COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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: 315.49 315.49 315.49 315.49 347.49 347.49 347.49 347.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 411.49 411.49 411.49 411.49 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 06 10 41 48.0 472.0 -2.8 -44.7 0 0 13 00 00 13 06 00 =OJ287 06 16 42 49.0 473.5 -2.7 -44.1 360 46 13 00 01 13 07 10 J0802+2509 06 17 52 61.1 483.4 -1.8 -41.1 41 46 13 07 10 13 10 10 =0759+252 06 20 53 61.5 484.4 -1.7 -40.5 180 70 13 07 11 13 10 10 IC485 06 20 53 63.1 483.1 -1.7 -41.9 -8 70 No stop 13 17 10 --- 06 27 54 64.1 485.8 -1.6 -40.3 412 124 13 10 11 13 17 40 J0802+2509 06 28 24 62.6 487.2 -1.6 -38.8 22 124 13 17 40 13 20 40 =0759+252 06 31 24 63.0 488.4 -1.5 -38.1 180 147 13 17 41 13 20 40 IC485 06 31 24 64.6 487.1 -1.5 -39.5 -8 147 No stop 13 27 40 --- 06 38 25 65.6 490.1 -1.4 -37.6 412 201 13 20 41 13 28 10 J0802+2509 06 38 55 64.1 491.5 -1.4 -36.2 22 201 13 28 10 13 31 10 =0759+252 06 41 56 64.5 492.7 -1.4 -35.3 180 224 13 28 11 13 31 10 IC485 06 41 56 66.0 491.6 -1.3 -36.6 -8 224 No stop 13 38 10 --- 06 48 57 67.0 494.8 -1.2 -34.5 412 278 13 31 11 13 38 40 J0802+2509 06 49 27 65.4 496.1 -1.2 -33.1 22 278 13 38 40 13 41 40 =0759+252 06 52 28 65.8 497.4 -1.2 -32.2 180 301 13 38 41 13 41 40 IC485 06 52 28 67.4 496.5 -1.1 -33.3 -8 301 No stop 13 48 40 --- 06 59 29 68.2 500.0 -1.0 -30.9 412 356 13 41 41 13 49 10 J0802+2509 06 59 59 66.7 501.1 -1.1 -29.7 22 356 13 49 10 13 52 10 =0759+252 07 02 59 67.0 502.6 -1.0 -28.6 180 379 13 49 11 13 52 10 IC485 07 02 59 68.6 501.8 -1.0 -29.5 -8 379 No stop 13 59 10 --- 07 10 01 69.4 505.7 -0.9 -26.7 412 433 13 52 11 13 59 40 J0802+2509 07 10 31 67.8 506.5 -0.9 -25.7 22 433 13 59 40 14 02 40 =0759+252 07 13 31 68.1 508.2 -0.8 -24.5 180 456 13 59 41 14 02 40 IC485 07 13 31 69.7 507.7 -0.8 -25.2 -8 456 No stop 14 09 40 --- 07 20 32 70.3 511.9 -0.7 -22.1 412 510 14 02 41 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 07 21 02 68.7 512.4 -0.7 -21.4 22 510 14 10 10 14 13 10 =0759+252 07 24 03 69.0 514.2 -0.7 -20.0 180 533 14 10 11 14 13 10 IC485 07 24 03 70.6 514.1 -0.6 -20.4 -8 533 No stop 14 20 10 --- 07 31 04 71.1 518.6 -0.5 -16.9 412 587 14 13 11 14 20 40 J0802+2509 07 31 34 69.5 518.8 -0.5 -16.6 22 587 14 20 40 14 23 40 =0759+252 07 34 35 69.7 520.6 -0.5 -15.1 180 611 14 20 41 14 23 40 IC485 07 34 35 71.3 521.0 -0.4 -15.1 -8 611 No stop 14 30 40 --- 07 41 36 71.7 525.8 -0.3 -11.3 412 665 14 23 41 14 31 10 J0802+2509 07 42 06 70.1 525.5 -0.4 -11.4 22 665 14 31 10 14 34 10 =0759+252 07 45 06 70.2 527.4 -0.3 -9.9 180 688 14 31 11 14 34 10 IC485 07 45 06 71.8 528.2 -0.3 -9.4 -8 688 No stop 14 41 10 --- 07 52 07 72.0 533.3 -0.2 -5.4 412 742 14 34 11 14 41 40 J0802+2509 07 52 38 70.4 532.4 -0.2 -5.9 22 742 14 41 40 14 44 40 =0759+252 07 55 38 70.5 534.5 -0.1 -4.3 180 765 14 41 41 14 44 40 IC485 07 55 38 72.1 535.8 -0.1 -3.4 -8 765 No stop 14 51 40 --- 08 02 39 72.1 540.9 0.0 0.7 412 819 14 44 41 14 52 10 J0802+2509 08 03 09 70.6 539.6 -0.0 -0.3 22 819 14 52 10 14 55 10 =0759+252 08 06 10 70.6 541.6 0.0 1.3 180 842 14 52 11 14 56 40 J0854+2006 08 07 40 63.6 513.9 -0.8 -19.5 49 842 14 56 40 15 02 40 =OJ287 08 13 41 64.0 516.9 -0.7 -17.3 360 889 14 56 41 15 04 10 J0802+2509 08 15 11 70.4 547.7 0.2 6.1 46 889 15 04 10 15 07 10 =0759+252 08 18 