COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: No description given. Exp. Code: EC066A Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Alessamdro Caccianiga Address: OA Brera - INAF Via Brera 28 I-20121 Milano ITALY Phone: +39 051 2095713 EMAIL: alessandro.caccianiga@brera.inaf.it Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: VLBA/MKIV Notes: Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 No description given. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 18 Oct 2018 Day 291 --- 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: 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 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 17 00 00 3C454.3 19 35 08 39.5 467.6 -3.3 -45.1 0 0 17 00 00 17 08 00 --- 19 43 09 40.9 469.4 -3.2 -44.5 480 62 17 00 01 17 09 00 J2357+1402 19 44 09 28.5 458.3 -4.2 -46.7 30 62 17 09 00 17 13 30 --- 19 48 40 29.3 459.2 -4.2 -46.5 270 97 17 09 01 17 13 30 J0006+1235 19 48 40 26.9 458.8 -4.3 -46.3 -10 97 No stop 17 15 00 --- 19 50 10 27.1 459.0 -4.3 -46.2 80 108 17 13 31 17 15 00 J2357+1402 19 50 10 29.6 459.5 -4.1 -46.5 -10 108 No stop 17 18 30 --- 19 53 41 30.2 460.1 -4.1 -46.4 200 135 17 15 01 17 18 30 J0006+1235 19 53 41 27.7 459.7 -4.2 -46.1 -10 135 No stop 17 20 10 --- 19 55 21 28.0 460.0 -4.2 -46.0 90 148 17 18 31 17 20 10 J2357+1402 19 55 21 30.5 460.5 -4.1 -46.3 -10 148 No stop 17 23 50 --- 19 59 02 31.1 461.2 -4.0 -46.2 210 176 17 20 11 17 24 20 J0006+1235 19 59 32 28.8 460.8 -4.1 -45.9 20 176 17 24 20 17 25 30 --- 20 00 42 29.0 461.1 -4.1 -45.8 70 185 17 24 21 17 25 30 J2357+1402 20 00 42 31.4 461.5 -4.0 -46.1 -10 185 No stop 17 29 00 --- 20 04 12 32.0 462.2 -3.9 -45.9 200 213 17 25 31 17 29 00 J0006+1235 20 04 12 29.6 461.7 -4.1 -45.7 -10 213 No stop 17 30 40 --- 20 05 53 29.9 462.1 -4.0 -45.6 90 225 17 29 01 17 30 40 J2357+1402 20 05 53 32.3 462.5 -3.9 -45.9 -10 225 No stop 17 34 20 --- 20 09 33 33.0 463.3 -3.8 -45.7 210 254 17 30 41 17 34 50 J0006+1235 20 10 03 30.6 462.9 -4.0 -45.4 20 254 17 34 50 17 36 00 --- 20 11 14 30.8 463.1 -3.9 -45.4 70 263 17 34 51 17 36 00 J2357+1402 20 11 14 33.3 463.6 -3.8 -45.6 -10 263 No stop 17 39 30 --- 20 14 44 33.9 464.3 -3.7 -45.4 200 290 17 36 01 17 39 30 J0006+1235 20 14 44 31.4 463.8 -3.9 -45.2 -10 290 No stop 17 41 10 --- 20 16 24 31.7 464.2 -3.8 -45.1 90 303 17 39 31 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 No description given. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 18 Oct 2018 Day 291 --- 17 41 10 J2357+1402 20 16 24 34.2 464.7 -3.7 -45.3 -10 303 No stop 17 44 50 --- 20 20 05 34.8 465.4 -3.6 -45.1 210 331 17 41 11 17 45 20 J0006+1235 20 20 35 32.4 465.0 -3.8 -44.9 20 331 17 45 20 17 46 30 --- 20 21 45 32.6 465.3 -3.8 -44.8 70 340 17 45 21 17 46 30 J2357+1402 20 21 45 35.1 465.8 -3.6 -45.0 -10 340 No stop 17 50 00 --- 20 25 16 35.7 466.5 -3.6 -44.8 200 367 17 46 31 17 50 00 J0006+1235 20 25 16 33.2 466.0 -3.7 -44.6 -9 367 No stop 17 51 40 --- 20 26 56 33.5 466.3 -3.7 -44.5 91 380 17 50 01 17 51 40 J2357+1402 20 26 56 36.0 466.9 -3.5 -44.7 -10 380 No stop 17 55 20 --- 20 30 37 36.6 467.7 -3.5 -44.5 210 408 17 51 41 17 55 50 J0006+1235 20 31 07 34.2 467.2 -3.6 -44.3 21 408 17 55 50 17 57 00 --- 20 32 17 34.4 467.5 -3.6 -44.2 70 417 17 55 51 17 57 00 J2357+1402 20 32 17 36.9 468.0 -3.4 -44.4 -10 417 No stop 18 00 30 --- 20 35 48 37.5 468.8 -3.4 -44.1 200 444 17 57 01 18 00 30 J0006+1235 20 35 48 35.0 468.2 -3.5 -44.0 -9 444 No stop 18 02 10 --- 20 37 28 35.3 468.6 -3.5 -43.9 91 457 18 00 31 18 02 10 J2357+1402 20 37 28 37.8 469.2 -3.4 -44.0 -10 457 No stop 18 05 50 --- 20 41 09 38.4 470.0 -3.3 -43.7 210 486 18 02 11 18 06 20 J0006+1235 20 41 39 36.0 469.5 -3.4 -43.6 21 486 18 06 20 18 07 30 --- 20 42 49 36.2 469.7 -3.4 -43.5 70 495 18 06 21 18 07 30 J2357+1402 20 42 49 38.7 470.4 -3.3 -43.6 -10 495 No stop 18 11 00 --- 20 46 19 39.2 471.1 -3.2 -43.3 200 522 18 07 31 18 11 00 J0006+1235 20 46 19 36.8 470.5 -3.4 -43.2 -9 522 No stop 18 12 40 --- 20 48 00 37.1 470.9 -3.3 -43.1 91 535 18 11 01 18 12 40 J2357+1402 20 48 00 39.5 471.5 -3.2 -43.2 -10 535 No stop 18 16 20 --- 20 51 40 40.1 472.4 -3.1 -42.8 210 563 18 12 41 18 16 50 J0006+1235 20 52 10 37.8 471.8 -3.3 -42.7 21 563 18 16 50 18 18 00 --- 20 53 21 38.0 472.1 -3.2 -42.6 70 572 18 16 51 18 18 00 J2357+1402 20 53 21 40.4 472.8 -3.1 -42.7 -10 572 No stop 18 21 30 --- 20 56 51 41.0 473.6 -3.0 -42.4 200 599 18 18 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 No description given. