COVER INFORMATION Station: TORUN (Code Tr ) 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 TORUN (Code Tr ) 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 15 03 19 31.6 93.6 -4.5 -40.5 0 0 11 30 00 11 35 00 --- 15 08 19 32.4 94.6 -4.4 -40.5 300 38 11 30 01 11 36 00 1932+204 15 09 20 30.3 95.7 -4.4 -39.7 38 38 11 36 00 11 38 00 --- 15 11 20 30.6 96.1 -4.4 -39.6 120 54 11 36 01 11 38 00 J1943+213 15 11 20 29.9 93.7 -4.6 -40.0 -19 54 No stop 11 41 00 --- 15 14 20 30.3 94.4 -4.5 -40.0 161 77 11 38 01 11 41 00 1932+204 15 14 20 31.0 96.8 -4.4 -39.6 -19 77 No stop 11 44 00 --- 15 17 21 31.5 97.4 -4.3 -39.5 161 100 11 41 01 11 44 00 J1943+213 15 17 21 30.8 95.0 -4.5 -40.0 -19 100 No stop 11 47 00 --- 15 20 21 31.2 95.6 -4.4 -39.9 161 123 11 44 01 11 48 00 1932+204 15 21 22 32.1 98.3 -4.2 -39.4 41 123 11 48 00 11 50 00 --- 15 23 22 32.4 98.7 -4.2 -39.3 120 138 11 48 01 11 50 00 J1943+213 15 23 22 31.7 96.2 -4.4 -39.9 -19 138 No stop 11 53 00 --- 15 26 22 32.1 96.9 -4.3 -39.8 161 162 11 50 01 11 53 00 1932+204 15 26 22 32.8 99.3 -4.2 -39.3 -19 162 No stop 11 56 00 --- 15 29 23 33.2 100.0 -4.1 -39.2 161 185 11 53 01 11 56 00 J1943+213 15 29 23 32.5 97.5 -4.3 -39.7 -19 185 No stop 11 59 00 --- 15 32 23 33.0 98.2 -4.2 -39.7 161 208 11 56 01 12 00 00 1932+204 15 33 24 33.8 100.9 -4.0 -39.0 41 208 12 00 00 12 02 00 --- 15 35 24 34.1 101.3 -4.0 -39.0 120 223 12 00 01 12 02 00 J1943+213 15 35 24 33.4 98.8 -4.2 -39.6 -19 223 No stop 12 05 00 --- 15 38 24 33.9 99.4 -4.1 -39.5 161 246 12 02 01 12 05 00 1932+204 15 38 24 34.6 102.0 -4.0 -38.9 -19 246 No stop 12 08 00 --- 15 41 25 35.0 102.6 -3.9 -38.7 161 269 12 05 01 12 08 00 J1943+213 15 41 25 34.3 100.1 -4.1 -39.4 -19 269 No stop 12 11 00 --- 15 44 25 34.8 100.8 -4.0 -39.3 161 292 12 08 01 Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) 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 15 45 26 35.6 103.5 -3.8 -38.6 41 292 12 12 00 12 14 00 --- 15 47 26 35.9 104.0 -3.8 -38.5 120 308 12 12 01 12 14 00 J1943+213 15 47 26 35.2 101.4 -4.0 -39.2 -19 308 No stop 12 17 00 --- 15 50 26 35.7 102.1 -3.9 -39.1 161 331 12 14 01 12 17 00 1932+204 15 50 26 36.3 104.7 -3.8 -38.4 -20 331 No stop 12 20 00 --- 15 53 27 36.8 105.4 -3.7 -38.2 160 354 12 17 01 12 20 00 J1943+213 15 53 27 36.1 102.8 -3.9 -39.0 -19 354 No stop 12 23 00 --- 15 56 27 36.5 103.4 -3.8 -38.8 161 377 12 20 01 12 24 00 1932+204 15 57 28 37.4 106.3 -3.6 -38.0 40 377 12 24 00 12 26 00 --- 15 59 28 37.6 106.7 -3.6 -37.9 120 392 12 24 01 12 27 00 1929+226 