COVER INFORMATION Station: TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Experiment: Mrk1018 at 1 Gb/s - L band Exp. Code: EP106D Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Miguel A. Perez-Torres Address: IAA - CSIC Glorieta de la Astronomia s/n 18008 Granada, Spain Phone: +34-665252538 EMAIL: torres@iaa.es Fax: Phone during observation: +34-665252538 Observing mode: 1024 Mbps Notes: 18cm phase-ref exp of Mrk1018 with the full EVN Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 2 Mrk1018 at 1 Gb/s - 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 1 Nov 2018 Day 305 --- 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: 659.51 659.51 659.51 659.51 627.51 627.51 627.51 627.51 595.51 595.51 595.51 595.51 563.51 563.51 563.51 563.51 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 19 00 00 0149+218 05 48 37 37.3 275.5 3.9 67.0 0 0 19 00 00 19 03 30 --- 05 52 07 36.5 275.9 4.0 66.9 210 27 19 00 01 19 03 30 0205-010 05 52 07 28.5 249.9 3.7 53.6 -54 27 No stop 19 07 10 --- 05 55 48 27.7 250.5 3.8 53.9 166 55 19 03 31 19 07 10 MRK1018 05 55 48 27.6 251.4 3.8 54.2 -4 55 No stop 19 11 00 --- 05 59 38 26.8 252.0 3.9 54.5 226 85 19 07 11 19 11 30 0205-010 06 00 08 26.8 251.3 3.8 54.2 26 85 19 11 30 19 12 40 --- 06 01 19 26.6 251.5 3.9 54.3 70 94 19 11 31 19 12 40 MRK1018 06 01 19 26.4 252.3 3.9 54.7 -4 94 No stop 19 16 30 --- 06 05 09 25.7 252.9 4.0 54.9 226 123 19 12 41 19 16 30 0205-010 06 05 09 25.8 252.1 3.9 54.6 -4 123 No stop 19 17 40 --- 06 06 19 25.6 252.3 3.9 54.7 66 132 19 16 31 19 17 40 MRK1018 06 06 19 25.4 253.1 4.0 55.0 -4 132 No stop 19 21 30 --- 06 10 10 24.6 253.7 4.0 55.3 226 162 19 17 41 19 22 00 0205-010 06 10 40 24.7 253.0 4.0 55.0 26 162 19 22 00 19 23 10 --- 06 11 50 24.4 253.1 4.0 55.0 70 171 19 22 01 19 23 10 MRK1018 06 11 50 24.3 253.9 4.1 55.4 -4 171 No stop 19 27 00 --- 06 15 41 23.5 254.5 4.1 55.6 226 200 19 23 11 19 27 00 0205-010 06 15 41 23.7 253.7 4.1 55.3 -4 200 No stop 19 28 10 --- 06 16 51 23.4 253.9 4.1 55.4 66 209 19 27 01 19 28 10 MRK1018 06 16 51 23.3 254.7 4.2 55.7 -4 209 No stop 19 32 00 --- 06 20 42 22.5 255.3 4.2 55.9 226 238 19 28 11 19 32 30 0205-010 06 21 12 22.5 254.6 4.2 55.7 26 238 19 32 30 19 33 40 --- 06 22 22 22.3 254.8 4.2 55.7 70 247 19 32 31 19 33 40 MRK1018 06 22 22 22.1 255.6 4.3 56.0 -4 247 No stop 19 37 30 --- 06 26 13 21.3 256.1 4.3 56.2 226 277 19 33 41 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 3 Mrk1018 at 1 Gb/s - 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 1 Nov 2018 Day 305 --- 19 37 30 0205-010 06 26 13 21.5 255.4 4.3 56.0 -4 277 No stop 19 38 40 --- 06 27 23 21.2 255.5 4.3 56.0 66 286 19 37 31 19 38 40 MRK1018 06 27 23 21.1 256.3 4.3 56.3 -4 286 No stop 19 42 30 --- 06 31 14 20.3 256.9 4.4 56.5 226 315 19 38 41 19 43 00 0205-010 06 31 44 20.3 256.2 4.4 56.3 26 315 19 43 00 19 44 10 --- 06 32 54 20.1 256.3 4.4 56.3 70 324 19 43 01 19 44 10 MRK1018 06 32 54 19.9 257.1 4.4 56.6 -4 324 No stop 19 48 00 --- 06 36 44 19.1 257.7 4.5 56.8 226 354 19 44 11 19 48 00 0205-010 06 36 44 19.3 256.9 4.5 56.5 -4 354 No stop 19 49 10 --- 06 37 55 19.1 257.1 4.5 56.6 66 363 19 48 01 19 49 10 MRK1018 06 37 55 18.9 257.8 4.5 56.8 -4 363 No stop 19 53 00 --- 06 41 45 18.1 258.4 4.6 57.0 226 392 19 49 11 19 53 30 0205-010 06 42 15 18.1 257.7 4.5 56.8 26 392 19 53 30 19 54 40 --- 06 43 26 17.9 257.9 4.6 56.9 70 401 19 53 31 19 54 40 MRK1018 06 43 26 17.7 258.6 4.6 57.1 -4 401 No stop 19 58 30 --- 06 47 16 16.9 259.2 4.7 57.3 226 431 19 54 41 19 58 30 0205-010 06 47 16 17.1 258.4 4.6 57.0 -3 431 No stop 19 59 40 --- 06 48 26 16.9 258.6 4.7 57.1 67 440 19 58 31 19 59 40 MRK1018 06 48 26 16.7 259.3 4.7 57.3 -4 440 No stop 20 03 30 --- 06 52 17 15.9 259.9 4.8 57.5 226 469 19 59 41 20 04 00 0205-010 06 52 47 15.9 259.2 4.7 57.3 27 469 20 04 00 20 05 10 --- 06 53 57 15.7 259.4 4.7 57.3 70 478 20 04 01 20 05 10 MRK1018 06 53 57 15.5 260.1 4.8 57.5 -3 478 No stop 20 09 00 --- 06 57 48 14.7 260.7 4.8 57.7 227 508 20 05 11 20 09 00 0205-010 