COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Jet structure during a large radio outburst in M81* - Is it a mini blaza Exp. Code: RM009A Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 PI: I. McHardy Address: School of Physics and Astronomy University of Southampton, University Road Southampton, SO17 1BJ United Kingdom Phone: +44-023-80592101 EMAIL: eduardo.ros@uv.es Fax: +34 96 3543084 Phone during observation: +34 679 517 813 Observing mode: EVN Continuum, 1.3cm, 1024 Mbps Notes: Contact name for PI - observing contact: Eduardo Ros Univ. Valencia (obsphone, email & fax) EFLSBERG: start at Az=452 (scan 1) to avoid cable wrap in scan 19 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 Jet structure during a large radio outburst in M81* - Is it a mini blaza 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 7 Nov 2012 Day 312 --- Next scan frequencies: 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 Next BBC frequencies: 587.49 587.49 587.49 587.49 619.49 619.49 619.49 619.49 651.49 651.49 651.49 651.49 683.49 683.49 683.49 683.49 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 01 30 00 3C147 12 41 26 14.9 -40.2 7.0 59.1 0 0 01 30 00 01 34 30 --- 12 45 57 14.3 -39.9 7.0 58.3 270 35 01 30 01 01 34 45 3C147 12 46 12 14.2 -39.8 7.0 58.3 13 35 01 34 45 01 35 00 --- 12 46 27 14.2 -39.8 7.0 58.2 15 37 01 34 46 01 40 31 4C39.25 12 51 59 48.0 -64.7 3.4 84.6 269 37 01 40 31 01 45 01 --- 12 56 45 47.1 -64.5 3.5 84.0 270 72 01 40 32 01 45 16 4C39.25 12 56 45 47.1 -64.5 3.5 84.0 12 72 01 45 16 01 45 31 --- 12 57 00 47.1 -64.5 3.5 83.9 15 74 01 45 17 01 47 58 0954+658 12 59 27 46.2 -25.0 3.0 119.2 103 74 01 47 58 01 48 58 --- 13 00 42 46.1 -25.1 3.0 118.8 60 81 01 47 59 01 49 28 M81 13 00 57 44.0 -21.0 3.1 120.9 22 81 01 49 28 01 50 28 --- 13 01 57 44.0 -21.1 3.1 120.6 60 89 01 49 29 01 50 58 0954+658 13 02 27 45.9 -25.2 3.0 118.3 22 89 01 50 58 01 51 58 --- 13 03 27 45.8 -25.3 3.1 118.1 60 97 01 50 59 01 52 28 M81 13 03 57 43.8 -21.2 3.1 120.1 22 97 01 52 28 01 53 28 --- 13 04 57 43.7 -21.3 3.1 119.8 60 105 01 52 29 01 53 58 0954+658 13 05 27 45.6 -25.4 3.1 117.5 22 105 01 53 58 01 54 58 --- 13 06 28 45.5 -25.5 3.1 117.2 60 112 01 53 59 01 55 28 M81 13 06 58 43.6 -21.4 3.2 119.2 22 112 01 55 28 01 56 28 --- 13 07 58 43.5 -21.5 3.2 119.0 60 120 01 55 29 01 56 58 0954+658 13 08 28 45.3 -25.6 3.1 116.7 22 120 01 56 58 01 57 58 --- 13 09 28 45.3 -25.7 3.2 116.4 60 128 01 56 59 01 58 56 M81 13 10 27 43.3 -21.6 3.2 118.3 50 128 01 58 56 02 08 41 --- 13 20 28 42.5 -22.2 3.4 115.6 585 203 01 58 57 02 08 56 M81 13 20 28 42.5 -22.2 3.4 115.6 12 203 02 08 56 02 18 41 --- 13 30 15 41.7 -22.7 3.6 113.0 585 279 02 08 57 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 Jet structure during a large radio outburst in M81* - Is it a mini blaza 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 7 Nov 2012 Day 312 --- 02 18 56 M81 13 30 30 41.7 -22.7 3.6 112.9 13 279 02 18 56 02 