COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: JUICE tracking Exp. Code: ec094b Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Giuseppe Cimo Address: JIVE Phone: +31 521 596545 EMAIL: cimo@jive.eu Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: Notes: JUICE freq. 8435.9 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 JUICE tracking 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 6 Mar 2024 Day 66 --- Next scan frequencies: 8400.00 8416.00 8432.00 8448.00 Next BBC frequencies: 320.00 336.00 352.00 368.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 05 30 00 J1800+3848 17 14 22 79.6 479.2 -0.8 -53.0 0 0 05 30 00 05 32 00 =1758+388 17 16 23 79.9 480.5 -0.7 -52.0 120 4 05 30 01 05 35 00 J1726-2258 17 19 23 22.5 537.7 -0.2 -1.7 61 4 05 35 00 05 38 00 =1723-229 17 22 24 22.5 538.5 -0.1 -1.2 180 10 05 35 01 05 39 00 J1729-2235 17 23 24 22.8 538.1 -0.1 -1.5 55 10 05 39 00 05 42 00 --- 17 26 24 22.9 538.8 -0.1 -0.9 180 15 05 39 01 05 43 00 054000 17 27 24 22.0 536.8 -0.2 -2.5 53 15 05 43 00 05 45 00 --- 17 29 25 22.1 537.3 -0.2 -2.1 120 19 05 43 01 05 46 00 J1729-2235 17 30 25 22.9 539.8 -0.0 -0.1 53 19 05 46 00 05 49 00 --- 17 33 25 22.9 540.6 0.0 0.4 180 25 05 46 01 05 50 00 054000 17 34 25 22.1 538.5 -0.1 -1.2 53 25 05 50 00 05 52 00 --- 17 36 26 22.1 539.0 -0.1 -0.8 120 29 05 50 01 05 53 00 J1729-2235 17 37 26 22.9 541.6 0.1 1.2 53 29 05 53 00 05 56 00 --- 17 40 26 22.8 542.3 0.2 1.8 180 35 05 53 01 05 57 00 060000 17 41 27 22.1 540.2 0.0 0.2 53 35 05 57 00 05 59 00 --- 17 43 27 22.1 540.7 0.0 0.6 120 39 05 57 01 06 00 00 J1729-2235 17 44 27 22.8 543.3 0.2 2.6 53 39 06 00 00 06 03 00 --- 17 47 28 22.8 544.1 0.3 3.2 180 44 06 00 01 06 04 00 060000 17 48 28 22.1 542.0 0.1 1.5 53 44 06 04 00 06 06 00 --- 17 50 28 22.1 542.5 0.2 1.9 120 48 06 04 01 06 07 00 J1729-2235 17 51 28 22.7 545.1 0.3 3.9 53 48 06 07 00 06 10 00 --- 17 54 29 22.7 545.8 0.4 4.5 180 54 06 07 01 06 11 00 060000 17 55 29 22.0 543.7 0.2 2.9 53 54 06 11 00 06 13 00 --- 17 57 29 22.0 544.2 0.3 3.3 120 58 06 11 01 06 14 00 J1729-2235 17 58 29 22.6 546.8 0.5 5.3 53 58 06 14 00 06 17 00 --- 18 01 30 22.5 547.6 0.5 5.8 180 64 06 14 01 06 18 00 062000 18 02 30 21.9 545.4 0.4 4.2 53 64 06 18 00 06 20 00 --- 18 04 30 21.9 545.9 0.4 4.6 120 68 06 18 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 JUICE tracking 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 6 Mar 2024 Day 66 --- 06 21 00 J1729-2235 18 05 31 22.4 548.6 0.6 6.6 53 68 06 21 00 06 24 00 --- 18 08 31 22.3 549.3 0.6 7.2 180 73 06 21 01 06 25 00 062000 18 09 31 21.8 547.2 0.5 5.6 53 73 06 25 00 06 27 00 --- 18 11 32 21.7 547.6 0.5 5.9 120 77 06 25 01 06 28 00 J1729-2235 18 12 32 22.2 550.3 0.7 7.9 53 77 06 28 00 06 31 00 --- 18 15 32 22.1 551.1 0.7 8.5 180 83 06 28 01 06 32 00 064000 18 16 32 21.6 548.9 0.6 6.9 53 83 06 32 00 06 34 00 --- 18 18 33 21.6 549.4 0.6 7.3 120 87 06 32 01 06 35 00 J1729-2235 18 19 33 22.0 552.0 0.8 9.3 53 87 06 35 00 06 38 00 --- 18 22 33 21.9 552.8 0.9 9.8 180 93 06 35 01 06 39 00 064000 18 23 34 21.4 550.6 0.7 8.2 53 93 06 39 00 06 41 00 --- 18 25 34 21.3 551.1 0.7 8.6 120 97 06 39 01 06 42 00 J1726-2258 18 26 34 21.2 554.3 1.0 11.1 52 97 06 42 00 06 45 00 =1723-229 18 29 35 21.1 555.1 1.0 11.6 180 102 06 42 01 06 45 00 J1729-2235 18 29 35 21.6 554.5 1.0 11.1 -6 102 No stop 06 47 00 --- 18 31 35 21.5 555.0 1.0 11.5 114 106 06 45 01 06 48 00 064000 18 32 35 21.1 552.8 0.9 9.9 53 106 06 48 00 06 50 00 --- 18 34 35 21.0 553.3 0.9 10.3 120 110 06 48 01 06 51 00 J1729-2235 18 35 36 21.3 556.0 1.1 12.3 53 110 06 51 00 06 54 00 --- 18 38 36 21.1 556.7 1.1 12.8 180 116 06 51 01 06 55 00 070000 18 39 36 20.8 554.5 1.0 11.2 53 116 06 55 00 06 57 00 --- 18 41 36 20.7 554.9 1.0 11.6 120 120 06 55 01 06 58 00 J1729-2235 18 42 37 20.9 557.6 1.2 13.5 53 120 06 58 00 07 01 00 --- 18 45 37 20.7 558.4 1.2 14.1 180 126 06 58 01 07 02 00 070000 18 46 37 20.5 556.1 1.1 12.5 53 126 07 02 00 07 04 00 --- 18 48 38 20.4 556.6 1.1 12.8 120 129 07 02 01 07 05 00 J1729-2235 18 49 38 20.5 559.3 1.3 14.8 53 129 07 05 00 07 08 00 --- 18 52 38 20.3 560.0 1.4 15.3 180 135 07 05 