COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: RB005 Exp. Code: RB005 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Ross Burns Address: NAOJ Mitaka Japan 180-0022 Phone: +81-70-2614-2570 EMAIL: ross.burns@nao.ac.jp Fax: Phone during observation: +81-70-2614-2570 Observing mode: Notes: No phase cals COVER LETTER: ToO observation of the bursting maser activity on G358. Observations of the 6.7 GHz methanol maser and 6.18 GHz rare methanol maser via frequency switching. Employing nodding phase referencing for astrometry. Polarisation calibration also. Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 RB005 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 13 Mar 2019 Day 72 --- Next scan frequencies: 6661.76 6661.76 Next BBC frequencies: 338.24 338.24 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 02 30 00 3C273 14 19 19 36.2 214.6 1.8 21.2 0 0 02 30 00 02 38 00 --- 14 27 20 35.5 216.9 2.0 22.5 480 8 02 30 01 ---------- TSYS ---------- 02 38 15 3C273 14 27 35 35.4 217.0 2.0 22.5 -3 8 02 38 15 02 38 30 --- 14 27 50 35.4 217.1 2.0 22.5 12 8 02 38 16 02 38 30 3C279 14 27 50 30.3 206.3 1.5 16.5 -64 8 No stop 02 47 00 --- 14 36 21 29.7 208.7 1.7 17.9 446 16 02 38 31 ---------- TSYS ---------- 02 47 15 3C279 14 36 37 29.6 208.8 1.7 17.9 -3 16 02 47 15 02 47 30 --- 14 36 52 29.6 208.8 1.7 17.9 12 16 02 47 16 02 47 30 OQ208 14 36 52 67.2 196.6 0.5 11.9 -180 16 No stop 02 57 00 --- 14 46 23 66.7 201.8 0.6 15.6 390 26 02 47 31 ---------- TSYS ---------- 02 57 15 OQ208 14 46 38 66.7 202.0 0.6 15.7 -4 26 02 57 15 02 57 30 --- 14 46 53 66.6 202.1 0.7 15.8 11 26 02 57 16 02 57 30 J1635+3808 14 46 53 67.1 112.3 -1.8 -48.4 -251 26 No stop 03 07 00 =1633+382 14 56 25 68.5 115.6 -1.7 -46.7 319 35 02 57 31 ---------- TSYS ---------- 03 07 15 J1635+3808 14 56 40 68.5 115.7 -1.7 -46.7 -3 35 03 07 15 03 07 30 =1633+382 14 56 55 68.5 115.8 -1.7 -46.6 12 35 03 07 16 05 13 15 G358 17 03 00 9.1 170.9 -0.7 -6.6 7277 35 05 13 15 05 15 15 --- 17 05 01 9.1 171.4 -0.7 -6.3 120 37 05 13 16 05 17 00 G358 17 06 46 9.2 171.8 -0.6 -6.0 86 37 05 17 00 05 19 00 --- 17 08 46 9.2 172.2 -0.6 -5.7 120 39 05 17 01 05 23 00 G358 17 12 47 9.3 173.1 -0.5 -5.1 221 39 05 23 00 05 25 00 --- 17 14 47 9.3 173.5 -0.5 -4.8 120 41 05 23 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 RB005 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 13 Mar 2019 Day 72 --- 05 26 45 G358 17 16 33 9.4 173.9 -0.5 -4.5 86 41 05 26 45 05 28 45 --- 17 18 33 9.4 174.3 -0.4 -4.2 120 43 05 26 46 ---------- Pol ---------- 05 34 30 BLLAC 17 24 19 15.0 104.1 -4.6 H -38.1 136 43 05 34 30 05 39 00 --- 17 28 50 15.7 105.0 -4.6 H -37.9 0 47 05 34 31 ---------- flag ---------- 05 39 15 BLLAC 17 29 05 15.8 105.1 -4.6 H -37.9 -3 47 05 39 15 05 39 30 --- 17 29 20 15.8 105.1 -4.6 H -37.9 0 48 05 39 16 05 45 45 G358 17 35 36 9.6 178.1 -0.1 -1.4 162 48 05 45 45 05 47 45 --- 17 37 36 9.6 178.5 -0.1 -1.1 120 50 05 45 46 05 49 30 G358 17 39 21 9.6 178.9 -0.1 -0.8 86 50 05 49 30 05 51 30 --- 17 41 22 9.6 179.3 -0.1 -0.5 120 51 05 49 31 05 55 30 G358 17 45 22 9.6 180.2 0.0 0.2 221 51 05 55 30 05 57 30 --- 17 47 23 9.6 180.7 0.1 0.5 120 53 05 55 31 05 59 15 G358 17 49 08 9.6 181.0 0.1 0.8 86 53 05 59 15 06 01 15 --- 17 51 08 9.6 181.5 0.1 1.1 120 55 05 59 16 06 05 00 G358 17 54 54 9.6 182.3 0.2 1.7 206 55 06 05 00 06 07 00 --- 17 56 54 9.6 182.8 0.2 2.0 120 57 06 05 01 06 08 45 G358 17 58 40 9.5 183.1 0.2 2.3 86 57 06 08 45 06 10 45 --- 18 00 40 9.5 183.6 0.3 2.6 120 59 06 08 46 06 14 45 G358 18 04 41 9.5 184.5 0.3 3.3 221 59 06 14 45 06 16 45 --- 18 06 41 9.5 184.9 0.4 3.6 120 61 06 14 46 06 18 30 G358 18 08 26 9.4 185.3 0.4 3.9 86 61 06 18 30 06 20 30 --- 18 10 27 9.4 185.7 0.4 4.2 120 63 06 18 31 06 24 15 G358 18 14 12 9.3 186.5 0.5 4.8 206 63 06 24 15 06 26 15 --- 18 16 12 9.3 187.0 0.5 5.1 120 65 06 24 16 06 28 00 G358 18 17 58 9.3 187.4 0.6 5.4 86 65 06 28 00 06 30 00 --- 18 19 58 9.2 187.8 0.6 5.7 120 67 06 28 01 06 34 00 G358 18 