COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: Ross867 Exp. Code: EB070 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Paul Boven Address: JIVE Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31 521 596547 EMAIL: boven@jive.eu Fax: Phone during observation: +31 521 595623 Observing mode: Notes: L-band schedule for EB070 on 2019-03-10 02:00 to 07:00 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 Ross867 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 10 Mar 2019 Day 69 --- 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 02 00 00 J1722+2458 13 37 24 40.0 98.8 -3.8 -43.9 0 0 02 00 00 02 02 00 =1720+250 13 39 24 40.4 99.2 -3.7 -43.8 120 15 02 00 01 02 02 00 ROSS867 13 39 24 41.9 98.5 -3.7 -44.6 -35 15 No stop 02 10 00 --- 13 47 26 43.2 100.2 -3.6 -44.3 445 77 02 02 01 02 10 40 J1722+2458 13 48 06 41.7 101.1 -3.6 -43.5 6 77 02 10 40 02 12 00 =1720+250 13 49 26 41.9 101.4 -3.6 -43.4 80 88 02 10 41 02 12 00 ROSS867 13 49 26 43.5 100.7 -3.5 -44.3 -35 88 No stop 02 20 00 --- 13 57 27 44.7 102.5 -3.4 -43.9 445 149 02 12 01 02 20 00 J1722+2458 13 57 27 43.2 103.2 -3.4 -43.0 -34 149 No stop 02 22 00 =1720+250 13 59 28 43.5 103.7 -3.4 -42.9 86 165 02 20 01 02 22 00 ROSS867 13 59 28 45.0 102.9 -3.4 -43.8 -35 165 No stop 02 30 00 --- 14 07 29 46.3 104.8 -3.2 -43.4 445 227 02 22 01 02 30 40 J1722+2458 14 08 09 44.8 105.7 -3.3 -42.5 6 227 02 30 40 02 32 00 =1720+250 14 09 29 45.0 106.0 -3.2 -42.4 80 237 02 30 41 02 32 00 ROSS867 14 09 29 46.6 105.3 -3.2 -43.3 -35 237 No stop 02 40 00 --- 14 17 31 47.8 107.2 -3.1 -42.7 445 299 02 32 01 02 40 00 J1722+2458 14 17 31 46.2 107.9 -3.1 -41.8 -34 299 No stop 02 42 00 =1720+250 14 19 31 46.5 108.4 -3.1 -41.7 86 314 02 40 01 02 42 00 ROSS867 14 19 31 48.1 107.7 -3.0 -42.6 -35 314 No stop 02 50 00 --- 14 27 32 49.3 109.7 -2.9 -42.0 445 376 02 42 01 02 50 40 J1722+2458 14 28 12 47.8 110.6 -2.9 -41.0 5 376 02 50 40 02 52 00 =1720+250 14 29 33 48.0 111.0 -2.9 -40.9 80 386 02 50 41 02 52 00 ROSS867 14 29 33 49.6 110.2 -2.9 -41.8 -35 386 No stop 03 00 00 --- 14 37 34 50.8 112.3 -2.7 -41.1 445 448 02 52 01 03 00 00 J1722+2458 14 37 34 49.2 113.0 -2.8 -40.2 -35 448 No stop 03 02 00 =1720+250 14 39 34 49.5 113.6 -2.7 -40.0 85 464 03 00 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 Ross867 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 10 Mar 2019 Day 69 --- 03 02 00 ROSS867 14 39 34 51.1 112.8 -2.7 -40.9 -35 464 No stop 03 10 00 --- 14 47 36 52.3 115.0 -2.6 -40.1 445 526 03 02 01 03 10 40 J1722+2458 14 48 16 50.8 116.0 -2.6 -39.1 5 526 03 10 40 03 12 00 =1720+250 14 49 36 51.0 116.3 -2.6 -38.9 80 536 03 10 41 03 12 00 ROSS867 14 49 36 52.6 115.6 -2.5 -39.8 -35 536 No stop 03 20 00 --- 14 57 37 53.7 117.9 -2.4 -38.9 445 598 03 12 01 03 20 00 J1722+2458 14 57 37 52.1 118.6 -2.4 -38.0 -35 598 No stop 03 22 00 =1720+250 14 59 38 52.4 119.2 -2.4 -37.7 85 613 03 20 01 03 22 00 ROSS867 14 59 38 54.0 118.5 -2.4 -38.6 -35 613 No stop 03 30 00 --- 15 07 39 55.1 121.0 -2.2 -37.5 445 675 03 22 01 03 30 40 J1722+2458 15 08 19 53.6 121.8 -2.3 -36.6 5 675 03 30 40 03 32 00 =1720+250 15 09 39 53.7 122.2 -2.2 -36.4 80 685 03 30 41 03 32 00 ROSS867 15 09 39 55.4 121.6 -2.2 -37.2 -35 685 No stop 03 40 00 --- 15 17 41 56.4 124.2 -2.0 -36.0 445 747 03 32 01 03 40 00 J1722+2458 15 17 41 54.8 124.7 -2.1 -35.2 -35 747 No stop 03 42 00 =1720+250 15 19 41 55.1 125.4 -2.1 -34.9 85 763 03 40 01 03 42 00 ROSS867 15 19 41 56.7 124.8 -2.0 -35.7 -35 763 No stop 03 50 00 --- 15 27 42 57.7 