28 41 --- 13 40 16 40.9 -23.1 3.7 110.3 585 354 02 18 57 02 28 56 M81 13 40 31 40.8 -23.1 3.7 110.3 13 354 02 28 56 02 38 41 --- 13 50 18 40.0 -23.5 3.9 107.7 585 430 02 28 57 02 41 49 4C39.25 13 53 26 36.3 -62.1 4.4 76.7 145 430 02 41 49 02 46 19 --- 13 58 12 35.4 -61.8 4.5 76.1 270 464 02 41 50 02 46 34 4C39.25 13 58 12 35.4 -61.8 4.5 76.1 12 464 02 46 34 02 46 49 --- 13 58 27 35.3 -61.8 4.5 76.1 15 466 02 46 35 02 49 40 0954+658 14 01 19 40.2 -28.2 4.0 102.9 133 466 02 49 40 02 50 40 --- 14 02 34 40.1 -28.2 4.0 102.6 60 474 02 49 41 02 51 10 M81 14 02 49 38.9 -23.9 4.1 104.6 22 474 02 51 10 02 52 10 --- 14 03 49 38.8 -23.9 4.1 104.3 60 482 02 51 11 02 52 40 0954+658 14 04 19 39.9 -28.3 4.1 102.2 22 482 02 52 40 02 53 40 --- 14 05 20 39.8 -28.3 4.1 101.9 60 490 02 52 41 02 54 10 M81 14 05 50 38.7 -24.0 4.2 103.8 22 490 02 54 10 02 55 10 --- 14 06 50 38.6 -24.0 4.2 103.6 60 497 02 54 11 02 55 40 0954+658 14 07 20 39.6 -28.3 4.1 101.4 22 497 02 55 40 02 56 40 --- 14 08 20 39.5 -28.4 4.1 101.2 60 505 02 55 41 02 57 10 M81 14 08 50 38.4 -24.1 4.2 103.1 22 505 02 57 10 02 58 10 --- 14 09 50 38.3 -24.1 4.2 102.8 60 513 02 57 11 02 58 40 0954+658 14 10 20 39.3 -28.4 4.2 100.7 22 513 02 58 40 02 59 40 --- 14 11 21 39.2 -28.4 4.2 100.5 60 521 02 58 41 03 00 41 M81 14 12 22 38.1 -24.2 4.3 102.2 53 521 03 00 41 03 10 26 --- 14 22 24 37.2 -24.4 4.4 99.7 585 596 03 00 42 03 10 41 M81 14 22 24 37.2 -24.4 4.4 99.7 12 596 03 10 41 03 20 26 --- 14 32 10 36.3 -24.5 4.6 97.3 585 672 03 10 42 03 20 41 M81 14 32 25 36.3 -24.5 4.6 97.3 13 672 03 20 41 03 30 26 --- 14 42 12 35.5 -24.6 4.8 94.9 585 747 03 20 42 03 30 41 M81 14 42 27 35.4 -24.6 4.8 94.9 13 747 03 30 41 03 40 26 --- 14 52 14 34.6 -24.7 4.9 92.5 585 823 03 30 42 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 Jet structure during a large radio outburst in M81* - Is it a mini blaza 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 7 Nov 2012 Day 312 --- 03 44 15 4C39.25 14 56 03 24.6 -57.9 5.5 68.9 191 823 03 44 15 03 48 45 --- 15 00 49 23.8 -57.5 5.5 68.3 270 857 03 44 16 03 49 00 4C39.25 15 00 49 23.8 -57.5 5.5 68.3 12 857 03 49 00 03 49 15 --- 15 01 04 23.7 -57.5 5.6 68.3 15 859 03 49 01 03 52 46 0954+658 15 04 35 33.7 -29.0 5.1 88.0 178 859 03 52 46 03 53 46 --- 15 05 50 33.6 -28.9 5.1 87.8 60 867 03 52 47 03 54 16 M81 15 06 05 33.3 -24.7 5.2 89.3 22 867 03 54 16 03 55 16 --- 15 07 05 33.2 -24.7 5.2 89.1 60 875 03 54 17 03 55 46 0954+658 15 07 35 33.4 -28.9 5.1 87.4 22 875 03 55 46 03 56 46 --- 15 08 36 33.3 -28.9 5.1 87.1 60 883 03 55 47 03 57 16 M81 15 09 06 33.0 -24.7 5.2 88.6 22 883 03 57 16 03 58 16 --- 15 10 06 33.0 -24.7 5.2 88.4 60 890 03 57 17 03 58 46 0954+658 15 10 36 33.1 -28.9 5.2 86.7 22 890 03 58 46 03 59 46 --- 15 11 36 33.0 -28.9 5.2 86.5 60 898 03 58 47 04 00 16 M81 15 12 06 32.8 -24.7 5.3 87.9 22 898 04 00 16 04 01 16 --- 15 13 06 32.7 -24.7 5.3 87.7 60 906 04 00 17 04 01 46 0954+658 15 13 36 32.8 -28.9 5.2 86.0 22 