  COVER INFORMATION 

 Station:    SHANGHAI  (Code Sh ) 
 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 SHANGHAI  (Code Sh )                                   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:    689.51   689.51   689.51   689.51   657.51   657.51   657.51   657.51
                          625.51   625.51   625.51   625.51   593.51   593.51   593.51   593.51
 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     21 51 22  58.0 263.5  2.3      67.3     0        0   11 00 00
11 05 00  ---          21 56 23  56.9 264.4  2.4      67.5   300       38   11 00 01

11 06 00  J1943+213    21 57 23  58.8 259.9  2.2      64.8    51       38   11 06 00
11 11 00  ---          22 02 24  57.7 260.8  2.3      65.2   300       77   11 06 01

11 12 00  J1943+213    22 03 24  57.5 261.0  2.3      65.2    58       77   11 12 00
11 17 00  ---          22 08 25  56.5 261.9  2.4      65.5   300      115   11 12 01

11 18 00  J1943+213    22 09 25  56.3 262.1  2.4      65.6    58      115   11 18 00
11 23 00  ---          22 14 26  55.2 262.9  2.5      65.8   300      154   11 18 01

11 24 00  J1943+213    22 15 26  55.0 263.1  2.5      65.9    58      154   11 24 00
11 29 00  ---          22 20 27  53.9 263.9  2.6      66.1   300      192   11 24 01

11 30 00  J1943+213    22 21 27  53.7 264.1  2.6      66.1    58      192   11 30 00
11 35 00  ---          22 26 28  52.6 264.9  2.7      66.3   300      231   11 30 01

11 36 00  J1943+213    22 27 28  52.4 265.0  2.7      66.3    58      231   11 36 00
11 41 00  ---          22 32 29  51.3 265.8  2.8      66.5   300      269   11 36 01

11 42 00  J1943+213    22 33 29  51.1 265.9  2.8      66.5    58      269   11 42 00
11 47 00  ---          22 38 30  50.1 266.7  2.9      66.6   300      308   11 42 01

11 48 00  J1943+213    22 39 30  49.8 266.8  2.9      66.6    58      308   11 48 00
11 53 00  ---          22 44 31  48.8 267.5  3.0      66.7   300      346   11 48 01

11 54 00  1929+226     22 45 31  46.4 271.2  3.2      68.2    52      346   11 54 00
11 59 00  ---          22 50 32  45.3 271.9  3.3      68.1   300      385   11 54 01

12 00 00  1923+210     22 51 32  43.4 270.6  3.4      66.6    53      385   12 00 00
12 09 00  ---          23 00 33  41.4 271.7  3.6      66.6   540      454   12 00 01

12 10 00  1923+210     23 01 34  41.2 271.8  3.6      66.6    58      454   12 10 00
12 19 00  ---          23 10 35  39.3 272.9  3.7      66.5   540      523   12 10 01

12 20 00  J1943+213    23 11 35  43.0 271.1  3.5      66.8    49      523   12 20 00
12 25 00  ---          23 16 36  41.9 271.7  3.5      66.8   300      562   12 20 01
Schedule for SHANGHAI  (Code Sh )                                   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    23 17 36  41.7 271.8  3.6      66.8    58      562   12 26 00
12 31 00  ---          23 22 37  40.6 272.4  3.6      66.7   300      600   12 26 01

12 32 00  J1943+213    23 23 37  40.4 272.6  3.7      66.7    58      600   12 32 00
12 37 00  ---          23 28 38  39.3 273.2  3.7      66.6   300      638   12 32 01

12 38 00  J1943+213    23 29 38  39.1 273.3  3.8      66.6    58      638   12 38 00
12 43 00  ---          23 34 39  38.0 273.9  3.8      66.5   300      677   12 38 01

12 44 00  J1943+213    23 35 39  37.8 274.0  3.9      66.5    58      677   12 44 00
12 49 00  ---          23 40 40  36.8 274.6  3.9      66.4   300      715   12 44 01

12 50 00  J1943+213    23 41 40  36.6 274.7  4.0      66.4    58      715   12 50 00
12 54 00  ---          23 45 41  35.7 275.2  4.0      66.3   240      746   12 50 01

12 55 00  1929+226     23 46 41  33.4 278.3  4.2      66.8    52      746   12 55 00
12 59 00  ---          23 50 42  32.5 278.7  4.3      66.6   240      777   12 55 01

13 00 00  J1943+213    23 51 42  34.4 275.9  4.1      66.1    52      777   13 00 00
13 05 00  ---          23 56 43  33.3 276.4  4.2      66.0   300      815   13 00 01

13 06 00  J1943+213    23 57 43  33.1 276.5  4.2      66.0    58      815   13 06 00
13 11 00  ---          00 02 44  32.1 277.1  4.3      65.8   300      854   13 06 01

13 12 00  J1943+213    00 03 44  31.9 277.2  4.3      65.8    58      854   13 12 00
13 17 00  ---          00 08 45  30.8 277.8  4.4      65.6   300      892   13 12 01

