COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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: 102.49 102.49 102.49 102.49 134.49 134.49 134.49 134.49 166.49 166.49 166.49 166.49 198.49 198.49 198.49 198.49 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 14 15 35 24.4 84.0 -5.3 0.0 0 0 11 30 00 11 35 00 --- 14 20 36 25.2 85.0 -5.2 0.0 300 38 11 30 04 11 36 00 1932+204 14 21 36 23.1 86.0 -5.2 0.0 40 38 11 36 00 11 38 00 --- 14 23 37 23.4 86.4 -5.2 0.0 120 54 11 36 04 11 38 00 J1943+213 14 23 37 22.7 84.2 -5.3 0.0 -20 54 No stop 11 41 00 --- 14 26 37 23.1 84.8 -5.3 0.0 160 77 11 38 04 11 41 00 1932+204 14 26 37 23.9 87.0 -5.2 0.0 -20 77 No stop 11 44 00 --- 14 29 38 24.3 87.6 -5.1 0.0 160 100 11 41 04 11 44 00 J1943+213 14 29 38 23.6 85.3 -5.2 0.0 -20 100 No stop 11 47 00 --- 14 32 38 24.0 85.9 -5.2 0.0 160 123 11 44 04 11 48 00 1932+204 14 33 38 24.9 88.4 -5.0 0.0 40 123 11 48 00 11 50 00 --- 14 35 39 25.2 88.8 -5.0 0.0 120 138 11 48 04 11 50 00 J1943+213 14 35 39 24.5 86.5 -5.1 0.0 -20 138 No stop 11 53 00 --- 14 38 39 24.9 87.1 -5.1 0.0 160 162 11 50 04 11 53 00 1932+204 14 38 39 25.7 89.4 -5.0 0.0 -20 162 No stop 11 56 00 --- 14 41 40 26.1 90.0 -4.9 0.0 160 185 11 53 04 11 56 00 J1943+213 14 41 40 25.4 87.7 -5.0 0.0 -20 185 No stop 11 59 00 --- 14 44 40 25.8 88.3 -5.0 0.0 160 208 11 56 04 12 00 00 1932+204 14 45 40 26.7 90.8 -4.8 0.0 40 208 12 00 00 12 02 00 --- 14 47 41 27.0 91.2 -4.8 0.0 120 223 12 00 04 12 02 00 J1943+213 14 47 41 26.3 88.9 -4.9 0.0 -20 223 No stop 12 05 00 --- 14 50 41 26.8 89.5 -4.9 0.0 160 246 12 02 04 12 05 00 1932+204 14 50 41 27.5 91.8 -4.8 0.0 -20 246 No stop 12 08 00 --- 14 53 42 27.9 92.4 -4.7 0.0 160 269 12 05 04 12 08 00 J1943+213 14 53 42 27.2 90.1 -4.8 0.0 -20 269 No stop 12 11 00 --- 14 56 42 27.7 90.7 -4.8 0.0 160 292 12 08 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 14 57 42 28.5 93.2 -4.6 0.0 40 292 12 12 00 12 14 00 --- 14 59 43 28.8 93.6 -4.6 0.0 120 308 12 12 04 12 14 00 J1943+213 14 59 43 28.1 91.3 -4.7 0.0 -20 308 No stop 12 17 00 --- 15 02 43 28.6 91.9 -4.7 0.0 160 331 12 14 04 12 17 00 1932+204 15 02 43 29.3 94.2 -4.6 0.0 -20 331 No stop 12 20 00 --- 15 05 43 29.7 94.9 -4.5 0.0 160 354 12 17 04 12 20 00 J1943+213 15 05 43 29.0 92.5 -4.6 0.0 -20 354 No stop 12 23 00 --- 15 08 44 29.5 93.1 -4.6 0.0 160 377 12 20 04 12 24 00 1932+204 15 09 44 30.3 95.7 -4.4 0.0 40 377 12 24 00 12 26 00 --- 15 11 44 30.6 96.1 -4.4 0.0 120 392 12 24 04 12 27 00 1929+226 15 12 45 33.0 95.4 -4.3 0.0 40 392 