COVER INFORMATION Station: URUMQI (Code Ur ) Experiment: Ser_8N Exp. Code: ek040a Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Agata Karska Address: Torun Centre for Astronomy ul. Gagarina 11 Torun Poland Phone: +48 56 611 30 61 EMAIL: motylek@astro.uni.torun.pl Fax: +48 56 611 30 09 Phone during observation: +48 56 611 30 20 Observing mode: ar uma Notes: Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 2 Ser_8N 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 --- ---------- fringe finder ---------- 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: 310.49 310.49 310.49 310.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 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 22 00 00 J1800+3848 20 09 23 65.6 270.1 2.1 68.6 0 0 22 00 00 22 07 00 =1758+388 20 16 24 64.3 271.3 2.3 68.6 420 54 22 00 01 22 10 00 J1826+0149 20 19 25 41.5 218.8 1.9 27.1 123 54 22 10 00 22 12 30 =1823+017 20 21 55 41.2 219.5 1.9 27.5 150 73 22 10 01 22 12 30 SER8N 20 21 55 41.1 218.2 1.9 26.7 -5 73 No stop 22 17 30 --- 20 26 56 40.5 219.7 1.9 27.6 295 112 22 12 31 22 17 30 J1826+0149 20 26 56 40.6 221.0 2.0 28.4 -5 112 No stop 22 19 00 =1823+017 20 28 26 40.4 221.4 2.0 28.7 85 123 22 17 31 22 19 00 SER8N 20 28 26 40.4 220.1 2.0 27.9 -5 123 No stop 22 24 00 --- 20 33 27 39.8 221.5 2.0 28.8 295 162 22 19 01 22 24 40 J1826+0149 20 34 07 39.7 223.1 2.1 29.7 35 162 22 24 40 22 25 40 =1823+017 20 35 07 39.6 223.3 2.1 29.9 60 169 22 24 41 22 25 40 SER8N 20 35 07 39.6 222.0 2.1 29.1 -5 169 No stop 22 30 40 --- 20 40 08 38.9 223.4 2.2 29.9 295 208 22 25 41 22 30 40 J1826+0149 20 40 08 39.0 224.7 2.2 30.7 -5 208 No stop 22 32 10 =1823+017 20 41 38 38.8 225.1 2.2 31.0 85 219 22 30 41 22 32 10 SER8N 20 41 38 38.8 223.9 2.2 30.2 -5 219 No stop 22 37 10 --- 20 46 39 38.1 225.2 2.3 31.0 295 258 22 32 11 22 37 50 J1826+0149 20 47 19 38.1 226.7 2.3 31.9 35 258 22 37 50 22 38 50 =1823+017 20 48 20 37.9 227.0 2.3 32.1 60 265 22 37 51 22 38 50 SER8N 20 48 20 37.9 225.7 2.3 31.3 -5 265 No stop 22 43 50 --- 20 53 20 37.2 227.0 2.4 32.1 295 304 22 38 51 22 43 50 J1826+0149 20 53 20 37.2 228.3 2.4 32.8 -5 304 No stop 22 45 20 =1823+017 20 54 51 37.0 228.7 2.5 33.1 85 315 22 43 51 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 3 Ser_8N 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 --- 22 45 20 SER8N 20 54 51 37.0 227.4 2.4 32.3 -5 315 No stop 22 50 20 --- 20 59 51 36.4 228.7 2.5 33.1 295 354 22 45 21 22 51 00 J1826+0149 21 00 32 36.3 230.2 2.6 33.9 35 354 22 51 00 22 52 00 =1823+017 21 01 32 36.1 230.4 2.6 34.0 60 362 22 51 01 22 52 00 SER8N 21 01 32 36.1 229.2 2.5 33.3 -5 362 No stop 22 57 00 --- 21 06 33 35.4 230.5 2.6 34.0 295 400 22 52 01 22 57 00 J1826+0149 21 06 33 35.4 231.7 2.7 34.7 -5 400 No stop 22 58 30 =1823+017 21 08 03 35.2 232.1 2.7 34.9 85 412 22 57 01 22 58 30 SER8N 21 08 03 35.2 230.8 2.6 34.3 -5 412 No stop 23 03 30 --- 21 13 04 34.5 232.1 2.7 34.9 295 450 22 58 31 23 04 