COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: 21cm Network Monitoring Experiment and FTP Fringe Test for Session 2/201 Exp. Code: N11L2 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: Jun YANG Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596507 EMAIL: yang@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596507 Observing mode: Notes: 21cm, 512 Mbps, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters. A Skype group chat will be launched. Send the disk pack to JIVE. Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 21cm Network Monitoring Experiment and FTP Fringe Test for Session 2/201 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Jun 2011 Day 158 --- Next scan frequencies: 1411.49 1411.49 1411.49 1411.49 1427.49 1427.49 1427.49 1427.49 1443.49 1443.49 1443.49 1443.49 1459.49 1459.49 1459.49 1459.49 Next BBC frequencies: 121.49 121.49 121.49 121.49 137.49 137.49 137.49 137.49 153.49 153.49 153.49 153.49 169.49 169.49 169.49 169.49 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 12 00 00 0528+134 05 29 41 53.0 179.2 0.0 -0.5 0 0 12 00 00 12 03 00 --- 05 32 42 53.0 180.4 0.0 0.3 180 12 12 00 01 12 05 00 0528+134 05 34 42 53.0 181.3 0.1 0.8 107 12 12 05 00 12 17 00 --- 05 46 44 52.9 186.1 0.3 4.0 720 58 12 05 01 12 20 00 J0616-0306 05 49 45 36.0 171.7 -0.4 -5.3 91 58 12 20 00 12 21 00 =0613-030 05 50 45 36.1 172.0 -0.4 -5.1 60 62 12 20 01 12 21 30 J0613-0200 05 51 15 37.2 172.8 -0.4 -4.6 6 62 12 21 30 12 29 30 --- 05 59 16 37.4 175.3 -0.3 -3.0 480 93 12 21 31 12 30 00 J0616-0306 05 59 46 36.2 174.8 -0.3 -3.3 6 93 12 30 00 12 31 00 =0613-030 06 00 46 36.2 175.1 -0.3 -3.1 60 97 12 30 01 12 31 30 J0613-0200 06 01 16 37.4 175.9 -0.2 -2.6 6 97 12 31 30 12 39 30 --- 06 09 18 37.4 178.4 -0.1 -1.0 480 128 12 31 31 12 40 00 J0616-0306 06 09 48 36.3 177.9 -0.1 -1.4 6 128 12 40 00 12 41 00 =0613-030 06 10 48 36.3 178.2 -0.1 -1.2 60 132 12 40 01 12 41 30 J0613-0200 06 11 18 37.5 179.1 -0.1 -0.6 6 132 12 41 30 12 49 30 --- 06 19 19 37.4 181.6 0.1 1.0 480 163 12 41 31 12 50 00 J0616-0306 06 19 49 36.4 181.0 0.1 0.6 6 163 12 50 00 12 51 00 =0613-030 06 20 50 36.3 181.3 0.1 0.8 60 166 12 50 01 12 51 30 J0613-0200 06 21 20 37.4 182.2 0.1 1.4 6 166 12 51 30 12 59 30 --- 06 29 21 37.4 184.7 0.3 3.0 480 197 12 51 31 13 00 00 J0616-0306 06 29 51 36.3 184.1 0.2 2.6 6 197 13 00 00 13 01 00 =0613-030 06 30 51 36.3 184.4 0.2 2.8 60 201 13 00 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 21cm Network Monitoring Experiment and FTP Fringe Test for Session 2/201 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Jun 2011 Day 158 --- 13 01 30 J0613-0200 06 31 21 37.3 185.4 0.3 3.4 6 201 13 01 30 13 09 30 --- 06 39 23 37.2 187.9 0.4 5.0 480 232 13 01 31 13 10 00 J0616-0306 06 39 53 36.1 187.2 0.4 4.6 6 232 13 10 00 13 11 00 =0613-030 06 40 53 36.1 187.5 0.4 4.8 60 236 13 10 01 13 11 30 J0613-0200 06 41 23 37.1 188.5 0.5 5.4 7 236 13 11 30 13 19 30 --- 06 49 24 36.9 191.0 0.6 7.0 480 267 13 11 31 13 22 30 0528+134 06 52 25 49.5 211.2 1.3 19.8 103 267 13 22 30 13 25 30 --- 06 55 25 49.3 212.2 1.4 20.4 180 279 13 22 31 13 27 30 0528+134 06 57 26 49.1 212.9 1.4 20.8 107 279 13 27 30 13 39 30 --- 07 09 28 48.0 217.0 1.6 23.2 720 325 13 27 31 13 42 30 J0616-0306 07 12 28 35.0 197.1 0.9 10.8 101 325 13 42 30 13 43 30 =0613-030 07 13 28 35.0 197.4 0.9 11.0 60 329 13 42 31 13 44 00 J0613-0200 07 13 58 35.9 198.5 1.0 11.7 6 329 13 44 00 13 52 00 --- 07 22 00 35.5 200.9 1.1 13.1 480 360 13 44 01 13 52 30 J0616-0306 07 22 30 34.5 200.1 1.1 12.6 7 360 13 52 30 13 53 30 =0613-030 07 23 30 34.5 200.4 1.1 12.8 60 364 13 52 31 