13 18 00  J1943+213    00 09 45  30.6 277.9  4.4      65.6    58      892   13 18 00
13 23 00  ---          00 14 46  29.5 278.5  4.5      65.4   300      931   13 18 01

13 24 00  J1943+213    00 15 46  29.3 278.6  4.5      65.4    58      931   13 24 00
13 29 00  ---          00 20 47  28.2 279.1  4.6      65.2   300      969   13 24 01

13 30 00  J1943+213    00 21 47  28.0 279.2  4.6      65.2    58      969   13 30 00
13 35 00  ---          00 26 48  27.0 279.8  4.7      65.0   300     1008   13 30 01

13 36 00  J1943+213    00 27 48  26.8 279.9  4.7      64.9    58     1008   13 36 00
13 41 00  ---          00 32 49  25.7 280.5  4.8      64.7   300     1046   13 36 01

13 42 00  J1943+213    00 33 49  25.5 280.6  4.8      64.7    58     1046   13 42 00
13 47 00  ---          00 38 50  24.4 281.1  4.9      64.4   300     1085   13 42 01

13 48 00  J1943+213    00 39 50  24.2 281.2  4.9      64.4    58     1085   13 48 00
13 53 00  ---          00 44 51  23.2 281.8  5.0      64.2   300     1123   13 48 01
Schedule for SHANGHAI  (Code Sh )                                   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     00 45 51  21.0 284.6  5.2      64.0    52     1123   13 54 00
13 59 00  ---          00 50 52  19.9 285.2  5.3      63.7   300     1162   13 54 01

14 00 00  J1943+213    00 51 52  21.7 282.6  5.1      63.8    53     1162   14 00 00
14 05 00  ---          00 56 53  20.7 283.1  5.2      63.6   300     1200   14 00 01

14 06 00  J1943+213    00 57 53  20.5 283.2  5.2      63.5    58     1200   14 06 00
14 11 00  ---          01 02 54  19.4 283.8  5.3      63.2   300     1238   14 06 01

14 12 00  J1943+213    01 03 54  19.2 283.9  5.3      63.2    58     1238   14 12 00
14 17 00  ---          01 08 55  18.2 284.5  5.4      62.9   300     1277   14 12 01

14 18 00  J1943+213    01 09 55  18.0 284.6  5.4      62.9    58     1277   14 18 00
14 23 00  ---          01 14 55  16.9 285.1  5.5      62.6   300     1315   14 18 01

14 24 00  J1943+213    01 15 56  16.7 285.2  5.5      62.5    58     1315   14 24 00
14 29 00  ---          01 20 56  15.7 285.8  5.6      62.2   300     1354   14 24 01

14 30 00  J1943+213    01 21 57  15.5 285.9  5.6      62.1    58     1354   14 30 00
14 35 00  ---          01 26 57  14.4 286.5  5.7      61.8   300     1392   14 30 01

14 36 00  J1943+213    01 27 58  14.2 286.6  5.7      61.8    58     1392   14 36 00
14 41 00  ---          01 32 58  13.2 287.2  5.8      61.4   300     1431   14 36 01

14 42 00  J1943+213    01 33 59  13.0 287.3  5.8      61.4    58     1431   14 42 00
14 47 00  ---          01 38 59  12.0 287.9  5.9      61.1   300     1469   14 42 01

14 48 00  J1943+213    01 40 00  11.8 288.0  5.9      61.0    58     1469   14 48 00
14 53 00  ---          01 45 00  10.8 288.6  6.0      60.6   300     1508   14 48 01

14 54 00  1929+226     01 46 01   8.7 291.4  6.2      59.8    53     1508   14 54 00
15 00 00  ---          01 52 02   7.5 292.1  6.3      59.4   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:
     sh18cm          Huang Xinyong 27Sept05
    ****** 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:    3         Station: SHANGHAI          Total bit rate:  1024
   Format: MARK5B            Bits per sample: 2         Sample rate: 32.000
   Number of channels: 16    DBE type:                  Speedup factor:   1.00

   Disk used to record data.

   1st LO=   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00
             2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00   2300.00
   Net SB=         L         L         U         U         L         L         U         U
                   L         L         U         U         L         L         U         U
   IF SB =         L         L         L         L         L         L         L         L
                   L         L         L         L         L         L         L         L
   Pol.  =      RCP       LCP       RCP       LCP       RCP       LCP       RCP       LCP 
                RCP       LCP       RCP       LCP       RCP       LCP       RCP       LCP 
   BBC   =         1         2         1         2         3         4         3         4
                   5         6         5         6         7         8         7         8
   BBC SB=         U         U         L         L         U         U         L         L
                   U         U         L         L         U         U         L         L
   IF    =        C         A         C         A         C         A         C         A 
                  C         A         C         A         C         A         C         A 

  The following frequency sets based on these setups were used.

   Frequency Set:   6  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=    689.51   689.51   689.51   689.51   657.51   657.51   657.51   657.51
              625.51   625.51   625.51   625.51   593.51   593.51   593.51   593.51
   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:   6

   Track assignments are: 
    track1=   2,  4, 18, 20,  6,  8, 22, 24, 10, 12, 26, 28, 14, 16, 30, 32
    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 