12 70.4 549.8 0.2 7.7 180 912 15 04 11 15 07 10 IC485 08 18 12 71.8 552.1 0.3 9.6 -8 912 No stop 15 14 10 --- 08 25 13 71.5 557.0 0.4 13.5 412 966 15 07 11 15 14 40 J0802+2509 08 25 43 70.1 554.7 0.4 11.5 23 966 15 14 40 15 17 40 =0759+252 08 28 43 69.9 556.7 0.4 13.1 180 989 15 14 41 15 17 40 IC485 08 28 43 71.3 559.4 0.5 15.3 -8 989 No stop 15 24 40 --- 08 35 45 70.8 564.0 0.6 18.9 412 1043 15 17 41 15 25 10 J0802+2509 08 36 15 69.5 561.4 0.5 16.7 22 1043 15 25 10 15 28 10 =0759+252 08 39 15 69.3 563.3 0.6 18.1 180 1067 15 25 11 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 08 39 15 70.6 566.2 0.6 20.6 -8 1067 No stop 15 35 10 --- 08 46 16 70.0 570.5 0.7 23.9 412 1121 15 28 11 15 35 40 J0802+2509 08 46 46 68.7 567.7 0.7 21.5 22 1121 15 35 40 15 38 40 =0759+252 08 49 47 68.5 569.5 0.8 22.8 180 1144 15 35 41 15 38 40 IC485 08 49 47 69.7 572.6 0.8 25.4 -8 1144 No stop 15 45 40 --- 08 56 48 68.9 576.5 0.9 28.4 412 1198 15 38 41 15 46 10 J0802+2509 08 57 18 67.8 573.6 0.9 25.8 22 1198 15 46 10 15 49 10 =0759+252 09 00 19 67.5 575.2 0.9 27.0 180 1221 15 46 11 15 49 10 IC485 09 00 19 68.6 578.4 1.0 29.7 -8 1221 No stop 15 56 10 --- 09 07 20 67.8 582.0 1.1 32.3 412 1275 15 49 11 15 56 40 J0802+2509 09 07 50 66.6 579.1 1.1 29.7 22 1275 15 56 40 15 59 40 =0759+252 09 10 50 66.3 580.5 1.1 30.8 180 1298 15 56 41 15 59 40 IC485 09 10 50 67.3 583.8 1.2 33.5 -8 1298 No stop 16 06 40 --- 09 17 52 66.4 587.1 1.3 35.7 412 1353 15 59 41 16 07 10 J0802+2509 09 18 22 65.4 584.1 1.2 33.2 22 1353 16 07 10 16 10 10 =0759+252 09 21 22 65.0 585.4 1.3 34.1 180 1376 16 07 11 16 10 10 IC485 09 21 22 66.0 588.6 1.3 36.8 -8 1376 No stop 16 17 10 --- 09 28 23 65.0 591.6 1.4 38.7 412 1430 16 10 11 16 17 40 J0802+2509 09 28 53 64.0 588.7 1.4 36.2 22 1430 16 17 40 16 20 40 =0759+252 09 31 54 63.6 589.9 1.5 37.0 180 1453 16 17 41 16 20 40 IC485 09 31 54 64.5 593.0 1.5 39.6 -8 1453 No stop 16 27 40 --- 09 38 55 63.5 595.8 1.6 41.3 412 1507 16 20 41 16 28 10 J0802+2509 09 39 25 62.6 592.9 1.6 38.9 22 1507 16 28 10 16 31 10 =0759+252 09 42 26 62.2 594.0 1.6 39.6 180 1530 16 28 11 16 31 10 IC485 09 42 26 63.0 597.1 1.7 42.0 -8 1530 No stop 16 38 10 --- 09 49 27 61.9 599.6 1.8 43.5 412 1584 16 31 11 16 38 40 J0802+2509 09 49 57 61.1 596.7 1.8 41.2 22 1584 16 38 40 16 41 40 =0759+252 09 52 57 60.6 597.8 1.8 41.8 180 1608 16 38 41 16 41 40 IC485 09 52 57 61.4 600.7 1.9 44.1 -8 1608 No stop 16 48 40 --- 09 59 58 60.3 603.0 2.0 45.3 412 1662 16 41 41 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 10 00 29 59.5 600.3 1.9 43.1 22 1662 16 49 10 16 52 20 =0759+252 10 03 39 59.0 601.3 2.0 43.7 190 1686 16 49 11 16 54 00 J0854+2006 10 05 19 61.6 576.1 1.2 26.6 62 1686 16 54 00 17 00 00 =OJ287 10 11 20 60.9 578.7 1.3 28.3 360 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: 9 Station: MEDICINA 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= 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U 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= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 4 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= 315.49 315.49 315.49 315.49 347.49 347.49 347.49 347.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 411.49 411.49 411.49 411.49 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: 4 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