COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N08M1 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.05 June 2006 PI: Stefanie Muehle Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596508 EMAIL: muehle@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596508 Observing mode: Notes: Please DO NOT use the phase cal signal. Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Experiment UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 14 Mar 2008 Day 74 --- Next scan frequencies: 6644.52 6644.52 6644.52 6644.52 6660.52 6660.52 6660.52 6660.52 Next BBC frequencies: 344.52 344.52 344.52 344.52 360.52 360.52 360.52 360.52 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 10 00 00 3C454.3 22 16 09 60.5 521.1 -0.6 -13.9 0 1 1 0 10 00 00 10 05 00 --- 22 21 10 60.8 523.5 -0.6 -12.2 300 F 1 10 10 00 04 10 06 00 3C454.3 22 22 10 60.9 524.0 -0.5 -11.8 55 1 1 10 10 06 00 10 16 00 --- 22 32 12 61.3 528.9 -0.4 -8.2 600 F 1 29 10 06 04 10 18 00 J2212+2355 22 34 12 69.0 554.0 0.4 10.8 83 1 1 29 10 18 00 10 20 00 =2209+236 22 36 13 68.9 555.2 0.4 11.8 120 F 1 33 10 18 04 10 20 00 J2210+2013 22 36 13 65.2 554.1 0.4 10.7 -12 1 1 33 10 20 00 10 24 00 --- 22 40 13 65.0 556.3 0.5 12.3 228 F 1 41 10 20 04 10 24 00 J2212+2355 22 40 13 68.7 557.7 0.5 13.7 -12 1 1 41 10 24 00 10 26 00 =2209+236 22 42 14 68.6 558.9 0.5 14.6 108 F 1 45 10 24 04 10 26 00 J2210+2013 22 42 14 64.9 557.3 0.5 13.1 -12 1 1 45 10 26 00 10 30 00 --- 22 46 14 64.7 559.5 0.6 14.7 228 F 1 52 10 26 04 10 31 00 J2212+2355 22 47 15 68.3 561.9 0.6 16.9 48 1 1 52 10 31 00 10 33 00 =2209+236 22 49 15 68.1 563.1 0.6 17.8 120 F 1 56 10 31 04 10 33 00 J2210+2013 22 49 15 64.5 561.1 0.6 15.9 -12 1 1 56 10 33 00 10 37 00 --- 22 53 16 64.2 563.2 0.7 17.4 228 F 1 64 10 33 04 10 37 00 J2212+2355 22 53 16 67.8 565.4 0.7 19.5 -12 1 1 64 10 37 00 10 39 00 =2209+236 22 55 16 67.7 566.5 0.7 20.4 108 F 1 68 10 37 04 10 39 00 J2210+2013 22 55 16 64.1 564.2 0.7 18.1 -12 1 1 68 10 39 00 10 43 00 --- 22 59 16 63.8 566.2 0.8 19.6 228 F 1 75 10 39 04 10 44 00 J2212+2355 23 00 17 67.3 569.3 0.8 22.4 48 1 1 75 10 44 00 10 46 00 =2209+236 23 02 17 67.1 570.4 0.8 23.2 120 F 1 79 10 44 04 10 46 00 J2210+2013 23 02 17 63.5 567.7 0.9 20.7 -12 1 1 79 10 46 00 10 50 00 --- 23 06 18 63.2 569.7 0.9 22.1 228 F 1 87 10 46 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Experiment UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 14 Mar 2008 Day 74 --- 10 50 00 J2212+2355 23 06 18 66.7 572.5 0.9 24.8 -12 1 1 87 10 50 00 10 52 00 =2209+236 23 08 18 66.5 573.6 0.9 25.6 108 F 1 91 10 50 04 10 52 00 J2210+2013 23 08 18 63.0 570.6 1.0 22.8 -12 1 1 91 10 52 00 10 56 00 --- 23 12 19 62.6 572.5 1.0 24.1 228 F 1 99 10 52 04 10 57 00 J2212+2355 23 13 19 66.0 576.1 1.0 27.4 49 1 1 99 10 57 00 10 59 00 =2209+236 23 15 19 65.8 577.1 1.0 28.1 120 F 1 103 10 57 04 10 59 00 J2210+2013 