COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N10M2 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.30 Release near March 23, 2010 PI: Stefanie Muehle Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596508 EMAIL: muehle@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596508 Observing mode: Notes: 5cm NME and ftp fringe test for session 2/2010 Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 5cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 01 June 2010. The NME uses a setup that mimics the astro setup of EB039G and EZ020A and that is typical for methanol spectral line experiments, but with 16 channels, i.e. using both sidebands of all BBCs, and 8 MHz filters. The schedule consists of long integrations on the strong calibrators 4C39.25 and J0958+4725 as well as a fast phase-referencing part. Three ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment. The data transfers are scheduled to begin at estimated max. transfer time (Sh): ~12:15 (scan 02, 4 sec, 4C39.25) 60min ~13:27 (scan 09, 4 sec, J0958+4725) 60min ~14:50 (scan 33, 8 sec, 4C39.25) 120min Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Thanks! Good luck with the session! Stefanie Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Jun 2010 Day 152 --- Next scan frequencies: 6636.52 6636.52 6636.52 6636.52 6652.52 6652.52 6652.52 6652.52 6668.52 6668.52 6668.52 6668.52 6684.52 6684.52 6684.52 6684.52 Next BBC frequencies: 236.52 236.52 236.52 236.52 252.52 252.52 252.52 252.52 268.52 268.52 268.52 268.52 284.52 284.52 284.52 284.52 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 12 00 00 4C39.25 05 26 02 45.6 435.1 -4.0 -62.5 0 1 1 0 12 00 00 12 10 00 --- 05 36 04 47.4 436.4 -3.9 -63.1 600 F 1 39 12 00 04 12 11 00 4C39.25 05 37 04 47.5 436.5 -3.8 -63.2 56 1 1 39 12 11 00 12 16 00 --- 05 42 05 48.4 437.2 -3.8 -63.5 300 F 1 58 12 11 04 12 20 00 4C39.25 05 46 06 49.1 437.7 -3.7 -63.7 234 1 1 58 12 20 00 12 27 00 --- 05 53 07 50.3 438.6 -3.6 -64.1 420 F 1 85 12 20 04 12 28 00 4C39.25 05 54 07 50.5 438.8 -3.6 -64.1 55 1 1 85 12 28 00 12 38 00 --- 06 04 09 52.3 440.1 -3.4 -64.7 600 F 1 124 12 28 04 12 39 00 4C39.25 06 05 09 52.4 440.3 -3.4 -64.7 55 1 1 124 12 39 00 12 49 00 --- 06 15 10 54.2 441.6 -3.2 -65.2 600 F 1 163 12 39 04 12 50 00 4C39.25 06 16 11 54.4 441.8 -3.2 -65.2 55 1 1 163 12 50 00 13 00 00 --- 06 26 12 56.1 443.2 -3.0 -65.6 600 F 1 201 12 50 04 13 01 00 4C39.25 06 27 12 56.3 443.4 -3.0 -65.7 55 1 1 201 13 01 00 13 06 00 --- 06 32 13 57.2 444.1 -2.9 -65.9 300 F 1 221 13 01 04 13 08 00 J0958+4725 06 34 14 54.9 426.7 -3.4 -75.3 93 1 1 221 13 08 00 13 18 00 =0955+476 06 44 15 56.6 427.5 -3.2 -76.5 600 F 1 259 13 08 04 13 19 00 J0958+4725 06 45 15 56.7 427.5 -3.2 -76.6 56 1 1 259 13 19 00 13 29 00 =0955+476 06 55 17 58.4 428.2 -3.1 -77.9 600 F 1 298 13 19 04 13 33 00 4C39.25 06 59 18 62.0 448.3 -2.5 -66.5 209 1 1 298 13 33 00 13 38 00 --- 07 04 19 62.9 449.1 -2.4 -66.5 300 F 1 317 13 33 04 13 39 00 4C39.25 07 05 19 63.1 449.3 -2.4 -66.5 55 1 1 317 13 39 00 13 44 00 --- 07 10 20 64.0 450.2 -2.3 -66.5 300 F 1 337 13 39 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Jun 2010 Day 152 --- 13 45 00 4C39.25 07 11 20 64.2 450.3 -2.3 -66.5 55 1 1 337 13 45 00 13 46 30 --- 07 12 50 64.4 450.6 -2.2 -66.5 90 F 1 343 13 45 04 13 46 30 J0926+4029 07 12 50 65.2 447.6 -2.2 -69.4 -8 1 1 343 No stop 13 48 00 =0922+407 07 14 20 65.4 447.9 -2.2 -69.4 82 F 1 348 13 46 34 13 48 00 4C39.25 07 14 20 64.7 450.9 -2.2 -66.5 -8 1 1 348 No stop 13 49 30 --- 07 15 50 65.0 451.2 -2.2 -66.5 82 F 1 354 13 48 04 13 49 30 J0926+4029 07 15 50 65.7 448.1 -2.2 -69.5 -8 1 1 354 No stop 13 51 00 =0922+407 07 17 21 66.0 448.3 -2.2 -69.5 82 F 1 360 13 49 34 13 51 00 4C39.25 07 17 21 65.2 451.4 -2.2 -66.5 -8 1 1 360 No stop 13 52 30 --- 07 18 51 65.5 451.7 -2.1 -66.5 82 F 1 366 13 51 04 13 52 30 J0926+4029 07 18 51 66.2 448.6 -2.1 -69.5 -8 1 1 366 No stop 13 54 00 =0922+407 07 20 21 66.5 448.8 -2.1 -69.5 82 F 1 372 13 52 34 13 55 00 4C39.25 