COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N23C2 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Suma Murthy Address: JIVE Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 7991PD Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31 521 596 508 EMAIL: murthy@jive.eu Fax: Phone during observation: +31 521 596 508 Observing mode: Notes: 6cm NME and ftp fringe test for Session 2 2023 (4096 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 32 MHz filters) Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE v.2 - no DBBC3 testing yet COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 6cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 25th May 2023 involving the following antennas: Jb2 Wb1 Ef Mc Nt On85 T6 Ur Tr Ys Hh Ib Km Cm Da De Pi Kn The NME uses a standard setup with 4096 Mbps. The schedule consists of long integrations on calibrator J0804+2006. We shall use J0905+2052 for phase referencing. We will also use a single scan on J0806+4504 for the flux calibration of e-MERLIN stations. The following ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment (UT times): 12:13:00 (scan 2, 2 sec, J0804+2006) 12:35:00 (scan 4, 2 sec, J0804+2006) 13:05:00 (scan 6, 2 sec, J0804+2006) 13:35:00 (scan 10, 2 sec, J0804+2006) 14:05:00 (scan 14, 2 sec, J0804+2006) 14:35:00 (scan 18, 2 sec, J0804+2006) Happy C-inging! Suma Murthy Mattermost: coms.evlbi.org Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 25 May 2023 Day 145 --- Next scan frequencies: 4632.00 4632.00 4632.00 4632.00 4696.00 4696.00 4696.00 4696.00 4760.00 4760.00 4760.00 4760.00 4824.00 4824.00 4824.00 4824.00 4888.00 4888.00 4888.00 4888.00 4952.00 4952.00 4952.00 4952.00 5016.00 5016.00 5016.00 5016.00 5080.00 5080.00 5080.00 5080.00 Next BBC frequencies: 288.00 288.00 288.00 288.00 352.00 352.00 352.00 352.00 416.00 416.00 416.00 416.00 480.00 480.00 480.00 480.00 544.00 544.00 544.00 544.00 608.00 608.00 608.00 608.00 672.00 672.00 672.00 672.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 12 00 00 J0806+4504 04 57 51 56.7 432.0 -3.2 -73.5 0 0 12 00 00 12 05 00 =0803+452 05 02 52 57.6 432.4 -3.1 -74.0 300 155 12 00 01 12 08 00 J0854+2006 05 05 53 36.8 457.8 -3.8 -48.7 133 155 12 08 00 12 15 00 =OJ287 05 12 54 38.1 459.2 -3.7 -48.5 420 371 12 08 01 12 20 00 J0854+2006 05 17 55 38.9 460.2 -3.6 -48.3 297 371 12 20 00 12 22 00 =OJ287 05 19 55 39.3 460.6 -3.6 -48.2 120 433 12 20 01 12 27 00 J0854+2006 05 24 56 40.2 461.6 -3.5 -48.0 297 433 12 27 00 12 37 00 =OJ287 05 34 58 41.9 463.7 -3.4 -47.5 600 742 12 27 01 12 42 00 J0854+2006 05 39 58 42.8 464.8 -3.3 -47.2 297 742 12 42 00 12 52 00 =OJ287 05 50 00 44.5 467.0 -3.1 -46.5 600 1051 12 42 01 12 57 00 J0854+2006 05 55 01 45.4 468.2 -3.0 -46.1 297 1051 12 57 00 13 07 00 =OJ287 06 05 02 47.0 470.6 -2.9 -45.3 600 1360 12 57 01 13 09 00 J0854+2006 06 07 03 47.4 471.1 -2.8 -45.1 117 1360 13 09 00 13 13 00 =OJ287 06 11 03 48.0 472.1 -2.8 -44.7 240 1484 13 09 01 13 13 00 J0905+2052 06 11 03 46.8 468.7 -2.9 -46.2 -8 1484 No stop 13 16 00 --- 06 14 04 47.3 469.4 -2.9 -46.0 172 1577 13 13 01 13 18 00 J0854+2006 06 16 04 48.9 473.3 -2.7 -44.2 112 1577 13 18 00 13 22 00 =OJ287 06 20 05 49.5 474.4 -2.6 -43.7 240 1700 13 18 01 13 27 00 J0854+2006 06 25 06 50.3 475.7 -2.5 -43.1 297 1700 13 27 00 13 37 00 =OJ287 06 35 07 51.9 478.5 -2.4 -41.9 600 2010 13 27 01 13 39 00 J0854+2006 06 37 08 52.2 479.0 -2.3 -41.6 117 2010 13 39 00 13 43 00 =OJ287 06 41 08 52.9 480.2 -2.2 -41.0 240 2133 13 39 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 25 May 2023 Day 145 --- 13 43 00 J0905+2052 06 41 08 51.8 476.4 -2.4 -43.1 -9 2133 No stop 13 46 00 --- 06 