COVER INFORMATION Station: YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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: 630.25 630.25 630.25 630.25 662.25 662.25 662.25 662.25 694.25 694.25 694.25 694.25 726.25 726.25 726.25 726.25 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 13 39 11 17.2 55.4 -6.6 -51.8 0 0 12 00 00 12 03 00 --- 13 42 12 17.7 55.8 -6.6 -52.1 180 23 12 00 01 12 04 00 CYG-A 13 43 12 22.5 54.8 -6.3 -55.1 40 23 12 04 00 12 19 00 --- 13 58 15 24.8 56.5 -6.0 -56.9 900 138 12 04 01 12 20 00 CYG-A 13 59 15 25.0 56.7 -6.0 -57.0 45 138 12 20 00 12 25 00 --- 14 04 16 25.8 57.2 -5.9 -57.6 300 177 12 20 01 12 26 00 CYG-A 14 05 16 26.0 57.3 -5.9 -57.7 45 177 12 26 00 12 29 00 --- 14 08 16 26.4 57.7 -5.9 -58.0 180 200 12 26 01 12 30 00 2013+370 14 09 16 22.0 59.2 -6.1 -55.1 40 200 12 30 00 12 33 00 --- 14 12 17 22.5 59.5 -6.1 -55.4 180 223 12 30 01 12 34 00 CYG-A 14 13 17 27.2 58.2 -5.8 -58.6 40 223 12 34 00 12 49 00 --- 14 28 20 29.7 59.9 -5.5 -60.3 900 338 12 34 01 13 00 00 BLLAC 14 39 21 13.7 45.2 -7.4 -46.9 628 338 13 00 00 13 03 00 --- 14 42 22 14.1 45.6 -7.3 -47.3 180 362 13 00 01 13 09 00 2013+370 14 48 23 28.6 63.8 -5.5 -59.0 327 362 13 09 00 13 12 00 --- 14 51 23 29.1 64.2 -5.4 -59.3 180 385 13 09 01 13 13 00 CYG-A 14 52 23 33.7 62.4 -5.1 -62.9 41 385 13 13 00 13 28 00 --- 15 07 26 36.3 64.0 -4.9 -64.4 900 500 13 13 01 13 29 00 CYG-A 15 08 26 36.4 64.1 -4.9 -64.5 45 500 13 29 00 13 33 00 --- 15 12 27 37.1 64.5 -4.8 -65.0 240 531 13 29 01 13 34 00 2013+370 15 13 27 32.9 66.7 -5.0 -61.3 41 531 13 34 00 13 37 00 --- 15 16 27 33.4 67.1 -5.0 -61.6 180 554 13 34 01 13 38 00 CYG-A 15 17 28 38.0 65.0 -4.7 -65.5 41 554 13 38 00 13 53 00 --- 15 32 30 40.6 66.5 -4.5 -67.0 900 669 13 38 01 14 00 00 2013+370 15 39 31 37.5 69.7 -4.6 -63.5 401 669 14 00 00 14 03 00 --- 15 42 32 38.0 70.0 -4.6 -63.8 180 692 14 00 01 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 04 00 CYG-A 15 43 32 42.5 67.5 -4.3 -68.1 41 692 14 04 00 14 19 00 --- 15 58 34 45.2 69.0 -4.0 -69.5 900 808 14 04 01 14 20 00 CYG-A 15 59 34 45.3 69.1 -4.0 -69.6 45 808 14 20 00 14 25 00 --- 16 04 35 46.2 69.5 -3.9 -70.1 300 846 14 20 01 14 26 00 CYG-A 16 05 35 46.4 69.6 -3.9 -70.2 45 846 14 26 00 14 29 00 --- 16 08 36 46.9 69.9 -3.9 -70.5 180 869 14 26 01 14 30 00 2013+370 16 09 36 42.9 73.0 -4.1 -65.9 41 869 14 30 00 14 33 00 --- 16 12 37 43.5 73.3 -4.1 -66.2 180 892 14 30 01 14 34 00 CYG-A 16 13 37 47.8 70.4 -3.8 -71.0 41 892 14 34 00 14 49 00 --- 16 28 39 50.5 71.7 -3.5 -72.4 900 1008 14 34 01 15 00 00 BLLAC 16 39 41 31.8 59.1 -5.4 -62.0 624 1008 15 00 00 15 03 00 --- 16 42 42 32.3 59.4 -5.3 -62.3 180 1031 15 00 01 15 09 00 2013+370 16 48 43 50.1 77.4 -3.5 -68.7 328 1031 15 09 00 15 12 00 --- 16 51 43 50.7 77.7 -3.4 -68.9 180 1054 15 09 01 15 13 