COVER INFORMATION Station: BADARY (Code Bd ) Experiment: Has the jet in J0028+0035 been restarted at multiple times? Exp. Code: EM152 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Andrzej Marecki Address: Institute of Astronomy N. Copernicus University PL-87-100 Torun Poland Phone: +48 56 611 30 32 EMAIL: amr@astro.uni.torun.pl Fax: Phone during observation: +48 56 611 30 20 Observing mode: Notes: Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 2 Has the jet in J0028+0035 been restarted at multiple times? 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 28 May 2021 Day 148 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 Next BBC frequencies: 366.49 366.49 366.49 366.49 430.49 430.49 430.49 430.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 02 30 00 3C454.3 01 42 23 41.5 598.8 2.8 33.4 0 0 02 30 00 02 34 00 --- 01 46 24 41.0 599.8 2.9 33.9 240 31 02 30 01 02 37 00 J0029-0113 01 49 24 34.5 564.3 1.3 14.8 119 31 02 37 00 02 39 00 =0026-015 01 51 24 34.4 564.9 1.4 15.1 120 46 02 37 01 02 39 20 J0028+0035 01 51 44 36.1 565.7 1.4 15.6 3 46 02 39 20 02 47 00 --- 01 59 26 35.6 568.0 1.5 16.9 460 105 02 39 21 02 47 20 J0029-0113 01 59 46 33.8 567.3 1.5 16.5 3 105 02 47 20 02 49 00 =0026-015 02 01 26 33.7 567.8 1.5 16.8 100 118 02 47 21 02 49 20 J0028+0035 02 01 46 35.4 568.7 1.5 17.3 3 118 02 49 20 02 57 00 --- 02 09 27 34.8 570.9 1.7 18.5 460 177 02 49 21 02 57 20 J0029-0113 02 09 47 33.1 570.2 1.7 18.1 3 177 02 57 20 02 59 00 =0026-015 02 11 28 32.9 570.7 1.7 18.4 100 190 02 57 21 02 59 20 J0028+0035 02 11 48 34.6 571.6 1.7 18.9 3 190 02 59 20 03 07 00 --- 02 19 29 34.0 573.8 1.8 20.1 460 249 02 59 21 03 07 20 J0029-0113 02 19 49 32.3 573.0 1.8 19.7 3 249 03 07 20 03 09 00 =0026-015 02 21 29 32.1 573.5 1.9 20.0 100 262 03 07 21 03 09 20 J0028+0035 02 21 49 33.8 574.4 1.9 20.5 3 262 03 09 20 03 17 00 --- 02 29 31 33.1 576.6 2.0 21.6 460 321 03 09 21 03 17 20 J0029-0113 02 29 51 31.4 575.8 2.0 21.2 3 321 03 17 20 03 19 00 =0026-015 02 31 31 31.2 576.2 2.0 21.5 100 333 03 17 21 03 19 20 J0028+0035 02 31 51 32.9 577.2 2.0 22.0 4 333 03 19 20 03 27 00 --- 02 39 32 32.1 579.3 2.2 23.1 460 392 03 19 21 03 27 20 J0029-0113 02 39 52 30.5 578.5 2.2 22.7 3 392 03 27 20 03 29 00 =0026-015 02 41 33 30.3 578.9 2.2 22.9 100 405 03 27 21 03 29 20 J0028+0035 02 41 53 31.9 580.0 2.2 23.4 4 405 03 29 20 03 37 00 --- 02 49 34 31.1 582.0 2.3 24.5 460 464 03 29 21 03 37 20 J0029-0113 02 49 54 29.5 581.1 2.3 24.0 4 464 03 37 20 03 39 00 =0026-015 02 51 34 29.3 581.6 2.4 24.3 100 477 03 37 21 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 3 Has the jet in J0028+0035 been restarted at multiple times? 