COVER INFORMATION Station: TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Experiment: EVN 5 GHz and 22 GHz study of 43 compact radio sources Exp. Code: EC071M Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Carolina Casadio Address: FORTH - Institute of Astrophysics Voutes, 7110 - Heraklion Crete (GR) Phone: (+30) 2810 39-4266 EMAIL: ccasadio@ia.forth.gr Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: Continuum Notes: Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 2 EVN 5 GHz and 22 GHz study of 43 compact radio sources 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 12 Jun 2021 Day 163 --- 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 04 38 00 J0226+0937 06 05 29 35.2 259.4 3.6 58.6 0 0 04 38 00 04 41 20 --- 06 08 49 34.5 259.9 3.7 58.8 200 52 04 38 01 04 41 20 J0222+0952 06 08 49 33.8 260.8 3.8 59.1 -5 52 No stop 04 44 50 --- 06 12 20 33.1 261.3 3.8 59.3 205 106 04 41 21 04 45 20 J0226+0937 06 12 50 33.7 260.5 3.8 59.0 25 106 04 45 20 04 46 20 --- 06 13 50 33.5 260.7 3.8 59.0 60 121 04 45 21 04 46 20 J0222+0952 06 13 50 32.8 261.5 3.8 59.3 -5 121 No stop 04 49 50 --- 06 17 21 32.0 262.0 3.9 59.4 205 175 04 46 21 04 49 50 J0226+0937 06 17 21 32.7 261.2 3.8 59.2 -5 175 No stop 04 51 20 --- 06 18 51 32.4 261.4 3.9 59.2 85 198 04 49 51 04 51 20 J0222+0952 06 18 51 31.7 262.3 3.9 59.5 -5 198 No stop 04 54 50 --- 06 22 22 31.0 262.8 4.0 59.6 205 252 04 51 21 04 55 20 J0226+0937 06 22 52 31.6 262.0 3.9 59.4 25 252 04 55 20 04 56 20 --- 06 23 52 31.3 262.2 3.9 59.4 60 268 04 55 21 04 56 20 J0222+0952 06 23 52 30.6 263.0 4.0 59.7 -5 268 No stop 04 59 50 --- 06 27 22 29.9 263.5 4.1 59.8 205 322 04 56 21 04 59 50 J0226+0937 06 27 22 30.6 262.7 4.0 59.5 -5 322 No stop 05 01 20 --- 06 28 53 30.3 262.9 4.0 59.6 85 345 04 59 51 05 01 20 J0222+0952 06 28 53 29.6 263.7 4.1 59.8 -5 345 No stop 05 04 50 --- 06 32 23 28.8 264.2 4.2 59.9 205 399 05 01 21 05 05 20 J0226+0937 06 32 53 29.4 263.5 4.1 59.7 25 399 05 05 20 05 06 20 --- 06 33 53 29.2 263.6 4.1 59.7 60 415 05 05 21 05 06 20 J0222+0952 06 33 53 28.5 264.4 4.2 59.9 -5 415 No stop 05 09 50 --- 06 37 24 27.8 264.9 4.2 60.0 205 469 05 06 21 05 09 50 J0226+0937 06 37 24 28.5 264.1 4.2 59.8 -5 469 No stop 05 11 20 --- 06 38 54 28.2 264.3 4.2 59.8 85 492 05 09 51 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Page 3 EVN 5 GHz and 22 GHz study of 43 compact radio sources 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 12 Jun 2021 Day 163 --- 06 57 00 J0237+2848 08 24 52 17.2 293.8 5.8 63.5 6297 492 06 57 00 07 00 00 --- 08 27 52 16.6 294.1 5.8 63.2 180 538 06 57 01 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: 15 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: 15 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) * J2225+0841 22 23 13.778443 * 22 25 43.480208 22 26 47.019656 0.00 08 26 40.84989 * 08 41 57.17632 08 48 20.29212 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2259+4037 22 56 45.590776 * 22 59 04.102658 23 00 02.785465 0.00 40 21 41.93952 * 40 37 47.34798 40 44 21.30491 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0222+0952 02 19 35.220659 * 02 22 15.608416 02 23 22.455089 0.00 09 38 59.26872 * 09 52 37.82044 09 58 19.23842 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2324-0058 23 21 30.636145 * 23 24 04.620465 23 25 09.642079 0.00 -01 15 23.15620 *-00 58 54.16633 -00 51 57.28300 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2337-0622 23 34 54.666101 * 23 37 29.228401 23 38 34.415617 0.00 -06 38 48.97876 *-06 22 12.18085 -06 15 10.16671 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2223+0838 22 20 51.382478 * 22 23 21.014100 22 24 24.536602 0.00 08 23 42.06425 * 08 38 54.14000 08 45 15.49226 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2255+4202 22 53 19.843648 * 22 55 36.707800 22 56 34.721219 0.00 41 46 51.26638 * 42 02 52.53300 42 09 24.41493 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0226+0937 02 23 33.344806 * 02 26 13.715400 02 27 20.539005 0.00 09 23 58.33726 * 09 37 26.75800 09 43 03.98608 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2327-0041 23 24 36.781294 * 23 27 10.699100 23 28 15.676106 0.00 -00 58 28.80393 *-00 41 57.71400 -00 35 00.05406 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2328-0634 23 26 04.324762 * 23 28 39.213700 23 29 44.586611 0.00 -06 51 00.11643 *-06 34 28.06300 -06 27 27.94420 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J2253+1608 22 51 29.519701 * 22 53 57.747900 22 55 00.521557 0.00 15 52 54.34817 * 16 08 53.56100 16 15 32.13948 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0237+2848 02 34 55.589613 * 02 37 52.405700 02 39 06.044156 0.00 28 35 11.40775 * 28 48 08.99000 28 53 28.99756 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 J2225+0841 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 0.350 25.097 J2259+4037 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 0.383 28.666 J0222+0952 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 15 0.350 33.668 J2324-0058 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 12 13 0.292 17.544 J2337-0622 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 12 13 0.306 18.012 J2223+0838 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 0.150 9.850 J2255+4202 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 0.192 13.200 J0226+0937 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 15 0.181 15.524 J2327-0041 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 12 13 0.158 7.974 J2328-0634 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 12 13 0.150 8.063 J2253+1608 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 0.050 4.550 J0237+2848 sess221.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 15 0.050 4.984 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) J2225+0841 99.2 J2259+4037 79.2 J0222+0952 44.8 J2324-0058 89.8 J2337-0622 88.9 J2223+0838 99.8 J2255+4202 79.3 J0226+0937 44.0 J2327-0041 89.0 J2328-0634 91.0 J2253+1608 89.8 J0237+2848 37.1 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