COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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: 162.52 162.52 162.52 162.52 166.52 166.52 166.52 166.52 170.52 170.52 170.52 170.52 174.52 174.52 174.52 174.52 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 00 54 32.8 113.0 -3.5 0.0 0 0 15 00 00 15 05 00 --- 02 05 55 33.5 114.2 -3.4 0.0 300 5 15 00 04 15 06 00 0528+134 02 06 55 33.6 114.5 -3.4 0.0 49 5 15 06 00 15 11 00 --- 02 11 56 34.3 115.7 -3.3 0.0 300 10 15 06 04 15 13 00 0528+134 02 13 56 34.6 116.2 -3.3 0.0 109 10 15 13 00 15 23 00 --- 02 23 58 35.9 118.7 -3.1 0.0 600 19 15 13 04 15 24 00 J0522+1415 02 24 58 37.8 120.5 -3.0 0.0 40 19 15 24 00 15 26 00 =0519+142 02 26 58 38.0 121.0 -2.9 0.0 120 21 15 24 04 15 26 00 0528+134 02 26 58 36.3 119.4 -3.1 0.0 -20 21 No stop 15 29 00 --- 02 29 59 36.7 120.2 -3.0 0.0 160 24 15 26 04 15 29 00 J0522+1415 02 29 59 38.4 121.8 -2.9 0.0 -20 24 No stop 15 31 00 =0519+142 02 31 59 38.7 122.4 -2.9 0.0 100 26 15 29 04 15 31 00 0528+134 02 31 59 37.0 120.7 -3.0 0.0 -20 26 No stop 15 34 00 --- 02 34 59 37.4 121.5 -2.9 0.0 160 29 15 31 04 15 35 00 J0522+1415 02 36 00 39.2 123.4 -2.8 0.0 40 29 15 35 00 15 37 00 =0519+142 02 38 00 39.4 124.0 -2.8 0.0 120 31 15 35 04 15 37 00 0528+134 02 38 00 37.8 122.3 -2.9 0.0 -20 31 No stop 15 40 00 --- 02 41 00 38.2 123.1 -2.8 0.0 160 34 15 37 04 15 40 00 J0522+1415 02 41 00 39.8 124.8 -2.7 0.0 -20 34 No stop 15 42 00 =0519+142 02 43 01 40.0 125.3 -2.7 0.0 100 36 15 40 04 15 42 00 0528+134 02 43 01 38.4 123.6 -2.8 0.0 -20 36 No stop 15 45 00 --- 02 46 01 38.8 124.4 -2.8 0.0 160 39 15 42 04 15 46 00 J0522+1415 02 47 01 40.5 126.4 -2.6 0.0 40 39 15 46 00 15 48 00 =0519+142 02 49 02 40.8 127.0 -2.6 0.0 120 41 15 46 04 15 48 00 0528+134 02 49 02 39.2 125.2 -2.7 0.0 -20 41 No stop 15 51 00 --- 02 52 02 39.5 126.0 -2.7 0.0 160 44 15 48 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 02 52 02 41.1 127.8 -2.5 0.0 -20 44 No stop 15 53 00 =0519+142 02 54 02 41.4 128.4 -2.5 0.0 100 45 15 51 04 15 53 00 0528+134 02 54 02 39.8 126.6 -2.6 0.0 -20 45 No stop 15 56 00 --- 02 57 03 40.1 127.4 -2.6 0.0 160 48 15 53 04 15 57 00 J0522+1415 02 58 03 41.8 129.5 -2.4 0.0 40 48 15 57 00 15 59 00 =0519+142 03 00 03 42.1 130.1 -2.4 0.0 120 50 15 57 04 15 59 00 0528+134 03 00 03 40.5 128.2 -2.5 0.0 -20 50 No stop 16 02 00 --- 03 03 04 40.8 129.1 -2.5 0.0 160 53 15 59 04 16 03 00 0528+134 03 04 04 41.0 129.4 -2.5 0.0 49 53 16 03 00 16 05 00 --- 03 06 04 41.2 129.9 -2.4 0.0 120 55 16 03 04 16 06 00 0528+134 03 07 05 41.3 130.2 -2.4 0.0 49 55 16 06 00 16 11 00 --- 03 12 05 41.9 