13 54 00 J0613-0200 07 24 00 35.4 201.5 1.2 13.5 6 364 13 54 00 14 02 00 --- 07 32 01 34.9 203.9 1.3 14.9 480 395 13 54 01 14 02 30 J0616-0306 07 32 31 33.9 203.0 1.3 14.4 7 395 14 02 30 14 03 30 =0613-030 07 33 32 33.9 203.3 1.3 14.6 60 399 14 02 31 14 04 00 J0613-0200 07 34 02 34.8 204.5 1.3 15.3 6 399 14 04 00 14 12 00 --- 07 42 03 34.2 206.8 1.5 16.7 480 430 14 04 01 14 12 30 J0616-0306 07 42 33 33.3 205.9 1.4 16.2 7 430 14 12 30 14 13 30 =0613-030 07 43 33 33.2 206.2 1.4 16.3 60 434 14 12 31 14 14 00 J0613-0200 07 44 03 34.1 207.4 1.5 17.0 6 434 14 14 00 14 22 00 --- 07 52 05 33.5 209.7 1.6 18.4 480 464 14 14 01 14 22 30 J0616-0306 07 52 35 32.6 208.8 1.6 17.8 7 464 14 22 30 14 23 30 =0613-030 07 53 35 32.5 209.0 1.6 18.0 60 468 14 22 31 14 24 00 J0613-0200 07 54 05 33.3 210.3 1.7 18.7 6 468 14 24 00 14 32 00 --- 08 02 06 32.6 212.5 1.8 20.0 480 499 14 24 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 21cm Network Monitoring Experiment and FTP Fringe Test for Session 2/201 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Jun 2011 Day 158 --- 14 32 30 J0616-0306 08 02 36 31.8 211.6 1.8 19.5 7 499 14 32 30 14 33 30 =0613-030 08 03 36 31.7 211.8 1.8 19.6 60 503 14 32 31 14 34 00 J0613-0200 08 04 07 32.5 213.1 1.8 20.3 6 503 14 34 00 14 42 00 --- 08 12 08 31.7 215.3 2.0 21.6 480 534 14 34 01 14 45 00 0528+134 08 15 08 40.4 236.7 2.7 33.1 100 534 14 45 00 14 57 00 --- 08 27 10 38.8 239.8 2.9 34.4 720 581 14 45 01 14 58 00 0528+134 08 28 11 38.6 240.1 2.9 34.5 49 581 14 58 00 15 01 00 --- 08 31 11 38.2 240.9 3.0 34.8 180 592 14 58 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess211.H512 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 6 Station: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:2 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= 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 1290.00 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 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 3 7 4 8 4 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = B D B D B D B D B D B D B D B D The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. LO sum= 1411.49 1411.49 1411.49 1411.49 1427.49 1427.49 1427.49 1427.49 1443.49 1443.49 1443.49 1443.49 1459.49 1459.49 1459.49 1459.49 BBC fr= 121.49 121.49 121.49 121.49 137.49 137.49 137.49 137.49 153.49 153.49 153.49 153.49 169.49 169.49 169.49 169.49 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 SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- 21cm Network Monitoring Experiment and FTP Fringe Test for Session 2/201 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) * J0613-0200 06 11 12.568396 * 06 13 43.975142 06 14 18.313174 0.00 -01 59 52.70087 *-02 00 47.17370 -02 01 05.07008 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. From the ATNF Pulsar Database. No proper motion correction. 1.600 scan and 24.000 baseline hours in setup: sess211.H512 J0530+1331 05 28 06.759216 * 05 30 56.416747 05 31 34.979068 0.21 * 0528+134 13 29 42.28887 * 13 31 55.14954 13 32 21.86900 0.23 J0530+13 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 133158 Observations 0.750 scan and 11.250 baseline hours in setup: sess211.H512 * J0616-0306 06 13 37.814531 * 06 16 07.941327 06 16 41.980989 0.42 0613-030 -03 05 43.86163 *-03 06 48.85340 -03 07 09.32743 1.01 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 39 Observations 0.200 scan and 3.000 baseline hours in setup: sess211.H512 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) J0613-0200 30.5 0528+134 11.7 J0616-0306 31.8 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