COVER INFORMATION Station: BADARY (Code Bd ) Experiment: 5 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 Exp. Code: EA056A Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.30 Version 11.3 update 1. April 14, 2014 PI: Kazunori Akiyama Address: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 2-21-1, Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo Japan Phone: +81 422 34 3939 EMAIL: kazunori.akiyama@nao.ac.jp Fax: +81 422 34 3814 Phone during observation: +81 422 34 3939 Observing mode: VLBA/MKIV Notes: Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 2 5 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Oct 2014 Day 299 --- 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: 442.49 442.49 442.49 442.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 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 11 30 00 1929+226 20 37 59 58.3 569.9 1.1 19.5 0 0 11 30 00 11 35 00 --- 20 43 00 57.9 572.0 1.2 20.8 300 38 11 30 01 11 36 00 1932+204 20 44 00 56.1 569.5 1.1 19.0 40 38 11 36 00 11 38 00 --- 20 46 01 55.9 570.3 1.2 19.5 120 54 11 36 01 11 38 00 J1943+213 20 46 01 57.3 567.2 1.0 17.7 -20 54 No stop 11 41 00 --- 20 49 01 57.1 568.4 1.1 18.4 160 77 11 38 01 11 41 00 1932+204 20 49 01 55.7 571.4 1.2 20.2 -21 77 No stop 11 44 00 --- 20 52 02 55.5 572.6 1.3 20.9 159 100 11 41 01 11 44 00 J1943+213 20 52 02 56.9 569.6 1.1 19.2 -20 100 No stop 11 47 00 --- 20 55 02 56.6 570.8 1.2 19.9 160 123 11 44 01 11 48 00 1932+204 20 56 02 55.1 574.1 1.3 21.8 39 123 11 48 00 11 50 00 --- 20 58 03 54.9 574.9 1.4 22.2 120 138 11 48 01 11 50 00 J1943+213 20 58 03 56.4 572.0 1.2 20.6 -20 138 No stop 11 53 00 --- 21 01 03 56.2 573.2 1.3 21.3 160 162 11 50 01 11 53 00 1932+204 21 01 03 54.7 576.0 1.4 22.9 -20 162 No stop 11 56 00 --- 21 04 04 54.4 577.1 1.5 23.5 160 185 11 53 01 11 56 00 J1943+213 21 04 04 55.9 574.4 1.3 22.0 -20 185 No stop 11 59 00 --- 21 07 04 55.6 575.5 1.4 22.7 160 208 11 56 01 12 00 00 1932+204 21 08 04 54.0 578.6 1.5 24.4 40 208 12 00 00 12 02 00 --- 21 10 05 53.8 579.3 1.6 24.8 120 223 12 00 01 12 02 00 J1943+213 21 10 05 55.4 576.7 1.4 23.4 -19 223 No stop 12 05 00 --- 21 13 05 55.1 577.8 1.5 24.0 161 246 12 02 01 12 05 00 1932+204 21 13 05 53.5 580.4 1.6 25.4 -20 246 No stop 12 08 00 --- 21 16 06 53.2 581.5 1.7 26.0 160 269 12 05 01 12 08 00 J1943+213 21 16 06 54.8 578.9 1.5 24.7 -19 269 No stop 12 11 00 --- 21 19 06 54.5 580.0 1.6 25.3 161 292 12 08 01 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 3 5 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Oct 2014 Day 299 --- 12 12 00 1932+204 21 20 06 52.8 582.9 1.7 26.7 41 292 12 12 00 12 14 00 --- 21 22 07 52.6 583.6 1.8 27.1 120 308 12 12 01 12 14 00 J1943+213 21 22 07 54.2 581.1 1.6 25.9 -19 308 No stop 12 17 00 --- 21 25 07 53.9 582.1 1.7 26.5 161 331 12 14 01 12 17 00 1932+204 21 25 07 52.3 584.6 1.8 27.6 -19 331 No stop 12 20 00 --- 21 28 08 51.9 585.6 1.9 28.2 161 354 12 17 01 12 20 00 J1943+213 21 28 08 53.6 583.2 1.7 27.1 -19 354 No stop 12 23 00 --- 21 31 08 53.2 584.2 1.8 27.6 161 377 12 20 01 12 24 00 1932+204 21 