44 09 52.3 477.2 -2.4 -42.7 171 2226 13 43 01 13 48 00 J0854+2006 06 46 09 53.6 481.7 -2.2 -40.2 111 2226 13 48 00 13 52 00 =OJ287 06 50 10 54.2 482.9 -2.1 -39.6 240 2350 13 48 01 13 57 00 J0854+2006 06 55 11 55.0 484.5 -2.0 -38.7 297 2350 13 57 00 14 07 00 =OJ287 07 05 12 56.4 487.8 -1.8 -36.8 600 2659 13 57 01 14 09 00 J0854+2006 07 07 13 56.7 488.5 -1.8 -36.4 117 2659 14 09 00 14 13 00 =OJ287 07 11 13 57.2 489.9 -1.7 -35.6 240 2782 14 09 01 14 13 00 J0905+2052 07 11 13 56.4 485.5 -1.9 -38.4 -10 2782 No stop 14 16 00 --- 07 14 14 56.8 486.5 -1.9 -37.8 170 2875 14 13 01 14 18 00 J0854+2006 07 16 14 57.9 491.7 -1.7 -34.5 110 2875 14 18 00 14 22 00 =OJ287 07 20 15 58.5 493.2 -1.6 -33.6 240 2999 14 18 01 14 27 00 J0854+2006 07 25 16 59.1 495.1 -1.5 -32.4 297 2999 14 27 00 14 37 00 =OJ287 07 35 17 60.3 499.1 -1.3 -29.8 600 3308 14 27 01 14 42 00 J0854+2006 07 40 18 60.9 501.1 -1.3 -28.4 297 3308 14 42 00 14 52 00 =OJ287 07 50 20 62.0 505.5 -1.1 -25.4 600 3617 14 42 01 14 54 00 J0905+2052 07 52 20 61.7 501.1 -1.2 -28.6 109 3617 14 54 00 14 57 00 --- 07 55 21 62.1 502.4 -1.2 -27.7 180 3710 14 54 01 14 57 00 J0854+2006 07 55 21 62.4 507.8 -1.0 -23.8 -11 3710 No stop 15 00 00 =OJ287 07 58 21 62.7 509.2 -1.0 -22.8 169 3803 14 57 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess223.C4096 --- 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: 4096 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 32 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 4344.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U 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 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 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 5 13 5 13 6 14 6 14 7 15 7 15 8 16 8 16 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U 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 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 4 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4632.00 4632.00 4632.00 4632.00 4696.00 4696.00 4696.00 4696.00 4760.00 4760.00 4760.00 4760.00 4824.00 4824.00 4824.00 4824.00 4888.00 4888.00 4888.00 4888.00 4952.00 4952.00 4952.00 4952.00 5016.00 5016.00 5016.00 5016.00 5080.00 5080.00 5080.00 5080.00 BBC fr= 288.00 288.00 288.00 288.00 352.00 352.00 352.00 352.00 416.00 416.00 416.00 416.00 480.00 480.00 480.00 480.00 544.00 544.00 544.00 544.00 608.00 608.00 608.00 608.00 672.00 672.00 672.00 672.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 4 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0905+2052 09 02 22.789418 * 09 05 14.337300 09 06 33.475548 0.00 21 04 13.50391 * 20 52 13.30700 20 46 44.53708 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0803+452 08 03 02.295930 * 08 06 33.472537 08 08 10.411260 0.12 * J0806+4504 45 13 11.29504 * 45 04 32.27265 45 00 42.40919 0.10 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 151 observations. OJ287 08 51 57.250615 * 08 54 48.874927 08 56 07.986733 0.00 * J0854+2006 20 17 58.41740 * 20 06 30.64085 20 01 16.65897 0.00 0851+202 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0854+20 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 270807 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 J0905+2052 sess223.C4096 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 17 0.200 24.034 J0806+4504 sess223.C4096 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 0.083 10.000 J0854+2006 sess223.C4096 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 17 1.767 236.049 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) J0905+2052 68.9 J0806+4504 54.3 J0854+2006 66.7 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