COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N14L1 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 PI: Dmitry Duev Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596521 EMAIL: duev@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596521 Observing mode: Notes: 18cm NME for session 1/2014 512 Mbps, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters Send the disk pack by express to JIVE DBBC testing data from Mc and Tr are expected. COVER LETTER: Dear EVN friends, This is the schedule for the 18cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 26 February 2014, involving 16 antennas: Eb Wb Jb1 On25 Mc Nt Tr Ys Sv Zc Bd Ur Sh Hh Sr T6 (Md, Td). The NME uses a standard setup with 512 Mbps and consists of long integrations on strong calibrators 0234+285 and 0528+134 as well as phase-referencing cycles with continuum sources as targets. Three ftp tests are scheduled: (1) 13:39:00 UT (scan 2, 2 sec, 0234+285) (2) 14:35:00 UT (scan 15, 2 sec, 0528+134) (3) 15:24:00 UT (scan 30, 2 sec, 0528+134) (4) 16:21:00 UT (scan 45, 2 sec, 0528+134) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Good luck with the session and see you on Skype! Dmitry Skype account: oasis230987 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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 26 Feb 2014 Day 57 --- Next scan frequencies: 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 Next BBC frequencies: 124.49 124.49 124.49 124.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 13 30 00 0234+285 00 22 49 56.5 117.4 -2.3 -40.1 0 0 13 30 00 13 34 00 --- 00 26 49 57.1 118.6 -2.2 -39.6 240 15 13 30 01 13 36 00 0234+285 00 28 50 57.4 119.3 -2.2 -39.3 108 15 13 36 00 13 40 00 --- 00 32 50 57.9 120.5 -2.1 -38.7 240 31 13 36 01 13 40 30 0234+285 00 33 20 58.0 120.7 -2.1 -38.6 19 31 13 40 30 13 47 00 --- 00 39 51 58.9 122.8 -2.0 -37.6 390 56 13 40 31 13 48 00 0234+285 00 40 52 59.0 123.2 -2.0 -37.4 48 56 13 48 00 13 50 00 --- 00 42 52 59.3 123.9 -1.9 -37.1 120 64 13 48 01 13 50 30 0234+285 00 43 22 59.4 124.0 -1.9 -37.0 18 64 13 50 30 13 52 30 --- 00 45 22 59.6 124.7 -1.9 -36.6 120 72 13 50 31 13 53 00 J0232+2628 00 45 52 58.5 129.4 -1.8 -33.3 -10 72 13 53 00 13 57 00 =0229+262 00 49 53 59.0 130.9 -1.7 -32.5 230 87 13 53 01 13 57 30 0234+285 00 50 23 60.3 126.5 -1.8 -35.7 -9 87 13 57 30 13 59 30 --- 00 52 24 60.5 127.2 -1.8 -35.3 111 95 13 57 31 14 00 00 J0232+2628 00 52 54 59.3 132.0 -1.7 -31.9 -10 95 14 00 00 14 04 00 =0229+262 00 56 54 59.8 133.5 -1.6 -31.0 230 110 14 00 01 14 04 30 0234+285 00 57 24 61.1 129.1 -1.7 -34.3 -9 110 14 04 30 14 06 30 --- 00 59 25 61.4 129.8 -1.7 -33.9 111 118 14 04 31 14 07 00 J0232+2628 00 59 55 60.1 134.6 -1.6 -30.4 -10 118 14 07 00 14 11 00 =0229+262 01 03 55 60.6 136.2 -1.5 -29.5 230 134 14 07 01 14 11 30 0234+285 01 04 25 62.0 131.8 -1.6 -32.8 -9 134 14 11 30 14 13 30 --- 01 06 26 62.2 132.6 -1.5 -32.3 111 141 14 11 31 14 14 00 J0232+2628 01 06 56 60.9 137.4 -1.4 -28.7 -10 141 14 14 00 14 18 00 =0229+262 01 10 57 61.3 139.0 -1.4 -27.8 230 157 14 14 01 14 18 30 0234+285 01 11 27 62.8 134.6 -1.5 -31.1 -9 157 14 18 30 14 20 30 --- 01 13 27 63.0 135.4 -1.4 -30.6 111 165 14 18 31 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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 26 Feb 2014 Day 