127.5 -1.9 -34.3 445 824 03 42 01 03 50 40 J1722+2458 15 28 22 56.2 128.3 -1.9 -33.4 5 824 03 50 40 03 52 00 =1720+250 15 29 42 56.3 128.7 -1.9 -33.2 80 835 03 50 41 03 52 00 3C345 15 29 42 73.2 122.6 -1.2 -44.2 -98 835 No stop 04 00 00 --- 15 37 44 74.2 126.7 -1.1 -41.6 382 897 03 52 01 04 00 30 J1722+2458 15 38 14 57.4 131.7 -1.8 -31.6 -67 897 04 00 30 04 02 00 =1720+250 15 39 44 57.5 132.3 -1.7 -31.3 23 908 04 00 31 04 02 00 ROSS867 15 39 44 59.2 131.8 -1.7 -31.9 -35 908 No stop 04 10 00 --- 15 47 45 60.1 134.9 -1.5 -30.2 445 970 04 02 01 04 10 40 J1722+2458 15 48 26 58.5 135.5 -1.6 -29.5 5 970 04 10 40 04 12 00 =1720+250 15 49 46 58.7 136.0 -1.6 -29.2 80 980 04 10 41 04 12 00 ROSS867 15 49 46 60.4 135.7 -1.5 -29.8 -35 980 No stop 04 20 00 --- 15 57 47 61.2 138.9 -1.4 -27.8 445 1042 04 12 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 Ross867 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 10 Mar 2019 Day 69 --- 04 20 00 J1722+2458 15 57 47 59.6 139.1 -1.4 -27.3 -35 1042 No stop 04 22 00 =1720+250 15 59 47 59.8 139.9 -1.4 -26.9 85 1058 04 20 01 04 22 00 ROSS867 15 59 47 61.4 139.7 -1.3 -27.3 -35 1058 No stop 04 30 00 --- 16 07 49 62.2 143.1 -1.2 -25.2 445 1119 04 22 01 04 30 40 J1722+2458 16 08 29 60.6 143.5 -1.3 -24.7 5 1119 04 30 40 04 32 00 =1720+250 16 09 49 60.7 144.0 -1.2 -24.3 80 1130 04 30 41 04 32 00 ROSS867 16 09 49 62.4 144.0 -1.2 -24.7 -35 1130 No stop 04 40 00 --- 16 17 50 63.1 147.6 -1.0 -22.4 445 1192 04 32 01 04 40 00 J1722+2458 16 17 50 61.5 147.5 -1.1 -22.1 -35 1192 No stop 04 42 00 =1720+250 16 19 51 61.6 148.4 -1.1 -21.6 85 1207 04 40 01 04 42 00 ROSS867 16 19 51 63.3 148.5 -1.0 -21.8 -35 1207 No stop 04 50 00 --- 16 27 52 63.9 152.3 -0.9 -19.3 445 1269 04 42 01 04 50 40 J1722+2458 16 28 32 62.3 152.3 -0.9 -19.0 5 1269 04 50 40 04 52 00 =1720+250 16 29 52 62.4 152.9 -0.9 -18.6 80 1279 04 50 41 04 52 00 ROSS867 16 29 52 64.1 153.3 -0.8 -18.6 -35 1279 No stop 05 00 00 --- 16 37 54 64.6 157.2 -0.7 -16.0 445 1341 04 52 01 05 00 00 J1722+2458 16 37 54 63.0 156.7 -0.8 -16.1 -35 1341 No stop 05 02 00 =1720+250 16 39 54 63.1 157.7 -0.7 -15.5 85 1356 05 00 01 05 02 00 ROSS867 16 39 54 64.7 158.2 -0.7 -15.3 -35 1356 No stop 05 10 00 --- 16 47 55 65.2 162.4 -0.5 -12.4 445 1418 05 02 01 05 10 40 J1722+2458 16 48 35 63.6 161.9 -0.6 -12.6 5 1418 05 10 40 05 12 00 =1720+250 16 49 56 63.6 162.6 -0.6 -12.1 80 1429 05 10 41 05 12 00 ROSS867 16 49 56 65.2 163.4 -0.5 -11.7 -35 1429 No stop 05 20 00 --- 16 57 57 65.6 167.6 -0.4 -8.7 445 1490 05 12 01 05 20 00 J1722+2458 16 57 57 64.0 166.6 -0.4 -9.3 -35 1490 No stop 05 22 00 =1720+250 16 59 57 64.0 167.7 -0.4 -8.6 85 1506 05 20 01 05 22 00 ROSS867 16 59 57 65.6 168.7 -0.3 -8.0 -35 1506 No stop 05 30 00 --- 17 07 59 65.8 173.1 -0.2 -4.9 445 1568 05 22 01 05 30 40 J1722+2458 17 08 39 64.3 172.1 -0.3 -5.5 5 1568 05 30 40 05 32 00 =1720+250 17 09 59 64.3 172.8 -0.2 -5.0 80 1578 05 30 41 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 5 Ross867 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 10 Mar 2019 Day 69 --- 05 32 00 ROSS867 17 09 59 65.9 174.2 -0.2 -4.1 -35 1578 No stop 05 40 00 --- 17 18 00 66.0 178.6 -0.0 -1.0 445 1640 05 32 01 05 40 00 J1722+2458 17 18 00 64.4 177.0 -0.1 -2.1 -34 1640 No stop 05 42 00 =1720+250 17 20 01 64.4 178.1 -0.1 -1.3 86 1655 05 40 01 05 42 00 ROSS867 17 20 01 66.0 179.7 -0.0 -0.2 -36 1655 No stop 05 50 00 --- 17 28 02 65.9 184.1 0.1 2.9 444 1717 05 42 01 05 50 40 J1722+2458 17 28 42 64.4 182.6 0.1 1.9 5 1717 05 50 40 05 52 