12 27 00 12 29 00 --- 15 14 45 33.3 95.9 -4.3 0.0 120 408 12 27 04 12 30 00 1923+210 15 15 45 33.1 98.5 -4.2 0.0 42 408 12 30 00 12 39 00 --- 15 24 47 34.4 100.4 -4.0 0.0 540 477 12 30 04 12 40 00 1923+210 15 25 47 34.6 100.6 -4.0 0.0 49 477 12 40 00 12 49 00 --- 15 34 48 35.9 102.6 -3.9 0.0 540 546 12 40 04 12 50 00 1929+226 15 35 48 36.5 100.4 -3.9 0.0 42 546 12 50 00 12 53 00 --- 15 38 49 36.9 101.0 -3.9 0.0 180 569 12 50 04 12 54 00 1932+204 15 39 49 34.8 102.2 -3.9 0.0 40 569 12 54 00 12 56 00 --- 15 41 49 35.1 102.6 -3.9 0.0 120 585 12 54 04 12 56 00 J1943+213 15 41 49 34.4 100.1 -4.0 0.0 -20 585 No stop 12 59 00 --- 15 44 50 34.9 100.7 -4.0 0.0 160 608 12 56 04 12 59 00 1932+204 15 44 50 35.6 103.3 -3.8 0.0 -20 608 No stop 13 02 00 --- 15 47 50 36.0 103.9 -3.8 0.0 160 631 12 59 04 13 02 00 J1943+213 15 47 50 35.3 101.4 -3.9 0.0 -20 631 No stop 13 05 00 --- 15 50 51 35.8 102.1 -3.9 0.0 160 654 13 02 04 13 06 00 1932+204 15 51 51 36.6 104.9 -3.7 0.0 40 654 13 06 00 13 08 00 --- 15 53 51 36.9 105.3 -3.7 0.0 120 669 13 06 04 13 08 00 J1943+213 15 53 51 36.2 102.7 -3.8 0.0 -20 669 No stop 13 11 00 --- 15 56 52 36.6 103.4 -3.8 0.0 160 692 13 08 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 15 56 52 37.3 106.0 -3.6 0.0 -20 692 No stop 13 14 00 --- 15 59 52 37.8 106.7 -3.6 0.0 160 715 13 11 04 13 14 00 J1943+213 15 59 52 37.1 104.1 -3.7 0.0 -20 715 No stop 13 17 00 --- 16 02 53 37.5 104.8 -3.7 0.0 160 738 13 14 04 13 18 00 1932+204 16 03 53 38.3 107.6 -3.5 0.0 40 738 13 18 00 13 20 00 --- 16 05 53 38.6 108.1 -3.5 0.0 120 754 13 18 04 13 20 00 J1943+213 16 05 53 38.0 105.5 -3.6 0.0 -20 754 No stop 13 23 00 --- 16 08 54 38.4 106.2 -3.6 0.0 160 777 13 20 04 13 23 00 1932+204 16 08 54 39.0 108.8 -3.4 0.0 -20 777 No stop 13 26 00 --- 16 11 54 39.5 109.6 -3.4 0.0 160 800 13 23 04 13 26 00 J1943+213 16 11 54 38.8 106.9 -3.5 0.0 -20 800 No stop 13 29 00 --- 16 14 55 39.3 107.6 -3.5 0.0 160 823 13 26 04 13 30 00 1929+226 16 15 55 42.3 109.7 -3.3 0.0 36 823 13 30 00 13 35 00 --- 16 20 56 43.0 110.9 -3.2 0.0 300 862 13 30 04 13 36 00 1932+204 16 21 56 40.9 112.0 -3.2 0.0 40 862 13 36 00 13 38 00 --- 16 23 56 41.2 112.5 -3.2 0.0 120 877 13 36 04 13 38 00 J1943+213 16 23 56 40.6 109.7 -3.3 0.0 -20 877 No stop 13 41 00 --- 16 26 57 41.0 110.5 -3.3 0.0 160 900 13 38 04 13 41 00 1932+204 16 26 57 41.6 113.3 -3.1 0.0 -20 900 No stop 13 44 00 --- 16 29 57 42.0 114.0 -3.1 0.0 160 923 13 41 04 13 44 00 J1943+213 16 29 57 41.4 111.2 -3.2 0.0 -20 923 No stop 13 47 00 --- 16 