COVER INFORMATION Station: DEFFORD (Code De ) 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 DEFFORD (Code De ) 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: 1626.49 1626.49 Next BBC frequencies: 645.51 645.51 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 16 30 00 1156+295 08 37 15 46.3 101.4 -3.4 -43.6 0 0 16 30 00 16 40 00 --- 08 47 17 47.8 103.7 -3.2 -43.1 600 39 16 30 01 16 41 30 3C286 08 48 47 35.0 83.9 -4.7 -45.1 8 39 16 41 30 16 51 30 --- 08 58 49 36.5 85.8 -4.6 -45.3 600 77 16 41 31 18 07 30 J1716+2152 10 15 01 8.1 64.6 -7.0 -36.7 4431 77 18 07 30 18 08 30 =1714+219 10 16 01 8.3 64.8 -7.0 -36.8 60 81 18 07 31 18 09 00 1713+21M 10 16 31 8.4 65.1 -7.0 -36.9 20 81 18 09 00 18 19 00 --- 10 26 33 9.8 67.0 -6.8 -37.5 600 120 18 09 01 18 19 30 1713+21M 10 27 03 9.8 67.1 -6.8 -37.5 26 120 18 19 30 18 29 30 --- 10 37 05 11.3 69.0 -6.7 -38.1 600 158 18 19 31 18 30 00 1713+21M 10 37 35 11.3 69.1 -6.6 -38.1 26 158 18 30 00 18 40 00 --- 10 47 36 12.8 70.9 -6.5 -38.7 600 197 18 30 01 ---------- Calibrator ---------- 18 43 00 1739+522 10 50 37 32.8 45.4 -6.8 -45.5 80 197 18 43 00 18 44 00 --- 10 51 37 32.9 45.5 -6.8 -45.6 60 201 18 43 01 18 47 00 J1716+2152 10 54 38 13.8 72.0 -6.4 -39.0 78 201 18 47 00 18 48 00 =1714+219 10 55 38 13.9 72.2 -6.4 -39.1 60 205 18 47 01 18 48 30 1713+21M 10 56 08 14.0 72.5 -6.3 -39.1 20 205 18 48 30 18 58 30 --- 11 06 09 15.5 74.4 -6.2 -39.6 600 243 18 48 31 18 59 00 1713+21M 11 06 39 15.6 74.5 -6.2 -39.6 26 243 18 59 00 19 09 00 --- 11 16 41 17.1 76.3 -6.0 -40.0 600 282 18 59 01 19 09 30 1713+21M 11 17 11 17.2 76.4 -6.0 -40.0 26 282 19 09 30 19 19 30 --- 11 27 13 18.7 78.3 -5.8 -40.4 600 321 19 09 31 19 20 00 J1716+2152 11 27 43 18.7 78.2 -5.8 -40.4 21 321 19 20 00 19 21 00 =1714+219 11 28 43 18.8 78.3 -5.8 -40.4 60 325 19 20 01 19 21 30 1713+21M 11 29 13 19.0 78.7 -5.8 -40.4 20 325 19 21 30 19 31 30 --- 11 39 15 20.5 80.5 -5.6 -40.7 600 363 19 21 31 Schedule for DEFFORD (Code De ) 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 --- 19 32 00 1713+21M 11 39 45 20.5 80.6 -5.6 -40.7 26 363 19 32 00 19 42 00 --- 11 49 47 22.1 82.5 -5.4 -41.0 600 402 19 32 01 19 42 30 1713+21M 11 50 17 22.1 82.6 -5.4 -41.0 26 402 19 42 30 19 52 30 --- 12 00 18 23.7 84.5 -5.3 -41.2 600 441 19 42 31 19 53 00 J1716+2152 12 00 48 23.7 84.4 -5.3 -41.2 21 441 19 53 00 19 54 00 =1714+219 12 01 49 23.9 84.6 -5.3 -41.2 60 444 19 53 01 19 54 30 1713+21M 12 02 19 24.0 84.9 -5.2 -41.2 20 444 19 54 30 20 04 30 --- 12 12 20 25.5 86.8 -5.1 -41.3 600 483 19 54 31 20 05 00 1713+21M 12 12 50 25.6 86.9 -5.1 -41.3 26 483 20 05 00 20 15 00 --- 12 22 52 27.1 88.9 -4.9 -41.4 600 522 20 05 01 20 15 30 1713+21M 12 23 22 27.2 89.0 -4.9 -41.4 26 522 20 15 30 20 25 30 --- 12 33 24 28.7 91.0 -4.7 -41.4 600 560 20 15 31 20 26 00 J1716+2152 12 33 54 28.8 90.8 -4.7 -41.4 20 560 20 26 00 20 27 00 =1714+219 12 34 54 28.9 91.0 -4.7 -41.4 60 564 20 26 01 20 27 30 1713+21M 12 35 24 29.1 91.4 -4.7 -41.4 20 564 20 27 30 20 37 30 --- 12 45 26 30.6 93.4 -4.5 -41.3 600 603 20 27 31 20 38 00 1713+21M 12 45 56 30.7 93.5 -4.5 -41.3 26 603 20 38 00 20 48 00 --- 12 55 57 32.2 95.5 -4.3 -41.2 600 642 20 38 01 20 48 30 1713+21M 12 56 27 32.3 95.6 -4.3 -41.2 26 642 20 48 30 20 58 30 --- 13 06 29 33.8 97.7 -4.2 -40.9 600 680 20 48 31 20 59 00 J1716+2152 13 06 59 33.8 97.6 -4.2 -41.0 20 680 20 59 00 21 00 00 =1714+219 13 07 59 34.0 97.8 -4.2 -41.0 60 684 20 59 01 21 00 30 1713+21M 13 08 29 34.1 98.2 -4.1 -40.9 19 684 21 00 30 21 10 30 --- 13 18 31 35.6 100.3 -4.0 -40.6 600 723 21 00 31 21 11 00 1713+21M 13 19 01 35.7 100.4 -4.0 -40.6 26 723 21 11 00 21 21 00 --- 13 29 03 37.2 102.6 -3.8 -40.2 600 761 21 11 01 21 21 30 1713+21M 13 29 33 37.3 102.7 -3.8 -40.2 26 761 21 21 30 21 31 30 --- 13 39 35 38.8 105.0 -3.6 -39.7 600 800 21 21 31 21 32 00 J1716+2152 13 40 05 38.8 104.8 -3.6 -39.8 20 800 21 32 00 21 33 00 =1714+219 13 41 05 39.0 105.1 -3.6 -39.7 60 804 21 32 01 Schedule for DEFFORD (Code De ) 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 --- 21 33 30 1713+21M 13 41 35 39.1 105.5 -3.6 -39.6 19 804 21 33 30 21 43 30 --- 13 51 37 40.6 107.8 -3.4 -39.0 600 842 21 33 31 21 44 00 1713+21M 13 52 07 40.6 107.9 -3.4 -39.0 26 842 21 44 00 21 54 00 --- 14 02 08 42.1 110.3 -3.2 -38.3 600 881 21 44 01 21 54 30 1713+21M 14 02 38 42.2 110.5 -3.2 -38.3 26 881 21 54 30 22 04 30 --- 14 12 40 43.6 113.0 -3.1 -37.5 600 920 21 54 31 22 05 00 J1716+2152 14 13 10 43.6 112.8 -3.1 -37.6 20 920 22 05 00 22 06 00 =1714+219 14 14 10 43.8 113.1 -3.0 -37.5 60 924 22 05 01 22 06 30 1713+21M 14 14 40 43.9 113.5 -3.0 -37.3 19 924 22 06 30 22 16 30 --- 14 24 42 45.3 116.1 -2.9 -36.4 600 962 22 06 31 22 17 00 1713+21M 14 25 12 45.3 116.2 -2.8 -36.4 25 962 22 17 00 22 27 00 --- 14 35 14 46.7 119.0 -2.7 -35.4 600 1001 22 17 01 22 27 30 1713+21M 14 35 44 46.8 119.1 -2.7 -35.3 25 1001 22 27 30 22 37 30 --- 14 45 45 48.1 121.9 -2.5 -34.1 600 1040 22 27 31 22 38 00 J1716+2152 14 46 15 48.1 121.7 -2.5 -34.3 19 1040 22 38 00 22 39 00 =1714+219 14 47 16 