00 =1720+250 17 30 02 64.4 183.3 0.1 2.3 80 1727 05 50 41 05 52 00 ROSS867 17 30 02 65.9 185.2 0.2 3.7 -37 1727 No stop 06 00 00 --- 17 38 03 65.7 189.5 0.3 6.7 443 1789 05 52 01 06 00 00 J1722+2458 17 38 03 64.3 187.5 0.2 5.3 -36 1789 No stop 06 02 00 =1720+250 17 40 04 64.2 188.6 0.3 6.0 84 1805 06 00 01 06 02 00 ROSS867 17 40 04 65.7 190.6 0.3 7.5 -38 1805 No stop 06 10 00 --- 17 48 05 65.4 194.9 0.5 10.5 442 1867 06 02 01 06 10 40 J1722+2458 17 48 45 64.0 193.1 0.4 9.1 3 1867 06 10 40 06 12 00 =1720+250 17 50 05 63.9 193.7 0.4 9.6 80 1877 06 10 41 06 12 00 ROSS867 17 50 05 65.3 195.9 0.5 11.2 -39 1877 No stop 06 20 00 --- 17 58 07 64.9 200.1 0.6 14.1 441 1939 06 12 01 06 20 00 J1722+2458 17 58 07 63.6 197.8 0.6 12.4 -38 1939 No stop 06 22 00 =1720+250 18 00 07 63.5 198.8 0.6 13.0 82 1954 06 20 01 06 22 00 ROSS867 18 00 07 64.8 201.1 0.7 14.8 -40 1954 No stop 06 30 00 --- 18 08 08 64.3 205.1 0.8 17.6 440 2016 06 22 01 06 30 40 J1722+2458 18 08 49 63.0 203.0 0.8 15.9 2 2016 06 30 40 06 32 00 =1720+250 18 10 09 62.9 203.6 0.8 16.3 80 2026 06 30 41 06 32 00 ROSS867 18 10 09 64.2 206.1 0.8 18.2 -40 2026 No stop 06 40 00 --- 18 18 10 63.6 210.0 1.0 20.8 440 2088 06 32 01 06 40 00 J1722+2458 18 18 10 62.4 207.4 0.9 18.8 -39 2088 No stop 06 42 00 =1720+250 18 20 10 62.2 208.3 0.9 19.4 81 2104 06 40 01 06 42 00 ROSS867 18 20 10 63.4 210.9 1.0 21.4 -41 2104 No stop 06 50 00 --- 18 28 12 62.7 214.6 1.1 23.8 439 2165 06 42 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 6 Ross867 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 10 Mar 2019 Day 69 --- 06 50 40 J1722+2458 18 28 52 61.5 212.2 1.1 22.0 1 2165 06 50 40 06 52 00 =1720+250 18 30 12 61.4 212.8 1.1 22.3 80 2176 06 50 41 06 52 00 3C345 18 30 12 68.5 250.3 1.8 51.1 -130 2176 No stop 07 00 00 --- 18 38 13 67.3 252.8 1.9 52.2 350 2238 06 52 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess119.L1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: ef18cm 18cm Prime focus receiver, standard LO ****** Only 128.00 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 4 Station: EFLSBERG 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= 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 = A2 C4 A2 C4 A2 C4 A2 C4 A2 C4 A2 C4 A2 C4 A2 C4 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 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: 2 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) * ROSS867 17 17 51.729053 * 17 19 52.704417 17 20 38.279841 0.00 26 33 06.96932 * 26 30 08.17019 26 28 50.26698 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 3C345 16 41 17.606229 * 16 42 58.809967 16 43 37.140850 0.79 J1642+3948 39 54 10.81492 * 39 48 36.99399 39 46 17.37126 0.59 1641+399 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1642+39 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 53724 observations. 1720+250 17 20 49.923363 * 17 22 52.989968 17 23 39.339745 0.12 * J1722+2458 25 01 20.62720 * 24 58 34.69119 24 57 22.06506 0.21 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 109 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 ROSS867 sess119.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 + 3.733 345.900 3C345 sess119.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 + 0.267 21.510 J1722+2458 sess119.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 + 0.825 66.533 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) ROSS867 91.9 3C345 99.8 J1722+2458 91.1 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