23 15 19 62.3 573.9 1.1 25.1 -11 1 1 103 10 59 00 11 03 00 --- 23 19 20 61.9 575.7 1.1 26.3 229 F 1 110 10 59 04 11 03 00 J2212+2355 23 19 20 65.3 579.0 1.1 29.4 -11 1 1 110 11 03 00 11 05 00 =2209+236 23 21 20 65.1 580.0 1.1 30.1 109 F 1 114 11 03 04 11 05 00 J2210+2013 23 21 20 61.7 576.6 1.2 26.9 -11 1 1 114 11 05 00 11 09 00 --- 23 25 21 61.3 578.4 1.2 28.1 229 F 1 122 11 05 04 11 10 00 J2212+2355 23 26 21 64.5 582.3 1.2 31.7 49 1 1 122 11 10 00 11 12 00 =2209+236 23 28 21 64.3 583.2 1.3 32.3 120 F 1 126 11 10 04 11 12 00 J2210+2013 23 28 21 60.9 579.6 1.3 29.0 -11 1 1 126 11 12 00 11 16 00 --- 23 32 22 60.5 581.3 1.4 30.1 229 F 1 134 11 12 04 11 16 00 J2212+2355 23 32 22 63.8 585.0 1.3 33.5 -11 1 1 134 11 16 00 11 18 00 =2209+236 23 34 22 63.5 585.8 1.4 34.0 109 F 1 137 11 16 04 11 18 00 J2210+2013 23 34 22 60.2 582.1 1.4 30.7 -11 1 1 137 11 18 00 11 22 00 --- 23 38 23 59.8 583.7 1.5 31.7 229 F 1 145 11 18 04 11 23 00 J2212+2355 23 39 23 62.9 587.9 1.4 35.4 49 1 1 145 11 23 00 11 25 00 =2209+236 23 41 23 62.6 588.7 1.5 35.9 120 F 1 149 11 23 04 11 25 00 J2210+2013 23 41 23 59.4 584.9 1.5 32.5 -11 1 1 149 11 25 00 11 29 00 --- 23 45 24 58.9 586.5 1.6 33.4 229 F 1 157 11 25 04 11 29 00 J2212+2355 23 45 24 62.1 590.3 1.5 36.9 -11 1 1 157 11 29 00 11 31 00 =2209+236 23 47 24 61.8 591.1 1.6 37.4 109 F 1 161 11 29 04 11 31 00 J2210+2013 23 47 24 58.6 587.2 1.6 33.9 -11 1 1 161 11 31 00 11 35 00 --- 23 51 25 58.1 588.7 1.7 34.8 229 F 1 168 11 31 04 11 37 00 3C454.3 23 53 25 59.0 568.4 1.0 20.7 89 1 1 168 11 37 00 11 42 00 --- 23 58 26 58.6 570.6 1.1 22.2 300 F 1 178 11 37 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Experiment UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 14 Mar 2008 Day 74 --- 11 43 00 3C454.3 23 59 26 58.5 571.0 1.1 22.5 56 1 1 178 11 43 00 11 53 00 --- 00 09 28 57.5 575.2 1.3 25.3 600 F 1 197 11 43 04 11 57 30 0234+285 00 13 59 57.4 466.5 -2.4 -51.3 121 1 1 197 11 57 30 12 07 30 --- 00 24 00 59.2 469.1 -2.2 -50.3 600 F 1 217 11 57 34 12 08 00 0234+285 00 24 30 59.2 469.2 -2.2 -50.2 26 1 1 217 12 08 00 12 18 00 --- 00 34 32 60.9 472.1 -2.1 -49.0 600 F 1 236 12 08 04 12 18 30 0234+285 00 35 02 61.0 472.2 -2.1 -48.9 26 1 1 236 12 18 30 12 28 30 --- 00 45 04 62.6 475.3 -1.9 -47.4 600 F 1 255 12 18 34 12 29 00 0234+285 00 45 34 62.7 475.5 -1.9 -47.3 26 1 1 255 12 29 00 12 39 00 --- 00 55 36 64.3 478.9 -1.7 -45.4 600 F 1 275 12 29 04 12 39 30 0234+285 00 56 06 64.4 479.1 -1.7 -45.3 26 1 1 275 12 39 30 12 49 30 --- 01 06 07 65.9 482.8 -1.5 -43.2 600 F 1 294 12 39 34 12 50 00 0234+285 01 06 37 66.0 483.0 -1.5 -43.0 26 1 1 294 12 50 00 13 00 00 --- 01 16 39 67.4 487.2 -1.4 -40.4 600 F 1 314 12 50 04 13 03 00 0528+134 01 19 39 28.7 459.4 -4.2 -46.3 98 1 1 314 13 03 00 13 13 00 --- 01 29 41 30.4 461.3 -4.0 -46.0 600 F 1 333 13 03 04 13 13 30 0528+134 01 30 11 30.5 461.4 -4.0 -46.0 26 1 1 333 