COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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: 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 Next BBC frequencies: 230.49 230.49 230.49 230.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 358.49 358.49 358.49 358.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 22 45 00 DA193 01 53 34 45.7 433.9 -4.1 -63.1 0 0 22 45 00 22 50 00 --- 01 58 35 46.6 434.5 -4.0 -63.4 300 77 22 45 01 22 52 00 J0650+6001 02 00 35 45.4 402.9 -4.9 -76.1 74 77 22 52 00 22 55 00 --- 02 03 36 45.8 403.0 -4.8 -76.7 180 124 22 52 01 22 55 00 J0644+6031 02 03 36 46.6 402.5 -4.7 -78.2 -6 124 No stop 22 58 30 --- 02 07 06 47.0 402.7 -4.7 -78.9 204 178 22 55 01 22 59 00 J0650+6001 02 07 36 46.3 403.2 -4.7 -77.4 24 178 22 59 00 23 00 00 --- 02 08 37 46.4 403.2 -4.7 -77.6 60 193 22 59 01 23 00 00 J0644+6031 02 08 37 47.2 402.7 -4.6 -79.2 -6 193 No stop 23 03 30 --- 02 12 07 47.6 402.8 -4.6 -79.8 204 247 23 00 01 23 03 30 J0650+6001 02 12 07 46.8 403.4 -4.7 -78.3 -6 247 No stop 23 05 00 --- 02 13 37 47.0 403.4 -4.6 -78.5 84 271 23 03 31 23 05 00 J0644+6031 02 13 37 47.8 402.9 -4.5 -80.1 -6 271 No stop 23 08 30 --- 02 17 08 48.2 403.0 -4.5 -80.8 204 325 23 05 01 23 09 00 J0650+6001 02 17 38 47.5 403.6 -4.6 -79.3 24 325 23 09 00 23 10 00 --- 02 18 38 47.6 403.6 -4.6 -79.5 60 340 23 09 01 23 10 00 J0644+6031 02 18 38 48.4 403.0 -4.5 -81.1 -6 340 No stop 23 13 30 --- 02 22 09 48.8 403.1 -4.4 -81.8 204 394 23 10 01 23 13 30 J0650+6001 02 22 09 48.0 403.7 -4.5 -80.2 -6 394 No stop 23 15 00 --- 02 23 39 48.2 403.8 -4.5 -80.5 84 417 23 13 31 23 15 00 J0644+6031 02 23 39 49.0 403.2 -4.4 -82.1 -6 417 No stop 23 18 30 --- 02 27 10 49.4 403.2 -4.3 -82.8 204 471 23 15 01 23 19 00 J0650+6001 02 27 40 48.7 403.9 -4.4 -81.2 24 471 23 19 00 23 20 00 --- 02 28 40 48.9 403.9 -4.4 -81.4 60 487 23 19 01 23 20 00 J0644+6031 02 28 40 49.6 403.3 -4.3 -83.1 -6 487 No stop 23 23 30 --- 02 32 10 50.0 403.4 -4.2 -83.8 204 541 23 20 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 23 30 J0650+6001 02 32 10 49.3 404.0 -4.3 -82.1 -6 541 No stop 23 25 00 --- 02 33 41 49.5 404.0 -4.3 -82.4 84 564 23 23 31 23 25 00 J0644+6031 02 33 41 50.2 403.4 -4.2 -84.1 -6 564 No stop 23 28 30 --- 02 37 11 50.6 403.5 -4.2 -84.8 204 618 23 25 01 23 29 00 J0650+6001 02 37 41 50.0 404.1 -4.2 -83.2 24 618 23 29 00 23 30 00 --- 02 38 42 50.1 404.2 -4.2 -83.4 60 634 23 29 01 23 30 00 J0644+6031 02 38 42 50.8 403.5 -4.1 -85.1 -6 634 No stop 23 33 30 --- 02 42 12 51.3 403.5 -4.1 -85.8 204 688 23 30 01 23 33 30 J0650+6001 02 42 12 50.5 404.2 -4.2 -84.1 -6 688 No stop 23 35 00 --- 02 43 42 50.7 404.3 -4.1 -84.4 84 711 23 33 31 23 35 00 J0644+6031 02 43 42 51.4 403.6 -4.0 -86.2 -6 711 No stop 23 38 30 --- 02 47 13 51.9 403.6 -4.0 -86.9 204 765 23 35 01 23 39 00 J0650+6001 02 47 43 51.2 404.3 -4.1 -85.2 24 765 23 39 00 23 40 00 --- 02 48 43 51.3 404.3 -4.1 -85.4 60 781 23 39 01 23 40 00 J0644+6031 02 48 43 52.1 403.6 -4.0 -87.2 -6 781 No stop 23 43 30 --- 02 52 14 52.5 403.6 -3.9 -87.9 204 835 23 40 01 23 43 30 J0650+6001 02 52 14 51.8 404.4 -4.0 -86.2 -6 835 No stop 23 45 00 --- 02 53 44 52.0 404.4 -4.0 -86.5 84 858 23 43 31 23 45 00 J0644+6031 02 53 44 52.7 403.7 -3.9 -88.3 -6 858 No stop 23 48 30 --- 02 57 15 53.1 403.7 -3.8 -89.0 204 912 23 45 01 23 49 00 J0650+6001 02 57 45 52.5 404.5 -3.9 -87.3 24 912 23 49 00 23 50 00 --- 02 58 45 52.6 404.5 -3.9 -87.5 60 927 23 49 01 23 50 00 J0644+6031 02 58 45 53.3 403.7 -3.8 -89.3 -6 927 No stop 23 53 30 --- 03 02 15 53.7 403.7 -3.7 -90.1 204 982 23 50 01 23 53 30 J0650+6001 03 02 15 53.0 404.5 -3.8 -88.2 -6 982 No stop 23 55 00 --- 03 03 46 53.2 404.5 -3.8 -88.6 84 1005 23 53 31 23 55 00 J0644+6031 03 03 46 53.9 403.7 -3.7 -90.4 -6 1005 No stop 23 58 30 --- 03 07 16 54.3 403.7 -3.7 -91.2 204 1059 23 55 01 23 59 00 J0650+6001 03 07 46 53.7 404.5 -3.7 -89.4 24 1059 23 59 00 23 59 59 --- 03 08 46 53.8 404.5 -3.7 -89.6 59 1074 23 59 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 03 08 46 54.5 403.7 -3.6 -91.5 -6 1074 No stop 00 03 30 --- 03 12 17 55.0 403.6 -3.6 -92.3 204 1128 00 00 00 00 03 30 J0650+6001 03 12 17 54.3 404.5 -3.7 -90.4 -6 1128 No stop 00 05 00 --- 03 13 47 54.5 404.5 -3.6 -90.7 84 1152 00 03 31 00 05 00 J0644+6031 03 13 47 55.1 403.6 -3.5 -92.7 -6 1152 No stop 00 08 30 --- 03 17 18 55.6 403.6 -3.5 -93.5 204 1206 00 05 01 00 09 00 J0650+6001 03 17 48 55.0 404.5 -3.6 -91.6 24 1206 00 09 00 00 10 00 --- 03 18 48 55.1 404.5 -3.6 -91.8 60 1221 00 09 01 00 10 00 J0644+6031 03 18 48 55.8 403.6 -3.5 -93.8 -6 1221 No stop 00 13 30 --- 03 22 19 56.2 403.5 -3.4 -94.6 204 1275 00 10 01 00 13 30 J0650+6001 03 22 19 55.5 404.5 -3.5 -92.6 -6 1275 No stop 00 15 00 --- 03 23 49 55.7 404.5 -3.5 -93.0 84 1298 00 13 31 00 15 00 J0644+6031 03 23 49 56.4 403.5 -3.4 -95.0 -6 1298 No stop 00 18 30 --- 03 27 19 56.8 403.4 -3.3 -95.8 204 1353 00 15 01 00 19 00 J0650+6001 03 27 50 56.2 404.4 -3.4 -93.9 24 1353 00 19 00 00 20 00 --- 03 28 50 56.4 404.4 -3.4 -94.1 60 1368 00 19 01 00 20 00 J0644+6031 03 28 50 57.0 403.4 -3.3 -96.1 -6 1368 No stop 00 23 30 --- 03 32 20 57.4 403.3 -3.2 -97.0 204 1422 00 20 01 00 23 30 J0650+6001 03 32 20 56.8 404.3 -3.3 -94.9 -6 1422 No stop 00 25 00 --- 03 33 51 57.0 404.3 -3.3 -95.3 84 1445 00 23 31 00 25 00 J0644+6031 03 33 51 57.6 403.2 -3.2 -97.3 -6 1445 No stop 00 28 30 --- 03 37 21 58.0 403.1 -3.2 -98.2 204 1499 00 25 01 00 29 00 J0650+6001 03 37 51 57.5 404.2 -3.2 -96.2 24 1499 00 29 00 00 30 00 --- 03 38 51 57.6 404.2 -3.2 -96.4 60 1515 00 29 01 00 30 00 J0644+6031 03 38 51 58.2 403.1 -3.1 -98.6 -6 1515 No stop 00 33 30 --- 03 42 22 58.6 402.9 -3.1 -99.4 204 1569 00 30 01 00 33 30 J0650+6001 03 42 22 58.0 404.1 -3.2 -97.3 -6 1569 No stop 00 35 00 --- 03 43 52 58.2 404.0 -3.1 -97.7 84 1592 00 33 31 00 35 00 J0644+6031 03 43 52 58.8 402.9 -3.0 -99.8 -6 1592 No stop 00 38 30 --- 03 47 23 59.2 402.7 -3.0 -100.7 204 1646 00 35 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 03 47 53 58.7 403.9 -3.1 -98.6 24 1646 00 39 00 00 40 00 --- 03 48 53 58.8 403.9 -3.1 -98.9 60 1662 00 39 01 00 40 00 J0644+6031 03 48 53 59.4 402.7 -3.0 -101.1 -6 1662 No stop 00 43 30 --- 03 52 24 59.9 402.5 -2.9 -102.0 204 1716 00 40 01 00 43 30 J0650+6001 03 52 24 59.3 403.7 -3.0 -99.8 -6 1716 No stop 00 45 00 --- 03 53 54 59.5 403.7 -3.0 -100.1 84 1739 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: 8 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 2048 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 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 3 11 3 11 5 13 5 13 7 15 7 15 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 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 BBC fr= 230.49 230.49 230.49 230.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 358.49 358.49 358.49 358.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 3 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) * 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