COVER INFORMATION Station: IRBENE (Code Ir ) Experiment: Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z Exp. Code: gs044b Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Cristiana Spingola Address: University of Bologna - INAF-IRA via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 3938231373 EMAIL: spingola@ira.inaf.it Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: Notes: v2: T6 IF C->B, BBC 9-12 -> 5-8 COVER LETTER: Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 2 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- Next scan frequencies: 4892.25 4892.25 4892.25 4892.25 4956.25 4956.25 4956.25 4956.25 Next BBC frequencies: 792.25 792.25 792.25 792.25 856.25 856.25 856.25 856.25 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 14 00 00 3C345 17 57 53 68.6-138.0 1.2 27.9 0 0 14 00 00 14 05 00 --- 18 02 54 68.1-135.7 1.3 29.2 300 39 14 00 01 14 08 30 J2018+0831 18 06 24 34.8-221.2 -2.2 -20.9 164 39 14 08 30 14 09 30 --- 18 07 24 34.8-220.9 -2.2 -20.8 60 46 14 08 31 14 09 30 MG2016 18 07 24 37.5-222.5 -2.2 -21.7 -4 46 No stop 14 13 00 --- 18 10 55 37.8-221.5 -2.2 -21.3 206 73 14 09 31 14 13 00 J2018+0831 18 10 55 35.2-219.9 -2.1 -20.4 -4 73 No stop 14 14 30 --- 18 12 25 35.3-219.5 -2.1 -20.2 86 85 14 13 01 14 14 30 MG2016 18 12 25 37.9-221.1 -2.1 -21.1 -4 85 No stop 14 18 00 --- 18 15 56 38.2-220.1 -2.1 -20.6 206 112 14 14 31 14 18 40 J2018+0831 18 16 36 35.6-218.3 -2.0 -19.7 36 112 14 18 40 14 19 40 --- 18 17 36 35.7-218.0 -2.0 -19.5 60 120 14 18 41 14 19 40 MG2016 18 17 36 38.4-219.6 -2.0 -20.4 -4 120 No stop 14 23 10 --- 18 21 07 38.7-218.6 -2.0 -20.0 206 147 14 19 41 14 23 10 J2018+0831 18 21 07 36.0-217.0 -2.0 -19.1 -4 147 No stop 14 24 40 --- 18 22 37 36.1-216.6 -1.9 -18.9 86 158 14 23 11 14 24 40 MG2016 18 22 37 38.8-218.1 -2.0 -19.8 -4 158 No stop 14 28 10 --- 18 26 07 39.1-217.1 -1.9 -19.3 206 185 14 24 41 14 28 50 J2018+0831 18 26 48 36.5-215.4 -1.9 -18.3 36 185 14 28 50 14 29 50 --- 18 27 48 36.5-215.1 -1.9 -18.2 60 193 14 28 51 14 29 50 MG2016 18 27 48 39.2-216.6 -1.9 -19.0 -4 193 No stop 14 33 20 --- 18 31 18 39.5-215.5 -1.8 -18.5 206 220 14 29 51 14 33 20 J2018+0831 18 31 18 36.8-214.0 -1.8 -17.7 -4 220 No stop 14 34 50 --- 18 32 49 36.9-213.6 -1.8 -17.5 86 232 14 33 21 14 34 50 MG2016 18 32 49 39.6-215.1 -1.8 -18.3 -4 232 No stop 14 38 20 --- 18 36 19 39.9-214.0 -1.7 -17.8 206 259 14 34 51 14 39 00 J2018+0831 18 36 59 37.2-212.4 -1.7 -16.9 36 259 14 39 00 14 40 00 --- 18 37 59 37.3-212.1 -1.7 -16.7 60 267 14 39 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 3 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 14 40 00 MG2016 18 37 59 40.0-213.5 -1.7 -17.6 -4 267 No stop 14 43 30 --- 18 41 30 40.3-212.4 -1.6 -17.1 206 294 14 40 01 14 43 30 J2018+0831 18 41 30 37.5-211.0 -1.6 -16.2 -4 294 No stop 14 45 00 --- 18 43 00 37.6-210.6 -1.6 -16.0 86 305 14 43 31 14 45 00 MG2016 18 43 00 40.4-212.0 -1.6 -16.8 -4 305 No stop 14 48 30 --- 18 