COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Highest redshift quasar SDSS J0836+0054 at 5 GHz Exp. Code: ef011 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 18 Sept. 2003 PI: Sandor Frey Address: FOMI Satellite Geodetic Observatory P. O. Box 585 H-1592 Budapest Hungary Phone: +36 27 374980 EMAIL: frey@sgo.fomi.hu Fax: +36 27 374982 Phone during observation: Observing mode: 6cm 512-16-2 Notes: fringe finder J0927+3902 and J0825+0309 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 Highest redshift quasar SDSS J0836+0054 at 5 GHz UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 4 Nov 2003 Day 308 --- Next scan frequencies: 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 Next BBC frequencies: 766.49 766.49 766.49 766.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 00 30 00 J0839+0104 11 26 12 40.6 240.8 2.8 48.4 0 1 1 0 00 30 00 00 31 00 --- 11 27 12 40.4 241.0 2.8 48.5 60 F 1 800 00 31 00 J0836+0052 11 27 12 39.6 241.6 2.8 48.9 -5 1 1 800 00 31 00 00 32 20 --- 11 28 33 39.3 241.9 2.9 49.1 75 F 1 1867 00 32 20 J0836+0054 11 28 33 39.4 241.8 2.9 49.0 -2 1 1 1867 00 32 20 00 35 55 --- 11 32 08 38.8 242.6 2.9 49.5 213 F 1 4733 00 35 55 J0836+0052 11 32 08 38.7 242.6 2.9 49.5 -2 1 1 4733 00 35 55 00 37 15 --- 11 33 28 38.4 242.9 3.0 49.7 78 F 1 5800 00 37 15 J0836+0054 11 33 28 38.5 242.8 2.9 49.6 -2 1 1 5800 00 37 15 00 40 50 --- 11 37 04 37.8 243.6 3.0 50.1 213 F 1 8667 00 40 50 J0836+0052 11 37 04 37.7 243.6 3.0 50.1 -2 1 1 8667 00 40 50 00 42 10 --- 11 38 24 37.5 243.9 3.0 50.3 78 F 1 9733 00 42 10 J0836+0054 11 38 24 37.6 243.9 3.0 50.2 -2 1 1 9733 00 42 10 00 45 45 --- 11 42 00 36.9 244.6 3.1 50.7 213 F 1 12600 00 45 45 J0836+0052 11 42 00 36.8 244.6 3.1 50.7 -2 1 1 12600 00 45 45 00 47 05 --- 11 43 20 36.5 244.9 3.1 50.9 78 F 1 13667 00 47 05 J0836+0054 11 43 20 36.6 244.8 3.1 50.8 -2 1 1 13667 00 47 05 00 50 40 --- 11 46 56 35.9 245.5 3.2 51.2 213 F 1 16533 00 50 40 J0836+0052 11 46 56 35.8 245.6 3.2 51.2 -2 1 1 16533 00 50 40 00 52 00 --- 11 48 16 35.5 245.9 3.2 51.4 78 F 1 17600 00 56 00 J0839+0104 11 52 17 35.6 246.1 3.2 51.5 237 1 2 17600 00 56 00 00 57 00 --- 11 53 17 35.4 246.3 3.2 51.7 60 R 1 16800 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 Highest redshift quasar SDSS J0836+0054 at 5 GHz UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 4 Nov 2003 Day 308 --- 00 57 00 J0836+0052 11 53 17 34.6 246.8 3.3 51.9 -5 1 2 16800 00 57 00 00 58 20 --- 11 54 37 34.3 247.1 3.3 52.1 75 R 1 15733 00 58 20 J0836+0054 11 54 37 34.4 247.0 3.3 52.0 -2 1 2 15733 00 58 20 01 01 55 --- 11 58 13 33.7 247.7 3.4 52.4 213 R 1 12867 01 01 55 J0836+0052 11 58 13 33.6 247.7 