COVER INFORMATION Station: JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Experiment: Looking for the radio counterparts of two RWBLs Exp. Code: ec061b Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Hongmin Cao Address: Shangqiu Normal University Wenhua Road 298, Shangqiu, Henan 476000 China Phone: +86-15139707583 EMAIL: hongmin.cao@foxmail.com Fax: Phone during observation: +86-15139707583 Observing mode: phase-referencing at 6cm (2Gb/s) Notes: Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 2 Looking for the radio counterparts of two RWBLs 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 26 Oct 2017 Day 299 --- Next scan frequencies: 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 Next BBC frequencies: 118.49 118.49 118.49 118.49 182.49 182.49 182.49 182.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 22 45 00 DA193 00 57 46 39.3 73.4 -5.0 -48.3 0 0 22 45 00 22 50 00 --- 01 02 47 40.1 74.2 -4.9 -48.6 300 38 22 45 01 22 52 00 J0650+6001 01 04 47 45.3 45.2 -5.8 -58.1 10 38 22 52 00 22 55 00 --- 01 07 48 45.6 45.5 -5.7 -58.6 180 62 22 52 01 22 55 00 J0644+6031 01 07 48 46.4 45.3 -5.6 -59.8 -15 62 No stop 22 58 30 --- 01 11 18 46.8 45.7 -5.6 -60.4 195 88 22 55 01 22 59 00 J0650+6001 01 11 48 46.0 45.8 -5.7 -59.2 16 88 22 59 00 23 00 00 --- 01 12 48 46.1 45.9 -5.7 -59.3 60 96 22 59 01 23 00 00 J0644+6031 01 12 48 47.0 45.8 -5.6 -60.6 -15 96 No stop 23 03 30 --- 01 16 19 47.3 46.1 -5.5 -61.1 195 123 23 00 01 23 03 30 J0650+6001 01 16 19 46.5 46.2 -5.6 -59.8 -14 123 No stop 23 05 00 --- 01 17 49 46.7 46.4 -5.6 -60.1 76 135 23 03 31 23 05 00 J0644+6031 01 17 49 47.5 46.2 -5.5 -61.4 -15 135 No stop 23 08 30 --- 01 21 20 47.9 46.5 -5.4 -61.9 195 162 23 05 01 23 09 00 J0650+6001 01 21 50 47.1 46.7 -5.5 -60.7 16 162 23 09 00 23 10 00 --- 01 22 50 47.2 46.8 -5.5 -60.8 60 169 23 09 01 23 10 00 J0644+6031 01 22 50 48.0 46.7 -5.4 -62.1 -15 169 No stop 23 13 30 --- 01 26 21 48.4 47.0 -5.3 -62.7 195 196 23 10 01 23 13 30 J0650+6001 01 26 21 47.6 47.1 -5.4 -61.4 -14 196 No stop 23 15 00 --- 01 27 51 47.8 47.3 -5.4 -61.6 76 208 23 13 31 23 15 00 J0644+6031 01 27 51 48.6 47.1 -5.3 -62.9 -15 208 No stop 23 18 30 --- 01 31 21 49.0 47.4 -5.3 -63.5 195 235 23 15 01 23 19 00 J0650+6001 01 31 51 48.2 47.6 -5.3 -62.2 16 235 23 19 00 23 20 00 --- 01 32 52 48.3 47.7 -5.3 -62.3 60 242 23 19 01 23 20 00 J0644+6031 01 32 52 49.1 47.5 -5.2 -63.7 -14 242 No stop 23 23 30 --- 01 36 22 49.5 47.8 -5.2 -64.2 196 269 23 20 01 23 23 30 J0650+6001 01 36 22 48.7 48.0 -5.3 -62.9 -14 269 No stop 23 25 00 --- 01 37 52 48.9 48.2 -5.2 -63.1 76 281 23 23 31 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 3 Looking for the radio counterparts of two RWBLs 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 26 Oct 2017 Day 299 --- 23 25 00 J0644+6031 01 37 52 49.7 47.9 -5.1 -64.5 -14 281 No stop 23 28 30 --- 01 41 23 50.1 48.2 -5.1 -65.0 196 308 23 25 01 23 29 00 J0650+6001 01 41 53 49.3 