46 31 40.6-210.9 -1.6 -16.3 206 332 14 45 01 14 49 10 J2018+0831 18 47 11 37.9-209.3 -1.5 -15.4 36 332 14 49 10 14 50 10 --- 18 48 11 38.0-209.0 -1.5 -15.3 60 340 14 49 11 14 50 10 MG2016 18 48 11 40.7-210.4 -1.5 -16.1 -4 340 No stop 14 53 40 --- 18 51 42 41.0-209.3 -1.5 -15.5 206 367 14 50 11 14 53 40 J2018+0831 18 51 42 38.2-207.9 -1.5 -14.7 -4 367 No stop 14 55 10 --- 18 53 12 38.3-207.5 -1.4 -14.5 86 379 14 53 41 14 55 10 MG2016 18 53 12 41.1-208.8 -1.5 -15.3 -4 379 No stop 14 58 40 --- 18 56 42 41.3-207.7 -1.4 -14.7 206 406 14 55 11 14 59 20 J2018+0831 18 57 23 38.6-206.2 -1.4 -13.9 36 406 14 59 20 15 00 20 --- 18 58 23 38.6-205.9 -1.3 -13.7 60 414 14 59 21 15 00 20 MG2016 18 58 23 41.4-207.2 -1.4 -14.5 -4 414 No stop 15 03 50 --- 19 01 53 41.6-206.0 -1.3 -13.9 206 441 15 00 21 15 03 50 J2018+0831 19 01 53 38.8-204.8 -1.3 -13.2 -4 441 No stop 15 05 20 --- 19 03 24 38.9-204.3 -1.3 -12.9 86 452 15 03 51 15 05 20 MG2016 19 03 24 41.7-205.6 -1.3 -13.7 -4 452 No stop 15 08 50 --- 19 06 54 41.9-204.4 -1.2 -13.1 206 479 15 05 21 15 09 30 J2018+0831 19 07 34 39.1-203.0 -1.2 -12.3 36 479 15 09 30 15 10 30 --- 19 08 34 39.2-202.7 -1.2 -12.1 60 487 15 09 31 15 10 30 MG2016 19 08 34 42.0-203.9 -1.2 -12.8 -4 487 No stop 15 14 00 --- 19 12 05 42.2-202.8 -1.1 -12.2 206 514 15 10 31 15 14 00 J2018+0831 19 12 05 39.4-201.6 -1.1 -11.5 -4 514 No stop 15 15 30 --- 19 13 35 39.4-201.2 -1.1 -11.3 86 526 15 14 01 15 15 30 MG2016 19 13 35 42.2-202.3 -1.1 -12.0 -4 526 No stop 15 19 00 --- 19 17 06 42.4-201.2 -1.1 -11.4 206 553 15 15 31 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 4 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 15 19 40 J2018+0831 19 17 46 39.6-199.9 -1.0 -10.6 36 553 15 19 40 15 20 40 --- 19 18 46 39.7-199.5 -1.0 -10.5 60 560 15 19 41 15 20 40 MG2016 19 18 46 42.5-200.6 -1.0 -11.1 -4 560 No stop 15 24 10 --- 19 22 17 42.6-199.5 -1.0 -10.5 206 587 15 20 41 15 24 10 J2018+0831 19 22 17 39.8-198.4 -0.9 -9.9 -4 587 No stop 15 25 40 --- 19 23 47 39.9-197.9 -0.9 -9.6 86 599 15 24 11 15 25 40 MG2016 19 23 47 42.7-199.0 -0.9 -10.3 -4 599 No stop 15 29 10 --- 19 27 17 42.9-197.8 -0.9 -9.6 206 626 15 25 41 15 29 50 J2018+0831 19 27 58 40.1-196.6 -0.9 -8.9 36 626 15 29 50 15 30 50 --- 19 28 58 40.1-196.3 -0.8 -8.8 60 634 15 29 51 15 30 50 MG2016 19 28 58 42.9-197.3 -0.9 -9.4 -4 634 No stop 15 34 20 --- 19 32 28 43.1-196.1 -0.8 -8.7 206 661 15 30 51 15 34 20 J2018+0831 19 32 28 40.2-195.2 -0.8 -8.2 -4 661 No stop 15 35 50 --- 19 33 59 40.3-194.7 -0.8 -7.9 86 672 15 34 21 15 35 50 MG2016 19 33 59 43.1-195.6 -0.8 -8.5 -4 672 No stop 15 39 20 --- 19 37 29 43.2-194.4 -0.7 -7.8 206 699 15 35 51 15 40 00 J2018+0831 19 38 09 40.4-193.4 -0.7 -7.2 36 699 15 40 00 15 41 00 --- 19 39 09 40.4-193.0 -0.7 -7.0 60 707 15 40 01 15 41 00 MG2016 19 39 09 43.3-193.9 -0.7 -7.6 -4 707 No stop 15 44 30 --- 19 42 40 43.4-192.7 -0.6 -6.9 206 734 15 41 01 15 44 30 J2018+0831 19 42 40 40.5-191.9 -0.6 -6.4 -4 734 