COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N13K1 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 PI: Jun YANG Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596507 EMAIL: yang@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596507 Observing mode: Notes: 1.3 cm NME for session 3/2012 1024 Mbps, 2-bit sampling, 16 MHz filters, USB and LSB Send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: The KVN stations are expected to be in N13K1. There are five ftp fringe-test scans (1) 11:14:00 UT (scan 4, 4 sec, 0234+285) (2) 11:28:00 UT (scan 7, 4 sec, 0355+508) (3) 11:59:00 UT (scan 13, 4 sec, 3C84) (4) 12:29:00 UT (scan 19, 4 sec, OriKL1) (5) 12:59:00 UT (scan 25, 4 sec, 3C84) 0234+285: ~4.03 Jy at 15 GHz on 2012-01-2 (MOJAVE). 0355+508: ~9.4 Jy at 15 GHz on 2012-01-15 (MOJAVE). 3C84: ~28 Jy at 15 GHz on 2012-11-28 (MOJAVE). OriKL1: Water masers in Orion with a peak flux density >~100 Jy. See you in Skype group chat! Jun YANG Skype account: uaoagn Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 27 Feb 2013 Day 58 --- Next scan frequencies: 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 Next BBC frequencies: 107.49 107.49 107.49 107.49 139.49 139.49 139.49 139.49 171.49 171.49 171.49 171.49 203.49 203.49 203.49 203.49 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 0234+285 23 20 30 17.5 44.3 -3.3 0.0 0 0 11 00 00 11 03 00 --- 23 23 31 18.0 43.8 -3.3 0.0 180 23 11 00 04 11 03 30 0234+285 23 24 01 18.0 43.8 -3.2 0.0 9 23 11 03 30 11 06 30 --- 23 27 01 18.5 43.3 -3.2 0.0 180 46 11 03 34 11 07 00 0234+285 23 27 31 18.6 43.2 -3.2 0.0 9 46 11 07 00 11 10 00 --- 23 30 32 19.0 42.7 -3.1 0.0 180 70 11 07 04 11 11 00 0234+285 23 31 32 19.2 42.5 -3.1 0.0 39 70 11 11 00 11 15 00 --- 23 35 33 19.8 41.8 -3.1 0.0 240 101 11 11 04 11 37 30 3C84 23 58 06 7.9 35.7 -3.4 D 0.0 1298 101 11 37 30 11 41 30 --- 00 02 07 8.4 35.2 -3.3 0.0 0 132 11 37 34 11 42 00 3C84 00 02 37 8.5 35.1 -3.3 0.0 9 132 11 42 00 11 46 00 --- 00 06 38 9.0 34.6 -3.2 0.0 240 163 11 42 04 11 46 30 3C84 00 07 08 9.1 34.5 -3.2 0.0 9 163 11 46 30 11 50 30 --- 00 11 09 9.6 33.9 -3.2 0.0 240 194 11 46 34 11 51 00 3C84 00 11 39 9.6 33.9 -3.2 0.0 9 194 11 51 00 11 55 00 --- 00 15 39 10.1 33.3 -3.1 0.0 240 225 11 51 04 11 56 00 3C84 00 16 39 10.2 33.2 -3.1 0.0 39 225 11 56 00 12 00 00 --- 00 20 40 10.7 32.6 -3.0 0.0 240 255 11 56 04 12 04 00 0234+285 00 24 41 26.5 32.7 -2.2 0.0 188 255 12 04 00 12 08 00 --- 00 28 41 27.0 31.9 -2.2 0.0 240 286 12 04 04 12 08 30 0234+285 00 29 12 27.0 31.8 -2.2 0.0 9 286 12 08 30 12 11 30 --- 00 32 12 27.4 31.1 -2.1 0.0 180 310 12 08 34 12 12 00 0234+285 00 32 42 27.5 31.0 -2.1 0.0 9 310 12 12 00 12 15 00 --- 00 35 43 27.8 30.4 -2.0 0.0 180 333 12 12 04 12 19 00 ORIKL1 00 39 43 16.7 87.9 -4.9 0.0 125 333 12 19 00 12 22 00 --- 00 42 44 17.4 87.6 -4.9 0.0 180 356 12 19 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 27 Feb 2013 Day 58 --- 12 23 00 ORIKL1 00 43 44 17.6 87.4 -4.9 0.0 39 356 12 23 00 12 26 00 --- 00 46 44 18.3 87.1 -4.8 0.0 180 379 12 23 04 12 27 00 ORIKL1 00 47 45 18.5 87.0 -4.8 0.0 39 379 12 27 00 12 30 00 --- 00 50 45 19.2 86.6 -4.8 0.0 180 403 