COVER INFORMATION Station: ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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: 466.49 466.49 466.49 466.49 482.49 482.49 482.49 482.49 498.49 498.49 498.49 498.49 514.49 514.49 514.49 514.49 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 01 33 59 70.3 447.2 -1.8 -74.5 0 0 12 00 00 12 04 00 --- 01 38 00 71.1 447.8 -1.7 -74.6 240 15 12 00 01 12 06 00 3C84 01 40 00 71.4 448.1 -1.7 -74.7 114 15 12 06 00 12 10 00 --- 01 44 01 72.1 448.7 -1.6 -74.7 240 31 12 06 01 12 12 00 3C84 01 46 01 72.5 449.1 -1.6 -74.7 114 31 12 12 00 12 13 00 --- 01 47 02 72.7 449.2 -1.6 -74.7 60 35 12 12 01 12 15 00 0234+285 01 49 02 72.1 502.2 -0.8 -30.3 42 35 12 15 00 12 19 00 --- 01 53 03 72.5 504.7 -0.8 -28.4 240 50 12 15 01 12 19 40 J0225+2955 01 53 43 74.8 512.2 -0.5 -22.8 11 50 12 19 40 12 23 40 =0222+296 01 57 43 75.1 515.3 -0.5 -20.3 240 65 12 19 41 12 24 20 0234+285 01 58 23 73.0 508.3 -0.7 -25.7 11 65 12 24 20 12 28 20 --- 02 02 24 73.4 511.0 -0.6 -23.5 240 81 12 24 21 12 29 00 J0225+2955 02 03 04 75.5 519.7 -0.4 -16.8 9 81 12 29 00 12 33 00 =0222+296 02 07 05 75.7 523.0 -0.3 -14.1 240 96 12 29 01 12 33 40 0234+285 02 07 45 73.8 514.9 -0.5 -20.5 9 96 12 33 40 12 36 40 --- 02 10 46 74.1 517.1 -0.5 -18.7 180 108 12 33 41 12 37 20 J0225+2955 02 11 26 75.9 526.8 -0.2 -11.0 7 108 12 37 20 12 40 20 =0222+296 02 14 26 76.0 529.4 -0.2 -8.8 180 119 12 37 21 12 41 00 0234+285 02 15 06 74.3 520.5 -0.4 -16.0 8 119 12 41 00 12 45 00 --- 02 19 07 74.6 523.6 -0.3 -13.4 240 135 12 41 01 12 45 40 J0225+2955 02 19 47 76.1 534.2 -0.1 -4.8 6 135 12 45 40 12 49 40 =0222+296 02 23 48 76.2 537.8 -0.0 -1.8 240 150 12 45 41 12 50 20 0234+285 02 24 28 74.8 528.0 -0.2 -9.9 7 150 12 50 20 12 53 20 --- 02 27 28 74.9 530.5 -0.2 -7.9 180 162 12 50 21 12 54 00 J0225+2955 02 28 08 76.2 541.8 0.0 1.5 5 162 12 54 00 12 57 00 =0222+296 02 31 09 76.2 544.5 0.1 3.7 180 173 12 54 01 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 02 31 49 75.0 534.1 -0.1 -4.9 6 173 12 57 40 13 01 40 --- 02 35 50 75.1 537.5 -0.0 -2.1 240 188 12 57 41 13 02 20 J0225+2955 02 36 30 76.0 549.3 0.2 7.7 4 188 13 02 20 13 06 20 =0222+296 02 40 30 75.9 552.8 0.2 10.7 240 204 13 02 21 13 07 00 0234+285 02 41 10 75.1 542.0 0.0 1.7 5 204 13 07 00 13 10 00 --- 02 44 11 75.0 544.6 0.1 3.8 180 215 13 07 01 13 10 40 J0225+2955 02 44 51 75.7 556.6 0.3 13.7 4 215 13 10 40 13 13 40 =0222+296 02 47 52 75.5 559.1 0.4 15.8 180 227 13 10 41 13 17 40 0234+285 02 51 52 74.9 551.0 0.2 9.1 205 227 13 17 40 13 18 40 --- 02 52 52 74.8 551.9 0.2 9.8 60 231 13 17 41 13 20 40 0234+285 02 54 53 74.7 553.5 0.3 11.1 111 231 13 20 40 13 24 40 --- 02 58 53 74.5 556.8 0.3 13.7 240 246 13 20 41 13 26 40 0234+285 03 00 54 74.4 558.3 0.4 15.0 112 246 13 26 40 13 27 40 --- 03 01 54 74.4 559.1 0.4 15.7 60 250 13 26 41 13 28 20 0234+285 03 02 34 