48.3 122.0 -2.5 -34.1 60 1043 22 38 01 22 39 30 1713+21M 14 47 46 48.4 122.5 -2.5 -33.9 18 1043 22 39 30 22 49 30 --- 14 57 47 49.6 125.5 -2.3 -32.6 600 1082 22 39 31 22 50 00 1713+21M 14 58 17 49.7 125.6 -2.3 -32.5 25 1082 22 50 00 23 00 00 --- 15 08 19 50.9 128.7 -2.1 -31.1 600 1121 22 50 01 23 00 30 1713+21M 15 08 49 51.0 128.9 -2.1 -31.0 25 1121 23 00 30 23 10 30 --- 15 18 51 52.2 132.1 -2.0 -29.4 600 1159 23 00 31 ---------- Calibrator ---------- 23 13 30 1739+522 15 21 51 68.8 75.9 -2.3 -76.3 -12 1159 23 13 30 23 14 30 --- 15 22 51 69.0 76.0 -2.3 -76.4 48 1163 23 13 31 23 17 30 J1716+2152 15 25 52 52.9 134.1 -1.9 -28.4 -17 1163 23 17 30 23 18 30 =1714+219 15 26 52 53.1 134.4 -1.8 -28.2 43 1167 23 17 31 23 19 00 1713+21M 15 27 22 53.1 135.0 -1.8 -27.9 18 1167 23 19 00 23 29 00 --- 15 37 24 54.2 138.5 -1.6 -26.0 600 1206 23 19 01 Schedule for DEFFORD (Code De ) 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 --- 23 29 30 1713+21M 15 37 54 54.2 138.7 -1.6 -25.9 25 1206 23 29 30 23 39 30 --- 15 47 56 55.2 142.3 -1.5 -23.8 600 1244 23 29 31 23 40 00 1713+21M 15 48 26 55.2 142.5 -1.5 -23.7 25 1244 23 40 00 23 50 00 --- 15 58 27 56.1 146.3 -1.3 -21.5 600 1283 23 40 01 23 50 30 J1716+2152 15 58 57 56.2 146.1 -1.3 -21.7 19 1283 23 50 30 23 51 30 =1714+219 15 59 58 56.3 146.5 -1.3 -21.4 60 1287 23 50 31 --- Start: Sun 26 May 2019 Day 146 -- Stop: Mon 27 May 2019 Day 147 --- 23 52 00 1713+21M 16 00 28 56.3 147.1 -1.3 -21.1 17 1287 23 52 00 00 02 00 --- 16 10 29 57.1 151.1 -1.1 -18.6 600 1326 23 52 01 00 02 30 1713+21M 16 10 59 57.1 151.3 -1.1 -18.5 25 1326 00 02 30 00 12 30 --- 16 21 01 57.8 155.4 -0.9 -16.0 600 1364 00 02 31 00 13 00 1713+21M 16 21 31 57.9 155.6 -0.9 -15.8 24 1364 00 13 00 00 23 00 --- 16 31 33 58.4 159.9 -0.7 -13.1 600 1403 00 13 01 00 23 30 J1716+2152 16 32 03 58.5 159.7 -0.7 -13.3 18 1403 00 23 30 00 24 30 =1714+219 16 33 03 58.6 160.2 -0.7 -13.0 60 1407 00 23 31 00 25 00 1713+21M 16 33 33 58.5 160.8 -0.7 -12.6 17 1407 00 25 00 00 35 00 --- 16 43 35 59.0 165.2 -0.5 -9.7 600 1445 00 25 01 00 35 30 1713+21M 16 44 05 59.0 165.4 -0.5 -9.6 24 1445 00 35 30 00 45 30 --- 16 54 06 59.3 169.9 -0.4 -6.6 600 1484 00 35 31 00 46 00 1713+21M 16 54 36 59.4 170.1 -0.4 -6.5 24 1484 00 46 00 00 56 00 --- 17 04 38 59.6 174.7 -0.2 -3.5 600 1523 00 46 01 00 56 30 J1716+2152 17 05 08 59.7 174.5 -0.2 -3.6 19 1523 00 56 30 00 57 30 =1714+219 17 06 08 59.7 175.0 -0.2 -3.3 60 1527 00 56 31 00 58 00 1713+21M 17 06 38 59.6 175.6 -0.2 -2.9 17 1527 00 58 00 