COVER INFORMATION Station: TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Experiment: No description given. Exp. Code: EC062A Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Alessamdro Caccianiga Address: OA Brera - INAF Via Brera 28 I-20121 Milano ITALY Phone: +39 051 2095713 EMAIL: alessandro.caccianiga@brera.inaf.it Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: VLBA/MKIV Notes: Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 2 No description given. 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 25 Oct 2017 Day 298 --- Next scan frequencies: 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 Next BBC frequencies: 742.49 742.49 742.49 742.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 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 17 30 00 3C454.3 03 51 43 21.6 276.5 4.9 62.4 0 0 17 30 00 17 38 00 --- 03 59 44 19.9 277.4 5.1 62.2 480 62 17 30 01 17 39 00 J2314+0201 04 00 45 17.1 261.9 4.8 58.0 27 62 17 39 00 17 46 00 --- 04 07 46 15.6 262.9 4.9 58.3 420 115 17 39 01 17 46 00 J2320+0513 04 07 46 18.6 265.0 4.8 59.0 -14 115 No stop 17 47 20 =2318+049 04 09 06 18.3 265.1 4.8 59.0 66 126 17 46 01 17 48 20 J2314+0201 04 10 06 15.1 263.2 4.9 58.3 46 126 17 48 20 17 52 30 --- 04 14 17 14.2 263.8 5.0 58.4 250 158 17 48 21 17 52 30 J2320+0513 04 14 17 17.2 265.8 4.9 59.1 -14 158 No stop 17 53 50 =2318+049 04 15 37 16.9 266.0 4.9 59.1 66 168 17 52 31 17 54 30 J0121+0346 04 16 17 40.9 245.3 2.9 51.2 -57 168 17 54 30 17 58 20 --- 04 20 08 40.2 246.1 3.0 51.7 173 197 17 54 31 17 58 20 J0121+0422 04 20 08 40.6 246.6 3.0 52.0 -4 197 No stop 17 59 30 =0119+041 04 21 18 40.4 246.8 3.0 52.1 66 206 17 58 21 17 59 30 J0122+0309 04 21 18 39.7 245.6 3.0 51.3 -5 206 No stop 18 03 00 --- 04 24 49 39.0 246.3 3.0 51.7 205 233 17 59 31 18 03 00 J0031+1507 04 24 49 34.9 267.3 3.9 62.4 -44 233 No stop 18 07 30 --- 04 29 19 33.9 267.9 3.9 62.5 226 268 18 03 01 18 07 30 J0019+2021 04 29 19 33.7 275.1 4.1 65.6 -16 268 No stop 18 09 00 =0017+200 04 30 50 33.4 275.3 4.2 65.5 74 279 18 07 31 18 10 00 J2314+0201 04 31 50 10.5 266.1 5.3 58.8 -34 279 18 10 00 18 14 10 --- 04 36 00 9.6 266.7 5.3 58.8 216 312 18 10 01 18 14 10 J2320+0513 04 36 00 12.5 268.7 5.2 59.3 -13 312 No stop 18 15 30 =2318+049 04 37 21 12.2 268.9 5.3 59.3 67 322 18 14 11 18 16 10 J0121+0346 04 38 01 36.6 249.5 3.3 53.5 -59 322 18 16 10 18 20 00 --- 04 41 51 35.8 250.2 3.3 53.9 171 351 18 16 11 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 3 No description given. 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 25 Oct 2017 Day 298 --- 18 20 00 J0121+0422 04 41 51 36.3 250.7 3.3 54.2 -4 351 No stop 18 21 10 =0119+041 04 43 02 36.1 250.9 3.3 54.3 66 360 18 20 01 18 21 10 J0122+0309 04 43 02 35.4 249.7 3.3 53.6 -5 360 No stop 18 24 40 --- 04 46 32 34.7 250.4 3.4 53.9 205 387 18 21 11 18 24 40 J0031+1507 04 46 32 30.3 270.2 4.2 62.6 -42 387 No stop 18 29 10 --- 04 51 03 29.3 270.8 4.3 62.6 228 422 18 24 41 18 29 10 J0019+2021 04 51 03 29.1 277.6 4.5 65.0 -16 422 No stop 18 30 40 =0017+200 04 52 33 28.8 277.7 4.5 64.9 74 433 18 29 11 18 39 00 J0121+0346 05 00 55 32.0 253.5 3.6 55.4 447 433 18 39 00 18 42 40 --- 05 04 35 31.2 254.2 3.7 55.7 220 462 18 39 01 