COVER INFORMATION Station: YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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: 752.52 752.52 752.52 752.52 756.52 756.52 756.52 756.52 760.52 760.52 760.52 760.52 764.52 764.52 764.52 764.52 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 21 58 49 32.8 78.2 -4.7 -58.2 0 0 12 00 00 12 05 00 --- 22 03 50 33.7 78.9 -4.6 -58.4 300 5 12 00 01 12 06 00 0234+285 22 04 50 33.9 79.0 -4.6 -58.4 45 5 12 06 00 12 11 00 --- 22 09 51 34.9 79.7 -4.5 -58.6 300 10 12 06 01 12 13 00 0234+285 22 11 51 35.2 80.0 -4.4 -58.7 105 10 12 13 00 12 23 00 --- 22 21 53 37.1 81.4 -4.3 -59.1 600 19 12 13 01 12 24 00 0234+285 22 22 53 37.3 81.6 -4.3 -59.1 45 19 12 24 00 12 26 00 --- 22 24 54 37.7 81.8 -4.2 -59.2 120 21 12 24 01 12 26 00 J0258+2900 22 24 54 33.8 78.7 -4.6 -58.5 -19 21 No stop 12 29 00 =0255+288 22 27 54 34.4 79.1 -4.5 -58.6 161 24 12 26 01 12 29 00 0234+285 22 27 54 38.3 82.3 -4.2 -59.3 -19 24 No stop 12 31 00 --- 22 29 54 38.6 82.6 -4.1 -59.4 101 26 12 29 01 12 31 00 J0258+2900 22 29 54 34.8 79.4 -4.5 -58.7 -19 26 No stop 12 34 00 =0255+288 22 32 55 35.3 79.8 -4.4 -58.8 161 29 12 31 01 12 35 00 0234+285 22 33 55 39.4 83.1 -4.1 -59.5 41 29 12 35 00 12 37 00 --- 22 35 55 39.8 83.4 -4.0 -59.6 120 31 12 35 01 12 37 00 J0258+2900 22 35 55 35.9 80.2 -4.4 -59.0 -19 31 No stop 12 40 00 =0255+288 22 38 56 36.5 80.6 -4.3 -59.1 161 34 12 37 01 12 40 00 0234+285 22 38 56 40.3 83.9 -4.0 -59.6 -19 34 No stop 12 42 00 --- 22 40 56 40.7 84.1 -4.0 -59.7 101 36 12 40 01 12 42 00 J0258+2900 22 40 56 36.8 80.9 -4.3 -59.2 -19 36 No stop 12 45 00 =0255+288 22 43 57 37.4 81.3 -4.3 -59.3 161 39 12 42 01 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 22 44 57 41.5 84.7 -3.9 -59.8 41 39 12 46 00 12 48 00 --- 22 46 57 41.9 85.0 -3.9 -59.8 120 41 12 46 01 12 49 00 0234+285 22 47 57 42.0 85.2 -3.8 -59.9 45 41 12 49 00 12 51 00 --- 22 49 58 42.4 85.5 -3.8 -59.9 120 43 12 49 01 12 52 00 0234+285 22 50 58 42.6 85.6 -3.8 -59.9 45 43 12 52 00 12 56 00 --- 22 54 59 43.4 86.2 -3.7 -60.0 240 46 12 52 01 12 58 00 0234+285 22 56 59 43.8 86.5 -3.7 -60.0 105 46 12 58 00 13 00 00 --- 22 58 59 44.1 86.8 -3.7 -60.1 120 48 12 58 01 13 00 00 J0258+2900 22 58 59 40.2 83.5 -4.0 -59.8 -19 48 No stop 13 03 00 =0255+288 23 02 00 40.8 83.9 -4.0 -59.8 161 51 13 00 01 13 03 00 0234+285 23 02 00 44.7 87.3 -3.6 -60.1 -19 51 No stop 13 05 00 --- 23 04 00 45.1 87.6 -3.6 -60.1 101 53 13 03 01 13 05 00 J0258+2900 23 04 00 41.2 84.2 -3.9 -59.9 -19 53 No stop 13 08 00 =0255+288 23 07 00 41.8 84.7 -3.9 -60.0 161 56 13 05 01 13 09 00 0234+285 23 08 01 45.8 88.2 -3.5 -60.2 41 56 13 09 00 13 11 00 --- 23 10 01 46.2 88.5 -3.5 -60.2 120 58 13 09 01 13 11 00 J0258+2900 23 10 01 42.3 85.1 -3.8 -60.0 -19 58 No stop 13 14 00 =0255+288 23 13 01 42.9 85.5 -3.8 -60.1 161 61 13 11 01 13 14 00 0234+285 23 13 01 46.8 89.0 -3.4 -60.2 -19 61 No stop 13 16 00 --- 23 15 02 47.2 89.3 -3.4 -60.2 101 63 13 14 01 13 16 00 J0258+2900 23 15 02 43.3 85.8 -3.7 -60.1 -19 63 No stop 13 19 00 =0255+288 23 18 02 43.9 86.3 -3.7 -60.2 161 66 13 16 01 13 20 00 0234+285 23 19 02 47.9 90.0 -3.3 -60.2 41 66 13 20 00 13 22 00 --- 23 21 03 48.3 90.3 -3.3 -60.2 120 68 13 20 01 13 22 00 J0258+2900 23 21 03 44.4 86.8 -3.6 -60.2 -19 68 No stop 13 25 00 =0255+288 23 24 03 45.0 87.2 -3.6 -60.3 161 71 13 22 01 13 25 00 0234+285 23 24 03 48.9 90.8 -3.2 -60.2 -19 71 No stop 13 28 00 --- 23 27 04 49.5 91.3 -3.2 -60.2 161 74 13 25 01 13 29 00 0234+285 23 28 04 49.7 91.5 -3.2 -60.2 45 74 13 