COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Astrometry for two FAST discovered pulsars Exp. Code: EC079A Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Haiyan Zhang Address: NAOC A20 Datun Road Chaoyang District, Beijing China Phone: +86 10 6483 9807 EMAIL: chenrr@bao.ac.cn Fax: +86 10 6487 7278 Phone during observation: +86 158 1052 4586 Observing mode: Phase-referencing at 18cm Notes: Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 Astrometry for two FAST discovered pulsars 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 29 Oct 2021 Day 302 --- 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: 315.49 315.49 315.49 315.49 347.49 347.49 347.49 347.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 411.49 411.49 411.49 411.49 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 18 00 00 J2253+1608 21 19 44 55.3 497.0 -1.6 -30.4 0 0 18 00 00 18 06 00 =3C454.3 21 25 45 56.1 499.2 -1.5 -29.0 360 46 18 00 01 18 09 00 J2339+5003 21 28 46 67.2 423.9 -2.2 -91.7 76 46 18 09 00 18 11 00 --- 21 30 46 67.6 423.8 -2.2 -92.1 120 62 18 09 01 18 11 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 21 30 46 67.7 428.5 -2.1 -87.9 -10 62 No stop 18 16 00 --- 21 35 47 68.5 428.5 -2.1 -88.8 290 100 18 11 01 18 16 30 J2339+5003 21 36 17 68.4 423.7 -2.1 -93.2 20 100 18 16 30 18 17 30 --- 21 37 17 68.6 423.7 -2.0 -93.4 60 108 18 16 31 18 17 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 21 37 17 68.8 428.5 -2.0 -89.1 -10 108 No stop 18 22 00 --- 21 41 48 69.5 428.5 -2.0 -89.9 260 143 18 17 31 18 22 00 J2339+5003 21 41 48 69.3 423.6 -2.0 -94.4 -11 143 No stop 18 23 30 --- 21 43 18 69.6 423.5 -1.9 -94.8 79 155 18 22 01 18 23 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 21 43 18 69.8 428.5 -1.9 -90.2 -11 155 No stop 18 28 30 --- 21 48 19 70.6 428.5 -1.9 -91.1 289 193 18 23 31 18 29 00 J2339+5003 21 48 49 70.4 423.3 -1.9 -96.1 19 193 18 29 00 18 30 00 --- 21 49 49 70.6 423.2 -1.8 -96.3 60 201 18 29 01 18 30 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 21 49 49 70.8 428.5 -1.8 -91.4 -11 201 No stop 18 34 30 --- 21 54 20 71.6 428.4 -1.8 -92.4 259 236 18 30 01 18 34 30 J2339+5003 21 54 20 71.3 422.9 -1.8 -97.4 -11 236 No stop 18 36 00 --- 21 55 50 71.6 422.8 -1.7 -97.8 79 247 18 34 31 18 36 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 21 55 50 71.8 428.4 -1.7 -92.7 -11 247 No stop 18 41 00 --- 22 00 51 72.7 428.2 -1.6 -93.8 289 286 18 36 01 18 41 30 J2339+5003 22 01 21 72.4 422.4 -1.6 -99.3 18 286 18 41 30 18 42 30 --- 22 02 21 72.6 422.3 -1.6 -99.5 60 294 18 41 31 18 42 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 22 02 21 72.9 428.2 -1.6 -94.1 -12 294 No stop 18 47 00 --- 22 06 52 73.7 428.0 -1.5 -95.1 258 328 18 42 31 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 Astrometry for two FAST discovered pulsars 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 29 Oct 2021 Day 302 --- 18 47 00 J2339+5003 22 06 52 73.3 421.9 -1.6 -100.8 -12 328 No stop 18 48 30 --- 22 08 22 73.5 421.7 -1.5 -101.3 78 340 18 47 01 18 48 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 22 08 22 73.9 427.9 -1.5 -95.5 -12 340 No stop 18 53 30 --- 22 13 23 74.7 427.6 -1.4 -96.8 288 379 18 48 31 18 54 00 J2339+5003 22 13 53 74.4 421.1 -1.4 -103.0 17 379 18 54 00 18 55 00 --- 22 14 53 74.6 420.9 -1.4 -103.3 60 386 18 54 01 