COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: FTP Fringe Test Experiment FR016 Exp. Code: fr016 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 PI: Jun Yang Address: JIVE Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 Dwingeloo Netherlands Phone: +31 521 596 507 EMAIL: yang@jive.nl Fax: +31 521 596 539 Phone during observation: +31 521 596 507 Observing mode: MKIV Notes: Using the same frequency setup as EG070B NOT real-time e-VLBI experiment. FTP fringe test once per half hour. Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 FTP Fringe Test Experiment FR016 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 19 Jun 2013 Day 170 --- Next scan frequencies: 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 Next BBC frequencies: 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 13 05 00 4C39.25 08 47 25 24.4 8.6 -0.7 0.0 0 0 13 05 00 13 14 00 --- 08 56 27 24.7 6.7 -0.5 0.0 540 70 13 05 04 13 15 00 4C39.25 08 57 27 24.7 6.5 -0.5 0.0 39 70 13 15 00 13 24 00 --- 09 06 28 24.9 4.6 -0.4 0.0 540 139 13 15 04 13 25 00 4C39.25 09 07 28 25.0 4.4 -0.3 0.0 39 139 13 25 00 13 34 00 --- 09 16 30 25.1 2.4 -0.2 0.0 540 209 13 25 04 13 36 00 4C39.25 09 18 30 25.1 2.0 -0.2 0.0 99 209 13 36 00 13 45 00 --- 09 27 32 25.1 0.1 -0.0 0.0 540 279 13 36 04 13 46 00 4C39.25 09 28 32 25.1 359.9 0.0 0.0 39 279 13 46 00 13 55 00 --- 09 37 33 25.1 357.9 0.2 0.0 540 348 13 46 04 13 56 00 4C39.25 09 38 33 25.1 357.7 0.2 0.0 39 348 13 56 00 14 05 00 --- 09 47 35 25.0 355.8 0.3 0.0 540 418 13 56 04 14 07 00 OQ208 09 49 35 7.6 53.2 -4.3 D 0.0 -46 418 14 07 00 14 16 00 --- 09 58 37 9.3 52.1 -4.2 0.0 0 488 14 07 04 14 17 00 OQ208 09 59 37 9.4 51.9 -4.1 0.0 39 488 14 17 00 14 26 00 --- 10 08 38 11.0 50.7 -4.0 0.0 540 557 14 17 04 14 27 00 OQ208 10 09 38 11.2 50.6 -4.0 0.0 39 557 14 27 00 14 36 00 --- 10 18 40 12.7 49.3 -3.8 0.0 540 627 14 27 04 14 38 00 OQ208 10 20 40 13.1 49.0 -3.8 0.0 99 627 14 38 00 14 47 00 --- 10 29 42 14.6 47.7 -3.6 0.0 540 697 14 38 04 14 48 00 OQ208 10 30 42 14.8 47.6 -3.6 0.0 39 697 14 48 00 14 57 00 --- 10 39 43 16.3 46.2 -3.5 0.0 540 766 14 48 04 14 58 00 OQ208 10 40 44 16.4 46.1 -3.4 0.0 39 766 14 58 00 15 07 00 --- 10 49 45 17.9 44.6 -3.3 0.0 540 836 14 58 04 15 09 00 OQ208 10 51 45 18.2 44.3 -3.3 0.0 99 836 15 09 00 15 18 00 --- 11 00 47 19.6 42.8 -3.1 0.0 540 906 15 09 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 FTP Fringe Test Experiment FR016 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 19 Jun 2013 Day 170 --- 15 19 00 OQ208 11 01 47 19.7 42.6 -3.1 0.0 39 906 15 19 00 15 28 00 --- 11 10 49 21.1 41.1 -2.9 0.0 540 975 15 19 04 15 29 00 OQ208 11 11 49 21.2 40.9 -2.9 0.0 39 975 15 29 00 15 38 00 --- 11 20 50 22.5 39.3 -2.8 0.0 540 1045 15 29 04 15 40 00 OQ208 11 22 50 22.8 39.0 -2.7 0.0 99 1045 15 40 00 15 49 00 --- 11 31 52 24.1 37.3 -2.6 0.0 540 1115 15 40 04 15 50 00 OQ208 11 32 52 24.2 37.1 -2.6 0.0 39 1115 15 50 00 15 59 00 --- 11 41 54 25.4 35.3 -2.4 0.0 540 1184 15 50 04 16 00 00 OQ208 11 42 54 25.5 35.1 -2.4 0.0 39 1184 16 00 00 16 09 00 --- 11 51 55 26.7 33.3 -2.3 0.0 540 1254 16 00 04 16 11 00 OQ208 11 53 56 26.9 32.9 -2.2 0.0 99 1254 16 11 00 16 20 00 --- 12 02 57 28.0 31.0 -2.1 0.0 540 1324 16 11 04 16 21 00 OQ208 12 03 57 28.1 30.8 -2.1 0.0 39 1324 16 21 00 16 30 00 --- 12 12 59 29.1 28.9 -1.9 0.0 540 1393 16 21 04 16 31 00 OQ208 12 13 59 29.2 28.7 -1.9 0.0 39 1393 16 31 00 16 40 00 --- 12 23 00 30.2 26.7 -1.7 0.0 540 1463 16 31 04 16 42 00 OQ208 12 25 01 30.4 26.2 -1.7 0.0 99 