COVER INFORMATION Station: BADARY (Code Bd ) Experiment: J1715+2145 imaging @ L-band Exp. Code: EG103A Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Leonid Gurvits Address: JIVE Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 7991 PD Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596514 EMAIL: lgurvits@jive.eu Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596500 Observing mode: Notes: Based on the example n19c1.eMERLIN.key file provided by B. Marcote COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 18 cm run EG103A on 26 May 2019 (DOY 146) 14 antennas + MERLIN: Jb2, Wb, Ef, Mc, O8, T6, Ur, Tr, Hh, Sv, Zc, Bd, Ir, Sr, MER A standard L-band setup with 1 Gbps. Thanks! Leonid Gurvits Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 2 J1715+2145 imaging @ L-band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 May 2019 Day 146 --- 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: 350.49 350.49 350.49 350.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 446.49 446.49 446.49 446.49 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 16 30 00 1156+295 15 34 46 44.7 621.4 3.6 44.5 0 0 16 30 00 16 40 00 --- 15 44 47 43.2 623.6 3.7 44.8 600 77 16 30 01 16 41 30 3C286 15 46 18 57.4 602.2 2.2 39.4 43 77 16 41 30 16 51 30 --- 15 56 19 56.0 605.2 2.4 40.7 600 154 16 41 31 17 01 30 J1716+2152 16 06 21 57.1 508.8 -1.2 -20.2 475 154 17 01 30 17 02 30 =1714+219 16 07 21 57.2 509.2 -1.2 -20.0 60 162 17 01 31 17 03 00 1713+21M 16 07 51 57.2 509.8 -1.1 -19.6 19 162 17 03 00 17 13 00 --- 16 17 53 57.9 513.9 -1.0 -17.0 600 238 17 03 01 17 13 30 1713+21M 16 18 23 58.0 514.1 -1.0 -16.9 23 238 17 13 30 17 23 30 --- 16 28 25 58.6 518.4 -0.8 -14.2 600 315 17 13 31 17 24 00 1713+21M 16 28 55 58.6 518.6 -0.8 -14.1 23 315 17 24 00 17 34 00 --- 16 38 56 59.1 523.0 -0.6 -11.2 600 392 17 24 01 17 34 30 J1716+2152 16 39 26 59.2 522.8 -0.6 -11.4 19 392 17 34 30 17 35 30 =1714+219 16 40 27 59.3 523.2 -0.6 -11.1 60 400 17 34 31 17 36 00 1713+21M 16 40 57 59.2 523.9 -0.6 -10.7 19 400 17 36 00 17 46 00 --- 16 50 58 59.6 528.4 -0.4 -7.7 600 477 17 36 01 17 46 30 1713+21M 16 51 28 59.6 528.6 -0.4 -7.6 23 477 17 46 30 17 56 30 --- 17 01 30 59.8 533.2 -0.2 -4.5 600 554 17 46 31 17 57 00 1713+21M 17 02 00 59.8 533.4 -0.2 -4.4 23 554 17 57 00 18 07 00 --- 17 12 02 60.0 538.1 -0.1 -1.3 600 631 17 57 01 18 07 30 J1716+2152 17 12 32 60.1 537.9 -0.1 -1.4 20 631 18 07 30 18 08 30 =1714+219 17 13 32 60.1 538.4 -0.1 -1.1 60 638 18 07 31 18 09 00 1713+21M 17 14 02 60.0 539.0 -0.0 -0.7 19 638 18 09 00 18 19 00 --- 17 24 04 59.9 543.7 0.1 2.4 600 715 18 09 01 18 19 30 1713+21M 17 24 34 59.9 543.9 0.1 2.6 23 715 18 19 30 18 29 30 --- 17 34 35 59.8 548.5 0.3 5.7 600 792 18 19 31 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 3 J1715+2145 imaging @ L-band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 May 2019 Day 146 --- 18 30 00 1713+21M 17 35 06 59.8 548.7 0.3 5.8 23 792 18 30 00 18 40 00 --- 17 