16 00 28 40.0 106.1 -3.5 -38.7 37 392 12 27 00 12 29 00 --- 16 02 28 40.3 106.6 -3.5 -38.6 120 408 12 27 01 12 30 00 1923+210 16 03 29 40.0 109.4 -3.4 -37.4 40 408 12 30 00 12 39 00 --- 16 12 30 41.2 111.6 -3.2 -36.8 540 477 12 30 01 12 40 00 1923+210 16 13 30 41.4 111.9 -3.2 -36.7 54 477 12 40 00 12 49 00 --- 16 22 32 42.6 114.2 -3.1 -36.0 540 546 12 40 01 12 50 00 1929+226 16 23 32 43.3 111.7 -3.1 -37.2 40 546 12 50 00 12 53 00 --- 16 26 32 43.7 112.5 -3.1 -37.0 180 569 12 50 01 12 54 00 1932+204 16 27 32 41.6 113.6 -3.1 -36.0 38 569 12 54 00 12 56 00 --- 16 29 33 41.9 114.1 -3.1 -35.8 120 585 12 54 01 12 56 00 J1943+213 16 29 33 41.3 111.3 -3.3 -36.9 -20 585 No stop 12 59 00 --- 16 32 33 41.7 112.0 -3.2 -36.7 160 608 12 56 01 12 59 00 1932+204 16 32 33 42.3 114.8 -3.1 -35.6 -20 608 No stop 13 02 00 --- 16 35 34 42.7 115.6 -3.0 -35.3 160 631 12 59 01 13 02 00 J1943+213 16 35 34 42.1 112.8 -3.2 -36.5 -20 631 No stop 13 05 00 --- 16 38 34 42.5 113.5 -3.1 -36.2 160 654 13 02 01 13 06 00 1932+204 16 39 34 43.2 116.7 -2.9 -35.0 40 654 13 06 00 13 08 00 --- 16 41 35 43.5 117.2 -2.9 -34.8 120 669 13 06 01 13 08 00 J1943+213 16 41 35 42.9 114.3 -3.1 -36.0 -20 669 No stop 13 11 00 --- 16 44 35 43.4 115.1 -3.0 -35.7 160 692 13 08 01 Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) 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 16 44 35 43.9 118.0 -2.9 -34.5 -20 692 No stop 13 14 00 --- 16 47 36 44.3 118.8 -2.8 -34.2 160 715 13 11 01 13 14 00 J1943+213 16 47 36 43.8 115.9 -2.9 -35.5 -20 715 No stop 13 17 00 --- 16 50 36 44.2 116.6 -2.9 -35.2 160 738 13 14 01 13 18 00 1932+204 16 51 36 44.8 119.9 -2.7 -33.8 39 738 13 18 00 13 20 00 --- 16 53 37 45.1 120.5 -2.7 -33.6 120 754 13 18 01 13 20 00 J1943+213 16 53 37 44.6 117.4 -2.8 -34.9 -20 754 No stop 13 23 00 --- 16 56 37 45.0 118.3 -2.8 -34.6 160 777 13 20 01 13 23 00 1932+204 16 56 37 45.5 121.3 -2.7 -33.2 -21 777 No stop 13 26 00 --- 16 59 38 45.9 122.1 -2.6 -32.9 159 800 13 23 01 13 26 00 J1943+213 16 59 38 45.4 119.1 -2.7 -34.3 -20 800 No stop 13 29 00 --- 17 02 38 45.8 119.9 -2.7 -34.0 160 823 13 26 01 13 30 00 1929+226 17 03 38 48.7 122.6 -2.5 -33.3 35 823 13 30 00 13 35 00 --- 17 08 39 49.3 124.1 -2.4 -32.6 300 862 13 30 01 13 36 00 1932+204 17 09 39 47.1 125.0 -2.4 -31.7 38 862 13 36 00 13 38 00 --- 17 11 40 47.4 125.6 -2.4 -31.4 120 877 13 36 01 13 38 00 J1943+213 17 11 40 46.9 122.4 -2.5 -33.0 -21 877 No stop 13 41 00 --- 17 14 40 47.3 123.3 -2.5 -32.6 159 900 13 38 01 13 41 00 1932+204 17 14 40 47.7 