00 CYG-A 16 52 43 54.9 73.9 -3.1 -74.6 41 1054 15 13 00 15 28 00 --- 17 07 46 57.7 75.2 -2.9 -76.0 900 1169 15 13 01 15 29 00 CYG-A 17 08 46 57.9 75.2 -2.9 -76.1 45 1169 15 29 00 15 33 00 --- 17 12 46 58.6 75.6 -2.8 -76.5 240 1200 15 29 01 15 34 00 2013+370 17 13 47 54.8 80.2 -3.0 -70.2 40 1200 15 34 00 15 37 00 --- 17 16 47 55.3 80.6 -3.0 -70.4 180 1223 15 34 01 15 38 00 CYG-A 17 17 47 59.5 76.0 -2.7 -76.9 40 1223 15 38 00 15 53 00 --- 17 32 50 62.3 77.3 -2.5 -78.3 900 1338 15 38 01 16 00 00 2013+370 17 39 51 59.7 83.4 -2.6 -71.5 400 1338 16 00 00 16 03 00 --- 17 42 51 60.2 83.8 -2.6 -71.6 180 1362 16 00 01 16 04 00 CYG-A 17 43 52 64.3 78.2 -2.3 -79.3 39 1362 16 04 00 16 19 00 --- 17 58 54 67.1 79.4 -2.0 -80.6 900 1477 16 04 01 16 20 00 CYG-A 17 59 54 67.3 79.5 -2.0 -80.7 45 1477 16 20 00 16 25 00 --- 18 04 55 68.3 79.9 -1.9 -81.2 300 1515 16 20 01 16 26 00 CYG-A 18 05 55 68.5 79.9 -1.9 -81.3 45 1515 16 26 00 16 29 00 --- 18 08 56 69.0 80.2 -1.9 -81.5 180 1538 16 26 01 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 --- 16 30 00 2013+370 18 09 56 65.4 87.4 -2.1 -72.5 38 1538 16 30 00 16 33 00 --- 18 12 56 65.9 87.8 -2.1 -72.6 180 1562 16 30 01 16 34 00 CYG-A 18 13 56 70.0 80.6 -1.8 -82.0 38 1562 16 34 00 16 49 00 --- 18 28 59 72.8 81.7 -1.5 -83.4 900 1677 16 34 01 17 00 00 BLLAC 18 40 01 52.4 70.0 -3.4 -75.1 623 1677 17 00 00 17 03 00 --- 18 43 01 53.0 70.2 -3.3 -75.4 180 1700 17 00 01 17 10 00 2013+370 18 50 02 73.0 94.2 -1.4 -72.2 382 1700 17 10 00 17 13 00 --- 18 53 03 73.6 94.8 -1.4 -72.1 180 1723 17 10 01 17 14 00 CYG-A 18 54 03 77.5 83.4 -1.1 -85.8 34 1723 17 14 00 17 29 00 --- 19 09 06 80.4 84.3 -0.8 -87.4 900 1838 17 14 01 17 30 00 CYG-A 19 10 06 80.5 84.4 -0.8 -87.5 45 1838 17 30 00 17 33 00 --- 19 13 06 81.1 84.5 -0.8 -87.8 180 1862 17 30 01 17 34 00 2013+370 19 14 06 77.5 100.3 -1.0 -70.0 29 1862 17 34 00 17 37 00 --- 19 17 07 78.1 101.3 -1.0 -69.4 180 1885 17 34 01 17 38 30 CYG-A 19 18 37 82.2 84.8 -0.7 -88.5 58 1885 17 38 30 17 53 30 --- 19 33 40 85.0 84.9 -0.4 -90.8 900 2000 17 38 31 18 00 00 2013+370 19 40 11 82.3 112.4 -0.6 -62.0 351 2000 18 00 00 18 03 00 --- 19 43 11 82.8 114.6 -0.5 -60.2 180 2023 18 00 01 18 28 00 2013+370 20 08 15 86.4 154.6 -0.1 -24.1 1484 2023 18 28 00 18 31 00 --- 20 11 16 86.6 163.8 -0.1 -15.4 180 2046 18 28 01 18 34 00 CYG-A 20 14 16 87.3 276.6 0.2 94.3 52 2046 18 34 00 18 49 00 --- 20 29 19 84.4 275.0 0.5 90.3 900 2162 18 34 01 18 56 00 2013+370 20 36 20 84.9 231.8 0.3 48.6 351 2162 18 56 00 18 59 00 --- 20 39 20 84.4 235.9 0.4 52.2 180 2185 18 56 01 19 01 00 CYG-A 20 41 21 82.2 275.2 0.7 88.5 66 2185 19 01 00 19 16 00 --- 20 56 23 79.3 276.0 0.9 86.8 900 2300 19 01 01 19 22 00 CYG-A 21 02 24 78.2 276.3 1.0 86.1 345 2300 19 22 00 19 28 00 --- 21 08 25 77.0 276.7 1.1 85.5 360 2346 19 22 01 