 06 45 48 59.9 144.7 -1.3 -22.8 401 665 14 23 41 14 31 10 J0802+2509 06 46 18 58.3 145.1 -1.3 -22.2 11 665 14 31 10 14 34 10 =0759+252 06 49 18 58.6 146.3 -1.2 -21.5 180 688 14 31 11 14 34 10 IC485 06 49 18 60.2 146.1 -1.2 -21.9 -19 688 No stop 14 41 10 --- 06 56 19 60.8 149.1 -1.1 -20.1 401 742 14 34 11 14 41 40 J0802+2509 06 56 49 59.2 149.4 -1.1 -19.7 11 742 14 41 40 14 44 40 =0759+252 06 59 50 59.4 150.7 -1.1 -18.9 180 765 14 41 41 14 44 40 IC485 06 59 50 61.1 150.6 -1.0 -19.2 -19 765 No stop 14 51 40 --- 07 06 51 61.5 153.7 -0.9 -17.2 401 819 14 44 41 14 52 10 J0802+2509 07 07 21 59.9 153.9 -0.9 -16.9 11 819 14 52 10 14 55 10 =0759+252 07 10 22 60.1 155.2 -0.9 -16.1 180 842 14 52 11 14 56 40 J0854+2006 07 11 52 51.3 138.9 -1.7 -24.8 18 842 14 56 40 15 02 40 =OJ287 07 17 53 51.8 140.9 -1.6 -23.7 360 889 14 56 41 15 04 10 J0802+2509 07 19 23 60.7 159.2 -0.7 -13.6 13 889 15 04 10 15 07 10 =0759+252 07 22 24 60.8 160.5 -0.7 -12.7 180 912 15 04 11 15 07 10 IC485 07 22 24 62.4 160.9 -0.7 -12.7 -19 912 No stop 15 14 10 --- 07 29 25 62.8 164.2 -0.5 -10.5 401 966 15 07 11 15 14 40 J0802+2509 07 29 55 61.2 164.0 -0.6 -10.5 11 966 15 14 40 15 17 40 =0759+252 07 32 55 61.3 165.4 -0.5 -9.6 180 989 15 14 41 15 17 40 IC485 07 32 55 62.9 165.9 -0.5 -9.4 -19 989 No stop 15 24 40 --- 07 39 56 63.1 169.3 -0.4 -7.1 401 1043 15 17 41 15 25 10 J0802+2509 07 40 27 61.5 168.9 -0.4 -7.3 11 1043 15 25 10 15 28 10 =0759+252 07 43 27 61.6 170.3 -0.3 -6.4 180 1067 15 25 11 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 4 H2O megamaser VLBI: a powerful tool to study ejection and accretion 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 28 May 2018 Day 148 --- 15 28 10 IC485 07 43 27 63.2 171.1 -0.3 -6.0 -19 1067 No stop 15 35 10 --- 07 50 28 63.3 174.5 -0.2 -3.7 401 1121 15 28 11 15 35 40 J0802+2509 07 50 58 61.8 173.9 -0.2 -4.0 11 1121 15 35 40 15 38 40 =0759+252 07 53 59 61.8 175.3 -0.2 -3.1 180 1144 15 35 41 15 38 40 IC485 07 53 59 63.4 176.3 -0.1 -2.5 -19 1144 No stop 15 45 40 --- 08 01 00 63.4 179.8 -0.0 -0.1 401 1198 15 38 41 15 46 10 J0802+2509 08 01 30 61.9 178.9 -0.0 -0.7 11 1198 15 46 10 15 49 10 =0759+252 08 04 30 61.9 180.4 0.0 0.2 180 1221 15 46 11 15 49 10 IC485 08 04 30 63.4 181.5 0.1 1.0 -20 1221 No stop 15 56 10 --- 08 11 32 63.3 185.0 0.2 3.4 400 1275 15 49 11 15 56 40 J0802+2509 08 12 02 61.8 184.0 0.1 2.6 11 1275 15 56 40 15 59 40 =0759+252 08 15 02 61.8 185.4 0.2 3.6 180 1298 15 56 41 15 59 40 IC485 08 15 02 63.3 186.8 0.2 4.5 -22 1298 No stop 16 06 40 --- 08 22 03 63.1 190.2 0.3 6.8 398 1353 15 59 41 16 07 10 J0802+2509 08 22 33 61.6 189.0 0.3 5.9 10 1353 16 07 10 16 10 10 =0759+252 08 25 34 61.6 190.4 0.4 6.9 180 1376 16 07 11 16 10 10 IC485 08 25 34 63.0 192.0 0.4 8.0 -23 1376 No stop 16 17 10 --- 08 32 35 62.8 195.4 0.5 10.2 397 1430 16 