COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Expt Exp. Code: N04C3 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 18 Sept. 2003 PI: Zsolt Paragi Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596536 EMAIL: paragi@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596536 Observing mode: Notes: C-band NME (256 Mbps, 1-head, 2-bit sampling) for session 3/2004 Please send tape or disk pack by express to JIVE This NME uses one THIN tape/station Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 28 Oct 2004 Day 302 --- Next scan frequencies: 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 Next BBC frequencies: 142.49 142.49 142.49 142.49 158.49 158.49 158.49 158.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 05 00 00 3C273B 09 18 17 36.1 66.3 -3.2 0.0 0 1 1 0 05 00 00 05 12 00 --- 09 30 19 38.5 64.1 -3.0 0.0 720 F 1 9600 05 12 00 1222+037 09 30 19 38.5 61.8 -2.9 0.0 -29 1 1 9600 05 12 00 05 19 00 --- 09 37 20 39.9 60.4 -2.8 0.0 391 F 1 15200 05 19 00 3C273B 09 37 20 39.9 62.8 -2.9 0.0 -29 1 1 15200 05 19 00 05 22 00 --- 09 40 20 40.5 62.2 -2.8 0.0 151 F 1 17600 05 23 00 1222+037 09 41 20 40.7 59.6 -2.7 0.0 31 1 2 17600 05 23 00 05 30 00 --- 09 48 22 42.0 58.1 -2.6 0.0 420 R 1 12000 05 30 00 3C273B 09 48 22 42.1 60.5 -2.7 0.0 -29 1 2 12000 05 30 00 05 33 00 --- 09 51 22 42.7 59.9 -2.6 0.0 151 R 1 9600 05 33 00 1222+037 09 51 22 42.6 57.4 -2.6 0.0 -29 1 2 9600 05 33 00 05 40 00 --- 09 58 23 43.9 55.9 -2.4 0.0 391 R 1 4000 05 40 00 3C273B 09 58 23 44.1 58.4 -2.5 0.0 -29 1 2 4000 05 40 00 05 45 00 --- 10 03 24 45.0 57.2 -2.4 0.0 271 R 1 0 05 48 00 3C273B 10 06 24 45.6 56.5 -2.4 0.0 153 1 3 0 05 48 00 05 48 15 --- 10 06 40 45.6 56.5 -2.4 0.0 15 F 1 200 05 50 15 3C273B 10 08 40 46.0 56.0 -2.3 0.0 95 1 3 200 05 50 15 05 52 30 --- 10 10 55 46.4 55.4 -2.3 0.0 135 F 1 2000 05 52 30 1222+037 10 10 55 46.2 52.8 -2.2 0.0 -29 1 3 2000 05 52 30 05 59 30 --- 10 17 56 47.5 51.0 -2.1 0.0 391 F 1 7600 05 59 30 3C273B 10 17 56 47.7 53.7 -2.2 0.0 -29 1 3 7600 05 59 30 06 04 30 --- 10 22 57 48.6 52.4 -2.1 0.0 271 F 1 11600 06 04 30 1222+037 10 22 57 48.3 49.7 -2.0 0.0 -29 1 3 11600 06 04 30 06 11 30 --- 10 29 58 49.5 47.7 -1.9 0.0 391 F 1 17200 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 28 Oct 2004 Day 302 --- 06 14 30 OQ208 10 32 59 15.2 47.1 -3.6 0.0 103 1 4 17600 06 14 30 06 36 30 --- 10 55 02 18.7 43.7 -3.2 0.0 1320 R 1 0 06 37 30 3C273B 10 56 03 54.1 42.4 -1.6 0.0 -20 1 5 0 06 37 30 06 41 00 --- 10 59 33 54.6 41.2 -1.5 0.0 190 F 1 2800 06 41 00 1222+037 10 59 33 54.1 38.3 -1.4 0.0 -29 1 5 2800 06 41 00 06 48 30 --- 