COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) 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 HART (Code Hh ) 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: 100.49 100.49 100.49 100.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 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 10 36 34 31.4 21.5 -1.4 0.0 0 0 16 30 00 16 40 00 --- 10 46 36 32.2 19.1 -1.2 0.0 600 77 16 30 01 16 41 30 3C286 10 48 06 21.4 37.4 -2.7 0.0 18 77 16 41 30 16 51 30 --- 10 58 08 22.7 35.6 -2.6 0.0 600 155 16 41 31 18 47 00 J1716+2152 12 53 57 10.4 59.4 -4.4 0.0 6804 155 18 47 00 18 48 00 =1714+219 12 54 57 10.6 59.2 -4.4 0.0 60 162 18 47 01 18 48 30 1713+21M 12 55 27 10.9 59.2 -4.3 0.0 6 162 18 48 30 18 58 30 --- 13 05 29 12.8 57.8 -4.2 0.0 600 240 18 48 31 18 59 00 1713+21M 13 05 59 12.9 57.7 -4.2 0.0 9 240 18 59 00 19 09 00 --- 13 16 00 14.8 56.3 -4.0 0.0 600 317 18 59 01 19 09 30 1713+21M 13 16 30 14.9 56.3 -4.0 0.0 9 317 19 09 30 19 19 30 --- 13 26 32 16.8 54.8 -3.8 0.0 600 394 19 09 31 19 20 00 J1716+2152 13 27 02 16.6 54.8 -3.8 0.0 7 394 19 20 00 19 21 00 =1714+219 13 28 02 16.8 54.6 -3.8 0.0 60 402 19 20 01 19 21 30 1713+21M 13 28 32 17.1 54.5 -3.8 0.0 6 402 19 21 30 19 31 30 --- 13 38 34 18.9 53.0 -3.6 0.0 600 479 19 21 31 19 32 00 1713+21M 13 39 04 19.0 52.9 -3.6 0.0 9 479 19 32 00 19 42 00 --- 13 49 06 20.8 51.3 -3.5 0.0 600 556 19 32 01 19 42 30 1713+21M 13 49 36 20.9 51.2 -3.4 0.0 9 556 19 42 30 19 52 30 --- 13 59 37 22.6 49.6 -3.3 0.0 600 634 19 42 31 19 53 00 J1716+2152 14 00 08 22.5 49.5 -3.3 0.0 7 634 19 53 00 19 54 00 =1714+219 14 01 08 22.7 49.4 -3.3 0.0 60 642 19 53 01 19 54 30 1713+21M 14 01 38 23.0 49.2 -3.2 0.0 6 642 19 54 30 20 04 30 --- 14 11 39 24.7 47.5 -3.1 0.0 600 719 19 54 31 20 05 00 1713+21M 14 12 10 24.8 47.4 -3.1 0.0 9 719 20 05 00 20 15 00 --- 14 22 11 26.4 45.5 -2.9 0.0 600 796 20 05 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 --- 20 15 30 1713+21M 14 22 41 26.5 45.4 -2.9 0.0 9 796 20 15 30 20 25 30 --- 14 32 43 28.0 43.5 -2.7 0.0 600 873 20 15 31 20 26 00 J1716+2152 14 33 13 27.9 43.5 -2.7 0.0 7 873 20 26 00 20 27 00 =1714+219 14 34 13 28.1 43.3 -2.7 0.0 60 881 20 26 01 20 27 30 1713+21M 14 34 43 28.4 43.1 -2.7 0.0 6 881 20 27 30 20 37 30 --- 14 44 45 29.9 41.1 -2.5 0.0 600 958 20 27 31 20 38 00 1713+21M 14 45 15 29.9 41.0 -2.5 0.0 9 958 20 38 00 20 48 00 --- 14 55 17 31.4 38.9 -2.3 0.0 600 1036 20 38 01 20 48 30 1713+21M 14 55 47 31.5 38.8 -2.3 0.0 9 1036 20 48 30 20 58 30 --- 15 05 48 32.8 36.5 -2.2 0.0 600 1113 20 48 31 20 59 00 J1716+2152 15 06 18 32.7 36.6 -2.2 0.0 7 1113 20 59 00 21 00 00 =1714+219 15 07 19 32.8 36.3 -2.2 0.0 60 1121 20 59 01 21 00 30 1713+21M 15 07 49 33.1 36.1 -2.1 0.0 6 1121 21 00 30 21 10 30 --- 15 17 50 34.4 33.8 -2.0 0.0 600 1198 21 00 31 21 11 00 1713+21M 15 18 20 34.5 33.6 -2.0 0.0 9 1198 21 11 00 21 21 00 --- 15 28 22 35.7 31.2 -1.8 0.0 600 1275 21 11 01 21 21 30 1713+21M 15 28 52 35.7 31.1 -1.8 0.0 9 1275 21 21 30 21 31 30 --- 15 38 54 36.8 28.6 -1.6 0.0 600 1353 21 21 31 21 32 00 J1716+2152 15 39 24 36.7 28.6 -1.6 0.0 7 1353 21 32 00 21 33 00 =1714+219 15 40 24 36.8 28.3 -1.6 0.0 60 1360 21 32 01 21 33 30 1713+21M 15 40 54 37.1 28.0 -1.6 0.0 6 1360 21 33 30 21 43 30 --- 15 50 56 38.1 25.4 -1.4 0.0 600 1438 21 33 31 21 44 00 1713+21M 15 51 26 38.1 25.3 -1.4 0.0 9 1438 21 44 00 21 54 00 --- 16 01 27 39.0 22.5 -1.2 0.0 600 1515 21 44 01 21 54 30 1713+21M 16 01 57 39.1 22.4 -1.2 0.0 9 1515 21 54 30 22 04 30 --- 16 11 59 39.9 19.5 -1.1 0.0 600 1592 21 54 31 22 05 00 J1716+2152 16 12 29 39.8 19.6 -1.1 0.0 7 1592 22 05 00 22 06 00 =1714+219 16 13 29 39.8 19.3 -1.1 0.0 60 1600 22 05 01 22 06 30 1713+21M 16 13 59 40.0 19.0 -1.0 0.0 6 1600 22 06 30 22 16 30 --- 16 24 01 40.7 16.0 -0.9 0.0 600 1677 22 06 31 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 --- 22 17 00 1713+21M 16 24 31 40.7 15.9 -0.9 0.0 9 1677 22 17 00 22 27 00 --- 16 34 33 41.3 12.9 -0.7 0.0 600 1755 22 17 01 22 27 30 1713+21M 16 35 03 41.3 12.8 -0.7 0.0 9 1755 22 27 30 22 37 30 --- 16 45 05 41.8 9.7 -0.5 0.0 600 1832 22 27 31 22 38 00 J1716+2152 16 45 35 41.7 9.8 -0.5 0.0 7 1832 22 38 00 22 39 00 =1714+219 16 46 35 41.7 9.5 -0.5 0.0 60 1840 22 38 01 22 39 30 1713+21M 16 47 05 41.8 9.1 -0.5 0.0 6 1840 22 39 30 22 49 30 --- 16 57 07 42.1 6.0 -0.3 0.0 600 1917 22 39 31 22 50 00 1713+21M 16 57 37 42.2 5.8 -0.3 0.0 9 1917 22 50 00 23 00 00 --- 17 07 38 42.3 2.7 -0.1 0.0 600 1994 22 50 01 23 00 30 1713+21M 17 08 08 42.3 2.5 -0.1 0.0 9 1994 23 00 30 23 10 30 --- 17 18 10 42.4 359.4 0.0 0.0 600 2071 23 00 31 23 17 30 J1716+2152 17 25 11 42.2 357.4 0.1 0.0 397 2071 23 17 30 23 18 30 =1714+219 17 26 11 42.2 357.1 0.2 0.0 60 2079 23 17 31 23 19 00 1713+21M 17 26 41 42.3 356.7 0.2 0.0 6 2079 23 19 00 23 29 00 --- 17 36 43 42.1 353.6 0.3 0.0 600 2156 23 19 01 23 29 30 1713+21M 17 37 13 42.1 353.4 0.4 0.0 9 2156 23 29 30 23 39 30 --- 17 47 15 41.8 350.3 0.5 0.0 600 2234 23 29 31 23 40 00 1713+21M 17 47 45 41.8 350.2 0.5 0.0 9 2234 23 40 00 23 50 00 --- 17 57 46 41.3 347.1 0.7 0.0 600 2311 23 40 01 23 50 30 J1716+2152 17 58 17 41.2 347.2 0.7 0.0 7 2311 23 50 30 23 51 30 =1714+219 17 59 17 41.2 346.9 0.7 0.0 60 2319 23 50 31 --- Start: Sun 26 May 2019 Day 146 -- Stop: Mon 27 May 2019 Day 147 --- 23 52 00 1713+21M 17 59 47 41.2 346.5 0.7 0.0 6 2319 23 52 00 00 02 00 --- 18 09 48 40.6 343.5 0.9 0.0 600 2396 23 52 01 00 02 30 1713+21M 18 10 19 40.6 343.4 0.9 0.0 9 2396 00 02 30 00 12 30 --- 18 20 20 39.9 340.5 1.1 0.0 600 2473 00 02 31 00 13 00 1713+21M 18 20 50 39.9 340.3 1.1 0.0 9 2473 00 13 00 00 23 00 --- 18 30 52 39.0 337.5 1.2 0.0 600 2551 00 13 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2019 Day 147 --- 00 23 30 J1716+2152 18 31 22 39.0 337.6 1.2 0.0 7 2551 00 23 30 00 24 30 =1714+219 18 32 22 38.9 337.4 1.3 0.0 60 2558 00 23 31 00 25 00 1713+21M 18 32 52 38.9 336.9 1.3 0.0 6 2558 00 25 00 00 35 