COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: e-EVN run EH027A-B (Hada) Exp. Code: eh027a Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.00 Release of Feb. 15, 2013 PI: Kazuhiro Hada Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)521 596 536 EMAIL: zparagi@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31 (0)521 596 500 Observing mode: Notes: ########################################################### ########## Please, make sure PHASE CAL is OFF. ############ ########################################################### Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 e-EVN run EH027A-B (Hada) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 26 Oct 2013 Day 299 --- 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 02 40 00 4C39.25 13 03 21 45.8 -64.3 3.6 83.1 0 0 02 39 55 02 51 00 --- 13 14 23 43.7 -63.9 3.8 81.6 660 85 02 39 56 02 51 40 4C39.25 13 15 03 43.6 -63.9 3.8 81.5 38 85 02 51 35 03 06 00 --- 13 29 26 40.8 -63.3 4.0 79.7 860 196 02 51 36 03 06 40 4C39.25 13 30 06 40.7 -63.3 4.0 79.6 38 196 03 06 35 03 21 00 --- 13 44 28 38.0 -62.5 4.3 77.8 860 307 03 06 36 03 21 40 4C39.25 13 45 08 37.8 -62.5 4.3 77.7 38 307 03 21 35 03 36 00 --- 13 59 31 35.1 -61.7 4.5 75.9 860 418 03 21 36 03 36 40 4C39.25 14 00 11 35.0 -61.7 4.5 75.8 38 418 03 36 35 03 51 00 --- 14 14 33 32.3 -60.8 4.8 74.1 860 529 03 36 36 03 51 40 4C39.25 14 15 13 32.2 -60.8 4.8 74.0 38 529 03 51 35 04 06 00 --- 14 29 36 29.5 -59.8 5.0 72.2 860 640 03 51 36 04 06 40 4C39.25 14 30 16 29.4 -59.8 5.0 72.1 38 640 04 06 35 04 21 00 --- 14 44 38 26.7 -58.8 5.3 70.3 860 751 04 06 36 04 21 40 4C39.25 14 45 18 26.6 -58.7 5.3 70.3 38 751 04 21 35 04 36 00 --- 14 59 40 24.0 -57.6 5.5 68.5 860 862 04 21 36 04 40 00 M87 15 03 41 50.3 250.4 2.5 55.6 -72 862 04 39 55 04 55 00 --- 15 18 44 47.2 253.4 2.8 57.2 828 978 04 39 56 04 55 40 M87 15 19 24 47.1 253.6 2.8 57.2 38 978 04 55 35 05 10 00 --- 15 33 46 44.1 256.3 3.0 58.4 860 1088 04 55 36 05 10 40 M87 15 34 26 44.0 256.4 3.0 58.4 38 1088 05 10 35 05 25 00 --- 15 48 49 41.0 258.8 3.3 59.3 860 1199 05 10 36 05 25 40 M87 15 49 29 40.8 258.9 3.3 59.3 38 1199 05 25 35 05 40 00 --- 16 03 51 37.8 261.2 3.5 60.0 860 1310 05 25 36 05 40 40 M87 16 04 31 37.6 261.3 3.6 60.0 38 1310 05 40 35 05 55 00 --- 16 18 53 34.6 263.5 3.8 60.6 860 1421 05 40 36 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 e-EVN run EH027A-B (Hada) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 26 Oct 2013 Day 299 --- 05 55 40 M87 16 19 34 34.4 263.6 3.8 60.6 38 1421 05 55 35 06 10 00 --- 16 33 56 31.4 265.6 4.0 60.9 860 1532 05 55 36 06 10 40 M87 16 34 36 31.2 265.7 4.1 60.9 38 1532 06 10 35 06 25 00 --- 16 48 58 28.2 267.7 4.3 61.1 860 1643 06 10 36 06 25 40 M87 16 49 38 28.0 267.8 4.3 61.1 38 1643 06 25 35 06 40 00 --- 17 04 01 25.0 269.7 4.5 61.2 860 1754 06 25 36 06 40 40 M87 17 04 41 24.8 269.7 4.6 61.2 38 1754 06 40 35 06 55 00 --- 17 19 03 21.7 271.6 4.8 61.2 860 1865 06 40 36 06 55 40 M87 17 19 43 21.6 271.7 4.8 61.2 38 1865 06 55 35 07 10 00 --- 17 34 06 18.5 273.5 5.0 61.0 860 1976 06 55 36 07 10 40 M87 17 34 46 18.4 273.6 5.1 61.0 38 1976 07 10 35 07 25 00 --- 17 49 08 15.3 275.3 5.3 60.8 860 2087 07 10 36 07 25 40 M87 17 49 48 15.2 275.4 5.3 60.8 38 2087 07 25 35 07 40 00 --- 18 04 11 12.1 277.2 5.5 60.4 860 2197 07 25 36 07 40 40 M87 18 04 51 12.0 277.3 5.6 60.4 38 2197 07 40 35 07 55 00 --- 18 19 13 8.9 279.1 5.8 59.9 860 2308 07 40 36 07 55 40 M87 18 19 53 8.8 279.1 5.8 59.9 38 2308 07 55 35 08 10 00 --- 18 34 16 5.7 280.9 6.0 59.4 860 2419 07 55 36 08 28 00 1308+326 18 52 19 19.6 296.6 5.7 64.9 1047 2419 08 27 55 08 40 00 --- 19 04 21 17.3 297.7 5.9 63.7 720 2512 08 27 56 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess313.L1024 Matching groups in /aps3/sched11.0/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: 4 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= 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 IF SB = L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L 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 these setups were used. Frequency Set: 8 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= 16.00 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: 8 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) J0927+3902 09 23 55.319217 * 09 27 03.013938 09 27 54.683570 0.13 0923+392 39 15 23.56637 * 39 02 20.85177 38 58 29.20429 0.10 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched11.0/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 239566 observations * J1118+1234 11 16 20.775213 * 11 18 57.301435 11 19 40.082278 0.10 1116+128 12 51 06.68995 * 12 34 41.71795 12 30 07.80186 0.11 J1118+12 /aps3/sched11.0/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 2556 observations J1230+1223 12 28 17.569280 * 12 30 49.423382 12 31 30.664924 0.10 3C274 12 40 01.74884 * 12 23 28.04366 12 18 55.61315 0.10 1228+126 /aps3/sched11.0/catalogs/sources.vlba J1230+12 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 47163 observations * M87 J1310+3220 13 08 07.560132 * 13 10 28.663851 13 11 06.394870 0.12 * 1308+326 32 36 40.23870 * 32 20 43.78277 32 16 21.05212 0.10 J1310+32 /aps3/sched11.0/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 117803 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 4C39.25 sess313.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.856 66.800 J1118+1234 sess313.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 0.967 27.067 M87 sess313.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.517 179.158 1308+326 sess313.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3.544 74.567 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) 4C39.25 82.2 J1118+1234 47.7 M87 33.8 1308+326 46.5 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