11 07 04 55.1 35.6 -1.3 0.0 421 F 1 8800 06 48 30 3C273B 11 07 04 55.7 38.6 -1.4 0.0 -29 1 5 8800 06 48 30 06 52 00 --- 11 10 35 56.2 37.3 -1.3 0.0 181 F 1 11600 06 52 00 1222+037 11 10 35 55.5 34.3 -1.2 0.0 -29 1 5 11600 06 52 00 06 59 30 --- 11 18 06 56.4 31.3 -1.1 0.0 421 F 1 17600 07 00 30 3C273B 11 19 06 57.3 33.9 -1.2 0.0 31 1 6 17600 07 00 30 07 04 00 --- 11 22 37 57.8 32.5 -1.1 0.0 210 R 1 14800 07 04 00 1222+037 11 22 37 57.0 29.5 -1.0 0.0 -29 1 6 14800 07 04 00 07 11 30 --- 11 30 08 57.7 26.4 -0.9 0.0 421 R 1 8800 07 11 30 3C273B 11 30 08 58.6 29.4 -1.0 0.0 -29 1 6 8800 07 11 30 07 22 30 --- 11 41 10 59.8 24.4 -0.8 0.0 631 R 1 0 07 25 30 OQ208 11 44 11 25.7 34.8 -2.4 0.0 100 1 7 0 07 25 30 07 47 30 --- 12 06 14 28.4 30.2 -2.0 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 07 54 30 3C273B 12 13 15 61.8 8.5 -0.3 0.0 340 1 8 17600 07 54 30 07 59 30 --- 12 18 16 62.0 5.9 -0.2 0.0 300 R 1 13600 07 59 30 1222+037 12 18 16 60.6 3.5 -0.1 0.0 -29 1 8 13600 07 59 30 08 06 30 --- 12 25 17 60.6 359.9 0.0 0.0 391 R 1 8000 08 06 30 3C273B 12 25 17 62.1 2.2 -0.1 0.0 -29 1 8 8000 08 06 30 08 09 30 --- 12 28 18 62.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 151 R 1 5600 08 09 30 1222+037 12 28 18 60.6 358.4 0.1 0.0 -29 1 8 5600 08 09 30 08 16 30 --- 12 35 19 60.5 354.8 0.2 0.0 391 R 1 0 08 17 30 3C273B 12 36 19 62.0 356.3 0.1 0.0 31 1 9 0 08 17 30 08 22 30 --- 12 41 20 61.9 353.6 0.2 0.0 300 F 1 4000 08 22 30 1222+037 12 41 20 60.4 351.8 0.3 0.0 -29 1 9 4000 08 22 30 08 29 30 --- 12 48 21 60.1 348.3 0.4 0.0 391 F 1 9600 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 28 Oct 2004 Day 302 --- 08 29 30 3C273B 12 48 21 61.7 349.9 0.3 0.0 -29 1 9 9600 08 29 30 08 32 30 --- 12 51 22 61.6 348.4 0.4 0.0 151 F 1 12000 08 32 30 1222+037 12 51 22 59.9 346.8 0.4 0.0 -29 1 9 12000 08 32 30 08 39 30 --- 12 58 23 59.5 343.4 0.6 0.0 391 F 1 17600 08 42 30 3C273B 13 01 23 61.0 343.3 0.5 0.0 151 1 10 17600 08 42 30 08 42 45 --- 13 01 38 61.0 343.2 0.5 0.0 15 R 1 17400 08 44 45 3C273B 13 03 39 60.9 342.2 0.6 0.0 95 1 10 17400 08 44 45 08 48 00 --- 13 06 54 60.6 340.6 0.6 0.0 195 R 1 14800 08 48 00 1222+037 13 06 54 58.9 339.5 0.7 0.0 -29 1 10 14800 08 48 00 08 55 30 --- 13 14 25 58.3 336.1 0.8 0.0 421 R 1 8800 08 55 30 3C273B 13 14 25 60.0 337.0 0.8 0.0 -29 1 10 8800 08 55 30 09 06 30 --- 13 25 27 59.0 332.0 0.9 0.0 631 R 1 0 09 10 30 OQ208 13 29 28 34.9 10.1 -0.6 0.0 160 1 11 0 09 10 30 09 32 30 --- 13 51 31 35.5 4.2 -0.3 0.0 1320 F 1 17600 09 33 30 3C273B 13 52 32 55.6 321.1 1.4 0.0 -20 1 12 17600 09 33 30 09 38 30 --- 13 57 32 54.9 319.3 