COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 Exp. Code: EG049C Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.00 Release Sept. 15, 2011 PI: M. Giroletti Address: INAF Istituto di Radioastronomia Via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 051 639 9394 EMAIL: giroletti@ira.inaf.it Fax: +39 051 639 9431 Phone during observation: +39 347 906 6221 Observing mode: EVN, 6cm, 1Gb/s Notes: Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 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 20 Oct 2011 Day 293 --- 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: 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 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 18 00 00 0229+200 21 46 08 6.4 63.7 -4.8 D 0.0 0 0 18 00 00 18 14 00 --- 22 00 10 9.2 62.0 -4.6 0.0 0 108 18 00 04 18 15 00 0229+200 22 01 10 9.4 61.8 -4.5 0.0 39 108 18 15 00 18 29 00 --- 22 15 13 12.1 60.0 -4.3 0.0 840 217 18 15 04 18 30 00 0239+175 22 16 13 11.8 63.4 -4.4 0.0 28 217 18 30 00 18 33 00 --- 22 19 13 12.5 63.0 -4.4 0.0 180 240 18 30 04 18 34 00 0229+200 22 20 13 13.1 59.3 -4.2 0.0 28 240 18 34 00 18 48 00 --- 22 34 16 15.8 57.4 -4.0 0.0 840 348 18 34 04 18 49 00 0229+200 22 35 16 16.0 57.2 -4.0 0.0 39 348 18 49 00 19 03 00 --- 22 49 18 18.6 55.2 -3.7 0.0 840 457 18 49 04 19 04 00 0234+285 22 50 18 12.6 48.9 -3.8 0.0 16 457 19 04 00 19 11 00 --- 22 57 19 13.7 47.9 -3.7 0.0 420 511 19 04 04 19 12 00 0229+200 22 58 20 20.3 53.8 -3.6 0.0 16 511 19 12 00 19 26 00 --- 23 12 22 22.8 51.5 -3.4 0.0 840 619 19 12 04 19 27 00 0239+175 23 13 22 22.9 55.0 -3.5 0.0 28 619 19 27 00 19 30 00 --- 23 16 23 23.4 54.5 -3.4 0.0 180 643 19 27 04 19 31 00 0229+200 23 17 23 23.7 50.6 -3.3 0.0 28 643 19 31 00 19 45 00 --- 23 31 25 26.1 48.1 -3.0 0.0 840 751 19 31 04 19 46 00 0229+200 23 32 25 26.2 48.0 -3.0 0.0 39 751 19 46 00 20 00 00 --- 23 46 28 28.5 45.3 -2.8 0.0 840 859 19 46 04 20 01 00 0229+200 23 47 28 28.7 45.1 -2.8 0.0 39 859 20 01 00 20 15 00 --- 00 01 30 30.9 42.3 -2.5 0.0 840 968 20 01 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 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 20 Oct 2011 Day 293 --- 20 16 00 0229+200 00 02 30 31.0 42.1 -2.5 0.0 39 968 20 16 00 20 30 00 --- 00 16 32 33.1 39.0 -2.3 0.0 840 1076 20 16 04 20 31 00 0239+175 00 17 33 33.8 42.8 -2.4 0.0 28 1076 20 31 00 20 34 00 --- 00 20 33 34.3 42.2 -2.4 0.0 180 1099 20 31 04 20 35 00 0229+200 00 21 33 33.8 37.9 -2.2 0.0 28 1099 20 35 00 20 49 00 --- 00 35 36 35.6 34.6 -2.0 0.0 840 1208 20 35 04 20 50 00 0234+285 00 36 36 27.9 30.2 -2.0 0.0 16 1208 20 50 00 20 57 00 --- 00 43 37 28.7 28.7 -1.9 0.0 420 1262 20 50 04 20 58 00 0229+200 00 44 37 36.7 32.4 -1.8 0.0 16 1262 20 58 00 21 12 00 --- 00 58 39 38.4 28.7 -1.6 0.0 840 1370 20 58 04 21 13 00 0229+200 00 59 40 38.5 28.5 -1.6 0.0 39 1370 21 13 00 21 27 00 --- 01 13 42 39.9 24.6 -1.3 0.0 840 1479 21 13 04 21 28 00 0239+175 01 14 42 41.3 28.5 -1.5 0.0 28 1479 21 28 00 21 31 00 --- 01 17 42 41.7 27.6 -1.4 0.0 180 1502 21 28 04 21 32 00 0229+200 01 18 43 40.3 23.2 -1.2 0.0 28 1502 21 32 00 21 46 00 --- 01 32 45 41.5 19.1 -1.0 0.0 840 1610 21 32 04 21 47 00 0229+200 01 33 45 41.5 18.8 -1.0 0.0 39 1610 21 47 00 22 00 00 --- 01 46 47 42.4 14.9 -0.8 0.0 780 1711 21 47 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess311.C1024 Matching groups in /irasoft/sched/catalogs/freq.dat: hh6cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 221105 (CR) Setup group: 9 Station: HART 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= 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 Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 6 5 6 5 8 7 8 7 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 13 Setup file default. 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= 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 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: 13 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 -- The parsec scale jet in the enigmatic TeV blazar 0229+200 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) * 0229+200 02 29 59.796088 * 02 32 48.616000 02 33 30.969355 0.00 20 04 06.23334 * 20 17 17.45000 20 20 32.78143 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 3.250 scan and 245.800 baseline hours in setup: sess311.C1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 J0237+2848 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 38 36.825359 0.01 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40778 * 28 48 08.99003 28 51 19.88160 0.01 J0237+28 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 53368 Observations 0.233 scan and 18.200 baseline hours in setup: sess311.C1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 J0242+1742 02 39 36.812122 * 02 42 24.268275 02 43 06.249244 0.09 * 0239+175 17 30 14.07693 * 17 42 58.84921 17 46 07.64833 0.14 /irasoft/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 252 Observations 0.200 scan and 15.600 baseline hours in setup: sess311.C1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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) 0229+200 163.9 0234+285 157.1 0239+175 163.2 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