COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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: 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 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 47 06 51.6 435.1 -3.6 -67.0 0 0 12 00 00 12 10 00 --- 23 57 08 53.3 436.2 -3.4 -67.8 600 39 12 00 04 12 11 00 3C84 23 58 08 53.5 436.4 -3.4 -67.8 57 39 12 11 00 12 20 00 --- 00 07 09 55.0 437.4 -3.2 -68.4 540 74 12 11 04 12 21 00 3C84 00 08 10 55.2 437.6 -3.2 -68.5 57 74 12 21 00 12 30 00 --- 00 17 11 56.8 438.6 -3.1 -69.1 540 108 12 21 04 12 31 00 3C84 00 18 11 56.9 438.8 -3.0 -69.2 57 108 12 31 00 12 40 00 --- 00 27 13 58.5 439.9 -2.9 -69.7 540 143 12 31 04 12 41 00 3C84 00 28 13 58.7 440.0 -2.9 -69.8 57 143 12 41 00 12 50 00 --- 00 37 14 60.3 441.1 -2.7 -70.3 540 178 12 41 04 12 51 00 3C84 00 38 14 60.5 441.3 -2.7 -70.4 57 178 12 51 00 13 00 00 --- 00 47 16 62.1 442.4 -2.6 -70.8 540 213 12 51 04 13 01 00 3C84 00 48 16 62.2 442.6 -2.5 -70.9 57 213 13 01 00 13 10 00 --- 00 57 18 63.8 443.8 -2.4 -71.3 540 248 13 01 04 13 11 00 3C84 00 58 18 64.0 443.9 -2.4 -71.4 57 248 13 11 00 13 20 00 --- 01 07 19 65.6 445.2 -2.2 -71.7 540 283 13 11 04 13 21 00 3C84 01 08 19 65.8 445.3 -2.2 -71.8 57 283 13 21 00 13 30 00 --- 01 17 21 67.4 446.6 -2.1 -72.0 540 317 13 21 04 13 31 00 3C84 01 18 21 67.6 446.8 -2.0 -72.1 57 317 13 31 00 13 40 00 --- 01 27 22 69.2 448.2 -1.9 -72.3 540 352 13 31 04 13 41 00 3C84 01 28 23 69.4 448.3 -1.9 -72.3 57 352 13 41 00 13 50 00 --- 01 37 24 71.0 449.9 -1.7 -72.3 540 387 13 41 04 13 51 00 3C84 01 38 24 71.1 450.0 -1.7 -72.3 57 387 13 51 00 14 00 00 --- 01 47 26 72.8 451.7 -1.6 -72.3 540 422 13 51 04 14 01 00 3C84 01 48 26 72.9 451.9 -1.5 -72.3 57 422 14 01 00 14 10 00 --- 01 57 27 74.5 453.7 -1.4 -72.0 540 457 14 01 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 58 28 74.7 453.9 -1.4 -71.9 57 457 14 11 00 14 20 00 --- 02 07 29 76.3 456.1 -1.2 -71.4 540 492 14 11 04 14 21 00 3C84 02 08 29 76.5 456.3 -1.2 -71.3 57 492 14 21 00 14 30 00 --- 02 17 31 78.1 458.9 -1.1 -70.3 540 526 14 21 04 14 31 00 3C84 02 18 31 78.3 459.2 -1.0 -70.2 57 526 14 31 00 14 40 00 --- 02 27 32 79.9 462.3 -0.9 -68.6 540 561 14 31 04 14 41 00 3C84 02 28 33 80.0 462.7 -0.9 -68.4 57 561 14 41 00 14 50 00 --- 02 37 34 81.6 466.8 -0.7 -65.8 540 596 14 41 04 14 51 00 3C84 02 38 34 81.8 467.3 -0.7 -65.5 57 596 14 51 00 15 00 00 --- 02 47 36 83.3 473.1 -0.6 -61.2 540 631 14 51 04 15 01 00 3C84 02 48 36 83.4 473.9 -0.5 -60.6 57 631 15 01 00 15 10 00 --- 02 57 37 84.8 483.0 -0.4 -53.1 540 666 15 01 04 15 11 00 3C84 02 58 37 85.0 484.3 -0.4 -51.9 56 666 15 11 00 15 20 00 --- 03 07 39 86.2 499.9 -0.2 -37.9 540 701 15 11 04 15 21 00 3C84 03 08 39 86.3 502.2 -0.2 -35.8 56 701 15 21 00 15 30 00 --- 03 17 41 87.0 529.0 -0.1 -10.5 540 735 15 21 04 15 31 00 3C84 03 18 41 87.0 532.5 -0.0 -7.1 56 735 15 31 00 15 40 00 --- 03 27 42 86.8 563.8 0.1 22.7 540 770 15 31 04 15 41 00 3C84 03 28 42 86.7 566.9 0.1 25.5 56 770 15 41 00 15 50 00 --- 03 37 44 85.7 587.8 0.3 44.9 540 805 15 41 04 15 51 00 3C84 03 38 44 85.6 589.6 0.3 46.5 56 805 15 51 00 16 00 00 --- 03 47 45 84.2 601.4 0.5 56.8 540 840 15 51 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess114.C1024 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/freq.dat: mc6cm Values confirmed by E-mail A.Orfei (JFD 2Oct98) Setup group: 10 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 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: 5 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= 342.49 342.49 342.49 342.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 374.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 406.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 438.49 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: 5 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 -- 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