10 J1826+0149 21 13 44 34.4 233.5 2.8 35.7 35 450 23 04 10 23 05 10 =1823+017 21 14 44 34.2 233.7 2.8 35.8 60 458 23 04 11 23 05 10 SER8N 21 14 44 34.3 232.5 2.7 35.2 -5 458 No stop 23 10 10 --- 21 19 45 33.6 233.7 2.8 35.8 295 496 23 05 11 23 10 10 J1826+0149 21 19 45 33.5 235.0 2.9 36.5 -5 496 No stop 23 11 40 =1823+017 21 21 15 33.3 235.3 2.9 36.7 85 508 23 10 11 23 11 40 SER8N 21 21 15 33.3 234.1 2.8 36.0 -5 508 No stop 23 16 40 --- 21 26 16 32.6 235.3 2.9 36.6 295 546 23 11 41 23 17 20 J1826+0149 21 26 56 32.4 236.7 3.0 37.3 35 546 23 17 20 23 18 20 =1823+017 21 27 56 32.3 236.9 3.0 37.5 60 554 23 17 21 23 18 20 SER8N 21 27 56 32.3 235.7 3.0 36.8 -5 554 No stop 23 23 20 --- 21 32 57 31.6 236.9 3.0 37.4 295 592 23 18 21 23 23 20 J1826+0149 21 32 57 31.5 238.1 3.1 38.0 -5 592 No stop 23 24 50 =1823+017 21 34 27 31.3 238.4 3.1 38.2 85 604 23 23 21 23 24 50 SER8N 21 34 27 31.4 237.2 3.1 37.6 -5 604 No stop 23 29 50 --- 21 39 28 30.6 238.4 3.1 38.2 295 642 23 24 51 23 30 30 J1826+0149 21 40 08 30.4 239.7 3.2 38.8 35 642 23 30 30 23 31 30 =1823+017 21 41 08 30.2 239.9 3.2 38.9 60 650 23 30 31 23 31 30 SER8N 21 41 08 30.3 238.8 3.2 38.4 -5 650 No stop 23 36 30 --- 21 46 09 29.5 239.9 3.3 38.9 295 688 23 31 31 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 4 Ser_8N 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 --- 23 36 30 J1826+0149 21 46 09 29.4 241.1 3.3 39.4 -5 688 No stop 23 38 00 =1823+017 21 47 39 29.2 241.4 3.3 39.6 85 700 23 36 31 23 38 00 SER8N 21 47 39 29.3 240.2 3.3 39.1 -5 700 No stop 23 43 00 --- 21 52 40 28.5 241.3 3.4 39.6 295 738 23 38 01 23 43 40 J1826+0149 21 53 20 28.3 242.6 3.4 40.1 35 738 23 43 40 23 44 40 =1823+017 21 54 20 28.1 242.8 3.4 40.2 60 746 23 43 41 23 44 40 SER8N 21 54 20 28.2 241.7 3.4 39.7 -5 746 No stop 23 49 40 --- 21 59 21 27.4 242.8 3.5 40.2 295 785 23 44 41 23 49 40 J1826+0149 21 59 21 27.3 243.9 3.5 40.7 -5 785 No stop 23 51 10 =1823+017 22 00 51 27.1 244.2 3.6 40.8 85 796 23 49 41 23 51 10 SER8N 22 00 51 27.2 243.1 3.5 40.3 -5 796 No stop 23 56 10 --- 22 05 52 26.4 244.2 3.6 40.8 295 835 23 51 11 23 56 50 J1826+0149 22 06 32 26.1 245.4 3.7 41.3 35 835 23 56 50 23 57 50 =1823+017 22 07 33 26.0 245.6 3.7 41.4 60 842 23 56 51 --- Start: Mon 27 May 2019 Day 147 -- Stop: Tue 28 May 2019 Day 148 --- 23 57 50 SER8N 22 07 33 26.1 244.5 3.6 40.9 -5 842 No stop 00 02 50 --- 22 12 33 25.3 245.6 3.7 41.4 295 881 23 57 51 00 02 50 J1826+0149 22 12 33 25.1 246.7 3.8 41.8 -5 881 No stop 00 04 20 =1823+017 22 14 04 24.9 247.0 3.8 41.9 85 892 00 02 51 00 04 20 SER8N 22 14 04 25.0 245.9 3.7 41.5 -5 892 No stop 00 09 20 --- 22 19 04 24.2 246.9 3.8 41.9 295 931 00 04 21 00 10 00 J1826+0149 22 19 45 23.9 248.1 3.9 42.4 35 931 00 10 00 00 11 00 =1823+017 22 20 45 23.8 248.4 3.9 42.4 60 938 00 10 01 00 11 00 SER8N 22 20 45 23.9 247.3 3.8 42.0 -5 938 No stop 00 16 00 --- 22 25 46 23.1 248.3 3.9 42.4 295 977 00 11 01 00 16 00 J1826+0149 22 25 46 22.9 