COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N12M1 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: Gabriele Surcis Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596508 EMAIL: surcis@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596508 Observing mode: Notes: 5cm NME and ftp fringe test for session 3/2011 (512 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters) Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE Please DO NOT use the phase cal signal. COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 5cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 23 February 2012 involving 8 antennas: Eb Wb1 JB2 On25 Mc Tr Ys. The NME uses a setup typical for methanol spectral line experiments, but with 16 channels, i.e. using both sidebands of all BBCs, and 8 MHz filters. The schedule consists of long integrations on strong calibrators like J2052+3635 and 0234+285 as well as phase-referencing parts with a methanol maser and a continuum source as targets, respectively. Four ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment: ~12:06 (scan 2, 4 sec, 0234+285) ~12:52 (scan 14, 4 sec, 0234+285) ~13:32 (scan 27, 4 sec, 0234+285) ~14:50 (scan 46, 4 sec, 0234+285) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Thanks! Since this schedule includes a spectral line source (W75N), please switch OFF the phase cal signal! !!! PCAL is OFF for this experiment !!! Good luck with the session! Gabriele Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 23 Feb 2012 Day 54 --- Next scan frequencies: 6662.52 6662.52 6662.52 6662.52 6666.52 6666.52 6666.52 6666.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6674.52 6674.52 6674.52 6674.52 Next BBC frequencies: 262.52 262.52 262.52 262.52 266.52 266.52 266.52 266.52 270.52 270.52 270.52 270.52 274.52 274.52 274.52 274.52 Next scan bandwidths: 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 12 00 00 0234+285 22 57 45 44.0 450.5 -3.7 -54.5 0 0 12 00 00 12 05 00 --- 23 02 46 44.9 451.4 -3.6 -54.5 300 5 12 00 04 12 06 00 0234+285 23 03 46 45.1 451.6 -3.6 -54.5 57 5 12 06 00 12 11 00 --- 23 08 47 46.0 452.5 -3.5 -54.4 300 10 12 06 04 12 13 00 0234+285 23 10 48 46.3 452.9 -3.5 -54.4 117 10 12 13 00 12 23 00 --- 23 20 49 48.1 454.7 -3.3 -54.2 600 19 12 13 04 12 24 00 0234+285 23 21 49 48.3 454.9 -3.3 -54.2 57 19 12 24 00 12 26 00 --- 23 23 50 48.6 455.3 -3.2 -54.2 120 21 12 24 04 12 26 00 J0258+2900 23 23 50 45.0 451.2 -3.6 -54.6 -12 21 No stop 12 29 00 =0255+288 23 26 50 45.5 451.7 -3.5 -54.6 168 24 12 26 04 12 29 00 0234+285 23 26 50 49.2 455.9 -3.2 -54.1 -12 24 No stop 12 31 00 --- 23 28 51 49.5 456.3 -3.2 -54.0 108 26 12 29 04 12 31 00 J0258+2900 23 28 51 45.9 452.1 -3.5 -54.6 -12 26 No stop 12 34 00 =0255+288 23 31 51 46.4 452.6 -3.5 -54.6 168 29 12 31 04 12 35 00 0234+285 23 32 51 50.2 457.1 -3.1 -53.9 48 29 12 35 00 12 37 00 --- 23 34 52 50.6 457.5 -3.1 -53.8 120 31 12 35 04 12 37 00 J0258+2900 23 34 52 47.0 453.2 -3.4 -54.5 -12 31 No stop 12 40 00 =0255+288 23 37 52 47.5 453.7 -3.4 -54.5 168 34 12 37 04 12 40 00 0234+285 23 37 52 51.1 458.1 -3.0 -53.7 -12 34 No stop 12 42 00 --- 23 39 52 51.5 458.5 -3.0 -53.6 108 36 12 40 04 12 42 00 J0258+2900 23 39 52 47.9 454.1 -3.3 -54.4 -12 36 No stop 12 45 00 =0255+288 23 42 53 48.4 454.7 -3.3 -54.4 168 39 12 42 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 23 Feb 2012 Day 54 --- 12 46 00 0234+285 23 43 53 52.2 459.4 -2.9 -53.4 48 39 12 46 00 12 48 00 --- 23 45 53 52.5 459.8 -2.9 -53.3 120 41 12 46 04 12 49 00 0234+285 23 46 53 52.7 460.0 -2.9 -53.3 57 41 12 49 00 12 51 00 --- 23 48 54 53.1 460.5 -2.8 -53.2 120 43 12 49 04 12 52 00 0234+285 23 49 54 53.2 460.7 -2.8 -53.1 57 43 12 52 00 12 56 00 --- 23 53 55 53.9 461.6 -2.7 -52.9 240 46 12 52 04 12 58 00 0234+285 23 55 55 54.3 462.0 -2.7 -52.8 117 46 12 58 00 13 00 00 --- 23 57 55 54.6 462.5 -2.7 -52.6 120 48 12 58 04 13 00 00 J0258+2900 23 57 55 51.1 457.7 -3.0 -53.9 -12 48 No stop 13 03 00 =0255+288 00 00 56 51.6 458.3 -3.0 -53.8 168 51 13 00 04 13 03 00 0234+285 00 00 56 55.2 463.2 -2.6 -52.4 -12 51 No stop 13 05 00 --- 00 02 56 55.5 463.7 -2.6 -52.3 108 53 13 03 04 13 05 00 J0258+2900 00 02 56 51.9 458.7 -2.9 -53.7 -12 53 No stop 13 08 00 =0255+288 00 05 57 52.5 459.3 -2.9 -53.6 168 56 13 05 04 13 09 00 0234+285 00 06 57 56.2 464.6 -2.5 -52.0 48 56 13 09 00 13 11 00 --- 00 08 57 56.6 465.1 -2.5 -51.8 120 58 13 09 04 13 11 00 J0258+2900 00 08 57 53.0 460.0 -2.8 -53.4 -12 58 No stop 13 14 00 =0255+288 00 11 58 53.5 460.6 -2.8 -53.3 168 61 13 11 04 13 14 00 0234+285 00 11 58 57.1 465.9 -2.4 -51.5 -12 61 No stop 13 16 00 --- 00 13 58 57.4 466.4 -2.4 -51.4 108 63 13 14 04 13 16 00 J0258+2900 00 13 58 53.9 461.1 -2.8 -53.2 -12 63 No stop 13 19 00 =0255+288 00 16 58 54.4 461.8 -2.7 -53.0 168 66 13 16 04 13 20 00 0234+285 00 17 59 58.1 467.4 -2.3 -51.0 48 66 13 20 00 13 22 00 --- 00 19 59 58.4 467.9 -2.3 -50.8 120 68 13 20 04 13 22 00 J0258+2900 00 19 59 54.9 462.5 -2.7 -52.8 -12 68 No stop 13 25 00 =0255+288 00 22 59 55.5 463.2 -2.6 -52.6 168 71 13 22 04 13 25 00 0234+285 00 22 59 58.9 468.7 -2.3 -50.4 -12 71 No stop 13 28 00 --- 00 26 00 59.5 469.5 -2.2 -50.1 168 74 13 25 04 13 29 00 0234+285 00 27 00 59.6 469.8 -2.2 -50.0 57 74 13 29 00 13 31 00 --- 00 29 00 60.0 470.4 -2.2 -49.7 120 75 13 29 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 23 Feb 2012 Day 54 --- 13 32 00 0234+285 00 30 01 60.1 470.7 -2.1 -49.6 57 75 13 32 00 13 36 00 --- 00 34 01 60.8 471.8 -2.1 -49.1 240 79 13 32 04 13 44 00 J2052+3635 00 42 03 46.8 640.1 3.8 61.0 252 79 13 44 00 13 46 30 =2050+364 00 44 33 46.3 640.5 3.9 60.9 150 82 13 44 04 13 46 30 W75N 00 44 33 46.6 650.1 4.1 65.6 -17 82 No stop 13 49 30 --- 00 47 33 46.1 650.4 4.1 65.3 163 85 13 46 34 13 50 30 J2052+3635 00 48 34 45.6 641.1 3.9 60.7 43 85 13 50 30 13 53 00 =2050+364 00 51 04 45.2 641.4 4.0 60.6 150 87 13 50 34 13 53 00 W75N 00 51 04 45.5 650.8 4.2 65.0 -17 87 No stop 13 56 00 --- 00 54 04 45.0 651.2 4.3 64.7 163 90 13 53 04 13 57 00 J2052+3635 00 55 05 44.5 642.0 4.0 60.4 44 90 13 57 00 13 59 30 =2050+364 00 57 35 44.0 642.3 4.1 60.2 150 92 13 57 04 13 59 30 W75N 00 57 35 44.4 651.6 4.3 64.4 -16 92 No stop 14 02 30 --- 01 00 36 43.9 651.9 4.4 64.1 164 95 13 59 34 14 03 30 J2052+3635 01 01 36 43.3 642.9 4.1 60.0 44 95 14 03 30 14 06 00 =2050+364 01 04 06 42.9 643.2 4.2 59.9 150 98 14 03 34 14 06 00 W75N 01 04 06 43.3 652.3 4.4 63.8 -16 98 No stop 14 09 00 --- 01 07 07 42.8 652.6 4.5 63.5 164 101 14 06 04 14 10 00 J2052+3635 01 08 07 42.2 643.8 4.2 59.7 44 101 14 10 00 14 12 30 =2050+364 01 10 37 41.8 644.1 4.3 59.5 150 103 14 10 04 14 12 30 W75N 01 10 37 42.3 653.0 4.5 63.2 -16 103 No stop 14 15 30 --- 01 13 38 41.8 653.3 4.6 62.9 164 106 14 12 34 14 16 30 J2052+3635 01 14 38 41.1 644.7 4.4 59.3 44 106 14 16 30 14 19 00 =2050+364 01 17 08 40.7 645.0 4.4 59.1 150 108 14 