3.4 52.4 -2 1 2 12867 01 01 55 01 03 15 --- 11 59 33 33.3 248.0 3.4 52.5 78 R 1 11800 01 03 15 J0836+0054 11 59 33 33.4 247.9 3.4 52.5 -2 1 2 11800 01 03 15 01 06 50 --- 12 03 08 32.7 248.6 3.4 52.9 213 R 1 8933 01 06 50 J0836+0052 12 03 08 32.6 248.6 3.4 52.9 -2 1 2 8933 01 06 50 01 08 10 --- 12 04 29 32.3 248.8 3.5 53.0 78 R 1 7867 01 08 10 J0836+0054 12 04 29 32.5 248.8 3.5 53.0 -2 1 2 7867 01 08 10 01 11 45 --- 12 08 04 31.7 249.4 3.5 53.3 213 R 1 5000 01 11 45 J0836+0052 12 08 04 31.6 249.5 3.5 53.3 -2 1 2 5000 01 11 45 01 13 05 --- 12 09 24 31.4 249.7 3.5 53.4 78 R 1 3933 01 13 05 J0836+0054 12 09 24 31.5 249.7 3.5 53.4 -2 1 2 3933 01 13 05 01 16 40 --- 12 13 00 30.7 250.3 3.6 53.7 213 R 1 1067 01 16 40 J0836+0052 12 13 00 30.6 250.3 3.6 53.8 -2 1 2 1067 01 16 40 01 18 00 --- 12 14 20 30.4 250.6 3.6 53.9 78 R 1 0 01 19 00 J0839+0104 12 15 20 31.0 250.3 3.6 53.7 56 1 3 0 01 19 00 01 20 00 --- 12 16 21 30.8 250.5 3.6 53.8 60 F 1 800 01 20 00 J0836+0052 12 16 21 30.0 250.9 3.7 54.0 -5 1 3 800 01 20 00 01 21 20 --- 12 17 41 29.7 251.1 3.7 54.1 75 F 1 1867 01 21 20 J0836+0054 12 17 41 29.8 251.1 3.7 54.1 -2 1 3 1867 01 21 20 01 24 55 --- 12 21 16 29.1 251.7 3.7 54.4 213 F 1 4733 01 24 55 J0836+0052 12 21 16 29.0 251.7 3.7 54.4 -2 1 3 4733 01 24 55 01 26 15 --- 12 22 37 28.7 252.0 3.8 54.5 78 F 1 5800 01 26 15 J0836+0054 12 22 37 28.8 251.9 3.8 54.5 -2 1 3 5800 01 26 15 01 29 50 --- 12 26 12 28.1 252.5 3.8 54.8 213 F 1 8667 01 29 50 J0836+0052 12 26 12 27.9 252.5 3.8 54.8 -2 1 3 8667 01 29 50 01 31 10 --- 12 27 32 27.7 252.8 3.9 54.9 78 F 1 9733 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 Highest redshift quasar SDSS J0836+0054 at 5 GHz UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 4 Nov 2003 Day 308 --- 01 31 10 J0836+0054 12 27 32 27.8 252.7 3.8 54.9 -2 1 3 9733 01 31 10 01 34 45 --- 12 31 08 27.1 253.3 3.9 55.1 213 F 1 12600 01 34 45 J0836+0052 12 31 08 26.9 253.3 3.9 55.1 -2 1 3 12600 01 34 45 01 36 05 --- 12 32 28 26.7 253.6 3.9 55.2 78 F 1 13667 01 36 05 J0836+0054 12 32 28 26.8 253.5 3.9 55.2 -2 1 3 13667 01 36 05 01 39 40 --- 12 36 04 26.0 254.1 4.0 55.4 213 F 1 16533 01 39 40 J0836+0052 12 36 04 25.9 254.1 4.0 55.5 -2 1 3 16533 01 39 40 01 41 00 --- 12 37 24 25.7 254.3 4.0 55.5 78 F 1 17600 01 42 00 J0839+0104 12 38 24 26.3 254.1 4.0 55.5 56 1 4 17600 01 42 00 01 43 00 --- 12 39 24 26.1 254.3 4.0 55.5 60 R 1 16800 01 43 00 J0836+0052 12 39 24 25.2 254.7 4.0 55.7 -5 1 4 16800 01 43 00 01 44 20 --- 12 40 45 25.0 254.9 4.1 55.8 75 R 1 15733 01 44 20 J0836+0054 12 40 45 25.1 254.8 4.1 55.7 -2 1 4 15733 01 44 20 01 47 55 --- 12 44 20 24.3 255.4 4.1 56.0 213 R 1 12867 01 47 55 J0836+0052 