12 27 04 12 34 00 0234+285 00 54 46 29.8 26.2 -1.7 0.0 124 403 12 34 00 12 37 00 --- 00 57 46 30.1 25.6 -1.7 0.0 180 426 12 34 04 12 38 00 0234+285 00 58 46 30.2 25.3 -1.7 0.0 39 426 12 38 00 12 41 00 --- 01 01 47 30.5 24.6 -1.6 0.0 180 449 12 38 04 12 42 00 0234+285 01 02 47 30.6 24.4 -1.6 0.0 39 449 12 42 00 12 45 00 --- 01 05 48 30.9 23.7 -1.5 0.0 180 472 12 42 04 12 48 00 3C84 01 08 48 16.0 25.1 -2.2 0.0 128 472 12 48 00 12 51 00 --- 01 11 49 16.2 24.6 -2.1 0.0 180 495 12 48 04 12 51 30 3C84 01 12 19 16.3 24.5 -2.1 0.0 9 495 12 51 30 12 54 30 --- 01 15 19 16.6 24.0 -2.1 0.0 180 519 12 51 34 12 55 00 3C84 01 15 49 16.6 23.9 -2.1 0.0 9 519 12 55 00 13 00 00 --- 01 20 50 17.1 23.0 -2.0 0.0 300 557 12 55 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess113.KG Matching groups in ./freq.sess113K.dat: hh1cm LO tunable, updated DMS 06-2012 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: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 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 these setups were used. Frequency Set: 13 Setup file default. LO sum= 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22187.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22219.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22251.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 22283.49 BBC fr= 107.49 107.49 107.49 107.49 139.49 139.49 139.49 139.49 171.49 171.49 171.49 171.49 203.49 203.49 203.49 203.49 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: 13 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 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) * ORIKL1 05 32 46.550813 * 05 35 14.030000 05 35 54.078984 0.00 -05 24 24.86387 *-05 22 31.40000 -05 22 17.32398 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.150 scan and 4.200 baseline hours in setup: sess113.KG Frequency sets (dups not shown): 9 11 12 13 14 21 J0237+2848 02 34 55.589591 * 02 37 52.405678 02 38 39.540355 0.11 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40773 * 28 48 08.98998 28 51 34.91227 0.10 J0237+28 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 56811 observations 0.533 scan and 112.000 baseline hours in setup: sess113.KG Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 J0319+4130 03 16 29.567260 * 03 19 48.160090 03 20 41.427072 1.30 0316+413 41 19 51.91699 * 41 30 42.10412 41 33 37.53042 2.72 * 3C84 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 GSFC 2011A astro solution 9957 Observations 0.583 scan and 117.300 baseline hours in setup: sess113.KG Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 J0359+5057 03 55 45.261370 * 03 59 29.747271 04 00 30.284895 0.16 * 0355+508 50 49 20.28582 * 50 57 50.16177 51 00 10.32546 0.10 J0359+50 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba NRAO150 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 18568 observations 0.150 scan and 25.650 baseline hours in setup: sess113.KG Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 17 18 19 20 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) ORIKL1 102.3 0234+285 67.8 3C84 80.5 0355+508 89.8 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