COVER INFORMATION Station: TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Experiment: new UCD -6cm Exp. Code: EC077C Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Juan B. Climent Address: Dpto. Astronomia, Univ. Valencia Dr. Moliner 50 E-46100 Burjassot Valencia, Spain Phone: +34 963543078 EMAIL: cliojuan@uv.es Fax: +34 963543084 Phone during observation: +34 963543078, +34629509130 Observing mode: Phase-referencing at 6cm (2048 Mb/s) Notes: Dual Pol Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 2 new UCD -6cm 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 15 Jun 2021 Day 166 --- Next scan frequencies: 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 Next BBC frequencies: 630.49 630.49 630.49 630.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 03 30 00 0017+200 05 09 07 25.3 279.6 4.8 64.3 0 0 03 30 00 03 35 00 --- 05 14 08 24.2 280.2 4.9 64.1 300 77 03 30 01 03 38 00 J0038+1856 05 17 09 27.0 276.9 4.6 64.1 165 77 03 38 00 03 40 00 --- 05 19 09 26.5 277.2 4.7 64.0 120 108 03 38 01 03 40 40 LSPMJ0036+18 05 19 49 25.7 276.9 4.7 63.7 35 108 03 40 40 03 44 10 --- 05 23 20 24.9 277.3 4.8 63.6 210 162 03 40 41 03 44 10 J0038+1856 05 23 20 25.7 277.7 4.7 63.9 -5 162 No stop 03 46 10 --- 05 25 20 25.2 277.9 4.8 63.8 115 193 03 44 11 03 46 10 LSPMJ0036+18 05 25 20 24.5 277.6 4.8 63.5 -5 193 No stop 03 50 20 --- 05 29 31 23.6 278.1 4.9 63.4 245 258 03 46 11 03 50 50 J0038+1856 05 30 01 24.2 278.4 4.8 63.7 25 258 03 50 50 03 52 50 --- 05 32 01 23.8 278.7 4.9 63.6 120 289 03 50 51 03 53 30 LSPMJ0036+18 05 32 41 22.9 278.4 4.9 63.3 35 289 03 53 30 03 57 00 --- 05 36 12 22.2 278.8 5.0 63.1 210 343 03 53 31 03 57 00 J0038+1856 05 36 12 22.9 279.1 4.9 63.4 -5 343 No stop 03 59 00 --- 05 38 12 22.5 279.4 5.0 63.4 115 374 03 57 01 03 59 00 LSPMJ0036+18 05 38 12 21.8 279.1 5.0 63.1 -5 374 No stop 04 03 10 --- 05 42 23 20.9 279.5 5.1 62.9 245 438 03 59 01 04 03 40 J0038+1856 05 42 53 21.5 279.9 5.1 63.2 25 438 04 03 40 04 05 40 --- 05 44 53 21.1 280.1 5.1 63.1 120 469 04 03 41 04 06 20 LSPMJ0036+18 05 45 33 20.2 279.9 5.1 62.8 35 469 04 06 20 04 09 50 --- 05 49 04 19.5 280.3 5.2 62.7 210 523 04 06 21 04 09 50 J0038+1856 05 49 04 20.2 280.6 5.2 62.9 -5 523 No stop 04 11 50 --- 05 51 04 19.8 280.8 5.2 62.8 115 554 04 09 51 04 11 50 LSPMJ0036+18 05 51 04 19.1 280.5 5.2 62.6 -5 554 No stop 04 16 00 --- 05 55 15 18.2 281.0 5.3 62.4 245 618 04 11 51 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 3 new UCD -6cm 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 15 Jun 2021 Day 166 --- 04 16 30 J0038+1856 05 55 45 18.8 281.4 5.3 62.6 25 618 04 16 30 04 18 30 --- 05 57 45 18.4 281.6 5.3 62.6 120 649 04 16 31 04 19 10 LSPMJ0036+18 05 58 25 17.5 281.4 5.4 62.3 35 649 04 19 10 04 22 40 --- 06 01 56 16.8 281.8 5.4 62.1 210 703 04 19 11 04 22 40 J0038+1856 06 01 56 17.5 282.1 5.4 62.4 -5 703 No stop 04 24 40 --- 06 03 56 17.1 282.3 5.4 62.3 115 734 04 22 41 04 24 40 LSPMJ0036+18 06 03 56 16.4 282.0 5.4 62.0 -5 734 No stop 04 28 50 --- 06 08 07 15.5 282.5 5.5 61.8 245 799 04 24 41 04 29 20 J0038+1856 06 08 37 16.1 282.9 5.5 62.0 25 799 04 29 20 04 31 20 --- 06 10 37 15.7 283.1 5.5 61.9 120 830 04 29 21 04 32 00 LSPMJ0036+18 06 11 17 14.8 282.9 5.6 61.7 35 830 04 32 00 04 35 30 --- 