COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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: 742.49 742.49 742.49 742.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 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 21 53 51 57.5 264.0 2.4 67.4 0 0 11 30 00 11 35 00 --- 21 58 52 56.4 264.8 2.4 67.6 300 38 11 30 01 11 36 00 1932+204 21 59 52 56.1 260.7 2.4 64.5 52 38 11 36 00 11 38 00 --- 22 01 53 55.7 261.0 2.4 64.6 120 54 11 36 01 11 38 00 J1943+213 22 01 53 57.9 260.7 2.3 65.1 -8 54 No stop 11 41 00 --- 22 04 53 57.2 261.3 2.3 65.3 172 77 11 38 01 11 41 00 1932+204 22 04 53 55.0 261.6 2.5 64.8 -8 77 No stop 11 44 00 --- 22 07 53 54.4 262.1 2.5 64.9 172 100 11 41 01 11 44 00 J1943+213 22 07 53 56.6 261.8 2.4 65.5 -8 100 No stop 11 47 00 --- 22 10 54 55.9 262.3 2.4 65.7 172 123 11 44 01 11 48 00 1932+204 22 11 54 53.5 262.8 2.6 65.1 52 123 11 48 00 11 50 00 --- 22 13 54 53.1 263.1 2.6 65.2 120 138 11 48 01 11 50 00 J1943+213 22 13 54 55.3 262.9 2.5 65.8 -8 138 No stop 11 53 00 --- 22 16 55 54.7 263.4 2.5 65.9 172 162 11 50 01 11 53 00 1932+204 22 16 55 52.5 263.6 2.7 65.3 -8 162 No stop 11 56 00 --- 22 19 55 51.8 264.1 2.7 65.5 172 185 11 53 01 11 56 00 J1943+213 22 19 55 54.0 263.8 2.6 66.1 -8 185 No stop 11 59 00 --- 22 22 56 53.4 264.3 2.6 66.2 172 208 11 56 01 12 00 00 1932+204 22 23 56 51.0 264.7 2.8 65.6 52 208 12 00 00 12 02 00 --- 22 25 56 50.6 265.0 2.8 65.7 120 223 12 00 01 12 02 00 J1943+213 22 25 56 52.7 264.8 2.7 66.3 -8 223 No stop 12 05 00 --- 22 28 57 52.1 265.3 2.7 66.4 172 246 12 02 01 12 05 00 1932+204 22 28 57 49.9 265.4 2.9 65.7 -8 246 No stop 12 08 00 --- 22 31 57 49.3 265.9 2.9 65.8 172 269 12 05 01 12 08 00 J1943+213 22 31 57 51.5 265.7 2.8 66.5 -8 269 No stop 12 11 00 --- 22 34 58 50.8 266.2 2.8 66.5 172 292 12 08 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 22 35 58 48.4 266.5 3.0 65.9 52 292 12 12 00 12 14 00 --- 22 37 58 48.0 266.8 3.0 65.9 120 308 12 12 01 12 14 00 J1943+213 22 37 58 50.2 266.6 2.9 66.6 -8 308 No stop 12 17 00 --- 22 40 59 49.5 267.0 2.9 66.7 172 331 12 14 01 12 17 00 1932+204 22 40 59 47.3 267.2 3.1 66.0 -8 331 No stop 12 20 00 --- 22 43 59 46.7 267.6 3.1 66.0 172 354 12 17 01 12 20 00 J1943+213 22 43 59 48.9 267.4 3.0 66.7 -8 354 No stop 12 23 00 --- 22 47 00 48.2 267.9 3.0 66.7 172 377 12 20 01 12 24 00 1932+204 22 48 00 45.8 268.2 3.2 66.1 52 377 12 24 00 12 26 00 --- 22 50 00 45.4 268.4 3.2 66.1 120 392 12 24 01 12 27 00 1929+226 