23 59 9.1 188.7 0.7 6.4 221 67 06 34 00 06 36 00 --- 18 25 59 9.1 189.1 0.7 6.7 120 69 06 34 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 RB005 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 13 Mar 2019 Day 72 --- 06 37 45 G358 18 27 44 9.0 189.5 0.7 7.0 86 69 06 37 45 06 39 45 --- 18 29 45 9.0 189.9 0.8 D 7.3 0 71 06 37 46 ---------- Pol ---------- 06 45 30 BLLAC 18 35 31 25.5 119.4 -3.5 -33.7 135 71 06 45 30 06 50 00 --- 18 40 01 26.1 120.5 -3.4 -33.3 270 75 06 45 31 ---------- flag ---------- 06 50 15 BLLAC 18 40 16 26.2 120.6 -3.4 -33.2 -3 75 06 50 15 06 50 30 --- 18 40 31 26.2 120.6 -3.4 -33.2 12 75 06 50 16 ---------- Pol ---------- 07 56 30 BLLAC 19 46 42 34.4 137.3 -2.3 -25.6 3937 75 07 56 30 08 01 00 --- 19 51 13 34.9 138.5 -2.2 -24.9 270 80 07 56 31 ---------- flag ---------- 08 01 15 BLLAC 19 51 28 34.9 138.6 -2.2 -24.9 -3 80 08 01 15 08 01 30 --- 19 51 43 34.9 138.7 -2.2 -24.9 12 80 08 01 16 ---------- Pol ---------- Next scan frequencies: 6174.74 6174.74 Next BBC frequencies: 874.74 874.74 08 05 30 BLLAC 19 55 44 35.3 139.8 -2.1 -24.3 220 80 08 05 30 08 10 00 --- 20 00 15 35.8 141.0 -2.0 -23.6 270 84 08 05 55 ---------- flag ---------- 08 10 15 BLLAC 20 00 30 35.8 141.1 -2.0 -23.6 -3 84 08 10 15 08 10 30 --- 20 00 45 35.9 141.2 -2.0 -23.5 12 85 08 10 16 ---------- Pol ---------- 09 16 30 BLLAC 21 06 55 40.9 161.3 -0.9 -11.8 3935 85 09 16 30 09 21 00 --- 21 11 26 41.1 162.8 -0.9 -10.9 270 89 09 16 31 ---------- flag ---------- 09 21 15 BLLAC 21 11 41 41.2 162.9 -0.9 -10.8 -3 89 09 21 15 09 21 30 --- 21 11 56 41.2 162.9 -0.9 -10.8 12 89 09 21 16 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 5 RB005 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 13 Mar 2019 Day 72 --- ---------- Pol ---------- Next scan frequencies: 6661.76 6661.76 Next BBC frequencies: 338.24 338.24 09 25 30 BLLAC 21 15 57 41.3 164.2 -0.8 -10.0 219 89 09 25 30 09 31 30 --- 21 21 58 41.6 166.2 -0.7 -8.7 360 95 09 25 55 ---------- Pol ---------- 09 31 45 BLLAC 21 22 13 41.6 166.3 -0.7 -8.7 -3 95 09 31 45 09 38 00 --- 21 28 29 41.8 168.4 -0.6 -7.4 372 101 09 31 46 ---------- Pol ---------- 09 38 15 BLLAC 21 28 44 41.8 168.5 -0.6 -7.3 -3 101 09 38 15 09 44 30 --- 21 35 00 42.0 170.6 -0.5 -6.0 372 107 09 38 16 ---------- Pol ---------- 09 44 45 BLLAC 21 35 15 42.0 170.6 -0.5 -5.9 -3 107 09 44 45 09 51 00 --- 21 41 31 42.2 172.7 -0.4 -4.6 372 113 09 44 46 ---------- Pol ---------- 09 51 15 BLLAC 21 41 46 42.2 172.8 -0.4 -4.6 -3 113 09 51 15 09 57 30 --- 21 48 02 42.3 174.9 -0.3 -3.2 372 119 09 51 16 10 00 30 3C84 21 51 03 35.1 65.0 -5.5 -50.4 -122 119 10 00 30 10 07 30 --- 21 58 04 36.1 66.0 -5.4 -50.9 298 126 10 00 31 ---------- Pol ---------- 10 10 30 BLLAC 22 01 04 42.4 179.3 -0.0 -0.4 -133 126 10 10 30 10 17 30 --- 22 08 05 42.4 181.7 0.1 1.1 287 133 10 10 31 ---------- Pol ---------- 10 17 45 BLLAC 22 08 21 42.4 181.8 0.1 1.1 -3 133 10 17 45 10 23 45 --- 22 14 21 42.3 183.8 0.2 2.4 357 138 10 17 46 ---------- Pol ---------- 10 24 00 BLLAC 22 14 37 42.3 183.9 0.2 2.5 -3 138 10 24 00 10 30 00 --- 22 20 38 42.2 185.9 0.3 3.8 357 144 10 24 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess119.M6667 --- 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: 1 Station: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 128 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 2 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 7000.00 7000.00 Net SB= U U IF SB = L L Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 5 BBC SB= L L IF = A1 B3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 6661.76 6661.76 BBC fr= 338.24 338.24 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 2 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2 barrel=roll_off ======== Setup file: sess119.M6182 --- 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: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 128 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 2 