48.5 -5.2 -63.7 16 308 23 29 00 23 30 00 --- 01 42 53 49.4 48.6 -5.2 -63.9 60 315 23 29 01 23 30 00 J0644+6031 01 42 53 50.3 48.3 -5.1 -65.2 -14 315 No stop 23 33 30 --- 01 46 24 50.6 48.6 -5.0 -65.8 196 342 23 30 01 23 33 30 J0650+6001 01 46 24 49.8 48.9 -5.1 -64.4 -14 342 No stop 23 35 00 --- 01 47 54 50.0 49.0 -5.1 -64.6 76 354 23 33 31 23 35 00 J0644+6031 01 47 54 50.8 48.7 -5.0 -66.0 -14 354 No stop 23 38 30 --- 01 51 25 51.2 49.0 -4.9 -66.6 196 381 23 35 01 23 39 00 J0650+6001 01 51 55 50.4 49.3 -5.0 -65.2 16 381 23 39 00 23 40 00 --- 01 52 55 50.6 49.4 -5.0 -65.4 60 388 23 39 01 23 40 00 J0644+6031 01 52 55 51.4 49.1 -4.9 -66.8 -14 388 No stop 23 43 30 --- 01 56 26 51.8 49.4 -4.8 -67.4 196 415 23 40 01 23 43 30 J0650+6001 01 56 26 51.0 49.7 -4.9 -65.9 -14 415 No stop 23 45 00 --- 01 57 56 51.1 49.8 -4.9 -66.2 76 427 23 43 31 23 45 00 J0644+6031 01 57 56 52.0 49.5 -4.8 -67.6 -14 427 No stop 23 48 30 --- 02 01 26 52.4 49.8 -4.8 -68.1 196 454 23 45 01 23 49 00 J0650+6001 02 01 56 51.6 50.1 -4.8 -66.8 16 454 23 49 00 23 50 00 --- 02 02 57 51.7 50.2 -4.8 -66.9 60 462 23 49 01 23 50 00 J0644+6031 02 02 57 52.5 49.9 -4.7 -68.4 -14 462 No stop 23 53 30 --- 02 06 27 52.9 50.2 -4.7 -68.9 196 488 23 50 01 23 53 30 J0650+6001 02 06 27 52.1 50.5 -4.8 -67.5 -14 488 No stop 23 55 00 --- 02 07 57 52.3 50.6 -4.7 -67.7 76 500 23 53 31 23 55 00 J0644+6031 02 07 57 53.1 50.3 -4.6 -69.2 -14 500 No stop 23 58 30 --- 02 11 28 53.5 50.5 -4.6 -69.7 196 527 23 55 01 23 59 00 J0650+6001 02 11 58 52.7 50.9 -4.7 -68.3 16 527 23 59 00 23 59 59 --- 02 12 58 52.9 51.0 -4.7 -68.5 59 535 23 59 01 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 4 Looking for the radio counterparts of two RWBLs 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 27 Oct 2017 Day 300 --- 00 00 00 J0644+6031 02 12 58 53.7 50.6 -4.6 -70.0 -14 535 No stop 00 03 30 --- 02 16 29 54.1 50.9 -4.5 -70.5 196 562 00 00 00 00 03 30 J0650+6001 02 16 29 53.3 51.3 -4.6 -69.0 -14 562 No stop 00 05 00 --- 02 17 59 53.4 51.4 -4.6 -69.3 76 573 00 03 31 00 05 00 J0644+6031 02 17 59 54.3 51.0 -4.5 -70.8 -14 573 No stop 00 08 30 --- 02 21 30 54.7 51.2 -4.4 -71.4 196 600 00 05 01 00 09 00 J0650+6001 02 22 00 53.9 51.7 -4.5 -69.9 16 600 00 09 00 00 10 00 --- 02 23 00 54.0 51.7 -4.5 -70.1 60 608 00 09 01 00 10 00 J0644+6031 02 23 00 54.8 51.3 -4.4 -71.6 -14 608 No stop 00 13 30 --- 02 26 30 55.3 51.6 -4.3 -72.2 196 635 00 10 01 00 13 30 J0650+6001 02 26 30 54.4 52.0 -4.4 -70.6 -14 635 No stop 00 15 00 --- 02 28 01 54.6 52.1 -4.4 -70.9 76 646 00 13 31 00 15 00 J0644+6031 02 28 01 55.4 51.7 -4.3 -72.4 -14 646 No stop 00 18 30 --- 02 31 31 55.8 51.9 -4.3 -73.0 196 673 00 15 01 00 19 00 J0650+6001 02 32 01 55.1 52.4 -4.3 -71.5 16 673 00 19 00 00 20 00 --- 02 33 02 55.2 52.5 -4.3 -71.7 60 681 00 19 01 00 20 00 J0644+6031 02 33 02 56.0 52.0 -4.2 -73.2 -14 681 No stop 00 23 30 --- 02 36 32 56.4 52.2 -4.2 -73.8 196 708 00 20 01 00 23 30 J0650+6001 