22 51 01 45.2 271.9 3.3 68.1 53 392 12 27 00 12 29 00 --- 22 53 01 44.8 272.2 3.3 68.1 120 408 12 27 01 12 30 00 1923+210 22 54 01 42.8 270.9 3.5 66.6 53 408 12 30 00 12 39 00 --- 23 03 03 40.9 272.0 3.6 66.6 540 477 12 30 01 12 40 00 1923+210 23 04 03 40.7 272.1 3.6 66.6 58 477 12 40 00 12 49 00 --- 23 13 04 38.7 273.2 3.8 66.4 540 546 12 40 01 12 50 00 1929+226 23 14 04 40.3 274.6 3.7 67.8 53 546 12 50 00 12 53 00 --- 23 17 05 39.7 275.0 3.8 67.7 180 569 12 50 01 12 54 00 1932+204 23 18 05 39.4 272.0 3.7 66.1 53 569 12 54 00 12 56 00 --- 23 20 05 39.0 272.3 3.7 66.0 120 585 12 54 01 12 56 00 J1943+213 23 20 05 41.2 272.1 3.6 66.7 -8 585 No stop 12 59 00 --- 23 23 06 40.5 272.5 3.6 66.7 172 608 12 56 01 12 59 00 1932+204 23 23 06 38.3 272.6 3.8 66.0 -8 608 No stop 13 02 00 --- 23 26 06 37.7 273.0 3.8 66.0 172 631 12 59 01 13 02 00 J1943+213 23 26 06 39.9 272.9 3.7 66.7 -8 631 No stop 13 05 00 --- 23 29 07 39.2 273.2 3.7 66.6 172 654 13 02 01 13 06 00 1932+204 23 30 07 36.8 273.5 3.9 65.9 52 654 13 06 00 13 08 00 --- 23 32 07 36.4 273.7 3.9 65.9 120 669 13 06 01 13 08 00 J1943+213 23 32 07 38.6 273.6 3.8 66.6 -8 669 No stop 13 11 00 --- 23 35 08 37.9 273.9 3.8 66.5 172 692 13 08 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 23 35 08 35.8 274.1 4.0 65.8 -8 692 No stop 13 14 00 --- 23 38 08 35.1 274.4 4.0 65.8 172 715 13 11 01 13 14 00 J1943+213 23 38 08 37.3 274.3 3.9 66.5 -8 715 No stop 13 17 00 --- 23 41 09 36.7 274.6 3.9 66.4 172 738 13 14 01 13 18 00 1932+204 23 42 09 34.3 274.9 4.1 65.7 52 738 13 18 00 13 20 00 --- 23 44 09 33.8 275.1 4.1 65.6 120 754 13 18 01 13 20 00 J1943+213 23 44 09 36.0 275.0 4.0 66.3 -8 754 No stop 13 23 00 --- 23 47 10 35.4 275.3 4.0 66.3 172 777 13 20 01 13 23 00 1932+204 23 47 10 33.2 275.5 4.2 65.6 -8 777 No stop 13 26 00 --- 23 50 10 32.6 275.8 4.2 65.5 172 800 13 23 01 13 26 00 J1943+213 23 50 10 34.7 275.7 4.1 66.2 -8 800 No stop 13 29 00 --- 23 53 11 34.1 276.0 4.1 66.1 172 823 13 26 01 13 30 00 1929+226 23 54 11 31.8 279.1 4.4 66.5 52 823 13 30 00 13 35 00 --- 23 59 12 30.7 279.6 4.5 66.3 300 862 13 30 01 13 36 00 1932+204 00 00 12 30.4 277.0 4.4 65.2 53 862 13 36 00 13 38 00 --- 00 02 12 30.0 277.2 4.4 65.1 120 877 13 36 01 13 38 00 J1943+213 00 02 12 32.2 277.1 4.3 65.8 -8 877 No stop 13 41 00 --- 00 05 13 31.5 277.4 4.3 65.7 172 900 13 38 01 13 41 00 1932+204 00 05 13 29.4 277.6 4.5 65.0 -8 900 No stop 13 44 00 --- 00 08 13 28.7 277.9 4.5 64.9 172 923 13 41 01 13 44 