COVER INFORMATION Station: MC_DBBC (Code Md ) 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 MC_DBBC (Code Md ) 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: 339.49 339.49 339.49 339.49 355.49 355.49 355.49 355.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 387.49 387.49 387.49 387.49 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 41 52 62.1 474.2 -1.9 -48.0 0 0 13 30 00 13 34 00 --- 00 45 53 62.7 475.4 -1.9 -47.3 240 15 13 30 01 13 36 00 0234+285 00 47 53 63.0 476.1 -1.8 -47.0 117 15 13 36 00 13 40 00 --- 00 51 53 63.7 477.4 -1.8 -46.3 240 31 13 36 01 13 40 30 0234+285 00 52 24 63.8 477.6 -1.8 -46.2 27 31 13 40 30 13 47 00 --- 00 58 55 64.8 479.9 -1.7 -44.9 390 56 13 40 31 13 48 00 0234+285 00 59 55 64.9 480.3 -1.6 -44.7 57 56 13 48 00 13 50 00 --- 01 01 55 65.2 481.0 -1.6 -44.2 120 64 13 48 01 13 50 30 0234+285 01 02 25 65.3 481.2 -1.6 -44.1 27 64 13 50 30 13 52 30 --- 01 04 26 65.6 482.0 -1.6 -43.7 120 72 13 50 31 13 53 00 J0232+2628 01 04 56 64.7 488.0 -1.5 -38.9 18 72 13 53 00 13 57 00 =0229+262 01 08 56 65.3 489.6 -1.4 -37.9 240 87 13 53 01 13 57 30 0234+285 01 09 26 66.4 483.9 -1.5 -42.5 18 87 13 57 30 13 59 30 --- 01 11 27 66.7 484.8 -1.5 -42.0 120 95 13 57 31 14 00 00 J0232+2628 01 11 57 65.7 490.9 -1.4 -37.0 18 95 14 00 00 14 04 00 =0229+262 01 15 57 66.2 492.7 -1.3 -35.9 240 110 14 00 01 14 04 30 0234+285 01 16 28 67.4 486.9 -1.4 -40.6 18 110 14 04 30 14 06 30 --- 01 18 28 67.7 487.8 -1.3 -40.1 120 118 14 04 31 14 07 00 J0232+2628 01 18 58 66.6 494.1 -1.2 -34.9 18 118 14 07 00 14 11 00 =0229+262 01 22 59 67.1 496.0 -1.2 -33.6 240 134 14 07 01 14 11 30 0234+285 01 23 29 68.4 490.0 -1.3 -38.6 18 134 14 11 30 14 13 30 --- 01 25 29 68.6 491.0 -1.2 -37.9 120 141 14 11 31 14 14 00 J0232+2628 01 25 59 67.5 497.4 -1.1 -32.6 18 141 14 14 00 14 18 00 =0229+262 01 30 00 68.0 499.4 -1.1 -31.2 240 157 14 14 01 14 18 30 0234+285 01 30 30 69.3 493.4 -1.1 -36.3 18 157 14 18 30 14 20 30 --- 01 32 30 69.6 494.4 -1.1 -35.6 120 165 14 18 31 Schedule for MC_DBBC (Code Md ) 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 33 00 68.3 501.0 -1.0 -30.1 18 165 14 21 00 14 25 00 =0229+262 01 37 01 68.8 503.1 -0.9 -28.6 240 180 14 21 01 14 28 00 0528+134 01 40 01 32.2 463.3 -3.9 -45.5 102 180 14 28 00 14 32 00 --- 01 44 02 32.8 464.1 -3.8 -45.3 240 195 14 28 01 14 34 00 0528+134 01 46 02 33.2 464.5 -3.8 -45.2 117 195 14 34 00 14 36 00 --- 01 48 03 33.5 464.9 -3.7 -45.1 120 203 14 34 01 14 37 00 0528+134 01 49 03 33.7 465.2 -3.7 -45.1 57 203 14 37 00 14 39 00 --- 01 51 03 34.1 465.6 -3.7 -44.9 120 211 14 37 01 14 39 30 0528+134 01 51 33 34.1 465.7 -3.7 -44.9 27 211 14 39 30 14 41 30 --- 01 53 34 34.5 466.1 -3.6 -44.8 120 219 14 39 31 14 42 00 J0539+1433 01 54 04 33.8 463.5 -3.8 -45.8 23 219 14 42 00 14 46 00 =0536+145 01 58 04 34.5 464.3 -3.7 -45.5 240 234 14 42 01 14 46 30 0528+134 01 58 34 35.3 467.1 -3.6 -44.5 22 234 14 46 30 14 48 30 --- 02 00 35 35.7 467.6 -3.5 -44.4 120 242 14 46 31 14 49 00 J0539+1433 02 01 05 35.0 464.9 -3.7 -45.4 22 242 14 49 00 14 53 00 =0536+145 02 05 05 35.7 465.8 -3.6 -45.1 240 257 14 49 01 14 53 30 0528+134 02 05 36 36.5 468.7 -3.4 -44.0 22 257 14 53 30 14 55 30 --- 02 07 36 36.9 469.1 -3.4 -43.9 120 265 14 53 31 14 56 00 J0539+1433 02 08 06 36.2 466.4 -3.5 -45.0 22 265 14 56 00 15 00 00 =0536+145 02 12 07 36.9 467.3 -3.5 -44.7 240 281 14 56 01 15 00 30 0528+134 02 12 37 37.7 470.2 -3.3 -43.5 22 281 15 00 30 15 02 30 --- 02 14 37 38.0 470.7 -3.3 -43.3 120 288 15 00 31 15 03 00 J0539+1433 02 15 07 37.4 467.9 -3.4 -44.5 22 288 15 03 00 15 07 00 =0536+145 02 19 08 38.1 468.8 -3.4 -44.2 240 304 15 03 01 15 07 30 0528+134 02 19 38 38.9 471.8 -3.2 -42.9 22 304 15 07 30 15 09 30 --- 02 21 38 39.2 472.2 -3.2 -42.7 120 312 15 07 31 15 10 00 J0539+1433 02 22 08 38.6 469.5 -3.3 -44.0 22 312 15 10 00 15 14 00 =0536+145 02 26 09 39.3 470.4 -3.2 -43.7 240 327 15 10 01 15 14 30 0528+134 02 26 39 40.0 473.4 -3.1 -42.3 22 327 15 14 30 15 16 30 --- 02 28 39 40.4 473.9 -3.1 -42.1 120 335 15 14 31 Schedule for MC_DBBC (Code Md ) 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 29 09 39.8 471.1 -3.2 -43.4 22 335 15 17 00 15 21 00 =0536+145 02 33 10 40.4 472.0 -3.1 -43.1 240 350 15 17 01 15 23 00 0528+134 02 35 10 41.4 475.4 -2.9 -41.5 112 350 15 23 00 15 25 00 --- 02 37 11 41.7 475.9 -2.9 -41.3 120 358 15 23 01 15 26 00 0528+134 02 38 11 41.9 476.2 -2.9 -41.2 57 358 15 26 00 15 30 00 --- 02 42 12 42.5 477.2 -2.8 -40.7 240 374 15 26 01 15 31 00 0528+134 02 43 12 42.7 477.4 -2.8 -40.6 57 374 15 31 00 15 33 00 --- 02 45 12 43.0 477.9 -2.8 -40.4 120 381 15 31 01 15 33 30 0528+134 02 45 42 43.1 478.1 -2.8 -40.3 27 381 15 33 30 15 35 30 --- 02 47 42 43.4 478.6 -2.7 -40.1 120 389 15 33 31 15 36 00 J0539+1433 02 48 13 42.9 475.6 -2.9 -41.6 22 389 15 36 00 15 40 00 =0536+145 02 52 13 43.5 476.6 -2.8 -41.2 240 404 15 36 01 15 40 30 0528+134 02 52 43 44.2 479.9 -2.7 -39.5 22 404 15 40 30 15 42 30 --- 02 54 44 44.5 480.4 -2.6 -39.2 120 412 15 40 31 15 43 00 J0539+1433 02 55 14 44.0 477.3 -2.8 -40.9 22 412 15 43 00 15 47 00 =0536+145 02 59 14 44.6 478.4 -2.7 -40.4 240 428 15 43 01 15 47 30 0528+134 02 59 44 45.3 481.7 -2.5 -38.6 22 428 15 47 30 15 49 30 --- 03 01 45 45.6 482.3 -2.5 -38.3 120 435 15 47 31 15 50 00 J0539+1433 03 02 15 45.1 479.1 -2.6 -40.0 22 435 15 50 00 15 54 00 =0536+145 03 06 16 45.7 480.2 -2.6 -39.5 240 451 15 50 01 15 54 30 0528+134 03 06 46 46.3 483.7 -2.4 -37.6 22 451 15 54 30 15 56 30 --- 03 08 46 46.6 484.2 -2.4 -37.3 120 459 15 54 31 15 57 00 J0539+1433 03 09 16 46.2 481.0 -2.5 -39.2 22 459 15 57 00 16 01 00 =0536+145 03 13 17 46.8 482.1 -2.5 -38.6 240 474 15 57 01 16 01 30 0528+134 03 13 47 47.3 485.6 -2.3 -36.6 22 474 16 01 30 16 03 30 --- 03 15 47 47.6 486.2 -2.3 -36.3 120 482 16 01 31 16 04 00 J0539+1433 03 16 17 47.2 482.9 -2.4 -38.2 22 482 16 04 00 16 08 00 =0536+145 03 20 18 47.8 484.1 -2.3 -37.6 240 497 16 04 01 16 08 30 0528+134 03 20 48 48.3 487.7 -2.2 -35.5 21 497 16 08 30 16 10 30 --- 03 22 48 48.6 488.3 -2.1 -35.1 120 505 16 08 31 Schedule for MC_DBBC (Code Md ) 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 23 18 48.3 484.9 -2.3 -37.1 21 505 16 11 00 16 15 00 =0536+145 03 27 19 48.9 486.1 -2.2 -36.5 240 521 16 11 01 16 18 00 0528+134 03 30 19 49.7 490.6 -2.0 -33.8 171 521 16 18 00 16 22 00 --- 03 34 20 50.2 491.9 -2.0 -33.1 240 536 16 18 01 16 24 00 0528+134 03 36 20 50.5 492.5 -1.9 -32.7 117 536 16 24 00 16 30 00 --- 03 42 21 51.2 494.5 -1.8 -31.6 360 559 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: 16 Station: MC_DBBC 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= 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 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 = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 16 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= 339.49 339.49 339.49 339.49 355.49 355.49 355.49 355.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 387.49 387.49 387.49 387.49 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: 16 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