COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N05K2 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.02 July 2005 PI: Zsolt Paragi Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596536 EMAIL: paragi@jive.nl Fax: 31-521-597332 Phone during observation: +31-521-596500 Observing mode: MKIV Notes: K-band NME (256 Mbps, 2-bit sampling, 8MHz filter) for session 3 Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Experiment 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 26 Oct 2005 Day 299 --- Next scan frequencies: 22219.49 22219.49 22227.49 22227.49 22235.49 22235.49 22243.49 22243.49 Next BBC frequencies: 619.49 619.49 627.49 627.49 635.49 635.49 643.49 643.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 07 30 00 1253-055 17 53 54 10.2 256.8 5.0 56.9 0 1 1 0 07 30 00 07 35 00 --- 17 58 55 9.2 257.5 5.0 57.2 300 F 1 0 07 30 10 07 37 00 1253-055 18 00 55 8.7 257.7 5.1 57.2 117 1 1 0 07 37 00 07 42 00 --- 18 05 56 7.7 258.4 5.2 57.5 300 F 1 0 07 37 10 07 48 00 1611+343 18 11 57 65.0 285.0 2.0 88.9 167 1 1 0 07 48 00 07 53 00 --- 18 16 58 64.0 285.1 2.1 88.2 300 F 1 0 07 48 10 07 55 00 3C345 18 18 58 68.7 300.7 1.6 106.7 87 1 1 0 07 55 00 08 05 00 --- 18 29 00 66.9 299.4 1.8 103.8 600 F 1 0 07 55 10 08 08 00 3C345 18 32 01 66.3 299.1 1.8 103.0 176 1 1 0 08 08 00 08 10 00 --- 18 34 01 65.9 298.8 1.8 102.5 120 F 1 0 08 08 10 08 10 00 NRAO512 18 34 01 65.5 298.5 1.9 101.8 -4 1 1 0 08 10 00 08 11 30 --- 18 35 31 65.2 298.4 1.9 101.5 86 F 1 0 08 10 10 08 11 30 3C345 18 35 31 65.6 298.7 1.9 102.1 -4 1 1 0 08 11 30 08 12 30 --- 18 36 31 65.5 298.6 1.9 101.9 56 F 1 0 08 11 40 08 12 30 NRAO512 18 36 31 65.0 298.3 1.9 101.2 -4 1 1 0 08 12 30 08 14 00 --- 18 38 01 64.7 298.2 2.0 100.9 86 F 1 0 08 12 40 08 14 00 3C345 18 38 01 65.2 298.5 1.9 101.5 -4 1 1 0 08 14 00 08 15 00 --- 18 39 02 65.0 298.4 1.9 101.3 56 F 1 0 08 14 10 08 15 00 NRAO512 18 39 02 64.5 298.1 2.0 100.6 -4 1 1 0 08 15 00 08 16 30 --- 18 40 32 64.2 298.0 2.0 100.3 86 F 1 0 08 15 10 08 16 30 3C345 18 40 32 64.7 298.2 2.0 100.9 -4 1 1 0 08 16 30 08 17 30 --- 18 41 32 64.5 298.2 2.0 100.7 56 F 1 0 08 16 40 08 17 30 NRAO512 18 41 32 64.0 297.9 2.0 100.0 -4 1 1 0 08 17 30 08 19 00 --- 18 43 02 63.8 297.8 2.0 99.7 86 F 1 0 08 17 40 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Experiment 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 26 Oct 2005 Day 299 --- 08 19 00 3C345 18 43 02 64.2 298.0 2.0 100.3 -4 1 1 0 08 19 00 08 20 00 --- 18 44 02 64.0 298.0 2.0 100.1 56 F 1 0 08 19 10 08 20 00 NRAO512 18 44 02 63.6 297.7 2.1 99.5 -4 1 1 0 08 20 00 08 21 30 --- 18 45 33 63.3 297.6 2.1 99.1 86 F 1 0 08 20 10 08 21 30 3C345 18 45 33 63.8 297.8 2.0 99.8 -4 1 1 0 08 21 30 08 22 30 --- 18 46 33 63.6 297.8 2.1 99.5 56 F 1 0 08 21 40 08 24 30 NRAO512 18 48 33 62.7 297.4 2.1 98.5 115 1 1 0 08 24 30 08 26 00 --- 18 50 03 62.4 