29 00 13 31 00 --- 23 30 04 50.0 91.8 -3.1 -60.2 120 75 13 29 01 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 23 31 04 50.2 92.0 -3.1 -60.2 45 75 13 32 00 13 36 00 --- 23 35 05 51.0 92.7 -3.1 -60.1 240 79 13 32 01 13 44 00 J2052+3635 23 43 06 56.9 277.2 2.8 70.0 281 79 13 44 00 13 46 30 =2050+364 23 45 37 56.4 277.6 2.9 69.9 150 82 13 44 01 13 46 30 W75N 23 45 37 55.5 289.3 3.1 77.3 -27 82 No stop 13 49 30 --- 23 48 37 55.0 289.5 3.2 77.0 153 85 13 46 31 13 50 30 J2052+3635 23 49 37 55.7 278.1 2.9 69.7 33 85 13 50 30 13 53 00 =2050+364 23 52 08 55.2 278.4 3.0 69.6 150 87 13 50 31 13 53 00 W75N 23 52 08 54.3 289.8 3.2 76.6 -26 87 No stop 13 56 00 --- 23 55 08 53.8 290.0 3.3 76.3 154 90 13 53 01 13 57 00 J2052+3635 23 56 09 54.5 278.9 3.0 69.4 34 90 13 57 00 13 59 30 =2050+364 23 58 39 54.0 279.2 3.1 69.3 150 92 13 57 01 13 59 30 W75N 23 58 39 53.2 290.2 3.3 75.9 -26 92 No stop 14 02 30 --- 00 01 39 52.6 290.5 3.4 75.6 154 95 13 59 31 14 03 30 J2052+3635 00 02 40 53.2 279.6 3.2 69.1 34 95 14 03 30 14 06 00 =2050+364 00 05 10 52.8 279.9 3.2 68.9 150 98 14 03 31 14 06 00 W75N 00 05 10 52.0 290.7 3.4 75.2 -26 98 No stop 14 09 00 --- 00 08 11 51.5 291.0 3.5 74.9 154 101 14 06 01 14 10 00 J2052+3635 00 09 11 52.0 280.4 3.3 68.7 34 101 14 10 00 14 12 30 =2050+364 00 11 41 51.6 280.7 3.3 68.6 150 103 14 10 01 14 12 30 W75N 00 11 41 50.8 291.2 3.5 74.5 -26 103 No stop 14 15 30 --- 00 14 42 50.3 291.5 3.6 74.2 154 106 14 12 31 14 16 30 J2052+3635 00 15 42 50.8 281.2 3.4 68.3 35 106 14 16 30 14 19 00 =2050+364 00 18 12 50.3 281.5 3.4 68.2 150 108 14 16 31 14 19 00 W75N 00 18 12 49.7 291.8 3.7 73.8 -25 108 No stop 14 22 00 --- 00 21 13 49.2 292.0 3.7 73.4 155 111 14 19 01 14 23 00 J2052+3635 00 22 13 49.6 281.9 3.5 67.9 35 111 14 23 00 14 25 30 =2050+364 00 24 43 49.1 282.2 3.5 67.8 150 114 14 23 01 14 25 30 W75N 00 24 43 48.5 292.3 3.8 73.1 -25 114 No stop 14 28 30 --- 00 27 44 48.0 292.5 3.8 72.7 155 117 14 25 31 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 00 28 44 48.4 282.7 3.6 67.5 35 117 14 29 30 14 32 00 =2050+364 00 31 14 47.9 283.0 3.6 67.4 150 119 14 29 31 14 32 00 W75N 00 31 14 47.4 292.8 3.9 72.4 -25 119 No stop 14 35 00 --- 00 34 15 46.9 293.1 3.9 72.0 155 122 14 32 01 14 36 00 J2052+3635 00 35 15 47.2 283.5 3.7 67.1 35 122 14 36 00 14 39 00 =2050+364 00 38 15 46.6 283.8 3.7 66.9 180 125 14 36 01 14 47 00 0234+285 00 46 17 64.3 108.2 -1.9 -55.6 288 125 14 47 00 14 49 00 --- 00 48 17 64.6 108.7 -1.8 -55.3 120 127 14 47 01 14 50 00 0234+285 00 49 17 64.8 109.0 -1.8 -55.1 45 127 14 50 00 14 54 00 --- 00 53 18 65.5 110.2 -1.8 -54.5 240 131 14 50 01 14 56 00 0234+285 00 55 18 65.9 110.9 -1.7 -54.2 105 131 14 56 00 14 59 00 --- 00 58 19 66.4 111.8 -1.7 -53.7 180 134 14 56 01 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: ys40_5cm RF and LO values by de Vicente (FEB09), BBC 500-1000MHz Setup group: 6 Station: YEBES40M 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= 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 5910.00 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 = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 7 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 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= 752.52 752.52 752.52 752.52 756.52 756.52 756.52 756.52 760.52 760.52 760.52 760.52 764.52 764.52 764.52 764.52 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 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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