18 42 40 J0121+0422 05 04 35 31.6 254.6 3.7 55.9 -4 462 No stop 18 43 50 =0119+041 05 05 45 31.4 254.8 3.7 56.0 66 471 18 42 41 18 43 50 J0122+0309 05 05 45 30.7 253.7 3.7 55.4 -5 471 No stop 18 47 20 --- 05 09 16 30.0 254.2 3.8 55.6 205 497 18 43 51 18 48 00 J0031+1507 05 09 56 25.2 273.1 4.6 62.4 0 497 18 48 00 18 52 00 --- 05 13 57 24.4 273.6 4.7 62.3 240 528 18 48 01 18 52 00 J0019+2021 05 13 57 24.2 280.2 4.9 64.1 -15 528 No stop 18 53 20 =0017+200 05 15 17 24.0 280.3 4.9 64.1 65 538 18 52 01 18 54 20 J0257+4338 05 16 17 60.3 304.8 2.3 103.5 -86 538 18 54 20 18 59 20 --- 05 21 18 59.4 304.4 2.4 102.3 214 577 18 54 21 18 59 20 J0251+4315 05 21 18 58.3 303.3 2.5 100.2 -6 577 No stop 19 00 30 =0248+430 05 22 28 58.1 303.2 2.5 99.9 64 586 18 59 21 19 08 50 J0121+0346 05 30 49 25.8 258.3 4.1 57.2 374 586 19 08 50 19 12 30 --- 05 34 30 25.0 258.8 4.2 57.4 220 614 19 08 51 19 12 30 J0121+0422 05 34 30 25.4 259.3 4.2 57.6 -4 614 No stop 19 13 40 =0119+041 05 35 40 25.2 259.5 4.2 57.6 66 623 19 12 31 19 13 40 J0122+0309 05 35 40 24.5 258.3 4.2 57.1 -5 623 No stop 19 17 10 --- 05 39 11 23.8 258.9 4.3 57.3 205 650 19 13 41 19 17 50 J0031+1507 05 39 51 18.9 276.8 5.1 61.8 2 650 19 17 50 19 21 50 --- 05 43 52 18.0 277.3 5.2 61.7 240 681 19 17 51 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 4 No description given. 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 25 Oct 2017 Day 298 --- 19 21 50 J0019+2021 05 43 52 18.0 283.5 5.4 62.7 -15 681 No stop 19 23 10 =0017+200 05 45 12 17.7 283.7 5.4 62.6 65 691 19 21 51 19 24 10 J0257+4338 05 46 12 54.9 303.1 2.8 96.8 -90 691 19 24 10 19 29 10 --- 05 51 13 54.0 302.9 2.9 95.8 210 729 19 24 11 19 29 10 J0251+4315 05 51 13 52.9 302.1 3.0 94.1 -7 729 No stop 19 30 20 =0248+430 05 52 23 52.7 302.0 3.0 93.8 63 738 19 29 11 19 38 50 J0121+0346 06 00 54 19.4 262.6 4.6 58.3 380 738 19 38 50 19 42 40 --- 06 04 45 18.6 263.1 4.7 58.4 230 768 19 38 51 19 42 40 J0121+0422 06 04 45 19.0 263.6 4.7 58.6 -4 768 No stop 19 43 50 =0119+041 06 05 55 18.8 263.8 4.7 58.6 66 777 19 42 41 19 43 50 J0122+0309 06 05 55 18.1 262.7 4.7 58.3 -4 777 No stop 19 47 20 --- 06 09 26 17.4 263.1 4.8 58.4 206 804 19 43 51 19 48 00 J0031+1507 06 10 06 12.5 280.4 5.6 60.8 3 804 19 48 00 19 52 00 --- 06 14 07 11.6 280.9 5.7 60.6 240 835 19 48 01 19 52 00 J0019+2021 06 14 07 11.7 287.0 5.9 61.0 -14 835 No stop 19 53 20 =0017+200 06 15 27 11.4 287.1 5.9 60.9 66 845 19 52 01 19 54 20 J0257+4338 06 16 27 49.5 302.4 3.3 91.1 -93 845 19 54 20 19 59 00 --- 06 21 08 48.7 302.4 3.4 90.3 187 881 19 54 21 19 59 00 J0251+4315 06 21 08 47.5 301.9 3.5 88.8 -7 881 No stop 20 00 10 =0248+430 06 22 18 47.3 301.9 3.5 88.6 63 890 19 59 01 20 08 40 J0121+0346 06 30 49 13.0 266.6 5.1 59.0 376 890 20 08 40 20 12 30 --- 06 34 40 12.2 267.2 5.2 59.0 230 919 20 08 41 20 12 30 J0121+0422 06 34 40 12.6 267.6 5.2 59.1 -4 919 No stop 20 13 40 =0119+041 06 35 50 12.4 267.8 5.2 59.1 66 928 20 12 31 20 13 40 J0122+0309 06 35 50 11.8 266.7 5.2 58.9 -4 928 No stop 20 17 10 --- 06 39 21 11.0 267.1 5.3 58.9 206 955 20 13 41 20 24 10 J0257+4338 06 46 22 44.1 302.6 3.8 86.1 282 955 20 24 10 20 28 50 --- 06 51 03 43.3 302.7 3.9 85.3 280 991 20 24 11 20 28 50 J0251+4315 06 51 03 42.1 302.3 4.0 84.0 -7 991 No stop 20 30 00 =0248+430 06 52 13 41.8 302.4 4.0 83.8 63 1000 20 28 51 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 5 No description given. 