COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N13M1 Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 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 1/2013 (512 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 2 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 28 February 2013 involving 9 antennas: Eb Wb1 Jb2 On25 Mc Nt Tr Ys Hh (Jm, Od, Nd, Yd, Hd). The NME uses a standard setup with 512 Mbps. The schedule consists of long integrations on strong calibrators like 0528+134 as well as phase-referencing parts with a continuum source as targets. Three ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment: 15:09:58 (scan 2, 2 sec, 0528+134) 16:08:56 (scan 19, 4 sec, 0528+134) 16:52:56 (scan 34, 4 sec, 0528+134) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Thanks! 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 28 Feb 2013 Day 59 --- 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 15 00 00 0528+134 02 20 57 39.1 472.1 -3.2 -42.8 0 0 15 00 00 15 05 00 --- 02 25 58 39.9 473.3 -3.1 -42.4 300 5 15 00 04 15 06 00 0528+134 02 26 58 40.1 473.5 -3.1 -42.3 57 5 15 06 00 15 11 00 --- 02 31 59 40.9 474.7 -3.0 -41.8 300 10 15 06 04 15 13 00 0528+134 02 33 59 41.2 475.2 -3.0 -41.6 117 10 15 13 00 15 23 00 --- 02 44 01 42.8 477.6 -2.8 -40.5 600 19 15 13 04 15 24 00 J0522+1415 02 45 01 44.8 479.4 -2.6 -39.9 52 19 15 24 00 15 26 00 =0519+142 02 47 01 45.1 479.9 -2.6 -39.6 120 21 15 24 04 15 26 00 0528+134 02 47 01 43.3 478.4 -2.7 -40.2 -8 21 No stop 15 29 00 --- 02 50 02 43.8 479.2 -2.7 -39.8 172 24 15 26 04 15 29 00 J0522+1415 02 50 02 45.6 480.7 -2.6 -39.2 -8 24 No stop 15 31 00 =0519+142 02 52 02 45.9 481.2 -2.5 -39.0 112 26 15 29 04 15 31 00 0528+134 02 52 02 44.1 479.7 -2.7 -39.6 -8 26 No stop 15 34 00 --- 02 55 03 44.6 480.5 -2.6 -39.2 172 29 15 31 04 15 35 00 J0522+1415 02 56 03 46.5 482.3 -2.5 -38.4 52 29 15 35 00 15 37 00 =0519+142 02 58 03 46.8 482.9 -2.4 -38.2 120 31 15 35 04 15 37 00 0528+134 02 58 03 45.0 481.3 -2.6 -38.8 -8 31 No stop 15 40 00 --- 03 01 04 45.5 482.1 -2.5 -38.4 172 34 15 37 04 15 40 00 J0522+1415 03 01 04 47.3 483.7 -2.4 -37.7 -8 34 No stop 15 42 00 =0519+142 03 03 04 47.6 484.3 -2.3 -37.4 112 36 15 40 04 15 42 00 0528+134 03 03 04 45.8 482.7 -2.5 -38.1 -8 36 No stop 15 45 00 --- 03 06 04 46.2 483.5 -2.4 -37.7 172 39 15 42 04 15 46 00 J0522+1415 03 07 05 48.2 485.4 -2.3 -36.8 52 39 15 46 00 15 48 00 =0519+142 03 09 05 48.4 486.0 -2.2 -36.5 120 41 15 46 04 15 48 00 0528+134 03 09 05 46.7 484.3 -2.4 -37.3 -8 41 No stop 15 51 00 --- 03 12 05 47.1 485.2 -2.3 -36.8 172 44 15 48 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 28 Feb 2013 Day 59 --- 15 51 00 J0522+1415 03 12 05 48.9 486.9 -2.2 -36.0 -8 44 No stop 15 53 00 =0519+142 03 14 06 49.2 487.5 -2.2 -35.7 112 45 15 51 04 15 53 00 0528+134 03 14 06 47.4 485.8 -2.3 -36.5 -8 45 No stop 15 56 00 --- 03 17 06 47.8 486.6 -2.2 -36.1 172 48 15 53 04 15 57 00 J0522+1415 03 18 06 49.7 488.7 -2.1 -35.0 52 48 15 57 00 15 59 00 =0519+142 03 20 07 50.0 489.4 -2.1 -34.7 120 50 15 57 04 15 59 00 0528+134 03 20 07 48.3 487.5 -2.2 -35.6 -8 50 No stop 16 02 00 --- 03 23 07 48.7 488.4 -2.1 -35.1 172 53 15 59 04 16 03 00 0528+134 03 24 07 48.8 488.7 -2.1 -34.9 57 53 16 03 00 16 05 00 --- 03 26 08 49.1 489.3 -2.1 -34.6 120 55 16 03 04 16 06 00 0528+134 03 27 08 49.2 489.6 -2.1 -34.4 57 55 16 06 00 16 11 00 --- 03 32 09 