126.5 -2.4 -31.0 -21 900 No stop 13 44 00 --- 17 17 41 48.1 127.4 -2.3 -30.6 159 923 13 41 01 13 44 00 J1943+213 17 17 41 47.7 124.2 -2.4 -32.2 -21 923 No stop 13 47 00 --- 17 20 41 48.0 125.1 -2.4 -31.8 159 946 13 44 01 13 47 00 1932+204 17 20 41 48.4 128.3 -2.3 -30.2 -21 946 No stop 13 50 00 --- 17 23 42 48.8 129.2 -2.2 -29.8 159 969 13 47 01 13 50 00 J1943+213 17 23 42 48.4 126.0 -2.3 -31.5 -21 969 No stop 13 53 00 --- 17 26 42 48.8 126.9 -2.3 -31.0 159 992 13 50 01 13 54 00 1932+204 17 27 42 49.3 130.5 -2.1 -29.2 39 992 13 54 00 13 56 00 --- 17 29 43 49.5 131.1 -2.1 -28.9 120 1008 13 54 01 13 56 00 J1943+213 17 29 43 49.1 127.8 -2.2 -30.6 -21 1008 No stop 13 59 00 --- 17 32 43 49.5 128.7 -2.2 -30.2 159 1031 13 56 01 Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) 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 17 32 43 49.8 132.1 -2.1 -28.4 -22 1031 No stop 14 02 00 --- 17 35 44 50.2 133.0 -2.0 -28.0 158 1054 13 59 01 14 02 00 J1943+213 17 35 44 49.8 129.7 -2.1 -29.8 -21 1054 No stop 14 05 00 --- 17 38 44 50.2 130.6 -2.1 -29.3 159 1077 14 02 01 14 05 00 1932+204 17 38 44 50.5 134.0 -2.0 -27.5 -22 1077 No stop 14 08 00 --- 17 41 45 50.8 135.0 -1.9 -27.0 158 1100 14 05 01 14 08 00 J1943+213 17 41 45 50.5 131.6 -2.0 -28.8 -21 1100 No stop 14 11 00 --- 17 44 45 50.9 132.5 -2.0 -28.4 159 1123 14 08 01 14 12 00 1932+204 17 45 45 51.2 136.3 -1.8 -26.3 38 1123 14 12 00 14 14 00 --- 17 47 46 51.4 137.0 -1.8 -25.9 120 1138 14 12 01 14 14 00 J1943+213 17 47 46 51.2 133.5 -1.9 -27.9 -21 1138 No stop 14 17 00 --- 17 50 46 51.5 134.5 -1.9 -27.4 159 1162 14 14 01 14 17 00 1932+204 17 50 46 51.7 138.0 -1.8 -25.4 -22 1162 No stop 14 20 00 --- 17 53 47 52.0 139.0 -1.7 -24.9 158 1185 14 17 01 14 20 00 J1943+213 17 53 47 51.8 135.5 -1.8 -26.9 -22 1185 No stop 14 23 00 --- 17 56 47 52.2 136.5 -1.8 -26.3 158 1208 14 20 01 14 23 00 1932+204 17 56 47 52.3 140.1 -1.7 -24.3 -22 1208 No stop 14 26 00 --- 17 59 48 52.6 141.1 -1.6 -23.7 158 1231 14 23 01 14 26 00 J1943+213 17 59 48 52.5 137.6 -1.7 -25.8 -22 1231 No stop 14 29 00 --- 18 02 48 52.8 138.6 -1.7 -25.2 158 1254 14 26 01 14 30 00 1929+226 18 03 48 55.3 142.5 -1.5 -23.4 37 1254 14 30 00 14 35 00 --- 18 08 49 55.8 144.4 -1.4 -22.3 300 1292 14 30 01 14 36 00 1932+204 18 09 49 53.5 144.8 -1.4 -21.7 37 1292 14 36 00 14 38 00 --- 18 11 50 53.7 145.5 -1.4 -21.3 120 1308 14 36 01 14 38 00 J1943+213 18 11 50 53.6 141.8 -1.5 -23.5 -22 1308 No stop 14 41 00 --- 18 14 50 53.9 142.9 -1.5 -22.9 158 1331 14 38 01 14 41 00 1932+204 18 