297.3 2.2 98.2 90 F 1 0 08 24 40 08 26 00 3C345 18 50 03 62.9 297.5 2.1 98.8 -4 1 1 0 08 26 00 08 27 00 --- 18 51 04 62.7 297.5 2.1 98.5 56 F 1 0 08 26 10 08 27 00 NRAO512 18 51 04 62.2 297.3 2.2 98.0 -4 1 1 0 08 27 00 08 28 30 --- 18 52 34 62.0 297.2 2.2 97.6 86 F 1 0 08 27 10 08 28 30 3C345 18 52 34 62.4 297.4 2.2 98.2 -4 1 1 0 08 28 30 08 29 30 --- 18 53 34 62.2 297.3 2.2 98.0 56 F 1 0 08 28 40 08 29 30 NRAO512 18 53 34 61.8 297.1 2.2 97.4 -4 1 1 0 08 29 30 08 31 00 --- 18 55 04 61.5 297.0 2.2 97.1 86 F 1 0 08 29 40 08 31 00 3C345 18 55 04 61.9 297.2 2.2 97.7 -4 1 1 0 08 31 00 08 32 00 --- 18 56 04 61.8 297.2 2.2 97.5 56 F 1 0 08 31 10 08 32 00 NRAO512 18 56 04 61.3 297.0 2.3 96.9 -4 1 1 0 08 32 00 08 33 30 --- 18 57 35 61.0 296.9 2.3 96.6 86 F 1 0 08 32 10 08 33 30 3C345 18 57 35 61.5 297.1 2.2 97.2 -4 1 1 0 08 33 30 08 34 30 --- 18 58 35 61.3 297.1 2.3 97.0 56 F 1 0 08 33 40 08 34 30 NRAO512 18 58 35 60.8 296.9 2.3 96.4 -4 1 1 0 08 34 30 08 36 00 --- 19 00 05 60.5 296.8 2.3 96.1 86 F 1 0 08 34 40 08 36 00 3C345 19 00 05 61.0 297.0 2.3 96.7 -4 1 1 0 08 36 00 08 37 00 --- 19 01 05 60.8 296.9 2.3 96.5 56 F 1 0 08 36 10 08 37 00 NRAO512 19 01 05 60.3 296.8 2.3 95.9 -4 1 1 0 08 37 00 08 38 30 --- 19 02 36 60.0 296.7 2.4 95.6 86 F 1 0 08 37 10 08 38 30 3C345 19 02 36 60.5 296.9 2.3 96.2 -4 1 1 0 08 38 30 08 39 30 --- 19 03 36 60.3 296.8 2.3 96.0 56 F 1 0 08 38 40 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Experiment 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). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 26 Oct 2005 Day 299 --- 08 41 30 NRAO512 19 05 36 59.5 296.6 2.4 95.1 115 1 1 0 08 41 30 08 43 00 --- 19 07 06 59.2 296.6 2.4 94.8 90 F 1 0 08 41 40 08 43 00 3C345 19 07 06 59.6 296.7 2.4 95.3 -4 1 1 0 08 43 00 08 44 00 --- 19 08 06 59.5 296.7 2.4 95.1 56 F 1 0 08 43 10 08 44 00 NRAO512 19 08 06 59.0 296.5 2.5 94.6 -4 1 1 0 08 44 00 08 45 30 --- 19 09 37 58.7 296.5 2.5 94.3 86 F 1 0 08 44 10 08 45 30 3C345 19 09 37 59.2 296.6 2.4 94.8 -4 1 1 0 08 45 30 08 46 30 --- 19 10 37 59.0 296.6 2.5 94.6 56 F 1 0 08 45 40 08 46 30 NRAO512 19 10 37 58.5 296.5 2.5 94.1 -4 1 1 0 08 46 30 08 48 00 --- 19 12 07 58.2 296.4 2.5 93.9 86 F 1 0 08 46 40 08 48 00 3C345 19 12 07 58.7 296.5 2.5 94.4 -4 1 1 0 08 48 00 08 49 00 --- 19 13 07 58.5 296.5 2.5 94.2 56 F 1 0 08 48 10 08 49 00 NRAO512 19 13 07 58.0 296.4 2.5 93.7 -4 1 1 0 08 49 00 08 50 30 --- 19 14 37 57.7 296.4 2.6 93.4 86 F 1 0 08 49 10 08 50 30 3C345 19 14 37 58.2 296.5 2.5 93.9 -4 1 1 0 08 50 30 08 51 30 --- 19 15 38 58.0 296.4 2.5 93.7 56 F 1 0 08 50 40 08 51 30 NRAO512 19 15 38 57.5 296.3 2.6 93.2 -4 1 1 0 08 51 30 08 53 00 --- 19 17 08 57.3 296.3 2.6 93.0 86 F 1 0 08 51 40 08 53 00 3C345 19 17 08 57.7 296.4 2.6 93.5 -4 1 1 0 08 53 00 08 54 00 --- 19 18 08 57.5 296.4 2.6 93.3 56 F 1 0 08 53 10 08 54 00 NRAO512 19 18 08 57.1 296.3 