32 08 51.5 586.9 1.9 28.9 41 377 12 24 00 12 26 00 --- 21 34 09 51.2 587.6 2.0 29.2 120 392 12 24 01 12 27 00 1929+226 21 35 09 52.6 590.9 2.1 31.4 39 392 12 27 00 12 29 00 --- 21 37 09 52.3 591.6 2.1 31.7 120 408 12 27 01 12 30 00 1923+210 21 38 09 50.2 592.2 2.2 31.6 42 408 12 30 00 12 39 00 --- 21 47 11 49.1 595.0 2.3 32.9 540 477 12 30 01 12 40 00 1923+210 21 48 11 48.9 595.3 2.4 33.1 54 477 12 40 00 12 49 00 --- 21 57 12 47.8 597.9 2.5 34.2 540 546 12 40 01 12 50 00 1929+226 21 58 13 49.7 598.0 2.4 34.7 42 546 12 50 00 12 53 00 --- 22 01 13 49.3 598.9 2.5 35.1 180 569 12 50 01 12 54 00 1932+204 22 02 13 47.8 596.2 2.4 33.3 40 569 12 54 00 12 56 00 --- 22 04 14 47.6 596.8 2.5 33.6 120 585 12 54 01 12 56 00 J1943+213 22 04 14 49.3 594.9 2.3 32.9 -17 585 No stop 12 59 00 --- 22 07 14 49.0 595.8 2.4 33.3 163 608 12 56 01 12 59 00 1932+204 22 07 14 47.2 597.7 2.5 34.0 -18 608 No stop 13 02 00 --- 22 10 15 46.8 598.5 2.6 34.3 162 631 12 59 01 13 02 00 J1943+213 22 10 15 48.6 596.7 2.4 33.7 -17 631 No stop 13 05 00 --- 22 13 15 48.2 597.6 2.5 34.1 163 654 13 02 01 13 06 00 1932+204 22 14 15 46.3 599.7 2.6 34.8 43 654 13 06 00 13 08 00 --- 22 16 16 46.0 600.2 2.7 35.0 120 669 13 06 01 13 08 00 J1943+213 22 16 16 47.8 598.4 2.5 34.5 -17 669 No stop 13 11 00 --- 22 19 16 47.4 599.3 2.6 34.8 163 692 13 08 01 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 4 5 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Oct 2014 Day 299 --- 13 11 00 1932+204 22 19 16 45.6 601.1 2.7 35.3 -17 692 No stop 13 14 00 --- 22 22 16 45.2 601.9 2.8 35.7 163 715 13 11 01 13 14 00 J1943+213 22 22 16 47.0 600.1 2.6 35.2 -17 715 No stop 13 17 00 --- 22 25 17 46.6 601.0 2.7 35.5 163 738 13 14 01 13 18 00 1932+204 22 26 17 44.6 602.9 2.8 36.1 43 738 13 18 00 13 20 00 --- 22 28 17 44.3 603.5 2.9 36.3 120 754 13 18 01 13 20 00 J1943+213 22 28 17 46.2 601.8 2.7 35.8 -17 754 No stop 13 23 00 --- 22 31 18 45.8 602.6 2.8 36.1 163 777 13 20 01 13 23 00 1932+204 22 31 18 43.9 604.3 2.9 36.5 -17 777 No stop 13 26 00 --- 22 34 18 43.5 605.0 3.0 36.8 163 800 13 23 01 13 26 00 J1943+213 22 34 18 45.3 603.4 2.8 36.4 -17 800 No stop 13 29 00 --- 22 37 19 44.9 604.2 2.9 36.7 163 823 13 26 01 13 30 00 1929+226 22 38 19 44.1 608.9 3.1 38.8 36 823 13 30 00 13 35 00 --- 22 43 20 43.4 610.1 3.2 39.1 300 862 13 30 01 13 36 00 1932+204 22 44 20 42.1 607.6 3.1 37.7 40 862 13 36 00 13 38 00 --- 22 46 20 41.8 608.1 3.2 37.8 120 877 13 36 01 13 38 00 J1943+213 22 46 20 43.7 606.5 3.0 37.6 -17 877 No stop 13 41 00 --- 22 49 21 43.2 607.3 3.1 37.8 163 900 13 38 01 13 41 00 1932+204 22 49 21 41.4 608.8 3.2 38.1 -17 900 No stop 13 44 00 --- 22 52 21 40.9 609.6 3.3 38.3 163 923 13 41 01 13 44 00 J1943+213 22 52 21 42.8 608.1 3.1 38.0 -17 923 No stop 13 47 00 --- 22 55 22 42.4 608.8 3.2 38.3 163 946 13 44 01 13 47 00 1932+204 22 55 22 40.5 610.3 3.3 38.5 -17 946 No stop 13 50 00 --- 22 58 22 40.0 611.0 3.4 38.7 163 969 13 47 01 13 50 00 J1943+213 22 58 22 41.9 609.5 3.2 38.5 -17 969 No stop 13 53 00 --- 23 01 23 41.5 610.3 3.3 38.7 163 992 13 50 01 13 54 00 1932+204 23 02 23 