COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N12L1 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: Yurii Pidopryhora Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596548 EMAIL: pidopryhora@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596548 Observing mode: Notes: Cheers Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 18cm NME on 05 March 2011 involving 12 antennas: Eb Wb Jb1 On Mc Tr Sv Zc Bd Ur Sh Hh In this session the main L-band ftp test is separate from the NME (F12L1), but in addition we schedule a couple of the ftp-tests here, just in case some additional checking is needed. The NME uses a standard setup and consists of long integrations on strong sources and a phase-referencing part, 0657+172 is a Jy-class source from VLBA RRFID database (1.23 Jy in S-band as of Oct 2009). It is definitely well resolved, so it could be weak for the long baselines. DA193 and 4C39.25 are standard fringe-finders. The phase-referencing part uses J0954+2639, a 100 mJy-class calibrator as a target and J0956+2515 as a phase-referencing source. J0956+2515 was successfully used as an ftp-fringe finder in N11C2. Its flux based on the pipelined data was ~0.45 Jy for June 2011. It is almost point-like. Two ftp tests are scheduled: ~16:14 UT (scan 2, 4 sec, 0657+172) ~17:18 UT (scan 8, 4 sec, DA193) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Good luck with the session! Yurii Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 5 Mar 2012 Day 65 --- 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: 339.49 339.49 339.49 339.49 355.49 355.49 355.49 355.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 387.49 387.49 387.49 387.49 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 0657+172 03 41 47 40.3 467.0 -3.3 -45.5 0 0 16 00 00 16 10 00 --- 03 51 49 42.0 469.2 -3.1 -44.8 600 39 16 00 04 16 11 00 0657+172 03 52 49 42.2 469.5 -3.1 -44.7 57 39 16 11 00 16 16 00 --- 03 57 50 43.0 470.6 -3.0 -44.3 300 58 16 11 04 16 18 00 0657+172 03 59 50 43.3 471.1 -3.0 -44.1 117 58 16 18 00 16 30 00 --- 04 11 52 45.3 474.0 -2.8 -43.0 720 105 16 18 04 16 30 40 0657+172 04 12 32 45.4 474.2 -2.8 -42.9 37 105 16 30 40 16 40 00 --- 04 21 54 46.9 476.6 -2.6 -41.9 560 141 16 30 44 16 40 40 0657+172 04 22 34 47.1 476.7 -2.6 -41.8 37 141 16 40 40 16 50 00 --- 04 31 55 48.5 479.2 -2.5 -40.6 560 177 16 40 44 16 50 40 0657+172 04 32 35 48.6 479.4 -2.5 -40.5 37 177 16 50 40 17 00 00 --- 04 41 57 50.1 482.1 -2.3 -39.2 560 213 16 50 44 17 00 40 0657+172 04 42 37 50.2 482.3 -2.3 -39.1 37 213 17 00 40 17 10 00 --- 04 51 58 51.6 485.0 -2.1 -37.7 560 249 17 00 44 17 14 00 DA193 04 55 59 77.9 467.6 -1.0 -62.2 184 249 17 14 00 17 20 00 --- 05 02 00 78.9 470.3 -0.9 -60.5 360 272 17 14 04 17 24 00 0657+172 05 06 01 53.5 489.5 -1.9 -35.2 184 272 17 24 00 17 30 00 --- 05 12 02 54.4 491.5 -1.8 -34.0 360 295 17 24 04 17 30 40 0657+172 05 12 42 54.4 491.7 -1.8 -33.9 37 295 17 30 40 17 40 00 --- 05 22 03 55.7 495.0 -1.6 -31.9 560 332 17 30 44 17 43 40 J0954+2639 05 25 44 34.0 444.6 -4.5 -52.5 148 332 17 43 40 17 48 00 =0951+268 05 30 05 34.7 445.3 -4.4 -52.6 260 348 17 43 44 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 5 Mar 2012 Day 65 --- 17 48 40 J0956+2515 05 30 45 33.6 446.4 -4.4 -51.8 33 348 17 48 40 17 50 00 =0953+254 05 32 05 33.9 446.6 -4.4 -51.9 80 354 17 48 44 17 50 00 J0954+2639 05 32 05 35.1 445.6 -4.4 -52.7 -7 354 No stop 17 53 00 =0951+268 05 35 06 35.6 446.1 -4.3 -52.7 173 365 17 50 04 17 53 40 J0956+2515 05 35 46 34.5 447.2 -4.4 -51.9 33 365 17 53 40 17 55 00 =0953+254 05 37 06 34.7 447.5 -4.3 -51.9 80 370 17 53 44 17 55 00 J0954+2639 05 37 06 36.0 446.5 -4.3 -52.7 -7 370 No stop 17 58 00 =0951+268 05 40 06 36.5 447.0 -4.3 -52.8 173 382 17 55 04 17 58 40 J0956+2515 05 40 46 35.4 448.1 -4.3 -52.0 33 382 17 58 40 18 00 00 =0953+254 05 42 07 35.6 448.3 -4.3 -52.0 80 387 17 58 44 18 00 00 J0954+2639 05 42 07 36.9 447.3 -4.2 -52.8 -7 387 No stop 18 03 00 =0951+268 05 45 07 37.4 447.8 -4.2 -52.8 173 399 18 00 04 18 03 40 J0956+2515 05 45 47 36.3 448.9 -4.2 -52.0 33 399 18 03 40 18 05 00 =0953+254 05 47 07 36.5 449.2 -4.2 -52.0 80 404 18 03 44 18 05 00 J0954+2639 05 47 07 37.8 448.1 -4.1 -52.8 -7 404 No stop 18 08 00 =0951+268 05 50 08 38.3 448.7 -4.1 -52.9 173 415 18 05 04 18 08 40 J0956+2515 05 50 48 37.2 449.8 -4.1 -52.0 33 415 18 08 40 18 10 00 =0953+254 05 52 08 37.4 450.0 -4.1 -52.0 80 421 18 08 44 18 10 00 J0954+2639 05 52 08 38.7 449.0 -4.1 -52.9 -7 421 No stop 18 13 00 =0951+268 05 55 09 39.2 449.5 -4.0 -52.9 173 432 18 10 04 18 13 40 J0956+2515 05 55 49 38.1 450.7 -4.0 -52.0 33 432 18 13 40 18 15 00 =0953+254 05 57 09 38.3 450.9 -4.0 -52.0 80 437 18 13 44 18 15 00 J0954+2639 05 57 09 39.6 449.9 -4.0 -52.9 -7 437 No stop 18 18 00 =0951+268 06 00 10 40.1 450.4 -3.9 -52.9 173 449 18 15 04 18 18 40 J0956+2515 06 00 50 39.0 451.6 -3.9 -52.0 33 449 18 18 40 18 20 00 =0953+254 06 02 10 39.2 451.8 -3.9 -52.0 80 454 18 18 44 18 20 00 J0954+2639 06 02 10 40.5 450.8 -3.9 -52.9 -7 454 No stop 18 23 00 =0951+268 06 05 10 41.0 451.3 -3.8 -52.9 173 466 18 20 04 18 23 40 J0956+2515 06 05 51 39.9 452.5 -3.9 -51.9 33 466 18 23 40 18 25 00 =0953+254 06 07 11 40.1 452.7 -3.8 -51.9 80 471 18 23 44 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 5 Mar 2012 Day 65 --- 18 25 00 J0954+2639 06 07 11 41.3 451.7 -3.8 -52.8 -7 471 No stop 18 28 00 =0951+268 06 10 11 41.9 452.2 -3.8 -52.8 173 483 18 25 04 18 28 40 J0956+2515 06 10 51 40.8 453.4 -3.8 -51.9 33 483 18 28 40 18 30 00 =0953+254 06 12 12 41.0 453.7 -3.8 -51.8 80 488 18 28 44 18 30 00 J0954+2639 06 12 12 42.2 452.6 -3.7 -52.8 -7 488 No stop 18 33 00 =0951+268 06 15 12 42.8 453.1 -3.7 -52.8 173 499 18 30 04 18 33 40 J0956+2515 06 15 52 41.7 454.3 -3.7 -51.8 33 499 18 33 40 18 35 00 =0953+254 06 17 12 41.9 454.6 -3.7 -51.8 80 504 18 33 44 18 35 00 J0954+2639 06 17 12 43.1 453.5 -3.6 -52.7 -7 504 No stop 18 38 00 =0951+268 06 20 13 43.7 454.1 -3.6 -52.7 173 516 18 35 04 18 38 40 J0956+2515 06 20 53 42.5 455.3 -3.6 -51.7 33 516 18 38 40 18 40 00 =0953+254 06 22 13 42.8 455.5 -3.6 -51.7 80 521 18 38 44 18 40 00 J0954+2639 06 22 13 44.0 454.4 -3.6 -52.7 -7 521 No stop 18 43 00 =0951+268 06 25 14 44.6 455.0 -3.5 -52.6 173 533 18 40 04 18 43 40 J0956+2515 06 25 54 43.4 456.3 -3.5 -51.6 33 533 18 43 40 18 45 00 =0953+254 06 27 14 43.7 456.5 -3.5 -51.5 80 538 18 43 44 18 45 00 J0954+2639 06 27 14 44.9 455.4 -3.5 -52.5 -7 538 No stop 18 48 00 =0951+268 06 30 15 45.4 456.0 -3.4 -52.5 173 550 18 45 04 18 48 40 J0956+2515 06 30 55 44.3 457.2 -3.4 -51.4 33 550 18 48 40 18 50 00 =0953+254 06 32 15 44.6 457.5 -3.4 -51.4 80 555 18 48 44 18 52 20 4C39.25 06 34 35 57.6 444.4 -2.9 -65.9 110 555 18 52 20 19 00 00 --- 06 42 17 59.0 445.6 -2.8 -66.1 460 584 18 52 24 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess112.L512 Matching groups in /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/freq.dat: mc18cm updated from Maccaferri (CR 2Dec00) Setup group: 4 Station: MEDICINA 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= 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 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 this setup were used. Frequency Set: 5 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= 339.49 339.49 339.49 339.49 355.49 355.49 355.49 355.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 371.49 387.49 387.49 387.49 387.49 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 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) J0555+3948 05 52 01.407170 * 05 55 30.805612 05 56 23.689765 0.01 0552+398 39 48 21.94583 * 39 48 49.16498 39 48 56.64008 0.01 * DA193 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba J0555+39 GSFC 2010a astro solution 355917 Observations 0.100 scan and 6.600 baseline hours in setup: sess112.L512 J0700+1709 06 57 07.785940 * 07 00 01.525538 07 00 45.688569 0.01 * 0657+172 17 13 35.02521 * 17 09 21.70140 17 08 11.02866 0.01 J0700+17 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 7182 Observations 1.328 scan and 87.633 baseline hours in setup: sess112.L512 J0927+3902 09 23 55.319213 * 09 27 03.013934 09 27 51.286459 0.29 0923+392 39 15 23.56646 * 39 02 20.85186 38 59 00.13967 0.16 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 GSFC 2010a astro solution 231732 Observations 0.128 scan and 7.028 baseline hours in setup: sess112.L512 * J0954+2639 09 51 48.338621 * 09 54 39.796526 09 55 23.940859 0.06 0951+268 26 53 37.10835 * 26 39 24.54343 26 35 43.75356 0.09 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 466 Observations 0.672 scan and 39.943 baseline hours in setup: sess112.L512 * J0956+2515 09 53 59.738480 * 09 56 49.875374 09 57 33.684456 0.40 0953+254 25 29 33.58582 * 25 15 16.04992 25 11 33.79717 0.38 J0956+25 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba OK290 GSFC 2010a astro solution 26204 Observations 0.289 scan and 17.600 baseline hours in setup: sess112.L512 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) DA193 103.2 0657+172 118.9 4C39.25 139.9 J0954+2639 153.0 J0956+2515 154.4 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