COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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: 742.49 742.49 742.49 742.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 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 07 05 19 44.4 -60.4 3.7 84.4 0 0 12 00 00 12 10 00 --- 07 15 20 42.5 -60.1 3.9 82.9 600 77 12 00 01 12 11 00 3C84 07 16 21 42.3 -60.1 3.9 82.8 58 77 12 11 00 12 20 00 --- 07 25 22 40.7 -59.8 4.1 81.5 540 147 12 11 01 12 21 00 3C84 07 26 22 40.5 -59.8 4.1 81.3 58 147 12 21 00 12 30 00 --- 07 35 24 38.8 -59.4 4.2 80.1 540 217 12 21 01 12 31 00 3C84 07 36 24 38.6 -59.4 4.3 79.9 58 217 12 31 00 12 40 00 --- 07 45 25 37.0 -59.0 4.4 78.7 540 286 12 31 01 12 41 00 3C84 07 46 25 36.8 -58.9 4.4 78.5 58 286 12 41 00 12 50 00 --- 07 55 27 35.1 -58.5 4.6 77.3 540 356 12 41 01 12 51 00 3C84 07 56 27 35.0 -58.4 4.6 77.2 58 356 12 51 00 13 00 00 --- 08 05 29 33.3 -57.9 4.7 75.9 540 426 12 51 01 13 01 00 3C84 08 06 29 33.1 -57.9 4.8 75.8 58 426 13 01 00 13 10 00 --- 08 15 30 31.5 -57.4 4.9 74.6 540 495 13 01 01 13 11 00 3C84 08 16 30 31.3 -57.3 4.9 74.4 58 495 13 11 00 13 20 00 --- 08 25 32 29.7 -56.8 5.1 73.2 540 565 13 11 01 13 21 00 3C84 08 26 32 29.5 -56.7 5.1 73.1 58 565 13 21 00 13 30 00 --- 08 35 34 27.9 -56.1 5.2 71.9 540 635 13 21 01 13 31 00 3C84 08 36 34 27.7 -56.1 5.3 71.7 58 635 13 31 00 13 40 00 --- 08 45 35 26.1 -55.5 5.4 70.5 540 704 13 31 01 13 41 00 3C84 08 46 35 26.0 -55.4 5.4 70.4 58 704 13 41 00 13 50 00 --- 08 55 37 24.4 -54.7 5.6 69.1 540 774 13 41 01 13 51 00 3C84 08 56 37 24.2 -54.7 5.6 69.0 58 774 13 51 00 14 00 00 --- 09 05 38 22.6 -54.0 5.7 67.8 540 844 13 51 01 14 01 00 3C84 09 06 39 22.5 -53.9 5.8 67.6 58 844 14 01 00 14 10 00 --- 09 15 40 20.9 -53.2 5.9 66.4 540 913 14 01 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 09 16 40 20.7 -53.1 5.9 66.3 58 913 14 11 00 14 20 00 --- 09 25 42 19.2 -52.4 6.1 65.0 540 983 14 11 01 14 21 00 3C84 09 26 42 19.0 -52.3 6.1 64.9 58 983 14 21 00 14 30 00 --- 09 35 43 17.5 -51.5 6.2 63.6 540 1053 14 21 01 14 31 00 3C84 09 36 44 17.3 -51.4 6.3 63.5 58 1053 14 31 00 14 40 00 --- 09 45 45 15.8 -50.6 6.4 62.2 540 1123 14 31 01 14 41 00 3C84 09 46 45 15.7 -50.5 6.4 62.1 58 1123 14 41 00 14 50 00 --- 09 55 47 14.2 -49.7 6.6 60.8 540 1192 14 41 01 14 51 00 3C84 09 56 47 14.0 -49.6 6.6 60.7 58 1192 14 51 00 15 00 00 --- 10 05 48 12.6 -48.7 6.8 59.4 540 1262 14 51 01 15 01 00 3C84 10 06 48 12.4 -48.7 6.8 59.2 58 1262 15 01 00 15 10 00 --- 10 15 50 11.0 -47.8 6.9 57.9 540 1332 15 01 01 15 11 00 3C84 10 16 50 10.8 -47.6 6.9 57.8 58 1332 15 11 00 15 20 00 --- 10 25 52 9.4 -46.7 7.1 56.4 540 1401 15 11 01 15 21 00 3C84 10 26 52 9.2 -46.6 7.1 56.3 58 1401 15 21 00 15 30 00 --- 10 35 53 7.8 -45.6 7.3 54.9 540 1471 15 21 01 15 31 00 3C84 10 36 53 7.7 -45.5 7.3 54.8 58 1471 15 31 00 15 40 00 --- 10 45 55 6.3 -44.5 7.4 53.4 540 1541 15 31 01 15 41 00 3C84 10 46 55 6.2 -44.4 7.4 53.2 58 1541 15 41 00 15 50 00 --- 10 55 57 4.8 -43.4 7.6 D 51.8 0 1610 15 41 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 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/freq.dat: sh6cm Update freq. range AnTao 22Mar08 Setup group: 5 Station: SHANGHAI 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= 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 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 these setups were used. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 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= 742.49 742.49 742.49 742.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 774.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 806.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 838.49 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: 10 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S9 S11 S13 S15 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S10 S12 S14 S16 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 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