COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N11M1 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. 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: 5cm NME and ftp fringe test for session 1/2011 (512 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters) Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE Please DO NOT use the phase cal signal. COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 5cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 01 March 2011. The NME uses a setup typical for methanol spectral line experiments, but with 16 channels, i.e. using both sidebands of all BBCs, and 8 MHz filters. The schedule consists of long integrations on strong calibrators like 3C454.3 and DA193 as well as phase-referencing parts with a methanol maser and a continuum source as targets, respectively. Five ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment: ~12:15 (scan 02, 4 sec, 0234+285) ~12:50 (scan 09, 4 sec, 3C454.3, no Sh) ~13:21 (scan 12, 4 sec, DA193, no Hh) ~14:14 (scan 21, 4 sec, 0234+285, no Sh?) ~14:53 (scan 32, 8 sec, DA193, no Hh?) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Thanks! Since this schedule includes a spectral line part (W75A), please switch OFF the phase cal signal! Good luck with the session! Stefanie Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Mar 2011 Day 60 --- Next scan frequencies: 6640.52 6640.52 6640.52 6640.52 6656.52 6656.52 6656.52 6656.52 6672.52 6672.52 6672.52 6672.52 6688.52 6688.52 6688.52 6688.52 Next BBC frequencies: 740.52 740.52 740.52 740.52 756.52 756.52 756.52 756.52 772.52 772.52 772.52 772.52 788.52 788.52 788.52 788.52 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 12 00 00 0234+285 06 40 35 38.2 -76.0 4.0 71.5 0 0 12 00 00 12 10 00 --- 06 50 36 36.1 -75.1 4.2 70.9 600 39 12 00 01 12 11 00 0234+285 06 51 37 35.9 -75.0 4.2 70.8 58 39 12 11 00 12 16 00 --- 06 56 37 34.9 -74.5 4.3 70.4 300 58 12 11 01 12 20 00 0234+285 07 00 38 34.1 -74.2 4.4 70.2 238 58 12 20 00 12 21 30 --- 07 02 08 33.7 -74.1 4.4 70.1 90 64 12 20 01 12 21 30 J0258+2900 07 02 08 38.2 -75.7 4.0 71.6 -11 64 No stop 12 25 00 =0255+288 07 05 39 37.4 -75.4 4.1 71.4 199 77 12 21 31 12 25 00 0234+285 07 05 39 33.0 -73.7 4.5 69.8 -12 77 No stop 12 26 30 --- 07 07 09 32.7 -73.6 4.5 69.7 78 83 12 25 01 12 26 30 J0258+2900 07 07 09 37.1 -75.3 4.1 71.3 -11 83 No stop 12 30 00 =0255+288 07 10 40 36.4 -74.9 4.2 71.1 199 97 12 26 31 12 30 00 0234+285 07 10 40 32.0 -73.3 4.5 69.4 -12 97 No stop 12 31 30 --- 07 12 10 31.7 -73.1 4.6 69.3 78 103 12 30 01 13 00 00 DA193 07 40 45 67.1 -60.4 1.7 104.2 1638 103 13 00 00 13 05 00 --- 07 45 45 66.2 -61.0 1.8 102.9 300 122 13 00 01 13 06 00 DA193 07 46 46 66.0 -61.1 1.8 102.7 58 122 13 06 00 13 16 00 --- 07 56 47 64.1 -62.0 2.0 100.2 600 161 13 06 01 13 17 00 DA193 07 57 47 63.9 -62.1 2.0 100.0 58 161 13 17 00 13 22 00 --- 08 02 48 63.0 -62.4 2.1 98.9 300 180 13 17 01 14 04 00 0234+285 08 44 55 13.2 -64.1 6.1 61.5 2446 180 14 04 00 14 09 00 --- 08 49 56 12.2 -63.5 6.2 61.1 300 199 14 04 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 1 Mar 2011 Day 60 --- 14 10 00 0234+285 08 50 56 12.0 -63.4 6.2 61.0 58 199 14 10 00 14 15 00 --- 08 55 57 11.1 -62.9 6.3 60.5 300 219 14 10 01 14 19 00 0234+285 08 59 58 10.3 -62.4 6.4 60.1 238 219 14 19 00 14 20 30 --- 09 01 28 10.0 -62.3 6.4 59.9 90 225 14 19 01 14 20 30 J0258+2900 09 01 28 14.2 -64.4 6.0 62.0 -11 225 No stop 14 24 00 =0255+288 09 04 58 13.5 -64.0 6.1 61.7 199 238 14 20 31 14 24 00 0234+285 09 04 58 9.4 -61.9 6.4 59.6 -11 238 No stop 14 25 30 --- 09 06 29 9.1 -61.7 6.5 59.4 79 244 14 24 01 14 25 30 J0258+2900 09 06 29 13.2 -63.8 6.1 61.5 -11 244 No stop 