COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) 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 HART (Code Hh ) 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: 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 11 30 00 1929+226 15 39 48 15.7 54.4 -3.9 0.0 0 0 11 30 00 11 35 00 --- 15 44 49 16.6 53.6 -3.8 0.0 300 38 11 30 01 11 36 00 1932+204 15 45 49 17.4 55.8 -3.8 0.0 29 38 11 36 00 11 38 00 --- 15 47 49 17.8 55.5 -3.8 0.0 120 54 11 36 01 11 38 00 J1943+213 15 47 49 15.7 56.2 -3.9 0.0 -31 54 No stop 11 41 00 --- 15 50 50 16.2 55.7 -3.9 0.0 149 77 11 38 01 11 41 00 1932+204 15 50 50 18.3 55.1 -3.7 0.0 -31 77 No stop 11 44 00 --- 15 53 50 18.9 54.6 -3.7 0.0 149 100 11 41 01 11 44 00 J1943+213 15 53 50 16.8 55.3 -3.8 0.0 -31 100 No stop 11 47 00 --- 15 56 51 17.3 54.9 -3.8 0.0 149 123 11 44 01 11 48 00 1932+204 15 57 51 19.6 54.0 -3.6 0.0 29 123 11 48 00 11 50 00 --- 15 59 51 20.0 53.7 -3.6 0.0 120 138 11 48 01 11 50 00 J1943+213 15 59 51 17.9 54.4 -3.7 0.0 -31 138 No stop 11 53 00 --- 16 02 52 18.4 53.9 -3.7 0.0 149 162 11 50 01 11 53 00 1932+204 16 02 52 20.5 53.2 -3.5 0.0 -31 162 No stop 11 56 00 --- 16 05 52 21.1 52.7 -3.5 0.0 149 185 11 53 01 11 56 00 J1943+213 16 05 52 19.0 53.5 -3.6 0.0 -31 185 No stop 11 59 00 --- 16 08 53 19.5 53.0 -3.6 0.0 149 208 11 56 01 12 00 00 1932+204 16 09 53 21.8 52.1 -3.4 0.0 29 208 12 00 00 12 02 00 --- 16 11 53 22.1 51.8 -3.4 0.0 120 223 12 00 01 12 02 00 J1943+213 16 11 53 20.1 52.5 -3.5 0.0 -31 223 No stop 12 05 00 --- 16 14 54 20.6 52.1 -3.5 0.0 149 246 12 02 01 12 05 00 1932+204 16 14 54 22.7 51.2 -3.3 0.0 -31 246 No stop 12 08 00 --- 16 17 54 23.2 50.7 -3.3 0.0 149 269 12 05 01 12 08 00 J1943+213 16 17 54 21.1 51.6 -3.4 0.0 -31 269 No stop 12 11 00 --- 16 20 55 21.7 51.1 -3.4 0.0 149 292 12 08 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 16 21 55 23.9 50.1 -3.2 0.0 29 292 12 12 00 12 14 00 --- 16 23 55 24.2 49.7 -3.2 0.0 120 308 12 12 01 12 14 00 J1943+213 16 23 55 22.2 50.6 -3.3 0.0 -31 308 No stop 12 17 00 --- 16 26 55 22.7 50.1 -3.3 0.0 149 331 12 14 01 12 17 00 1932+204 16 26 55 24.7 49.2 -3.1 0.0 -31 331 No stop 12 20 00 --- 16 29 56 25.3 48.6 -3.1 0.0 149 354 12 17 01 12 20 00 J1943+213 16 29 56 23.2 49.6 -3.2 0.0 -31 354 No stop 12 23 00 --- 16 32 56 23.7 49.0 -3.2 0.0 149 377 12 20 01 12 24 00 1932+204 16 33 57 25.9 47.9 -3.0 0.0 29 377 12 24 00 12 26 00 --- 16 35 57 26.3 47.5 -3.0 0.0 120 392 12 24 