COVER INFORMATION Station: JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N14L2 Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 PI: Dmitry Duev Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596521 EMAIL: duev@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596521 Observing mode: Notes: 18cm NME for session 2/2014 512 Mbps, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters Send the disk pack by express to JIVE DBBC testing data from Mc and Tr are expected. COVER LETTER: Dear EVN friends, This is the schedule for the 18cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 2 June 2014, involving 13 antennas: Eb Wb Jb1 On25 Nt Tr Sv Zc Bd Sh Hh Sr T6 (Td). The NME uses a standard setup with 512 Mbps and consists of long integrations on a strong calibrator 3C286 and phase-referencing cycles with sources OQ208 as a calibrator and 1417+273 as a target. Four ftp tests are scheduled: (1) 16:09:38 UT (scan 2, 2 sec, 3C286) (2) 16:51:58 UT (scan 11, 2 sec, OQ208) (3) 18:11:38 UT (scan 27, 2 sec, OQ208) (4) 18:53:38 UT (scan 35, 2 sec, 3C286) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Good luck with the session and see you on Skype! Dmitry Skype account: oasis230987 Schedule for JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 2 Jun 2014 Day 153 --- Next scan frequencies: 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 Next BBC frequencies: 124.49 124.49 124.49 124.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 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 16 00 00 3C286 08 34 56 33.1 82.1 -4.9 -43.4 0 0 16 00 00 16 05 00 --- 08 39 57 33.8 83.0 -4.9 -43.6 300 19 16 00 04 16 05 40 3C286 08 40 37 33.9 83.1 -4.9 -43.6 33 19 16 05 40 16 10 40 --- 08 45 38 34.7 84.1 -4.8 -43.7 300 39 16 05 44 16 12 40 OQ208 08 47 39 28.2 79.4 -5.3 -42.0 58 39 16 12 40 16 15 40 --- 08 50 39 28.6 80.0 -5.3 -42.1 180 50 16 12 44 16 16 20 1417+273 08 51 19 25.8 78.7 -5.5 -41.2 7 50 16 16 20 16 21 20 --- 08 56 20 26.5 79.6 -5.4 -41.4 300 70 16 16 24 16 22 00 OQ208 08 57 00 29.6 81.1 -5.2 -42.2 6 70 16 22 00 16 25 00 --- 09 00 01 30.0 81.7 -5.1 -42.3 180 81 16 22 04 16 25 40 1417+273 09 00 41 27.2 80.4 -5.3 -41.5 7 81 16 25 40 16 30 40 --- 09 05 42 27.9 81.4 -5.2 -41.6 300 101 16 25 44 16 31 20 OQ208 09 06 22 30.9 82.9 -5.0 -42.5 6 101 16 31 20 16 34 20 --- 09 09 22 31.4 83.5 -5.0 -42.5 180 112 16 31 24 16 35 00 1417+273 09 10 02 28.6 82.2 -5.2 -41.7 7 112 16 35 00 16 40 00 --- 09 15 03 29.3 83.1 -5.1 -41.8 300 132 16 35 04 16 40 40 OQ208 09 15 43 32.3 84.7 -4.9 -42.6 6 132 16 40 40 16 43 40 --- 09 18 44 32.8 85.3 -4.8 -42.7 180 143 16 40 44 16 44 20 1417+273 09 19 24 30.0 84.0 -5.0 -41.9 7 143 16 44 20 16 49 20 --- 09 24 25 30.7 84.9 -4.9 -42.0 300 163 16 44 24 16 50 00 OQ208 09 25 05 33.7 86.5 -4.7 -42.8 6 163 16 50 00 16 53 00 --- 09 28 05 34.2 87.1 -4.7 -42.8 180 174 16 50 04 16 55 00 1417+273 09 30 06 31.6 86.0 -4.8 -42.1 87 174 16 55 00 17 00 00 --- 09 35 06 32.3 87.0 -4.8 -42.1 300 194 16 55 04 17 00 40 OQ208 09 35 46 35.3 88.6 -4.5 -42.9 6 194 17 00 40 17 03 40 --- 09 38 47 35.8 89.2 -4.5 -42.9 180 205 17 00 44 Schedule for JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 2 Jun 2014 Day 153 --- 17 04 20 1417+273 09 39 27 33.0 87.8 -4.7 -42.2 7 205 17 04 20 17 09 20 --- 09 44 28 33.7 88.8 -4.6 -42.2 300 225 17 04 24 17 10 00 OQ208 09 45 08 36.7 90.4 -4.4 -42.9 6 225 17 10 00 17 13 00 --- 09 48 08 37.2 91.0 -4.3 -42.9 180 236 17 10 04 17 13 40 1417+273 09 48 49 34.4 89.7 -4.5 -42.2 7 236 17 13 40 17 18 40 --- 09 53 49 35.1 90.7 -4.4 -42.2 300 255 17 13 44 17 19 20 OQ208 09 54 30 38.1 92.3 -4.2 -42.8 6 255 17 19 20 17 22 20 --- 09 57 30 38.6 93.0 -4.2 -42.8 180 267 17 19 24 17 23 00 1417+273 09 58 10 35.8 91.6 -4.4 -42.2 7 267 17 23 00 17 28 00 --- 10 03 11 36.5 92.6 -4.3 -42.2 300 286 17 23 04 17 30 00 3C286 10 05 11 46.5 100.5 -3.4 -43.0 34 286 17 30 00 17 35 00 --- 10 10 12 47.3 101.7 -3.4 -42.8 300 306 17 30 04 17 35 40 3C286 10 10 52 47.4 101.8 -3.3 -42.8 32 306 17 35 40 17 39 40 --- 10 14 53 48.0 102.8 -3.3 -42.6 240 321 17 35 44 17 41 40 OQ208 10 16 53 41.5 97.1 -3.8 -42.5 58 321 17 41 40 17 44 40 --- 10 19 54 41.9 97.7 -3.8 -42.4 