18 55 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 22 14 53 75.0 427.4 -1.4 -97.1 -13 386 No stop 18 59 30 --- 22 19 24 75.7 427.0 -1.3 -98.4 257 421 18 55 01 18 59 30 J2339+5003 22 19 24 75.3 420.3 -1.3 -104.8 -13 421 No stop 19 01 00 --- 22 20 54 75.5 420.0 -1.3 -105.3 77 433 18 59 31 19 01 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 22 20 54 76.0 426.9 -1.3 -98.8 -13 433 No stop 19 06 00 --- 22 25 55 76.8 426.3 -1.2 -100.3 287 471 19 01 01 19 06 30 J2339+5003 22 26 25 76.3 419.0 -1.2 -107.4 16 471 19 06 30 19 07 30 --- 22 27 25 76.5 418.8 -1.2 -107.8 60 479 19 06 31 19 07 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 22 27 25 77.0 426.1 -1.2 -100.8 -14 479 No stop 19 12 00 --- 22 31 56 77.8 425.4 -1.1 -102.3 256 514 19 07 31 19 12 00 J2339+5003 22 31 56 77.2 417.8 -1.1 -109.6 -14 514 No stop 19 13 30 --- 22 33 26 77.4 417.4 -1.1 -110.3 76 526 19 12 01 19 13 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 22 33 26 78.0 425.2 -1.1 -102.8 -14 526 No stop 19 18 30 --- 22 38 27 78.8 424.2 -1.0 -104.8 286 564 19 13 31 19 19 00 J2339+5003 22 38 57 78.2 415.8 -1.0 -112.9 15 564 19 19 00 19 20 00 --- 22 39 57 78.4 415.5 -1.0 -113.4 60 572 19 19 01 19 20 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 22 39 57 79.1 423.8 -1.0 -105.4 -15 572 No stop 19 24 30 --- 22 44 28 79.8 422.7 -0.9 -107.3 255 607 19 20 01 19 24 30 J2339+5003 22 44 28 79.0 414.0 -0.9 -115.7 -16 607 No stop 19 26 00 --- 22 45 58 79.2 413.4 -0.9 -116.6 74 618 19 24 31 19 26 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 22 45 58 80.0 422.2 -0.9 -108.0 -16 618 No stop 19 31 00 --- 22 50 59 80.8 420.6 -0.8 -110.6 284 657 19 26 01 19 31 30 J2339+5003 22 51 29 80.0 411.1 -0.8 -119.9 14 657 19 31 30 19 33 30 --- 22 53 30 80.3 410.2 -0.8 -121.2 120 672 19 31 31 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 Astrometry for two FAST discovered pulsars 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 29 Oct 2021 Day 302 --- 19 33 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 22 53 30 81.2 419.6 -0.8 -112.0 -16 672 No stop 19 38 30 --- 22 58 31 82.0 417.3 -0.7 -115.2 284 711 19 33 31 19 38 30 J2339+5003 22 58 31 81.0 407.5 -0.7 -124.8 -17 711 No stop 19 40 30 --- 23 00 31 81.2 406.3 -0.7 -126.4 103 727 19 38 31 19 40 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 23 00 31 82.3 416.3 -0.6 -116.7 -17 727 No stop 19 45 30 --- 23 05 32 83.0 413.2 -0.6 -120.7 283 765 19 40 31 19 46 00 J2339+5003 23 06 02 81.9 402.5 -0.6 -131.2 12 765 19 46 00 19 48 00 --- 23 08 02 82.2 400.9 -0.5 -133.1 120 781 19 46 01 19 48 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 23 08 02 83.3 411.3 -0.5 -123.0 -18 781 No stop 19 53 00 --- 23 13 03 84.0 406.9 -0.4 -128.3 282 819 19 48 01 19 53 00 J2339+5003 23 13 03 82.7 396.6 -0.5 -138.4 -18 819 No stop 19 55 00 --- 23 15 03 82.9 394.6 -0.4 -140.8 102 835 19 53 01 19 55 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 23 15 03 84.3 404.9 -0.4 -130.7 -17 835 No stop 20 00 00 --- 23 20 04 84.9 398.7 -0.3 -137.8 283 873 19 55 01 20 00 30 J2339+5003 23 20 34 83.4 388.6 -0.3 -147.8 13 873 20 00 30 20 02 30 --- 23 22 34 83.6 386.1 -0.3 -150.6 120 889 20 00 31 20 02 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 23 22 34 85.1 395.1 -0.3 -141.9 -15 889 No stop 20 07 30 --- 23 27 35 85.6 386.5 -0.2 -151.4 