COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 15 40 15 62.1 106.2 -2.3 0.0 0 0 22 00 00 22 08 00 =1758+388 15 48 16 63.3 108.5 -2.2 0.0 480 31 22 00 04 22 08 30 J1848+3219 15 48 46 51.9 104.4 -3.0 0.0 -22 31 22 08 30 22 10 30 =1846+322 15 50 47 52.2 104.9 -3.0 0.0 98 39 22 08 34 22 11 00 J1849+3024 15 51 17 50.7 106.9 -3.0 0.0 11 39 22 11 00 22 13 00 =1847+303 15 53 17 51.0 107.4 -2.9 0.0 120 46 22 11 04 22 13 30 J1848+3219 15 53 47 52.6 105.7 -2.9 0.0 11 46 22 13 30 22 15 30 =1846+322 15 55 47 52.9 106.2 -2.9 0.0 120 54 22 13 34 22 16 00 J1849+3024 15 56 17 51.4 108.2 -2.9 0.0 11 54 22 16 00 22 18 00 =1847+303 15 58 18 51.7 108.7 -2.9 0.0 120 62 22 16 04 22 20 00 J1800+3848 16 00 18 65.0 112.2 -2.0 0.0 66 62 22 20 00 22 28 00 =1758+388 16 08 19 66.1 114.8 -1.9 0.0 480 93 22 20 04 22 28 30 J1848+3219 16 08 50 54.8 109.6 -2.7 0.0 -22 93 22 28 30 22 30 30 =1846+322 16 10 50 55.1 110.2 -2.6 0.0 98 101 22 28 34 22 31 00 J1849+3024 16 11 20 53.5 112.2 -2.6 0.0 11 101 22 31 00 22 33 00 =1847+303 16 13 20 53.8 112.8 -2.6 0.0 120 108 22 31 04 22 33 30 J1848+3219 16 13 50 55.5 111.0 -2.6 0.0 11 108 22 33 30 22 35 30 =1846+322 16 15 51 55.8 111.6 -2.6 0.0 120 116 22 33 34 22 36 00 J1849+3024 16 16 21 54.2 113.6 -2.6 0.0 11 116 22 36 00 22 38 00 =1847+303 16 18 21 54.5 114.2 -2.5 0.0 120 124 22 36 04 22 40 00 J1800+3848 16 20 21 67.7 119.2 -1.7 0.0 66 124 22 40 00 22 48 00 =1758+388 16 28 23 68.8 122.3 -1.5 0.0 480 155 22 40 04 22 48 30 J1848+3219 16 28 53 57.6 115.3 -2.3 0.0 -22 155 22 48 30 22 50 30 =1846+322 16 30 53 57.8 116.0 -2.3 0.0 98 163 22 48 34 22 51 00 J1849+3024 16 31 23 56.3 118.0 -2.3 0.0 11 163 22 51 00 22 53 00 =1847+303 16 33 24 56.6 118.6 -2.3 0.0 120 170 22 51 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 16 33 54 58.2 116.9 -2.3 0.0 11 170 22 53 30 22 55 30 =1846+322 16 35 54 58.5 117.5 -2.2 0.0 120 178 22 53 34 22 56 00 J1849+3024 16 36 24 56.9 119.6 -2.2 0.0 11 178 22 56 00 22 58 00 =1847+303 16 38 24 57.2 120.2 -2.2 0.0 120 186 22 56 04 23 00 00 J1800+3848 16 40 25 70.2 127.5 -1.3 0.0 66 186 23 00 00 23 08 00 =1758+388 16 48 26 71.2 131.3 -1.2 0.0 480 217 23 00 04 23 08 30 J1848+3219 16 48 56 60.2 121.7 -2.0 0.0 -22 217 23 08 30 23 10 30 =1846+322 16 50 56 60.5 122.4 -2.0 0.0 98 225 23 08 34 23 11 00 J1849+3024 16 51 27 58.9 124.5 -2.0 0.0 11 225 23 11 00 23 13 00 =1847+303 16 53 27 59.1 125.2 -1.9 0.0 120 232 23 11 04 23 13 30 J1848+3219 16 53 57 60.9 123.5 -1.9 0.0 11 232 23 13 30 23 15 30 =1846+322 16 55 57 61.1 124.2 -1.9 0.0 120 240 23 13 34 23 16 00 J1849+3024 16 56 27 59.5 126.2 -1.9 0.0 11 240 23 16 00 23 18 00 =1847+303 16 58 28 59.7 126.9 -1.9 0.0 120 248 23 16 04 23 20 00 J1800+3848 17 00 28 72.5 137.6 -1.0 0.0 66 248 23 20 00 23 28 00 =1758+388 17 08 29 73.3 142.2 -0.9 0.0 480 279 23 20 04 23 28 30 J1848+3219 17 08 59 62.7 129.0 -1.7 0.0 -22 279 23 28 30 23 30 30 =1846+322 17 11 00 62.9 129.7 -1.6 0.0 98 286 23 28 34 23 31 00 J1849+3024 17 11 30 61.3 131.7 -1.6 0.0 11 286 23 31 00 23 33 00 =1847+303 17 13 30 61.5 132.5 -1.6 0.0 120 294 23 31 04 23 33 30 J1848+3219 17 14 00 63.3 130.9 -1.6 0.0 11 294 23 33 30 23 35 30 =1846+322 17 16 01 63.5 131.7 -1.5 0.0 120 302 23 33 34 23 36 00 J1849+3024 17 16 31 61.8 133.7 -1.6 0.0 11 302 23 36 00 23 38 00 =1847+303 17 18 31 62.0 134.5 -1.5 0.0 120 310 23 36 04 23 40 00 J1800+3848 17 20 31 74.3 149.7 -0.7 0.0 66 310 23 40 00 23 48 00 =1758+388 17 28 33 74.8 155.2 -0.5 0.0 480 341 23 40 04 23 48 30 J1848+3219 17 29 03 64.9 137.2 -1.3 0.0 -22 341 23 48 30 23 50 30 =1846+322 17 31 03 65.1 138.0 -1.3 0.0 98 348 23 48 34 23 51 00 J1849+3024 17 31 33 63.4 139.9 -1.3 0.0 11 348 23 51 00 23 53 00 =1847+303 17 33 33 63.6 140.7 -1.3 0.0 120 356 23 51 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 17 34 04 65.4 139.4 -1.2 0.0 11 356 23 53 30 23 55 30 =1846+322 17 36 04 65.6 140.3 -1.2 0.0 120 364 23 53 34 23 56 00 J1849+3024 17 36 34 63.8 142.0 -1.2 0.0 11 364 23 56 00 23 58 00 =1847+303 17 38 34 64.0 142.9 -1.2 0.0 120 372 23 56 04 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: wb_x Wild guess from SX PC-Sched assuming high patch Setup group: 1 Station: WSTRBORK 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 = 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 these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 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: 2 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