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 18 Oct 2018 Day 291 --- 18 21 30 J0006+1235 20 56 51 38.5 472.9 -3.2 -42.3 -9 599 No stop 18 23 10 --- 20 58 31 38.8 473.3 -3.1 -42.2 91 612 18 21 31 18 23 10 J2357+1402 20 58 31 41.2 474.0 -3.0 -42.2 -10 612 No stop 18 26 50 --- 21 02 12 41.8 474.9 -2.9 -41.8 210 640 18 23 11 18 27 20 J0006+1235 21 02 42 39.5 474.2 -3.1 -41.8 21 640 18 27 20 18 28 30 --- 21 03 52 39.7 474.5 -3.1 -41.7 70 649 18 27 21 18 28 30 J2357+1402 21 03 52 42.1 475.3 -2.9 -41.7 -10 649 No stop 18 32 00 --- 21 07 23 42.7 476.1 -2.9 -41.3 200 676 18 28 31 18 32 00 J0006+1235 21 07 23 40.2 475.4 -3.0 -41.3 -9 676 No stop 18 33 40 --- 21 09 03 40.5 475.8 -3.0 -41.2 91 689 18 32 01 18 33 40 J2357+1402 21 09 03 42.9 476.6 -2.8 -41.1 -10 689 No stop 18 37 20 --- 21 12 44 43.5 477.5 -2.8 -40.7 210 718 18 33 41 18 37 50 J0006+1235 21 13 14 41.2 476.8 -2.9 -40.7 21 718 18 37 50 18 39 00 --- 21 14 24 41.4 477.1 -2.9 -40.6 70 727 18 37 51 18 39 00 J2357+1402 21 14 24 43.8 477.9 -2.7 -40.5 -9 727 No stop 18 42 30 --- 21 17 55 44.3 478.8 -2.7 -40.1 201 754 18 39 01 18 42 30 J0006+1235 21 17 55 41.9 477.9 -2.8 -40.2 -9 754 No stop 18 44 10 --- 21 19 35 42.2 478.4 -2.8 -40.0 91 766 18 42 31 18 44 10 J2357+1402 21 19 35 44.6 479.2 -2.7 -39.9 -9 766 No stop 18 47 50 --- 21 23 15 45.2 480.2 -2.6 -39.4 211 795 18 44 11 18 48 20 J0006+1235 21 23 45 42.8 479.4 -2.7 -39.5 21 795 18 48 20 18 49 30 --- 21 24 56 43.0 479.7 -2.7 -39.4 70 804 18 48 21 18 49 30 J2357+1402 21 24 56 45.4 480.7 -2.6 -39.2 -9 804 No stop 18 53 00 --- 21 28 26 46.0 481.6 -2.5 -38.8 201 831 18 49 31 18 53 00 J0006+1235 21 28 26 43.6 480.6 -2.6 -39.0 -9 831 No stop 18 54 40 --- 21 30 07 43.8 481.1 -2.6 -38.8 91 844 18 53 01 18 54 40 J2357+1402 21 30 07 46.2 482.1 -2.5 -38.5 -9 844 No stop 18 58 20 --- 21 33 47 46.8 483.1 -2.4 -38.0 211 872 18 54 41 18 58 50 J0006+1235 21 34 17 44.4 482.2 -2.6 -38.2 21 872 18 58 50 19 00 00 --- 21 35 27 44.6 482.5 -2.5 -38.1 70 881 18 58 51 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess318.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: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF 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= 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 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 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 4 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= 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 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: 4 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J2357+1402 23 55 25.017932 * 23 57 58.550000 23 58 56.567664 0.00 13 45 19.89466 * 14 02 01.87000 14 08 21.60981 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0006+1235 00 03 48.958220 * 00 06 23.056100 00 07 21.288976 0.00 12 19 11.25886 * 12 35 53.09800 12 42 12.19941 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 3C454.3 22 51 29.519739 * 22 53 57.747939 22 54 53.581729 0.65 J2253+1608 15 52 54.34808 * 16 08 53.56091 16 15 00.92836 0.73 2251+158 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.gsfc J2253+16 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 41272 observations. 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 J2357+1402 sess318.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 1.269 119.729 J0006+1235 sess318.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 0.497 44.525 3C454.3 sess318.C1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 15 0.133 14.000 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) J2357+1402 156.4 J0006+1235 158.6 3C454.3 140.8 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