14 50 53.9 146.6 -1.3 -20.7 -22 1331 No stop 14 44 00 --- 18 17 51 54.2 147.7 -1.3 -20.0 158 1354 14 41 01 14 44 00 J1943+213 18 17 51 54.2 144.0 -1.4 -22.3 -22 1354 No stop 14 47 00 --- 18 20 51 54.4 145.1 -1.4 -21.6 158 1377 14 44 01 Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) 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 21 51 54.5 149.2 -1.2 -19.1 37 1377 14 48 00 14 50 00 --- 18 23 52 54.7 150.0 -1.2 -18.7 120 1392 14 48 01 14 50 00 J1943+213 18 23 52 54.7 146.2 -1.3 -21.0 -22 1392 No stop 14 53 00 --- 18 26 52 54.9 147.4 -1.3 -20.3 158 1415 14 50 01 14 53 00 1932+204 18 26 52 54.9 151.2 -1.1 -18.0 -23 1415 No stop 14 56 00 --- 18 29 52 55.1 152.3 -1.1 -17.3 157 1438 14 53 01 14 56 00 J1943+213 18 29 52 55.2 148.5 -1.2 -19.7 -22 1438 No stop 14 59 00 --- 18 32 53 55.4 149.7 -1.2 -19.0 158 1462 14 56 01 15 00 00 1932+204 18 33 53 55.4 153.9 -1.0 -16.4 37 1462 15 00 00 15 02 00 --- 18 35 53 55.5 154.7 -1.0 -15.9 120 1477 15 00 01 15 02 00 J1943+213 18 35 53 55.6 150.8 -1.1 -18.3 -22 1477 No stop 15 05 00 --- 18 38 54 55.9 152.0 -1.1 -17.6 158 1500 15 02 01 15 05 00 1932+204 18 38 54 55.7 155.9 -0.9 -15.2 -23 1500 No stop 15 08 00 --- 18 41 54 55.9 157.1 -0.9 -14.4 157 1523 15 05 01 15 08 00 J1943+213 18 41 54 56.1 153.2 -1.0 -16.9 -22 1523 No stop 15 11 00 --- 18 44 55 56.3 154.4 -1.0 -16.2 158 1546 15 08 01 15 12 00 1932+204 18 45 55 56.1 158.7 -0.8 -13.4 37 1546 15 12 00 15 14 00 --- 18 47 55 56.2 159.6 -0.8 -12.9 120 1562 15 12 01 15 14 00 J1943+213 18 47 55 56.4 155.6 -0.9 -15.4 -22 1562 No stop 15 17 00 --- 18 50 56 56.6 156.9 -0.9 -14.7 158 1585 15 14 01 15 17 00 1932+204 18 50 56 56.3 160.8 -0.7 -12.2 -23 1585 No stop 15 20 00 --- 18 53 56 56.5 162.1 -0.7 -11.4 157 1608 15 17 01 15 20 00 J1943+213 18 53 56 56.8 158.1 -0.8 -13.9 -22 1608 No stop 15 23 00 --- 18 56 57 57.0 159.4 -0.8 -13.1 158 1631 15 20 01 15 24 00 1932+204 18 57 57 56.7 163.7 -0.6 -10.4 37 1631 15 24 00 15 26 00 --- 18 59 57 56.8 164.6 -0.6 -9.8 120 1646 15 24 01 15 27 00 1929+226 19 00 58 59.1 165.9 -0.5 -9.1 37 1646 15 27 00 15 30 00 --- 19 03 58 59.2 167.3 -0.5 -8.2 180 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 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 11 Station: TORUN 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= 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 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: 7 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: 7 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