COVER INFORMATION Station: YEBES40M (Code Ys ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N18C1 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Ross Burns Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596507 EMAIL: burns@jive.eu Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596507 Observing mode: Notes: 6cm NME and ftp fringe test for session 1/2018 (512 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 2 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 28th Feb 2017 involving antennas: Jb2, Wb, Ef, Mc, Nt, On85, T6, Ur, Tr, Ys, Sv, Zc, Bd, Hh, Ir, Km The NME uses a standard setup with 512 Mbps. The schedule consists of: - long integrations on calibrators J0319+4130 and J0237+2848 for ftp-fringe tests; The following ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment: 13:15:00 (scan 2, 2 sec, J0319+4130 (AKA 3C84)) 13:45:00 (scan 6, 2 sec, J0319+4130) 14:15:00 (scan 9, 2 sec, J0237+2848) 14:45:00 (scan 13, 2 sec, J0237+2848) 15:15:00 (scan 16, 2 sec, J0319+4130) 15:45:00 (scan 20, 2 sec, J0319+4130) Good luck with the session! Ross Skype account: jive.support.scientist Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 5 Mar 2018 Day 64 --- 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: 808.49 808.49 808.49 808.49 824.49 824.49 824.49 824.49 840.49 840.49 840.49 840.49 856.49 856.49 856.49 856.49 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 13 00 00 J0319+4130 23 40 34 49.2 69.8 -3.7 -72.4 0 0 13 00 00 13 10 00 =3C84 23 50 36 50.9 70.6 -3.5 -73.4 600 39 13 00 01 13 12 00 J0319+4130 23 52 36 51.3 70.8 -3.5 -73.6 105 39 13 12 00 13 17 00 =3C84 23 57 37 52.2 71.2 -3.4 -74.1 300 58 13 12 01 13 18 00 J0319+4130 23 58 37 52.4 71.3 -3.4 -74.2 45 58 13 18 00 13 25 00 =3C84 00 05 38 53.7 71.9 -3.3 -74.9 420 85 13 18 01 13 26 00 J0319+4130 00 06 38 53.8 71.9 -3.2 -75.0 45 85 13 26 00 13 33 00 =3C84 00 13 40 55.1 72.5 -3.1 -75.7 420 112 13 26 01 13 34 00 J0319+4130 00 14 40 55.3 72.6 -3.1 -75.8 45 112 13 34 00 13 41 00 =3C84 00 21 41 56.6 73.2 -3.0 -76.5 420 139 13 34 01 13 43 00 J0319+4130 00 23 41 56.9 73.3 -3.0 -76.7 105 139 13 43 00 13 47 00 =3C84 00 27 42 57.7 73.6 -2.9 -77.1 240 155 13 43 01 13 50 00 J0319+4130 00 30 42 58.2 73.9 -2.8 -77.4 165 155 13 50 00 14 00 00 =3C84 00 40 44 60.0 74.6 -2.7 -78.4 600 193 13 50 01 14 02 30 J0237+2848 00 43 14 63.7 107.2 -1.9 -56.0 103 193 14 02 30 14 10 00 =0234+285 00 50 46 65.0 109.3 -1.8 -55.0 450 222 14 02 31 14 12 00 J0237+2848 00 52 46 65.4 109.9 -1.8 -54.7 105 222 14 12 00 14 17 00 =0234+285 00 57 47 66.3 111.5 -1.7 -53.9 300 242 14 12 01 14 18 00 J0237+2848 00 58 47 66.5 111.8 -1.7 -53.7 45 242 14 18 00 14 25 00 =0234+285 01 05 48 67.7 114.2 -1.6 -52.4 420 269 14 18 01 14 26 00 J0237+2848 01 06 48 67.9 114.6 -1.5 -52.1 45 269 14 26 00 14 33 00 =0234+285 01 13 49 69.1 117.2 -1.4 -50.6 420 296 14 26 01 14 34 00 J0237+2848 01 14 50 69.2 117.6 -1.4 -50.3 45 296 14 34 00 14 41 00 =0234+285 01 21 51 70.4 120.5 -1.3 -48.4 420 323 14 34 01 14 43 00 J0237+2848 01 23 51 70.7 121.3 -1.3 -47.8 105 323 14 43 00 14 47 00 =0234+285 01 27 52 71.4 123.2 -1.2 -46.6 240 338 14 43 01 Schedule for YEBES40M (Code Ys ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 5 Mar 2018 Day 64 --- 14 50 00 J0237+2848 01 30 52 71.9 124.6 -1.1 -45.6 165 338 14 50 00 15 00 00 =0234+285 01 40 54 73.4 130.0 -1.0 -41.7 600 377 14 50 01 15 04 00 J0319+4130 01 44 54 71.9 78.8 -1.6 -85.3 174 377 15 04 00 15 10 00 =3C84 01 50 55 73.0 79.1 -1.5 -86.0 360 400 15 04 01 15 12 00 J0319+4130 01 52 56 73.4 79.1 -1.5 -86.3 105 400 15 12 00 15 17 00 =3C84 01 57 57 74.3 79.3 -1.4 -86.9 300 419 15 12 01 15 18 00 J0319+4130 01 58 57 74.5 79.4 -1.4 -87.1 45 419 15 18 00 15 25 00 =3C84 02 05 58 75.8 79.6 -1.3 -88.0 420 446 15 18 01 15 26 00 J0319+4130 02 06 58 76.0 79.6 -1.2 -88.2 45 446 15 26 00 15 33 00 =3C84 02 13 59 77.3 79.8 -1.1 -89.2 420 473 15 26 01 15 34 00 J0319+4130 02 14 59 77.5 79.8 -1.1 -89.4 45 473 15 34 00 15 41 00 =3C84 02 22 01 78.8 79.8 -1.0 -90.5 420 500 15 34 01 15 43 00 J0319+4130 02 24 01 79.2 79.7 -0.9 -90.9 105 500 15 43 00 15 47 00 =3C84 02 28 02 80.0 79.7 -0.9 -91.6 240 516 15 43 01 15 50 00 J0319+4130 02 31 02 80.5 79.5 -0.8 -92.2 165 516 15 50 00 16 00 00 =3C84 02 41 04 82.4 78.8 -0.7 -94.6 600 555 15 50 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess118.C512nme --- 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: 10 Station: YEBES40M Total bit rate: 512 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 4158.00 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 3 11 3 11 5 13 5 13 7 15 7 15 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 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= 808.49 808.49 808.49 808.49 824.49 824.49 824.49 824.49 840.49 840.49 840.49 840.49 856.49 856.49 856.49 856.49 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 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) 0234+285 02 34 55.589590 * 02 37 52.405677 02 38 55.340534 0.00 * J0237+2848 28 35 11.40776 * 28 48 08.99001 28 52 43.07865 0.00 J0237+28 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 54650 observations. 3C84 03 16 29.567263 * 03 19 48.160094 03 20 59.169032 1.30 * J0319+4130 41 19 51.91701 * 41 30 42.10413 41 34 34.03512 2.69 0316+413 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.4/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0319+41 GSFC 2015a astro solution, unpublished 10208 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 J0237+2848 sess118.C512nme 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 + 0.792 98.192 J0319+4130 sess118.C512nme 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 + 1.600 194.933 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) J0237+2848 62.1 J0319+4130 75.1 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