COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Expt Exp. Code: N08C2 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 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Jun 2008 Day 163 --- 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 08 00 00 3C84 09 24 56 19.3 -52.4 6.1 65.1 0 1 1 0 08 00 00 08 10 00 --- 09 34 57 17.6 -51.6 6.2 63.7 600 F 1 19 08 00 01 08 11 00 3C84 09 35 58 17.4 -51.5 6.3 63.5 58 1 1 19 08 11 00 08 25 00 --- 09 50 00 15.1 -50.2 6.5 61.6 840 F 1 46 08 11 01 08 28 00 DA193 09 53 00 41.9 -62.4 3.9 81.0 133 1 1 46 08 28 00 08 38 00 --- 10 03 02 40.0 -62.0 4.1 79.7 600 F 1 66 08 28 01 08 40 00 DA193 10 05 02 39.6 -61.9 4.1 79.4 117 1 1 66 08 40 00 08 50 00 --- 10 15 04 37.7 -61.4 4.3 78.1 600 F 1 85 08 40 01 08 51 00 DA193 10 16 04 37.5 -61.3 4.3 78.0 58 1 1 85 08 51 00 09 01 00 --- 10 26 06 35.6 -60.8 4.5 76.7 600 F 1 105 08 51 01 09 02 00 DA193 10 27 06 35.4 -60.8 4.5 76.6 58 1 1 105 09 02 00 09 12 00 --- 10 37 08 33.6 -60.2 4.7 75.3 600 F 1 124 09 02 01 09 13 00 DA193 10 38 08 33.4 -60.1 4.7 75.2 58 1 1 124 09 13 00 09 23 00 --- 10 48 09 31.5 -59.5 4.9 73.9 600 F 1 143 09 13 01 09 24 00 DA193 10 49 10 31.3 -59.5 4.9 73.8 58 1 1 143 09 24 00 09 34 00 --- 10 59 11 29.5 -58.8 5.1 72.5 600 F 1 163 09 24 01 09 35 00 DA193 11 00 11 29.3 -58.7 5.1 72.4 58 1 1 163 09 35 00 09 45 00 --- 11 10 13 27.5 -58.1 5.2 71.1 600 F 1 182 09 35 01 09 46 00 DA193 11 11 13 27.3 -58.0 5.3 70.9 58 1 1 182 09 46 00 09 56 00 --- 11 21 15 25.5 -57.3 5.4 69.7 600 F 1 201 09 46 01 09 57 00 DA193 11 22 15 25.3 -57.2 5.4 69.5 58 1 1 201 09 57 00 10 07 00 --- 11 32 17 23.5 -56.4 5.6 68.2 600 F 1 221 09 57 01 10 08 00 DA193 11 33 17 23.3 -56.3 5.6 68.1 58 1 1 221 10 08 00 10 18 00 --- 11 43 18 21.6 -55.5 5.8 66.8 600 F 1 240 10 08 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Jun 2008 Day 163 --- 10 19 00 DA193 11 44 19 21.4 -55.5 5.8 66.7 58 1 1 240 10 19 00 10 29 00 --- 11 54 20 19.6 -54.6 6.0 65.4 600 F 1 259 10 19 01 10 30 00 DA193 11 55 20 19.4 -54.5 6.0 65.2 58 1 1 259 10 30 00 10 40 00 --- 12 05 22 17.7 -53.7 6.2 63.9 600 F 1 279 10 30 01 10 41 00 DA193 12 06 22 17.5 -53.6 6.2 63.8 58 1 1 279 10 41 00 10 51 00 --- 12 16 24 15.8 -52.7 6.3 62.4 600 F 1 298 10 41 01 10 53 00 DA193 12 18 24 15.5 -52.5 6.4 62.2 117 1 1 298 10 53 00 11 03 00 --- 12 28 26 13.8 -51.5 6.5 60.8 600 F 1 317 10 53 01 11 06 00 4C39.25 12 31 26 52.0 -65.0 3.1 87.5 114 1 1 317 11 06 00 11 09 00 --- 12 34 27 51.4 -65.0 3.1 87.1 180 F 1 323 11 06 01 11 09 00 J0916+3854 12 34 27 49.4 -65.0 3.3 85.5 -5 1 1 323 11 09 00 11 16 00 =0913+391 12 41 28 48.0 -64.8 3.4 84.5 415 F 1 337 11 09 01 11 16 00 4C39.25 12 41 28 50.0 -64.9 3.2 86.1 -5 1 1 337 11 16 00 11 19 00 --- 12 44 28 49.4 -64.8 3.3 85.6 175 F 1 343 11 16 01 11 20 00 J0916+3854 12 45 29 47.2 -64.7 3.5 84.0 54 1 1 343 11 20 00 11 27 00 =0913+391 12 52 30 45.9 -64.5 3.6 83.0 420 F 1 356 11 20 01 11 28 00 4C39.25 12 53 30 47.7 -64.6 3.4 84.4 55 1 1 356 11 28 00 11 31 00 --- 12 56 30 47.1 -64.5 3.5 84.0 180 F 1 362 11 28 01 11 31 00 J0916+3854 12 56 30 45.1 -64.3 3.7 82.5 -5 1 1 362 11 31 00 11 38 00 =0913+391 13 03 32 43.8 -64.1 3.8 81.6 415 F 1 375 11 31 01 11 38 00 4C39.25 13 03 32 45.8 -64.3 3.6 83.0 -5 1 1 375 11 