285 927 20 02 31 20 07 30 J2339+5003 23 27 35 84.0 379.4 -0.2 -158.3 -14 927 No stop 20 09 30 --- 23 29 36 84.1 376.5 -0.2 -161.5 106 943 20 07 31 20 09 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 23 29 36 85.7 382.5 -0.2 -155.7 -11 943 No stop 20 14 30 --- 23 34 36 86.0 371.5 -0.1 -167.6 289 982 20 09 31 20 15 00 J2339+5003 23 35 07 84.3 368.1 -0.1 -171.0 22 982 20 15 00 20 17 00 --- 23 37 07 84.3 364.9 -0.1 -174.6 120 997 20 15 01 20 17 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 23 37 07 86.1 365.6 -0.0 -174.0 -8 997 No stop 20 22 00 --- 23 42 08 86.1 353.4 0.0 172.9 292 1036 20 17 01 20 22 00 J2339+5003 23 42 08 84.3 356.8 0.0 176.4 -8 1036 No stop 20 24 00 --- 23 44 08 84.3 353.6 0.1 172.8 112 1051 20 22 01 20 24 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 23 44 08 86.0 348.6 0.1 167.8 -11 1051 No stop 20 29 00 --- 23 49 09 85.8 337.6 0.2 155.8 289 1090 20 24 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 5 Astrometry for two FAST discovered pulsars 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 29 Oct 2021 Day 302 --- 20 29 30 J2339+5003 23 49 39 84.1 345.0 0.2 163.2 16 1090 20 29 30 20 31 30 --- 23 51 39 84.0 342.0 0.2 159.9 120 1105 20 29 31 20 31 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 23 51 39 85.6 332.7 0.2 150.5 -17 1105 No stop 20 36 30 --- 23 56 40 85.1 324.3 0.3 141.1 283 1144 20 31 31 20 36 30 J2339+5003 23 56 40 83.7 335.2 0.3 152.2 -18 1144 No stop 20 38 30 --- 23 58 40 83.5 332.7 0.3 149.3 102 1159 20 36 31 20 38 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 23 58 40 84.9 321.4 0.3 137.9 -20 1159 No stop 20 43 30 --- 00 03 41 84.3 315.2 0.4 130.8 280 1198 20 38 31 20 44 00 J2339+5003 00 04 11 83.0 326.5 0.4 142.0 11 1198 20 44 00 20 46 00 --- 00 06 12 82.8 324.4 0.4 139.6 120 1213 20 44 01 20 46 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 00 06 12 84.0 312.6 0.4 127.8 -20 1213 No stop 20 51 00 --- 00 11 12 83.3 308.3 0.5 122.5 280 1252 20 46 01 20 51 00 J2339+5003 00 11 12 82.3 319.9 0.5 134.2 -19 1252 No stop 20 53 00 --- 00 13 13 82.0 318.3 0.6 132.2 101 1268 20 51 01 20 53 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 00 13 13 83.0 306.9 0.6 120.7 -19 1268 No stop 20 58 00 --- 00 18 14 82.3 303.7 0.6 116.7 281 1306 20 53 01 20 58 30 J2339+5003 00 18 44 81.4 314.4 0.6 127.3 12 1306 20 58 30 21 00 30 --- 00 20 44 81.1 313.1 0.7 125.7 120 1322 20 58 31 21 00 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 00 20 44 81.9 302.4 0.7 114.9 -18 1322 No stop 21 05 30 --- 00 25 45 81.1 300.2 0.8 111.8 282 1360 21 00 31 21 05 30 J2339+5003 00 25 45 80.4 310.3 0.8 121.9 -17 1360 No stop 21 07 30 --- 00 27 45 80.2 309.4 0.8 120.6 103 1376 21 05 31 21 07 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 00 27 45 80.8 299.4 0.8 110.6 -17 1376 No stop 21 12 30 --- 00 32 46 80.0 297.8 0.9 108.1 283 1414 21 07 31 21 13 00 J2339+5003 00 33 16 79.4 307.0 0.9 117.2 14 1414 21 13 00 21 15 00 --- 00 35 16 79.1 306.2 0.9 116.0 120 1430 21 13 01 21 15 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 00 35 16 79.6 297.1 0.9 106.9 -16 1430 No stop 21 20 00 --- 00 40 17 78.8 295.8 1.0 104.8 284 1469 21 15 01 21 20 00 J2339+5003 00 40 17 78.4 304.5 1.0 113.4 -15 1469 No stop 21 22 00 --- 00 42 18 78.1 303.9 1.0 112.4 105 1484 21 20 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 