COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N22C1 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 1 2022 (2 Gbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 32 MHz filters) Please DO NOT use the phase cal signal. v2: T6 instead of Sh COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 6cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 09 March 2022 involving the following antennas: Jb2, Wb, Ef, Mc, Nt, On85, T6, Ur, Tr, Ys, Hh, Sv, Zc, Bd, Ir, Km, Cm, Da, De, Pi, Kn The NME uses a standard setup with 2048 Mbps. The schedule consists of long integrations on calibrators J0319+4130 and J0530+1331 for ftp-fringe tests. We will use J0528+1347 for phase-referencing check. The following ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment (UT times): 12:15:00 (scan 2, 2 sec, J0319+4130) 12:45:00 (scan 4, 2 sec, J0530+1331) 13:15:00 (scan 8, 2 sec, J0530+1331) 13:45:00 (scan 12, 2 sec, J0530+1331) 14:15:00 (scan 16, 2 sec, J0530+1331) 14:45:00 (scan 20, 2 sec, J0530+1331) Good luck with the session! 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 9 Mar 2022 Day 68 --- Next scan frequencies: 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 Next BBC frequencies: 230.49 230.49 230.49 230.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 358.49 358.49 358.49 358.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 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 12 00 00 J0319+4130 23 55 14 52.9 435.9 -3.4 -67.6 0 0 12 00 00 12 02 00 =3C84 23 57 14 53.2 436.1 -3.4 -67.8 120 31 12 00 01 12 07 00 J0319+4130 00 02 15 54.1 436.7 -3.3 -68.1 297 31 12 07 00 12 17 00 =3C84 00 12 17 55.8 437.9 -3.1 -68.8 600 185 12 07 01 12 22 00 J0319+4130 00 17 18 56.7 438.5 -3.1 -69.1 297 185 12 22 00 12 32 00 =3C84 00 27 19 58.5 439.8 -2.9 -69.8 600 340 12 22 01 12 37 00 J0530+1331 00 32 20 20.1 450.6 -5.0 -47.2 217 340 12 37 00 12 47 00 =0528+134 00 42 22 21.9 452.4 -4.8 -47.1 600 495 12 37 01 12 49 00 J0530+1331 00 44 22 22.3 452.7 -4.8 -47.1 117 495 12 49 00 12 53 00 =0528+134 00 48 23 23.0 453.5 -4.7 -47.1 240 556 12 49 01 12 53 00 J0528+1347 00 48 23 23.5 453.6 -4.7 -47.1 -6 556 No stop 12 56 00 --- 00 51 23 24.1 454.2 -4.6 -47.1 174 603 12 53 01 12 58 00 J0530+1331 00 53 23 23.9 454.4 -4.6 -47.0 114 603 12 58 00 13 02 00 =0528+134 00 57 24 24.6 455.1 -4.6 -46.9 240 665 12 58 01 13 07 00 J0530+1331 01 02 25 25.5 456.0 -4.5 -46.8 297 665 13 07 00 13 17 00 =0528+134 01 12 27 27.3 457.9 -4.3 -46.6 600 819 13 07 01 13 19 00 J0530+1331 01 14 27 27.6 458.2 -4.3 -46.5 117 819 13 19 00 13 23 00 =0528+134 01 18 28 28.3 459.0 -4.2 -46.4 240 881 13 19 01 13 23 00 J0528+1347 01 18 28 28.9 459.2 -4.2 -46.4 -6 881 No stop 13 26 00 --- 01 21 28 29.4 459.8 -4.1 -46.3 174 927 13 23 01 13 28 00 J0530+1331 01 23 28 29.2 460.0 -4.1 -46.2 114 927 13 28 00 13 32 00 =0528+134 01 27 29 29.9 460.7 -4.1 -46.1 240 989 13 28 01 13 37 00 J0530+1331 01 32 30 30.8 461.7 -4.0 -45.9 297 989 13 37 00 13 47 00 =0528+134 01 42 32 32.5 463.7 -3.8 -45.4 600 1144 13 37 01 13 49 00 J0530+1331 01 44 32 32.9 464.1 -3.8 -45.3 117 1144 13 49 00 13 53 00 =0528+134 01 48 33 33.6 465.0 -3.7 -45.1 240 1206 13 49 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 9 Mar 2022 Day 68 --- 13 53 00 J0528+1347 01 48 33 34.1 