38 00 11 41 00 --- 13 06 32 45.2 -64.2 3.6 82.6 175 F 1 381 11 38 01 11 42 00 J0916+3854 13 07 32 43.0 -63.9 3.8 81.1 54 1 1 381 11 42 00 11 49 00 =0913+391 13 14 33 41.6 -63.6 4.0 80.2 420 F 1 395 11 42 01 11 50 00 4C39.25 13 15 34 43.4 -63.8 3.8 81.5 55 1 1 395 11 50 00 11 53 00 --- 13 18 34 42.9 -63.7 3.8 81.1 180 F 1 401 11 50 01 11 53 00 J0916+3854 13 18 34 40.9 -63.4 4.0 79.6 -5 1 1 401 11 53 00 12 00 00 =0913+391 13 25 35 39.5 -63.1 4.1 78.8 415 F 1 414 11 53 01 12 00 00 4C39.25 13 25 35 41.5 -63.4 4.0 80.2 -5 1 1 414 12 00 00 12 03 00 --- 13 28 36 40.9 -63.3 4.0 79.8 175 F 1 420 12 00 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Jun 2008 Day 163 --- 12 04 00 J0916+3854 13 29 36 38.8 -62.9 4.2 78.3 54 1 1 420 12 04 00 12 11 00 =0913+391 13 36 37 37.4 -62.5 4.3 77.4 420 F 1 434 12 04 01 12 12 00 4C39.25 13 37 37 39.2 -62.8 4.2 78.6 55 1 1 434 12 12 00 12 15 00 --- 13 40 38 38.6 -62.7 4.2 78.3 180 F 1 439 12 12 01 12 15 00 J0916+3854 13 40 38 36.7 -62.3 4.4 76.9 -5 1 1 439 12 15 00 12 22 00 =0913+391 13 47 39 35.3 -61.9 4.5 76.0 415 F 1 453 12 15 01 12 22 00 4C39.25 13 47 39 37.3 -62.3 4.3 77.4 -5 1 1 453 12 22 00 12 25 00 --- 13 50 39 36.7 -62.2 4.4 77.0 175 F 1 459 12 22 01 12 26 00 J0916+3854 13 51 39 34.6 -61.7 4.6 75.5 54 1 1 459 12 26 00 12 33 00 =0913+391 13 58 41 33.3 -61.3 4.7 74.7 420 F 1 472 12 26 01 12 34 00 4C39.25 13 59 41 35.0 -61.7 4.5 75.9 55 1 1 472 12 34 00 12 37 00 --- 14 02 41 34.5 -61.5 4.6 75.5 180 F 1 478 12 34 01 12 37 00 J0916+3854 14 02 41 32.5 -61.0 4.8 74.2 -5 1 1 478 12 37 00 12 44 00 =0913+391 14 09 42 31.2 -60.6 4.9 73.3 415 F 1 492 12 37 01 12 44 00 4C39.25 14 09 42 33.2 -61.1 4.7 74.6 -5 1 1 492 12 44 00 12 47 00 --- 14 12 43 32.6 -60.9 4.8 74.3 175 F 1 497 12 44 01 12 48 00 J0916+3854 14 13 43 30.5 -60.3 4.9 72.8 54 1 1 497 12 48 00 12 55 00 =0913+391 14 20 44 29.2 -59.8 5.1 71.9 420 F 1 511 12 48 01 12 55 00 4C39.25 14 20 44 31.1 -60.4 4.9 73.3 -5 1 1 511 12 55 00 13 00 00 --- 14 25 45 30.2 -60.0 5.0 72.7 295 F 1 521 12 55 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: 9 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 20.791381 0.28 0316+413 41 19 51.91677 * 41 30 42.10389 41 32 30.74189 0.41 * 3C84 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.400 scan hours, 22.000 baseline hours above horizon. J0555+3948 05 52 01.407172 * 05 55 30.805614 05 56 05.282380 0.26 0552+398 39 48 21.94585 * 39 48 49.16500 39 48 59.86111 0.40 * DA193 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0555+39 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 2.333 scan hours, 126.955 baseline hours above horizon. * J0916+3854 09 13 39.517545 * 09 16 48.904569 09 17 20.936454 0.33 0913+391 39 07 02.11837 * 38 54 28.14652 38 52 30.94803 0.49 J0916+38 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 1.167 scan hours, 62.347 baseline hours above horizon. J0927+3902 09 23 55.319213 * 09 27 03.013934 09 27 34.827828 0.26 0923+392 39 15 23.56648 * 39 02 20.85188 39 00 18.82380 0.40 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.583 scan hours, 27.688 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 31.1 DA193 18.3 J0916+3854 52.2 4C39.25 54.2 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