COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N15C1 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.30 Version 11.3 update 1. April 14, 2014 PI: Dmitry Duev Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596521 EMAIL: duev@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596521 Observing mode: Notes: 6cm NME and 4 ftp fringe test for session 1/2015 512 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 16 MHz filters Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 6cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 4 Mar 2015 involving 14 antennas: Eb Wb Jb1 On85 Mc Nt Tr Sh Ur Sv Zc Bd Hh Ys. The NME uses a standard 512 Mbps setup. The schedule consists of: - long integrations on strong calibrators (3C84, 0234+285, DA193) for ftp-fringe tests; - phase-reference cycles with a continuum source (J0225+2955) as a target. Three ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment: 12:09:00 (scan 2, 2 sec, 3C84) 13:23:40 (scan 19, 2 sec, 0234+285) 14:34:00 (scan 38, 2 sec, DA193) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Thanks! Good luck with the session and see you on Skype! Dmitry Skype account: oasis230987 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 4 Mar 2015 Day 63 --- Next scan frequencies: 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 Next BBC frequencies: 766.49 766.49 766.49 766.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 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 12 00 00 3C84 06 52 32 46.8 -60.7 3.5 86.3 0 0 12 00 00 12 04 00 --- 06 56 32 46.0 -60.6 3.6 85.7 240 15 12 00 01 12 06 00 3C84 06 58 33 45.7 -60.6 3.6 85.4 118 15 12 06 00 12 10 00 --- 07 02 33 44.9 -60.5 3.7 84.8 240 31 12 06 01 12 12 00 3C84 07 04 34 44.5 -60.4 3.7 84.5 118 31 12 12 00 12 13 00 --- 07 05 34 44.4 -60.4 3.7 84.4 60 35 12 12 01 12 15 00 0234+285 07 07 34 32.7 -73.6 4.5 69.7 97 35 12 15 00 12 19 00 --- 07 11 35 31.9 -73.2 4.5 69.4 240 50 12 15 01 12 19 40 J0225+2955 07 12 15 29.6 -70.8 4.8 69.0 32 50 12 19 40 12 23 40 =0222+296 07 16 16 28.8 -70.4 4.8 68.7 240 65 12 19 41 12 24 20 0234+285 07 16 56 30.8 -72.7 4.6 69.0 32 65 12 24 20 12 28 20 --- 07 20 56 29.9 -72.4 4.7 68.7 240 81 12 24 21 12 29 00 J0225+2955 07 21 37 27.7 -70.0 4.9 68.2 32 81 12 29 00 12 33 00 =0222+296 07 25 37 26.9 -69.6 5.0 67.9 240 96 12 29 01 12 33 40 0234+285 07 26 17 28.9 -71.9 4.8 68.3 32 96 12 33 40 12 36 40 --- 07 29 18 28.2 -71.6 4.8 68.1 180 108 12 33 41 12 37 20 J0225+2955 07 29 58 26.0 -69.2 5.1 67.5 32 108 12 37 20 12 40 20 =0222+296 07 32 58 25.4 -68.9 5.1 67.3 180 119 12 37 21 12 41 00 0234+285 07 33 38 27.4 -71.2 4.9 67.7 32 119 12 41 00 12 45 00 --- 07 37 39 26.5 -70.8 5.0 67.4 240 135 12 41 01 12 45 40 J0225+2955 07 38 19 24.3 -68.4 5.2 66.8 32 135 12 45 40 12 49 40 =0222+296 07 42 20 23.5 -68.0 5.3 66.5 240 150 12 45 41 12 50 20 0234+285 07 43 00 25.5 -70.3 5.1 67.0 32 150 12 50 20 12 53 20 --- 07 46 01 24.9 -70.0 5.1 66.8 180 162 12 50 21 12 54 00 J0225+2955 07 46 41 22.7 -67.6 5.3 66.1 32 162 12 54 00 12 57 00 =0222+296 07 49 41 22.1 -67.3 5.4 65.8 180 173 12 54 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 4 Mar 2015 Day 63 --- 12 57 40 0234+285 07 50 21 24.0 -69.6 5.2 66.4 32 173 12 57 40 13 01 40 --- 07 54 22 23.2 -69.2 5.3 66.1 240 188 12 57 41 13 02 20 J0225+2955 07 55 02 21.0 -66.8 5.5 65.3 32 188 13 02 20 13 06 20 =0222+296 07 59 03 20.2 -66.4 5.5 65.0 240 204 13 02 21 13 07 00 0234+285 07 59 43 22.1 -68.7 5.3 65.6 33 204 13 07 00 13 10 00 --- 08 02 43 21.5 -68.4 5.4 65.4 180 215 13 07 01 13 10 40 J0225+2955 08 03 23 19.4 -66.0 5.6 64.6 32 215 13 10 40 13 13 40 =0222+296 08 06 24 18.8 -65.7 5.7 64.3 180 227 13 10 41 13 17 40 0234+285 08 10 25 20.0 -67.6 5.5 64.7 233 227 13 17 40 13 18 40 --- 08 11 25 19.8 -67.5 5.5 64.6 60 231 13 17 41 13 20 40 0234+285 08 13 25 19.4 -67.3 5.6 64.5 118 231 13 20 40 13 24 40 --- 08 17 26 18.6 -66.9 5.6 64.1 240 246 13 20 41 13 26 40 0234+285 08 19 26 18.2 -66.7 5.7 63.9 118 246 13 26 40 13 27 40 --- 08 20 26 18.0 -66.6 5.7 63.8 60 250 13 26 41 13 28 20 0234+285 08 21 06 17.9 -66.6 5.7 63.8 38 250 13 28 20 13 32 20 --- 08 25 07 17.1 -66.2 5.8 63.4 240 265 13 28 21 13 33 00 J0225+2955 08 25 47 15.0 -63.7 6.0 62.5 33 265 13 33 00 13 37 00 =0222+296 08 29 48 14.3 -63.3 6.1 62.1 240 281 13 33 01 13 37 40 0234+285 08 30 28 16.1 -65.6 5.9 62.9 33 281 13 37 40 13 41 40 --- 08 34 28 15.3 -65.2 5.9 62.6 240 296 13 37 41 13 42 20 J0225+2955 08 