COVER INFORMATION Station: ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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: 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 390.49 390.49 390.49 390.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 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 02 41 32 75.1 542.4 0.0 2.0 0 0 13 30 00 13 34 00 --- 02 45 33 75.0 545.8 0.1 4.8 240 15 13 30 01 13 36 00 0234+285 02 47 33 75.0 547.5 0.1 6.2 111 15 13 36 00 13 40 00 --- 02 51 34 74.9 550.8 0.2 8.9 240 31 13 36 01 13 40 30 0234+285 02 52 04 74.8 551.2 0.2 9.2 22 31 13 40 30 13 47 00 --- 02 58 35 74.6 556.5 0.3 13.6 390 56 13 40 31 13 48 00 0234+285 02 59 35 74.5 557.3 0.3 14.2 52 56 13 48 00 13 50 00 --- 03 01 36 74.4 558.9 0.4 15.5 120 64 13 48 01 13 50 30 0234+285 03 02 06 74.4 559.3 0.4 15.8 23 64 13 50 30 13 52 30 --- 03 04 06 74.2 560.9 0.4 17.1 120 72 13 50 31 13 53 00 J0232+2628 03 04 36 71.6 562.7 0.5 18.2 11 72 13 53 00 13 57 00 =0229+262 03 08 37 71.3 565.4 0.6 20.3 240 87 13 53 01 13 57 30 0234+285 03 09 07 73.9 564.7 0.5 20.1 11 87 13 57 30 13 59 30 --- 03 11 07 73.7 566.1 0.5 21.3 120 95 13 57 31 14 00 00 J0232+2628 03 11 37 71.1 567.4 0.6 21.8 11 95 14 00 00 14 04 00 =0229+262 03 15 38 70.7 569.9 0.7 23.7 240 110 14 00 01 14 04 30 0234+285 03 16 08 73.3 569.7 0.6 24.1 11 110 14 04 30 14 06 30 --- 03 18 08 73.1 571.1 0.7 25.2 120 118 14 04 31 14 07 00 J0232+2628 03 18 38 70.5 571.7 0.8 25.1 10 118 14 07 00 14 11 00 =0229+262 03 22 39 70.1 574.1 0.8 26.9 240 134 14 07 01 14 11 30 0234+285 03 23 09 72.6 574.4 0.7 27.8 11 134 14 11 30 14 13 30 --- 03 25 09 72.4 575.7 0.8 28.8 120 141 14 11 31 14 14 00 J0232+2628 03 25 39 69.8 575.9 0.9 28.2 10 141 14 14 00 14 18 00 =0229+262 03 29 40 69.3 578.1 0.9 29.9 240 157 14 14 01 14 18 30 0234+285 03 30 10 71.9 578.8 0.9 31.1 11 157 14 18 30 14 20 30 --- 03 32 11 71.6 580.0 0.9 32.0 120 165 14 18 31 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 03 32 41 69.0 579.7 1.0 31.0 10 165 14 21 00 14 25 00 =0229+262 03 36 41 68.5 581.8 1.1 32.6 240 180 14 21 01 14 28 00 0528+134 03 39 42 51.4 492.9 -1.9 -32.9 70 180 14 28 00 14 32 00 --- 03 43 42 51.9 494.3 -1.8 -32.1 240 195 14 28 01 14 34 00 0528+134 03 45 43 52.2 494.9 -1.8 -31.7 113 195 14 34 00 14 36 00 --- 03 47 43 52.4 495.6 -1.7 -31.3 120 203 14 34 01 14 37 00 0528+134 03 48 43 52.6 496.0 -1.7 -31.1 53 203 14 37 00 14 39 00 --- 03 50 44 52.8 496.6 -1.7 -30.6 120 211 14 37 01 14 39 30 0528+134 03 51 14 52.9 496.8 -1.7 -30.5 24 211 14 39 30 14 41 30 --- 03 53 14 53.1 497.5 -1.6 -30.1 120 219 14 39 31 14 42 00 J0539+1433 03 53 44 53.0 493.8 -1.8 -32.6 8 219 14 42 00 14 46 00 =0536+145 03 57 45 53.5 495.2 -1.7 -31.7 240 234 14 42 01 14 46 30 0528+134 03 58 15 53.7 499.3 -1.6 -29.0 7 234 14 46 30 14 48 30 --- 04 00 15 54.0 500.0 -1.5 -28.5 120 242 14 46 31 14 49 00 J0539+1433 04 00 45 53.9 496.2 -1.7 -31.1 7 242 14 49 00 14 53 00 =0536+145 04 04 46 54.4 497.6 -1.6 -30.2 240 257 14 49 01 14 53 30 0528+134 04 05 16 54.5 501.9 -1.4 -27.3 7 257 14 53 30 14 55 30 --- 04 07 16 54.8 502.6 -1.4 -26.8 120 265 14 53 31 14 56 00 J0539+1433 04 07 46 54.7 498.7 -1.5 -29.5 7 265 14 56 00 15 00 00 =0536+145 04 11 47 55.2 500.2 -1.5 -28.5 240 281 14 56 01 15 00 30 0528+134 04 12 17 55.3 504.5 -1.3 -25.5 7 281 15 00 30 15 02 30 --- 04 14 17 55.5 505.3 -1.3 -25.0 120 288 15 00 31 15 03 00 J0539+1433 04 14 48 55.5 501.3 -1.4 -27.8 7 288 15 03 00 15 07 00 =0536+145 04 18 48 56.0 502.9 -1.4 -26.8 240 304 15 03 01 15 07 30 0528+134 04 19 18 56.0 507.3 -1.2 -23.7 6 304 15 07 30 15 09 30 --- 04 21 19 56.2 508.1 -1.2 -23.1 120 312 15 07 31 15 10 00 J0539+1433 04 21 49 56.3 504.0 -1.3 -26.0 7 312 15 10 00 15 14 00 =0536+145 04 25 49 56.7 505.6 -1.2 -24.9 240 327 15 10 01 15 14 30 0528+134 04 26 19 56.7 510.1 -1.1 -21.7 6 327 15 14 30 15 16 30 --- 04 28 20 56.8 510.9 -1.1 -21.1 120 335 15 14 31 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 04 28 50 57.0 506.8 -1.2 -24.1 7 335 15 17 00 15 21 00 =0536+145 04 32 50 57.4 508.5 -1.1 -23.0 240 350 15 17 01 15 23 00 0528+134 04 34 51 57.4 513.7 -0.9 -19.2 96 350 15 23 00 15 25 00 --- 04 36 51 57.5 514.5 -0.9 -18.6 120 358 15 23 01 15 26 00 0528+134 04 37 51 57.6 515.0 -0.9 -18.3 53 358 15 26 00 15 30 00 --- 04 41 52 57.9 516.7 -0.8 -17.1 240 374 15 26 01 15 31 00 0528+134 04 42 52 58.0 517.2 -0.8 -16.8 53 374 15 31 00 15 33 00 --- 04 44 52 58.1 518.0 -0.8 -16.1 120 381 15 31 01 15 33 30 0528+134 04 45 23 58.2 518.3 -0.8 -16.0 23 381 15 33 30 15 35 30 --- 04 47 23 58.3 519.1 -0.7 -15.3 120 389 15 33 31 15 36 00 J0539+1433 04 47 53 58.7 514.9 -0.9 -18.4 6 389 15 36 00 15 40 00 =0536+145 04 51 54 59.0 516.7 -0.8 -17.2 240 404 15 36 01 15 40 30 0528+134 04 52 24 58.6 521.4 -0.7 -13.7 6 404 15 40 30 15 42 30 --- 04 54 24 58.7 522.3 -0.6 -13.0 120 412 15 40 31 15 43 00 J0539+1433 04 54 54 59.2 518.0 -0.8 -16.2 6 412 15 43 00 15 47 00 =0536+145 04 58 55 59.5 519.9 -0.7 -14.9 240 428 15 43 01 15 47 30 0528+134 04 59 25 59.0 524.6 -0.5 -11.4 6 428 15 47 30 15 49 30 --- 05 01 25 59.1 525.5 -0.5 -10.7 120 435 15 47 31 15 50 00 J0539+1433 05 01 55 59.6 521.3 -0.6 -13.9 6 435 15 50 00 15 54 00 =0536+145 05 05 56 59.9 523.1 -0.6 -12.5 240 451 15 50 01 15 54 30 0528+134 05 06 26 59.3 527.9 -0.4 -9.0 6 451 15 54 30 15 56 30 --- 05 08 26 59.3 528.8 -0.4 -8.3 120 459 15 54 31 15 57 00 J0539+1433 05 08 56 60.0 524.6 -0.5 -11.4 6 459 15 57 00 16 01 00 =0536+145 05 12 57 60.2 526.5 -0.5 -10.0 240 474 15 57 01 16 01 30 0528+134 05 13 27 59.5 531.2 -0.3 -6.5 6 474 16 01 30 16 03 30 --- 05 15 27 59.5 532.2 -0.3 -5.8 120 482 16 01 31 16 04 00 J0539+1433 05 15 58 60.3 527.9 -0.4 -9.0 6 482 16 04 00 16 08 00 =0536+145 05 19 58 60.5 529.9 -0.3 -7.5 240 497 16 04 01 16 08 30 0528+134 05 20 28 59.7 534.6 -0.2 -4.0 6 497 16 08 30 16 10 30 --- 05 22 29 59.7 535.5 -0.2 -3.3 120 505 16 08 31 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 05 22 59 60.5 531.3 -0.3 -6.4 6 505 16 11 00 16 15 00 =0536+145 05 26 59 60.6 533.3 -0.2 -5.0 240 521 16 11 01 16 18 00 0528+134 05 30 00 59.7 539.1 -0.0 -0.6 156 521 16 18 00 16 22 00 --- 05 34 00 59.7 541.1 0.0 0.8 240 536 16 18 01 16 24 00 0528+134 05 36 01 59.7 542.1 0.1 1.5 113 536 16 24 00 16 30 00 --- 05 42 02 59.7 544.9 0.2 3.7 360 559 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 Matching groups in ./SH65.freq.dat: kvzr_l Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 6 Station: ZELENCHK 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= 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 1260.00 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 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 8 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= 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 390.49 390.49 390.49 390.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 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: 8 9 10 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