906 04 01 46 04 02 46 --- 15 14 37 32.7 -28.9 5.2 85.8 60 913 04 01 47 04 06 30 4C39.25 15 18 22 20.6 -56.1 5.8 66.1 193 913 04 06 30 04 11 00 --- 15 23 07 19.8 -55.7 5.9 65.5 270 948 04 06 31 04 11 15 4C39.25 15 23 07 19.8 -55.7 5.9 65.5 12 948 04 11 15 04 11 30 --- 15 23 22 19.8 -55.7 5.9 65.5 15 950 04 11 16 04 15 46 M81 15 27 39 31.4 -24.6 5.5 84.3 221 950 04 15 46 04 25 31 --- 15 37 41 30.5 -24.5 5.7 82.0 585 1026 04 15 47 04 25 46 M81 15 37 41 30.5 -24.5 5.7 82.0 12 1026 04 25 46 04 35 31 --- 15 47 27 29.6 -24.3 5.8 79.8 585 1101 04 25 47 04 35 46 M81 15 47 42 29.6 -24.3 5.9 79.8 13 1101 04 35 46 04 45 31 --- 15 57 29 28.8 -24.1 6.0 77.6 585 1177 04 35 47 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess312.K1024 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/freq.dat: sh1cm From Porcas, from Huang Xinyong 231198 Setup group: 7 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 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 these setups were used. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 BBC fr= 587.49 587.49 587.49 587.49 619.49 619.49 619.49 619.49 651.49 651.49 651.49 651.49 683.49 683.49 683.49 683.49 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: 10 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, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- Jet structure during a large radio outburst in M81* - Is it a mini blaza 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) J0542+4951 05 38 43.517523 * 05 42 36.137900 05 43 38.831126 0.16 0538+498 49 49 42.83711 * 49 51 07.23374 49 51 16.00647 0.11 * 3C147 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J0542+49 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 1742 observations 0.158 scan and 6.412 baseline hours in setup: sess312.K1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J0927+3902 09 23 55.319217 * 09 27 03.013938 09 27 51.777945 0.13 0923+392 39 15 23.56637 * 39 02 20.85177 38 58 43.04306 0.10 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 239566 observations 0.317 scan and 12.825 baseline hours in setup: sess312.K1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J0955+6903 09 51 27.310820 * 09 55 33.173064 09 56 35.585038 0.29 0951+693 69 18 08.14417 * 69 03 55.06083 68 59 51.02060 0.10 * M81 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 3429 observations 1.938 scan and 81.870 baseline hours in setup: sess312.K1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J0958+6533 09 54 57.847935 * 09 58 47.245115 09 59 45.643125 0.24 * 0954+658 65 48 15.53883 * 65 33 54.81802 65 29 49.80342 0.10 J0958+65 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 13048 observations 0.200 scan and 7.747 baseline hours in setup: sess312.K1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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) 3C147 131.8 4C39.25 93.2 M81 99.5 0954+658 97.9 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