No stop 15 46 00 --- 19 44 10 40.6-191.4 -0.6 -6.2 86 746 15 44 31 15 46 00 MG2016 19 44 10 43.5-192.2 -0.6 -6.6 -4 746 No stop 15 49 30 --- 19 47 41 43.5-191.0 -0.5 -6.0 206 773 15 46 01 15 50 10 J2018+0831 19 48 21 40.7-190.1 -0.5 -5.4 36 773 15 50 10 15 51 10 --- 19 49 21 40.7-189.7 -0.5 -5.3 60 781 15 50 11 15 51 10 MG2016 19 49 21 43.6-190.5 -0.5 -5.7 -4 781 No stop 15 54 40 --- 19 52 52 43.7-189.3 -0.5 -5.1 206 808 15 51 11 15 54 40 J2018+0831 19 52 52 40.8-188.6 -0.4 -4.6 -4 808 No stop 15 56 10 --- 19 54 22 40.8-188.1 -0.4 -4.4 86 819 15 54 41 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 5 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 15 56 10 MG2016 19 54 22 43.7-188.8 -0.4 -4.8 -4 819 No stop 15 59 40 --- 19 57 52 43.8-187.6 -0.4 -4.1 206 846 15 56 11 16 00 20 J2018+0831 19 58 33 40.9-186.7 -0.3 -3.6 36 846 16 00 20 16 01 20 --- 19 59 33 40.9-186.4 -0.3 -3.5 60 854 16 00 21 16 01 20 MG2016 19 59 33 43.8-187.0 -0.3 -3.8 -4 854 No stop 16 04 50 --- 20 03 03 43.8-185.8 -0.3 -3.2 206 881 16 01 21 16 04 50 J2018+0831 20 03 03 40.9-185.3 -0.3 -2.9 -4 881 No stop 16 06 20 --- 20 04 34 41.0-184.8 -0.2 -2.6 86 893 16 04 51 16 06 20 MG2016 20 04 34 43.9-185.3 -0.3 -2.9 -4 893 No stop 16 09 50 --- 20 08 04 43.9-184.1 -0.2 -2.3 206 920 16 06 21 16 10 30 J2018+0831 20 08 44 41.0-183.4 -0.2 -1.8 36 920 16 10 30 16 11 30 --- 20 09 44 41.0-183.1 -0.2 -1.7 60 927 16 10 31 16 11 30 MG2016 20 09 44 43.9-183.6 -0.2 -2.0 -4 927 No stop 16 15 00 --- 20 13 15 43.9-182.4 -0.1 -1.3 206 955 16 11 31 16 15 00 J2018+0831 20 13 15 41.0-181.9 -0.1 -1.0 -4 955 No stop 16 16 30 --- 20 14 45 41.0-181.4 -0.1 -0.8 86 966 16 15 01 16 16 30 MG2016 20 14 45 44.0-181.9 -0.1 -1.0 -4 966 No stop 16 20 00 --- 20 18 16 44.0-180.7 -0.0 -0.4 206 993 16 16 31 16 20 40 J2018+0831 20 18 56 41.0-180.1 -0.0 -0.0 36 993 16 20 40 16 21 40 --- 20 19 56 41.0-179.7 0.0 0.1 60 1001 16 20 41 16 21 40 MG2016 20 19 56 44.0-180.1 -0.0 -0.1 -4 1001 No stop 16 25 10 --- 20 23 27 44.0-178.9 0.1 0.6 206 1028 16 21 41 16 25 10 J2018+0831 20 23 27 41.0-178.6 0.1 0.8 -4 1028 No stop 16 26 40 --- 20 24 57 41.0-178.1 0.1 1.0 86 1040 16 25 11 16 26 40 MG2016 20 24 57 44.0-178.4 0.1 0.9 -4 1040 No stop 16 30 10 --- 20 28 28 43.9-177.2 0.1 1.5 206 1067 16 26 41 16 30 50 J2018+0831 20 29 08 41.0-176.7 0.2 1.8 36 1067 16 30 50 16 31 50 --- 20 30 08 41.0-176.4 0.2 2.0 60 1074 16 30 51 16 31 50 MG2016 20 30 08 43.9-176.6 0.2 1.8 -4 1074 No stop 16 35 20 --- 20 33 38 43.9-175.4 0.2 2.5 206 1101 16 31 51 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 6 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 16 35 20 J2018+0831 20 33 38 41.0-175.2 0.2 2.6 -4 1101 No stop 16 36 50 --- 20 35 09 40.9-174.8 0.3 2.8 86 1113 16 35 21 16 36 50 MG2016 20 35 09 43.9-174.9 0.2 2.8 -4 1113 No stop 16 40 20 --- 20 38 39 43.8-173.7 0.3 3.4 206 1140 16 36 51 16 41 00 J2018+0831 20 39 19 40.9-173.4 0.3 3.6 36 1140 16 41 00 16 42 00 --- 20 40 19 