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 25 Oct 2017 Day 298 --- 20 53 40 J0257+4338 07 15 57 38.8 303.4 4.3 81.5 1413 1000 20 53 40 20 58 40 --- 07 20 57 37.9 303.6 4.4 80.7 300 1038 20 53 41 20 58 40 J0251+4315 07 20 57 36.7 303.4 4.5 79.5 -7 1038 No stop 20 59 50 =0248+430 07 22 08 36.5 303.4 4.5 79.3 63 1047 20 58 41 21 23 30 J0257+4338 07 45 52 33.5 304.7 4.8 77.0 1413 1047 21 23 30 21 28 30 --- 07 50 52 32.6 304.9 4.9 76.3 300 1086 21 23 31 21 28 30 J0251+4315 07 50 52 31.4 304.8 5.0 75.1 -7 1086 No stop 21 29 40 =0248+430 07 52 03 31.2 304.9 5.0 75.0 63 1095 21 28 31 21 53 20 J0257+4338 08 15 46 28.3 306.3 5.3 72.7 1413 1095 21 53 20 21 58 20 --- 08 20 47 27.4 306.6 5.4 72.0 300 1133 21 53 21 21 58 20 J0251+4315 08 20 47 26.2 306.6 5.5 70.9 -7 1133 No stop 21 59 30 =0248+430 08 21 57 26.0 306.7 5.5 70.7 63 1142 21 58 21 21 59 30 J0237+2848 08 21 57 17.8 293.5 5.7 63.7 -35 1142 No stop 22 03 30 =0234+285 08 25 58 17.0 293.9 5.8 63.4 205 1173 21 59 31 22 21 50 J0257+4338 08 44 21 23.4 308.2 5.8 68.6 1060 1173 22 21 50 22 26 20 --- 08 48 52 22.6 308.5 5.8 67.9 270 1208 22 21 51 22 26 20 J0251+4315 08 48 52 21.4 308.6 5.9 66.9 -7 1208 No stop 22 27 30 =0248+430 08 50 02 21.2 308.7 6.0 66.7 63 1217 22 26 21 22 45 50 J0257+4338 09 08 25 19.4 310.0 6.2 65.1 1093 1217 22 45 50 22 50 20 --- 09 12 56 18.6 310.4 6.2 64.4 270 1251 22 45 51 22 50 20 J0251+4315 09 12 56 17.4 310.6 6.3 63.4 -7 1251 No stop 22 51 30 =0248+430 09 14 06 17.2 310.7 6.4 63.2 63 1260 22 50 21 23 09 50 J0257+4338 09 32 29 15.5 312.1 6.6 61.6 1093 1260 23 09 50 23 14 20 --- 09 37 00 14.8 312.5 6.6 60.9 270 1295 23 09 51 23 14 20 J0251+4315 09 37 00 13.6 312.7 6.7 59.8 -7 1295 No stop 23 15 30 =0248+430 09 38 10 13.4 312.8 6.8 59.7 63 1304 23 14 21 23 33 50 J0257+4338 09 56 33 11.7 314.3 7.0 57.9 1093 1304 23 33 50 23 38 20 --- 10 01 04 11.1 314.8 7.0 57.2 270 1338 23 33 51 23 38 20 J0251+4315 10 01 04 9.9 315.1 7.1 56.2 -7 1338 No stop 23 39 30 =0248+430 10 02 14 9.7 315.2 7.2 56.0 63 1347 23 38 21 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess317.C1024 --- 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: TIANMA65 Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B 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= 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 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 = A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 B2 D1 B2 D1 B2 D1 B2 D1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 15 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 BBC fr= 742.49 742.49 742.49 742.