45 07 59.5 553.3 0.5 8.8 600 869 18 30 01 18 47 00 J1716+2152 17 52 08 59.3 556.1 0.6 10.7 411 869 18 47 00 18 48 00 =1714+219 17 53 08 59.3 556.6 0.6 11.0 60 877 18 47 01 18 48 30 1713+21M 17 53 39 59.1 557.1 0.6 11.3 19 877 18 48 30 18 58 30 --- 18 03 40 58.6 561.5 0.8 14.1 600 954 18 48 31 18 59 00 1713+21M 18 04 10 58.6 561.7 0.8 14.3 23 954 18 59 00 19 09 00 --- 18 14 12 57.9 566.0 1.0 17.0 600 1031 18 59 01 19 09 30 1713+21M 18 14 42 57.9 566.2 1.0 17.1 23 1031 19 09 30 19 19 30 --- 18 24 44 57.2 570.3 1.1 19.7 600 1108 19 09 31 19 20 00 J1716+2152 18 25 14 57.3 570.2 1.1 19.6 20 1108 19 20 00 19 21 00 =1714+219 18 26 14 57.2 570.7 1.2 19.9 60 1115 19 20 01 19 21 30 1713+21M 18 26 44 57.0 571.1 1.2 20.1 20 1115 19 21 30 19 31 30 --- 18 36 46 56.2 575.1 1.3 22.5 600 1192 19 21 31 19 32 00 1713+21M 18 37 16 56.1 575.3 1.4 22.6 24 1192 19 32 00 19 42 00 --- 18 47 17 55.2 579.0 1.5 24.8 600 1269 19 32 01 19 42 30 1713+21M 18 47 47 55.1 579.2 1.5 24.9 24 1269 19 42 30 19 52 30 --- 18 57 49 54.1 582.8 1.7 26.9 600 1346 19 42 31 19 53 00 J1716+2152 18 58 19 54.2 582.8 1.7 26.9 21 1346 19 53 00 19 54 00 =1714+219 18 59 19 54.1 583.2 1.7 27.1 60 1354 19 53 01 19 54 30 1713+21M 18 59 49 53.9 583.5 1.7 27.3 21 1354 19 54 30 20 04 30 --- 19 09 51 52.8 587.0 1.9 29.2 600 1431 19 54 31 20 05 00 1713+21M 19 10 21 52.7 587.2 1.9 29.2 24 1431 20 05 00 20 15 00 --- 19 20 23 51.6 590.4 2.1 30.9 600 1508 20 05 01 20 15 30 1713+21M 19 20 53 51.5 590.6 2.1 31.0 24 1508 20 15 30 20 25 30 --- 19 30 55 50.3 593.7 2.2 32.5 600 1585 20 15 31 20 26 00 J1716+2152 19 31 25 50.4 593.7 2.2 32.5 21 1585 20 26 00 20 27 00 =1714+219 19 32 25 50.3 594.0 2.3 32.7 60 1592 20 26 01 20 27 30 1713+21M 19 32 55 50.0 594.4 2.3 32.8 21 1592 20 27 30 20 37 30 --- 19 42 56 48.8 597.3 2.4 34.1 600 1669 20 27 31 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 4 J1715+2145 imaging @ L-band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 May 2019 Day 146 --- 20 38 00 1713+21M 19 43 27 48.7 597.5 2.5 34.2 24 1669 20 38 00 20 48 00 --- 19 53 28 47.4 600.3 2.6 35.4 600 1746 20 38 01 20 48 30 1713+21M 19 53 58 47.3 600.5 2.6 35.4 24 1746 20 48 30 20 58 30 --- 20 04 00 45.9 603.2 2.8 36.5 600 1823 20 48 31 20 59 00 J1716+2152 20 04 30 46.1 603.2 2.8 36.5 21 1823 20 59 00 21 00 00 =1714+219 20 05 30 45.9 603.5 2.8 36.6 60 1831 20 59 01 21 00 30 1713+21M 20 06 00 45.6 603.8 2.8 36.7 21 1831 21 00 30 21 10 30 --- 20 16 02 44.2 606.4 3.0 37.6 600 1908 21 00 31 21 11 00 1713+21M 20 16 32 44.2 606.5 3.0 37.7 24 1908 21 11 00 21 21 00 --- 20 26 34 42.7 609.0 3.2 38.5 600 1985 21 11 01 21 21 30 1713+21M 20 27 04 42.7 609.2 3.2 38.5 24 1985 21 21 30 21 31 30 --- 20 37 05 41.2 611.6 3.3 39.2 600 2062 21 21 31 21 32 00 J1716+2152 20 37 35 41.3 611.6 3.3 39.2 21 2062 21 32 00 21 33 00 =1714+219 20 38 36 41.2 611.8 3.4 39.3 60 2069 21 32 01 21 33 30 1713+21M 20 39 06 40.9 612.1 3.4 39.3 21 2069 21 33 30 21 43 30 --- 20 49 07 39.4 614.4 3.5 39.9 600 