6 Astrometry for two FAST discovered pulsars 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 29 Oct 2021 Day 302 --- 21 22 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 00 42 18 78.5 295.4 1.0 104.0 -15 1484 No stop 21 27 00 --- 00 47 18 77.7 294.5 1.1 102.2 285 1523 21 22 01 21 27 30 J2339+5003 00 47 48 77.3 302.4 1.1 109.9 16 1523 21 27 30 21 28 30 --- 00 48 49 77.1 302.1 1.1 109.4 60 1530 21 27 31 21 28 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 00 48 49 77.5 294.3 1.2 101.6 -14 1530 No stop 21 33 00 --- 00 53 19 76.7 293.6 1.2 100.2 256 1565 21 28 31 21 33 00 J2339+5003 00 53 19 76.4 301.1 1.2 107.6 -14 1565 No stop 21 34 30 --- 00 54 50 76.2 300.8 1.2 107.0 76 1577 21 33 01 21 34 30 PSRJ2338_CEN 00 54 50 76.5 293.5 1.3 99.7 -14 1577 No stop 21 39 30 --- 00 59 50 75.7 292.9 1.3 98.3 286 1615 21 34 31 21 40 00 J2339+5003 01 00 20 75.3 299.8 1.3 105.0 17 1615 21 40 00 21 41 00 --- 01 01 21 75.2 299.7 1.4 104.6 60 1623 21 40 01 21 41 00 PSRJ2338_CEN 01 01 21 75.4 292.8 1.4 97.8 -13 1623 No stop 21 45 30 --- 01 05 51 74.7 292.4 1.4 96.6 257 1658 21 41 01 21 45 30 J2339+5003 01 05 51 74.5 299.0 1.4 103.1 -13 1658 No stop 21 47 00 --- 01 07 22 74.2 298.8 1.5 102.7 77 1669 21 45 31 21 54 00 J0555+3948 01 14 23 39.1 429.0 -4.7 -60.1 243 1669 21 54 00 22 00 00 =0552+398 01 20 24 40.1 429.7 -4.6 -60.6 360 1716 21 54 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess321.L1024_16 --- 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: 9 Station: MEDICINA 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= 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 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: 4 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= 315.49 315.49 315.49 315.49 347.49 347.49 347.49 347.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 411.49 411.49 411.49 411.49 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: 4 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) * PSRJ2338_CEN 23 35 53.465282 * 23 38 19.800000 23 39 23.997684 0.00 48 01 27.53625 * 48 18 04.45000 48 25 27.78854 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2339+5003 23 36 38.069075 * 23 39 04.183500 23 40 08.334951 0.00 49 47 00.82965 * 50 03 38.05400 50 11 01.62329 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0552+398 05 52 01.407168 * 05 55 30.805611 05 57 01.961500 0.00 * J0555+3948 39 48 21.94581 * 39 48 49.16496 39 48 56.05883 0.00 DA193 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0555+39 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 415688 observations. 3C454.3 22 51 29.519739 * 22 53 57.747939 22 55 02.182529 0.65 * J2253+1608 15 52 54.34808 * 16 08 53.56091 16 15 56.54927 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 PSRJ2338_CEsess321.L1024_16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 2.600 145.974 J2339+5003 sess321.L1024_16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 0.900 41.833 J0555+3948 sess321.L1024_16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 0.100 6.145 J2253+1608 sess321.L1024_16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 0.100 6.600 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) PSRJ2338_CEN 132.5 J2339+5003 131.6 J0555+3948 125.5 J2253+1608 131.2 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