19 30 00 CYG-A 21 10 25 76.7 276.9 1.2 85.3 105 2346 19 30 00 19 35 00 --- 21 15 26 75.7 277.2 1.3 84.8 300 2385 19 30 01 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 --- 19 37 00 2013+370 21 17 27 77.6 259.5 1.0 69.9 87 2385 19 37 00 19 40 00 --- 21 20 27 77.1 260.5 1.1 70.3 180 2408 19 37 01 19 42 00 CYG-A 21 22 27 74.4 277.7 1.4 84.2 88 2408 19 42 00 19 57 00 --- 21 37 30 71.6 278.8 1.6 82.8 900 2523 19 42 01 19 59 00 2013+370 21 39 30 73.5 265.3 1.4 72.1 91 2523 19 59 00 20 02 00 --- 21 42 31 72.9 265.9 1.4 72.2 180 2546 19 59 01 20 11 00 BLLAC 21 51 32 87.1 49.5 -0.2 -128.6 318 2546 20 11 00 20 14 00 --- 21 54 33 87.5 41.3 -0.1 -137.2 180 2569 20 11 01 20 23 00 2013+370 22 03 34 68.9 269.8 1.8 72.7 297 2569 20 23 00 20 26 00 --- 22 06 35 68.3 270.3 1.8 72.7 180 2592 20 23 01 20 27 00 CYG-A 22 07 35 65.9 281.1 2.1 80.0 34 2592 20 27 00 20 42 00 --- 22 22 37 63.1 282.4 2.4 78.7 900 2708 20 27 01 20 43 00 CYG-A 22 23 37 63.0 282.4 2.4 78.6 45 2708 20 43 00 20 46 00 --- 22 26 38 62.4 282.7 2.4 78.3 180 2731 20 43 01 20 47 00 2013+370 22 27 38 64.3 273.4 2.2 72.4 36 2731 20 47 00 20 50 00 --- 22 30 39 63.8 273.8 2.2 72.3 180 2754 20 47 01 20 51 00 CYG-A 22 31 39 61.5 283.1 2.5 77.9 36 2754 20 51 00 21 06 00 --- 22 46 41 58.7 284.4 2.8 76.5 900 2869 20 51 01 21 15 00 2013+370 22 55 43 59.0 277.1 2.7 71.4 517 2869 21 15 00 21 18 00 --- 22 58 43 58.5 277.4 2.7 71.2 180 2892 21 15 01 21 19 00 CYG-A 22 59 43 56.3 285.5 3.0 75.3 37 2892 21 19 00 21 34 00 --- 23 14 46 53.5 286.8 3.2 74.0 900 3008 21 19 01 21 35 00 CYG-A 23 15 46 53.4 286.9 3.3 73.9 45 3008 21 35 00 21 39 00 --- 23 19 47 52.6 287.2 3.3 73.5 240 3038 21 35 01 21 40 00 CYG-A 23 20 47 52.5 287.3 3.3 73.4 45 3038 21 40 00 21 46 00 --- 23 26 48 51.4 287.9 3.4 72.8 360 3085 21 40 01 21 47 00 2013+370 23 27 48 53.0 280.9 3.2 69.7 38 3085 21 47 00 21 50 00 --- 23 30 48 52.4 281.2 3.2 69.5 180 3108 21 47 01 21 51 00 CYG-A 23 31 49 50.5 288.3 3.5 72.4 38 3108 21 51 00 22 06 00 --- 23 46 51 47.8 289.7 3.8 70.9 900 3223 21 51 01 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 --- 22 21 00 BLLAC 00 01 53 67.8 284.5 2.0 84.7 862 3223 22 21 00 22 24 00 --- 00 04 54 67.3 284.7 2.0 84.3 180 3246 22 21 01 22 33 00 2013+370 00 13 55 44.5 286.0 4.0 66.6 504 3246 22 33 00 22 36 00 --- 00 16 56 43.9 286.4 4.0 66.4 180 3269 22 33 01 22 37 30 CYG-A 00 18 26 42.2 292.7 4.3 67.9 69 3269 22 37 30 22 52 30 --- 00 33 29 39.5 294.1 4.6 66.4 900 3385 22 37 31 22 54 00 CYG-A 00 34 59 39.3 294.3 4.6 66.2 75 3385 22 54 00 22 59 00 --- 00 40 00 38.4 294.8 4.7 65.7 300 3423 22 54 01 23 00 00 2013+370 00 41 00 39.6 289.0 4.4 64.5 39 3423 23 00 00 23 03 00 --- 00 44 00 39.0 289.4 4.5 64.2 180 3446 23 00 01 23 05 00 CYG-A 00 46 01 37.4 295.4 4.8 65.1 99 3446 23 05 00 23 20 00 --- 01 01 03 34.8 296.9 5.0 