COVER INFORMATION Station: DARNHALL (Code Da ) Experiment: Exploring the jet in a z > 6 blazar DES J0322-18 Exp. Code: EL064B Schedule Version: 4.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Tao An Address: Shanghai Astronomical Observatory 80th Nandan Road, Xuhui District Shanghai 200030 China Phone: +86-13261603255 EMAIL: antao@shao.ac.cn Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: VLBI Notes: # Please, make sure PHASE CAL is OFF # 1.4 GHz, dual polarisation, 1024 Mbps eVLBI, 6 hours at GST: J0322-18 Drafted by Yuanqi Liu Schedule for DARNHALL (Code Da ) Page 2 Exploring the jet in a z > 6 blazar DES J0322-18 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 3 Nov 2022 Day 307 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 Next BBC frequencies: 645.51 645.51 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 19 00 00 J0006-0623 21 41 56 23.1 140.1 -2.4 -22.7 0 0 19 00 00 19 05 00 =0003-066 21 46 57 23.6 141.4 -2.3 -22.1 300 19 19 00 01 21 47 00 P0327-1803 00 29 23 9.1 137.2 -3.0 -25.4 9587 19 21 47 00 21 48 30 --- 00 30 54 9.2 137.5 -3.0 -25.2 90 25 21 47 01 21 48 30 J0322-18 00 30 54 9.2 139.0 -2.9 -24.5 -22 25 No stop 21 52 30 --- 00 34 54 9.6 139.9 -2.8 -24.1 218 41 21 48 31 21 53 00 P0327-1803 00 35 24 9.7 138.5 -2.9 -24.7 9 41 21 53 00 21 54 00 --- 00 36 24 9.8 138.8 -2.9 -24.6 60 44 21 53 01 21 54 00 J0322-18 00 36 24 9.7 140.2 -2.8 -23.9 -22 44 No stop 21 58 00 --- 00 40 25 10.1 141.1 -2.7 -23.4 218 60 21 54 01 21 58 00 P0327-1803 00 40 25 10.1 139.6 -2.8 -24.1 -21 60 No stop 21 59 30 --- 00 41 55 10.3 140.0 -2.8 -23.9 69 66 21 58 01 21 59 30 J0322-18 00 41 55 10.2 141.4 -2.7 -23.2 -22 66 No stop 22 03 30 --- 00 45 56 10.6 142.3 -2.6 -22.8 218 81 21 59 31 22 04 00 P0327-1803 00 46 26 10.7 141.0 -2.7 -23.4 9 81 22 04 00 22 05 00 --- 00 47 26 10.8 141.2 -2.7 -23.3 60 85 22 04 01 22 05 00 J0322-18 00 47 26 10.8 142.7 -2.6 -22.6 -22 85 No stop 22 09 00 --- 00 51 27 11.1 143.6 -2.5 -22.1 218 100 22 05 01 22 09 00 P0327-1803 00 51 27 11.2 142.1 -2.6 -22.8 -21 100 No stop 22 10 30 --- 00 52 57 11.3 142.4 -2.6 -22.6 69 106 22 09 01 22 10 30 J0322-18 00 52 57 11.2 143.9 -2.5 -21.9 -22 106 No stop 22 14 30 --- 00 56 58 11.6 144.8 -2.4 -21.4 218 122 22 10 31 22 15 00 P0327-1803 00 57 28 11.7 143.4 -2.5 -22.1 9 122 22 15 00 22 16 00 --- 00 58 28 11.8 143.7 -2.5 -21.9 60 126 22 15 01 22 16 00 J0322-18 00 58 28 11.7 145.1 -2.4 -21.2 -22 126 No stop 22 20 00 --- 01 02 29 12.1 146.0 -2.3 -20.7 218 141 22 16 01 22 20 00 P0327-1803 01 02 29 12.2 144.6 -2.4 -21.4 -21 141 No stop 22 21 30 --- 01 03 59 12.3 144.9 -2.4 -21.3 69 147 22 20 01 Schedule for DARNHALL (Code Da ) Page 3 Exploring the jet in a z > 6 blazar DES J0322-18 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 3 Nov 2022 Day 307 --- 22 21 30 J0322-18 01 03 59 12.2 146.4 -2.3 -20.5 -22 147 No stop 22 25 30 --- 01 08 00 12.5 147.3 -2.3 -20.0 218 162 22 21 31 22 26 00 P0327-1803 01 08 30 12.7 145.9 -2.3 -20.7 9 162 22 26 00 22 27 00 --- 01 09 30 12.8 146.2 -2.3 -20.6 60 166 22 26 01 22 27 00 J0322-18 01 09 30 12.6 