10 11 16 17 40 J0802+2509 08 33 05 61.3 193.9 0.5 9.2 9 1430 16 17 40 16 20 40 =0759+252 08 36 06 61.2 195.3 0.5 10.1 180 1453 16 17 41 16 20 40 IC485 08 36 06 62.6 197.0 0.6 11.3 -24 1453 No stop 16 27 40 --- 08 43 07 62.3 200.4 0.7 13.5 396 1507 16 20 41 16 28 10 J0802+2509 08 43 37 60.9 198.8 0.7 12.3 8 1507 16 28 10 16 31 10 =0759+252 08 46 37 60.7 200.1 0.7 13.2 180 1530 16 28 11 16 31 10 IC485 08 46 37 62.1 202.0 0.8 14.5 -24 1530 No stop 16 38 10 --- 08 53 38 61.7 205.2 0.9 16.6 396 1584 16 31 11 16 38 40 J0802+2509 08 54 09 60.3 203.5 0.8 15.3 7 1584 16 38 40 16 41 40 =0759+252 08 57 09 60.1 204.8 0.9 16.1 180 1608 16 38 41 16 41 40 IC485 08 57 09 61.5 206.8 0.9 17.6 -25 1608 No stop 16 48 40 --- 09 04 10 61.0 209.9 1.0 19.5 395 1662 16 41 41 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 5 H2O megamaser VLBI: a powerful tool to study ejection and accretion 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 28 May 2018 Day 148 --- 16 49 10 J0802+2509 09 04 40 59.6 208.1 1.0 18.1 6 1662 16 49 10 16 52 20 =0759+252 09 07 51 59.4 209.4 1.1 18.9 190 1686 16 49 11 16 54 00 J0854+2006 09 09 31 56.7 185.9 0.2 3.7 6 1686 16 54 00 17 00 00 =OJ287 09 15 32 56.6 188.4 0.3 5.4 360 1733 16 54 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess218.L1024 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 6 Station: JODRELL2 Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF SB = L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 BBC fr= 661.51 661.51 661.51 661.51 629.51 629.51 629.51 629.51 597.51 597.51 597.51 597.51 565.51 565.51 565.51 565.51 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 1 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * IC485 07 57 16.742657 * 08 00 19.760000 08 01 24.945210 0.00 26 50 21.55620 * 26 42 05.10000 26 39 01.22147 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0759+252 07 59 40.673049 * 08 02 41.587429 08 03 46.043757 0.25 * J0802+2509 25 17 36.37276 * 25 09 10.89814 25 06 03.46776 0.34 /opt/sched/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 119 observations. OJ287 08 51 57.250615 * 08 54 48.874926 08 55 50.264191 0.00 * J0854+2006 20 17 58.41743 * 20 06 30.64088 20 02 17.98039 0.00 0851+202 /opt/sched/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0854+20 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 216540 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 IC485 sess218.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 2.333 116.031 J0802+2509 sess218.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 1.103 57.623 J0854+2006 sess218.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 0.300 15.500 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) IC485 50.0 J0802+2509 50.8 J0854+2006 63.5 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