57 --- 14 21 00 J0232+2628 01 13 57 61.6 140.3 -1.3 -27.0 -10 165 14 21 00 14 25 00 =0229+262 01 17 58 62.0 142.0 -1.3 -25.9 230 180 14 21 01 14 28 00 0528+134 01 20 58 27.7 102.7 -4.2 -39.6 21 180 14 28 00 14 32 00 --- 01 24 59 28.3 103.6 -4.1 -39.5 240 195 14 28 01 14 34 00 0528+134 01 26 59 28.6 104.0 -4.1 -39.4 108 195 14 34 00 14 36 00 --- 01 28 59 28.9 104.5 -4.0 -39.3 120 203 14 34 01 14 37 00 0528+134 01 30 00 29.1 104.7 -4.0 -39.2 49 203 14 37 00 14 39 00 --- 01 32 00 29.4 105.1 -4.0 -39.1 120 211 14 37 01 14 39 30 0528+134 01 32 30 29.4 105.2 -4.0 -39.1 19 211 14 39 30 14 41 30 --- 01 34 30 29.7 105.6 -4.0 -39.0 120 219 14 39 31 14 42 00 J0539+1433 01 35 00 29.3 103.1 -4.1 -39.8 -2 219 14 42 00 14 46 00 =0536+145 01 39 01 29.9 104.0 -4.0 -39.6 238 234 14 42 01 14 46 30 0528+134 01 39 31 30.5 106.7 -3.9 -38.8 -2 234 14 46 30 14 48 30 --- 01 41 32 30.8 107.2 -3.8 -38.7 118 242 14 46 31 14 49 00 J0539+1433 01 42 02 30.3 104.6 -4.0 -39.5 -2 242 14 49 00 14 53 00 =0536+145 01 46 02 31.0 105.5 -3.9 -39.3 238 257 14 49 01 14 53 30 0528+134 01 46 32 31.6 108.3 -3.8 -38.4 -3 257 14 53 30 14 55 30 --- 01 48 33 31.9 108.7 -3.7 -38.3 117 265 14 53 31 14 56 00 J0539+1433 01 49 03 31.4 106.2 -3.9 -39.1 -2 265 14 56 00 15 00 00 =0536+145 01 53 03 32.0 107.0 -3.8 -38.9 238 281 14 56 01 15 00 30 0528+134 01 53 34 32.6 109.9 -3.6 -37.9 -3 281 15 00 30 15 02 30 --- 01 55 34 32.9 110.3 -3.6 -37.8 117 288 15 00 31 15 03 00 J0539+1433 01 56 04 32.5 107.7 -3.7 -38.7 -2 288 15 03 00 15 07 00 =0536+145 02 00 05 33.1 108.6 -3.7 -38.5 238 304 15 03 01 15 07 30 0528+134 02 00 35 33.7 111.5 -3.5 -37.5 -3 304 15 07 30 15 09 30 --- 02 02 35 34.0 112.0 -3.5 -37.3 117 312 15 07 31 15 10 00 J0539+1433 02 03 05 33.5 109.3 -3.6 -38.3 -2 312 15 10 00 15 14 00 =0536+145 02 07 06 34.1 110.2 -3.6 -38.1 238 327 15 10 01 15 14 30 0528+134 02 07 36 34.7 113.1 -3.4 -37.0 -3 327 15 14 30 15 16 30 --- 02 09 36 35.0 113.6 -3.4 -36.8 117 335 15 14 31 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 26 Feb 2014 Day 57 --- 15 17 00 J0539+1433 02 10 06 34.6 110.9 -3.5 -37.9 -2 335 15 17 00 15 21 00 =0536+145 02 14 07 35.2 111.8 -3.4 -37.6 238 350 15 17 01 15 23 00 0528+134 02 16 07 35.9 115.2 -3.3 -36.3 87 350 15 23 00 15 25 00 --- 02 18 08 36.2 115.7 -3.2 -36.1 120 358 15 23 01 15 26 00 0528+134 02 19 08 36.4 115.9 -3.2 -36.0 49 358 15 26 00 15 30 00 --- 02 23 08 36.9 116.9 -3.1 -35.7 240 374 15 26 01 15 31 00 0528+134 02 24 09 37.1 117.1 -3.1 -35.6 49 374 15 31 00 15 33 00 --- 02 26 09 37.4 117.6 -3.1 -35.4 120 381 15 31 01 15 33 30 0528+134 02 26 39 37.4 117.8 -3.1 -35.4 19 381 15 33 30 15 35 30 --- 02 28 39 37.7 118.3 -3.1 -35.2 120 389 15 33 31 15 36 00 J0539+1433 02 29 09 37.4 115.5 -3.2 -36.4 -3 389 15 36 00 15 40 00 =0536+145 02 33 10 38.0 116.4 -3.1 -36.0 237 404 15 36 01 15 40 30 0528+134 02 33 40 38.4 119.5 -3.0 -34.7 -4 404 15 40 30 15 42 30 --- 02 35 40 38.7 120.0 -2.9 -34.5 116 412 15 40 31 15 43 00 J0539+1433 02 36 11 38.4 117.2 -3.1 -35.8 -3 412 15 43 00 15 47 00 =0536+145 02 40 11 38.9 118.2 -3.0 -35.4 237 428 15 43 01 15 47 30 0528+134 02 40 41 39.4 121.3 -2.9 -34.0 -4 428 15 47 30 15 49 30 --- 02 42 42 39.7 121.9 -2.8 -33.7 116 435 15 47 31 15 50 00 J0539+1433 02 43 12 39.4 119.0 -3.0 -35.1 -3 435 15 50 00 15 54 00 =0536+145 02 47 12 39.9 120.0 -2.9 -34.7 237 451 