COVER INFORMATION Station: JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Experiment: Does Cygnus A harbor a binary black hole? Exp. Code: EB064D Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Uwe Bach Address: Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie Auf dem Huegel 69 53121 Bonn Germany Phone: 0049-2257-301-168 EMAIL: ubach@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: 0049-2257-301-106 Phone during observation: 0049-2257-301-155 Observing mode: Notes: Use 2013+370 as fring tracer and BL Lac as 2nd calibrators COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for epoch D of EB064 at 1.3cm. It involves 14 antennas Jb2, EF, MC, Nt, O60, Ur, Tr, Sr, Ys, Sv, Zc, Bd, Hh, and Mh and runs at a standard 1 Gbps continuum mode. Gaps between scans are adjusted to allow time for Tsys measurements on source and some pointing time every 1.5 hours, because the observation happen during sunrise at Effelsberg. Fringe finders are 2013+370 and BL Lac. Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 2 Does Cygnus A harbor a binary black hole? 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 8 Nov 2018 Day 312 --- Next scan frequencies: 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 Next BBC frequencies: 836.51 836.51 836.51 836.51 804.51 804.51 804.51 804.51 772.51 772.51 772.51 772.51 740.51 740.51 740.51 740.51 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 00 00 CYG-A 19 01 57 74.2 135.9 -1.0 -33.4 0 0 16 00 00 16 10 00 --- 19 11 59 75.1 142.0 -0.8 -29.1 600 77 16 00 01 16 10 30 CYG-A 19 12 29 75.2 142.3 -0.8 -28.9 23 77 16 10 30 16 20 30 --- 19 22 31 76.0 149.2 -0.6 -23.9 600 155 16 10 31 16 21 00 CYG-A 19 23 01 76.1 149.6 -0.6 -23.6 23 155 16 21 00 16 36 00 --- 19 38 03 77.0 161.1 -0.4 -14.8 900 271 16 21 01 16 37 30 2013+370 19 39 33 72.8 154.7 -0.6 -18.8 46 271 16 37 30 16 42 30 --- 19 44 34 73.1 157.9 -0.5 -16.4 300 309 16 37 31 16 44 00 CYG-A 19 46 05 77.3 167.8 -0.2 -9.6 39 309 16 44 00 16 54 00 --- 19 56 06 77.5 176.5 -0.1 -2.8 600 386 16 44 01 16 54 30 CYG-A 19 56 36 77.5 176.9 -0.1 -2.4 22 386 16 54 30 17 04 30 --- 20 06 38 77.5 185.7 0.1 4.5 600 464 16 54 31 17 05 00 CYG-A 20 07 08 77.5 186.2 0.1 4.9 22 464 17 05 00 17 15 00 --- 20 17 10 77.2 194.8 0.3 11.6 600 541 17 05 01 17 15 30 CYG-A 20 17 40 77.2 195.2 0.3 11.9 22 541 17 15 30 17 25 30 --- 20 27 41 76.7 203.3 0.5 18.2 600 618 17 15 31 17 26 00 CYG-A 20 28 11 76.7 203.7 0.5 18.5 22 618 17 26 00 17 36 00 --- 20 38 13 76.0 211.2 0.6 24.2 600 696 17 26 01 17 36 30 CYG-A 20 38 43 76.0 211.5 0.6 24.4 23 696 17 36 30 17 46 30 --- 20 48 45 75.1 218.3 0.8 29.3 600 773 17 36 31 ---------- 5-min gap for pointing ---------- 17 53 25 2013+370 20 55 40 72.6 207.2 0.7 20.1 347 773 17 53 25 17 58 25 --- 21 00 41 72.2 210.3 0.7 22.3 300 812 17 53 26 18 00 10 CYG-A 21 02 27 73.7 226.5 1.0 35.0 34 812 18 00 10 18 10 10 --- 21 12 28 72.6 231.7 1.2 38.4 600 889 18 00 11 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 3 Does Cygnus A harbor a binary black hole? 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 8 Nov 2018 Day 312 --- 18 10 40 CYG-A 21 12 58 72.5 232.0 1.2 38.5 24 889 18 10 40 18 20 40 --- 21 23 00 71.3 236.7 1.4 41.3 600 966 18 10 41 18 21 10 CYG-A 21 23 30 71.2 236.9 1.4 41.5 24 966 18 21 10 18 31 10 --- 21 33 32 69.9 241.1 1.6 43.8 600 1043 18 21 11 18 31 40 CYG-A 21 34 02 69.9 241.3 1.6 43.9 25 1043 18 31 40 18 41 40 --- 21 44 03 68.5 245.1 1.7 45.8 600 1121 18 31 41 18 42 10 CYG-A 21 44 34 68.5 245.3 1.7 45.9 25 1121 18 42 10 18 52 10 --- 21 54 35 67.1 248.7 1.9 47.4 600 1198 18 42 11 18 52 40 CYG-A 21 55 05 67.0 248.9 1.9 47.5 25 1198 18 52 40 19 02 40 --- 22 05 07 65.6 252.0 2.1 48.8 600 1275 18 52 41 19 03 10 CYG-A 22 05 37 65.5 252.2 2.1 48.8 25 1275 19 03 10 19 13 10 --- 22 15 39 64.1 255.1 2.3 49.8 600 1353 19 03 11 ---------- 5-min gap for pointing ---------- 19 19 55 BLLAC 22 22 25 78.7 198.1 0.3 14.6 201 1353 19 19 55 19 24 55 --- 22 27 26 78.4 202.6 0.4 18.1 300 1391 19 19 56 