63.5 900 3562 23 05 01 23 21 00 CYG-A 01 02 03 34.6 297.0 5.0 63.4 45 3562 23 21 00 23 26 00 --- 01 07 04 33.8 297.5 5.1 62.9 300 3600 23 21 01 23 27 00 2013+370 01 08 04 34.8 292.1 4.9 62.2 39 3600 23 27 00 23 30 00 --- 01 11 05 34.2 292.4 4.9 62.0 180 3623 23 27 01 23 31 00 CYG-A 01 12 05 32.9 298.0 5.2 62.4 39 3623 23 31 00 23 46 00 --- 01 27 07 30.4 299.6 5.5 60.8 900 3738 23 31 01 23 47 00 CYG-A 01 28 08 30.3 299.7 5.5 60.7 45 3738 23 47 00 23 55 00 --- 01 36 09 29.0 300.6 5.6 59.8 480 3800 23 47 01 --- Mon 20 Oct 2014 Day 293 --- 00 00 00 CYG-A 01 41 10 28.1 301.1 5.7 59.2 285 3800 00 00 00 00 04 00 --- 01 45 10 27.5 301.6 5.8 58.8 240 3831 00 00 01 00 07 00 BLLAC 01 48 11 48.6 291.8 3.7 72.8 143 3831 00 07 00 00 10 00 --- 01 51 11 48.1 292.0 3.8 72.5 180 3854 00 07 01 00 23 00 2013+370 02 04 14 25.1 298.6 5.8 57.0 744 3854 00 23 00 00 26 00 --- 02 07 14 24.6 299.0 5.9 56.7 180 3877 00 23 01 00 28 00 CYG-A 02 09 14 23.7 304.3 6.2 56.0 100 3877 00 28 00 00 43 00 --- 02 24 17 21.3 306.1 6.4 54.2 900 3992 00 28 01 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) Page 7 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 20 Oct 2014 Day 293 --- 00 51 00 2013+370 02 32 18 20.5 302.0 6.3 54.0 460 3992 00 51 00 00 54 00 --- 02 35 19 20.0 302.4 6.3 53.7 180 4015 00 51 01 00 55 00 CYG-A 02 36 19 19.5 307.5 6.6 52.8 40 4015 00 55 00 01 10 00 --- 02 51 21 17.2 309.4 6.9 50.9 900 4131 00 55 01 01 18 00 2013+370 02 59 23 16.2 305.5 6.7 51.0 460 4131 01 18 00 01 21 00 --- 03 02 23 15.8 305.9 6.8 50.7 180 4154 01 18 01 01 23 00 CYG-A 03 04 23 15.4 311.0 7.1 49.2 100 4154 01 23 00 01 38 00 --- 03 19 26 13.2 313.0 7.3 47.3 900 4269 01 23 01 01 39 00 CYG-A 03 20 26 13.1 313.1 7.3 47.1 45 4269 01 39 00 01 44 00 --- 03 25 27 12.4 313.8 7.4 46.5 300 4308 01 39 01 01 46 00 2013+370 03 27 27 12.0 309.2 7.2 47.7 100 4308 01 46 00 01 49 00 --- 03 30 28 11.5 309.6 7.2 47.3 180 4331 01 46 01 01 51 00 CYG-A 03 32 28 11.4 314.7 7.5 45.5 100 4331 01 51 00 02 06 00 --- 03 47 30 9.5 316.8 7.8 43.4 900 4446 01 51 01 02 15 00 BLLAC 03 56 32 27.0 304.0 5.9 58.5 506 4446 02 15 00 02 18 00 --- 03 59 32 26.6 304.3 5.9 58.2 180 4469 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 --- 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: 18 Station: YEBES40M 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= 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 42500.00 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: 5 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= 630.25 630.25 630.25 630.25 662.25 662.25 662.25 662.25 694.25 694.25 694.25 694.25 726.25 726.25 726.25 726.25 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: 5 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) 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