01 12 27 00 1929+226 16 36 57 25.5 45.0 -2.9 0.0 29 392 12 27 00 12 29 00 --- 16 38 57 25.8 44.6 -2.9 0.0 120 408 12 27 01 12 30 00 1923+210 16 39 58 28.0 44.6 -2.8 0.0 30 408 12 30 00 12 39 00 --- 16 48 59 29.4 42.8 -2.6 0.0 540 477 12 30 01 12 40 00 1923+210 16 49 59 29.5 42.6 -2.6 0.0 39 477 12 40 00 12 49 00 --- 16 59 01 30.9 40.7 -2.5 0.0 540 546 12 40 01 12 50 00 1929+226 17 00 01 29.0 40.5 -2.5 0.0 30 546 12 50 00 12 53 00 --- 17 03 01 29.4 39.9 -2.5 0.0 180 569 12 50 01 12 54 00 1932+204 17 04 02 30.7 42.0 -2.5 0.0 29 569 12 54 00 12 56 00 --- 17 06 02 31.0 41.6 -2.5 0.0 120 585 12 54 01 12 56 00 J1943+213 17 06 02 29.1 42.8 -2.6 0.0 -31 585 No stop 12 59 00 --- 17 09 02 29.6 42.2 -2.6 0.0 149 608 12 56 01 12 59 00 1932+204 17 09 02 31.5 41.0 -2.4 0.0 -31 608 No stop 13 02 00 --- 17 12 03 31.9 40.3 -2.4 0.0 149 631 12 59 01 13 02 00 J1943+213 17 12 03 30.0 41.6 -2.5 0.0 -31 631 No stop 13 05 00 --- 17 15 03 30.5 41.0 -2.5 0.0 149 654 13 02 01 13 06 00 1932+204 17 16 04 32.5 39.5 -2.3 0.0 29 654 13 06 00 13 08 00 --- 17 18 04 32.8 39.0 -2.3 0.0 120 669 13 06 01 13 08 00 J1943+213 17 18 04 30.9 40.4 -2.4 0.0 -31 669 No stop 13 11 00 --- 17 21 04 31.3 39.7 -2.4 0.0 149 692 13 08 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 17 21 04 33.2 38.4 -2.2 0.0 -31 692 No stop 13 14 00 --- 17 24 05 33.6 37.7 -2.2 0.0 149 715 13 11 01 13 14 00 J1943+213 17 24 05 31.8 39.1 -2.3 0.0 -31 715 No stop 13 17 00 --- 17 27 05 32.2 38.4 -2.3 0.0 149 738 13 14 01 13 18 00 1932+204 17 28 06 34.2 36.8 -2.1 0.0 29 738 13 18 00 13 20 00 --- 17 30 06 34.4 36.3 -2.1 0.0 120 754 13 18 01 13 20 00 J1943+213 17 30 06 32.6 37.7 -2.2 0.0 -31 754 No stop 13 23 00 --- 17 33 06 33.0 37.1 -2.2 0.0 149 777 13 20 01 13 23 00 1932+204 17 33 06 34.8 35.6 -2.0 0.0 -31 777 No stop 13 26 00 --- 17 36 07 35.2 34.9 -2.0 0.0 149 800 13 23 01 13 26 00 J1943+213 17 36 07 33.4 36.4 -2.1 0.0 -31 800 No stop 13 29 00 --- 17 39 07 33.8 35.7 -2.1 0.0 149 823 13 26 01 13 30 00 1929+226 17 40 07 34.3 31.6 -1.9 0.0 27 823 13 30 00 13 35 00 --- 17 45 08 34.9 30.4 -1.8 0.0 300 862 13 30 01 13 36 00 1932+204 17 46 08 36.5 32.4 -1.8 0.0 29 862 13 36 00 13 38 00 --- 17 48 09 36.7 31.9 -1.8 0.0 120 877 13 36 01 13 38 00 J1943+213 17 48 09 35.0 33.6 -1.9 0.0 -31 877 No stop 13 41 00 --- 17 51 09 35.3 32.8 -1.9 0.0 149 900 13 38 01 13 41 00 1932+204 17 51 09 37.1 31.2 -1.7 0.0 -31 900 No stop 13 44 00 --- 17 54 10 37.4 30.4 -1.7 0.0 