06 14 48 14.1 283.3 5.6 61.5 210 884 04 32 01 04 35 30 J0038+1856 06 14 48 14.8 283.6 5.6 61.7 -5 884 No stop 04 37 30 --- 06 16 48 14.4 283.8 5.6 61.6 115 915 04 35 31 04 37 30 LSPMJ0036+18 06 16 48 13.7 283.5 5.7 61.4 -5 915 No stop 04 41 40 --- 06 20 59 12.8 284.0 5.7 61.2 245 979 04 37 31 04 42 10 J0038+1856 06 21 29 13.4 284.3 5.7 61.4 25 979 04 42 10 04 44 10 --- 06 23 29 13.0 284.6 5.7 61.3 120 1010 04 42 11 04 44 50 LSPMJ0036+18 06 24 10 12.1 284.4 5.8 61.0 35 1010 04 44 50 04 48 20 --- 06 27 40 11.4 284.8 5.8 60.8 210 1064 04 44 51 04 48 20 J0038+1856 06 27 40 12.2 285.1 5.8 61.0 -5 1064 No stop 04 50 20 --- 06 29 40 11.7 285.3 5.8 60.9 115 1095 04 48 21 04 50 20 LSPMJ0036+18 06 29 40 11.0 285.0 5.9 60.7 -5 1095 No stop 04 54 30 --- 06 33 51 10.1 285.5 5.9 60.4 245 1159 04 50 21 04 55 00 J0038+1856 06 34 21 10.8 285.9 5.9 60.6 25 1159 04 55 00 04 57 00 --- 06 36 22 10.4 286.1 5.9 60.5 120 1190 04 55 01 04 57 40 LSPMJ0036+18 06 37 02 9.5 285.9 6.0 60.3 35 1190 04 57 40 05 01 10 --- 06 40 32 8.8 286.3 6.1 60.0 210 1244 04 57 41 05 01 10 J0038+1856 06 40 32 9.5 286.6 6.0 60.3 -5 1244 No stop 05 03 10 --- 06 42 33 9.1 286.8 6.0 60.1 115 1275 05 01 11 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 4 new UCD -6cm 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 15 Jun 2021 Day 166 --- 05 03 10 LSPMJ0036+18 06 42 33 8.4 286.6 6.1 59.9 -5 1275 No stop 05 07 20 --- 06 46 43 7.5 287.1 6.2 59.7 245 1340 05 03 11 05 07 50 J0038+1856 06 47 13 8.1 287.4 6.1 59.8 25 1340 05 07 50 05 09 50 --- 06 49 14 7.7 287.6 6.2 59.7 120 1371 05 07 51 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess221.C2048 --- 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: 14 Station: TIANMA65 Total bit rate: 2048 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 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 = A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 7 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 BBC fr= 630.49 630.49 630.49 630.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 694.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 758.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 822.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 7 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) * LSPMJ0036+18 00 33 39.004842 * 00 36 16.111913 00 37 22.174487 0.00 18 04 39.87570 * 18 21 10.29200 18 28 01.81449 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0038+1856 00 35 51.452939 * 00 38 28.891800 00 39 35.082031 0.00 18 39 48.73267 * 18 56 17.63100 19 03 08.33543 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. J0019+2021 00 17 02.119551 * 00 19 37.854494 00 20 43.427583 0.12 * 0017+200 20 05 06.80757 * 20 21 45.64453 20 28 40.04441 0.12 J0019+20 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 492 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 LSPMJ0036+1sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3.450 283.155 J0038+1856 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1.833 136.379 0017+200 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0.127 11.628 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) LSPMJ0036+18 69.1 J0038+1856 68.4 0017+200 72.1 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