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 28 May 2021 Day 148 --- 03 39 20 J0028+0035 02 51 54 30.9 582.6 2.4 24.8 4 477 03 39 20 03 47 00 --- 02 59 36 30.1 584.7 2.5 25.8 460 536 03 39 21 03 47 20 J0029-0113 02 59 56 28.4 583.7 2.5 25.3 4 536 03 47 20 03 49 00 =0026-015 03 01 36 28.2 584.2 2.5 25.5 100 549 03 47 21 03 49 20 J0028+0035 03 01 56 29.8 585.3 2.5 26.1 4 549 03 49 20 03 57 00 --- 03 09 37 28.9 587.2 2.7 27.0 460 608 03 49 21 03 57 20 J0029-0113 03 09 57 27.3 586.3 2.7 26.6 4 608 03 57 20 03 59 00 =0026-015 03 11 38 27.1 586.7 2.7 26.8 100 621 03 57 21 03 59 20 J0028+0035 03 11 58 28.7 587.8 2.7 27.3 4 621 03 59 20 04 07 00 --- 03 19 39 27.8 589.8 2.8 28.2 460 679 03 59 21 04 07 20 J0029-0113 03 19 59 26.2 588.8 2.8 27.7 4 679 04 07 20 04 09 00 =0026-015 03 21 39 26.0 589.2 2.9 27.9 100 692 04 07 21 04 09 20 J0028+0035 03 21 59 27.5 590.3 2.9 28.5 4 692 04 09 20 04 17 00 --- 03 29 41 26.6 592.2 3.0 29.3 460 751 04 09 21 04 17 20 J0029-0113 03 30 01 25.0 591.2 3.0 28.9 4 751 04 17 20 04 19 00 =0026-015 03 31 41 24.8 591.6 3.0 29.0 100 764 04 17 21 04 19 20 J0028+0035 03 32 01 26.3 592.8 3.0 29.5 4 764 04 19 20 04 27 00 --- 03 39 42 25.3 594.6 3.2 30.3 460 823 04 19 21 04 27 20 J0029-0113 03 40 02 23.8 593.6 3.2 29.9 4 823 04 27 20 04 29 00 =0026-015 03 41 42 23.5 594.0 3.2 30.1 100 836 04 27 21 04 31 00 3C454.3 03 43 43 23.7 626.4 4.8 40.0 63 836 04 31 00 04 35 00 --- 03 47 43 23.1 627.2 4.9 40.1 240 867 04 31 01 04 38 00 J0029-0113 03 50 44 22.4 596.1 3.3 30.9 123 867 04 38 00 04 40 00 =0026-015 03 52 44 22.1 596.6 3.4 31.1 120 882 04 38 01 04 40 20 J0028+0035 03 53 04 23.6 597.8 3.4 31.6 4 882 04 40 20 04 48 00 --- 04 00 46 22.6 599.6 3.5 32.2 460 941 04 40 21 04 48 20 J0029-0113 04 01 06 21.1 598.5 3.5 31.9 4 941 04 48 20 04 50 00 =0026-015 04 02 46 20.8 598.9 3.5 32.0 100 954 04 48 21 04 50 20 J0028+0035 04 03 06 22.3 600.1 3.6 32.4 4 954 04 50 20 04 58 00 --- 04 10 47 21.2 601.8 3.7 33.1 460 1013 04 50 21 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 4 Has the jet in J0028+0035 been restarted at multiple times? 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 28 May 2021 Day 148 --- 04 58 20 J0029-0113 04 11 07 19.7 600.8 3.7 32.7 4 1013 04 58 20 05 00 00 =0026-015 04 12 48 19.5 601.2 3.7 32.8 100 1026 04 58 21 05 00 20 J0028+0035 04 13 08 20.9 602.4 3.7 33.2 4 1026 05 00 20 05 08 00 --- 04 20 49 19.9 604.1 3.9 33.8 460 1085 05 00 21 05 08 20 J0029-0113 04 21 09 18.3 603.0 3.9 33.5 4 1085 05 08 20 05 10 00 =0026-015 04 22 49 18.1 603.4 3.9 33.6 100 1097 05 08 21 05 10 20 J0028+0035 04 23 09 19.5 604.6 3.9 34.0 4 1097 05 10 20 05 18 00 --- 04 30 51 18.5 606.3 4.0 34.5 460 1156 05 10 21 05 18 20 J0029-0113 04 31 11 17.0 605.2 4.0 34.2 4 1156 05 18 20 05 20 00 =0026-015 04 32 51 16.7 605.5 4.0 34.3 100 1169 05 18 21 05 20 20 J0028+0035 04 33 11 18.1 606.8 4.1 34.7 4 1169 05 20 20 05 28 00 --- 04 40 52 17.0 608.4 4.2 35.1 460 1228 05 20 21 05 28 20 J0029-0113 04 41 12 15.5 607.3 4.2 34.8 4 1228 05 28 20 05 30 00 =0026-015 