32 58 41.8 112.0 -3.2 0.0 160 946 13 44 04 13 47 00 1932+204 16 32 58 42.4 114.8 -3.0 0.0 -20 946 No stop 13 50 00 --- 16 35 58 42.8 115.6 -3.0 0.0 160 969 13 47 04 13 50 00 J1943+213 16 35 58 42.2 112.7 -3.1 0.0 -20 969 No stop 13 53 00 --- 16 38 59 42.7 113.5 -3.1 0.0 160 992 13 50 04 13 54 00 1932+204 16 39 59 43.4 116.6 -2.9 0.0 40 992 13 54 00 13 56 00 --- 16 41 59 43.6 117.2 -2.9 0.0 120 1008 13 54 04 13 56 00 J1943+213 16 41 59 43.1 114.2 -3.0 0.0 -20 1008 No stop 13 59 00 --- 16 45 00 43.5 115.0 -3.0 0.0 160 1031 13 56 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 16 45 00 44.0 118.0 -2.8 0.0 -20 1031 No stop 14 02 00 --- 16 48 00 44.4 118.8 -2.8 0.0 160 1054 13 59 04 14 02 00 J1943+213 16 48 00 43.9 115.8 -2.9 0.0 -20 1054 No stop 14 05 00 --- 16 51 01 44.3 116.6 -2.9 0.0 160 1077 14 02 04 14 05 00 1932+204 16 51 01 44.8 119.6 -2.7 0.0 -20 1077 No stop 14 08 00 --- 16 54 01 45.2 120.4 -2.7 0.0 160 1100 14 05 04 14 08 00 J1943+213 16 54 01 44.7 117.4 -2.8 0.0 -20 1100 No stop 14 11 00 --- 16 57 02 45.1 118.2 -2.8 0.0 160 1123 14 08 04 14 12 00 1932+204 16 58 02 45.7 121.5 -2.6 0.0 40 1123 14 12 00 14 14 00 --- 17 00 02 46.0 122.1 -2.6 0.0 120 1138 14 12 04 14 14 00 J1943+213 17 00 02 45.5 119.0 -2.7 0.0 -20 1138 No stop 14 17 00 --- 17 03 03 45.9 119.9 -2.7 0.0 160 1162 14 14 04 14 17 00 1932+204 17 03 03 46.4 122.9 -2.5 0.0 -20 1162 No stop 14 20 00 --- 17 06 03 46.8 123.8 -2.5 0.0 160 1185 14 17 04 14 20 00 J1943+213 17 06 03 46.3 120.7 -2.6 0.0 -20 1185 No stop 14 23 00 --- 17 09 04 46.7 121.5 -2.6 0.0 160 1208 14 20 04 14 23 00 1932+204 17 09 04 47.1 124.7 -2.4 0.0 -20 1208 No stop 14 26 00 --- 17 12 04 47.5 125.6 -2.4 0.0 160 1231 14 23 04 14 26 00 J1943+213 17 12 04 47.1 122.4 -2.5 0.0 -20 1231 No stop 14 29 00 --- 17 15 05 47.5 123.3 -2.5 0.0 160 1254 14 26 04 14 30 00 1929+226 17 16 05 50.3 126.1 -2.3 0.0 36 1254 14 30 00 14 35 00 --- 17 21 06 50.9 127.7 -2.2 0.0 300 1292 14 30 04 14 36 00 1932+204 17 22 06 48.7 128.6 -2.2 0.0 40 1292 14 36 00 14 38 00 --- 17 24 06 49.0 129.2 -2.2 0.0 120 1308 14 36 04 14 38 00 J1943+213 17 24 06 48.6 125.9 -2.3 0.0 -20 1308 No stop 14 41 00 --- 17 27 07 48.9 126.8 -2.3 0.0 160 1331 14 38 04 14 41 00 1932+204 17 27 07 49.3 130.1 -2.1 0.0 -20 1331 No stop 14 44 00 --- 17 30 07 49.6 131.1 -2.1 0.0 160 1354 14 41 04 14 44 00 J1943+213 17 30 07 49.3 127.7 -2.2 0.0 -20 1354 No stop 14 47 00 --- 17 33 08 49.7 128.7 -2.2 0.0 160 1377 14 44 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 17 34 08 50.1 