00 J1943+213 00 08 13 30.9 277.7 4.4 65.6 -8 923 No stop 13 47 00 --- 00 11 14 30.3 278.1 4.4 65.5 172 946 13 44 01 13 47 00 1932+204 00 11 14 28.1 278.2 4.6 64.8 -8 946 No stop 13 50 00 --- 00 14 14 27.4 278.6 4.6 64.7 172 969 13 47 01 13 50 00 J1943+213 00 14 14 29.6 278.4 4.5 65.4 -8 969 No stop 13 53 00 --- 00 17 15 29.0 278.7 4.5 65.3 172 992 13 50 01 13 54 00 1932+204 00 18 15 26.6 279.0 4.7 64.6 52 992 13 54 00 13 56 00 --- 00 20 15 26.2 279.3 4.7 64.5 120 1008 13 54 01 13 56 00 J1943+213 00 20 15 28.4 279.1 4.6 65.2 -8 1008 No stop 13 59 00 --- 00 23 16 27.7 279.4 4.6 65.1 172 1031 13 56 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 00 23 16 25.5 279.6 4.8 64.4 -8 1031 No stop 14 02 00 --- 00 26 16 24.9 279.9 4.8 64.3 172 1054 13 59 01 14 02 00 J1943+213 00 26 16 27.1 279.7 4.7 65.0 -8 1054 No stop 14 05 00 --- 00 29 17 26.4 280.1 4.7 64.9 172 1077 14 02 01 14 05 00 1932+204 00 29 17 24.3 280.3 4.9 64.2 -8 1077 No stop 14 08 00 --- 00 32 17 23.6 280.6 4.9 64.0 172 1100 14 05 01 14 08 00 J1943+213 00 32 17 25.8 280.4 4.8 64.7 -8 1100 No stop 14 11 00 --- 00 35 18 25.2 280.7 4.8 64.6 172 1123 14 08 01 14 12 00 1932+204 00 36 18 22.8 281.0 5.0 63.8 52 1123 14 12 00 14 14 00 --- 00 38 18 22.4 281.3 5.0 63.8 120 1138 14 12 01 14 14 00 J1943+213 00 38 18 24.5 281.1 4.9 64.5 -8 1138 No stop 14 17 00 --- 00 41 19 23.9 281.4 4.9 64.3 172 1162 14 14 01 14 17 00 1932+204 00 41 19 21.7 281.6 5.1 63.6 -8 1162 No stop 14 20 00 --- 00 44 19 21.1 281.9 5.1 63.5 172 1185 14 17 01 14 20 00 J1943+213 00 44 19 23.3 281.7 5.0 64.2 -8 1185 No stop 14 23 00 --- 00 47 20 22.7 282.1 5.0 64.0 172 1208 14 20 01 14 23 00 1932+204 00 47 20 20.5 282.3 5.2 63.3 -8 1208 No stop 14 26 00 --- 00 50 20 19.8 282.6 5.2 63.2 172 1231 14 23 01 14 26 00 J1943+213 00 50 20 22.0 282.4 5.1 63.9 -8 1231 No stop 14 29 00 --- 00 53 21 21.4 282.7 5.1 63.7 172 1254 14 26 01 14 30 00 1929+226 00 54 21 19.2 285.6 5.4 63.5 53 1254 14 30 00 14 35 00 --- 00 59 22 18.2 286.1 5.5 63.1 300 1292 14 30 01 14 36 00 1932+204 01 00 22 17.8 283.7 5.4 62.7 54 1292 14 36 00 14 38 00 --- 01 02 22 17.3 284.0 5.4 62.6 120 1308 14 36 01 14 38 00 J1943+213 01 02 22 19.5 283.7 5.3 63.3 -8 1308 No stop 14 41 00 --- 01 05 23 18.9 284.1 5.3 63.1 172 1331 14 38 01 14 41 00 1932+204 01 05 23 16.7 284.3 5.5 62.4 -8 1331 No stop 14 44 00 --- 01 08 23 16.1 284.7 5.5 62.2 172 1354 14 41 01 14 44 00 J1943+213 01 08 23 18.3 284.4 5.4 62.9 -8 1354 No stop 14 47 00 --- 01 11 24 17.6 