COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: Global 7mm VLBI observations of Cygnus A Exp. Code: gb075b Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.30 Version 11.3 update 1. April 14, 2014 PI: Biagina Boccardi Address: Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy Auf dem Huegel 69 Bonn, 53121 Germany Phone: +49 (0)228 525 366 EMAIL: bboccardi@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: +49-2257-301-106 Phone during observation: +49-2257-301-155 Observing mode: 1024-32-2 Notes: COVER LETTER: Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 Global 7mm VLBI observations of Cygnus A 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 19 Oct 2014 Day 292 --- Next scan frequencies: 43130.25 43130.25 43130.25 43130.25 43162.25 43162.25 43162.25 43162.25 43194.25 43194.25 43194.25 43194.25 43226.25 43226.25 43226.25 43226.25 Next BBC frequencies: 739.75 739.75 739.75 739.75 707.75 707.75 707.75 707.75 675.75 675.75 675.75 675.75 643.75 643.75 643.75 643.75 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 12 00 00 2013+370 14 19 04 28.3 64.7 -5.9 -46.2 0 0 12 00 00 12 03 00 --- 14 22 05 28.7 65.2 -5.9 -46.4 180 23 12 00 01 12 04 00 CYG-A 14 23 05 33.5 64.7 -5.6 -49.4 19 23 12 04 00 12 19 00 --- 14 38 08 35.7 66.9 -5.4 -50.6 900 138 12 04 01 12 20 00 CYG-A 14 39 08 35.9 67.1 -5.3 -50.6 49 138 12 20 00 12 25 00 --- 14 44 08 36.6 67.8 -5.3 -51.0 300 177 12 20 01 12 30 00 2013+370 14 49 09 32.7 69.4 -5.4 -48.4 260 177 12 30 00 12 33 00 --- 14 52 10 33.1 69.9 -5.4 -48.6 180 200 12 30 01 12 34 00 CYG-A 14 53 10 37.9 69.1 -5.1 -51.7 20 200 12 34 00 12 49 00 --- 15 08 12 40.2 71.4 -4.9 -52.7 900 315 12 34 01 12 50 00 CYG-A 15 09 13 40.3 71.5 -4.8 -52.8 49 315 12 50 00 12 54 00 --- 15 13 13 41.0 72.1 -4.8 -53.0 240 346 12 50 01 13 00 00 BLLAC 15 19 14 25.5 53.5 -6.7 -43.7 274 346 13 00 00 13 03 00 --- 15 22 15 25.9 53.9 -6.7 -44.0 180 369 13 00 01 13 09 00 2013+370 15 28 16 38.6 75.6 -4.8 -50.7 280 369 13 09 00 13 12 00 --- 15 31 16 39.1 76.1 -4.7 -50.8 180 392 13 09 01 13 13 00 CYG-A 15 32 16 43.9 75.0 -4.5 -54.2 20 392 13 13 00 13 28 00 --- 15 47 19 46.2 77.4 -4.2 -55.0 900 508 13 13 01 13 34 00 2013+370 15 53 20 42.5 79.7 -4.4 -51.8 320 508 13 34 00 13 37 00 --- 15 56 20 43.0 80.2 -4.3 -51.9 180 531 13 34 01 13 38 00 CYG-A 15 57 20 47.7 79.0 -4.0 -55.5 20 531 13 38 00 13 53 00 --- 16 12 23 50.1 81.4 -3.8 -56.1 900 646 13 38 01 14 00 00 2013+370 16 19 24 46.6 84.2 -3.9 -52.6 380 646 14 00 00 14 03 00 --- 16 22 25 47.1 84.7 -3.9 -52.7 180 669 14 00 01 14 04 00 CYG-A 16 23 25 51.8 83.2 -3.6 -56.5 20 669 14 04 00 14 19 00 --- 16 38 27 54.2 85.8 -3.4 -56.9 900 785 14 04 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 Global 7mm VLBI observations of Cygnus A 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 19 Oct 2014 Day 292 --- 14 20 00 CYG-A 16 39 27 54.4 86.0 -3.3 -56.9 49 785 14 20 00 14 25 00 --- 16 44 28 55.2 86.9 -3.3 -57.0 300 823 14 20 01 14 30 00 2013+370 16 49 29 51.4 89.7 -3.4 -53.0 260 823 14 30 00 14 33 00 --- 16 52 30 51.8 90.3 -3.4 -53.0 180 846 14 30 01 14 34 00 CYG-A 16 53 30 56.6 88.6 -3.1 -57.1 20 846 14 34 00 14 49 00 --- 17 08 32 59.0 91.5 -2.9 -57.1 900 962 14 34 01 14 50 