132.4 -2.0 0.0 40 1377 14 48 00 14 50 00 --- 17 36 08 50.3 133.0 -2.0 0.0 120 1392 14 48 04 14 50 00 J1943+213 17 36 08 50.0 129.6 -2.1 0.0 -20 1392 No stop 14 53 00 --- 17 39 09 50.4 130.6 -2.1 0.0 160 1415 14 50 04 14 53 00 1932+204 17 39 09 50.6 134.0 -1.9 0.0 -20 1415 No stop 14 56 00 --- 17 42 09 51.0 135.0 -1.9 0.0 160 1438 14 53 04 14 56 00 J1943+213 17 42 09 50.7 131.5 -2.0 0.0 -20 1438 No stop 14 59 00 --- 17 45 10 51.0 132.5 -2.0 0.0 160 1462 14 56 04 15 00 00 1932+204 17 46 10 51.4 136.3 -1.8 0.0 40 1462 15 00 00 15 02 00 --- 17 48 10 51.6 137.0 -1.8 0.0 120 1477 15 00 04 15 02 00 J1943+213 17 48 10 51.4 133.5 -1.9 0.0 -20 1477 No stop 15 05 00 --- 17 51 11 51.7 134.5 -1.9 0.0 160 1500 15 02 04 15 05 00 1932+204 17 51 11 51.9 138.0 -1.7 0.0 -20 1500 No stop 15 08 00 --- 17 54 11 52.2 139.0 -1.7 0.0 160 1523 15 05 04 15 08 00 J1943+213 17 54 11 52.0 135.5 -1.8 0.0 -20 1523 No stop 15 11 00 --- 17 57 12 52.3 136.5 -1.8 0.0 160 1546 15 08 04 15 12 00 1932+204 17 58 12 52.6 140.4 -1.6 0.0 40 1546 15 12 00 15 14 00 --- 18 00 12 52.8 141.1 -1.6 0.0 120 1562 15 12 04 15 14 00 J1943+213 18 00 12 52.6 137.5 -1.7 0.0 -20 1562 No stop 15 17 00 --- 18 03 13 52.9 138.6 -1.7 0.0 160 1585 15 14 04 15 17 00 1932+204 18 03 13 53.1 142.2 -1.5 0.0 -20 1585 No stop 15 20 00 --- 18 06 13 53.3 143.3 -1.5 0.0 160 1608 15 17 04 15 20 00 J1943+213 18 06 13 53.2 139.6 -1.6 0.0 -20 1608 No stop 15 23 00 --- 18 09 14 53.5 140.7 -1.6 0.0 160 1631 15 20 04 15 24 00 1932+204 18 10 14 53.7 144.8 -1.4 0.0 40 1631 15 24 00 15 26 00 --- 18 12 14 53.9 145.5 -1.4 0.0 120 1646 15 24 04 15 27 00 1929+226 18 13 14 56.3 145.9 -1.3 0.0 40 1646 15 27 00 15 30 00 --- 18 16 15 56.6 147.1 -1.3 0.0 180 1669 15 27 04 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: wb6cm LO from PC-SCHED values, must be in Low patch Setup group: 2 Station: WSTRBORK 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= 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 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 = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 6 5 6 5 8 7 8 7 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 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= 102.49 102.49 102.49 102.49 134.49 134.49 134.49 134.49 166.49 166.49 166.49 166.49 198.49 198.49 198.49 198.49 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: 2 Track assignments are: track1= 20, 18, 4, 2, 24, 22, 8, 6, 28, 26, 12, 10, 32, 30, 16, 14 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