COVER INFORMATION Station: JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 23 46 03 50.3 110.4 -2.9 -39.8 0 0 13 30 00 13 34 00 --- 23 50 03 50.8 111.5 -2.8 -39.5 240 15 13 30 04 13 36 00 0234+285 23 52 04 51.1 112.0 -2.8 -39.3 111 15 13 36 00 13 40 00 --- 23 56 04 51.7 113.1 -2.7 -39.0 240 31 13 36 04 13 40 30 0234+285 23 56 34 51.7 113.2 -2.7 -38.9 22 31 13 40 30 13 47 00 --- 00 03 05 52.6 115.0 -2.6 -38.3 390 56 13 40 34 13 48 00 0234+285 00 04 05 52.8 115.3 -2.6 -38.1 52 56 13 48 00 13 50 00 --- 00 06 06 53.0 115.9 -2.5 -37.9 120 64 13 48 04 13 50 30 0234+285 00 06 36 53.1 116.0 -2.5 -37.9 22 64 13 50 30 13 52 30 --- 00 08 36 53.4 116.6 -2.5 -37.7 120 72 13 50 34 13 53 00 J0232+2628 00 09 06 52.3 120.7 -2.4 -35.1 -2 72 13 53 00 13 57 00 =0229+262 00 13 07 52.8 121.9 -2.3 -34.6 238 87 13 53 04 13 57 30 0234+285 00 13 37 54.0 118.1 -2.4 -37.1 -1 87 13 57 30 13 59 30 --- 00 15 37 54.3 118.7 -2.4 -36.8 119 95 13 57 34 14 00 00 J0232+2628 00 16 07 53.2 122.8 -2.3 -34.2 -2 95 14 00 00 14 04 00 =0229+262 00 20 08 53.7 124.0 -2.2 -33.7 238 110 14 00 04 14 04 30 0234+285 00 20 38 54.9 120.2 -2.3 -36.2 -1 110 14 04 30 14 06 30 --- 00 22 39 55.2 120.8 -2.3 -35.9 119 118 14 04 34 14 07 00 J0232+2628 00 23 09 54.0 125.0 -2.2 -33.2 -2 118 14 07 00 14 11 00 =0229+262 00 27 09 54.5 126.3 -2.1 -32.6 238 134 14 07 04 14 11 30 0234+285 00 27 39 55.8 122.4 -2.2 -35.2 -1 134 14 11 30 14 13 30 --- 00 29 40 56.1 123.1 -2.2 -34.9 119 141 14 11 34 14 14 00 J0232+2628 00 30 10 54.9 127.3 -2.1 -32.2 -2 141 14 14 00 14 18 00 =0229+262 00 34 10 55.4 128.6 -2.0 -31.5 238 157 14 14 04 14 18 30 0234+285 00 34 40 56.7 124.7 -2.1 -34.2 -1 157 14 18 30 14 20 30 --- 00 36 41 57.0 125.4 -2.0 -33.9 119 165 14 18 34 Schedule for JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 00 37 11 55.7 129.6 -1.9 -31.0 -3 165 14 21 00 14 25 00 =0229+262 00 41 12 56.2 131.0 -1.9 -30.3 237 180 14 21 04 14 28 00 0528+134 00 44 12 21.6 96.3 -4.8 -37.7 -89 180 14 28 00 14 32 00 --- 00 48 13 22.2 97.1 -4.7 -37.7 151 195 14 28 04 14 34 00 0528+134 00 50 13 22.5 97.5 -4.7 -37.6 112 195 14 34 00 14 36 00 --- 00 52 13 22.8 98.0 -4.7 -37.6 120 203 14 34 04 14 37 00 0528+134 00 53 14 23.0 98.2 -4.6 -37.5 52 203 14 37 00 14 39 00 --- 00 55 14 23.3 98.6 -4.6 -37.5 120 211 14 37 04 14 39 30 0528+134 00 55 44 23.3 98.7 -4.6 -37.5 23 211 14 39 30 14 41 30 --- 00 57 44 23.6 99.1 -4.6 -37.4 120 219 14 39 34 14 42 00 J0539+1433 00 58 14 23.2 96.7 -4.7 -37.9 5 219 14 42 00 14 46 00 =0536+145 01 02 15 23.8 97.5 -4.6 -37.8 240 234 14 42 04 14 46 30 0528+134 01 02 45 24.4 100.2 -4.5 -37.3 4 234 14 46 30 14 48 30 --- 01 04 45 24.7 100.6 -4.5 -37.2 120 242 14 46 34 14 49 00 J0539+1433 01 05 16 24.3 98.2 -4.6 -37.7 4 242 14 49 00 14 53 00 =0536+145 01 09 16 24.8 99.0 -4.5 -37.6 240 257 14 49 04 14 53 30 0528+134 01 09 46 25.4 101.7 -4.4 -37.1 4 257 14 53 30 14 55 30 --- 01 11 47 25.7 102.1 -4.3 -37.0 120 265 14 53 34 14 56 00 J0539+1433 01 12 17 25.3 99.7 -4.5 -37.6 4 265 14 56 00 15 00 00 =0536+145 01 16 17 25.9 100.5 -4.4 -37.4 240 281 14 56 04 15 00 30 0528+134 01 16 47 26.4 103.2 -4.2 -36.8 4 281 15 00 30 15 02 30 --- 01 18 48 26.7 103.6 -4.2 -36.7 120 288 15 00 34 15 03 00 J0539+1433 01 19 18 26.3 101.2 -4.4 -37.4 4 288 15 03 00 15 07 00 =0536+145 01 23 18 26.9 102.0 -4.3 -37.2 240 304 15 03 04 15 07 