1463 16 42 00 16 51 00 --- 12 34 02 31.2 24.1 -1.6 0.0 540 1533 16 42 04 16 52 00 OQ208 12 35 02 31.3 23.9 -1.5 0.0 39 1533 16 52 00 17 01 00 --- 12 44 04 32.1 21.7 -1.4 0.0 540 1602 16 52 04 17 02 00 OQ208 12 45 04 32.2 21.5 -1.4 0.0 39 1602 17 02 00 17 11 00 --- 12 54 05 32.9 19.3 -1.2 0.0 540 1672 17 02 04 17 13 00 OQ208 12 56 06 33.1 18.8 -1.2 0.0 99 1672 17 13 00 17 22 00 --- 13 05 07 33.7 16.5 -1.0 0.0 540 1742 17 13 04 17 23 00 OQ208 13 06 07 33.7 16.3 -1.0 0.0 39 1742 17 23 00 17 32 00 --- 13 15 09 34.3 14.0 -0.9 0.0 540 1811 17 23 04 17 33 00 OQ208 13 16 09 34.3 13.7 -0.9 0.0 39 1811 17 33 00 17 42 00 --- 13 25 11 34.8 11.4 -0.7 0.0 540 1881 17 33 04 17 44 00 OQ208 13 27 11 34.9 10.8 -0.7 0.0 99 1881 17 44 00 17 53 00 --- 13 36 12 35.2 8.5 -0.5 0.0 540 1951 17 44 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 4 FTP Fringe Test Experiment FR016 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 19 Jun 2013 Day 170 --- 17 54 00 OQ208 13 37 12 35.2 8.2 -0.5 0.0 39 1951 17 54 00 18 03 00 --- 13 46 14 35.5 5.8 -0.4 0.0 540 2021 17 54 04 18 04 00 OQ208 13 47 14 35.5 5.5 -0.3 0.0 39 2021 18 04 00 18 13 00 --- 13 56 16 35.6 3.1 -0.2 0.0 540 2090 18 04 04 18 15 00 OQ208 13 58 16 35.7 2.5 -0.2 0.0 99 2090 18 15 00 18 24 00 --- 14 07 17 35.7 0.1 -0.0 0.0 540 2160 18 15 04 18 25 00 OQ208 14 08 18 35.7 359.8 0.0 0.0 39 2160 18 25 00 18 34 00 --- 14 17 19 35.7 357.4 0.2 0.0 540 2230 18 25 04 18 35 00 OQ208 14 18 19 35.7 357.1 0.2 0.0 39 2230 18 35 00 18 44 00 --- 14 27 21 35.5 354.7 0.3 0.0 540 2299 18 35 04 18 46 00 OQ208 14 29 21 35.5 354.1 0.4 0.0 99 2299 18 46 00 18 55 00 --- 14 38 23 35.2 351.7 0.5 0.0 540 2369 18 46 04 18 56 00 OQ208 14 39 23 35.2 351.5 0.5 0.0 39 2369 18 56 00 19 05 00 --- 14 48 24 34.8 349.1 0.7 0.0 540 2439 18 56 04 19 06 00 OQ208 14 49 24 34.8 348.8 0.7 0.0 39 2439 19 06 00 19 15 00 --- 14 58 26 34.4 346.5 0.8 0.0 540 2508 19 06 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess213.C1024 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/freq.dat: hh6cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 221105 (CR) Setup group: 7 Station: HART Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 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: 10 Setup file default. LO sum= 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4942.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 4974.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5006.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 5038.49 BBC fr= 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 10 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 -- FTP Fringe Test Experiment FR016 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) J0927+3902 09 23 55.319217 * 09 27 03.013938 09 27 52.981364 0.13 0923+392 39 15 23.56637 * 39 02 20.85177 38 58 50.47198 0.10 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 239566 observations 0.900 scan and 40.500 baseline hours in setup: sess213.C1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J1407+2827 14 04 45.615156 * 14 07 00.394414 14 07 37.933543 0.24 1404+286 28 41 29.23519 * 28 27 14.69022 28 23 32.87980 0.34 J1407+28 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 GSFC 2011A astro solution 66461 Observations 4.500 scan and 197.292 baseline hours in setup: sess213.C1024 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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) 4C39.25 47.6 OQ208 104.9 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