COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Expt Exp. Code: N03L2 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Zsolt Paragi Address: JIVE Phone: +31-521-596536 EMAIL: paragi@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596536 Observing mode: Notes: L-band NME for May03 session (256Mbps) Please send tape by express to JIVE This NME uses one THIN tape/station Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Expt UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 28 May 2003 Day 148 --- Next scan frequencies: 1632.49 1632.49 1632.49 1632.49 1648.49 1648.49 1648.49 1648.49 Next BBC frequencies: 567.51 567.51 567.51 567.51 551.51 551.51 551.51 551.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 09 00 00 3C84 09 26 47 18.9 307.7 6.1 64.8 0 1 1 0 09 00 00 09 22 00 --- 09 48 51 15.2 309.7 6.5 61.7 1320 F 1 17600 09 24 00 J0607+4739 09 50 51 44.9 308.1 3.7 90.6 19 1 2 17600 09 24 00 09 29 30 =0603+476 09 56 22 44.0 308.1 3.8 89.6 330 R 1 13200 09 30 30 J0518+3306 09 57 22 32.0 292.0 4.7 71.4 18 1 2 13200 09 30 30 09 36 00 =0514+330 10 02 53 30.9 292.5 4.7 70.8 330 R 1 8800 09 36 00 DA193 10 02 53 39.9 298.1 4.1 79.7 -32 1 2 8800 09 36 00 09 41 30 --- 10 08 24 38.9 298.3 4.2 78.9 298 R 1 4400 09 45 30 3C48 10 12 25 -9.5 318.5 8.6 D 42.7 125 1 2 4400 09 45 30 09 51 00 --- 10 17 56 -10.3 319.4 8.7 D 41.8 0 R 1 0 09 55 00 3C84 10 21 56 9.9 312.9 7.0 56.9 222 1 3 0 09 55 00 10 00 30 --- 10 27 27 9.0 313.5 7.1 56.1 330 F 1 4400 10 00 30 J0310+3814 10 27 27 5.7 311.8 7.3 54.4 -13 1 3 4400 10 00 30 10 06 00 =0307+380 10 32 58 4.8 312.4 7.4 D 53.6 0 F 1 8800 10 08 00 DA193 10 34 58 33.9 299.7 4.7 75.5 22 1 3 8800 10 08 00 10 19 00 --- 10 46 00 31.8 300.4 4.8 74.1 660 F 1 17600 10 24 00 J0607+4739 10 51 01 34.8 309.2 4.7 80.2 280 1 4 17600 10 24 00 10 29 30 =0603+476 10 56 32 33.9 309.4 4.8 79.3 330 R 1 13200 10 30 30 J0518+3306 10 57 32 20.3 297.2 5.7 65.4 13 1 4 13200 10 30 30 10 36 00 =0514+330 11 03 03 19.3 297.7 5.7 64.8 330 R 1 8800 10 36 00 DA193 11 03 03 28.7 301.5 5.1 71.9 -34 1 4 8800 10 36 00 10 41 30 --- 11 08 34 27.7 301.9 5.2 71.2 296 R 1 4400 10 45 30 3C48 11 12 35 -17.2 328.7 9.6 D 32.1 162 1 4 4400 10 45 30 10 51 00 --- 11 18 05 -17.8 329.8 9.7 D 31.0 0 R 1 0 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Expt UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 28 May 2003 Day 148 --- 10 55 00 3C84 11 22 06 1.0 319.8 8.0 D 47.5 218 1 5 0 10 55 00 11 00 30 --- 11 27 37 0.2 320.5 8.1 D 46.6 0 F 1 4400 11 00 30 J0310+3814 11 27 37 -3.3 319.4 8.3 D 45.2 -4 1 5 4400 11 00 30 11 06 00 =0307+380 11 33 08 -4.1 320.2 8.4 D 44.3 0 F 1 8800 11 08 00 DA193 11 35 08 22.9 303.8 5.7 67.8 58 1 5 8800 11 08 00 11 19 00 --- 11 46 10 21.0 304.7 5.8 66.4 660 F 1 17600 11 20 00 J0607+4739 11 47 10 25.7 311.9 5.7 71.1 42 1 6 17600 11 20 00 11 25 30 =0603+476 11 52 41 24.8 312.2 5.8 70.3 330 R 1 13200 11 26 30 J0518+3306 11 53 41 9.9 302.8 6.6 59.2 8 1 6 13200 11 26 30 11 32 00 =0514+330 11 59 12 8.9 303.5 6.7 58.5 330 R 1 8800 11 35 30 DA193 12 02 43 18.1 306.1 6.1 64.2 177 1 6 8800 11 35 30 11 46 30 --- 12 13 45 16.2 307.1 6.3 62.7 660 R 1 0 11 47 30 3C84 12 14 45 -5.8 327.0 8.9 D 38.5 18 1 7 0 11 47 30 11 53 00 --- 12 20 16 -6.4 327.9 9.0 D 37.5 0 F 1 4400 11 53 00 J0310+3814 12 20 16 -10.0 327.3 9.2 D 36.1 -3 1 7 4400 11 53 00 11 58 30 =0307+380 12 25 47 -10.7 328.2 9.2 D 35.1 0 F 1 8800 12 00 30 DA193 12 27 47 13.8 308.4 6.5 60.8 79 1 7 8800 12 00 30 12 11 30 --- 12 38 49 12.0 309.5 6.7 59.3 660 F 1 17600 12 12 30 J0607+4739 12 39 49 17.5 315.6 6.5 62.8 40 1 8 17600 12 