12 44 20 24.2 255.4 4.1 56.0 -2 1 4 12867 01 47 55 01 49 15 --- 12 45 40 23.9 255.6 4.2 56.1 78 R 1 11800 01 49 15 J0836+0054 12 45 40 24.1 255.6 4.1 56.0 -2 1 4 11800 01 49 15 01 52 50 --- 12 49 16 23.3 256.1 4.2 56.2 213 R 1 8933 01 52 50 J0836+0052 12 49 16 23.2 256.2 4.2 56.3 -2 1 4 8933 01 52 50 01 54 10 --- 12 50 36 22.9 256.4 4.2 56.3 78 R 1 7867 01 54 10 J0836+0054 12 50 36 23.0 256.3 4.2 56.3 -2 1 4 7867 01 54 10 01 57 45 --- 12 54 12 22.3 256.9 4.3 56.5 213 R 1 5000 01 57 45 J0836+0052 12 54 12 22.2 256.9 4.3 56.5 -2 1 4 5000 01 57 45 01 59 05 --- 12 55 32 21.9 257.1 4.3 56.6 78 R 1 3933 01 59 05 J0836+0054 12 55 32 22.0 257.1 4.3 56.6 -2 1 4 3933 01 59 05 02 02 40 --- 12 59 08 21.3 257.6 4.4 56.8 213 R 1 1067 02 02 40 J0836+0052 12 59 08 21.1 257.6 4.4 56.8 -2 1 4 1067 02 02 40 02 04 00 --- 13 00 28 20.9 257.8 4.4 56.8 78 R 1 0 02 05 00 J0839+0104 13 01 28 21.5 257.6 4.4 56.8 56 1 5 0 02 05 00 02 06 00 --- 13 02 28 21.3 257.8 4.4 56.8 60 F 1 800 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 5 Highest redshift quasar SDSS J0836+0054 at 5 GHz UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 4 Nov 2003 Day 308 --- 02 06 00 J0836+0052 13 02 28 20.4 258.1 4.4 56.9 -5 1 5 800 02 06 00 02 07 20 --- 13 03 48 20.2 258.3 4.5 57.0 75 F 1 1867 02 07 20 J0836+0054 13 03 48 20.3 258.3 4.4 57.0 -2 1 5 1867 02 07 20 02 10 55 --- 13 07 24 19.5 258.8 4.5 57.1 213 F 1 4733 02 10 55 J0836+0052 13 07 24 19.4 258.8 4.5 57.2 -2 1 5 4733 02 10 55 02 12 15 --- 13 08 44 19.1 259.0 4.5 57.2 78 F 1 5800 02 12 15 J0836+0054 13 08 44 19.2 259.0 4.5 57.2 -2 1 5 5800 02 12 15 02 15 50 --- 13 12 20 18.5 259.5 4.6 57.4 213 F 1 8667 02 15 50 J0836+0052 13 12 20 18.4 259.5 4.6 57.4 -2 1 5 8667 02 15 50 02 17 10 --- 13 13 40 18.1 259.7 4.6 57.4 78 F 1 9733 02 17 10 J0836+0054 13 13 40 18.2 259.7 4.6 57.4 -2 1 5 9733 02 17 10 02 20 45 --- 13 17 15 17.4 260.2 4.7 57.6 213 F 1 12600 02 20 45 J0836+0052 13 17 15 17.3 260.2 4.7 57.6 -2 1 5 12600 02 20 45 02 22 05 --- 13 18 36 17.0 260.4 4.7 57.6 78 F 1 13667 02 22 05 J0836+0054 13 18 36 17.2 260.4 4.7 57.6 -2 1 5 13667 02 22 05 02 25 40 --- 13 22 11 16.4 260.9 4.8 57.7 213 F 1 16533 02 25 40 J0836+0052 13 22 11 16.3 260.9 4.8 57.7 -2 1 5 16533 02 25 40 02 27 00 --- 13 23 32 16.0 261.1 4.8 57.8 78 F 1 17600 02 28 00 J0839+0104 13 24 32 16.6 260.9 4.7 57.7 56 1 6 17600 02 28 00 02 29 00 --- 13 25 32 16.4 261.1 4.8 57.8 60 R 1 16800 02 29 00 J0836+0052 13 25 32 15.6 261.4 4.8 57.9 -5 1 6 16800 02 29 00 02 30 10 --- 13 26 42 15.3 261.6 4.8 57.9 65 R 1 15867 02 30 10 J0836+0054 13 26 42 15.4 261.5 4.8 57.9 -2 1 6 15867 02 30 10 02 33 40 --- 13 30 13 14.7 262.0 4.9 58.0 208 R 1 