149 923 13 41 01 13 44 00 J1943+213 17 54 10 35.7 32.1 -1.8 0.0 -31 923 No stop 13 47 00 --- 17 57 10 36.1 31.4 -1.8 0.0 149 946 13 44 01 13 47 00 1932+204 17 57 10 37.7 29.6 -1.6 0.0 -31 946 No stop 13 50 00 --- 18 00 11 38.1 28.8 -1.6 0.0 149 969 13 47 01 13 50 00 J1943+213 18 00 11 36.4 30.6 -1.7 0.0 -31 969 No stop 13 53 00 --- 18 03 11 36.7 29.8 -1.7 0.0 149 992 13 50 01 13 54 00 1932+204 18 04 11 38.5 27.7 -1.5 0.0 29 992 13 54 00 13 56 00 --- 18 06 12 38.7 27.2 -1.5 0.0 120 1008 13 54 01 13 56 00 J1943+213 18 06 12 37.1 29.1 -1.6 0.0 -31 1008 No stop 13 59 00 --- 18 09 12 37.4 28.3 -1.6 0.0 149 1031 13 56 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 18 09 12 39.0 26.4 -1.4 0.0 -31 1031 No stop 14 02 00 --- 18 12 13 39.3 25.6 -1.4 0.0 149 1054 13 59 01 14 02 00 J1943+213 18 12 13 37.7 27.5 -1.5 0.0 -31 1054 No stop 14 05 00 --- 18 15 13 38.0 26.7 -1.5 0.0 149 1077 14 02 01 14 05 00 1932+204 18 15 13 39.6 24.7 -1.3 0.0 -31 1077 No stop 14 08 00 --- 18 18 14 39.9 23.9 -1.3 0.0 149 1100 14 05 01 14 08 00 J1943+213 18 18 14 38.3 25.9 -1.4 0.0 -31 1100 No stop 14 11 00 --- 18 21 14 38.6 25.1 -1.4 0.0 149 1123 14 08 01 14 12 00 1932+204 18 22 14 40.2 22.8 -1.2 0.0 29 1123 14 12 00 14 14 00 --- 18 24 15 40.4 22.2 -1.2 0.0 120 1138 14 12 01 14 14 00 J1943+213 18 24 15 38.9 24.3 -1.3 0.0 -31 1138 No stop 14 17 00 --- 18 27 15 39.2 23.4 -1.3 0.0 149 1162 14 14 01 14 17 00 1932+204 18 27 15 40.6 21.3 -1.1 0.0 -31 1162 No stop 14 20 00 --- 18 30 16 40.9 20.5 -1.1 0.0 149 1185 14 17 01 14 20 00 J1943+213 18 30 16 39.4 22.6 -1.2 0.0 -31 1185 No stop 14 23 00 --- 18 33 16 39.7 21.8 -1.2 0.0 149 1208 14 20 01 14 23 00 1932+204 18 33 16 41.1 19.6 -1.0 0.0 -31 1208 No stop 14 26 00 --- 18 36 17 41.3 18.7 -1.0 0.0 149 1231 14 23 01 14 26 00 J1943+213 18 36 17 39.9 20.9 -1.1 0.0 -31 1231 No stop 14 29 00 --- 18 39 17 40.2 20.0 -1.1 0.0 149 1254 14 26 01 14 30 00 1929+226 18 40 17 39.8 15.6 -0.9 0.0 27 1254 14 30 00 14 35 00 --- 18 45 18 40.0 14.1 -0.8 0.0 300 1292 14 30 01 14 36 00 1932+204 18 46 18 42.0 15.7 -0.8 0.0 29 1292 14 36 00 14 38 00 --- 18 48 19 42.1 15.1 -0.8 0.0 120 1308 14 36 01 14 38 00 J1943+213 18 48 19 40.8 17.4 -0.9 0.0 -31 1308 No stop 14 41 00 --- 18 51 19 41.0 16.5 -0.9 0.0 149 1331 14 38 01 14 41 00 1932+204 18 51 19 42.3 14.1 -0.7 0.0 -31 1331 No stop 14 44 00 --- 18 54 20 42.5 13.2 -0.7 0.0 149 1354 14 41 01 14 44 00 J1943+213 18 54 20 41.2 15.6 -0.8 0.0 -31 1354 