284.7 5.4 62.8 172 1377 14 44 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 01 12 24 15.3 285.1 5.6 62.0 52 1377 14 48 00 14 50 00 --- 01 14 24 14.9 285.3 5.6 61.9 120 1392 14 48 01 14 50 00 J1943+213 01 14 24 17.0 285.1 5.5 62.6 -8 1392 No stop 14 53 00 --- 01 17 25 16.4 285.4 5.5 62.4 172 1415 14 50 01 14 53 00 1932+204 01 17 25 14.2 285.7 5.7 61.7 -8 1415 No stop 14 56 00 --- 01 20 25 13.6 286.0 5.7 61.5 172 1438 14 53 01 14 56 00 J1943+213 01 20 25 15.8 285.7 5.6 62.2 -8 1438 No stop 14 59 00 --- 01 23 26 15.2 286.1 5.6 62.1 172 1462 14 56 01 15 00 00 1932+204 01 24 26 12.8 286.5 5.8 61.3 52 1462 15 00 00 15 02 00 --- 01 26 26 12.4 286.7 5.8 61.2 120 1477 15 00 01 15 02 00 J1943+213 01 26 26 14.5 286.4 5.7 61.9 -8 1477 No stop 15 05 00 --- 01 29 27 13.9 286.8 5.7 61.7 172 1500 15 02 01 15 05 00 1932+204 01 29 27 11.8 287.1 5.9 61.0 -8 1500 No stop 15 08 00 --- 01 32 27 11.1 287.4 5.9 60.8 172 1523 15 05 01 15 08 00 J1943+213 01 32 27 13.3 287.1 5.8 61.5 -8 1523 No stop 15 11 00 --- 01 35 27 12.7 287.5 5.8 61.3 172 1546 15 08 01 15 12 00 1932+204 01 36 28 10.3 287.9 6.0 60.5 52 1546 15 12 00 15 14 00 --- 01 38 28 9.9 288.1 6.0 60.4 120 1562 15 12 01 15 14 00 J1943+213 01 38 28 12.1 287.8 5.9 61.1 -8 1562 No stop 15 17 00 --- 01 41 28 11.5 288.1 5.9 60.9 172 1585 15 14 01 15 17 00 1932+204 01 41 28 9.3 288.5 6.1 60.2 -8 1585 No stop 15 20 00 --- 01 44 29 8.7 288.8 6.1 60.0 172 1608 15 17 01 15 20 00 J1943+213 01 44 29 10.9 288.5 6.0 60.7 -8 1608 No stop 15 23 00 --- 01 47 29 10.2 288.8 6.0 60.5 172 1631 15 20 01 15 24 00 1932+204 01 48 30 7.9 289.3 6.2 59.7 52 1631 15 24 00 15 26 00 --- 01 50 30 7.5 289.6 6.2 59.5 120 1646 15 24 01 15 27 00 1929+226 01 51 30 7.6 292.0 6.3 59.4 54 1646 15 27 00 15 30 00 --- 01 54 31 7.0 292.4 6.4 59.2 180 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: sh6cm Update freq. range AnTao 22Mar08 Setup group: 3 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= 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 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 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: 6 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= 742.49 742.49 742.49 742.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 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: 6 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 20, 2, 4, 22, 24, 6, 8, 26, 28, 10, 12, 30, 32, 14, 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