00 CYG-A 17 09 32 59.1 91.7 -2.8 -57.1 49 962 14 50 00 14 54 00 --- 17 13 33 59.8 92.5 -2.8 -57.0 240 992 14 50 01 15 00 00 BLLAC 17 19 34 42.3 70.9 -4.7 -54.4 266 992 15 00 00 15 03 00 --- 17 22 34 42.8 71.3 -4.7 -54.6 180 1015 15 00 01 15 09 00 2013+370 17 28 35 57.6 97.8 -2.8 -52.3 269 1015 15 09 00 15 12 00 --- 17 31 36 58.0 98.5 -2.7 -52.2 180 1038 15 09 01 15 13 00 CYG-A 17 32 36 62.8 96.6 -2.5 -56.5 20 1038 15 13 00 15 28 00 --- 17 47 39 65.2 100.2 -2.2 -55.7 900 1154 15 13 01 15 34 00 2013+370 17 53 40 61.5 103.9 -2.4 -50.8 320 1154 15 34 00 15 37 00 --- 17 56 40 61.9 104.7 -2.3 -50.6 180 1177 15 34 01 15 38 00 CYG-A 17 57 40 66.7 102.9 -2.0 -54.9 20 1177 15 38 00 15 53 00 --- 18 12 43 69.0 107.3 -1.8 -53.3 900 1292 15 38 01 16 00 00 2013+370 18 19 44 65.4 111.5 -1.9 -48.0 380 1292 16 00 00 16 03 00 --- 18 22 44 65.9 112.5 -1.9 -47.6 180 1315 16 00 01 16 04 00 CYG-A 18 23 44 70.7 111.0 -1.6 -51.6 20 1315 16 04 00 16 19 00 --- 18 38 47 72.9 116.8 -1.4 -48.5 900 1431 16 04 01 16 20 00 CYG-A 18 39 47 73.0 117.3 -1.3 -48.3 47 1431 16 20 00 16 25 00 --- 18 44 48 73.7 119.5 -1.3 -47.0 300 1469 16 20 01 16 30 00 2013+370 18 49 49 69.7 122.6 -1.4 -42.3 260 1469 16 30 00 16 33 00 --- 18 52 49 70.1 123.9 -1.4 -41.5 180 1492 16 30 01 16 34 00 CYG-A 18 53 49 74.9 123.9 -1.1 -44.2 19 1492 16 34 00 16 49 00 --- 19 08 52 76.8 132.7 -0.9 -38.1 900 1608 16 34 01 16 50 00 CYG-A 19 09 52 76.9 133.4 -0.8 -37.6 46 1608 16 50 00 16 53 00 --- 19 12 53 77.3 135.4 -0.8 -36.1 180 1631 16 50 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 Global 7mm VLBI observations of Cygnus A 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 19 Oct 2014 Day 292 --- 17 00 00 BLLAC 19 19 54 61.1 90.4 -2.7 -59.3 280 1631 17 00 00 17 03 00 --- 19 22 54 61.6 91.0 -2.7 -59.3 180 1654 17 00 01 17 10 00 2013+370 19 29 55 74.4 143.8 -0.8 -28.1 270 1654 17 10 00 17 13 00 --- 19 32 56 74.6 145.8 -0.7 -26.7 180 1677 17 10 01 17 14 00 CYG-A 19 33 56 79.3 152.6 -0.4 -22.8 15 1677 17 14 00 17 29 00 --- 19 48 58 80.1 167.8 -0.2 -10.2 900 1792 17 14 01 17 34 00 2013+370 19 53 59 76.1 161.4 -0.4 -14.8 246 1792 17 34 00 17 37 00 --- 19 57 00 76.3 163.8 -0.3 -12.9 180 1815 17 34 01 17 38 30 CYG-A 19 58 30 80.3 178.3 -0.0 -1.4 27 1815 17 38 30 17 53 30 --- 20 13 32 80.0 194.9 0.2 12.5 900 1931 17 38 31 18 00 00 2013+370 20 20 04 76.7 183.5 0.1 2.8 321 1931 18 00 00 18 03 00 --- 20 23 04 76.7 186.1 0.1 4.8 180 1954 18 00 01 18 05 00 CYG-A 20 25 04 79.3 206.5 0.4 22.0 43 1954 18 05 00 18 20 00 --- 20 40 07 78.0 219.4 0.7 32.2 900 2069 18 05 01 18 28 00 2013+370 20 48 08 75.5 206.4 0.5 20.8 406 2069 18 28 00 18 31 00 --- 20 51 09 75.3 208.6 0.6 22.5 180 2092 18 28 01 18 34 00 CYG-A 20 54 09 76.5 229.2 0.9 39.5 104 2092 18 34 00 18 49 00 --- 21 09 12 74.5 237.6 1.2 45.2 900 2208 18 34 01 18 56 00 2013+370 21 16 13 72.9 224.7 1.0 34.2 351 2208 18 56 00 18 59 00 --- 21 19 13 72.6 226.4 1.1 35.3 180 2231 18 56 01 19 01 00 CYG-A 21 21 14 72.9 243.2 1.4 48.5 51 2231 19 01 00 19 16 00 --- 21 36 16 70.7 249.0 1.6 51.6 900 2346 19 01 01 19 22 00 CYG-A 21 42 17 69.8 251.1 1.7 52.6 346 2346 19 22 00 19 28 00 --- 21 48 18 68.9 253.0 1.8 53.4 360 2392 19 22 01 19 37 00 2013+370 21 57 19 67.6 