49.9 491.2 -2.0 -33.5 300 60 16 06 04 16 12 00 0528+134 03 33 09 50.1 491.5 -2.0 -33.3 57 60 16 12 00 16 14 00 --- 03 35 09 50.3 492.2 -1.9 -32.9 120 62 16 12 04 16 14 00 J0522+1415 03 35 09 52.0 494.2 -1.8 -31.8 -8 62 No stop 16 16 00 =0519+142 03 37 10 52.3 494.9 -1.8 -31.4 112 64 16 14 04 16 16 00 0528+134 03 37 10 50.6 492.8 -1.9 -32.6 -8 64 No stop 16 19 00 --- 03 40 10 51.0 493.8 -1.9 -32.0 172 67 16 16 04 16 20 00 J0522+1415 03 41 10 52.8 496.2 -1.7 -30.6 52 67 16 20 00 16 22 00 =0519+142 03 43 11 53.0 496.9 -1.7 -30.2 120 69 16 20 04 16 22 00 0528+134 03 43 11 51.4 494.8 -1.8 -31.4 -8 69 No stop 16 25 00 --- 03 46 11 51.7 495.8 -1.8 -30.8 172 72 16 22 04 16 25 00 J0522+1415 03 46 11 53.4 498.0 -1.6 -29.5 -8 72 No stop 16 27 00 =0519+142 03 48 11 53.6 498.7 -1.6 -29.0 112 74 16 25 04 16 27 00 0528+134 03 48 11 52.0 496.5 -1.7 -30.4 -8 74 No stop 16 30 00 --- 03 51 12 52.3 497.5 -1.7 -29.7 172 76 16 27 04 16 31 00 J0522+1415 03 52 12 54.1 500.2 -1.5 -28.1 52 76 16 31 00 16 33 00 =0519+142 03 54 12 54.3 500.9 -1.5 -27.7 120 78 16 31 04 16 33 00 0528+134 03 54 12 52.7 498.5 -1.6 -29.1 -8 78 No stop 16 36 00 --- 03 57 13 53.1 499.6 -1.6 -28.4 172 81 16 33 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 28 Feb 2013 Day 59 --- 16 36 00 J0522+1415 03 57 13 54.6 502.0 -1.4 -26.9 -8 81 No stop 16 38 00 =0519+142 03 59 13 54.8 502.8 -1.4 -26.4 112 83 16 36 04 16 39 00 0528+134 04 00 13 53.4 500.7 -1.5 -27.7 52 83 16 39 00 16 42 00 --- 04 03 14 53.7 501.8 -1.5 -27.0 180 86 16 39 04 16 42 00 0528+134 04 03 14 53.7 501.8 -1.5 -27.0 -3 86 No stop 16 45 00 --- 04 06 14 54.1 502.9 -1.4 -26.3 177 89 16 42 04 16 45 00 J0522+1415 04 06 14 55.6 505.4 -1.3 -24.7 -8 89 No stop 16 47 00 =0519+142 04 08 15 55.8 506.2 -1.3 -24.1 112 91 16 45 04 16 48 00 0528+134 04 09 15 54.4 504.0 -1.4 -25.5 52 91 16 48 00 16 50 00 --- 04 11 15 54.6 504.8 -1.3 -25.0 120 93 16 48 04 16 51 00 0528+134 04 12 15 54.7 505.1 -1.3 -24.8 57 93 16 51 00 16 55 00 --- 04 16 16 55.1 506.7 -1.3 -23.8 240 97 16 51 04 16 56 00 0528+134 04 17 16 55.2 507.1 -1.2 -23.5 57 97 16 56 00 17 00 00 --- 04 21 17 55.6 508.7 -1.2 -22.4 240 101 16 56 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess113.M512 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/freq.dat: mc5cm Updated by e-mail Orlati (13Feb2006) Setup group: 3 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 these setups 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= 2.00 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 Matching frequency sets: 5 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) * J0522+1415 05 19 54.695573 * 05 22 45.146686 05 23 31.315431 1.17 0519+142 14 12 41.00356 * 14 15 29.28247 14 16 04.33284 0.86 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2011A astro solution 38 Observations 0.433 scan and 35.257 baseline hours in setup: sess113.M512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 J0530+1331 05 28 06.759218 * 05 30 56.416749 05 31 42.409391 0.10 * 0528+134 13 29 42.28877 * 13 31 55.14944 13 32 20.35334 0.10 J0530+13 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 138123 observations 1.300 scan and 111.609 baseline hours in setup: sess113.M512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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) J0522+1415 100.7 0528+134 102.6 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