30 0528+134 01 23 49 27.4 104.7 -4.1 -36.5 4 304 15 07 30 15 09 30 --- 01 25 49 27.7 105.2 -4.1 -36.5 120 312 15 07 34 15 10 00 J0539+1433 01 26 19 27.4 102.7 -4.2 -37.1 4 312 15 10 00 15 14 00 =0536+145 01 30 20 27.9 103.5 -4.2 -37.0 240 327 15 10 04 15 14 30 0528+134 01 30 50 28.5 106.3 -4.0 -36.2 4 327 15 14 30 15 16 30 --- 01 32 50 28.7 106.7 -4.0 -36.1 120 335 15 14 34 Schedule for JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 01 33 20 28.4 104.2 -4.1 -36.8 4 335 15 17 00 15 21 00 =0536+145 01 37 21 29.0 105.1 -4.1 -36.7 240 350 15 17 04 15 23 00 0528+134 01 39 21 29.7 108.2 -3.9 -35.8 93 350 15 23 00 15 25 00 --- 01 41 21 30.0 108.7 -3.8 -35.7 120 358 15 23 04 15 26 00 0528+134 01 42 22 30.1 108.9 -3.8 -35.6 52 358 15 26 00 15 30 00 --- 01 46 22 30.7 109.8 -3.8 -35.4 240 374 15 26 04 15 31 00 0528+134 01 47 22 30.8 110.0 -3.7 -35.3 52 374 15 31 00 15 33 00 --- 01 49 23 31.1 110.5 -3.7 -35.2 120 381 15 31 04 15 33 30 0528+134 01 49 53 31.2 110.6 -3.7 -35.2 22 381 15 33 30 15 35 30 --- 01 51 53 31.4 111.1 -3.7 -35.1 120 389 15 33 34 15 36 00 J0539+1433 01 52 23 31.1 108.5 -3.8 -35.9 4 389 15 36 00 15 40 00 =0536+145 01 56 24 31.7 109.4 -3.7 -35.7 240 404 15 36 04 15 40 30 0528+134 01 56 54 32.1 112.3 -3.6 -34.7 3 404 15 40 30 15 42 30 --- 01 58 54 32.4 112.7 -3.5 -34.6 120 412 15 40 34 15 43 00 J0539+1433 01 59 24 32.1 110.1 -3.7 -35.5 4 412 15 43 00 15 47 00 =0536+145 02 03 25 32.7 111.0 -3.6 -35.3 240 428 15 43 04 15 47 30 0528+134 02 03 55 33.1 113.9 -3.5 -34.2 3 428 15 47 30 15 49 30 --- 02 05 55 33.4 114.4 -3.4 -34.1 120 435 15 47 34 15 50 00 J0539+1433 02 06 26 33.1 111.7 -3.6 -35.1 4 435 15 50 00 15 54 00 =0536+145 02 10 26 33.6 112.7 -3.5 -34.8 240 451 15 50 04 15 54 30 0528+134 02 10 56 34.1 115.6 -3.3 -33.7 3 451 15 54 30 15 56 30 --- 02 12 57 34.3 116.1 -3.3 -33.6 120 459 15 54 34 15 57 00 J0539+1433 02 13 27 34.1 113.4 -3.5 -34.6 3 459 15 57 00 16 01 00 =0536+145 02 17 27 34.6 114.4 -3.4 -34.3 240 474 15 57 04 16 01 30 0528+134 02 17 57 35.0 117.4 -3.2 -33.1 3 474 16 01 30 16 03 30 --- 02 19 58 35.3 117.9 -3.2 -33.0 120 482 16 01 34 16 04 00 J0539+1433 02 20 28 35.0 115.1 -3.3 -34.0 3 482 16 04 00 16 08 00 =0536+145 02 24 28 35.6 116.1 -3.3 -33.7 240 497 16 04 04 16 08 30 0528+134 02 24 59 35.9 119.1 -3.1 -32.5 2 497 16 08 30 16 10 30 --- 02 26 59 36.2 119.6 -3.1 -32.4 120 505 16 08 34 Schedule for JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 02 27 29 36.0 116.9 -3.2 -33.5 3 505 16 11 00 16 15 00 =0536+145 02 31 30 36.5 117.9 -3.2 -33.1 240 521 16 11 04 16 18 00 0528+134 02 34 30 37.1 121.6 -3.0 -31.6 152 521 16 18 00 16 22 00 --- 02 38 31 37.7 122.6 -2.9 -31.2 240 536 16 18 04 16 24 00 0528+134 02 40 31 37.9 123.1 -2.9 -31.0 112 536 16 24 00 16 30 00 --- 02 46 32 38.7 124.7 -2.8 -30.4 360 559 16 24 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess114.L512 Matching groups in ./SH65.freq.dat: j1b18cm LO from Parry 23Jan97, must be using Low patch Setup group: 2 Station: JODRELL1 Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:2 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 = 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: 3 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: 3 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 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