243.4 1.7 45.5 479 2392 19 37 00 19 40 00 --- 22 00 20 67.2 244.4 1.7 46.1 180 2415 19 37 01 19 42 00 CYG-A 22 02 20 66.7 257.1 2.0 54.9 60 2415 19 42 00 19 57 00 --- 22 17 23 64.4 261.0 2.3 56.0 900 2531 19 42 01 19 59 00 2013+370 22 19 23 64.4 250.7 2.1 48.9 64 2531 19 59 00 20 02 00 --- 22 22 24 63.9 251.6 2.1 49.3 180 2554 19 59 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 5 Global 7mm VLBI observations of Cygnus A 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 19 Oct 2014 Day 292 --- 20 11 00 BLLAC 22 31 25 80.5 213.2 0.5 28.1 400 2554 20 11 00 20 14 00 --- 22 34 26 80.2 216.1 0.5 30.5 180 2577 20 11 01 20 23 00 2013+370 22 43 27 60.7 257.4 2.5 51.2 416 2577 20 23 00 20 26 00 --- 22 46 28 60.2 258.1 2.5 51.4 180 2600 20 23 01 20 27 00 CYG-A 22 47 28 59.6 267.7 2.8 57.0 7 2600 20 27 00 20 42 00 --- 23 02 30 57.2 270.7 3.0 57.1 900 2715 20 27 01 20 47 00 2013+370 23 07 31 56.9 263.1 2.9 52.4 250 2715 20 47 00 20 50 00 --- 23 10 31 56.5 263.7 2.9 52.5 180 2738 20 47 01 20 51 00 CYG-A 23 11 32 55.8 272.4 3.2 57.0 10 2738 20 51 00 21 06 00 --- 23 26 34 53.4 275.1 3.4 56.8 900 2854 20 51 01 21 15 00 2013+370 23 35 36 52.5 268.9 3.3 53.0 491 2854 21 15 00 21 18 00 --- 23 38 36 52.0 269.5 3.4 53.0 180 2877 21 15 01 21 19 00 CYG-A 23 39 36 51.3 277.3 3.7 56.4 12 2877 21 19 00 21 34 00 --- 23 54 39 49.0 279.8 3.9 55.8 900 2992 21 19 01 21 35 00 CYG-A 23 55 39 48.8 279.9 3.9 55.8 49 2992 21 35 00 21 39 00 --- 23 59 39 48.2 280.6 4.0 55.6 240 3023 21 35 01 21 47 00 2013+370 00 07 41 47.4 274.9 3.9 52.7 434 3023 21 47 00 21 50 00 --- 00 10 41 46.9 275.5 3.9 52.6 180 3046 21 47 01 21 51 00 CYG-A 00 11 41 46.3 282.5 4.2 55.1 14 3046 21 51 00 22 06 00 --- 00 26 44 44.0 284.8 4.4 54.3 900 3162 21 51 01 22 07 00 CYG-A 00 27 44 43.9 285.0 4.5 54.2 49 3162 22 07 00 22 12 00 --- 00 32 45 43.1 285.7 4.5 53.9 300 3200 22 07 01 22 21 00 BLLAC 00 41 46 61.9 268.6 2.6 59.3 438 3200 22 21 00 22 24 00 --- 00 44 47 61.4 269.2 2.7 59.3 180 3223 22 21 01 22 33 00 2013+370 00 53 48 40.2 282.8 4.6 51.1 438 3223 22 33 00 22 36 00 --- 00 56 49 39.7 283.3 4.7 51.0 180 3246 22 33 01 22 37 30 CYG-A 00 58 19 39.2 289.6 5.0 52.3 46 3246 22 37 30 22 52 30 --- 01 13 22 37.0 291.8 5.2 51.2 900 3362 22 37 31 23 00 00 2013+370 01 20 53 36.0 287.1 5.1 49.7 407 3362 23 00 00 23 03 00 --- 01 23 53 35.5 287.6 5.1 49.6 180 3385 23 00 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 6 Global 7mm VLBI observations of Cygnus A 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 19 Oct 2014 Day 292 --- 23 05 00 CYG-A 01 25 54 35.1 293.7 5.4 50.2 77 3385 23 05 00 23 20 00 --- 01 40 56 33.0 295.9 5.7 49.0 900 3500 23 05 01 23 27 00 2013+370 01 47 57 31.9 291.4 5.5 48.0 378 3500 23 27 00 23 30 00 --- 01 50 58 31.5 291.9 5.6 47.8 180 3523 23 27 01 23 31 00 CYG-A 01 51 58 31.4 297.6 5.9 48.1 17 3523 23 31 00 23 46 00 --- 02 07 00 29.3 299.8 6.1 46.8 900 3638 23 31 01 23 47 00 CYG-A 02 08 01 29.2 299.9 6.1 46.7 49 3638 23 47 00 23 55 00 --- 02 16 02 28.1 301.1 6.3 45.9 480 3700 23 47 01 --- Mon 20 Oct 2014 Day 293 --- 00 07 00 BLLAC 02 28 04 45.2 286.3 4.4 55.7 623 3700 00 07 00 00 10 00 --- 02 31 04 44.8 286.8 4.5 55.5 180 3723 00 07 01 00 23 00 2013+370 02 44 06 23.9 