39.5 612.0 3.4 38.9 43 992 13 54 00 13 56 00 --- 23 04 23 39.2 612.4 3.5 39.1 120 1008 13 54 01 13 56 00 J1943+213 23 04 23 41.1 611.0 3.3 38.9 -17 1008 No stop 13 59 00 --- 23 07 24 40.6 611.7 3.4 39.1 163 1031 13 56 01 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 5 5 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Oct 2014 Day 299 --- 13 59 00 1932+204 23 07 24 38.7 613.1 3.5 39.2 -17 1031 No stop 14 02 00 --- 23 10 24 38.3 613.8 3.6 39.4 163 1054 13 59 01 14 02 00 J1943+213 23 10 24 40.2 612.4 3.4 39.3 -17 1054 No stop 14 05 00 --- 23 13 25 39.7 613.1 3.5 39.5 163 1077 14 02 01 14 05 00 1932+204 23 13 25 37.8 614.5 3.6 39.6 -17 1077 No stop 14 08 00 --- 23 16 25 37.4 615.2 3.7 39.7 163 1100 14 05 01 14 08 00 J1943+213 23 16 25 39.3 613.8 3.5 39.7 -17 1100 No stop 14 11 00 --- 23 19 26 38.8 614.5 3.6 39.8 163 1123 14 08 01 14 12 00 1932+204 23 20 26 36.8 616.1 3.7 39.9 43 1123 14 12 00 14 14 00 --- 23 22 26 36.5 616.6 3.8 40.0 120 1138 14 12 01 14 14 00 J1943+213 23 22 26 38.4 615.2 3.6 40.0 -17 1138 No stop 14 17 00 --- 23 25 27 37.9 615.9 3.7 40.1 163 1162 14 14 01 14 17 00 1932+204 23 25 27 36.0 617.2 3.8 40.1 -17 1162 No stop 14 20 00 --- 23 28 27 35.6 617.9 3.9 40.3 163 1185 14 17 01 14 20 00 J1943+213 23 28 27 37.5 616.6 3.7 40.3 -17 1185 No stop 14 23 00 --- 23 31 28 37.0 617.2 3.8 40.4 163 1208 14 20 01 14 23 00 1932+204 23 31 28 35.1 618.6 3.9 40.4 -17 1208 No stop 14 26 00 --- 23 34 28 34.7 619.2 4.0 40.5 163 1231 14 23 01 14 26 00 J1943+213 23 34 28 36.6 617.9 3.8 40.5 -17 1231 No stop 14 29 00 --- 23 37 29 36.1 618.6 3.9 40.6 163 1254 14 26 01 14 30 00 1929+226 23 38 29 35.1 622.6 4.1 41.7 37 1254 14 30 00 14 35 00 --- 23 43 30 34.3 623.7 4.2 41.8 300 1292 14 30 01 14 36 00 1932+204 23 44 30 33.1 621.4 4.1 40.8 41 1292 14 36 00 14 38 00 --- 23 46 30 32.8 621.8 4.2 40.9 120 1308 14 36 01 14 38 00 J1943+213 23 46 30 34.7 620.5 4.0 40.9 -17 1308 No stop 14 41 00 --- 23 49 31 34.3 621.2 4.1 41.0 163 1331 14 38 01 14 41 00 1932+204 23 49 31 32.4 622.4 4.2 40.9 -18 1331 No stop 14 44 00 --- 23 52 31 31.9 623.0 4.3 41.0 162 1354 14 41 01 14 44 00 J1943+213 23 52 31 33.8 621.8 4.1 41.1 -17 1354 No stop 14 47 00 --- 23 55 32 33.4 622.4 4.2 41.2 163 1377 14 44 01 Schedule for BADARY (Code Bd ) Page 6 5 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Oct 2014 Day 299 --- 14 48 00 1932+204 23 56 32 31.3 623.9 4.3 41.1 42 1377 14 48 00 14 50 00 --- 23 58 32 31.0 624.3 4.4 41.1 120 1392 14 48 01 14 50 00 J1943+213 23 58 32 32.9 623.1 4.2 41.3 -17 1392 No stop 14 53 00 --- 00 01 33 32.4 623.7 4.3 41.3 163 1415 14 50 01 14 53 00 1932+204 00 01 33 30.5 624.9 4.4 41.2 -18 1415 No stop 14 56 00 --- 00 04 33 30.0 625.5 4.5 41.2 162 1438 14 53 01 14 56 00 J1943+213 00 04 33 32.0 624.3 4.3 41.4 -17 1438 No stop 14 59 00 --- 00 07 34 31.5 624.9 4.4 41.4 163 1462 14 56 01 15 00 00 1932+204 00 08 34 29.4 626.3 4.5 41.3 42 1462 15 00 00 15 02 00 --- 00 10 34 29.1 626.7 4.6 41.3 120 1477 15 00 01 15 02 00 J1943+213 00 10 34 31.1 625.5 4.4 41.5 -17 1477 No stop 15 05 00 --- 00 13 35 30.6 626.2 4.5 41.5 163 1500 15 