40.9-173.1 0.4 3.8 60 1148 16 41 01 16 42 00 MG2016 20 40 19 43.8-173.2 0.3 3.7 -4 1148 No stop 16 45 30 --- 20 43 50 43.7-172.0 0.4 4.4 206 1175 16 42 01 16 45 30 J2018+0831 20 43 50 40.8-171.9 0.4 4.4 -4 1175 No stop 16 47 00 --- 20 45 20 40.8-171.4 0.4 4.6 86 1186 16 45 31 16 47 00 MG2016 20 45 20 43.7-171.5 0.4 4.7 -4 1186 No stop 16 50 30 --- 20 48 51 43.6-170.3 0.5 5.3 206 1213 16 47 01 16 51 10 J2018+0831 20 49 31 40.7-170.1 0.5 5.4 36 1213 16 51 10 16 52 10 --- 20 50 31 40.7-169.7 0.5 5.5 60 1221 16 51 11 16 52 10 MG2016 20 50 31 43.6-169.7 0.5 5.6 -4 1221 No stop 16 55 40 --- 20 54 02 43.5-168.5 0.6 6.2 206 1248 16 52 11 16 55 40 J2018+0831 20 54 02 40.6-168.6 0.6 6.2 -4 1248 No stop 16 57 10 --- 20 55 32 40.5-168.1 0.6 6.4 86 1260 16 55 41 16 57 10 MG2016 20 55 32 43.5-168.0 0.6 6.5 -4 1260 No stop 17 00 40 --- 20 59 03 43.4-166.9 0.6 7.1 206 1287 16 57 11 17 01 20 J2018+0831 20 59 43 40.4-166.8 0.7 7.1 36 1287 17 01 20 17 02 20 --- 21 00 43 40.4-166.5 0.7 7.3 60 1295 17 01 21 17 02 20 MG2016 21 00 43 43.3-166.3 0.7 7.4 -4 1295 No stop 17 05 50 --- 21 04 13 43.2-165.1 0.7 8.1 206 1322 17 02 21 17 05 50 J2018+0831 21 04 13 40.3-165.3 0.8 7.9 -4 1322 No stop 17 07 20 --- 21 05 44 40.2-164.8 0.8 8.2 86 1333 17 05 51 17 07 20 MG2016 21 05 44 43.1-164.6 0.8 8.3 -4 1333 No stop 17 10 50 --- 21 09 14 43.0-163.5 0.8 9.0 206 1360 17 07 21 17 11 30 J2018+0831 21 09 54 40.1-163.5 0.8 8.9 36 1360 17 11 30 17 12 30 --- 21 10 54 40.0-163.2 0.9 9.0 60 1368 17 11 31 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 7 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 17 12 30 MG2016 21 10 54 43.0-162.9 0.8 9.3 -4 1368 No stop 17 16 00 --- 21 14 25 42.8-161.8 0.9 9.9 206 1395 17 12 31 17 16 00 J2018+0831 21 14 25 39.9-162.1 0.9 9.6 -4 1395 No stop 17 17 30 --- 21 15 55 39.8-161.6 0.9 9.9 86 1407 17 16 01 17 17 30 MG2016 21 15 55 42.7-161.3 0.9 10.1 -4 1407 No stop 17 21 00 --- 21 19 26 42.6-160.1 1.0 10.7 206 1434 17 17 31 17 21 40 J2018+0831 21 20 06 39.6-160.3 1.0 10.6 36 1434 17 21 40 17 22 40 --- 21 21 06 39.6-160.0 1.0 10.7 60 1441 17 21 41 17 22 40 MG2016 21 21 06 42.5-159.6 1.0 11.0 -4 1441 No stop 17 26 10 --- 21 24 37 42.3-158.4 1.1 11.6 206 1469 17 22 41 17 26 10 J2018+0831 21 24 37 39.4-158.9 1.1 11.3 -4 1469 No stop 17 27 40 --- 21 26 07 39.4-158.4 1.1 11.5 86 1480 17 26 11 17 27 40 MG2016 21 26 07 42.3-157.9 1.1 11.9 -4 1480 No stop 17 31 10 --- 21 29 38 42.1-156.8 1.2 12.5 206 1507 17 27 41 17 31 50 J2018+0831 21 30 18 39.1-157.1 1.2 12.2 36 1507 17 31 50 17 32 50 --- 21 31 18 39.1-156.8 1.2 12.4 60 1515 17 31 51 17 32 50 MG2016 21 31 18 42.0-156.3 1.2 12.7 -4 1515 No stop 17 36 20 --- 21 34 48 41.8-155.1 1.2 13.3 206 1542 17 32 51 17 36 20 J2018+0831 21 34 48 38.9-155.7 1.3 12.9 -4 1542 No stop 17 37 50 --- 21 36 19 38.8-155.2 1.3 13.2 86 1554 17 36 21 17 37 50 MG2016 21 36 19 41.7-154.7 1.3 13.5 -4 1554 No stop 17 41 20 --- 21 39 49 41.5-153.6 1.3 14.1 206 1581 17 37 51 17 