COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi Exp. Code: ro004b Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.10 Release of about Feb. 14, 2012 PI: Monica Orienti Address: Istituto di Radioastronomia Via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna-Italy Italy Phone: +39 051 639 9388 EMAIL: orienti@ira.inaf.it Fax: +39 051 639 9431 Phone during observation: +39 051 639 9388 Observing mode: Notes: ########################################################### ########## Please, make sure PHASE CAL is OFF. ############ ########################################################### Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi 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 6 Nov 2012 Day 311 --- 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 21 30 00 0536+145 08 40 46 45.7 258.6 3.0 60.2 0 0 21 30 00 21 35 20 --- 08 46 07 44.5 259.6 3.1 60.5 320 41 21 30 01 21 36 00 0536+145 08 46 47 44.4 259.7 3.1 60.5 38 41 21 36 00 21 41 20 --- 08 52 08 43.3 260.5 3.2 60.8 320 83 21 36 01 21 42 00 0536+145 08 52 48 43.1 260.7 3.2 60.8 38 83 21 42 00 21 47 20 --- 08 58 09 42.0 261.5 3.3 61.0 320 124 21 42 01 21 48 00 0536+145 08 58 49 41.8 261.6 3.3 61.1 38 124 21 48 00 21 53 20 --- 09 04 10 40.7 262.4 3.4 61.3 320 165 21 48 01 21 54 00 0536+145 09 04 50 40.6 262.5 3.4 61.3 38 165 21 54 00 21 59 20 --- 09 10 11 39.4 263.3 3.5 61.5 320 206 21 54 01 22 00 00 0536+145 09 10 51 39.3 263.4 3.5 61.5 38 206 22 00 00 22 05 20 --- 09 16 12 38.2 264.2 3.6 61.7 320 248 22 00 01 22 06 00 0536+145 09 16 52 38.0 264.3 3.6 61.7 38 248 22 06 00 22 11 20 --- 09 22 13 36.9 265.1 3.7 61.8 320 289 22 06 01 22 12 20 0528+134 09 23 13 34.3 265.4 3.9 61.4 52 289 22 12 20 22 16 50 --- 09 27 44 33.3 266.0 3.9 61.5 270 324 22 12 21 22 17 05 0528+134 09 27 59 33.3 266.0 3.9 61.5 13 324 22 17 05 22 17 20 --- 09 28 14 33.2 266.1 3.9 61.5 15 326 22 17 06 22 18 00 0536+145 09 28 54 35.4 266.1 3.8 62.0 32 326 22 18 00 22 23 20 --- 09 34 15 34.3 266.8 3.9 62.0 320 367 22 18 01 22 24 00 0536+145 09 34 55 34.2 266.9 3.9 62.1 38 367 22 24 00 22 29 20 --- 09 40 16 33.0 267.6 4.0 62.1 320 408 22 24 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi 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 6 Nov 2012 Day 311 --- 22 30 00 0536+145 09 40 56 32.9 267.7 4.0 62.1 38 408 22 30 00 22 35 20 --- 09 46 17 31.7 268.4 4.1 62.2 320 450 22 30 01 22 36 00 0536+145 09 46 57 31.6 268.5 4.1 62.2 38 450 22 36 00 22 41 20 --- 09 52 18 30.4 269.2 4.2 62.2 320 491 22 36 01 22 42 00 0536+145 09 52 58 30.3 269.3 4.2 62.2 38 491 22 42 00 22 47 20 --- 09 58 19 29.2 270.0 4.3 62.2 320 532 22 42 01 22 48 00 0536+145 09 58 59 29.0 270.1 4.3 62.2 38 532 22 48 00 22 53 20 --- 10 04 20 27.9 270.8 4.4 62.2 320 574 22 48 01 22 54 00 0536+145 10 05 00 27.7 270.8 4.4 62.2 38 574 22 54 00 22 59 20 --- 10 10 21 26.6 271.5 4.5 62.2 320 615 22 54 01 23 00 00 0536+145 10 11 01 26.4 271.6 4.5 62.2 38 615 23 00 00 23 05 20 --- 10 16 22 25.3 272.3 4.6 62.1 320 656 23 00 01 23 06 00 0536+145 10 17 02 25.2 272.4 4.6 62.1 38 656 23 06 00 23 11 20 --- 10 22 23 24.0 273.0 4.7 62.1 320 697 