15 50 01 15 54 30 0528+134 02 47 42 40.3 123.2 -2.7 -33.2 -4 451 15 54 30 15 56 30 --- 02 49 43 40.6 123.7 -2.7 -32.9 116 459 15 54 31 15 57 00 J0539+1433 02 50 13 40.3 120.8 -2.8 -34.4 -3 459 15 57 00 16 01 00 =0536+145 02 54 13 40.9 121.8 -2.8 -33.9 237 474 15 57 01 16 01 30 0528+134 02 54 44 41.2 125.1 -2.6 -32.3 -4 474 16 01 30 16 03 30 --- 02 56 44 41.5 125.6 -2.6 -32.1 116 482 16 01 31 16 04 00 J0539+1433 02 57 14 41.3 122.7 -2.7 -33.6 -4 482 16 04 00 16 08 00 =0536+145 03 01 15 41.8 123.7 -2.7 -33.1 236 497 16 04 01 16 08 30 0528+134 03 01 45 42.1 127.0 -2.5 -31.5 -5 497 16 08 30 16 10 30 --- 03 03 45 42.4 127.6 -2.5 -31.2 115 505 16 08 31 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 26 Feb 2014 Day 57 --- 16 11 00 J0539+1433 03 04 15 42.2 124.6 -2.6 -32.7 -4 505 16 11 00 16 15 00 =0536+145 03 08 16 42.7 125.7 -2.5 -32.3 236 521 16 11 01 16 18 00 0528+134 03 11 16 43.3 129.7 -2.3 -30.2 145 521 16 18 00 16 22 00 --- 03 15 17 43.8 130.9 -2.3 -29.6 240 536 16 18 01 16 24 00 0528+134 03 17 17 44.1 131.5 -2.2 -29.3 108 536 16 24 00 16 30 00 --- 03 23 18 44.8 133.3 -2.1 -28.4 360 559 16 24 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess114.L512 --- 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: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 512 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 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 = A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 A2 B4 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. LO sum= 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 BBC fr= 124.49 124.49 124.49 124.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 Bandwd= 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Matching frequency sets: 1 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) * J0232+2628 02 29 33.593401 * 02 32 27.623262 02 33 17.252484 0.16 0229+262 26 15 26.35179 * 26 28 38.59090 26 32 20.93794 0.26 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 81 observations 0.333 scan and 50.687 baseline hours in setup: sess114.L512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 J0237+2848 02 34 55.589591 * 02 37 52.405678 02 38 42.876881 0.11 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40773 * 28 48 08.98998 28 51 47.78138 0.10 J0237+28 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 56811 observations 0.442 scan and 67.367 baseline hours in setup: sess114.L512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 J0530+1331 05 28 06.759218 * 05 30 56.416749 05 31 45.577747 0.10 * 0528+134 13 29 42.28877 * 13 31 55.14944 13 32 20.49424 0.10 J0530+13 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 138123 observations 0.833 scan and 124.783 baseline hours in setup: sess114.L512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 * J0539+1433 05 36 51.361474 * 05 39 42.365992 05 40 31.956636 0.10 0536+145 14 32 10.73036 * 14 33 45.56166 14 34 00.21883 0.10 J0539+14 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 2596 observations 0.800 scan and 122.198 baseline hours in setup: sess114.L512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 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) J0232+2628 66.9 0234+285 68.9 0528+134 104.9 J0539+1433 107.1 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