19 28 07 CYG-A 22 30 38 61.9 259.1 2.5 50.9 0 1391 19 28 07 19 38 07 --- 22 40 40 60.4 261.5 2.7 51.4 600 1469 19 28 08 19 38 37 CYG-A 22 41 10 60.4 261.7 2.7 51.5 26 1469 19 38 37 19 48 37 --- 22 51 12 58.9 264.0 2.9 51.8 600 1546 19 38 38 19 49 07 CYG-A 22 51 42 58.8 264.1 2.9 51.8 26 1546 19 49 07 19 59 07 --- 23 01 43 57.3 266.3 3.0 52.1 600 1623 19 49 08 19 59 37 CYG-A 23 02 14 57.2 266.4 3.0 52.1 26 1623 19 59 37 20 09 37 --- 23 12 15 55.7 268.5 3.2 52.2 600 1700 19 59 38 20 10 07 CYG-A 23 12 45 55.7 268.6 3.2 52.2 26 1700 20 10 07 20 20 07 --- 23 22 47 54.2 270.6 3.4 52.2 600 1778 20 10 08 20 20 37 CYG-A 23 23 17 54.1 270.7 3.4 52.2 26 1778 20 20 37 20 30 37 --- 23 33 19 52.6 272.7 3.6 52.2 600 1855 20 20 38 20 31 07 CYG-A 23 33 49 52.5 272.8 3.6 52.2 26 1855 20 31 07 20 41 07 --- 23 43 50 51.0 274.7 3.7 52.0 600 1932 20 31 08 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 4 Does Cygnus A harbor a binary black hole? 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 8 Nov 2018 Day 312 --- ---------- 5-min gap for pointing ---------- 20 47 07 2013+370 23 49 51 50.2 268.4 3.6 48.7 315 1932 20 47 07 20 52 07 --- 23 54 52 49.5 269.4 3.6 48.8 300 1971 20 47 08 20 53 52 CYG-A 23 56 37 49.1 277.0 3.9 51.7 60 1971 20 53 52 21 03 52 --- 00 06 39 47.6 278.8 4.1 51.4 600 2048 20 53 53 21 04 22 CYG-A 00 07 09 47.5 278.9 4.1 51.4 26 2048 21 04 22 21 14 22 --- 00 17 11 46.1 280.6 4.3 51.0 600 2126 21 04 23 21 14 52 CYG-A 00 17 41 46.0 280.7 4.3 51.0 26 2126 21 14 52 21 24 52 --- 00 27 43 44.5 282.4 4.5 50.5 600 2203 21 14 53 21 26 52 BLLAC 00 29 43 63.5 260.7 2.4 53.1 32 2203 21 26 52 21 31 52 --- 00 34 44 62.8 261.9 2.5 53.3 300 2241 21 26 53 21 33 42 CYG-A 00 36 34 43.2 283.9 4.6 50.1 22 2241 21 33 42 21 43 42 --- 00 46 36 41.8 285.5 4.8 49.6 600 2319 21 33 43 21 44 12 CYG-A 00 47 06 41.7 285.6 4.8 49.6 26 2319 21 44 12 21 51 42 --- 00 54 37 40.6 286.9 4.9 49.2 450 2377 21 44 13 21 52 12 CYG-A 00 55 08 40.6 286.9 4.9 49.1 26 2377 21 52 12 21 59 42 --- 01 02 39 39.5 288.2 5.0 48.7 450 2435 21 52 13 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess318.K1024 --- 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: 5 Station: JODRELL2 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= 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 23024.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF SB = L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L 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= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 BBC fr= 836.51 836.51 836.51 836.51 804.51 804.51 804.51 804.51 772.51 772.51 772.51 772.51 740.51 740.51 740.51 740.51 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: 1 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) CYGNUS-A 19 57 44.440790 * 19 59 28.356468 20 00 06.377263 0.80 J1959+4044 40 35 46.36227 * 40 44 02.09608 40 47 27.97847 0.53 * CYG-A /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1959+40 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 27 observations. 1957+405 1957+404 1957+40 * 2013+370 20 13 37.014517 * 20 15 28.729803 20 16 09.783715 0.09 J2015+3710 37 01 44.45878 * 37 10 59.51466 37 14 46.81774 0.12 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 131 observations. VR422201 22 00 39.362504 * 22 02 43.291371 22 03 29.845094 0.01 J2202+4216 42 02 08.59075 * 42 16 39.97988 42 22 23.52081 0.00 * BLLAC /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc 2200+420 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 52189 observations. J2202+42 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 CYG-A sess318.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 4.833 332.948 2013+370 sess318.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 0.250 18.667 BLLAC sess318.K1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 0.167 12.167 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) CYG-A 90.8 2013+370 92.5 BLLAC 113.6 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