COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 07 43 16 69.8 456.8 -1.7 -65.6 0 0 13 05 00 13 14 00 --- 07 52 17 71.4 459.0 -1.6 -65.0 540 35 13 05 04 13 15 00 4C39.25 07 53 17 71.6 459.2 -1.6 -64.9 57 35 13 15 00 13 24 00 --- 08 02 19 73.2 461.8 -1.4 -63.9 540 70 13 15 04 13 25 00 4C39.25 08 03 19 73.3 462.1 -1.4 -63.8 57 70 13 25 00 13 34 00 --- 08 12 21 74.9 465.0 -1.3 -62.4 540 105 13 25 04 13 36 00 4C39.25 08 14 21 75.2 465.7 -1.2 -62.0 117 105 13 36 00 13 45 00 --- 08 23 22 76.8 469.2 -1.1 -60.0 540 139 13 36 04 13 46 00 4C39.25 08 24 23 77.0 469.6 -1.1 -59.8 57 139 13 46 00 13 55 00 --- 08 33 24 78.4 473.9 -0.9 -57.0 540 174 13 46 04 13 56 00 4C39.25 08 34 24 78.6 474.5 -0.9 -56.6 57 174 13 56 00 14 05 00 --- 08 43 26 80.0 479.9 -0.7 -52.6 540 209 13 56 04 14 07 00 OQ208 08 45 26 25.9 434.7 -5.4 -51.4 7 209 14 07 00 14 16 00 --- 08 54 27 27.4 436.1 -5.2 -51.9 540 244 14 07 04 14 17 00 OQ208 08 55 28 27.6 436.2 -5.2 -51.9 57 244 14 17 00 14 26 00 --- 09 04 29 29.2 437.6 -5.1 -52.3 540 279 14 17 04 14 27 00 OQ208 09 05 29 29.3 437.7 -5.0 -52.4 57 279 14 27 00 14 36 00 --- 09 14 31 30.9 439.1 -4.9 -52.7 540 314 14 27 04 14 38 00 OQ208 09 16 31 31.3 439.5 -4.9 -52.8 117 314 14 38 00 14 47 00 --- 09 25 33 32.9 440.9 -4.7 -53.2 540 348 14 38 04 14 48 00 OQ208 09 26 33 33.0 441.0 -4.7 -53.2 57 348 14 48 00 14 57 00 --- 09 35 34 34.6 442.4 -4.5 -53.5 540 383 14 48 04 14 58 00 OQ208 09 36 34 34.8 442.6 -4.5 -53.5 57 383 14 58 00 15 07 00 --- 09 45 36 36.4 444.1 -4.4 -53.7 540 418 14 58 04 15 09 00 OQ208 09 47 36 36.8 444.4 -4.3 -53.8 117 418 15 09 00 15 18 00 --- 09 56 38 38.4 445.9 -4.2 -53.9 540 453 15 09 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 09 57 38 38.5 446.0 -4.2 -54.0 57 453 15 19 00 15 28 00 --- 10 06 39 40.1 447.5 -4.0 -54.1 540 488 15 19 04 15 29 00 OQ208 10 07 39 40.3 447.7 -4.0 -54.1 57 488 15 29 00 15 38 00 --- 10 16 41 41.9 449.2 -3.8 -54.1 540 523 15 29 04 15 40 00 OQ208 10 18 41 42.3 449.6 -3.8 -54.1 117 523 15 40 00 15 49 00 --- 10 27 43 43.9 451.2 -3.7 -54.1 540 557 15 40 04 15 50 00 OQ208 10 28 43 44.1 451.4 -3.6 -54.1 57 557 15 50 00 15 59 00 --- 10 37 44 45.7 453.0 -3.5 -54.0 540 592 15 50 04 16 00 00 OQ208 10 38 45 45.9 453.2 -3.5 -54.0 57 592 16 00 00 16 09 00 --- 10 47 46 47.5 454.9 -3.3 -53.9 540 627 16 00 04 16 11 00 OQ208 10 49 46 47.8 455.3 -3.3 -53.8 117 627 16 11 00 16 20 00 --- 10 58 48 49.4 457.1 -3.1 -53.5 540 662 16 11 04 16 21 00 OQ208 10 59 48 49.6 457.3 -3.1 -53.5 57 662 16 21 