12 30 12 18 00 =0603+476 12 45 20 16.7 316.1 6.6 61.9 330 R 1 13200 12 19 00 J0518+3306 12 46 20 0.8 309.0 7.5 D 52.6 19 1 8 13200 12 19 00 12 24 30 =0514+330 12 51 51 -0.2 309.8 7.6 D 51.8 0 R 1 8800 12 28 00 DA193 12 55 21 9.3 311.2 7.0 57.0 194 1 8 8800 12 28 00 12 39 00 --- 13 06 23 7.5 312.4 7.2 55.4 660 R 1 0 12 40 00 3C84 13 07 23 -11.2 335.3 9.8 D 28.5 12 1 9 0 12 40 00 12 45 30 --- 13 12 54 -11.7 336.3 9.9 D 27.4 0 F 1 4400 12 45 30 J0310+3814 13 12 54 -15.4 336.3 10.0 D 26.0 -2 1 9 4400 12 45 30 12 51 00 =0307+380 13 18 25 -15.8 337.4 10.1 D 24.8 0 F 1 8800 12 53 00 DA193 13 20 25 5.3 314.0 7.4 53.3 71 1 9 8800 12 53 00 13 04 00 --- 13 31 27 3.7 315.3 7.6 D 51.6 0 F 1 17600 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Expt UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 28 May 2003 Day 148 --- 13 10 00 J0607+4739 13 37 28 9.3 320.9 7.5 53.3 344 1 10 17600 13 10 00 13 15 30 =0603+476 13 42 59 8.5 321.5 7.6 52.4 330 R 1 13200 13 15 30 J0518+3306 13 42 59 -8.1 316.9 8.4 D 44.3 -14 1 10 13200 13 15 30 13 21 00 =0514+330 13 48 30 -8.9 317.8 8.5 D 43.4 0 R 1 8800 13 21 00 DA193 13 48 30 1.1 317.4 7.9 D 49.0 -3 1 10 8800 13 21 00 13 32 00 --- 13 59 32 -0.4 318.8 8.1 D 47.2 0 R 1 0 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: NME-1HEAD.18CM Matches group sh18cm in /aps3/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Huang Xinyong 170300, dual pol but narrow(?) Setup group: 8 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 256 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 270.000 ips, High density - 160.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:22:00 1st LO= 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 8 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1632.49 1632.49 1632.49 1632.49 1648.49 1648.49 1648.49 1648.49 BBC fr= 567.51 567.51 567.51 567.51 551.51 551.51 551.51 551.51 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 6490 6510 6490 6510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 6490 6510 6490 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- Network Monitoring Expt 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). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) J0137+3309 01 34 49.826365 * 01 37 41.299431 01 37 50.593291 0134+329 32 54 20.25881 * 33 09 35.13299 33 10 23.14838 * 3C48 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0137+33 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J0310+3814 03 07 37.554113 * 03 10 49.879971 03 11 00.049548 0307+380 38 03 34.47090 * 38 14 53.83788 38 15 31.98890 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 J0319+4130 03 16 29.567273 * 03 19 48.160103 03 19 58.608439 0316+413 41 19 51.91592 * 41 30 42.10305 41 31 18.85042 * 3C84 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J0518+3306 05 14 48.670936 * 05 18 05.142458 05 18 15.710203 0514+330 33 03 04.11904 * 33 06 13.36462 33 06 28.43799 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 J0555+3948 05 52 01.407166 * 05 55 30.805609 05 55 42.136171 0552+398 39 48 21.94585 * 39 48 49.16500 39 48 56.85131 * DA193 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0555+39 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J0607+4739 06 03 36.208470 * 06 07 23.254984 06 07 35.501693 0603+476 47 40 10.99357 * 47 39 46.94223 47 39 53.13801 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 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) 3C48 37.5 J0310+3814 22.4 3C84 23.7 J0518+3306 17.5 DA193 27.5 J0607+4739 34.0 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