13 13 30 13 23 30 --- 01 40 13 32.2 463.4 -3.9 -45.5 600 F 1 352 13 13 34 13 24 00 0528+134 01 40 43 32.3 463.5 -3.8 -45.5 26 1 1 352 13 24 00 13 35 30 --- 01 52 15 34.3 465.9 -3.7 -44.9 690 F 1 374 13 24 04 13 39 30 3C84 01 56 15 74.4 453.6 -1.4 -71.9 155 1 1 374 13 39 30 13 49 30 --- 02 06 17 76.2 455.9 -1.2 -71.4 600 F 1 394 13 39 34 13 50 00 3C84 02 06 47 76.3 456.1 -1.2 -71.3 26 1 1 394 13 50 00 14 00 00 --- 02 16 49 78.0 458.8 -1.1 -70.3 600 F 1 413 13 50 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: NME.5CM Matches group mc5cm in /aps3/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Updated by E-mail Orlati (CR 15Nov2004) Setup group: 6 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 256 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 6300.00 6300.00 6300.00 6300.00 6300.00 6300.00 6300.00 6300.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 6644.52 6644.52 6644.52 6644.52 6660.52 6660.52 6660.52 6660.52 BBC fr= 344.52 344.52 344.52 344.52 360.52 360.52 360.52 360.52 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- 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) J0237+2848 02 34 55.589592 * 02 37 52.405679 02 38 20.929516 0.23 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40780 * 28 48 08.99005 28 50 23.41506 0.40 J0237+28 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 1.000 scan hours, 36.000 baseline hours above horizon. J0319+4130 03 16 29.567289 * 03 19 48.160119 03 20 20.364432 0.28 0316+413 41 19 51.91677 * 41 30 42.10389 41 32 40.86181 0.41 * 3C84 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.333 scan hours, 12.000 baseline hours above horizon. J0530+1331 05 28 06.759218 * 05 30 56.416749 05 31 24.891679 0.31 * 0528+134 13 29 42.28887 * 13 31 55.14954 13 32 20.77789 0.20 J0530+13 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.525 scan hours, 18.900 baseline hours above horizon. * J2210+2013 22 08 29.191872 * 22 10 51.652478 22 11 14.126521 0.67 19 58 35.87712 * 20 13 24.05509 20 15 40.07084 0.61 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.800 scan hours, 25.112 baseline hours above horizon. * J2212+2355 22 09 45.687917 * 22 12 05.966312 22 12 28.004747 0.22 2209+236 23 40 49.85189 * 23 55 40.54383 23 57 56.86203 0.40 J2212+23 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.400 scan hours, 12.556 baseline hours above horizon. J2253+1608 22 51 29.519744 * 22 53 57.747943 22 54 21.187662 0.31 2251+158 15 52 54.34806 * 16 08 53.56089 16 11 23.96448 0.20 * 3C454.3 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2253+16 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.500 scan hours, 18.000 baseline hours above horizon. 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) 0234+285 53.0 3C84 66.5 0528+134 88.7 J2210+2013 31.2 J2212+2355 33.6 3C454.3 21.5 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