1.5 0.0 280 R 1 13600 09 38 30 1222+037 13 57 32 53.1 319.3 1.5 0.0 -29 1 12 13600 09 38 30 09 45 30 --- 14 04 34 52.0 317.0 1.7 0.0 391 R 1 8000 09 45 30 3C273B 14 04 34 53.8 316.9 1.6 0.0 -29 1 12 8000 09 45 30 09 48 30 --- 14 07 34 53.3 315.9 1.6 0.0 151 R 1 5600 09 48 30 1222+037 14 07 34 51.5 316.1 1.7 0.0 -29 1 12 5600 09 48 30 09 55 30 --- 14 14 35 50.4 313.9 1.8 0.0 391 R 1 0 09 56 30 3C273B 14 15 35 52.1 313.4 1.8 0.0 31 1 13 0 09 56 30 10 01 30 --- 14 20 36 51.2 311.9 1.9 0.0 300 F 1 4000 10 01 30 1222+037 14 20 36 49.4 312.2 1.9 0.0 -29 1 13 4000 10 01 30 10 08 30 --- 14 27 37 48.3 310.2 2.0 0.0 391 F 1 9600 10 08 30 3C273B 14 27 37 50.0 309.8 2.0 0.0 -29 1 13 9600 10 08 30 10 11 30 --- 14 30 38 49.5 309.0 2.0 0.0 151 F 1 12000 10 11 30 1222+037 14 30 38 47.7 309.4 2.1 0.0 -29 1 13 12000 10 11 30 10 18 30 --- 14 37 39 46.5 307.6 2.2 0.0 391 F 1 17600 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 5 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 28 Oct 2004 Day 302 --- 10 19 30 3C273B 14 38 39 48.1 306.9 2.2 0.0 31 1 14 17600 10 19 30 10 23 00 --- 14 42 10 47.5 306.0 2.2 0.0 210 R 1 14800 10 23 00 1222+037 14 42 10 45.7 306.4 2.3 0.0 -29 1 14 14800 10 23 00 10 30 30 --- 14 49 41 44.3 304.6 2.4 0.0 421 R 1 8800 10 30 30 3C273B 14 49 41 46.1 304.1 2.3 0.0 -29 1 14 8800 10 30 30 10 41 30 --- 15 00 43 44.0 301.5 2.5 0.0 631 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.6CM Matches group hh6cm in /aps3/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 291100 (CR) Setup group: 10 Station: HART 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= 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 BBC fr= 142.49 142.49 142.49 142.49 158.49 158.49 158.49 158.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 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) J1224+0330 12 22 19.097174 * 12 24 52.421940 12 25 05.501146 * 1222+037 03 47 27.06606 * 03 30 50.29291 03 29 23.44298 J1224+03 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J1229+0203 12 26 33.245833 * 12 29 06.699729 12 29 19.767119 1226+023 02 19 43.30569 * 02 03 08.59819 02 01 42.08644 3C273 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * 3C273B ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report J1229+02 J1407+2827 14 04 45.615151 * 14 07 00.394410 14 07 11.603932 1404+286 28 41 29.23495 * 28 27 14.68998 28 25 56.59118 J1407+28 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 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) 1222+037 31.3 3C273B 29.7 OQ208 41.7 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