300.2 6.5 43.6 681 3723 00 23 00 00 26 00 --- 02 47 07 23.5 300.7 6.5 43.4 180 3746 00 23 01 00 28 00 CYG-A 02 49 07 23.7 306.1 6.8 42.7 79 3746 00 28 00 00 43 00 --- 03 04 10 21.8 308.4 7.1 41.1 900 3862 00 28 01 00 51 00 2013+370 03 12 11 20.1 304.6 6.9 41.1 440 3862 00 51 00 00 54 00 --- 03 15 12 19.7 305.1 7.0 40.8 180 3885 00 51 01 00 55 00 CYG-A 03 16 12 20.3 310.3 7.3 39.8 19 3885 00 55 00 01 10 00 --- 03 31 14 18.5 312.6 7.5 38.2 900 4000 00 55 01 01 18 00 2013+370 03 39 15 16.7 309.0 7.4 38.3 440 4000 01 18 00 01 21 00 --- 03 42 16 16.3 309.5 7.4 38.0 180 4023 01 18 01 01 23 00 CYG-A 03 44 16 17.0 314.7 7.7 36.7 80 4023 01 23 00 01 38 00 --- 03 59 19 15.4 317.1 8.0 34.9 900 4138 01 23 01 02 15 00 BLLAC 04 36 25 26.9 304.9 6.6 44.9 2133 4138 02 15 00 02 18 00 --- 04 39 25 26.5 305.3 6.6 44.6 180 4162 02 15 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: /home/bboccardi/SCHED/setups/sess314QG.setini Matching groups in /home/bboccardi/SCHED/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: ef7mm 7mm secondary focus: only LSB, no USB available Setup group: 15 Station: EFLSBERG 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= 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 43870.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF SB = L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L 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= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 43130.25 43130.25 43130.25 43130.25 43162.25 43162.25 43162.25 43162.25 43194.25 43194.25 43194.25 43194.25 43226.25 43226.25 43226.25 43226.25 BBC fr= 739.75 739.75 739.75 739.75 707.75 707.75 707.75 707.75 675.75 675.75 675.75 675.75 643.75 643.75 643.75 643.75 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: 3 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 4, 12, 20, 28, 6, 14, 22, 30, 8, 16, 24, 32 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) J1959+4044 19 57 44.453094 * 19 59 28.368821 19 59 59.565661 167.68 * CYG-A 40 35 46.31273 * 40 44 02.04732 40 46 56.28727 120.15 CYGNUS-A /home/bboccardi/SCHED/catalogs/sources.vlba J1959+40 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 3 observations 1957+405 1957+404 J2015+3710 20 13 37.014489 * 20 15 28.729775 20 16 02.361112 0.16 * 2013+370 37 01 44.45943 * 37 10 59.51531 37 14 10.46269 0.16 /home/bboccardi/SCHED/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 282 observations J2202+4216 22 00 39.362504 * 22 02 43.291371 22 03 21.587829 0.14 * BLLAC 42 02 08.59073 * 42 16 39.97987 42 21 20.82381 0.10 2200+420 /home/bboccardi/SCHED/catalogs/sources.vlba J2202+42 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 59418 observations VR422201 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 CYG-A tups/sess314QG.setini 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 18 14.458 883.767 2013+370 tups/sess314QG.setini 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 18 2.300 140.650 BLLAC tups/sess314QG.setini 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 18 0.500 32.550 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) CYG-A 100.7 2013+370 103.6 BLLAC 123.4 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