02 01 15 05 00 1932+204 00 13 35 28.7 627.3 4.6 41.3 -18 1500 No stop 15 08 00 --- 00 16 35 28.2 627.9 4.7 41.3 162 1523 15 05 01 15 08 00 J1943+213 00 16 35 30.1 626.8 4.5 41.6 -17 1523 No stop 15 11 00 --- 00 19 36 29.7 627.4 4.6 41.6 163 1546 15 08 01 15 12 00 1932+204 00 20 36 27.6 628.7 4.7 41.4 42 1546 15 12 00 15 14 00 --- 00 22 36 27.3 629.1 4.8 41.4 120 1562 15 12 01 15 14 00 J1943+213 00 22 36 29.2 628.0 4.6 41.6 -17 1562 No stop 15 17 00 --- 00 25 37 28.7 628.6 4.7 41.6 163 1585 15 14 01 15 17 00 1932+204 00 25 37 26.8 629.7 4.8 41.4 -18 1585 No stop 15 20 00 --- 00 28 37 26.3 630.3 4.9 41.4 162 1608 15 17 01 15 20 00 J1943+213 00 28 37 28.3 629.2 4.7 41.6 -17 1608 No stop 15 23 00 --- 00 31 38 27.8 629.8 4.8 41.6 163 1631 15 20 01 15 24 00 1932+204 00 32 38 25.7 631.1 4.9 41.4 42 1631 15 24 00 15 26 00 --- 00 34 38 25.4 631.5 5.0 41.4 120 1646 15 24 01 15 27 00 1929+226 00 35 38 26.3 634.0 5.1 42.0 41 1646 15 27 00 15 30 00 --- 00 38 39 25.8 634.6 5.1 42.0 180 1669 15 27 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess314.C1024 Matching groups in /usr2/local/sched/catalogs/freq.dat: kvzr_c Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 6 Station: BADARY 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= 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 8 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off 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= 442.49 442.49 442.49 442.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 474.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 506.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 538.49 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: 8 9 10 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 26, 2, 10, 20, 28, 4, 12, 22, 30, 6, 14, 24, 32, 8, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J1943+213 19 41 45.851525 * 19 43 56.237200 19 44 34.919546 0.00 21 11 08.62167 * 21 18 23.40200 21 20 55.64598 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 1932+204 19 32 59.558257 * 19 35 10.472910 19 35 49.250402 0.22 20 25 14.21757 * 20 31 54.15434 20 34 15.93227 0.41 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 1929+226 19 29 16.894907 * 19 31 24.916800 19 32 02.813002 0.10 22 37 06.35098 * 22 43 31.25900 22 45 49.14408 0.10 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 1923+210 19 23 49.792437 * 19 25 59.605400 19 26 37.994206 0.10 21 00 23.30491 * 21 06 26.16200 21 08 37.12890 0.10 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 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 J1943+213 sess314.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 1.550 88.238 1932+204 sess314.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 1.383 83.416 1929+226 sess314.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 0.383 25.300 1923+210 sess314.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 0.300 19.800 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) J1943+213 90.3 1932+204 88.1 1929+226 87.8 1923+210 86.2 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