COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: PSR B1257+12 planetary system studies with EVN Exp. Code: EY013C Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: Zhen Yan Address: Shanghai Astronomical Observatory NO.80 Nandan Road Shanghai China Phone: 86-13402136110 EMAIL: yanzhen@shao.ac.cn,zshen@shao.ac.cn Fax: 86-21-64281104 Phone during observation: 86-13402136110 Observing mode: Phase-referencing of a source at 18cm (1024 Mb/s) Notes: Target source: PSR B1257+12, s=2mJy(1.4GHz) Phase calibrator: J1300+141A Fringe finde J0927+3902, J1310+3220, J1522+3144 Use SCHED version 9.4 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 PSR B1257+12 planetary system studies with EVN 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Nov 2011 Day 305 --- Next scan frequencies: 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 Next BBC frequencies: 689.51 689.51 689.51 689.51 657.51 657.51 657.51 657.51 625.51 625.51 625.51 625.51 593.51 593.51 593.51 593.51 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 05 00 00 J0927+3902 15 45 22 15.9 -53.7 6.3 62.6 0 0 05 00 00 05 08 00 =0923+392 15 53 23 14.5 -52.9 6.4 61.5 480 62 05 00 01 05 13 30 J1300+141A 15 58 54 46.0 257.8 3.0 59.7 15 62 05 13 30 05 15 30 =1257+145 16 00 54 45.6 258.2 3.0 59.8 120 77 05 13 31 05 15 30 1257+12 16 00 54 44.7 256.3 3.0 58.5 -6 77 No stop 05 25 30 --- 16 10 56 42.6 258.0 3.2 59.1 594 155 05 15 31 05 26 10 J1300+141A 16 11 36 43.3 260.0 3.2 60.4 34 155 05 26 10 05 27 50 =1257+145 16 13 16 43.0 260.2 3.2 60.5 100 168 05 26 11 05 27 50 1257+12 16 13 16 42.1 258.4 3.2 59.3 -6 168 No stop 05 31 10 --- 16 16 37 41.4 259.0 3.3 59.5 194 194 05 27 51 05 31 50 J1300+141A 16 17 17 42.1 260.9 3.3 60.7 34 194 05 31 50 05 33 20 =1257+145 16 18 47 41.8 261.1 3.3 60.8 90 205 05 31 51 05 33 20 1257+12 16 18 47 40.9 259.3 3.3 59.6 -6 205 No stop 05 36 40 --- 16 22 08 40.2 259.9 3.4 59.7 194 231 05 33 21 05 36 40 J1300+141A 16 22 08 41.1 261.7 3.4 60.9 -6 231 No stop 05 38 10 =1257+145 16 23 38 40.8 261.9 3.4 61.0 84 243 05 36 41 05 38 10 1257+12 16 23 38 39.9 260.1 3.4 59.8 -6 243 No stop 05 41 30 --- 16 26 59 39.2 260.6 3.4 60.0 194 268 05 38 11 05 42 10 J1300+141A 16 27 39 39.9 262.5 3.4 61.1 34 268 05 42 10 05 43 40 =1257+145 16 29 09 39.6 262.7 3.5 61.2 90 280 05 42 11 05 43 40 1257+12 16 29 09 38.7 261.0 3.5 60.1 -6 280 No stop 05 47 00 --- 16 32 29 38.0 261.5 3.5 60.2 194 306 05 43 41 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 PSR B1257+12 planetary system studies with EVN 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Nov 2011 Day 305 --- 05 47 00 J1300+141A 16 32 29 38.9 263.2 3.5 61.3 -6 306 No stop 05 48 30 =1257+145 16 34 00 38.6 263.5 3.6 61.4 84 317 05 47 01 05 48 30 1257+12 16 34 00 37.7 261.7 3.6 60.3 -6 317 No stop 05 51 50 --- 16 37 20 37.0 262.2 3.6 60.4 194 343 05 48 31 05 52 30 J1300+141A 16 38 00 37.7 264.1 3.6 61.5 34 343 05 52 30 05 54 00 =1257+145 16 39 31 37.4 264.3 3.6 61.5 90 355 05 52 31 05 54 00 1257+12 16 39 31 36.5 262.6 3.6 60.5 -6 355 No stop 05 57 20 --- 16 42 51 35.8 263.1 3.7 60.6 194 381 05 54 01 05 57 20 J1300+141A 16 42 51 36.7 264.8 3.7 61.6 -6 381 No stop 05 58 50 =1257+145 16 44 21 36.4 265.0 3.7 61.6 84 392 05 57 21 05 58 50 1257+12 16 44 21 35.5 263.3 3.7 60.6 -6 392 No stop 06 02 10 --- 16 47 42 34.8 263.8 3.8 60.7 194 418 05 58 51 06 02 50 J1300+141A 16 48 22 35.5 265.5 3.8 61.7 34 418 06 02 50 06 04 20 =1257+145 16 49 52 35.2 265.8 3.8 61.8 90 430 06 02 51 06 04 20 1257+12 16 49 52 34.3 264.1 3.8 60.8 -6 430 No stop 06 07 40 --- 16 53 13 33.6 264.6 3.9 60.9 194 455 06 04 21 06 07 40 J1300+141A 16 53 13 34.5 266.2 3.9 61.8 -6 455 No stop 06 09 10 =1257+145 16 54 43 34.1 266.4 3.9 61.8 84 467 06 07 41 06 09 10 1257+12 16 54 43 33.3 264.8 3.9 60.9 -6 467 No stop 06 12 30 --- 16 58 04 32.6 265.2 4.0 61.0 194 493 06 09 11 06 13 10 J1300+141A 16 58 44 33.3 267.0 4.0 61.9 34 493 06 13 10 06 14 40 =1257+145 17 00 14 33.0 267.2 4.0 61.9 90 504 06 13 11 06 14 40 1257+12 17 00 14 32.1 265.5 4.0 61.0 -6 504 No stop 06 18 00 --- 17 03 35 31.4 266.0 4.0 61.1 194 530 06 14 41 06 18 00 J1300+141A 17 03 35 32.2 267.6 4.0 62.0 -6 530 No stop 06 19 30 =1257+145 17 05 05 31.9 267.8 4.1 62.0 84 542 06 18 01 06 19 30 1257+12 17 05 05 31.1 266.2 4.1 61.1 -6 542 No stop 06 22 50 --- 17 08 25 30.4 266.7 4.1 61.2 194 568 06 19 31 06 23 30 J1300+141A 17 09 05 31.1 268.4 4.1 62.0 34 568 06 23 30 06 25 00 =1257+145 17 10 36 30.7 268.6 4.2 62.0 90 579 06 23 31 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 PSR B1257+12 planetary system studies with EVN 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Nov 2011 Day 305 --- 06 25 00 1257+12 17 10 36 29.9 267.0 4.2 61.2 -6 579 No stop 06 28 20 --- 17 13 56 29.2 267.4 4.2 61.2 194 605 06 25 01 06 28 20 J1300+141A 17 13 56 30.0 269.0 4.2 62.0 -6 605 No stop 06 29 50 =1257+145 17 15 27 29.7 269.2 4.2 62.0 84 617 06 28 21 06 29 50 1257+12 17 15 27 28.9 267.6 4.2 61.2 -6 617 No stop 06 33 10 --- 17 18 47 28.2 268.1 4.3 61.3 194 643 06 29 51 06 33 50 J1300+141A 17 19 27 28.9 269.7 4.3 62.0 34 643 06 33 50 06 35 20 =1257+145 17 20 57 28.5 269.9 4.3 62.1 90 654 06 33 51 06 35 20 1257+12 17 20 57 27.7 268.4 4.3 61.3 -6 654 No stop 06 38 40 --- 17 24 18 27.0 268.8 4.4 61.3 194 680 06 35 21 06 38 40 J1300+141A 17 24 18 27.8 270.4 4.4 62.0 -6 680 No stop 06 40 10 =1257+145 17 25 48 27.5 270.5 4.4 62.0 84 692 06 38 41 06 40 10 1257+12 17 25 48 26.7 269.0 4.4 61.3 -6 692 No stop 06 43 30 --- 17 29 09 26.0 269.4 4.5 61.3 194 717 06 40 11 06 44 10 J1300+141A 17 29 49 26.6 271.1 4.5 62.0 34 717 06 44 10 06 45 40 =1257+145 17 31 19 26.3 271.3 4.5 62.0 90 729 06 44 11 06 45 40 1257+12 17 31 19 25.5 269.7 4.5 61.3 -5 729 No stop 06 49 00 --- 17 34 40 24.8 270.1 4.6 61.3 195 755 06 45 41 06 49 00 J1300+141A 17 34 40 25.6 271.7 4.6 62.0 -6 755 No stop 06 50 30 =1257+145 17 36 10 25.3 271.9 4.6 62.0 84 766 06 49 01 06 50 30 1257+12 17 36 10 24.4 270.3 4.6 61.3 -5 766 No stop 06 53 50 --- 17 39 30 23.7 270.8 4.6 61.3 195 792 06 50 31 06 54 30 J1300+141A 17 40 11 24.4 272.4 4.7 62.0 35 792 06 54 30 06 56 00 =1257+145 17 41 41 24.1 272.6 4.7 61.9 90 804 06 54 31 06 56 00 1257+12 17 41 41 23.3 271.0 4.7 61.3 -5 804 No stop 06 59 20 --- 17 45 01 22.6 271.5 4.7 61.3 195 830 06 56 01 06 59 20 J1300+141A 17 45 01 23.4 273.0 4.7 61.9 -5 830 No stop 07 00 50 =1257+145 17 46 32 23.1 273.2 4.8 61.9 85 841 06 59 21 07 00 50 1257+12 17 46 32 22.2 271.7 4.8 61.3 -5 841 No stop 07 04 10 --- 17 49 52 21.5 272.1 4.8 61.3 195 867 07 00 51 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 5 PSR B1257+12 planetary system studies with EVN 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Nov 2011 Day 305 --- 07 04 50 J1300+141A 17 50 32 22.2 273.7 4.8 61.8 35 867 07 04 50 07 06 20 =1257+145 17 52 03 21.9 273.8 4.9 61.8 90 879 07 04 51 07 06 20 1257+12 17 52 03 21.1 272.4 4.9 61.2 -5 879 No stop 07 09 40 --- 17 55 23 20.3 272.8 4.9 61.2 195 904 07 06 21 07 09 40 J1300+141A 17 55 23 21.2 274.3 4.9 61.8 -5 904 No stop 07 11 10 =1257+145 17 56 53 20.8 274.4 4.9 61.7 85 916 07 09 41 07 11 10 1257+12 17 56 53 20.0 273.0 4.9 61.2 -5 916 No stop 07 14 30 --- 18 00 14 19.3 273.4 5.0 61.2 195 942 07 11 11 07 15 10 J1300+141A 18 00 54 20.0 274.9 5.0 61.7 35 942 07 15 10 07 16 40 =1257+145 18 02 24 19.7 275.1 5.0 61.6 90 953 07 15 11 07 16 40 1257+12 18 02 24 18.8 273.7 5.0 61.1 -5 953 No stop 07 20 00 --- 18 05 45 18.1 274.1 5.1 61.1 195 979 07 16 41 07 20 00 J1300+141A 18 05 45 19.0 275.5 5.1 61.6 -5 979 No stop 07 21 30 =1257+145 18 07 15 18.6 275.7 5.1 61.5 85 991 07 20 01 07 21 30 1257+12 18 07 15 17.8 274.3 5.1 61.1 -5 991 No stop 07 24 50 --- 18 10 36 17.1 274.7 5.2 61.0 195 1017 07 21 31 07 25 30 J1300+141A 18 11 16 17.8 276.2 5.2 61.4 35 1017 07 25 30 07 27 00 =1257+145 18 12 46 17.5 276.4 5.2 61.4 90 1028 07 25 31 07 27 00 1257+12 18 12 46 16.6 274.9 5.2 61.0 -5 1028 No stop 07 30 20 --- 18 16 06 15.9 275.4 5.3 60.9 195 1054 07 27 01 07 30 20 J1300+141A 18 16 06 16.8 276.8 5.3 61.3 -5 1054 No stop 07 31 50 =1257+145 18 17 37 16.4 277.0 5.3 61.3 85 1066 07 30 21 07 31 50 1257+12 18 17 37 15.6 275.5 5.3 60.9 -5 1066 No stop 07 35 10 --- 18 20 57 14.9 276.0 5.3 60.8 195 1092 07 31 51 07 35 50 J1300+141A 18 21 37 15.6 277.5 5.3 61.2 35 1092 07 35 50 07 37 20 =1257+145 18 23 08 15.3 277.6 5.4 61.1 90 1103 07 35 51 07 37 20 1257+12 18 23 08 14.4 276.2 5.4 60.7 -5 1103 No stop 07 40 40 --- 18 26 28 13.7 276.6 5.4 60.6 195 1129 07 37 21 07 40 40 J1300+141A 18 26 28 14.6 278.0 5.4 61.0 -5 1129 No stop 07 42 10 =1257+145 18 27 58 14.2 278.2 5.5 61.0 85 1141 07 40 41 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 6 PSR B1257+12 planetary system studies with EVN 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Nov 2011 Day 305 --- 07 42 10 1257+12 18 27 58 13.4 276.8 5.5 60.6 -6 1141 No stop 07 45 30 --- 18 31 19 12.7 277.2 5.5 60.5 194 1166 07 42 11 07 46 10 J1300+141A 18 31 59 13.4 278.7 5.5 60.8 35 1166 07 46 10 07 48 10 =1257+145 18 33 59 13.0 279.0 5.6 60.8 120 1182 07 46 11 07 51 30 J1310+3220 18 37 20 22.5 295.2 5.4 66.4 179 1182 07 51 30 07 59 05 =1308+326 18 44 56 21.0 295.9 5.6 65.7 455 1241 07 51 31 08 02 25 J1300+141A 18 48 17 9.9 280.7 5.8 60.2 179 1241 08 02 25 08 04 25 =1257+145 18 50 17 9.5 280.9 5.8 60.1 120 1256 08 02 26 08 04 25 1257+12 18 50 17 8.7 279.6 5.8 59.9 -6 1256 No stop 08 14 25 --- 19 00 19 6.5 280.8 6.0 59.5 594 1333 08 04 26 08 15 05 J1300+141A 19 00 59 7.3 282.3 6.0 59.7 34 1333 08 15 05 08 16 35 =1257+145 19 02 29 7.0 282.4 6.0 59.6 