465.2 -3.7 -45.1 -6 1206 No stop 13 56 00 --- 01 51 33 34.6 465.8 -3.6 -44.9 174 1252 13 53 01 13 58 00 J0530+1331 01 53 33 34.4 466.0 -3.6 -44.8 114 1252 13 58 00 14 02 00 =0528+134 01 57 34 35.1 466.8 -3.6 -44.6 240 1314 13 58 01 14 07 00 J0530+1331 02 02 35 36.0 467.9 -3.5 -44.3 297 1314 14 07 00 14 17 00 =0528+134 02 12 36 37.6 470.1 -3.3 -43.5 600 1469 14 07 01 14 19 00 J0530+1331 02 14 37 38.0 470.5 -3.3 -43.4 117 1469 14 19 00 14 23 00 =0528+134 02 18 37 38.6 471.5 -3.2 -43.0 240 1530 14 19 01 14 23 00 J0528+1347 02 18 37 39.2 471.7 -3.2 -43.0 -6 1530 No stop 14 26 00 --- 02 21 38 39.7 472.4 -3.1 -42.7 174 1577 14 23 01 14 28 00 J0530+1331 02 23 38 39.5 472.6 -3.1 -42.6 114 1577 14 28 00 14 32 00 =0528+134 02 27 39 40.1 473.5 -3.1 -42.3 240 1639 14 28 01 14 37 00 J0530+1331 02 32 40 41.0 474.7 -3.0 -41.8 297 1639 14 37 00 14 47 00 =0528+134 02 42 41 42.6 477.2 -2.8 -40.7 600 1793 14 37 01 14 49 00 J0530+1331 02 44 42 42.9 477.7 -2.8 -40.5 117 1793 14 49 00 14 52 00 =0528+134 02 47 42 43.3 478.5 -2.7 -40.2 180 1840 14 49 01 14 52 00 J0528+1347 02 47 42 43.9 478.8 -2.7 -40.1 -6 1840 No stop 14 55 00 --- 02 50 43 44.3 479.5 -2.7 -39.7 174 1886 14 52 01 14 57 00 J0530+1331 02 52 43 44.1 479.8 -2.7 -39.5 114 1886 14 57 00 15 00 00 =0528+134 02 55 44 44.6 480.5 -2.6 -39.2 180 1932 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: sess122.C2048 --- 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: 10 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 2048 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 Net SB= 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 Pol. = 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 BBC SB= 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 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 4 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 BBC fr= 230.49 230.49 230.49 230.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 294.49 358.49 358.49 358.49 358.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 422.49 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 Matching frequency sets: 4 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0528+1347 05 26 00.151477 * 05 28 50.097800 05 30 04.720574 0.00 13 44 47.83636 * 13 47 09.82500 13 48 10.50101 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 3C84 03 16 29.567265 * 03 19 48.160096 03 21 14.487096 1.50 * J0319+4130 41 19 51.91692 * 41 30 42.10404 41 35 33.25132 2.86 0316+413 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0319+41 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 10291 observations. 0528+134 05 28 06.759216 * 05 30 56.416746 05 32 10.924066 0.21 * J0530+1331 13 29 42.28882 * 13 31 55.14948 13 32 51.73844 0.24 J0530+13 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 138236 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 J0528+1347 sess122.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + 0.250 48.075 J0319+4130 sess122.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + 0.367 77.000 J0530+1331 sess122.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 + 1.467 306.222 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) J0528+1347 93.6 J0319+4130 71.5 J0530+1331 94.1 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