74.3 559.7 0.4 16.1 32 250 13 28 20 13 32 20 --- 03 06 35 74.1 562.7 0.5 18.6 240 265 13 28 21 13 33 00 J0225+2955 03 07 15 74.0 574.0 0.7 27.8 5 265 13 33 00 13 37 00 =0222+296 03 11 15 73.6 576.7 0.8 29.9 240 281 13 33 01 13 37 40 0234+285 03 11 56 73.7 566.7 0.6 21.7 7 281 13 37 40 13 41 40 --- 03 15 56 73.3 569.5 0.6 24.0 240 296 13 37 41 13 42 20 J0225+2955 03 16 36 73.0 580.1 0.8 32.5 6 296 13 42 20 13 46 20 =0222+296 03 20 37 72.5 582.6 0.9 34.3 240 312 13 42 21 13 47 00 0234+285 03 21 17 72.8 573.2 0.7 26.8 7 312 13 47 00 13 51 00 --- 03 25 18 72.4 575.8 0.8 28.8 240 327 13 47 01 13 51 40 J0225+2955 03 25 58 71.8 585.6 1.0 36.6 7 327 13 51 40 13 55 40 =0222+296 03 29 58 71.3 587.8 1.1 38.1 240 342 13 51 41 13 56 20 0234+285 03 30 39 71.8 579.1 0.9 31.3 8 342 13 56 20 14 00 20 --- 03 34 39 71.4 581.4 0.9 33.1 240 358 13 56 21 14 01 00 J0225+2955 03 35 19 70.5 590.6 1.2 40.1 8 358 14 01 00 14 05 00 =0222+296 03 39 20 70.0 592.5 1.2 41.4 240 373 14 01 01 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 03 40 00 70.7 584.4 1.0 35.2 9 373 14 05 40 14 09 40 --- 03 44 01 70.2 586.5 1.1 36.8 240 388 14 05 41 14 10 20 J0225+2955 03 44 41 69.2 595.0 1.3 43.0 9 388 14 10 20 14 14 20 =0222+296 03 48 42 68.6 596.7 1.4 44.2 240 404 14 10 21 14 15 00 0234+285 03 49 22 69.5 589.2 1.2 38.6 10 404 14 15 00 14 19 00 --- 03 53 22 68.9 591.1 1.2 39.9 240 419 14 15 01 14 19 40 J0225+2955 03 54 02 67.8 598.9 1.5 45.6 10 419 14 19 40 14 23 40 =0222+296 03 58 03 67.2 600.5 1.5 46.5 240 435 14 19 41 14 28 40 DA193 04 03 04 68.6 450.8 -1.9 -70.0 125 435 14 28 40 14 29 40 --- 04 04 04 68.8 451.0 -1.9 -70.0 60 438 14 28 41 14 31 00 DA193 04 05 24 69.0 451.3 -1.9 -70.0 74 438 14 31 00 14 35 00 --- 04 09 25 69.7 452.0 -1.8 -69.9 240 454 14 31 01 14 37 00 DA193 04 11 25 70.1 452.4 -1.8 -69.9 114 454 14 37 00 14 43 00 --- 04 17 26 71.2 453.6 -1.7 -69.7 360 477 14 37 01 14 45 00 DA193 04 19 27 71.5 454.0 -1.6 -69.6 114 477 14 45 00 14 51 00 --- 04 25 28 72.6 455.3 -1.5 -69.3 360 500 14 45 01 14 53 00 DA193 04 27 28 73.0 455.8 -1.5 -69.2 114 500 14 53 00 15 00 00 --- 04 34 29 74.2 457.5 -1.4 -68.7 420 527 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: kvzr_c Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 6 Station: ZELENCHK 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= 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 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 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 10 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= 466.49 466.49 466.49 466.49 482.49 482.49 482.49 482.49 498.49 498.49 498.49 498.49 514.49 514.49 514.49 514.49 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: 10 11 12 Track assignments are: track1= 18, 26, 2, 10, 20, 28, 4, 12, 22, 30, 6, 14, 24, 32, 8, 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