COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Expt Exp. Code: N07C2 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.05 June 2006 PI: Giuseppe Cimo Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596545 EMAIL: cimo@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596545 Observing mode: Notes: C-band NME (256 Mbps, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filter) for session Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE Testing Jb1+Jb2 phase-referencing Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Expt UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 1 Jun 2007 Day 152 --- Next scan frequencies: 4974.49 4974.49 4982.49 4982.49 4990.49 4990.49 4998.49 4998.49 Next BBC frequencies: 774.49 774.49 782.49 782.49 790.49 790.49 798.49 798.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 10 48 00 DA193 11 30 59 23.7 -56.5 5.6 68.4 0 1 1 0 10 48 00 10 58 00 --- 11 41 00 21.9 -55.7 5.7 67.1 600 F 1 19 10 48 01 11 00 00 DA193 11 43 01 21.6 -55.6 5.8 66.8 117 1 1 19 11 00 00 11 10 00 --- 11 53 02 19.8 -54.7 6.0 65.5 600 F 1 39 11 00 01 11 12 00 DA193 11 55 03 19.5 -54.6 6.0 65.3 117 1 1 39 11 12 00 11 22 00 --- 12 05 04 17.7 -53.7 6.2 63.9 600 F 1 58 11 12 01 11 27 00 4C39.25 12 10 05 56.1 -65.1 2.7 90.8 234 1 1 58 11 27 00 11 37 00 --- 12 20 07 54.2 -65.1 2.9 89.2 600 F 1 77 11 27 01 11 38 00 J0916+3854 12 21 07 52.0 -65.3 3.1 87.4 54 1 1 77 11 38 00 11 45 00 =0913+391 12 28 08 50.6 -65.1 3.2 86.3 420 F 1 91 11 38 01 11 45 00 4C39.25 12 28 08 52.6 -65.1 3.0 88.0 -5 1 1 91 11 45 00 11 48 00 --- 12 31 08 52.0 -65.0 3.1 87.6 175 F 1 97 11 45 01 11 48 00 J0916+3854 12 31 08 50.0 -65.1 3.2 85.9 -5 1 1 97 11 48 00 11 55 00 =0913+391 12 38 10 48.7 -64.9 3.3 84.9 415 F 1 110 11 48 01 11 55 00 4C39.25 12 38 10 50.6 -64.9 3.2 86.5 -5 1 1 110 11 55 00 11 58 00 --- 12 41 10 50.1 -64.9 3.2 86.1 175 F 1 116 11 55 01 11 59 00 J0916+3854 12 42 10 47.9 -64.8 3.4 84.4 54 1 1 116 11 59 00 12 06 00 =0913+391 12 49 11 46.5 -64.6 3.5 83.5 420 F 1 130 11 59 01 12 06 00 4C39.25 12 49 11 48.5 -64.7 3.4 85.0 -5 1 1 130 12 06 00 12 09 00 --- 12 52 12 47.9 -64.6 3.4 84.6 175 F 1 135 12 06 01 12 09 00 J0916+3854 12 52 12 45.9 -64.5 3.6 83.1 -5 1 1 135 12 09 00 12 16 00 =0913+391 12 59 13 44.6 -64.2 3.7 82.1 415 F 1 149 12 09 01 12 16 00 4C39.25 12 59 13 46.6 -64.4 3.5 83.6 -5 1 1 149 12 16 00 12 19 00 --- 13 02 14 46.0 -64.3 3.6 83.2 175 F 1 155 12 16 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Expt UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 1 Jun 2007 Day 152 --- 12 21 00 4C39.25 13 04 14 45.6 -64.2 3.6 82.9 117 1 1 155 12 21 00 12 31 00 --- 13 14 15 43.7 -63.9 3.8 81.6 600 F 1 174 12 21 01 12 33 00 4C39.25 13 16 16 43.3 -63.8 3.8 81.4 117 1 1 174 12 33 00 12 43 00 --- 13 26 17 41.4 -63.4 4.0 80.1 600 F 1 194 12 33 01 12 44 00 J0916+3854 13 27 18 39.2 -63.0 4.2 78.5 54 1 1 194 12 44 00 12 51 00 =0913+391 13 34 19 37.9 -62.6 4.3 77.7 420 F 1 207 12 44 01 12 51 00 4C39.25 13 34 19 39.8 -63.0 4.1 79.1 -5 1 1 207 12 51 00 12 54 00 --- 13 37 19 39.3 -62.8 4.2 78.7 175 F 1 213 12 51 01 12 54 00 J0916+3854 13 37 19 37.3 -62.5 4.3 77.3 -5 1 1 213 12 54 00 13 01 00 =0913+391 13 44 20 36.0 -62.1 4.5 76.4 415 F 1 226 12 54 01 13 01 00 4C39.25 13 44 20 37.9 -62.5 4.3 77.8 -5 1 1 226 13 01 00 13 04 00 --- 13 47 21 37.4 -62.3 4.3 77.4 175 F 1 232 13 01 01 13 05 00 J0916+3854 13 48 21 35.2 -61.9 4.5 75.9 54 1 1 232 13 05 00 13 12 00 =0913+391 13 55 22 33.9 -61.4 4.6 75.1 420 F 1 246 13 05 01 13 12 00 4C39.25 13 55 22 35.8 -61.9 4.5 76.4 -5 1 1 246 13 12 00 13 15 00 --- 13 58 23 35.3 -61.7 4.5 76.0 175 F 1 252 13 12 01 13 15 00 J0916+3854 13 58 23 33.3 -61.3 4.7 74.7 -5 1 1 252 13 15 00 13 22 00 =0913+391 14 05 24 32.0 -60.8 4.8 73.8 415 F 1 265 13 15 01 13 22 00 4C39.25 14 05 24 