35 09 13.3 -62.8 6.1 61.5 33 296 13 42 20 13 46 20 =0222+296 08 39 09 12.5 -62.3 6.2 61.1 240 312 13 42 21 13 47 00 0234+285 08 39 49 14.2 -64.6 6.0 62.1 33 312 13 47 00 13 51 00 --- 08 43 50 13.5 -64.2 6.1 61.7 240 327 13 47 01 13 51 40 J0225+2955 08 44 30 11.5 -61.8 6.3 60.6 33 327 13 51 40 13 55 40 =0222+296 08 48 31 10.7 -61.3 6.4 60.2 240 342 13 51 41 13 56 20 0234+285 08 49 11 12.4 -63.6 6.2 61.2 33 342 13 56 20 14 00 20 --- 08 53 12 11.7 -63.2 6.2 60.8 240 358 13 56 21 14 01 00 J0225+2955 08 53 52 9.7 -60.7 6.5 59.6 33 358 14 01 00 14 05 00 =0222+296 08 57 52 9.0 -60.3 6.5 59.2 240 373 14 01 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 4 Mar 2015 Day 63 --- 14 05 40 0234+285 08 58 32 10.6 -62.6 6.3 60.2 33 373 14 05 40 14 09 40 --- 09 02 33 9.9 -62.1 6.4 59.8 240 388 14 05 41 14 10 20 J0225+2955 09 03 13 8.0 -59.7 6.6 58.6 33 388 14 10 20 14 14 20 =0222+296 09 07 14 7.2 -59.2 6.7 58.1 240 404 14 10 21 14 15 00 0234+285 09 07 54 8.9 -61.5 6.5 59.3 33 404 14 15 00 14 19 00 --- 09 11 55 8.1 -61.1 6.6 58.9 240 419 14 15 01 14 19 40 J0225+2955 09 12 35 6.3 -58.6 6.8 57.5 33 419 14 19 40 14 23 40 =0222+296 09 16 35 5.5 -58.1 6.8 57.1 240 435 14 19 41 14 28 40 DA193 09 21 36 47.9 -63.4 3.4 85.4 224 435 14 28 40 14 29 40 --- 09 22 36 47.7 -63.4 3.4 85.3 60 438 14 28 41 14 31 00 DA193 09 23 57 47.5 -63.3 3.5 85.1 78 438 14 31 00 14 35 00 --- 09 27 57 46.7 -63.2 3.5 84.5 240 454 14 31 01 14 37 00 DA193 09 29 58 46.3 -63.2 3.6 84.2 118 454 14 37 00 14 43 00 --- 09 35 59 45.2 -63.0 3.7 83.4 360 477 14 37 01 14 45 00 DA193 09 37 59 44.8 -62.9 3.7 83.1 118 477 14 45 00 14 51 00 --- 09 44 00 43.7 -62.7 3.8 82.3 360 500 14 45 01 14 53 00 DA193 09 46 00 43.3 -62.7 3.8 82.0 118 500 14 53 00 15 00 00 --- 09 53 01 41.9 -62.4 3.9 81.1 420 527 14 53 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess115.C512 Matching groups in /Users/oasis/Applications/sched_11.3U1/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: sh6cm Update freq. range AnTao 22Mar08 Setup group: 3 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 512 Format: MARK5B 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= 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 IF SB = U U U U U U U U U U U U U U 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: 8 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 BBC fr= 766.49 766.49 766.49 766.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 Bandwd= 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 Matching frequency sets: 8 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 20, 2, 4, 22, 24, 6, 8, 26, 28, 10, 12, 30, 32, 14, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0225+2955 02 22 22.964495 * 02 25 19.195270 02 26 12.527381 0.27 0222+296 29 41 41.13357 * 29 55 12.12891 29 59 14.10740 0.46 /Users/oasis/Applications/sched_11.3U1/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 84 observations J0237+2848 02 34 55.589591 * 02 37 52.405678 02 38 45.963962 0.11 * 0234+285 28 35 11.40773 * 28 48 08.98998 28 52 00.21617 0.10 J0237+28 /Users/oasis/Applications/sched_11.3U1/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 56811 observations J0319+4130 03 16 29.567260 * 03 19 48.160090 03 20 48.650361 1.30 0316+413 41 19 51.91699 * 41 30 42.10412 41 33 57.74455 2.72 * 3C84 /Users/oasis/Applications/sched_11.3U1/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 GSFC 2011B astro solution 9957 Observations J0555+3948 05 52 01.407174 * 05 55 30.805616 05 56 35.239806 0.13 0552+398 39 48 21.94578 * 39 48 49.16493 39 48 51.48539 0.10 * DA193 /Users/oasis/Applications/sched_11.3U1/catalogs/sources.vlba J0555+39 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 376994 observations SOURCE SCAN SUMMARY FOR SOURCES LISTED ABOVE Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Setup file Frequency sets Observing hours (duplicates not shown) Scan Baseline J0225+2955 sess115.C512 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 + 0.817 76.291 0234+285 sess115.C512 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 + 0.917 86.800 3C84 sess115.C512 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 + 0.150 15.750 DA193 sess115.C512 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 + 0.400 42.000 EFFECT OF SOLAR CORONA 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) J0225+2955 61.4 0234+285 63.4 3C84 76.3 DA193 105.0 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