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 5300.00 5300.00 Net SB= U U IF SB = U U Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 5 BBC SB= U U IF = A1 B3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 10 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 6174.74 6174.74 BBC fr= 874.74 874.74 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 10 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) * G358 17 39 58.086976 * 17 43 10.095260 17 44 22.474071 0.00 -29 50 25.43128 *-29 51 45.96245 -29 52 07.21991 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: -16.00 -16.00 0316+413 03 16 29.567283 * 03 19 48.160114 03 21 02.639550 0.14 J0319+4130 41 19 51.91856 * 41 30 42.10568 41 34 47.18273 0.11 * 3C84 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 15726 observations Doppler based on other sources. 1226+023 12 26 33.245836 * 12 29 06.699732 12 30 05.849258 0.10 J1229+0203 02 19 43.30553 * 02 03 08.59803 01 56 45.44631 0.10 * 3C273 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 32342 observations Doppler based on other sources. 1253-055 12 53 35.831306 * 12 56 11.166574 12 57 11.042879 0.10 J1256-0547 -05 31 07.99629 *-05 47 21.52515 -05 53 34.94036 0.10 * 3C279 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 14021 observations Doppler based on other sources. 1404+286 14 04 45.615157 * 14 07 00.394415 14 07 52.233302 0.11 J1407+2827 28 41 29.23512 * 28 27 14.69015 28 21 41.84917 0.10 * OQ208 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 72228 observations Doppler based on other sources. 1633+382 16 33 30.625102 * 16 35 15.492977 16 35 55.351391 0.13 * J1635+3808 38 14 10.08280 * 38 08 04.50057 38 05 33.35355 0.10 4C38.41 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 21540 observations Doppler based on other sources. 1740-309 17 40 04.143438 * 17 43 17.886823 17 44 30.919152 0.74 * J1743-3058 -30 56 58.62598 *-30 58 18.65597 -30 58 39.29652 1.40 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 325 observations Doppler based on other sources. 1741-312 17 41 09.335236 * 17 44 23.578230 17 45 36.790121 0.76 * J1744-3116 -31 15 21.01913 *-31 16 36.29395 -31 16 55.02389 1.39 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 87 observations Doppler based on other sources. 1742-289 17 42 29.305072 * 17 45 40.036064 17 46 51.913375 1.09 * J1745-2900 -28 59 18.58024 *-29 00 28.16527 -29 00 45.62504 1.87 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 44 observations Doppler based on other sources. 2159+025 21 59 34.933763 * 22 02 07.154786 22 03 03.415143 0.92 J2202+0248 02 34 08.74362 * 02 48 38.48586 02 54 01.45554 2.18 * BLLAC /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 26 observations Doppler based on other sources. 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 G358 sess119.M6667 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 1.600 27.901 sess119.M6182 9 11 13 14 15 16 0.400 2.734 3C84 sess119.M6667 1 2 3 4 5 8 0.117 1.871 3C273 sess119.M6667 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 0.138 3.834 3C279 sess119.M6667 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 0.146 3.703 OQ208 sess119.M6667 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 0.162 3.460 J1635+3808 sess119.M6667 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 0.162 2.965 J1743-3058 sess119.M6667 1 3 4 5 7 8 1.050 16.552 sess119.M6182 9 11 13 14 15 0.263 0.968 J1744-3116 sess119.M6667 1 3 4 5 7 8 1.067 15.847 sess119.M6182 9 11 13 14 15 16 0.267 1.665 J1745-2900 sess119.M6667 3 4 5 7 8 0.167 1.617 BLLAC sess119.M6667 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 1.150 29.315 sess119.M6182 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 0.158 4.401 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) G358 85.8 3C84 68.3 3C273 165.5 3C279 157.0 OQ208 135.1 J1635+3808 102.9 J1743-3058 85.8 J1744-3116 85.5 J1745-2900 85.3 BLLAC 23.0 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