147.6 -2.2 -19.8 -22 166 No stop 22 31 00 --- 01 13 31 13.0 148.5 -2.2 -19.3 218 182 22 27 01 22 31 00 P0327-1803 01 13 31 13.1 147.1 -2.3 -20.0 -21 182 No stop 22 32 30 --- 01 15 01 13.2 147.4 -2.2 -19.8 69 187 22 31 01 22 32 30 J0322-18 01 15 01 13.1 148.9 -2.1 -19.1 -22 187 No stop 22 36 30 --- 01 19 01 13.4 149.8 -2.1 -18.5 218 203 22 32 31 22 37 00 P0327-1803 01 19 32 13.6 148.5 -2.2 -19.3 9 203 22 37 00 22 38 00 --- 01 20 32 13.7 148.7 -2.1 -19.1 60 207 22 37 01 22 38 00 J0322-18 01 20 32 13.5 150.2 -2.0 -18.3 -22 207 No stop 22 42 00 --- 01 24 32 13.8 151.1 -2.0 -17.8 218 222 22 38 01 22 42 00 P0327-1803 01 24 32 14.0 149.6 -2.1 -18.6 -21 222 No stop 22 43 30 --- 01 26 03 14.1 150.0 -2.0 -18.4 69 228 22 42 01 22 43 30 J0322-18 01 26 03 13.9 151.4 -2.0 -17.6 -22 228 No stop 22 47 30 --- 01 30 03 14.2 152.4 -1.9 -17.1 218 243 22 43 31 22 48 00 P0327-1803 01 30 33 14.4 151.0 -2.0 -17.8 9 243 22 48 00 22 49 00 --- 01 31 33 14.5 151.3 -2.0 -17.6 60 247 22 48 01 22 49 00 J0237+2848 01 31 33 62.7 146.2 -1.1 -22.4 -168 247 No stop 22 54 00 =0234+285 01 36 34 63.2 148.4 -1.0 -21.0 132 267 22 49 01 22 54 30 P0327-1803 01 37 04 14.9 152.6 -1.9 -16.9 -137 267 22 54 30 22 58 30 --- 01 41 05 15.2 153.5 -1.8 -16.3 103 282 22 54 31 22 58 30 J0322-18 01 41 05 14.9 155.0 -1.7 -15.5 -22 282 No stop 23 02 30 --- 01 45 06 15.2 155.9 -1.6 -15.0 218 298 22 58 31 23 02 30 P0327-1803 01 45 06 15.4 154.5 -1.7 -15.8 -21 298 No stop 23 04 00 --- 01 46 36 15.5 154.8 -1.7 -15.6 69 303 23 02 31 23 04 00 J0322-18 01 46 36 15.3 156.3 -1.6 -14.7 -22 303 No stop 23 08 00 --- 01 50 37 15.5 157.2 -1.5 -14.2 218 319 23 04 01 Schedule for DARNHALL (Code Da ) Page 4 Exploring the jet in a z > 6 blazar DES J0322-18 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 3 Nov 2022 Day 307 --- 23 08 30 P0327-1803 01 51 07 15.8 155.9 -1.6 -14.9 9 319 23 08 30 23 09 30 --- 01 52 07 15.9 156.1 -1.6 -14.8 60 323 23 08 31 23 09 30 J0322-18 01 52 07 15.6 157.6 -1.5 -14.0 -22 323 No stop 23 13 30 --- 01 56 08 15.8 158.6 -1.5 -13.4 218 338 23 09 31 23 13 30 P0327-1803 01 56 08 16.1 157.1 -1.5 -14.2 -21 338 No stop 23 15 00 --- 01 57 38 16.2 157.4 -1.5 -14.0 69 344 23 13 31 23 15 00 J0322-18 01 57 38 15.9 158.9 -1.4 -13.2 -22 344 No stop 23 19 00 --- 02 01 38 16.1 159.9 -1.4 -12.6 218 359 23 15 01 23 19 30 P0327-1803 02 02 09 16.4 158.5 -1.4 -13.3 9 359 23 19 30 23 20 30 --- 02 03 09 16.5 158.8 -1.4 -13.2 60 363 23 19 31 23 20 30 J0322-18 02 03 09 16.2 160.2 -1.3 -12.4 -22 363 No stop 23 24 30 --- 02 07 09 16.4 161.2 -1.3 -11.8 218 379 23 20 31 23 24 30 P0327-1803 02 07 09 16.7 159.7 -1.4 -12.6 -21 379 No stop 23 26 00 --- 02 08 40 16.8 160.1 -1.3 -12.4 69 385 23 24 31 23 26 00 J0322-18 02 08 40 16.4 161.6 -1.2 -11.5 -22 385 No stop 23 30 00 --- 02 12 40 16.6 162.5 -1.2 -10.9 218 400 23 26 01 23 30 30 P0327-1803 02 13 10 17.0 161.2 -1.3 -11.7 9 400 23 30 30 23 31 30 --- 02 14 10 17.1 161.4 -1.2 -11.6 60 404 23 30 31 23 31 30 J0322-18 02 14 10 16.7 162.9 -1.2 -10.7 -22 404 No stop 23 35 30 --- 02 18 11 16.9 163.9 -1.1 -10.1 218 419 23 31 31 23 35 30 