180 333 17 41 44 17 45 20 1417+273 10 20 34 39.1 96.2 -4.0 -41.9 7 333 17 45 20 17 50 20 --- 10 25 35 39.8 97.3 -3.9 -41.8 300 352 17 45 24 17 51 00 OQ208 10 26 15 42.9 99.1 -3.7 -42.2 6 352 17 51 00 17 54 00 --- 10 29 15 43.3 99.8 -3.6 -42.1 180 364 17 51 04 17 54 40 1417+273 10 29 55 40.5 98.3 -3.8 -41.7 7 364 17 54 40 17 59 40 --- 10 34 56 41.2 99.4 -3.8 -41.5 300 383 17 54 44 18 00 20 OQ208 10 35 36 44.2 101.2 -3.5 -41.9 6 383 18 00 20 18 03 20 --- 10 38 37 44.7 101.9 -3.5 -41.7 180 395 18 00 24 18 04 00 1417+273 10 39 17 41.9 100.3 -3.7 -41.4 7 395 18 04 00 18 09 00 --- 10 44 18 42.6 101.5 -3.6 -41.2 300 414 18 04 04 18 09 40 OQ208 10 44 58 45.6 103.4 -3.4 -41.4 6 414 18 09 40 18 12 40 --- 10 47 58 46.0 104.1 -3.3 -41.3 180 426 18 09 44 18 14 40 1417+273 10 49 59 43.4 102.8 -3.5 -40.9 87 426 18 14 40 18 19 40 --- 10 54 59 44.2 103.9 -3.4 -40.7 300 445 18 14 44 Schedule for JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 2 Jun 2014 Day 153 --- 18 20 20 OQ208 10 55 40 47.2 106.0 -3.2 -40.9 6 445 18 20 20 18 23 20 --- 10 58 40 47.6 106.7 -3.2 -40.7 180 457 18 20 24 18 24 00 1417+273 10 59 20 44.8 105.0 -3.4 -40.5 7 457 18 24 00 18 29 00 --- 11 04 21 45.5 106.2 -3.3 -40.2 300 476 18 24 04 18 29 40 OQ208 11 05 01 48.5 108.3 -3.0 -40.2 6 476 18 29 40 18 32 40 --- 11 08 02 48.9 109.1 -3.0 -40.0 180 488 18 29 44 18 33 20 1417+273 11 08 42 46.1 107.2 -3.2 -39.9 7 488 18 33 20 18 38 20 --- 11 13 42 46.9 108.5 -3.1 -39.6 300 507 18 33 24 18 39 00 OQ208 11 14 23 49.8 110.7 -2.9 -39.5 6 507 18 39 00 18 42 00 --- 11 17 23 50.2 111.5 -2.8 -39.3 180 519 18 39 04 18 42 40 1417+273 11 18 03 47.5 109.6 -3.0 -39.3 7 519 18 42 40 18 47 40 --- 11 23 04 48.2 110.9 -3.0 -38.9 300 538 18 42 44 18 49 40 3C286 11 25 04 57.7 122.1 -2.1 -36.0 38 538 18 49 40 18 54 40 --- 11 30 05 58.3 123.8 -2.0 -35.2 300 557 18 49 44 18 56 40 3C286 11 32 06 58.5 124.5 -2.0 -34.9 111 557 18 56 40 18 59 40 --- 11 35 06 58.9 125.5 -1.9 -34.4 180 569 18 56 44 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess214.L512 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/freq.dat: j1b18cm LO from Parry 23Jan97, must be using Low patch Setup group: 2 Station: JODRELL1 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= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 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= 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1634.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1650.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1666.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 1682.49 BBC fr= 124.49 124.49 124.49 124.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 140.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 156.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 172.49 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: 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 -- 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) J1331+3030 13 28 49.657778 * 13 31 08.288070 13 31 49.296223 0.20 * 3C286 30 45 58.64061 * 30 30 32.95925 30 26 13.07774 0.19 1328+307 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J1331+30 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 542 observations 0.450 scan and 40.950 baseline hours in setup: sess214.L512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 J1407+2827 14 04 45.615156 * 14 07 00.394414 14 07 40.495969 0.24 1404+286 28 41 29.23519 * 28 27 14.69022 28 23 15.41936 0.34 J1407+28 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 GSFC 2011A astro solution 66461 Observations 0.750 scan and 66.450 baseline hours in setup: sess214.L512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 J1419+2706 14 17 45.094588 * 14 19 59.297073 14 20 39.300745 0.12 * 1417+273 27 20 09.10590 * 27 06 25.55268 27 02 35.10788 0.11 J1419+27 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 1416 observations 1.250 scan and 113.750 baseline hours in setup: sess214.L512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 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) 3C286 110.2 OQ208 117.1 1417+273 120.0 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