131.7 -2.3 0.0 300 60 16 06 04 16 12 00 0528+134 03 13 06 42.0 131.9 -2.3 0.0 49 60 16 12 00 16 14 00 --- 03 15 06 42.2 132.5 -2.3 0.0 120 62 16 12 04 16 14 00 J0522+1415 03 15 06 43.8 134.5 -2.1 0.0 -20 62 No stop 16 16 00 =0519+142 03 17 06 44.0 135.1 -2.1 0.0 100 64 16 14 04 16 16 00 0528+134 03 17 06 42.4 133.1 -2.2 0.0 -20 64 No stop 16 19 00 --- 03 20 07 42.8 134.0 -2.2 0.0 160 67 16 16 04 16 20 00 J0522+1415 03 21 07 44.4 136.3 -2.0 0.0 40 67 16 20 00 16 22 00 =0519+142 03 23 07 44.6 136.9 -2.0 0.0 120 69 16 20 04 16 22 00 0528+134 03 23 07 43.1 134.9 -2.1 0.0 -20 69 No stop 16 25 00 --- 03 26 08 43.4 135.8 -2.1 0.0 160 72 16 22 04 16 25 00 J0522+1415 03 26 08 44.9 137.9 -2.0 0.0 -20 72 No stop 16 27 00 =0519+142 03 28 08 45.1 138.5 -1.9 0.0 100 74 16 25 04 16 27 00 0528+134 03 28 08 43.6 136.4 -2.1 0.0 -20 74 No stop 16 30 00 --- 03 31 09 43.9 137.3 -2.0 0.0 160 76 16 27 04 16 31 00 J0522+1415 03 32 09 45.5 139.8 -1.9 0.0 40 76 16 31 00 16 33 00 =0519+142 03 34 09 45.7 140.4 -1.8 0.0 120 78 16 31 04 16 33 00 0528+134 03 34 09 44.2 138.3 -2.0 0.0 -20 78 No stop 16 36 00 --- 03 37 10 44.5 139.2 -1.9 0.0 160 81 16 33 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 37 10 46.0 141.4 -1.8 0.0 -20 81 No stop 16 38 00 =0519+142 03 39 10 46.2 142.0 -1.7 0.0 100 83 16 36 04 16 39 00 0528+134 03 40 10 44.8 140.1 -1.9 0.0 40 83 16 39 00 16 42 00 --- 03 43 11 45.1 141.1 -1.8 0.0 180 86 16 39 04 16 42 00 0528+134 03 43 11 45.1 141.1 -1.8 0.0 -10 86 No stop 16 45 00 --- 03 46 11 45.4 142.0 -1.8 0.0 170 89 16 42 04 16 45 00 J0522+1415 03 46 11 46.8 144.3 -1.6 0.0 -20 89 No stop 16 47 00 =0519+142 03 48 11 47.0 145.0 -1.6 0.0 100 91 16 45 04 16 48 00 0528+134 03 49 12 45.7 143.0 -1.7 0.0 40 91 16 48 00 16 50 00 --- 03 51 12 45.8 143.7 -1.7 0.0 120 93 16 48 04 16 51 00 0528+134 03 52 12 45.9 144.0 -1.7 0.0 49 93 16 51 00 16 55 00 --- 03 56 13 46.3 145.3 -1.6 0.0 240 97 16 51 04 16 56 00 0528+134 03 57 13 46.4 145.6 -1.6 0.0 49 97 16 56 00 17 00 00 --- 04 01 13 46.7 147.0 -1.5 0.0 240 101 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: wb5a Best estimates for now Setup group: 1 Station: WSTRBORK 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= 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 6500.00 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: 2 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= 162.52 162.52 162.52 162.52 166.52 166.52 166.52 166.52 170.52 170.52 170.52 170.52 174.52 174.52 174.52 174.52 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: 2 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