16 34 14 19 00 W75N 01 17 08 41.2 653.7 4.6 62.6 -16 108 No stop 14 22 00 --- 01 20 09 40.7 654.1 4.7 62.3 164 111 14 19 04 14 23 00 J2052+3635 01 21 09 40.0 645.5 4.5 58.9 45 111 14 23 00 14 25 30 =2050+364 01 23 39 39.5 645.9 4.5 58.7 150 114 14 23 04 14 25 30 W75N 01 23 39 40.1 654.5 4.7 62.0 -15 114 No stop 14 28 30 --- 01 26 40 39.6 654.8 4.8 61.7 165 117 14 25 34 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 5 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 23 Feb 2012 Day 54 --- 14 29 30 J2052+3635 01 27 40 38.9 646.4 4.6 58.5 45 117 14 29 30 14 32 00 =2050+364 01 30 10 38.4 646.8 4.6 58.3 150 119 14 29 34 14 32 00 W75N 01 30 10 39.1 655.2 4.9 61.3 -15 119 No stop 14 35 00 --- 01 33 11 38.6 655.6 4.9 61.0 165 122 14 32 04 14 36 00 J2052+3635 01 34 11 37.7 647.3 4.7 58.0 45 122 14 36 00 14 39 00 =2050+364 01 37 12 37.2 647.7 4.7 57.8 180 125 14 36 04 14 47 00 0234+285 01 45 13 71.1 501.4 -0.9 -30.5 277 125 14 47 00 14 49 00 --- 01 47 13 71.3 502.6 -0.9 -29.6 120 127 14 47 04 14 50 00 0234+285 01 48 13 71.4 503.2 -0.8 -29.2 57 127 14 50 00 14 54 00 --- 01 52 14 71.8 505.6 -0.8 -27.3 240 131 14 50 04 14 56 00 0234+285 01 54 14 72.0 506.9 -0.7 -26.4 117 131 14 56 00 14 59 00 --- 01 57 15 72.3 508.8 -0.7 -24.9 180 134 14 56 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess112M1 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/freq.dat: mc5cm Updated by e-mail Orlati (13Feb2006) Setup group: 4 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 128 Format: MKIV1:1 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 4.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 2.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 6 5 6 5 8 7 8 7 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 5 Setup file default. LO sum= 6662.52 6662.52 6662.52 6662.52 6666.52 6666.52 6666.52 6666.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6674.52 6674.52 6674.52 6674.52 BBC fr= 262.52 262.52 262.52 262.52 266.52 266.52 266.52 266.52 270.52 270.52 270.52 270.52 274.52 274.52 274.52 274.52 Bandwd= 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- Network Monitoring Experiment Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * W75N 20 36 49.973068 * 20 38 36.417000 20 39 01.480055 0.00 42 26 58.44312 * 42 37 34.84600 42 40 06.52977 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.400 scan and 6.346 baseline hours in setup: sess112M1 J0237+2848 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 38 36.202424 0.01 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40778 * 28 48 08.99003 28 51 22.57850 0.01 J0237+28 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 53368 Observations 1.067 scan and 21.406 baseline hours in setup: sess112M1 * J0258+2900 02 55 55.645344 * 02 58 55.181143 02 59 39.777092 0.69 0255+288 28 48 05.18438 * 29 00 01.60798 29 02 59.92669 0.94 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 18 Observations 0.450 scan and 7.704 baseline hours in setup: sess112M1 * J2052+3635 20 50 54.435028 * 20 52 52.054981 20 53 20.004240 0.12 2050+364 36 24 12.29052 * 36 35 35.30048 36 38 19.32965 0.22 J2052+36 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 65 Observations 0.383 scan and 8.050 baseline hours in setup: sess112M1 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) W75N 57.9 0234+285 72.4 J0258+2900 76.8 J2052+3635 51.3 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