COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: Binary SMBH candidate J2216+0124 Exp. Code: RSF08 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Sandor Frey Address: FOMI Satellite Geodetic Observatory P.O. Box 585 H-1592 Budapest Hungary Phone: +36 27 200802 EMAIL: frey.sandor@fomi.hu Fax: +36 27 200933 Phone during observation: +36 27 200802 Observing mode: 18 cm 1 Gb/s Notes: Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 Binary SMBH candidate J2216+0124 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 18 Oct 2015 Day 291 --- 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: 100.49 100.49 100.49 100.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 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 16 00 00 J2148+0657 19 38 02 44.2 48.5 -2.2 0.0 0 0 16 00 00 16 12 00 =2145+067 19 50 04 46.2 45.3 -2.0 0.0 720 92 16 00 01 16 13 30 J2217+0220 19 51 35 44.6 57.1 -2.5 0.0 48 92 16 13 30 16 16 40 =2215+020 19 54 45 45.2 56.3 -2.4 0.0 190 117 16 13 31 16 16 40 J2216+0124 19 54 45 46.0 57.1 -2.4 0.0 -27 117 No stop 16 20 10 --- 19 58 16 46.6 56.2 -2.3 0.0 183 144 16 16 41 16 20 50 J2217+0220 19 58 56 45.9 55.3 -2.3 0.0 13 144 16 20 50 16 22 20 =2215+020 20 00 26 46.2 55.0 -2.3 0.0 90 155 16 20 51 16 22 20 J2216+0124 20 00 26 47.0 55.7 -2.3 0.0 -27 155 No stop 16 25 50 --- 20 03 57 47.7 54.8 -2.2 0.0 183 182 16 22 21 16 25 50 J2217+0220 20 03 57 46.9 54.1 -2.2 0.0 -27 182 No stop 16 27 20 =2215+020 20 05 27 47.1 53.7 -2.2 0.0 63 194 16 25 51 16 27 20 J2216+0124 20 05 27 47.9 54.5 -2.2 0.0 -27 194 No stop 16 30 50 --- 20 08 57 48.6 53.6 -2.1 0.0 183 221 16 27 21 16 31 30 J2217+0220 20 09 38 47.9 52.6 -2.1 0.0 13 221 16 31 30 16 33 00 =2215+020 20 11 08 48.1 52.3 -2.1 0.0 90 232 16 31 31 16 33 00 J2216+0124 20 11 08 49.0 53.0 -2.1 0.0 -27 232 No stop 16 36 30 --- 20 14 38 49.6 52.1 -2.0 0.0 183 259 16 33 01 16 36 30 J2217+0220 20 14 38 48.8 51.3 -2.1 0.0 -27 259 No stop 16 38 00 =2215+020 20 16 09 49.0 50.9 -2.0 0.0 63 271 16 36 31 16 38 00 J2216+0124 20 16 09 49.9 51.6 -2.0 0.0 -27 271 No stop 16 41 30 --- 20 19 39 50.5 50.7 -2.0 0.0 183 297 16 38 01 16 42 10 J2217+0220 20 20 19 49.8 49.8 -2.0 0.0 13 297 16 42 10 16 43 40 =2215+020 20 21 50 50.0 49.3 -1.9 0.0 90 309 16 42 11 16 43 40 J2216+0124 20 21 50 50.9 50.0 -1.9 0.0 -27 309 No stop 16 47 10 --- 20 25 20 51.5 49.0 -1.9 0.0 183 336 16 43 41 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 Binary SMBH candidate J2216+0124 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 18 Oct 2015 Day 291 --- 16 47 10 J2217+0220 20 25 20 50.6 48.3 -1.9 0.0 -27 336 No stop 16 48 40 =2215+020 20 26 50 50.9 47.9 -1.9 0.0 63 347 16 47 11 16 48 40 J2216+0124 20 26 50 51.7 48.6 -1.8 0.0 -27 347 No stop 16 52 10 --- 20 30 21 52.3 47.5 -1.8 0.0 183 374 16 48 41 16 52 50 J2217+0220 20 31 01 51.5 46.6 -1.8 0.0 13 374 16 52 50 16 54 20 =2215+020 20 32 31 51.8 46.2 -1.8 0.0 90 386 16 52 51 16 54 20 J2216+0124 20 32 31 52.7 46.9 -1.8 0.0 -27 386 No stop 16 57 50 --- 20 36 02 53.2 45.7 -1.7 0.0 183 413 16 54 21 16 57 50 J2217+0220 20 36 02 52.4 45.1 -1.7 0.0 -27 413 No stop 16 59 20 =2215+020 20 37 32 52.6 44.6 -1.7 0.0 63 424 16 57 51 16 59 20 J2216+0124 20 37 32 53.5 45.3 -1.7 0.0 -27 424 No stop 17 02 50 --- 20 41 03 54.0 44.1 -1.6 0.0 183 451 16 59 21 17 03 30 J2217+0220 20 41 43 53.2 43.3 -1.6 0.0 13 451 17 03 30 17 05 00 =2215+020 20 43 13 53.5 42.8 -1.6 0.0 90 463 17 03 31 17 05 00 J2216+0124 20 43 13 54.4 43.4 -1.6 0.0 -27 463 No stop 17 08 30 --- 20 46 44 54.9 42.2 -1.5 0.0 183 490 17 05 01 17 08 30 J2217+0220 20 46 44 54.0 41.6 -1.5 0.0 -27 490 No stop 17 10 00 =2215+020 20 48 14 54.2 41.1 -1.5 0.0 63 501 17 08 31 17 10 00 J2216+0124 20 48 14 55.1 41.7 -1.5 0.0 -27 501 No stop 17 13 30 --- 20 51 44 55.6 40.4 -1.4 0.0 183 528 17 10 01 17 14 10 J2217+0220 20 52 25 54.8 39.6 -1.4 0.0 13 528 17 14 10 17 15 40 =2215+020 20 53 55 55.1 39.1 -1.4 0.0 90 540 17 14 11 17 15 40 J2216+0124 20 53 55 