13067 02 33 40 J0836+0052 13 30 13 14.6 262.0 4.9 58.0 -2 1 6 13067 02 33 40 02 34 50 --- 13 31 23 14.3 262.2 4.9 58.0 68 R 1 12133 02 34 50 J0836+0054 13 31 23 14.5 262.2 4.9 58.0 -2 1 6 12133 02 34 50 02 38 20 --- 13 34 53 13.7 262.6 5.0 58.1 208 R 1 9333 02 38 20 J0836+0052 13 34 53 13.6 262.7 5.0 58.1 -2 1 6 9333 02 38 20 02 39 30 --- 13 36 04 13.3 262.8 5.0 58.2 68 R 1 8400 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 6 Highest redshift quasar SDSS J0836+0054 at 5 GHz UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 4 Nov 2003 Day 308 --- 02 39 30 J0839+0104 13 36 04 14.2 262.5 4.9 58.1 -5 1 6 8400 02 39 30 02 40 30 --- 13 37 04 14.0 262.6 5.0 58.1 55 R 1 7600 02 40 30 J0927+3902 13 37 04 39.3 297.2 4.2 78.7 -86 1 6 7600 02 40 30 02 50 00 =4C39.25 13 46 35 37.5 297.7 4.3 77.5 484 R 1 0 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: v6cm.set Matches group sh6cmd in /usr/local/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Dummy dual-pol entry, only LCP available (CR 3Sep03). Setup group: 6 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 270.000 ips, High density - 160.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:22:00 Two heads will be used. Required by this setup. 1st LO= 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 BBC fr= 766.49 766.49 766.49 766.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S9 S11 S13 S15 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S10 S12 S14 S16 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- Highest redshift quasar SDSS J0836+0054 at 5 GHz Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * J0825+0309 08 23 13.540327 * 08 25 50.338356 08 26 01.675085 03 19 15.40188 * 03 09 24.52014 03 08 51.99155 ef011.sources ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J0839+0104 08 37 14.821380 * 08 39 49.611000 08 40 00.716927 01 15 05.94643 * 01 04 26.73570 01 03 51.28093 ef011.sources VLBA Cal. list - USNO coord. * J0836+0052 08 33 41.163549 * 08 36 15.791253 08 36 26.905237 01 03 27.14039 * 00 53 00.00186 00 52 25.52721 ef011.sources VLBA Cal. list - USNO coord. * J0836+0054 08 34 09.205554 * 08 36 43.860600 08 36 54.973985 01 05 21.96383 * 00 54 53.23200 00 54 18.62592 ef011.sources z=5.8 sdss quasar coordinates from EF010 * J0927+3902 09 23 55.319195 * 09 27 03.013916 09 27 16.364982 4C39.25 39 15 23.56655 * 39 02 20.85195 39 01 20.98462 0923+392 ef011.sources J0927+39 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 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) J0825+0309 93.1 J0839+0104 89.2 J0836+0052 90.0 J0836+0054 89.9 J0927+3902 89.9 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