02 36 32 55.6 52.7 -4.3 -72.2 -14 708 No stop 00 25 00 --- 02 38 02 55.8 52.8 -4.2 -72.5 76 719 00 23 31 00 25 00 J0644+6031 02 38 02 56.6 52.3 -4.1 -74.1 -14 719 No stop 00 28 30 --- 02 41 33 57.0 52.5 -4.1 -74.7 196 746 00 25 01 00 29 00 J0650+6001 02 42 03 56.3 53.1 -4.2 -73.1 16 746 00 29 00 00 30 00 --- 02 43 03 56.4 53.1 -4.2 -73.3 60 754 00 29 01 00 30 00 J0644+6031 02 43 03 57.2 52.6 -4.1 -74.9 -14 754 No stop 00 33 30 --- 02 46 34 57.6 52.8 -4.0 -75.5 196 781 00 30 01 00 33 30 J0650+6001 02 46 34 56.8 53.4 -4.1 -73.8 -14 781 No stop 00 35 00 --- 02 48 04 57.0 53.4 -4.1 -74.1 76 792 00 33 31 00 35 00 J0644+6031 02 48 04 57.8 52.9 -4.0 -75.8 -14 792 No stop 00 38 30 --- 02 51 35 58.2 53.1 -3.9 -76.4 196 819 00 35 01 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 5 Looking for the radio counterparts of two RWBLs 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 27 Oct 2017 Day 300 --- 00 39 00 J0650+6001 02 52 05 57.5 53.7 -4.0 -74.7 16 819 00 39 00 00 40 00 --- 02 53 05 57.6 53.8 -4.0 -74.9 60 827 00 39 01 00 40 00 J0644+6031 02 53 05 58.4 53.2 -3.9 -76.6 -14 827 No stop 00 43 30 --- 02 56 35 58.8 53.3 -3.8 -77.2 196 854 00 40 01 00 43 30 J0650+6001 02 56 35 58.0 54.0 -3.9 -75.5 -15 854 No stop 00 45 00 --- 02 58 06 58.2 54.1 -3.9 -75.7 75 865 00 43 31 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess317.C2048 --- 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: 13 Station: JODRELL2 Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 3 11 3 11 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 BBC fr= 118.49 118.49 118.49 118.49 182.49 182.49 182.49 182.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 2 Track assignments are: track1= 10, 14, 2, 6, 12, 16, 4, 8 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * DA193 05 52 01.407175 * 05 55 30.805617 05 56 45.440866 0.00 39 48 21.94583 * 39 48 49.16498 39 48 43.47100 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Coordinates from http://astrogeo.org/vlbi/solutions/rfc_2017a/rfc_2017a_cat.html * J0650+6001 06 46 04.111959 * 06 50 31.254326 06 52 05.830478 0.00 60 05 14.15339 * 60 01 44.55463 60 00 07.54527 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Coordinates from http://astrogeo.org/vlbi/solutions/rfc_2017a/rfc_2017a_cat.html * J0644+6031 06 40 29.386253 * 06 44 59.385112 06 46 35.069275 0.00 60 34 37.45028 * 60 31 31.65594 60 30 02.94858 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Taken from GAIA DATA release 1 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 DA193 sess317.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0.083 7.583 J0650+6001 sess317.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0.508 41.970 J0644+6031 sess317.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1.283 108.201 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) DA193 122.8 J0650+6001 110.2 J0644+6031 110.8 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