2146 21 33 31 21 44 00 1713+21M 20 49 37 39.3 614.5 3.6 39.9 24 2146 21 44 00 21 54 00 --- 20 59 39 37.8 616.8 3.7 40.4 600 2223 21 44 01 21 54 30 1713+21M 21 00 09 37.8 616.9 3.7 40.5 24 2223 21 54 30 22 04 30 --- 21 10 11 36.3 619.1 3.9 40.9 600 2300 21 54 31 22 05 00 J1716+2152 21 10 41 36.4 619.1 3.9 40.9 21 2300 22 05 00 22 06 00 =1714+219 21 11 41 36.2 619.4 3.9 40.9 60 2308 22 05 01 22 06 30 1713+21M 21 12 11 35.9 619.6 3.9 40.9 21 2308 22 06 30 22 16 30 --- 21 22 13 34.4 621.7 4.1 41.2 600 2385 22 06 31 22 17 00 1713+21M 21 22 43 34.3 621.8 4.1 41.3 24 2385 22 17 00 22 27 00 --- 21 32 44 32.8 623.9 4.3 41.5 600 2462 22 17 01 22 27 30 1713+21M 21 33 15 32.7 624.0 4.3 41.5 24 2462 22 27 30 22 37 30 --- 21 43 16 31.2 626.1 4.5 41.7 600 2538 22 27 31 22 38 00 J1716+2152 21 43 46 31.3 626.1 4.4 41.7 21 2538 22 38 00 22 39 00 =1714+219 21 44 46 31.2 626.3 4.5 41.7 60 2546 22 38 01 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 5 J1715+2145 imaging @ L-band 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 May 2019 Day 146 --- 22 39 30 1713+21M 21 45 17 30.9 626.5 4.5 41.7 21 2546 22 39 30 22 49 30 --- 21 55 18 29.3 628.5 4.7 41.8 600 2623 22 39 31 22 50 00 1713+21M 21 55 48 29.2 628.6 4.7 41.8 24 2623 22 50 00 23 00 00 --- 22 05 50 27.7 630.6 4.8 41.8 600 2700 22 50 01 23 00 30 1713+21M 22 06 20 27.6 630.7 4.8 41.8 24 2700 23 00 30 23 10 30 --- 22 16 22 26.1 632.6 5.0 41.7 600 2777 23 00 31 ---------- Calibrator ---------- 23 13 30 1739+522 22 19 22 48.9 659.2 4.6 61.8 119 2777 23 13 30 23 14 30 --- 22 20 22 48.7 659.3 4.7 61.7 60 2785 23 13 31 23 17 30 J1716+2152 22 23 23 25.2 633.9 5.1 41.7 119 2785 23 17 30 23 18 30 =1714+219 22 24 23 25.0 634.1 5.1 41.7 60 2792 23 17 31 23 19 00 1713+21M 22 24 53 24.7 634.3 5.1 41.6 21 2792 23 19 00 23 29 00 --- 22 34 55 23.2 636.2 5.3 41.5 600 2869 23 19 01 23 29 30 1713+21M 22 35 25 23.1 636.3 5.3 41.5 24 2869 23 29 30 23 39 30 --- 22 45 26 21.6 638.1 5.5 41.3 600 2946 23 29 31 23 40 00 1713+21M 22 45 56 21.5 638.2 5.5 41.3 24 2946 23 40 00 23 50 00 --- 22 55 58 20.0 640.1 5.7 41.0 600 3023 23 40 01 23 50 30 J1716+2152 22 56 28 20.1 640.1 5.7 41.0 21 3023 23 50 30 23 51 30 =1714+219 22 57 28 20.0 640.3 5.7 41.0 60 3031 23 50 31 --- Start: Sun 26 May 2019 Day 146 -- Stop: Mon 27 May 2019 Day 147 --- 23 52 00 1713+21M 22 57 58 19.7 640.5 5.7 40.9 21 3031 23 52 00 00 02 00 --- 23 08 00 18.1 642.4 5.9 40.6 600 3108 23 52 01 00 02 30 1713+21M 23 08 30 18.1 642.4 5.9 40.6 24 3108 00 02 30 00 12 30 --- 23 18 32 16.6 644.3 6.0 40.2 600 3185 00 02 31 00 13 00 1713+21M 23 19 02 16.5 644.4 6.0 40.2 24 3185 00 13 00 00 23 00 --- 23 29 04 15.0 646.2 6.2 39.8 600 3262 00 13 01 00 23 30 J1716+2152 23 29 34 15.1 646.3 6.2 39.8 21 3262 00 23 30 00 24 30 =1714+219 23 30 34 15.0 646.4 6.2 39.8 60 3269 00 23 31 00 25 00 1713+21M 23 31 04 14.7 646.6 6.2 39.7 21 3269 00 25 00 00 35 00 --- 23 41 06 13.2 648.5 6.4 39.2 600 3346 00 25 01 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 