249.4 4.0 42.8 -5 977 No stop 00 17 30 =1823+017 22 27 16 22.7 249.7 4.0 42.9 85 988 00 16 01 00 17 30 SER8N 22 27 16 22.8 248.6 3.9 42.5 -5 988 No stop 00 22 30 --- 22 32 17 22.0 249.6 4.0 42.9 295 1027 00 17 31 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 5 Ser_8N 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 28 May 2019 Day 148 --- 00 23 10 J1826+0149 22 32 57 21.7 250.8 4.1 43.3 35 1027 00 23 10 00 24 10 =1823+017 22 33 57 21.5 251.0 4.1 43.3 60 1035 00 23 11 00 24 10 SER8N 22 33 57 21.7 249.9 4.1 43.0 -5 1035 No stop 00 29 10 --- 22 38 58 20.8 250.9 4.1 43.3 295 1073 00 24 11 00 29 10 J1826+0149 22 38 58 20.6 251.9 4.2 43.7 -5 1073 No stop 00 30 40 =1823+017 22 40 28 20.4 252.2 4.2 43.7 85 1085 00 29 11 00 30 40 SER8N 22 40 28 20.6 251.2 4.2 43.4 -5 1085 No stop 00 35 40 --- 22 45 29 19.7 252.1 4.2 43.7 295 1123 00 30 41 00 36 20 J1826+0149 22 46 09 19.4 253.3 4.3 44.1 35 1123 00 36 20 00 37 20 =1823+017 22 47 09 19.2 253.5 4.3 44.1 60 1131 00 36 21 00 37 20 SER8N 22 47 09 19.4 252.5 4.3 43.8 -5 1131 No stop 00 42 20 --- 22 52 10 18.6 253.4 4.4 44.1 295 1169 00 37 21 00 42 20 J1826+0149 22 52 10 18.4 254.5 4.4 44.4 -5 1169 No stop 00 43 50 =1823+017 22 53 40 18.1 254.7 4.4 44.5 85 1181 00 42 21 00 43 50 SER8N 22 53 40 18.3 253.7 4.4 44.2 -5 1181 No stop 00 48 50 --- 22 58 41 17.4 254.6 4.5 44.4 295 1219 00 43 51 00 49 30 J1826+0149 22 59 21 17.1 255.8 4.5 44.7 35 1219 00 49 30 00 50 30 =1823+017 23 00 21 16.9 256.0 4.5 44.8 60 1227 00 49 31 00 50 30 SER8N 23 00 21 17.1 255.0 4.5 44.5 -5 1227 No stop 00 55 30 --- 23 05 22 16.2 255.9 4.6 44.7 295 1265 00 50 31 00 55 30 J1826+0149 23 05 22 16.0 256.9 4.6 45.0 -5 1265 No stop 00 57 00 =1823+017 23 06 52 15.8 257.2 4.7 45.1 85 1277 00 55 31 00 57 00 SER8N 23 06 52 16.0 256.2 4.6 44.8 -5 1277 No stop 01 02 00 --- 23 11 53 15.1 257.1 4.7 45.0 295 1315 00 57 01 01 02 40 J1826+0149 23 12 33 14.8 258.2 4.8 45.3 35 1315 01 02 40 01 03 40 =1823+017 23 13 33 14.6 258.4 4.8 45.3 60 1323 01 02 41 01 03 40 SER8N 23 13 33 14.8 257.4 4.7 45.1 -5 1323 No stop 01 08 40 --- 23 18 34 13.9 258.3 4.8 45.3 295 1362 01 03 41 01 08 40 J1826+0149 23 18 34 13.7 259.3 4.9 45.5 -5 1362 No stop 01 10 10 =1823+017 23 20 04 13.4 259.6 4.9 45.6 85 1373 01 08 41 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 6 Ser_8N 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 28 May 2019 Day 148 --- 01 10 10 SER8N 23 20 04 13.6 258.6 4.8 45.4 -5 1373 No stop 01 15 10 --- 23 25 05 12.8 259.5 4.9 45.5 295 1412 01 10 11 01 15 50 J1826+0149 23 25 45 12.4 260.6 5.0 45.8 35 1412 01 15 50 01 16 50 =1823+017 23 26 46 12.2 260.8 5.0 45.8 60 1419 01 15 51 ---------- fringe finder ---------- 01 18 35 J1751+0939 23 28 31 10.9 273.0 5.6 47.3 89 1419 01 18 35 01 24 35 =1749+096 23 34 32 9.9 274.0 5.7 47.3 360 1465 01 18 36 01 26 20 J1826+0149 23 36 17 10.5 262.5 5.1 46.0 89 1465 01 26 20 01 28 20 =1823+017 23 38 17 10.2 262.8 5.2 46.1 120 1481 01 26 21 01 28 