06 57 48 14.9 259.9 4.8 57.5 -3 508 No stop 20 10 10 --- 06 58 58 14.6 260.1 4.8 57.5 67 517 20 09 01 20 10 10 MRK1018 06 58 58 14.4 260.8 4.9 57.7 -3 517 No stop 20 14 00 --- 07 02 49 13.6 261.3 4.9 57.8 227 546 20 10 11 20 14 30 0205-010 07 03 19 13.7 260.7 4.9 57.7 27 546 20 14 30 20 15 40 --- 07 04 29 13.5 260.8 4.9 57.7 70 555 20 14 31 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 4 Mrk1018 at 1 Gb/s - 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 1 Nov 2018 Day 305 --- 20 15 40 MRK1018 07 04 29 13.3 261.6 5.0 57.9 -3 555 No stop 20 19 30 --- 07 08 20 12.5 262.1 5.0 58.0 227 585 20 15 41 20 19 30 0205-010 07 08 20 12.7 261.4 5.0 57.9 -3 585 No stop 20 20 40 --- 07 09 30 12.4 261.5 5.0 57.9 67 594 20 19 31 20 20 40 MRK1018 07 09 30 12.2 262.3 5.0 58.1 -3 594 No stop 20 24 30 --- 07 13 20 11.4 262.8 5.1 58.2 227 623 20 20 41 20 25 00 0205-010 07 13 51 11.5 262.1 5.1 58.0 27 623 20 25 00 20 26 10 --- 07 15 01 11.2 262.3 5.1 58.1 70 632 20 25 01 20 26 10 MRK1018 07 15 01 11.0 263.0 5.1 58.2 -3 632 No stop 20 30 00 --- 07 18 51 10.2 263.5 5.2 58.3 227 662 20 26 11 20 30 00 0205-010 07 18 51 10.4 262.8 5.2 58.2 -3 662 No stop 20 31 10 --- 07 20 02 10.2 262.9 5.2 58.2 67 671 20 30 01 20 31 10 MRK1018 07 20 02 10.0 263.7 5.2 58.3 -3 671 No stop 20 35 00 --- 07 23 52 9.2 264.2 5.3 58.4 227 700 20 31 11 20 35 30 0205-010 07 24 22 9.3 263.5 5.2 58.3 27 700 20 35 30 20 36 40 --- 07 25 32 9.0 263.7 5.3 58.3 70 709 20 35 31 20 36 40 MRK1018 07 25 32 8.8 264.4 5.3 58.5 -3 709 No stop 20 40 30 --- 07 29 23 8.0 264.9 5.4 58.5 227 738 20 36 41 20 40 30 0205-010 07 29 23 8.2 264.2 5.3 58.4 -3 738 No stop 20 41 40 --- 07 30 33 7.9 264.3 5.4 58.5 67 747 20 40 31 20 41 40 MRK1018 07 30 33 7.7 265.1 5.4 58.6 -3 747 No stop 20 45 30 --- 07 34 24 6.9 265.6 5.5 D 58.6 0 777 20 41 41 20 46 00 0205-010 07 34 54 7.0 264.9 5.4 58.5 27 777 20 46 00 20 47 10 --- 07 36 04 6.8 265.1 5.4 D 58.6 0 786 20 46 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess318.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: 13 Station: TIANMA65 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= 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 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 = 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: 6 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= 659.51 659.51 659.51 659.51 627.51 627.51 627.51 627.51 595.51 595.51 595.51 595.51 563.51 563.51 563.51 563.51 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: 6 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 4, 12, 20, 28, 6, 14, 22, 30, 8, 16, 24, 32 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * MRK1018 02 03 42.480768 * 02 06 15.990000 02 07 14.144276 0.00 -00 31 46.69524 *-00 17 29.90000 -00 12 10.32366 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 0149+218 01 49 31.744135 * 01 52 18.059046 01 53 21.226093 0.01 J0152+2207 21 52 20.74786 * 22 07 07.69973 22 12 40.14481 0.02 J0152+22 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 2491 observations. * 0154-000 01 54 36.737815 * 01 57 10.534897 01 58 08.786651 0.09 J0157+0011 -00 03 12.25378 * 00 11 24.48436 00 16 51.72973 0.20 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 161 observations. * 0205-010 02 05 53.149978 * 02 08 26.345914 02 09 24.383337 0.09 J0208-0047 -01 01 56.12008 *-00 47 44.29431 -00 42 26.64579 0.16 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 142 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 MRK1018 sess318.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 5.672 278.086 0149+218 sess318.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 0.058 4.550 0154-000 sess318.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 12 13 0.067 2.592 0205-010 sess318.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 1.831 77.112 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) MRK1018 164.3 0149+218 168.8 0154-000 163.8 0205-010 163.9 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