COVER INFORMATION Station: SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N13X2 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 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: 3.6cm NME for session 2/2013 512 Mbps, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters **** No FTP Fringe Test **** Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 9 Jun 2013 Day 160 --- Next scan frequencies: 8391.49 8391.49 8391.49 8391.49 8407.49 8407.49 8407.49 8407.49 8423.49 8423.49 8423.49 8423.49 8439.49 8439.49 8439.49 8439.49 Next BBC frequencies: 311.49 311.49 311.49 311.49 327.49 327.49 327.49 327.49 343.49 343.49 343.49 343.49 359.49 359.49 359.49 359.49 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 22 00 00 J1800+3848 17 12 51 67.0 515.5 -0.8 -15.2 0 0 22 00 00 22 08 00 =1758+388 17 20 52 67.4 519.4 -0.7 -12.8 480 31 22 00 01 22 08 30 J1848+3219 17 21 22 58.4 503.1 -1.5 -20.5 -11 31 22 08 30 22 10 30 =1846+322 17 23 22 58.5 503.9 -1.4 -20.1 109 39 22 08 31 22 11 00 J1849+3024 17 23 52 56.7 504.9 -1.4 -19.2 13 39 22 11 00 22 13 00 =1847+303 17 25 53 56.8 505.6 -1.4 -18.8 120 46 22 11 01 22 13 30 J1848+3219 17 26 23 58.7 505.0 -1.4 -19.5 13 46 22 13 30 22 15 30 =1846+322 17 28 23 58.9 505.8 -1.3 -19.1 120 54 22 13 31 22 16 00 J1849+3024 17 28 53 57.0 506.8 -1.4 -18.2 13 54 22 16 00 22 18 00 =1847+303 17 30 53 57.2 507.5 -1.3 -17.8 120 62 22 16 01 22 20 00 J1800+3848 17 32 54 67.8 525.4 -0.5 -9.1 78 62 22 20 00 22 28 00 =1758+388 17 40 55 68.1 529.5 -0.3 -6.6 480 93 22 20 01 22 28 30 J1848+3219 17 41 25 59.7 510.9 -1.1 -16.4 -14 93 22 28 30 22 30 30 =1846+322 17 43 26 59.8 511.7 -1.1 -16.0 106 101 22 28 31 22 31 00 J1849+3024 17 43 56 58.0 512.5 -1.1 -15.3 13 101 22 31 00 22 33 00 =1847+303 17 45 56 58.1 513.3 -1.1 -14.8 120 108 22 31 01 22 33 30 J1848+3219 17 46 26 60.0 512.9 -1.0 -15.4 13 108 22 33 30 22 35 30 =1846+322 17 48 26 60.1 513.8 -1.0 -14.9 120 116 22 33 31 22 36 00 J1849+3024 17 48 56 58.2 514.5 -1.0 -14.2 13 116 22 36 00 22 38 00 =1847+303 17 50 57 58.3 515.3 -1.0 -13.8 120 124 22 36 01 22 40 00 J1800+3848 17 52 57 68.2 535.8 -0.1 -2.6 75 124 22 40 00 22 48 00 =1758+388 18 00 58 68.3 540.0 0.0 0.0 480 155 22 40 01 22 48 30 J1848+3219 18 01 28 60.7 519.2 -0.8 -11.9 -16 155 22 48 30 22 50 30 =1846+322 18 03 29 60.8 520.0 -0.8 -11.5 104 163 22 48 31 22 51 00 J1849+3024 18 03 59 58.9 520.6 -0.8 -10.9 13 163 22 51 00 22 53 00 =1847+303 18 05 59 59.0 521.4 -0.7 -10.5 120 170 22 51 01 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 9 Jun 2013 Day 160 --- 22 53 30 J1848+3219 18 06 29 61.0 521.3 -0.7 -10.7 13 170 22 53 30 22 55 30 =1846+322 18 08 30 61.0 522.2 -0.7 -10.3 120 178 22 53 31 22 56 00 J1849+3024 18 09 00 59.1 522.6 -0.7 -9.8 13 178 22 56 00 22 58 00 =1847+303 18 11 00 59.2 523.5 -0.6 -9.3 120 186 22 56 01 23 00 00 J1800+3848 18 13 00 68.2 546.4 0.2 4.0 73 186 23 00 00 23 08 00 =1758+388 18 21 02 68.0 550.5 0.3 6.6 480 217 23 00 01 23 08 30 J1848+3219 18 21 32 61.4 527.8 -0.5 -7.0 -18 217 23 08 30 23 10 30 =1846+322 18 23 32 61.5 528.7 -0.4 -6.5 102 225 23 08 31 23 11 00 J1849+3024 18 24 02 59.6 528.9 -0.4 -6.3 13 225 23 11 00 23 13 00 =1847+303 18 26 03 59.6 529.8 -0.4 -5.8 120 232 23 11 01 23 13 30 J1848+3219 18 26 33 61.6 530.0 -0.4 -5.8 13 232 23 13 30 23 15 30 =1846+322 18 28 33 61.6 530.9 -0.3 -5.3 120 240 23 13 31 23 16 00 J1849+3024 18 29 