42 00 J2018+0831 21 40 29 38.6-153.9 1.4 13.8 36 1581 17 42 00 17 43 00 --- 21 41 29 38.5-153.6 1.4 14.0 60 1588 17 42 01 17 43 00 MG2016 21 41 29 41.4-153.0 1.4 14.4 -4 1588 No stop 17 46 30 --- 21 45 00 41.2-151.9 1.4 14.9 206 1615 17 43 01 17 46 30 J2018+0831 21 45 00 38.3-152.5 1.4 14.5 -4 1615 No stop 17 48 00 --- 21 46 30 38.2-152.1 1.5 14.7 86 1627 17 46 31 17 48 00 MG2016 21 46 30 41.1-151.4 1.4 15.2 -4 1627 No stop 17 51 30 --- 21 50 01 40.9-150.3 1.5 15.7 206 1654 17 48 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 8 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 17 52 10 J2018+0831 21 50 41 37.9-150.8 1.5 15.3 36 1654 17 52 10 17 53 10 --- 21 51 41 37.9-150.5 1.5 15.5 60 1662 17 52 11 17 53 10 MG2016 21 51 41 40.8-149.8 1.5 16.0 -4 1662 No stop 17 56 40 --- 21 55 12 40.5-148.7 1.6 16.5 206 1689 17 53 11 17 56 40 J2018+0831 21 55 12 37.6-149.5 1.6 16.0 -4 1689 No stop 17 58 10 --- 21 56 42 37.5-149.0 1.6 16.2 86 1700 17 56 41 17 58 10 MG2016 21 56 42 40.4-148.3 1.6 16.7 -4 1700 No stop 18 01 40 --- 22 00 13 40.2-147.2 1.7 17.3 206 1727 17 58 11 18 02 20 J2018+0831 22 00 53 37.2-147.8 1.7 16.8 36 1727 18 02 20 18 03 20 --- 22 01 53 37.2-147.5 1.7 17.0 60 1735 18 02 21 18 03 20 MG2016 22 01 53 40.0-146.7 1.7 17.5 -4 1735 No stop 18 06 50 --- 22 05 23 39.8-145.6 1.8 18.0 206 1762 18 03 21 18 06 50 J2018+0831 22 05 23 36.9-146.4 1.8 17.5 -4 1762 No stop 18 08 20 --- 22 06 54 36.8-146.0 1.8 17.7 86 1774 18 06 51 18 08 20 MG2016 22 06 54 39.7-145.2 1.8 18.2 -4 1774 No stop 18 11 50 --- 22 10 24 39.4-144.1 1.8 18.7 206 1801 18 08 21 18 12 30 J2018+0831 22 11 04 36.5-144.8 1.9 18.2 36 1801 18 12 30 18 13 30 --- 22 12 04 36.4-144.5 1.9 18.4 60 1809 18 12 31 18 13 30 MG2016 22 12 04 39.3-143.6 1.9 19.0 -4 1809 No stop 18 17 00 --- 22 15 35 39.0-142.6 1.9 19.4 206 1836 18 13 31 18 17 00 J2018+0831 22 15 35 36.1-143.4 1.9 18.9 -4 1836 No stop 18 18 30 --- 22 17 05 36.0-143.0 2.0 19.1 86 1847 18 17 01 18 18 30 MG2016 22 17 05 38.9-142.1 1.9 19.7 -4 1847 No stop 18 22 00 --- 22 20 36 38.6-141.1 2.0 20.1 206 1874 18 18 31 18 22 40 J2018+0831 22 21 16 35.7-141.8 2.0 19.6 36 1874 18 22 40 18 23 40 --- 22 22 16 35.6-141.5 2.1 19.7 60 1882 18 22 41 18 23 40 MG2016 22 22 16 38.4-140.6 2.0 20.3 -4 1882 No stop 18 27 10 --- 22 25 47 38.1-139.6 2.1 20.8 206 1909 18 23 41 18 27 10 J2018+0831 22 25 47 35.3-140.5 2.1 20.2 -4 1909 No stop 18 28 40 --- 22 27 17 35.2-140.1 2.1 20.4 86 1921 18 27 11 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 9 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 18 28 40 MG2016 22 27 17 38.0-139.1 2.1 21.0 -4 1921 No stop 18 32 10 --- 22 30 48 37.7-138.1 2.2 21.4 206 1948 18 28 41 18 32 50 J2018+0831 22 31 28 34.8-138.9 2.2 20.9 36 1948 18 32 50 18 33 50 --- 22 32 28 34.7-138.6 2.2 21.0 60 1955 18 32 51 18 33 50 MG2016 22 32 28 37.5-137.6 2.2 21.7 -4 1955 No stop 18 37 20 --- 22 35 58 37.2-136.6 2.3 22.1 206 1983 18 33 51 18 37 20 J2018+0831 22 35 