COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: 1.6 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 Exp. Code: EA056B Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.30 Version 11.3 update 1. April 14, 2014 PI: Kazunori Akiyama Address: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 2-21-1, Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo Japan Phone: +81 422 34 3939 EMAIL: kazunori.akiyama@nao.ac.jp Fax: +81 422 34 3814 Phone during observation: +81 422 34 3939 Observing mode: VLBA/MKIV Notes: Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 1.6 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 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 2 Nov 2014 Day 306 --- Next scan frequencies: 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 Next BBC frequencies: 100.49 100.49 100.49 100.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 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 11 00 00 1929+226 15 37 19 15.2 54.7 -3.9 0.0 0 0 11 00 00 11 05 00 --- 15 42 20 16.1 54.0 -3.8 0.0 300 38 11 00 01 11 06 00 J1943+213 15 43 20 14.8 56.8 -4.0 0.0 27 38 11 06 00 11 11 00 --- 15 48 21 15.8 56.1 -3.9 0.0 300 77 11 06 01 11 12 00 J1943+213 15 49 21 16.0 56.0 -3.9 0.0 39 77 11 12 00 11 17 00 --- 15 54 22 16.9 55.2 -3.8 0.0 300 115 11 12 01 11 18 00 J1943+213 15 55 22 17.1 55.1 -3.8 0.0 39 115 11 18 00 11 23 00 --- 16 00 23 18.0 54.3 -3.7 0.0 300 154 11 18 01 11 24 00 J1943+213 16 01 23 18.2 54.2 -3.7 0.0 39 154 11 24 00 11 29 00 --- 16 06 23 19.1 53.4 -3.6 0.0 300 192 11 24 01 11 30 00 J1943+213 16 07 24 19.3 53.2 -3.6 0.0 39 192 11 30 00 11 35 00 --- 16 12 24 20.2 52.5 -3.5 0.0 300 231 11 30 01 11 36 00 J1943+213 16 13 25 20.3 52.3 -3.5 0.0 39 231 11 36 00 11 41 00 --- 16 18 25 21.2 51.5 -3.4 0.0 300 269 11 36 01 11 42 00 J1943+213 16 19 26 21.4 51.3 -3.4 0.0 39 269 11 42 00 11 47 00 --- 16 24 26 22.3 50.5 -3.3 0.0 300 308 11 42 01 11 48 00 J1943+213 16 25 27 22.5 50.3 -3.3 0.0 39 308 11 48 00 11 53 00 --- 16 30 27 23.3 49.5 -3.2 0.0 300 346 11 48 01 11 54 00 1929+226 16 31 28 24.6 46.0 -3.0 0.0 27 346 11 54 00 11 59 00 --- 16 36 28 25.4 45.0 -2.9 0.0 300 385 11 54 01 12 00 00 1923+210 16 37 29 27.6 45.1 -2.8 0.0 30 385 12 00 00 12 09 00 --- 16 46 30 29.0 43.3 -2.7 0.0 540 454 12 00 01 12 10 00 1923+210 16 47 30 29.2 43.1 -2.7 0.0 39 454 12 10 00 12 19 00 --- 16 56 32 30.5 41.3 -2.5 0.0 540 523 12 10 01 12 20 00 J1943+213 16 57 32 27.8 44.5 -2.8 0.0 24 523 12 20 00 12 25 00 --- 17 02 33 28.6 43.5 -2.7 0.0 300 562 12 20 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 1.6 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 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 2 Nov 2014 Day 306 --- 12 26 00 J1943+213 17 03 33 28.7 43.3 -2.7 0.0 39 562 12 26 00 12 31 00 --- 17 08 34 29.5 42.3 -2.6 0.0 300 600 12 26 01 12 32 00 J1943+213 17 09 34 29.6 42.1 -2.6 0.0 39 600 12 32 00 12 37 00 --- 17 14 35 30.4 41.1 -2.5 0.0 300 638 12 32 01 12 38 00 J1943+213 17 15 35 30.5 40.9 -2.5 0.0 39 638 12 38 00 12 43 00 --- 17 20 36 31.3 39.8 -2.4 0.0 300 677 12 38 01 12 44 00 J1943+213 17 21 36 31.4 39.6 -2.4 0.0 39 677 12 44 00 12 49 00 --- 17 26 37 32.1 38.5 -2.3 0.0 300 715 12 44 01 12 50 00 J1943+213 17 27 37 32.3 38.3 -2.3 0.0 39 715 12 50 00 12 54 00 --- 17 31 37 32.8 37.4 -2.2 0.0 240 746 12 50 01 12 55 00 1929+226 17 32 38 33.4 33.4 -2.0 0.0 27 746 12 55 00 12 59 00 --- 17 36 38 33.9 32.4 -1.9 0.0 240 777 12 55 01 13 00 00 J1943+213 17 37 38 33.6 36.0 -2.1 0.0 27 777 13 00 00 13 05 00 --- 17 42 39 34.3 34.9 -2.0 0.0 300 815 13 00 01 13 06 00 J1943+213 17 43 39 34.4 34.6 -2.0 0.0 39 815 13 06 00 13 11 00 --- 17 48 40 35.0 33.4 -1.9 0.0 300 854 13 06 01 13 12 00 J1943+213 17 49 40 35.2 33.2 -1.9 0.0 39 854 13 12 00 13 17 00 --- 17 54 41 35.8 32.0 -1.8 0.0 300 892 13 12 01 13 18 00 J1943+213 17 55 41 35.9 31.7 -1.8 0.0 39 892 13 18 00 13 23 00 --- 18 00 42 36.5 30.5 -1.7 0.0 300 931 13 18 01 13 24 00 J1943+213 18 01 42 36.6 30.2 -1.7 0.0 39 931 13 24 00 13 