56.0 39.6 -1.4 0.0 -27 540 No stop 17 19 10 --- 20 57 25 56.5 38.3 -1.3 0.0 183 567 17 15 41 17 19 10 J2217+0220 20 57 25 55.5 37.8 -1.4 0.0 -27 567 No stop 17 20 40 =2215+020 20 58 56 55.8 37.2 -1.3 0.0 63 578 17 19 11 17 20 40 J2216+0124 20 58 56 56.7 37.8 -1.3 0.0 -27 578 No stop 17 24 10 --- 21 02 26 57.1 36.4 -1.3 0.0 183 605 17 20 41 17 24 50 J2217+0220 21 03 06 56.3 35.6 -1.3 0.0 13 605 17 24 50 17 26 20 =2215+020 21 04 37 56.5 35.1 -1.2 0.0 90 617 17 24 51 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 4 Binary SMBH candidate J2216+0124 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 18 Oct 2015 Day 291 --- 17 26 20 J2216+0124 21 04 37 57.4 35.6 -1.2 0.0 -27 617 No stop 17 29 50 --- 21 08 07 57.9 34.2 -1.2 0.0 183 644 17 26 21 17 29 50 J2217+0220 21 08 07 57.0 33.7 -1.2 0.0 -27 644 No stop 17 31 20 =2215+020 21 09 37 57.1 33.1 -1.1 0.0 63 655 17 29 51 17 31 20 J2216+0124 21 09 37 58.1 33.5 -1.1 0.0 -27 655 No stop 17 34 50 --- 21 13 08 58.5 32.1 -1.1 0.0 183 682 17 31 21 17 35 30 J2217+0220 21 13 48 57.6 31.4 -1.1 0.0 13 682 17 35 30 17 37 00 =2215+020 21 15 18 57.8 30.8 -1.1 0.0 90 694 17 35 31 17 37 00 J2216+0124 21 15 18 58.8 31.2 -1.0 0.0 -27 694 No stop 17 40 30 --- 21 18 49 59.2 29.7 -1.0 0.0 183 721 17 37 01 17 40 30 J2217+0220 21 18 49 58.2 29.3 -1.0 0.0 -27 721 No stop 17 42 00 =2215+020 21 20 19 58.4 28.7 -1.0 0.0 63 732 17 40 31 17 42 00 J2216+0124 21 20 19 59.3 29.0 -1.0 0.0 -27 732 No stop 17 45 30 --- 21 23 50 59.7 27.4 -0.9 0.0 183 759 17 42 01 17 46 10 J2217+0220 21 24 30 58.8 26.8 -0.9 0.0 13 759 17 46 10 17 47 40 =2215+020 21 26 00 59.0 26.2 -0.9 0.0 90 771 17 46 11 17 47 40 J2216+0124 21 26 00 59.9 26.4 -0.9 0.0 -27 771 No stop 17 51 10 --- 21 29 31 60.3 24.8 -0.8 0.0 183 797 17 47 41 17 51 10 J2217+0220 21 29 31 59.3 24.6 -0.8 0.0 -27 797 No stop 17 52 40 =2215+020 21 31 01 59.4 23.9 -0.8 0.0 63 809 17 51 11 17 52 40 J2216+0124 21 31 01 60.4 24.1 -0.8 0.0 -27 809 No stop 17 56 10 --- 21 34 31 60.7 22.5 -0.7 0.0 183 836 17 52 41 17 56 50 J2217+0220 21 35 12 59.8 22.0 -0.7 0.0 13 836 17 56 50 18 00 00 =2215+020 21 38 22 60.1 20.5 -0.7 0.0 190 860 17 56 51 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess315.L1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/freq.dat: hh18cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 20140219 (CR) ****** Only 122.49 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 10 Station: HART 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= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 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 = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 12 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= 100.49 100.49 100.49 100.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 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: 12 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) * J2216+0124 22 14 15.505263 * 22 16 48.626000 22 17 37.653057 0.00 01 09 27.49159 * 01 24 27.33000 01 29 23.71500 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 2145+067 21 45 36.078475 * 21 48 05.458673 21 48 53.230814 0.26 * J2148+0657 06 43 40.90460 * 06 57 38.60421 07 02 18.20795 0.25 J2148+06 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 103488 observations. 2215+020 22 15 15.584192 * 22 17 48.237934 22 18 37.133872 0.05 * J2217+0220 02 05 08.96689 * 02 20 10.71220 02 25 07.89669 0.12 J2217+02 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 340 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 J2216+0124 sess315.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 1.108 67.136 J2148+0657 sess315.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 0.200 13.200 J2217+0220 sess315.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 0.556 31.800 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) J2216+0124 130.8 J2148+0657 124.6 J2217+0220 131.3 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