00 16 30 00 --- 11 08 49 51.2 459.1 -3.0 -53.2 540 697 16 21 04 16 31 00 OQ208 11 09 50 51.4 459.3 -3.0 -53.1 57 697 16 31 00 16 40 00 --- 11 18 51 52.9 461.3 -2.8 -52.6 540 732 16 31 04 16 42 00 OQ208 11 20 51 53.3 461.7 -2.8 -52.5 117 732 16 42 00 16 51 00 --- 11 29 53 54.9 463.8 -2.6 -51.9 540 766 16 42 04 16 52 00 OQ208 11 30 53 55.0 464.0 -2.6 -51.8 57 766 16 52 00 17 01 00 --- 11 39 55 56.6 466.2 -2.5 -51.1 540 801 16 52 04 17 02 00 OQ208 11 40 55 56.8 466.5 -2.4 -51.0 57 801 17 02 00 17 11 00 --- 11 49 56 58.3 468.8 -2.3 -50.1 540 836 17 02 04 17 13 00 OQ208 11 51 57 58.6 469.4 -2.3 -49.9 117 836 17 13 00 17 22 00 --- 12 00 58 60.1 471.9 -2.1 -48.7 540 871 17 13 04 17 23 00 OQ208 12 01 58 60.3 472.2 -2.1 -48.6 57 871 17 23 00 17 32 00 --- 12 11 00 61.8 475.0 -1.9 -47.3 540 906 17 23 04 17 33 00 OQ208 12 12 00 61.9 475.3 -1.9 -47.1 57 906 17 33 00 17 42 00 --- 12 21 01 63.4 478.3 -1.8 -45.5 540 941 17 33 04 17 44 00 OQ208 12 23 02 63.7 479.0 -1.7 -45.2 117 941 17 44 00 17 53 00 --- 12 32 03 65.1 482.3 -1.6 -43.3 540 975 17 44 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 12 33 03 65.2 482.6 -1.6 -43.0 57 975 17 54 00 18 03 00 --- 12 42 05 66.6 486.3 -1.4 -40.8 540 1010 17 54 04 18 04 00 OQ208 12 43 05 66.7 486.7 -1.4 -40.5 57 1010 18 04 00 18 13 00 --- 12 52 06 68.0 490.7 -1.3 -37.9 540 1045 18 04 04 18 15 00 OQ208 12 54 07 68.2 491.6 -1.2 -37.3 117 1045 18 15 00 18 24 00 --- 13 03 08 69.4 496.1 -1.1 -34.2 540 1080 18 15 04 18 25 00 OQ208 13 04 08 69.5 496.6 -1.1 -33.9 57 1080 18 25 00 18 34 00 --- 13 13 10 70.6 501.5 -0.9 -30.3 540 1115 18 25 04 18 35 00 OQ208 13 14 10 70.7 502.1 -0.9 -29.9 57 1115 18 35 00 18 44 00 --- 13 23 11 71.6 507.5 -0.7 -25.8 540 1150 18 35 04 18 46 00 OQ208 13 25 12 71.8 508.8 -0.7 -24.8 117 1150 18 46 00 18 55 00 --- 13 34 13 72.6 514.8 -0.6 -20.2 540 1184 18 46 04 18 56 00 OQ208 13 35 13 72.6 515.5 -0.5 -19.7 57 1184 18 56 00 19 05 00 --- 13 44 15 73.2 521.9 -0.4 -14.6 540 1219 18 56 04 19 06 00 OQ208 13 45 15 73.3 522.7 -0.4 -14.0 57 1219 19 06 00 19 15 00 --- 13 54 17 73.7 529.5 -0.2 -8.5 540 1254 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: mc6cm Values confirmed by E-mail A.Orfei (JFD 2Oct98) Setup group: 10 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 1 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: 3 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: 3 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 -- 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