29 00 --- 18 06 43 37.1 28.9 -1.6 0.0 300 969 13 24 01 13 30 00 J1943+213 18 07 43 37.2 28.7 -1.6 0.0 39 969 13 30 00 13 35 00 --- 18 12 44 37.8 27.4 -1.5 0.0 300 1008 13 30 01 13 36 00 J1943+213 18 13 44 37.9 27.1 -1.5 0.0 39 1008 13 36 00 13 41 00 --- 18 18 45 38.4 25.8 -1.4 0.0 300 1046 13 36 01 13 42 00 J1943+213 18 19 45 38.5 25.5 -1.4 0.0 39 1046 13 42 00 13 47 00 --- 18 24 46 39.0 24.1 -1.3 0.0 300 1085 13 42 01 13 48 00 J1943+213 18 25 46 39.0 23.8 -1.3 0.0 39 1085 13 48 00 13 53 00 --- 18 30 47 39.5 22.5 -1.2 0.0 300 1123 13 48 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 4 1.6 GHz observation of HESS J1943+213 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 2 Nov 2014 Day 306 --- 13 54 00 1929+226 18 31 47 39.2 18.0 -1.0 0.0 27 1123 13 54 00 13 59 00 --- 18 36 48 39.5 16.6 -0.9 0.0 300 1162 13 54 01 14 00 00 J1943+213 18 37 48 40.1 20.5 -1.1 0.0 27 1162 14 00 00 14 05 00 --- 18 42 49 40.4 19.0 -1.0 0.0 300 1200 14 00 01 14 06 00 J1943+213 18 43 49 40.5 18.7 -1.0 0.0 39 1200 14 06 00 14 11 00 --- 18 48 50 40.9 17.3 -0.9 0.0 300 1238 14 06 01 14 12 00 J1943+213 18 49 50 40.9 17.0 -0.9 0.0 39 1238 14 12 00 14 17 00 --- 18 54 51 41.2 15.5 -0.8 0.0 300 1277 14 12 01 14 18 00 J1943+213 18 55 51 41.3 15.2 -0.8 0.0 39 1277 14 18 00 14 23 00 --- 19 00 52 41.6 13.7 -0.7 0.0 300 1315 14 18 01 14 24 00 J1943+213 19 01 52 41.6 13.4 -0.7 0.0 39 1315 14 24 00 14 29 00 --- 19 06 53 41.9 11.8 -0.6 0.0 300 1354 14 24 01 14 30 00 J1943+213 19 07 53 41.9 11.5 -0.6 0.0 39 1354 14 30 00 14 35 00 --- 19 12 54 42.1 10.0 -0.5 0.0 300 1392 14 30 01 14 36 00 J1943+213 19 13 54 42.2 9.7 -0.5 0.0 39 1392 14 36 00 14 41 00 --- 19 18 55 42.4 8.1 -0.4 0.0 300 1431 14 36 01 14 42 00 J1943+213 19 19 55 42.4 7.8 -0.4 0.0 39 1431 14 42 00 14 47 00 --- 19 24 56 42.5 6.2 -0.3 0.0 300 1469 14 42 01 14 48 00 J1943+213 19 25 56 42.5 5.9 -0.3 0.0 39 1469 14 48 00 14 53 00 --- 19 30 57 42.6 4.3 -0.2 0.0 300 1508 14 48 01 14 54 00 1929+226 19 31 57 41.3 0.0 -0.0 0.0 27 1508 14 54 00 15 00 00 --- 19 37 58 41.3 358.2 0.1 0.0 360 1554 14 54 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess314.L1024 Matching groups in /usr2/local/sched/catalogs/freq.dat: hh18cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 20140219 (CR) ****** Only 244.98 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 9 Station: HART 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= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 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: 11 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1610.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1642.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1674.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 1706.49 BBC fr= 100.49 100.49 100.49 100.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 132.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 164.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 196.49 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: 11 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) * J1943+213 19 41 45.851525 * 19 43 56.237200 19 44 34.803269 0.00 21 11 08.62167 * 21 18 23.40200 21 20 55.18061 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 1929+226 19 29 16.894907 * 19 31 24.916800 19 32 02.695623 0.10 22 37 06.35098 * 22 43 31.25900 22 45 48.60535 0.10 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 1923+210 19 23 49.792437 * 19 25 59.605400 19 26 37.880346 0.10 21 00 23.30491 * 21 06 26.16200 21 08 36.56732 0.10 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 J1943+213 sess314.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 2.650 145.750 1929+226 sess314.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 0.417 22.917 1923+210 sess314.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 0.300 16.500 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) J1943+213 85.1 1929+226 82.8 1923+210 81.0 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