COVER INFORMATION Station: ON8_DBBC (Code Od ) 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 ON8_DBBC (Code Od ) 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: 412.52 412.52 412.52 412.52 416.52 416.52 416.52 416.52 420.52 420.52 420.52 420.52 424.52 424.52 424.52 424.52 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 22 02 33.5 120.9 -3.2 0.0 0 0 15 00 00 15 05 00 --- 02 27 03 34.1 122.2 -3.1 0.0 300 5 15 00 01 15 06 00 0528+134 02 28 03 34.2 122.4 -3.1 0.0 54 5 15 06 00 15 11 00 --- 02 33 04 34.7 123.7 -3.0 0.0 300 10 15 06 01 15 13 00 0528+134 02 35 04 35.0 124.3 -2.9 0.0 114 10 15 13 00 15 23 00 --- 02 45 06 36.1 126.9 -2.8 0.0 600 19 15 13 01 15 24 00 J0522+1415 02 46 06 37.7 129.0 -2.6 0.0 44 19 15 24 00 15 26 00 =0519+142 02 48 06 37.9 129.6 -2.6 0.0 120 21 15 24 01 15 26 00 0528+134 02 48 06 36.4 127.7 -2.7 0.0 -16 21 No stop 15 29 00 --- 02 51 07 36.7 128.6 -2.7 0.0 164 24 15 26 01 15 29 00 J0522+1415 02 51 07 38.2 130.4 -2.5 0.0 -16 24 No stop 15 31 00 =0519+142 02 53 07 38.4 131.0 -2.5 0.0 104 26 15 29 01 15 31 00 0528+134 02 53 07 36.9 129.1 -2.6 0.0 -16 26 No stop 15 34 00 --- 02 56 08 37.2 129.9 -2.6 0.0 164 29 15 31 01 15 35 00 J0522+1415 02 57 08 38.8 132.1 -2.4 0.0 44 29 15 35 00 15 37 00 =0519+142 02 59 08 39.0 132.7 -2.4 0.0 120 31 15 35 01 15 37 00 0528+134 02 59 08 37.5 130.8 -2.5 0.0 -16 31 No stop 15 40 00 --- 03 02 09 37.8 131.6 -2.5 0.0 164 34 15 37 01 15 40 00 J0522+1415 03 02 09 39.3 133.6 -2.4 0.0 -16 34 No stop 15 42 00 =0519+142 03 04 09 39.5 134.1 -2.3 0.0 104 36 15 40 01 15 42 00 0528+134 03 04 09 38.0 132.2 -2.5 0.0 -16 36 No stop 15 45 00 --- 03 07 09 38.3 133.0 -2.4 0.0 164 39 15 42 01 15 46 00 J0522+1415 03 08 10 39.9 135.3 -2.3 0.0 44 39 15 46 00 15 48 00 =0519+142 03 10 10 40.1 135.9 -2.2 0.0 120 41 15 46 01 15 48 00 0528+134 03 10 10 38.6 133.9 -2.4 0.0 -16 41 No stop 15 51 00 --- 03 13 10 38.9 134.7 -2.3 0.0 164 44 15 48 01 Schedule for ON8_DBBC (Code Od ) 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 13 10 40.4 136.8 -2.2 0.0 -16 44 No stop 15 53 00 =0519+142 03 15 11 40.5 137.4 -2.1 0.0 104 45 15 51 01 15 53 00 0528+134 03 15 11 39.1 135.3 -2.3 0.0 -16 45 No stop 15 56 00 --- 03 18 11 39.4 136.2 -2.2 0.0 164 48 15 53 01 15 57 00 J0522+1415 03 19 11 40.9 138.5 -2.1 0.0 44 48 15 57 00 15 59 00 =0519+142 03 21 12 41.1 139.1 -2.0 0.0 120 50 15 57 01 15 59 00 0528+134 03 21 12 39.7 137.1 -2.2 0.0 -16 50 No stop 16 02 00 --- 03 24 12 39.9 138.0 -2.1 0.0 164 53 15 59 01 16 03 00 0528+134 03 25 12 40.0 138.3 -2.1 0.0 54 53 16 03 00 16 05 00 --- 03 27 13 40.2 138.8 -2.1 0.0 120 55 16 03 01 16 06 00 0528+134 03 28 13 40.3 139.1 -2.1 0.0 54 55 16 06 00 16 11 00 --- 03 33 14 40.7 140.6 -2.0 0.0 300 60 16 06 01 16 12 00 0528+134 03 34 14 40.8 140.9 -2.0 0.0 54 60 16 12 00 16 