04 42 52 15.3 607.7 4.2 34.9 100 1241 05 28 21 05 30 20 J0028+0035 04 43 13 16.7 608.9 4.2 35.3 4 1241 05 30 20 05 38 00 --- 04 50 54 15.6 610.6 4.4 35.7 460 1300 05 30 21 05 38 20 J0029-0113 04 51 14 14.1 609.5 4.4 35.4 4 1300 05 38 20 05 40 00 =0026-015 04 52 54 13.8 609.8 4.4 35.5 100 1313 05 38 21 05 40 20 J0028+0035 04 53 14 15.2 611.1 4.4 35.8 4 1313 05 40 20 05 48 00 --- 05 00 55 14.1 612.7 4.5 36.2 460 1372 05 40 21 05 48 20 J0029-0113 05 01 16 12.6 611.5 4.5 36.0 4 1372 05 48 20 05 50 00 =0026-015 05 02 56 12.4 611.9 4.5 36.0 100 1385 05 48 21 05 50 20 J0028+0035 05 03 16 13.7 613.1 4.6 36.3 4 1385 05 50 20 05 58 00 --- 05 10 57 12.6 614.7 4.7 36.7 460 1444 05 50 21 05 58 20 J0029-0113 05 11 17 11.1 613.6 4.7 36.4 4 1444 05 58 20 06 00 00 =0026-015 05 12 57 10.9 614.0 4.7 36.5 100 1456 05 58 21 06 00 20 J0028+0035 05 13 17 12.3 615.2 4.7 36.8 4 1456 06 00 20 06 08 00 --- 05 20 59 11.1 616.8 4.9 37.0 460 1515 06 00 21 06 10 20 J0028+0035 05 23 19 10.7 617.3 4.9 37.1 134 1515 06 10 20 06 18 00 --- 05 31 00 9.6 618.8 5.0 D 37.4 0 1574 06 10 21 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess221.L1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/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: 64.000 Number of channels: 8 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 Net SB= L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U IF = A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 11 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 BBC fr= 366.49 366.49 366.49 366.49 430.49 430.49 430.49 430.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 11 12 13 Track assignments are: track1= 10, 14, 2, 6, 12, 16, 4, 8 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0028+0035 00 26 05.030490 * 00 28 38.861000 00 29 43.022677 0.00 00 19 04.63073 * 00 35 39.65300 00 42 35.30245 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0026-015 00 26 27.411318 * 00 29 00.986037 00 30 05.036482 0.17 * J0029-0113 -01 30 16.59853 *-01 13 41.75993 -01 06 45.63952 0.35 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 66 observations. * 3C454.3 22 51 29.519739 * 22 53 57.747939 22 55 00.032595 0.65 J2253+1608 15 52 54.34808 * 16 08 53.56091 16 15 29.24478 0.73 2251+158 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J2253+16 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 41272 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 J0028+0035 sess221.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 2.811 501.532 J0029-0113 sess221.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 0.678 114.563 3C454.3 sess221.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 + 0.133 23.517 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) J0028+0035 60.0 J0029-0113 60.7 3C454.3 76.4 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