20 SER8N 23 38 17 10.4 261.8 5.1 45.9 -5 1481 No stop 01 33 20 --- 23 43 18 9.5 262.7 5.2 46.1 295 1519 01 28 21 01 33 20 J1826+0149 23 43 18 9.3 263.7 5.3 46.2 -5 1519 No stop 01 34 50 =1823+017 23 44 48 9.0 264.0 5.3 46.2 85 1531 01 33 21 01 34 50 SER8N 23 44 48 9.2 263.0 5.2 46.1 -5 1531 No stop 01 39 50 --- 23 49 49 8.3 263.9 5.3 46.2 295 1569 01 34 51 01 40 30 J1826+0149 23 50 29 8.0 265.0 5.4 46.3 35 1569 01 40 30 01 41 30 =1823+017 23 51 30 7.8 265.1 5.4 46.3 60 1577 01 40 31 01 41 30 SER8N 23 51 30 8.0 264.1 5.3 46.2 -5 1577 No stop 01 46 30 --- 23 56 30 7.1 265.0 5.4 46.3 295 1615 01 41 31 01 46 30 J1826+0149 23 56 30 6.9 266.0 5.5 46.4 -5 1615 No stop 01 48 00 =1823+017 23 58 01 6.6 266.3 5.5 46.4 85 1627 01 46 31 01 48 00 SER8N 23 58 01 6.8 265.3 5.5 46.3 -5 1627 No stop 01 53 00 --- 00 03 01 5.9 266.2 5.5 46.4 295 1665 01 48 01 01 53 40 J1826+0149 00 03 42 5.6 267.3 5.6 46.5 35 1665 01 53 40 01 54 40 =1823+017 00 04 42 5.4 267.4 5.6 46.5 60 1673 01 53 41 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: 12 Station: URUMQI Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B 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= 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 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 = A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 7 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= 310.49 310.49 310.49 310.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 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: 7 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) * SER8N 18 27 16.894790 * 18 29 49.220000 18 30 48.412617 0.00 01 14 48.42067 * 01 16 52.97000 01 17 43.14394 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1749+096 17 49 10.387930 * 17 51 32.818574 17 52 28.362907 0.00 * J1751+0939 09 39 42.82586 * 09 39 00.72841 09 38 46.33000 0.00 J1751+09 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 192391 observations. 1758+388 17 58 44.703954 * 18 00 24.765363 18 01 04.467316 0.01 * J1800+3848 38 48 32.47350 * 38 48 30.69748 38 48 27.87590 0.01 J1800+38 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 5095 observations. 1823+017 18 23 53.374684 * 18 26 25.061156 18 27 24.021962 0.09 * J1826+0149 01 47 50.32304 * 01 49 40.11951 01 50 24.58279 0.16 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 161 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 SER8N sess219.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 18 5.000 563.571 J1751+0939 sess219.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 13 18 0.100 12.000 J1800+3848 sess219.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 18 0.117 17.850 J1826+0149 sess219.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 18 1.342 141.510 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) SER8N 140.5 J1751+0939 141.3 J1800+3848 115.2 J1826+0149 140.9 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