01 07 09 00 072000 18 53 38 20.1 557.8 1.2 13.7 53 135 07 09 00 07 11 00 --- 18 55 39 20.0 558.3 1.2 14.1 120 139 07 09 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 JUICE tracking 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 6 Mar 2024 Day 66 --- 07 12 00 J1729-2235 18 56 39 20.1 561.0 1.4 16.1 53 139 07 12 00 07 15 00 --- 18 59 39 19.9 561.7 1.5 16.6 180 145 07 12 01 07 16 00 072000 19 00 40 19.7 559.5 1.3 15.0 53 145 07 16 00 07 18 00 --- 19 02 40 19.6 559.9 1.4 15.4 120 149 07 16 01 07 19 00 J1729-2235 19 03 40 19.6 562.6 1.5 17.3 53 149 07 19 00 07 22 00 --- 19 06 41 19.4 563.3 1.6 17.8 180 155 07 19 01 07 23 00 J1726-2258 19 07 41 18.8 564.1 1.7 18.4 54 155 07 23 00 07 25 00 =1723-229 19 09 41 18.6 564.5 1.7 18.8 120 158 07 23 01 07 28 00 J1800+3848 19 12 42 75.5 613.0 1.2 61.0 61 158 07 28 00 07 30 00 =1758+388 19 14 42 75.2 613.7 1.2 61.4 120 162 07 28 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess124.X256R --- 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: 7 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 256 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 Net SB= U U U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP RCP RCP RCP BBC = 9 10 11 12 BBC SB= U U U U IF = C1 C1 C1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 8400.00 8416.00 8432.00 8448.00 BBC fr= 320.00 336.00 352.00 368.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 3 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J1729-2235 17 26 40.994485 * 17 29 42.283400 17 31 09.413091 0.00 -22 32 58.85175 *-22 35 17.49900 -22 36 28.74384 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 054000 17 35 59.130028 * 17 39 01.612255 17 40 29.259380 0.00 -23 19 45.97657 *-23 21 24.18952 -23 22 15.72135 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 060000 17 36 01.564551 * 17 39 04.047797 17 40 31.695169 0.00 -23 19 47.41971 *-23 21 25.45603 -23 22 16.90295 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 062000 17 36 03.999075 * 17 39 06.483338 17 40 34.130957 0.00 -23 19 48.86048 *-23 21 26.72017 -23 22 18.08217 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 064000 17 36 06.433598 * 17 39 08.918878 17 40 36.566742 0.00 -23 19 50.29884 *-23 21 27.98190 -23 22 19.25898 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 070000 17 36 08.868121 * 17 39 11.354414 17 40 39.002523 0.00 -23 19 51.73487 *-23 21 29.24129 -23 22 20.43345 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 072000 17 36 11.302646 * 17 39 13.789951 17 40 41.438304 0.00 -23 19 53.16849 *-23 21 30.49826 -23 22 21.60550 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 1723-229 17 23 57.151834 * 17 26 58.904518 17 28 26.273290 0.09 * J1726-2258 -22 55 31.09750 *-22 58 01.54576 -22 59 18.30827 0.20 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 126 observations. 1758+388 17 58 44.703954 * 18 00 24.765363 18 01 12.501783 0.01 * J1800+3848 38 48 32.47350 * 38 48 30.69748 38 48 05.63851 0.01 J1800+38 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 5095 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 J1729-2235 sess124.X256R 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0.733 25.817 054000 sess124.X256R 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0.067 2.400 060000 sess124.X256R 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0.100 3.600 062000 sess124.X256R 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0.067 2.400 064000 sess124.X256R 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0.100 3.600 070000 sess124.X256R 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0.067 2.400 072000 sess124.X256R 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0.067 2.400 J1726-2258 sess124.X256R 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0.133 4.165 J1800+3848 sess124.X256R 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 0.067 2.024 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) J1729-2235 82.8 054000 80.7 060000 80.7 062000 80.6 064000 80.6 070000 80.6 072000 80.6 J1726-2258 83.4 J1800+3848 83.4 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