6 J1715+2145 imaging @ L-band 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 27 May 2019 Day 147 --- 00 35 30 1713+21M 23 41 36 13.1 648.6 6.4 39.2 24 3346 00 35 30 00 45 30 --- 23 51 37 11.7 650.4 6.6 38.6 600 3423 00 35 31 00 46 00 1713+21M 23 52 07 11.6 650.5 6.6 38.6 24 3423 00 46 00 00 56 00 --- 00 02 09 10.2 652.4 6.8 38.0 600 3500 00 46 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess219.L1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: kvzr_l passed by Alexey Melnikov, Mar2014 ****** Only 251.02 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 3 Station: BADARY Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 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 = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 9 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= 350.49 350.49 350.49 350.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 446.49 446.49 446.49 446.49 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: 9 10 11 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 26, 2, 10, 20, 28, 4, 12, 22, 30, 6, 14, 24, 32, 8, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 1713+21M 17 13 12.457730 * 17 15 20.063100 17 16 10.071508 0.00 21 49 14.88987 * 21 45 56.33400 21 44 41.52988 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. mid-point between the two targets * 1156+295 11 56 57.786211 * 11 59 31.833912 12 00 30.922588 0.00 J1159+2914 29 31 25.73880 * 29 14 43.82690 29 08 27.72524 0.00 J1159+29 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 78215 observations. * 3C286 13 28 49.657769 * 13 31 08.288061 13 32 02.062635 0.17 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64066 * 30 30 32.95930 30 24 46.35244 0.16 1328+307 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1331+30 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 269 observations. 1714+219 17 14 03.743305 * 17 16 11.190717 17 17 01.138863 0.11 * J1716+2152 21 55 28.56442 * 21 52 13.66744 21 51 00.22723 0.16 J1716+21 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 136 observations. * 1739+522 17 39 29.003554 * 17 40 36.977851 17 41 04.903791 0.19 J1740+5211 52 13 10.43847 * 52 11 43.40742 52 11 07.66853 0.15 J1740+52 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 215623 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 1713+21M sess219.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 + 8.833 1237.500 1156+295 sess219.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 + 0.167 28.500 3C286 sess219.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 + 0.167 28.495 J1716+2152 sess219.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 + 0.300 41.519 1739+522 sess219.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 0.033 4.025 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) 1713+21M 134.4 1156+295 100.9 3C286 115.4 J1716+2152 134.3 1739+522 104.2 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