33.9 -61.3 4.6 75.2 -5 1 1 265 13 22 00 13 25 00 --- 14 08 24 33.4 -61.1 4.7 74.8 175 F 1 271 13 22 01 13 26 00 J0916+3854 14 09 25 31.2 -60.6 4.9 73.3 54 1 1 271 13 26 00 13 33 00 =0913+391 14 16 26 29.9 -60.1 5.0 72.5 420 F 1 284 13 26 01 13 33 00 4C39.25 14 16 26 31.9 -60.6 4.8 73.8 -5 1 1 284 13 33 00 13 36 00 --- 14 19 26 31.3 -60.4 4.9 73.4 175 F 1 290 13 33 01 13 36 00 J0916+3854 14 19 26 29.4 -59.9 5.0 72.1 -5 1 1 290 13 36 00 13 43 00 =0913+391 14 26 27 28.1 -59.4 5.2 71.2 415 F 1 304 13 36 01 13 43 00 4C39.25 14 26 27 30.0 -60.0 5.0 72.6 -5 1 1 304 13 43 00 13 46 00 --- 14 29 28 29.5 -59.8 5.0 72.2 175 F 1 310 13 43 01 13 47 00 J0916+3854 14 30 28 27.4 -59.1 5.2 70.7 54 1 1 310 13 47 00 13 54 00 =0913+391 14 37 29 26.1 -58.6 5.3 69.9 420 F 1 323 13 47 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Expt UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 1 Jun 2007 Day 152 --- 13 54 00 4C39.25 14 37 29 28.0 -59.2 5.2 71.2 -5 1 1 323 13 54 00 13 57 00 --- 14 40 30 27.4 -59.0 5.2 70.8 175 F 1 329 13 54 01 13 57 00 J0916+3854 14 40 30 25.5 -58.4 5.4 69.5 -5 1 1 329 13 57 00 14 04 00 =0913+391 14 47 31 24.2 -57.8 5.5 68.6 415 F 1 343 13 57 01 14 04 00 4C39.25 14 47 31 26.1 -58.5 5.3 70.0 -5 1 1 343 14 04 00 14 07 00 --- 14 50 31 25.6 -58.3 5.4 69.6 175 F 1 348 14 04 01 14 07 00 J0916+3854 14 50 31 23.7 -57.6 5.6 68.2 -5 1 1 348 14 07 00 14 14 00 =0913+391 14 57 32 22.4 -57.0 5.7 67.4 415 F 1 362 14 07 01 14 14 00 4C39.25 14 57 32 24.3 -57.7 5.5 68.7 -5 1 1 362 14 14 00 14 17 00 --- 15 00 33 23.8 -57.5 5.6 68.3 175 F 1 368 14 14 01 14 20 00 OQ208 15 03 33 77.5 261.2 0.9 74.2 -141 1 1 368 14 20 00 14 30 00 --- 15 13 35 75.4 263.6 1.1 75.4 459 F 1 387 14 20 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: NME.6CM Matches group sh6cm in /aps3/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Dual-pol available since summer 2005 (CR 051122). Setup group: 9 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 256 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 11 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 4974.49 4974.49 4982.49 4982.49 4990.49 4990.49 4998.49 4998.49 BBC fr= 774.49 774.49 782.49 782.49 790.49 790.49 798.49 798.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- Network Monitoring Expt 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) J0319+4130 03 16 29.567289 * 03 19 48.160119 03 20 16.061095 0.28 0316+413 41 19 51.91677 * 41 30 42.10389 41 32 18.04746 0.41 * 3C84 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.250 scan hours, 11.250 baseline hours above horizon. J0555+3948 05 52 01.407172 * 05 55 30.805614 05 56 00.563309 0.26 0552+398 39 48 21.94585 * 39 48 49.16500 39 49 01.80374 0.40 * DA193 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0555+39 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.500 scan hours, 26.850 baseline hours above horizon. * J0916+3854 09 13 39.517545 * 09 16 48.904569 09 17 16.930883 0.33 0913+391 39 07 02.11837 * 38 54 28.14652 38 52 49.01120 0.49 J0916+38 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 1.517 scan hours, 80.918 baseline hours above horizon. J0927+3902 09 23 55.319213 * 09 27 03.013934 09 27 30.869206 0.26 0923+392 39 15 23.56648 * 39 02 20.85188 39 00 37.40822 0.40 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 1.150 scan hours, 57.755 baseline hours above horizon. J1407+2827 14 04 45.615156 * 14 07 00.394414 14 07 22.017077 0.23 1404+286 28 41 29.23520 * 28 27 14.69023 28 25 06.29333 0.40 J1407+28 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.167 scan hours, 5.278 baseline hours above horizon. 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) 3C84 25.2 DA193 24.6 J0916+3854 61.4 4C39.25 63.3 OQ208 118.1 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