58 34.4-137.6 2.3 21.4 -4 1983 No stop 18 38 50 --- 22 37 29 34.3-137.2 2.3 21.6 86 1994 18 37 21 18 38 50 MG2016 22 37 29 37.1-136.2 2.3 22.3 -4 1994 No stop 18 42 20 --- 22 40 59 36.7-135.2 2.3 22.7 206 2021 18 38 51 18 43 00 J2018+0831 22 41 39 33.9-136.1 2.4 22.1 36 2021 18 43 00 18 44 00 --- 22 42 39 33.8-135.8 2.4 22.2 60 2029 18 43 01 18 44 00 MG2016 22 42 39 36.6-134.7 2.4 22.9 -4 2029 No stop 18 47 30 --- 22 46 10 36.2-133.7 2.4 23.3 206 2056 18 44 01 18 47 30 J2018+0831 22 46 10 33.4-134.8 2.5 22.6 -4 2056 No stop 18 49 00 --- 22 47 40 33.3-134.4 2.5 22.8 86 2068 18 47 31 18 49 00 MG2016 22 47 40 36.1-133.3 2.5 23.5 -4 2068 No stop 18 52 30 --- 22 51 11 35.8-132.4 2.5 23.9 206 2095 18 49 01 18 53 10 J2018+0831 22 51 51 32.9-133.3 2.5 23.3 36 2095 18 53 10 18 54 10 --- 22 52 51 32.8-133.0 2.6 23.4 60 2102 18 53 11 18 54 10 MG2016 22 52 51 35.6-131.9 2.5 24.1 -4 2102 No stop 18 57 40 --- 22 56 22 35.2-130.9 2.6 24.4 206 2129 18 54 11 18 57 40 J2018+0831 22 56 22 32.5-132.1 2.6 23.8 -4 2129 No stop 18 59 10 --- 22 57 52 32.3-131.7 2.6 23.9 86 2141 18 57 41 18 59 10 MG2016 22 57 52 35.1-130.5 2.6 24.6 -4 2141 No stop 19 02 40 --- 23 01 23 34.7-129.6 2.7 25.0 206 2168 18 59 11 19 03 20 J2018+0831 23 02 03 31.9-130.6 2.7 24.3 36 2168 19 03 20 19 04 20 --- 23 03 03 31.8-130.3 2.7 24.4 60 2176 19 03 21 19 04 20 MG2016 23 03 03 34.5-129.1 2.7 25.1 -4 2176 No stop 19 07 50 --- 23 06 33 34.2-128.2 2.8 25.5 206 2203 19 04 21 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 10 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 19 07 50 J2018+0831 23 06 33 31.4-129.4 2.8 24.8 -4 2203 No stop 19 09 20 --- 23 08 04 31.3-129.0 2.8 25.0 86 2214 19 07 51 19 09 20 MG2016 23 08 04 34.0-127.8 2.8 25.6 -4 2214 No stop 19 12 50 --- 23 11 34 33.6-126.8 2.9 26.0 206 2241 19 09 21 19 13 30 J2018+0831 23 12 14 30.8-127.9 2.9 25.4 36 2241 19 13 30 19 14 30 --- 23 13 15 30.7-127.6 2.9 25.5 60 2249 19 13 31 19 14 30 MG2016 23 13 15 33.5-126.4 2.9 26.1 -4 2249 No stop 19 18 00 --- 23 16 45 33.1-125.5 2.9 26.5 206 2276 19 14 31 19 18 00 J2018+0831 23 16 45 30.3-126.7 3.0 25.8 -4 2276 No stop 19 19 30 --- 23 18 15 30.2-126.3 3.0 25.9 86 2288 19 18 01 19 19 30 MG2016 23 18 15 32.9-125.1 3.0 26.6 -4 2288 No stop 19 23 00 --- 23 21 46 32.5-124.2 3.0 26.9 206 2315 19 19 31 19 23 40 J2018+0831 23 22 26 29.7-125.3 3.1 26.3 36 2315 19 23 40 19 24 40 --- 23 23 26 29.6-125.0 3.1 26.4 60 2323 19 23 41 19 24 40 MG2016 23 23 26 32.3-123.7 3.1 27.1 -4 2323 No stop 19 28 10 --- 23 26 57 32.0-122.8 3.1 27.4 206 2350 19 24 41 19 28 10 J2018+0831 23 26 57 29.2-124.1 3.1 26.7 -4 2350 No stop 19 29 40 --- 23 28 27 29.1-123.7 3.2 26.8 86 2361 19 28 11 19 29 40 MG2016 23 28 27 31.8-122.5 3.1 27.5 -4 2361 No stop 19 33 10 --- 23 31 58 31.4-121.6 3.2 27.8 206 2388 19 29 41 19 33 50 J2018+0831 23 32 38 28.6-122.7 3.2 27.2 36 2388 19 33 50 19 34 50 --- 23 33 38 28.5-122.4 3.2 27.3 60 2396 19 33 51 19 34 50 MG2016 23 33 38 31.2-121.1 