No stop 14 47 00 --- 18 57 20 41.4 14.7 -0.8 0.0 149 1377 14 44 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 18 58 20 42.7 12.0 -0.6 0.0 29 1377 14 48 00 14 50 00 --- 19 00 21 42.7 11.3 -0.6 0.0 120 1392 14 48 01 14 50 00 J1943+213 19 00 21 41.6 13.8 -0.7 0.0 -31 1392 No stop 14 53 00 --- 19 03 21 41.7 12.9 -0.7 0.0 149 1415 14 50 01 14 53 00 1932+204 19 03 21 42.9 10.4 -0.5 0.0 -31 1415 No stop 14 56 00 --- 19 06 22 43.0 9.4 -0.5 0.0 149 1438 14 53 01 14 56 00 J1943+213 19 06 22 41.9 12.0 -0.6 0.0 -31 1438 No stop 14 59 00 --- 19 09 22 42.0 11.1 -0.6 0.0 149 1462 14 56 01 15 00 00 1932+204 19 10 22 43.1 8.2 -0.4 0.0 29 1462 15 00 00 15 02 00 --- 19 12 23 43.2 7.5 -0.4 0.0 120 1477 15 00 01 15 02 00 J1943+213 19 12 23 42.1 10.1 -0.5 0.0 -31 1477 No stop 15 05 00 --- 19 15 23 42.2 9.2 -0.5 0.0 149 1500 15 02 01 15 05 00 1932+204 19 15 23 43.3 6.6 -0.3 0.0 -31 1500 No stop 15 08 00 --- 19 18 24 43.3 5.6 -0.3 0.0 149 1523 15 05 01 15 08 00 J1943+213 19 18 24 42.3 8.3 -0.4 0.0 -31 1523 No stop 15 11 00 --- 19 21 24 42.4 7.3 -0.4 0.0 149 1546 15 08 01 15 12 00 1932+204 19 22 24 43.4 4.3 -0.2 0.0 29 1546 15 12 00 15 14 00 --- 19 24 25 43.5 3.7 -0.2 0.0 120 1562 15 12 01 15 14 00 J1943+213 19 24 25 42.5 6.4 -0.3 0.0 -31 1562 No stop 15 17 00 --- 19 27 25 42.6 5.4 -0.3 0.0 149 1585 15 14 01 15 17 00 1932+204 19 27 25 43.5 2.7 -0.1 0.0 -31 1585 No stop 15 20 00 --- 19 30 26 43.5 1.7 -0.1 0.0 149 1608 15 17 01 15 20 00 J1943+213 19 30 26 42.6 4.5 -0.2 0.0 -31 1608 No stop 15 23 00 --- 19 33 26 42.7 3.5 -0.2 0.0 149 1631 15 20 01 15 24 00 1932+204 19 34 26 43.5 0.4 -0.0 0.0 29 1631 15 24 00 15 26 00 --- 19 36 27 43.5 359.8 0.0 0.0 120 1646 15 24 01 15 27 00 1929+226 19 37 27 41.3 358.3 0.1 0.0 29 1646 15 27 00 15 30 00 --- 19 40 27 41.3 357.4 0.1 0.0 180 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: hh6cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 20140219 (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: DBBC_DDC 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 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 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 3 7 4 8 4 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 11 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= 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= 16.00 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: 11 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