23 06 01 23 12 00 0536+145 10 23 03 23.9 273.1 4.7 62.1 38 697 23 12 00 23 17 20 --- 10 28 24 22.7 273.8 4.8 62.0 320 739 23 12 01 23 18 00 0536+145 10 29 04 22.6 273.9 4.8 62.0 38 739 23 18 00 23 23 20 --- 10 34 25 21.4 274.5 4.9 61.9 320 780 23 18 01 23 24 00 0536+145 10 35 05 21.3 274.6 4.9 61.9 38 780 23 24 00 23 29 20 --- 10 40 26 20.2 275.3 5.0 61.8 320 821 23 24 01 23 30 00 0536+145 10 41 06 20.0 275.3 5.0 61.8 38 821 23 30 00 23 35 20 --- 10 46 27 18.9 276.0 5.1 61.6 320 863 23 30 01 23 36 00 0536+145 10 47 07 18.7 276.1 5.1 61.6 38 863 23 36 00 23 41 20 --- 10 52 28 17.6 276.7 5.2 61.5 320 904 23 36 01 23 42 20 0528+134 10 53 28 15.0 277.0 5.4 61.0 52 904 23 42 20 23 46 50 --- 10 57 59 14.1 277.5 5.4 60.8 270 939 23 42 21 23 47 05 0528+134 10 58 14 14.0 277.5 5.4 60.8 13 939 23 47 05 23 48 00 --- 10 59 09 13.8 277.7 5.5 60.8 55 946 23 47 06 23 48 40 0536+145 10 59 49 16.0 277.6 5.3 61.3 32 946 23 48 40 23 54 00 --- 11 05 10 14.9 278.3 5.4 61.1 320 987 23 48 41 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi 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 6 Nov 2012 Day 311 --- 23 54 40 0536+145 11 05 50 14.8 278.3 5.4 61.1 38 987 23 54 40 23 59 59 --- 11 11 11 13.6 279.0 5.5 60.9 319 1028 23 54 41 --- Wed 7 Nov 2012 Day 312 --- 00 00 40 0536+145 11 11 51 13.5 279.1 5.5 60.9 38 1028 00 00 40 00 06 00 --- 11 17 12 12.4 279.7 5.6 60.7 320 1070 00 00 41 00 06 40 0536+145 11 17 52 12.2 279.8 5.6 60.7 38 1070 00 06 40 00 12 00 --- 11 23 13 11.1 280.4 5.7 60.5 320 1111 00 06 41 00 12 40 0536+145 11 23 53 10.9 280.5 5.7 60.4 38 1111 00 12 40 00 18 00 --- 11 29 14 9.8 281.2 5.8 60.2 320 1152 00 12 41 00 18 40 0536+145 11 29 54 9.7 281.3 5.8 60.2 38 1152 00 18 40 00 24 00 --- 11 35 15 8.6 281.9 5.9 60.0 320 1193 00 18 41 00 24 40 0536+145 11 35 55 8.4 282.0 5.9 59.9 38 1193 00 24 40 00 30 00 --- 11 41 16 7.3 282.6 6.0 59.7 320 1235 00 24 41 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 /irasoft/sched/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= 16.000 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 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 -- Exploring the radio emission of TXS 0536+145: A key blazar for EBL studi 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) J0530+1331 05 28 06.759218 * 05 30 56.416749 05 31 42.050843 0.10 * 0528+134 13 29 42.28877 * 13 31 55.14944 13 32 25.91617 0.10 J0530+13 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2011d Petrov, 2011, unpublished 137351 observations 0.169 scan and 10.279 baseline hours in setup: sess312.K1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 J0539+1433 05 36 51.361472 * 05 39 42.365990 05 40 28.322166 0.10 * 0536+145 14 32 10.73030 * 14 33 45.56160 14 34 05.93369 0.10 J0539+14 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2011d Petrov, 2011, unpublished 2337 observations 2.489 scan and 150.559 baseline hours in setup: sess312.K1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 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) 0528+134 140.9 0536+145 138.9 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