3.2 27.9 -4 2396 No stop 19 38 20 --- 23 37 08 30.8-120.3 3.3 28.2 206 2423 19 34 51 19 38 20 J2018+0831 23 37 08 28.1-121.6 3.3 27.5 -4 2423 No stop 19 39 50 --- 23 38 39 27.9-121.2 3.3 27.7 86 2435 19 38 21 19 39 50 MG2016 23 38 39 30.6-119.9 3.3 28.3 -4 2435 No stop 19 43 20 --- 23 42 09 30.2-119.0 3.4 28.6 206 2462 19 39 51 19 44 00 J2018+0831 23 42 49 27.4-120.1 3.4 28.0 36 2462 19 44 00 19 45 00 --- 23 43 50 27.3-119.9 3.4 28.1 60 2469 19 44 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 11 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 19 45 00 MG2016 23 43 50 30.0-118.6 3.4 28.7 -4 2469 No stop 19 48 30 --- 23 47 20 29.6-117.7 3.5 29.0 206 2497 19 45 01 19 48 30 J2018+0831 23 47 20 26.9-119.0 3.5 28.3 -4 2497 No stop 19 50 00 --- 23 48 50 26.7-118.7 3.5 28.4 86 2508 19 48 31 19 50 00 MG2016 23 48 50 29.4-117.3 3.5 29.1 -4 2508 No stop 19 53 30 --- 23 52 21 29.0-116.5 3.5 29.3 206 2535 19 50 01 19 54 10 J2018+0831 23 53 01 26.2-117.7 3.6 28.7 36 2535 19 54 10 19 55 10 --- 23 54 01 26.1-117.4 3.6 28.8 60 2543 19 54 11 19 55 10 MG2016 23 54 01 28.8-116.1 3.6 29.5 -4 2543 No stop 19 58 40 --- 23 57 32 28.4-115.2 3.6 29.7 206 2570 19 55 11 19 58 40 J2018+0831 23 57 32 25.7-116.6 3.6 29.0 -4 2570 No stop 20 00 10 --- 23 59 02 25.5-116.2 3.7 29.1 86 2582 19 58 41 20 00 10 MG2016 23 59 02 28.2-114.9 3.6 29.8 -4 2582 No stop 20 03 40 --- 00 02 33 27.8-114.0 3.7 30.0 206 2609 20 00 11 20 04 20 J2018+0831 00 03 13 25.0-115.2 3.7 29.4 36 2609 20 04 20 20 05 20 --- 00 04 13 24.9-115.0 3.8 29.5 60 2616 20 04 21 20 05 20 MG2016 00 04 13 27.5-113.6 3.7 30.1 -4 2616 No stop 20 08 50 --- 00 07 43 27.1-112.8 3.8 30.3 206 2643 20 05 21 20 08 50 J2018+0831 00 07 43 24.5-114.2 3.8 29.7 -4 2643 No stop 20 10 20 --- 00 09 14 24.3-113.8 3.8 29.8 86 2655 20 08 51 20 10 20 MG2016 00 09 14 26.9-112.4 3.8 30.4 -4 2655 No stop 20 13 50 --- 00 12 44 26.5-111.6 3.9 30.6 206 2682 20 10 21 20 14 30 J2018+0831 00 13 24 23.8-112.8 3.9 30.0 36 2682 20 14 30 20 15 30 --- 00 14 25 23.6-112.6 3.9 30.1 60 2690 20 14 31 20 15 30 MG2016 00 14 25 26.3-111.2 3.9 30.7 -4 2690 No stop 20 19 00 --- 00 17 55 25.8-110.4 4.0 30.9 206 2717 20 15 31 20 19 00 J2018+0831 00 17 55 23.2-111.8 4.0 30.3 -4 2717 No stop 20 20 30 --- 00 19 25 23.0-111.4 4.0 30.3 86 2728 20 19 01 20 20 30 MG2016 00 19 25 25.7-110.0 4.0 31.0 -4 2728 No stop 20 24 00 --- 00 22 56 25.2-109.2 4.0 31.1 206 2755 20 20 31 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 12 Confirming the first detection of a merging dual SMBH system at high-z 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 29 Oct 2019 Day 302 --- 20 24 40 J2018+0831 00 23 36 22.5-110.4 4.1 30.6 36 2755 20 24 40 20 25 40 --- 00 24 36 22.4-110.2 4.1 30.6 60 2763 20 24 41 20 25 40 MG2016 00 24 36 25.0-108.8 4.1 31.2 -4 2763 No stop 20 29 10 --- 00 28 07 24.6-108.0 4.1 31.4 206 2790 20 25 41 20 29 10 J2018+0831 00 28 07 21.9-109.4 4.1 30.8 -4 2790 No stop 20 30 40 --- 00 