14 00 --- 03 36 14 41.0 141.5 -1.9 0.0 120 62 16 12 01 16 14 00 J0522+1415 03 36 14 42.4 143.7 -1.8 0.0 -16 62 No stop 16 16 00 =0519+142 03 38 15 42.5 144.3 -1.8 0.0 104 64 16 14 01 16 16 00 0528+134 03 38 15 41.2 142.2 -1.9 0.0 -16 64 No stop 16 19 00 --- 03 41 15 41.4 143.1 -1.8 0.0 164 67 16 16 01 16 20 00 J0522+1415 03 42 15 42.8 145.6 -1.7 0.0 44 67 16 20 00 16 22 00 =0519+142 03 44 16 43.0 146.2 -1.7 0.0 120 69 16 20 01 16 22 00 0528+134 03 44 16 41.6 144.0 -1.8 0.0 -16 69 No stop 16 25 00 --- 03 47 16 41.9 144.9 -1.7 0.0 164 72 16 22 01 16 25 00 J0522+1415 03 47 16 43.2 147.2 -1.6 0.0 -16 72 No stop 16 27 00 =0519+142 03 49 16 43.3 147.8 -1.6 0.0 104 74 16 25 01 16 27 00 0528+134 03 49 16 42.0 145.5 -1.7 0.0 -16 74 No stop 16 30 00 --- 03 52 17 42.3 146.5 -1.7 0.0 164 76 16 27 01 16 31 00 J0522+1415 03 53 17 43.6 149.1 -1.5 0.0 44 76 16 31 00 16 33 00 =0519+142 03 55 17 43.8 149.7 -1.5 0.0 120 78 16 31 01 16 33 00 0528+134 03 55 17 42.5 147.4 -1.6 0.0 -16 78 No stop 16 36 00 --- 03 58 18 42.7 148.4 -1.6 0.0 164 81 16 33 01 Schedule for ON8_DBBC (Code Od ) 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 58 18 44.0 150.7 -1.4 0.0 -16 81 No stop 16 38 00 =0519+142 04 00 18 44.1 151.4 -1.4 0.0 104 83 16 36 01 16 39 00 0528+134 04 01 18 42.9 149.3 -1.5 0.0 44 83 16 39 00 16 42 00 --- 04 04 19 43.1 150.3 -1.5 0.0 180 86 16 39 01 16 42 00 0528+134 04 04 19 43.1 150.3 -1.5 0.0 -5 86 No stop 16 45 00 --- 04 07 19 43.3 151.3 -1.4 0.0 175 89 16 42 01 16 45 00 J0522+1415 04 07 19 44.5 153.7 -1.3 0.0 -16 89 No stop 16 47 00 =0519+142 04 09 20 44.6 154.3 -1.2 0.0 104 91 16 45 01 16 48 00 0528+134 04 10 20 43.5 152.2 -1.4 0.0 44 91 16 48 00 16 50 00 --- 04 12 20 43.6 152.9 -1.3 0.0 120 93 16 48 01 16 51 00 0528+134 04 13 20 43.7 153.2 -1.3 0.0 54 93 16 51 00 16 55 00 --- 04 17 21 43.9 154.5 -1.2 0.0 240 97 16 51 01 16 56 00 0528+134 04 18 21 44.0 154.8 -1.2 0.0 54 97 16 56 00 17 00 00 --- 04 22 22 44.2 156.2 -1.2 0.0 240 101 16 56 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess113.M512 --- 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: 11 Station: ON8_DBBC Total bit rate: 128 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 4.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 6250.00 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 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 = B D B D B D B D B D B D B D B D The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 11 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= 412.52 412.52 412.52 412.52 416.52 416.52 416.52 416.52 420.52 420.52 420.52 420.52 424.52 424.52 424.52 424.52 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: 11 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) * 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