14 29 00 =0255+288 09 09 59 12.5 -63.5 6.2 61.2 199 257 14 25 31 14 30 00 0234+285 09 10 59 8.2 -61.2 6.5 58.9 49 257 14 30 00 14 31 30 --- 09 12 30 8.0 -61.0 6.6 58.8 90 263 14 30 01 14 31 30 J0258+2900 09 12 30 12.0 -63.2 6.2 60.9 -11 263 No stop 14 35 00 =0255+288 09 16 00 11.4 -62.8 6.3 60.6 199 277 14 31 31 14 35 00 0234+285 09 16 00 7.3 -60.6 6.6 58.4 -11 277 No stop 14 36 30 --- 09 17 30 7.0 -60.4 6.6 58.2 79 283 14 35 01 14 36 30 J0258+2900 09 17 30 11.1 -62.6 6.3 60.4 -11 283 No stop 14 40 00 =0255+288 09 21 01 10.4 -62.3 6.4 60.1 199 296 14 36 31 14 40 00 0234+285 09 21 01 6.4 -60.0 6.7 57.9 -11 296 No stop 14 41 30 --- 09 22 31 6.1 -59.8 6.7 57.7 79 302 14 40 01 14 45 30 DA193 09 26 32 46.9 -63.3 3.5 84.7 167 302 14 45 30 14 50 30 --- 09 31 33 46.0 -63.1 3.6 84.0 300 321 14 45 31 14 51 30 DA193 09 32 33 45.8 -63.1 3.6 83.8 58 321 14 51 30 14 54 30 --- 09 35 33 45.2 -63.0 3.7 83.4 180 333 14 51 31 14 58 00 DA193 09 39 04 44.5 -62.9 3.7 82.9 208 333 14 58 00 15 00 00 --- 09 41 04 44.2 -62.8 3.7 82.7 120 341 14 58 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: nme.5cm Matching groups in ./n11m1_freq.dat: sh5cm Email by Shen Zhiqiang on 30 Jan 2010, not sure whether LO tunable Setup group: 10 Station: SHANGHAI 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= 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 5900.00 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 = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 6640.52 6640.52 6640.52 6640.52 6656.52 6656.52 6656.52 6656.52 6672.52 6672.52 6672.52 6672.52 6688.52 6688.52 6688.52 6688.52 BBC fr= 740.52 740.52 740.52 740.52 756.52 756.52 756.52 756.52 772.52 772.52 772.52 772.52 788.52 788.52 788.52 788.52 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 PCALXB2= M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) * W75A 20 36 49.966274 * 20 38 36.410000 20 38 59.400836 0.00 42 26 58.84751 * 42 37 35.25000 42 39 50.71238 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.250 scan and 6.414 baseline hours in setup: nme.5cm J0237+2848 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 38 32.551569 0.01 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40778 * 28 48 08.99003 28 51 08.76912 0.01 J0237+28 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 53368 Observations 0.617 scan and 25.094 baseline hours in setup: nme.5cm * J0258+2900 02 55 55.645344 * 02 58 55.181143 02 59 36.072829 0.69 0255+288 28 48 05.18438 * 29 00 01.60798 29 02 47.60032 0.94 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 18 Observations 0.350 scan and 12.989 baseline hours in setup: nme.5cm J0555+3948 05 52 01.407170 * 05 55 30.805612 05 56 19.694693 0.01 0552+398 39 48 21.94583 * 39 48 49.16498 39 48 59.20433 0.01 * DA193 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba J0555+39 GSFC 2010a astro solution 355917 Observations 0.500 scan and 19.500 baseline hours in setup: nme.5cm * J2007+4029 20 05 59.558904 * 20 07 44.944855 20 08 07.861479 0.42 2005+403 40 21 01.80230 * 40 29 48.60415 40 31 37.47739 0.31 J2007+40 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 129 Observations 0.133 scan and 2.839 baseline hours in setup: nme.5cm J2253+1608 22 51 29.519738 * 22 53 57.747937 22 54 30.603435 0.76 * 3C454.3 15 52 54.34811 * 16 08 53.56094 16 12 28.19296 0.74 2251+158 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba J2253+16 GSFC 2010a astro solution 39550 Observations 0.250 scan and 9.000 baseline hours in setup: nme.5cm 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) W75A 58.2 0234+285 66.3 J0258+2900 70.6 DA193 107.9 J2007+4029 60.6 3C454.3 23.8 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