29 37 21.7-109.1 4.2 30.9 86 2802 20 29 11 20 30 40 MG2016 00 29 37 24.4-107.7 4.2 31.4 -4 2802 No stop 20 34 10 --- 00 33 08 23.9-106.9 4.2 31.6 206 2829 20 30 41 20 34 50 J2018+0831 00 33 48 21.2-108.1 4.2 31.0 36 2829 20 34 50 20 35 50 --- 00 34 48 21.1-107.9 4.3 31.1 60 2837 20 34 51 20 35 50 MG2016 00 34 48 23.7-106.5 4.2 31.7 -4 2837 No stop 20 39 20 --- 00 38 18 23.2-105.7 4.3 31.8 206 2864 20 35 51 20 40 00 J2018+0831 00 38 59 20.5-106.9 4.3 31.3 36 2864 20 40 00 20 41 00 --- 00 39 59 20.4-106.7 4.3 31.3 60 2871 20 40 01 20 41 00 MG2016 00 39 59 23.0-105.3 4.3 31.9 -4 2871 No stop 20 44 30 --- 00 43 29 22.6-104.5 4.4 32.0 206 2898 20 41 01 20 45 10 J2018+0831 00 44 09 19.9-105.8 4.4 31.5 36 2898 20 45 10 20 46 10 --- 00 45 10 19.7-105.6 4.4 31.5 60 2906 20 45 11 20 46 10 MG2016 00 45 10 22.4-104.2 4.4 32.1 -4 2906 No stop 20 49 40 --- 00 48 40 21.9-103.4 4.5 32.2 206 2933 20 46 11 20 49 40 J2018+0831 00 48 40 19.3-104.8 4.5 31.6 -4 2933 No stop 20 51 10 --- 00 50 10 19.1-104.4 4.5 31.7 86 2945 20 49 41 20 51 10 MG2016 00 50 10 21.7-103.0 4.5 32.2 -4 2945 No stop 20 54 40 --- 00 53 41 21.2-102.2 4.6 32.3 206 2972 20 51 11 20 55 20 J2018+0831 00 54 21 18.5-103.5 4.6 31.8 36 2972 20 55 20 20 56 20 --- 00 55 21 18.4-103.3 4.6 31.9 60 2980 20 55 21 20 56 20 MG2016 00 55 21 21.0-101.9 4.6 32.4 -4 2980 No stop 20 59 50 --- 00 58 52 20.6-101.1 4.6 32.5 206 3007 20 56 21 20 59 50 J2018+0831 00 58 52 17.9-102.5 4.7 32.0 -4 3007 No stop 21 01 20 --- 01 00 22 17.8-102.2 4.7 32.0 86 3018 20 59 51 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess319.C1024glob --- 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: 24 Station: IRBENE Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 8 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4892.25 4892.25 4892.25 4892.25 4956.25 4956.25 4956.25 4956.25 BBC fr= 792.25 792.25 792.25 792.25 856.25 856.25 856.25 856.25 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 8 14 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * MG2016 20 16 55.378166 * 20 19 18.092000 20 20 13.506927 0.00 11 17 44.97966 * 11 27 13.00000 11 31 07.98419 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 3C345 16 41 17.606162 * 16 42 58.809900 16 43 36.712857 0.00 39 54 10.81394 * 39 48 36.99300 39 46 42.12824 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2018+0831 20 15 45.733430 * 20 18 11.311946 20 19 07.828310 0.00 08 22 30.62230 * 08 31 54.54739 08 35 47.07174 0.00 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 MG2016 sess319.C1024glob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 + 12.075 581.686 3C345 sess319.C1024glob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 + 0.392 14.779 J2018+0831 sess319.C1024glob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 + 4.458 200.004 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) MG2016 93.9 3C345 63.5 J2018+0831 92.9 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