COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: 6cm Fringe Test FR017 Exp. Code: FR017 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 PI: Gabriele Surcis Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596508 EMAIL: eldering@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596508 Observing mode: Notes: 6cm Fringe Test for Session 1/2014 512 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 6cm fringe-test FR017 on 07 March 2014 involving at most 10 antennas: Ef Wb Jb1 On25 Mc Nt Tr Sh Hh Ys. The test uses a standard 512 Mbps setup and consists of long integrations on standard fringe finder calibrator: 3C84 (strong fringes obtained on 4 March during N14C1 - see http://www.evlbi.org/tog/ftp_fringes/N14C1/index.html ). Gabriele Surcis Support Scientist, JIVE Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 6cm Fringe Test FR017 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 7 Mar 2014 Day 66 --- 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: 842.49 842.49 842.49 842.49 874.49 874.49 874.49 874.49 906.49 906.49 906.49 906.49 938.49 938.49 938.49 938.49 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 12 00 00 3C84 23 28 03 49.7 79.6 -3.9 -56.7 0 0 12 00 00 12 10 00 --- 23 38 05 51.3 81.2 -3.7 -57.1 600 77 12 00 01 12 11 00 3C84 23 39 05 51.5 81.3 -3.7 -57.1 49 77 12 11 00 12 20 00 --- 23 48 06 52.9 82.8 -3.5 -57.5 540 147 12 11 01 12 21 00 3C84 23 49 06 53.0 83.0 -3.5 -57.5 49 147 12 21 00 12 30 00 --- 23 58 08 54.5 84.5 -3.4 -57.8 540 217 12 21 01 12 31 00 3C84 23 59 08 54.6 84.7 -3.4 -57.8 49 217 12 31 00 12 40 00 --- 00 08 09 56.0 86.3 -3.2 -58.0 540 286 12 31 01 12 41 00 3C84 00 09 10 56.2 86.4 -3.2 -58.0 49 286 12 41 00 12 50 00 --- 00 18 11 57.6 88.1 -3.0 -58.1 540 356 12 41 01 12 51 00 3C84 00 19 11 57.8 88.3 -3.0 -58.1 49 356 12 51 00 13 00 00 --- 00 28 13 59.2 90.0 -2.9 -58.2 540 426 12 51 01 13 01 00 3C84 00 29 13 59.4 90.2 -2.9 -58.2 49 426 13 01 00 13 10 00 --- 00 38 14 60.8 91.9 -2.7 -58.1 540 495 13 01 01 13 11 00 3C84 00 39 15 61.0 92.2 -2.7 -58.1 49 495 13 11 00 13 20 00 --- 00 48 16 62.4 94.0 -2.5 -57.9 540 565 13 11 01 13 21 00 3C84 00 49 16 62.6 94.3 -2.5 -57.9 49 565 13 21 00 13 30 00 --- 00 58 18 64.0 96.3 -2.4 -57.6 540 635 13 21 01 13 31 00 3C84 00 59 18 64.2 96.5 -2.4 -57.6 49 635 13 31 00 13 40 00 --- 01 08 19 65.6 98.6 -2.2 -57.1 540 704 13 31 01 13 41 00 3C84 01 09 19 65.7 98.9 -2.2 -57.1 49 704 13 41 00 13 50 00 --- 01 18 21 67.2 101.2 -2.0 -56.5 540 774 13 41 01 13 51 00 3C84 01 19 21 67.3 101.5 -2.0 -56.4 48 774 13 51 00 14 00 00 --- 01 28 23 68.7 104.0 -1.9 -55.5 540 844 13 51 01 14 01 00 3C84 01 29 23 68.9 104.3 -1.9 -55.4 48 844 14 01 00 14 10 00 --- 01 38 24 70.2 107.1 -1.7 -54.3 540 913 14 01 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 6cm Fringe Test FR017 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 7 Mar 2014 Day 66 --- 14 11 00 3C84 01 39 24 70.4 107.4 -1.7 -54.2 48 913 14 11 00 14 20 00 --- 01 48 26 71.8 110.5 -1.5 -52.7 540 983 14 11 01 14 21 00 3C84 01 49 26 71.9 110.8 -1.5 -52.6 48 983 14 21 00 14 30 00 --- 01 58 28 73.2 114.3 -1.4 -50.7 540 1053 14 21 01 14 31 00 3C84 01 59 28 73.4 114.8 -1.4 -50.5 47 1053 14 31 00 14 40 00 --- 02 08 29 74.7 118.8 -1.2 -48.2 540 1123 14 31 01 14 41 00 3C84 02 09 29 74.8 119.2 -1.2 -47.9 47 1123 14 41 00 14 50 00 --- 02 18 31 76.0 123.9 -1.0 -44.9 540 1192 14 41 01 14 51 00 3C84 02 19 31 76.1 124.4 -1.0 -44.5 47 1192 14 51 00 15 00 00 --- 02 28 32 77.3 129.8 -0.9 -40.7 540 1262 14 51 01 15 01 00 3C84 02 29 33 77.4 130.5 -0.9 -40.3 46 1262 15 01 00 15 10 00 --- 02 38 34 78.5 136.8 -0.7 -35.5 540 1332 15 01 01 15 11 00 3C84 02 39 34 78.6 137.6 -0.7 -34.9 45 1332 15 11 00 15 20 00 --- 02 48 36 79.5 145.1 -0.5 -29.1 540 1401 15 11 01 15 21 00 3C84 02 49 36 79.5 146.0 -0.5 -28.3 45 1401 15 21 00 15 30 00 --- 02 58 37 80.3 154.8 -0.4 -21.2 540 1471 15 21 01 15 31 00 3C84 02 59 38 80.3 155.8 -0.4 -20.4 44 1471 15 31 00 15 40 00 --- 03 08 39 80.8 165.7 -0.2 -12.1 540 1541 15 31 01 15 41 00 3C84 03 09 39 80.8 166.9 -0.2 -11.1 43 1541 15 41 00 15 50 00 --- 03 18 41 81.0 177.5 -0.0 -2.1 540 1610 15 41 01 15 51 00 3C84 03 19 41 81.0 178.7 -0.0 -1.1 43 1610 15 51 00 16 00 00 --- 03 28 42 80.9 189.5 0.1 8.0 540 1680 15 51 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess114.C1024 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 6 Station: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 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 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 3 7 4 8 4 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 A1 B3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 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= 842.49 842.49 842.49 842.49 874.49 874.49 874.49 874.49 906.49 906.49 906.49 906.49 938.49 938.49 938.49 938.49 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: 1 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- 6cm Fringe Test FR017 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) J0319+4130 03 16 29.567260 * 03 19 48.160090 03 20 44.974687 1.30 0316+413 41 19 51.91699 * 41 30 42.10412 41 33 46.75506 2.72 * 3C84 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 GSFC 2011A astro solution 9957 Observations 3.617 scan and 157.350 baseline hours in setup: sess114.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) 3C84 73.3 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