01 08 00 --- 17 16 40 59.6 180.2 0.0 0.2 600 1565 00 58 01 01 08 30 1713+21M 17 17 10 59.6 180.5 0.0 0.3 24 1565 01 08 30 01 18 30 --- 17 27 12 59.6 185.1 0.2 3.3 600 1604 01 08 31 01 19 00 1713+21M 17 27 42 59.6 185.3 0.2 3.5 24 1604 01 19 00 01 29 00 --- 17 37 44 59.4 189.9 0.4 6.5 600 1642 01 19 01 Schedule for DEFFORD (Code De ) 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 --- 01 29 30 J1716+2152 17 38 14 59.5 189.7 0.4 6.4 19 1642 01 29 30 01 30 30 =1714+219 17 39 14 59.4 190.2 0.4 6.7 60 1646 01 29 31 01 31 00 1713+21M 17 39 44 59.3 190.8 0.4 7.1 17 1646 01 31 00 01 41 00 --- 17 49 46 59.0 195.3 0.6 10.0 600 1685 01 31 01 01 41 30 1713+21M 17 50 16 58.9 195.5 0.6 10.2 24 1685 01 41 30 01 51 30 --- 18 00 17 58.5 199.9 0.7 13.0 600 1724 01 41 31 01 52 00 1713+21M 18 00 47 58.4 200.1 0.7 13.1 24 1724 01 52 00 02 02 00 --- 18 10 49 57.9 204.4 0.9 15.8 600 1762 01 52 01 02 02 30 J1716+2152 18 11 19 58.0 204.3 0.9 15.8 20 1762 02 02 30 02 03 30 =1714+219 18 12 19 57.9 204.7 0.9 16.0 60 1766 02 02 31 02 04 00 1713+21M 18 12 49 57.7 205.2 0.9 16.4 18 1766 02 04 00 02 14 00 --- 18 22 51 57.0 209.3 1.1 18.9 600 1805 02 04 01 02 14 30 1713+21M 18 23 21 57.0 209.5 1.1 19.0 25 1805 02 14 30 02 24 30 --- 18 33 23 56.2 213.5 1.3 21.4 600 1843 02 14 31 02 25 00 1713+21M 18 33 53 56.1 213.7 1.3 21.5 25 1843 02 25 00 02 35 00 --- 18 43 54 55.2 217.5 1.5 23.7 600 1882 02 25 01 02 35 30 J1716+2152 18 44 24 55.4 217.4 1.5 23.7 21 1882 02 35 30 02 36 30 =1714+219 18 45 25 55.3 217.8 1.5 23.9 60 1886 02 35 31 02 37 00 1713+21M 18 45 55 55.1 218.2 1.5 24.2 19 1886 02 37 00 02 47 00 --- 18 55 56 54.1 221.9 1.7 26.2 600 1925 02 37 01 02 47 30 1713+21M 18 56 26 54.0 222.0 1.7 26.3 25 1925 02 47 30 02 57 30 --- 19 06 28 52.9 225.5 1.8 28.2 600 1963 02 47 31 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess219.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: 19 Station: DEFFORD Total bit rate: 512 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate:128.000 Number of channels: 2 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2272.00 2272.00 Net SB= U U IF SB = L L Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 BBC SB= L L IF = A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 15 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1626.49 1626.49 BBC fr= 645.51 645.51 Bandwd= 64.00 64.00 Matching frequency sets: 15 16 17 18 19 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2 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