COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N12C2 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.00 Release Sept. 15, 2011 PI: Yurii Pidopryhora Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596548 EMAIL: pidopryhora@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596548 Observing mode: Notes: Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 6cm NME on 31 May 2012 involving 14 antennas: Ef Wb Jb1 On Mc Nt Tr Ys Sv Zc Bd Ur Hh Ir plus 4 DBBC test fake "stations" HH_DBBC, HH_DBBC2, ON8_DBBC, YS_DBBC The NME uses a standard setup with 512 Mbps and consists of long integrations on strong sources 4C39.25 (standard EVN ff) J1043+2408 (in May 2011 C-band flux ~0.7 Jy based on N11C2 pipeline) Note that for 4C39.25 Hh's elevation is low, 13-19 deg. There is no phase referencing section in this experiment. Four ftp tests are scheduled: ~12:08:40 UT (scan 2, 4 sec, 4C39.25) ~12:57:30 UT (scan 8, 4 sec, 4C39.25) ~13:44:10 UT (scan 13, 4 sec, J1043+2408) ~14:45:40 UT (scan 20, 4 sec, J1043+2408) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Good luck with the session! Yurii Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 31 May 2012 Day 152 --- Next scan frequencies: 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 Next BBC frequencies: 366.49 366.49 366.49 366.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 398.49 398.49 398.49 398.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 12 00 00 4C39.25 06 28 17 12.8 34.2 -3.0 0.0 0 0 12 00 00 12 05 00 --- 06 33 18 13.4 33.5 -2.9 0.0 300 19 12 00 04 12 05 40 4C39.25 06 33 58 13.5 33.4 -2.9 0.0 19 19 12 05 40 12 10 40 --- 06 38 59 14.1 32.6 -2.8 0.0 300 39 12 05 44 12 12 10 4C39.25 06 40 29 14.3 32.3 -2.8 0.0 69 39 12 12 10 12 20 10 --- 06 48 30 15.2 31.1 -2.7 0.0 480 70 12 12 14 12 20 50 4C39.25 06 49 11 15.3 31.0 -2.6 0.0 19 70 12 20 50 12 27 50 --- 06 56 12 16.1 29.8 -2.5 0.0 420 97 12 20 54 12 28 30 4C39.25 06 56 52 16.2 29.7 -2.5 0.0 19 97 12 28 30 12 35 30 --- 07 03 53 16.9 28.5 -2.4 0.0 420 124 12 28 34 12 36 10 4C39.25 07 04 33 17.0 28.4 -2.4 0.0 19 124 12 36 10 12 43 10 --- 07 11 34 17.7 27.2 -2.3 0.0 420 151 12 36 14 12 43 50 4C39.25 07 12 14 17.8 27.1 -2.3 0.0 19 151 12 43 50 12 50 50 --- 07 19 15 18.5 25.9 -2.1 0.0 420 178 12 43 54 12 51 30 4C39.25 07 19 56 18.6 25.7 -2.1 0.0 19 178 12 51 30 12 59 30 --- 07 27 57 19.3 24.3 -2.0 0.0 480 209 12 51 34 13 01 00 4C39.25 07 29 27 19.5 24.0 -2.0 0.0 69 209 13 01 00 13 09 00 --- 07 37 28 20.2 22.6 -1.8 0.0 480 240 13 01 04 13 12 10 J1043+2408 07 40 39 23.2 45.4 -3.1 0.0 125 240 13 12 10 13 20 10 =1040+244 07 48 40 24.5 44.0 -2.9 0.0 480 271 13 12 14 13 20 50 J1043+2408 07 49 20 24.6 43.9 -2.9 0.0 19 271 13 20 50 13 28 50 =1040+244 07 57 22 25.8 42.4 -2.8 0.0 480 302 13 20 54 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 31 May 2012 Day 152 --- 13 29 30 J1043+2408 07 58 02 25.9 42.2 -2.8 0.0 19 302 13 29 30 13 37 30 =1040+244 08 06 03 27.1 40.7 -2.6 0.0 480 333 13 29 34 13 38 10 J1043+2408 08 06 43 27.2 40.5 -2.6 0.0 19 333 13 38 10 13 46 10 =1040+244 08 14 45 28.4 38.9 -2.5 0.0 480 364 13 38 14 13 47 40 J1043+2408 08 16 15 28.6 38.6 -2.5 0.0 69 364 13 47 40 13 55 40 =1040+244 08 24 16 29.7 37.0 -2.3 0.0 480 395 13 47 44 13 56 20 J1043+2408 08 24 56 29.8 36.8 -2.3 0.0 19 395 13 56 20 14 04 20 =1040+244 08 32 58 30.9 35.1 -2.2 0.0 480 426 13 56 24 14 05 00 J1043+2408 08 33 38 30.9 34.9 -2.2 0.0 19 426 14 05 00 14 13 00 =1040+244 08 41 39 32.0 33.2 -2.0 0.0 480 457 14 05 04 14 13 40 J1043+2408 08 42 19 32.0 33.0 -2.0 0.0 19 457 14 13 40 14 21 40 =1040+244 08 50 20 33.0 31.2 -1.9 0.0 480 488 14 13 44 14 22 20 J1043+2408 08 51 00 33.1 31.0 -1.9 0.0 19 488 14 22 20 14 30 20 =1040+244 08 59 02 34.0 29.1 -1.7 0.0 480 519 14 22 24 14 31 00 J1043+2408 08 59 42 34.0 28.9 -1.7 0.0 19 519 14 31 00 14 39 00 =1040+244 09 07 43 34.9 27.0 -1.6 0.0 480 550 14 31 04 14 39 40 J1043+2408 09 08 23 35.0 26.8 -1.6 0.0 19 550 14 39 40 14 47 40 =1040+244 09 16 25 35.7 24.8 -1.5 0.0 480 581 14 39 44 14 49 10 J1043+2408 09 17 55 35.9 24.4 -1.4 0.0 69 581 14 49 10 15 00 00 =1040+244 09 28 47 36.8 21.5 -1.3 0.0 650 623 14 49 14 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess212.C512nme Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/freq.dat: hh6cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 221105 (CR) Setup group: 8 Station: HART Total bit rate: 512 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: 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 Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 6 5 6 5 8 7 8 7 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 13 Setup file default. LO sum= 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 BBC fr= 366.49 366.49 366.49 366.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 398.49 398.49 398.49 398.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Matching frequency sets: 13 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- 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) J0927+3902 09 23 55.319213 * 09 27 03.013934 09 27 49.832420 0.29 0923+392 39 15 23.56646 * 39 02 20.85186 38 59 07.68569 0.16 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 GSFC 2010a astro solution 231732 Observations 1.033 scan and 158.100 baseline hours in setup: sess212.C512nme Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 17 18 * J1043+2408 10 40 25.199375 * 10 43 09.035776 10 43 50.470099 0.01 1040+244 24 24 19.59858 * 24 08 35.40944 24 04 39.07160 0.02 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 3193 Observations 1.647 scan and 252.025 baseline hours in setup: sess212.C512nme Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 17 18 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) 4C39.25 63.5 J1043+2408 83.0 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