P0327-1803 02 18 11 17.2 162.4 -1.2 -11.0 -21 419 No stop 23 37 00 --- 02 19 41 17.3 162.8 -1.2 -10.7 69 425 23 35 31 23 37 00 J0322-18 02 19 41 16.9 164.3 -1.1 -9.9 -22 425 No stop 23 41 00 --- 02 23 42 17.1 165.2 -1.0 -9.3 218 441 23 37 01 23 41 30 P0327-1803 02 24 12 17.5 163.9 -1.1 -10.1 9 441 23 41 30 23 42 30 --- 02 25 12 17.5 164.1 -1.1 -9.9 60 444 23 41 31 23 42 30 J0322-18 02 25 12 17.1 165.6 -1.0 -9.1 -22 444 No stop 23 46 30 --- 02 29 13 17.3 166.6 -0.9 -8.4 218 460 23 42 31 23 46 30 P0327-1803 02 29 13 17.7 165.1 -1.0 -9.3 -21 460 No stop 23 48 00 --- 02 30 43 17.8 165.5 -1.0 -9.1 69 466 23 46 31 Schedule for DARNHALL (Code Da ) Page 5 Exploring the jet in a z > 6 blazar DES J0322-18 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 3 Nov 2022 Day 307 --- 23 48 00 J0322-18 02 30 43 17.3 167.0 -0.9 -8.2 -22 466 No stop 23 52 00 --- 02 34 44 17.5 167.9 -0.8 -7.6 218 481 23 48 01 23 52 30 P0327-1803 02 35 14 17.9 166.6 -0.9 -8.4 10 481 23 52 30 23 53 30 --- 02 36 14 18.0 166.9 -0.9 -8.2 60 485 23 52 31 23 53 30 J0322-18 02 36 14 17.5 168.3 -0.8 -7.4 -21 485 No stop 23 57 30 --- 02 40 15 17.6 169.3 -0.7 -6.7 219 500 23 53 31 23 57 30 P0327-1803 02 40 15 18.1 167.9 -0.8 -7.6 -20 500 No stop 23 59 00 --- 02 41 45 18.1 168.2 -0.8 -7.4 70 506 23 57 31 --- Start: Thu 3 Nov 2022 Day 307 -- Stop: Fri 4 Nov 2022 Day 308 --- 23 59 00 J0322-18 02 41 45 17.7 169.7 -0.7 -6.5 -21 506 No stop 00 03 00 --- 02 45 46 17.8 170.7 -0.6 -5.9 219 522 23 59 01 00 03 30 P0327-1803 02 46 16 18.3 169.4 -0.7 -6.7 10 522 00 03 30 00 04 30 --- 02 47 16 18.3 169.6 -0.7 -6.5 60 526 00 03 31 00 04 30 J0322-18 02 47 16 17.8 171.0 -0.6 -5.7 -21 526 No stop 00 08 30 --- 02 51 17 17.9 172.0 -0.5 -5.0 219 541 00 04 31 00 08 30 P0327-1803 02 51 17 18.4 170.6 -0.6 -5.9 -20 541 No stop 00 10 00 --- 02 52 47 18.4 171.0 -0.6 -5.7 70 547 00 08 31 00 10 00 J0322-18 02 52 47 17.9 172.4 -0.5 -4.8 -21 547 No stop 00 14 00 --- 02 56 47 18.0 173.4 -0.4 -4.2 219 562 00 10 01 00 14 30 P0327-1803 02 57 18 18.5 172.1 -0.5 -5.0 10 562 00 14 30 00 15 30 --- 02 58 18 18.6 172.4 -0.5 -4.8 60 566 00 14 31 00 15 30 J0322-18 02 58 18 18.0 173.8 -0.4 -3.9 -21 566 No stop 00 19 30 --- 03 02 18 18.1 174.8 -0.3 -3.3 219 582 00 15 31 00 19 30 P0327-1803 03 02 18 18.6 173.4 -0.4 -4.2 -20 582 No stop 00 21 00 --- 03 03 49 18.7 173.7 -0.4 -3.9 70 587 00 19 31 00 21 00 J0322-18 03 03 49 18.1 175.1 -0.3 -3.1 -21 587 No stop 00 25 00 --- 03 07 49 18.2 176.1 -0.3 -2.4 219 603 00 21 01 00 25 30 P0327-1803 03 08 19 18.7 174.9 -0.3 -3.2 10 603 00 25 30 00 26 30 --- 03 09 20 18.7 175.1 -0.3 -3.1 60 607 00 25 31 Schedule for DARNHALL (Code Da ) Page 6 Exploring the jet in a z > 6 blazar DES J0322-18 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 4 Nov 2022 Day 308 --- 00 26 30 J0322-18 03 09 20 18.2 176.5 -0.2 -2.2 -21 607 No stop 00 30 30 --- 03 13 20 18.2 177.5 -0.2 -1.6 219 622 00 26 31 00 30 30 P0327-1803 03 13 20 18.8 176.1 -0.3 -2.4 -20 622 No stop 00 32 00 --- 03 14 50 18.8 176.5 -0.2 -2.2 70 628 00 30 31 00 32 00 J0322-18 03 14 50 18.2 177.9 -0.1 -1.3 -21 628 No stop 00 36 00 --- 03 18 51 18.2 178.9 -0.1 -0.7 219 643 00 32 01 00 36 30 P0327-1803 03 19 21 18.8 177.6 -0.2 -1.5 10 643 00 36 30 00 37 30 --- 03 20 21 18.8 177.9 -0.1 -1.3 60 647 00 36 31 00 37 30 J0322-18 03 20 21 18.2 179.3 -0.0 -0.5 -21 647 No stop 00 41 30 --- 03 24 22 18.2 180.3 0.0 0.2 219 663 00 37 31 00 41 30 P0327-1803 03 24 22 18.9 178.9 -0.1 -0.7 -20 663 No stop 00 43 00 --- 03 25 52 18.9 179.3 -0.0 -0.5 70 669 00 41 31 00 43 00 J0322-18 03 25 52 18.2 180.6 0.0 0.4 -21 669 No stop 00 47 00 --- 03 29 53 18.2 181.6 0.1 1.0 219 684 00 43 01 00 47 30 P0327-1803 03 30 23 18.9 180.4 0.0 0.3 10 684 00 47 30 00 48 30 --- 03 31 23 18.9 180.7 0.0 0.4 60 688 00 47 31 00 48 30 J0322-18 03 31 23 18.2 182.0 0.1 1.3 -21 688 No stop 00 52 30 --- 03 35 24 18.2 183.0 0.2 1.9 219 703 00 48 31 00 52 30 P0327-1803 03 35 24 18.8 181.7 0.1 1.0 -20 703 No stop 00 54 00 --- 03 36 54 18.8 182.0 0.1 1.3 70 709 00 52 31 00 54 00 J0237+2848 03 36 54 63.5 209.3 1.0 19.6 -156 709 No stop 01 00 00 =0234+285 03 42 55 63.1 212.0 1.1 21.3 204 732 00 54 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess322.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: 14 Station: DARNHALL Total bit rate: 512 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate:128.000 Number of channels: 2 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2272.00 2272.00 Net SB= U U IF SB = L L Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 BBC SB= L L IF = A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 12 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1626.49 1626.49 BBC fr= 645.51 645.51 Bandwd= 64.00 64.00 Matching frequency sets: 12 13 14 15 16 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0322-18 03 19 58.268882 * 03 22 14.549000 03 23 17.592871 0.00 -18 51 58.03562 *-18 41 17.47800 -18 36 18.98498 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * P0327-1803 03 25 26.764400 * 03 27 43.341600 03 28 46.506554 0.00 -18 14 03.97885 *-18 03 42.02800 -17 58 51.74577 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0003-066 00 03 40.288767 * 00 06 13.892888 00 07 24.259850 0.00 * J0006-0623 -06 40 17.29995 *-06 23 35.33538 -06 15 58.11474 0.01 J0006-06 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 38365 observations. 0234+285 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 39 13.758997 0.00 * J0237+2848 28 35 11.40773 * 28 48 08.98999 28 54 08.07893 0.00 J0237+28 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 58420 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 J0322-18 sess322.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + 4.067 237.381 P0327-1803 sess322.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + 1.400 70.801 J0006-0623 sess322.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0.083 10.000 J0237+2848 sess322.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0.183 9.543 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) J0322-18 144.2 P0327-1803 144.3 J0006-0623 137.3 J0237+2848 166.4 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