00 --- 18 42 54 37.9 334.2 1.4 0.0 600 2636 00 25 01 00 35 30 1713+21M 18 43 24 37.9 334.1 1.5 0.0 9 2636 00 35 30 00 45 30 --- 18 53 26 36.9 331.4 1.6 0.0 600 2713 00 35 31 00 46 00 1713+21M 18 53 56 36.8 331.3 1.6 0.0 9 2713 00 46 00 00 56 00 --- 19 03 57 35.7 328.8 1.8 0.0 600 2790 00 46 01 00 56 30 J1716+2152 19 04 27 35.6 328.9 1.8 0.0 7 2790 00 56 30 00 57 30 =1714+219 19 05 28 35.5 328.7 1.8 0.0 60 2798 00 56 31 00 58 00 1713+21M 19 05 58 35.4 328.3 1.8 0.0 6 2798 00 58 00 01 08 00 --- 19 15 59 34.2 325.9 2.0 0.0 600 2875 00 58 01 01 08 30 1713+21M 19 16 29 34.1 325.8 2.0 0.0 9 2875 01 08 30 01 18 30 --- 19 26 31 32.8 323.5 2.2 0.0 600 2953 01 08 31 01 19 00 1713+21M 19 27 01 32.8 323.3 2.2 0.0 9 2953 01 19 00 01 29 00 --- 19 37 03 31.4 321.1 2.3 0.0 600 3030 01 19 01 01 29 30 J1716+2152 19 37 33 31.4 321.3 2.3 0.0 7 3030 01 29 30 01 30 30 =1714+219 19 38 33 31.2 321.1 2.4 0.0 60 3038 01 29 31 01 31 00 1713+21M 19 39 03 31.1 320.7 2.4 0.0 6 3038 01 31 00 01 41 00 --- 19 49 05 29.6 318.6 2.5 0.0 600 3115 01 31 01 01 41 30 1713+21M 19 49 35 29.6 318.5 2.6 0.0 9 3115 01 41 30 01 51 30 --- 19 59 36 28.0 316.5 2.7 0.0 600 3192 01 41 31 01 52 00 1713+21M 20 00 07 28.0 316.4 2.7 0.0 9 3192 01 52 00 02 02 00 --- 20 10 08 26.4 314.5 2.9 0.0 600 3269 01 52 01 02 02 30 J1716+2152 20 10 38 26.4 314.6 2.9 0.0 7 3269 02 02 30 02 03 30 =1714+219 20 11 38 26.2 314.4 2.9 0.0 60 3277 02 02 31 02 04 00 1713+21M 20 12 08 26.1 314.1 2.9 0.0 6 3277 02 04 00 02 14 00 --- 20 22 10 24.4 312.3 3.1 0.0 600 3354 02 04 01 02 14 30 1713+21M 20 22 40 24.3 312.2 3.1 0.0 9 3354 02 14 30 02 24 30 --- 20 32 42 22.6 310.4 3.3 0.0 600 3432 02 14 31 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 --- 02 25 00 1713+21M 20 33 12 22.6 310.4 3.3 0.0 9 3432 02 25 00 02 35 00 --- 20 43 14 20.8 308.7 3.5 0.0 600 3509 02 25 01 02 35 30 J1716+2152 20 43 44 20.8 308.8 3.4 0.0 7 3509 02 35 30 02 36 30 =1714+219 20 44 44 20.6 308.7 3.5 0.0 60 3517 02 35 31 02 37 00 1713+21M 20 45 14 20.5 308.4 3.5 0.0 6 3517 02 37 00 02 47 00 --- 20 55 16 18.7 306.8 3.7 0.0 600 3594 02 37 01 02 47 30 1713+21M 20 55 46 18.6 306.7 3.7 0.0 9 3594 02 47 30 02 57 30 --- 21 05 47 16.8 305.2 3.8 0.0 600 3671 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 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: hh18cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 20140219 (CR) ****** Only 122.49 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 8 Station: HART 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= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 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: 12 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= 100.49 100.49 100.49 100.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 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: 12 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) * 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