2.6 92.8 -4 1 1 0 08 54 00 08 55 30 --- 19 19 38 56.8 296.3 2.6 92.5 86 F 1 0 08 54 10 08 55 30 3C345 19 19 38 57.2 296.4 2.6 93.0 -4 1 1 0 08 55 30 08 56 30 --- 19 20 38 57.1 296.3 2.6 92.8 56 F 1 0 08 55 40 08 56 30 NRAO512 19 20 38 56.6 296.2 2.7 92.4 -4 1 1 0 08 56 30 08 58 00 --- 19 22 09 56.3 296.2 2.7 92.1 86 F 1 0 08 56 40 08 58 00 3C345 19 22 09 56.8 296.3 2.6 92.6 -4 1 1 0 08 58 00 09 00 00 --- 19 24 09 56.4 296.3 2.7 92.2 116 F 1 0 08 58 10 09 16 00 CEPA 19 40 12 46.0 390.6 -3.3 -111.4 769 1 1 0 09 16 00 09 26 00 --- 19 50 13 47.1 390.0 -3.1 -114.1 600 F 1 0 09 16 10 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: 256MBPS.1CM Matches group sh1cm in /aps3/sched/catalogs/freq.dat From Porcas, from Huang Xinyong 231198 Setup group: 8 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 256 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U 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= 22219.49 22219.49 22227.49 22227.49 22235.49 22235.49 22243.49 22243.49 BBC fr= 619.49 619.49 627.49 627.49 635.49 635.49 643.49 643.49 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= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- Network Monitoring Experiment 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). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * CEPA 22 54 19.025469 * 22 56 17.967000 22 56 32.218784 0.00 61 45 46.53012 * 62 01 48.75000 62 03 53.33329 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.167 scan hours, 4.667 baseline hours above horizon. J1256-0547 12 53 35.831289 * 12 56 11.166557 12 56 27.684167 0.20 * 1253-055 -05 31 07.99581 *-05 47 21.52467 -05 49 07.49011 0.31 3C279 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1256-05 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.167 scan hours, 4.667 baseline hours above horizon. J1613+3412 16 11 47.914253 * 16 13 41.064244 16 13 52.804011 0.24 * 1611+343 34 20 19.83395 * 34 12 47.90897 34 11 59.11783 0.40 J1613+34 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.083 scan hours, 2.333 baseline hours above horizon. J1640+3946 16 38 48.169686 * 16 40 29.632770 16 40 40.016768 0.26 1638+398 39 52 30.08665 * 39 46 46.02846 39 46 10.68422 0.40 J1640+39 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * NRAO512 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.450 scan hours, 11.293 baseline hours above horizon. J1642+3948 16 41 17.606231 * 16 42 58.809968 16 43 09.168952 0.26 1641+399 39 54 10.81493 * 39 48 36.99399 39 48 02.90308 0.40 * 3C345 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1642+39 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.517 scan hours, 12.989 baseline hours above horizon. 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) CEPA 120.4 1253-055 17.8 1611+343 56.1 NRAO512 63.8 3C345 64.2 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