07 21 21 66.0 452.2 -2.1 -66.5 52 1 1 372 13 55 00 13 56 30 --- 07 22 52 66.2 452.5 -2.1 -66.4 90 F 1 377 13 55 04 13 56 30 J0926+4029 07 22 52 67.0 449.3 -2.1 -69.5 -8 1 1 377 No stop 13 58 00 =0922+407 07 24 22 67.2 449.5 -2.0 -69.5 82 F 1 383 13 56 34 13 58 00 4C39.25 07 24 22 66.5 452.8 -2.1 -66.4 -8 1 1 383 No stop 13 59 30 --- 07 25 52 66.8 453.1 -2.0 -66.4 82 F 1 389 13 58 04 13 59 30 J0926+4029 07 25 52 67.5 449.8 -2.0 -69.6 -8 1 1 389 No stop 14 01 00 =0922+407 07 27 22 67.8 450.0 -2.0 -69.6 82 F 1 395 13 59 34 14 01 00 4C39.25 07 27 22 67.0 453.4 -2.0 -66.3 -8 1 1 395 No stop 14 02 30 --- 07 28 53 67.3 453.7 -2.0 -66.3 82 F 1 401 14 01 04 14 02 30 J0926+4029 07 28 53 68.0 450.3 -2.0 -69.6 -8 1 1 401 No stop 14 04 00 =0922+407 07 30 23 68.3 450.6 -1.9 -69.5 82 F 1 406 14 02 34 14 05 00 4C39.25 07 31 23 67.7 454.2 -1.9 -66.2 51 1 1 406 14 05 00 14 06 30 --- 07 32 53 68.0 454.5 -1.9 -66.1 90 F 1 412 14 05 04 14 06 30 J0926+4029 07 32 53 68.7 451.0 -1.9 -69.5 -9 1 1 412 No stop 14 08 00 =0922+407 07 34 23 69.0 451.3 -1.9 -69.5 81 F 1 418 14 06 34 14 08 00 4C39.25 07 34 23 68.3 454.8 -1.9 -66.1 -9 1 1 418 No stop 14 09 30 --- 07 35 54 68.5 455.1 -1.9 -66.0 81 F 1 424 14 08 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Jun 2010 Day 152 --- 14 09 30 J0926+4029 07 35 54 69.3 451.6 -1.8 -69.5 -9 1 1 424 No stop 14 11 00 =0922+407 07 37 24 69.5 451.9 -1.8 -69.5 81 F 1 430 14 09 34 14 11 00 4C39.25 07 37 24 68.8 455.5 -1.8 -66.0 -9 1 1 430 No stop 14 12 30 --- 07 38 54 69.1 455.8 -1.8 -65.9 81 F 1 435 14 11 04 14 12 30 J0926+4029 07 38 54 69.8 452.2 -1.8 -69.4 -9 1 1 435 No stop 14 14 00 =0922+407 07 40 24 70.1 452.5 -1.8 -69.4 81 F 1 441 14 12 34 14 15 00 4C39.25 07 41 25 69.5 456.4 -1.8 -65.8 51 1 1 441 14 15 00 14 25 00 --- 07 51 26 71.3 458.8 -1.6 -65.0 600 F 1 480 14 15 04 14 26 00 4C39.25 07 52 26 71.5 459.0 -1.6 -65.0 55 1 1 480 14 26 00 14 34 00 --- 08 00 28 72.9 461.2 -1.5 -64.1 480 F 1 511 14 26 04 14 35 00 4C39.25 08 01 28 73.1 461.5 -1.4 -64.0 55 1 1 511 14 35 00 14 40 00 --- 08 06 29 73.9 463.0 -1.4 -63.4 300 F 1 530 14 35 04 14 41 00 4C39.25 08 07 29 74.1 463.3 -1.3 -63.2 56 1 1 530 14 41 00 14 51 00 --- 08 17 31 75.8 466.8 -1.2 -61.4 600 F 1 569 14 41 04 14 55 00 4C39.25 08 21 31 76.5 468.4 -1.1 -60.5 234 1 1 569 14 55 00 15 00 00 --- 08 26 32 77.4 470.6 -1.0 -59.2 300 F 1 588 14 55 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: nme.5cm Matching groups in ./n10m2_freq.dat: mc5cm Updated by e-mail Orlati (13Feb2006) Setup group: 6 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 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 this setup were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. LO sum= 6636.52 6636.52 6636.52 6636.52 6652.52 6652.52 6652.52 6652.52 6668.52 6668.52 6668.52 6668.52 6684.52 6684.52 6684.52 6684.52 BBC fr= 236.52 236.52 236.52 236.52 252.52 252.52 252.52 252.52 268.52 268.52 268.52 268.52 284.52 284.52 284.52 284.52 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- 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) * J0926+4029 09 22 50.724315 * 09 26 00.426850 09 26 40.518519 0.31 0922+407 40 42 49.48298 * 40 29 49.67273 40 27 12.32593 0.48 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba Petrov Dec. 2009 Solution 2009c_astro 90 Observations 0.225 scan hours, 6.099 baseline hours above horizon. J0927+3902 09 23 55.319215 * 09 27 03.013936 09 27 42.696749 0.01 0923+392 39 15 23.56644 * 39 02 20.85184 38 59 42.50175 0.01 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 226075 Observations 1.975 scan hours, 69.766 baseline hours above horizon. * J0958+4725 09 55 08.528426 * 09 58 19.671641 09 59 00.258331 0.01 0955+476 47 39 28.28174 * 47 25 07.84243 47 22 15.60754 0.01 J0958+47 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 138317 Observations 0.333 scan hours, 12.000 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) J0926+4029 62.7 4C39.25 63.1 J0958+4725 67.6 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