COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 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 21 49 55.3 120.2 -2.3 0.0 0 0 13 30 00 13 34 00 --- 00 25 49 55.8 121.4 -2.2 0.0 240 15 13 30 04 13 36 00 0234+285 00 27 50 56.0 122.1 -2.2 0.0 109 15 13 36 00 13 40 00 --- 00 31 50 56.5 123.4 -2.1 0.0 240 31 13 36 04 13 40 30 0234+285 00 32 20 56.6 123.5 -2.1 0.0 19 31 13 40 30 13 47 00 --- 00 38 51 57.4 125.7 -2.0 0.0 390 56 13 40 34 13 48 00 0234+285 00 39 52 57.5 126.0 -2.0 0.0 49 56 13 48 00 13 50 00 --- 00 41 52 57.8 126.7 -1.9 0.0 120 64 13 48 04 13 50 30 0234+285 00 42 22 57.8 126.9 -1.9 0.0 19 64 13 50 30 13 52 30 --- 00 44 22 58.1 127.6 -1.9 0.0 120 72 13 50 34 13 53 00 J0232+2628 00 44 52 56.8 131.9 -1.8 0.0 9 72 13 53 00 13 57 00 =0229+262 00 48 53 57.2 133.3 -1.7 0.0 240 87 13 53 04 13 57 30 0234+285 00 49 23 58.7 129.3 -1.8 0.0 9 87 13 57 30 13 59 30 --- 00 51 23 58.9 130.1 -1.8 0.0 120 95 13 57 34 14 00 00 J0232+2628 00 51 54 57.6 134.4 -1.7 0.0 9 95 14 00 00 14 04 00 =0229+262 00 55 54 58.0 135.9 -1.6 0.0 240 110 14 00 04 14 04 30 0234+285 00 56 24 59.5 131.9 -1.7 0.0 9 110 14 04 30 14 06 30 --- 00 58 25 59.7 132.6 -1.7 0.0 120 118 14 04 34 14 07 00 J0232+2628 00 58 55 58.3 137.0 -1.6 0.0 9 118 14 07 00 14 11 00 =0229+262 01 02 55 58.7 138.6 -1.5 0.0 240 134 14 07 04 14 11 30 0234+285 01 03 25 60.2 134.5 -1.6 0.0 9 134 14 11 30 14 13 30 --- 01 05 26 60.5 135.3 -1.6 0.0 120 141 14 11 34 14 14 00 J0232+2628 01 05 56 59.0 139.7 -1.5 0.0 9 141 14 14 00 14 18 00 =0229+262 01 09 56 59.4 141.3 -1.4 0.0 240 157 14 14 04 14 18 30 0234+285 01 10 27 61.0 137.3 -1.5 0.0 9 157 14 18 30 14 20 30 --- 01 12 27 61.2 138.1 -1.4 0.0 120 165 14 18 34 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 26 Feb 2014 Day 57 --- 14 21 00 J0232+2628 01 12 57 59.7 142.5 -1.3 0.0 9 165 14 21 00 14 25 00 =0229+262 01 16 58 60.0 144.2 -1.3 0.0 240 180 14 21 04 14 28 00 0528+134 01 19 58 27.0 103.7 -4.2 0.0 20 180 14 28 00 14 32 00 --- 01 23 59 27.5 104.6 -4.1 0.0 240 195 14 28 04 14 34 00 0528+134 01 25 59 27.8 105.0 -4.1 0.0 109 195 14 34 00 14 36 00 --- 01 27 59 28.1 105.5 -4.1 0.0 120 203 14 34 04 14 37 00 0528+134 01 29 00 28.3 105.7 -4.0 0.0 49 203 14 37 00 14 39 00 --- 01 31 00 28.6 106.2 -4.0 0.0 120 211 14 37 04 14 39 30 0528+134 01 31 30 28.6 106.3 -4.0 0.0 19 211 14 39 30 14 41 30 --- 01 33 30 28.9 106.7 -4.0 0.0 120 219 14 39 34 14 42 00 J0539+1433 01 34 00 28.6 104.2 -4.1 0.0 10 219 14 42 00 14 46 00 =0536+145 01 38 01 29.1 105.1 -4.0 0.0 240 234 14 42 04 14 46 30 0528+134 01 38 31 29.7 107.8 -3.9 0.0 10 234 14 46 30 14 48 30 --- 01 40 31 29.9 108.3 -3.9 0.0 120 242 14 46 34 14 49 00 J0539+1433 01 41 02 29.6 105.7 -4.0 0.0 10 242 14 49 00 14 53 00 =0536+145 01 45 02 30.2 106.6 -3.9 0.0 240 257 14 49 04 14 53 30 0528+134 01 45 32 30.7 109.4 -3.8 0.0 10 257 14 53 30 14 55 30 --- 01 47 33 30.9 109.9 -3.7 0.0 120 265 14 53 34 14 56 00 J0539+1433 01 48 03 30.6 107.3 -3.9 0.0 10 265 14 56 00 15 00 00 =0536+145 01 52 03 31.2 108.2 -3.8 0.0 240 281 14 56 04 15 00 30 0528+134 01 52 33 31.6 111.1 -3.7 0.0 10 281 15 00 30 15 02 30 --- 01 54 34 31.9 111.5 -3.6 0.0 120 288 15 00 34 15 03 00 J0539+1433 01 55 04 31.6 108.9 -3.8 0.0 10 288 15 03 00 15 07 00 =0536+145 01 59 05 32.2 109.8 -3.7 0.0 240 304 15 03 04 15 07 30 0528+134 01 59 35 32.6 112.7 -3.5 0.0 10 304 15 07 30 15 09 30 --- 02 01 35 32.9 113.2 -3.5 0.0 120 312 15 07 34 15 10 00 J0539+1433 02 02 05 32.6 110.5 -3.6 0.0 10 312 15 10 00 15 14 00 =0536+145 02 06 06 33.2 111.5 -3.6 0.0 240 327 15 10 04 15 14 30 0528+134 02 06 36 33.6 114.4 -3.4 0.0 10 327 15 14 30 15 16 30 --- 02 08 36 33.9 114.9 -3.4 0.0 120 335 15 14 34 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 26 Feb 2014 Day 57 --- 15 17 00 J0539+1433 02 09 06 33.6 112.2 -3.5 0.0 10 335 15 17 00 15 21 00 =0536+145 02 13 07 34.1 113.1 -3.5 0.0 240 350 15 17 04 15 23 00 0528+134 02 15 07 34.8 116.5 -3.3 0.0 100 350 15 23 00 15 25 00 --- 02 17 07 35.0 117.0 -3.2 0.0 120 358 15 23 04 15 26 00 0528+134 02 18 08 35.2 117.2 -3.2 0.0 49 358 15 26 00 15 30 00 --- 02 22 08 35.7 118.2 -3.2 0.0 240 374 15 26 04 15 31 00 0528+134 02 23 08 35.8 118.5 -3.1 0.0 49 374 15 31 00 15 33 00 --- 02 25 09 36.1 119.0 -3.1 0.0 120 381 15 31 04 15 33 30 0528+134 02 25 39 36.2 119.1 -3.1 0.0 19 381 15 33 30 15 35 30 --- 02 27 39 36.4 119.6 -3.1 0.0 120 389 15 33 34 15 36 00 J0539+1433 02 28 09 36.2 116.8 -3.2 0.0 10 389 15 36 00 15 40 00 =0536+145 02 32 10 36.7 117.8 -3.1 0.0 240 404 15 36 04 15 40 30 0528+134 02 32 40 37.1 120.9 -3.0 0.0 10 404 15 40 30 15 42 30 --- 02 34 40 37.3 121.4 -3.0 0.0 120 412 15 40 34 15 43 00 J0539+1433 02 35 10 37.1 118.6 -3.1 0.0 10 412 15 43 00 15 47 00 =0536+145 02 39 11 37.7 119.6 -3.0 0.0 240 428 15 43 04 15 47 30 0528+134 02 39 41 38.0 122.7 -2.9 0.0 10 428 15 47 30 15 49 30 --- 02 41 42 38.2 123.2 -2.8 0.0 120 435 15 47 34 15 50 00 J0539+1433 02 42 12 38.0 120.4 -3.0 0.0 10 435 15 50 00 15 54 00 =0536+145 02 46 12 38.6 121.4 -2.9 0.0 240 451 15 50 04 15 54 30 0528+134 02 46 42 38.9 124.6 -2.8 0.0 10 451 15 54 30 15 56 30 --- 02 48 43 39.1 125.1 -2.7 0.0 120 459 15 54 34 15 57 00 J0539+1433 02 49 13 39.0 122.2 -2.9 0.0 10 459 15 57 00 16 01 00 =0536+145 02 53 13 39.5 123.3 -2.8 0.0 240 474 15 57 04 16 01 30 0528+134 02 53 43 39.7 126.5 -2.6 0.0 10 474 16 01 30 16 03 30 --- 02 55 44 40.0 127.0 -2.6 0.0 120 482 16 01 34 16 04 00 J0539+1433 02 56 14 39.8 124.1 -2.7 0.0 10 482 16 04 00 16 08 00 =0536+145 03 00 15 40.3 125.2 -2.7 0.0 240 497 16 04 04 16 08 30 0528+134 03 00 45 40.6 128.4 -2.5 0.0 10 497 16 08 30 16 10 30 --- 03 02 45 40.8 129.0 -2.5 0.0 120 505 16 08 34 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 03 15 40.7 126.0 -2.6 0.0 10 505 16 11 00 16 15 00 =0536+145 03 07 16 41.2 127.1 -2.6 0.0 240 521 16 11 04 16 18 00 0528+134 03 10 16 41.7 131.1 -2.4 0.0 160 521 16 18 00 16 22 00 --- 03 14 17 42.1 132.3 -2.3 0.0 240 536 16 18 04 16 24 00 0528+134 03 16 17 42.3 132.9 -2.3 0.0 109 536 16 24 00 16 30 00 --- 03 22 18 43.0 134.6 -2.2 0.0 360 559 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: wb18cm E-mail Foley 22Jan97 MFFE, must be using Low patch Setup group: 1 Station: WSTRBORK 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 = 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= 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: 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) * 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