03 59.7 531.1 -0.3 -5.1 13 240 23 16 00 23 18 00 =1847+303 18 31 03 59.7 531.9 -0.3 -4.6 120 248 23 16 01 23 20 00 J1800+3848 18 33 04 67.7 556.7 0.5 10.4 71 248 23 20 00 23 28 00 =1758+388 18 41 05 67.4 560.7 0.7 12.9 480 279 23 20 01 23 28 30 J1848+3219 18 41 35 61.8 536.7 -0.1 -1.9 -19 279 23 28 30 23 30 30 =1846+322 18 43 35 61.8 537.6 -0.1 -1.4 101 286 23 28 31 23 31 00 J1849+3024 18 44 05 59.9 537.5 -0.1 -1.4 13 286 23 31 00 23 33 00 =1847+303 18 46 06 59.9 538.4 -0.1 -0.9 120 294 23 31 01 23 33 30 J1848+3219 18 46 36 61.8 539.0 -0.0 -0.6 13 294 23 33 30 23 35 30 =1846+322 18 48 36 61.8 539.9 -0.0 -0.1 120 302 23 33 31 23 36 00 J1849+3024 18 49 06 59.9 539.7 -0.0 -0.2 13 302 23 36 00 23 38 00 =1847+303 18 51 07 59.9 540.5 0.0 0.3 120 310 23 36 01 23 40 00 J1800+3848 18 53 07 66.8 566.5 0.9 16.4 70 310 23 40 00 23 48 00 =1758+388 19 01 08 66.3 570.3 1.0 18.6 480 341 23 40 01 23 48 30 J1848+3219 19 01 38 61.7 545.7 0.2 3.3 -19 341 23 48 30 23 50 30 =1846+322 19 03 39 61.7 546.6 0.2 3.8 101 348 23 48 31 23 51 00 J1849+3024 19 04 09 59.8 546.1 0.2 3.5 13 348 23 51 00 23 53 00 =1847+303 19 06 09 59.8 547.0 0.3 4.0 120 356 23 51 01 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 9 Jun 2013 Day 160 --- 23 53 30 J1848+3219 19 06 39 61.7 547.9 0.3 4.6 13 356 23 53 30 23 55 30 =1846+322 19 08 40 61.6 548.8 0.3 5.1 120 364 23 53 31 23 56 00 J1849+3024 19 09 10 59.7 548.3 0.3 4.7 13 364 23 56 00 23 58 00 =1847+303 19 11 10 59.7 549.1 0.4 5.2 120 372 23 56 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess213.X512 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/freq.dat: kvzr_x Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 6 Station: SVETLOE 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= 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 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: 7 Setup file default. LO sum= 8391.49 8391.49 8391.49 8391.49 8407.49 8407.49 8407.49 8407.49 8423.49 8423.49 8423.49 8423.49 8439.49 8439.49 8439.49 8439.49 BBC fr= 311.49 311.49 311.49 311.49 327.49 327.49 327.49 327.49 343.49 343.49 343.49 343.49 359.49 359.49 359.49 359.49 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: 7 8 15 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) * J1800+3848 17 58 44.703952 * 18 00 24.765361 18 00 53.821924 0.13 1758+388 38 48 32.47341 * 38 48 30.69739 38 48 35.05194 0.10 J1800+38 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 2965 observations 0.800 scan and 71.200 baseline hours in setup: sess213.X512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 * J1848+3219 18 46 29.612036 * 18 48 22.088579 18 48 54.373824 0.12 1846+322 32 15 36.66028 * 32 19 02.60368 32 20 01.82764 0.10 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 6645 observations 0.400 scan and 39.345 baseline hours in setup: sess213.X512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 * J1849+3024 18 47 24.599820 * 18 49 20.103406 18 49 53.181190 0.19 1847+303 30 20 44.26585 * 30 24 14.23712 30 25 14.74499 0.34 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 126 observations 0.400 scan and 41.988 baseline hours in setup: sess213.X512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 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) J1800+3848 117.2 J1848+3219 120.1 J1849+3024 121.8 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