90 1345 08 15 06 08 16 35 1257+12 19 02 29 6.1 281.1 6.0 59.4 -6 1345 No stop 08 19 55 --- 19 05 50 5.4 281.5 6.1 59.3 194 1371 08 16 36 08 20 35 J1300+141A 19 06 30 6.1 282.9 6.1 59.4 34 1371 08 20 35 08 22 05 =1257+145 19 08 00 5.8 283.1 6.1 59.3 90 1382 08 20 36 08 25 25 J1300+141A 19 11 21 5.1 283.5 6.2 59.2 198 1382 08 25 25 08 26 55 =1257+145 19 12 51 4.8 283.7 6.2 D 59.1 0 1394 08 25 26 10 52 00 J1522+3144 21 38 20 12.8 299.5 6.3 61.2 8640 1394 10 52 00 11 00 00 =1520+319 21 46 21 11.3 300.3 6.4 60.3 480 1456 10 52 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess311.L1024 Matching groups in /psr/soft/sched9.4/catalogs/freq.dat: sh18cm Huang Xinyong 27Sept05 ****** Only 244.98 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 6 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 0.50 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 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= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L 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: 10 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 BBC fr= 689.51 689.51 689.51 689.51 657.51 657.51 657.51 657.51 625.51 625.51 625.51 625.51 593.51 593.51 593.51 593.51 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 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 SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- PSR B1257+12 planetary system studies with EVN 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). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 1257+12 12 57 33.179926 * 13 00 03.089483 13 00 38.252917 0.00 B1257+12 12 57 04.86453 * 12 40 55.64224 12 37 05.48942 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 3.444 scan and 182.635 baseline hours in setup: sess311.L1024 * J0927+3902 09 23 55.319213 * 09 27 03.013934 09 27 48.087553 0.29 0923+392 39 15 23.56646 * 39 02 20.85186 38 59 00.96622 0.16 4C39.25 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J0927+39 GSFC 2010a astro solution 231732 Observations 0.133 scan and 8.800 baseline hours in setup: sess311.L1024 * J1300+141A 12 57 51.534337 * 13 00 20.918821 13 00 55.939230 0.05 J1300+1417 14 33 27.40940 * 14 17 18.53162 14 13 28.18773 0.07 1257+145 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J1300+14 GSFC 2010a astro solution 713 Observations 1.536 scan and 75.579 baseline hours in setup: sess311.L1024 * J1310+3220 13 08 07.560130 * 13 10 28.663849 13 11 01.389369 0.22 1308+326 32 36 40.23886 * 32 20 43.78293 32 16 53.66226 0.20 J1310+32 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. GSFC 2010a astro solution 113439 Observations 0.126 scan and 8.342 baseline hours in setup: sess311.L1024 * J1522+3144 15 20 08.107590 * 15 22 09.991733 15 22 38.011215 0.02 1520+319 31 54 54.51271 * 31 44 14.38197 31 41 48.51522 0.02 J1522+31 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. GSFC 2010a astro solution 2331 Observations 0.133 scan and 8.800 baseline hours in setup: sess311.L1024 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) 1257+12 34.1 J0927+3902 87.2 J1300+141A 35.3 J1310+3220 49.9 J1522+3144 48.1 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