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 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: 15 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 26, 2, 10, 20, 28, 4, 12, 22, 30, 6, 14, 24, 32, 8, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0031+1507 00 28 50.686896 * 00 31 26.800000 00 32 23.013802 0.00 14 51 06.11526 * 15 07 39.53000 15 13 36.17435 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0121+0346 01 18 50.926199 * 01 21 26.150000 01 22 21.998451 0.00 03 31 25.25953 * 03 47 06.75000 03 52 41.29380 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0122+0309 01 19 26.925197 * 01 22 01.910000 01 22 57.668089 0.00 02 54 21.83490 * 03 10 02.43000 03 15 36.58310 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0257+4338 02 54 41.156496 * 02 57 59.080000 02 59 10.929601 0.00 43 26 38.00118 * 43 38 37.68000 43 42 46.09550 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2314+0201 23 12 15.380742 * 23 14 48.710000 23 15 43.464678 0.00 01 45 29.44635 * 02 01 51.07000 02 07 45.14454 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0017+200 00 17 02.119557 * 00 19 37.854500 00 20 33.997757 0.01 * J0019+2021 20 05 06.80761 * 20 21 45.64457 20 27 45.59917 0.01 J0019+20 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 4889 observations. 0119+041 01 19 21.391401 * 01 21 56.861698 01 22 52.804830 0.00 * J0121+0422 04 06 44.01337 * 04 22 24.73432 04 27 59.03090 0.01 J0121+04 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 46418 observations. 0234+285 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 38 56.332559 0.00 * J0237+2848 28 35 11.40776 * 28 48 08.99001 28 52 41.14675 0.00 J0237+28 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 54650 observations. 0248+430 02 48 18.485698 * 02 51 34.536741 02 52 45.727739 0.03 * J0251+4315 43 02 56.98552 * 43 15 15.82914 43 19 31.62675 0.03 J0251+43 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 1116 observations. * 3C454.3 22 51 29.519738 * 22 53 57.747938 22 54 50.799008 0.67 J2253+1608 15 52 54.34810 * 16 08 53.56093 16 14 44.10717 0.70 2251+158 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc J2253+16 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 40748 observations. 2318+049 23 18 12.130375 * 23 20 44.856597 23 21 39.464398 0.00 * J2320+0513 04 57 23.44645 * 05 13 49.95255 05 19 46.23481 0.01 J2320+05 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 16941 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 J0031+1507 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 1.350 94.238 J0121+0346 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 1.472 82.297 J0122+0309 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 1.258 90.967 J0257+4338 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 1.428 85.595 J2314+0201 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 0.883 56.422 J0019+2021 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 0.481 22.839 J0121+0422 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 0.400 25.213 J0237+2848 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 0.067 4.316 J0251+4315 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 0.350 22.451 3C454.3 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 0.133 14.000 J2320+0513 sess317.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 0.222 12.867 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) J0031+1507 158.1 J0121+0346 167.0 J0122+0309 166.7 J0257+4338 146.4 J2314+0201 137.6 J0019+2021 154.4 J0121+0422 167.5 J0237+2848 161.4 J0251+4315 147.2 3C454.3 134.6 J2320+0513 139.8 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