COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Expt Exp. Code: N03L3 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 18 Sept. 2003 PI: Zsolt Paragi Address: JIVE Phone: +31-521-596536 EMAIL: paragi@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596536 Observing mode: Notes: L-band NME for session 3/2003 (256Mbps) Please send tape by express to JIVE This NME uses one THIN tape/station Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 7 Nov 2003 Day 311 --- Next scan frequencies: 1632.49 1632.49 1632.49 1632.49 1648.49 1648.49 1648.49 1648.49 Next BBC frequencies: 567.51 567.51 567.51 567.51 551.51 551.51 551.51 551.51 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 21 26 00 3C84 08 37 28 27.4 -56.0 5.3 71.5 0 1 1 0 21 26 00 21 48 00 --- 08 59 32 23.6 -54.4 5.7 68.5 1320 F 1 17600 21 50 00 J0607+4739 09 01 32 53.2 -50.6 2.9 100.7 19 1 2 17600 21 50 00 21 55 30 =0603+476 09 07 03 52.3 -50.9 3.0 99.5 330 R 1 13200 21 56 30 J0518+3306 09 08 03 41.9 -71.6 3.8 75.9 17 1 2 13200 21 56 30 22 02 00 =0514+330 09 13 34 40.8 -71.2 3.9 75.4 330 R 1 8800 22 02 00 DA193 09 13 34 49.3 -63.6 3.3 86.5 -30 1 2 8800 22 02 00 22 07 30 --- 09 19 05 48.3 -63.4 3.4 85.7 300 R 1 4400 22 11 30 3C48 09 23 06 -2.0 -48.7 7.8 D 50.2 94 1 2 4400 22 11 30 22 17 00 --- 09 28 37 -2.9 -47.9 7.8 D 49.4 0 R 1 0 22 21 00 3C84 09 32 37 17.9 -51.8 6.2 64.0 195 1 3 0 22 21 00 22 26 30 --- 09 38 08 17.0 -51.3 6.3 63.2 330 F 1 4400 22 26 30 J0310+3814 09 38 08 13.9 -53.4 6.5 61.2 -12 1 3 4400 22 26 30 22 32 00 =0307+380 09 43 39 13.0 -52.9 6.5 60.4 318 F 1 8800 22 34 00 DA193 09 45 39 43.2 -62.7 3.8 82.0 17 1 3 8800 22 34 00 22 44 30 --- 09 56 11 41.2 -62.2 4.0 80.6 630 F 1 17200 22 46 30 DA193 09 58 12 40.8 -62.2 4.0 80.3 117 1 3 17200 22 46 30 22 47 00 --- 09 58 42 40.7 -62.1 4.0 80.2 30 F 1 17600 22 52 00 J0607+4739 10 03 42 42.7 -51.8 3.9 88.3 277 1 4 17600 22 52 00 22 57 30 =0603+476 10 09 13 41.8 -51.8 4.0 87.3 330 R 1 13200 22 58 30 J0518+3306 10 10 13 29.5 -66.9 4.9 70.1 17 1 4 13200 22 58 30 23 04 00 =0514+330 10 15 44 28.4 -66.5 5.0 69.6 330 R 1 8800 23 04 00 DA193 10 15 44 37.5 -61.3 4.3 78.0 -32 1 4 8800 23 04 00 23 09 30 --- 10 21 15 36.5 -61.1 4.4 77.3 298 R 1 4400 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 7 Nov 2003 Day 311 --- 23 13 30 3C48 10 25 16 -11.3 -39.5 8.8 D 40.6 133 1 4 4400 23 13 30 23 19 00 --- 10 30 47 -12.0 -38.6 8.9 D 39.6 0 R 1 0 23 23 00 3C84 10 34 48 7.9 -45.7 7.2 55.0 224 1 5 0 23 23 00 23 28 30 --- 10 40 18 7.0 -45.1 7.3 54.1 330 F 1 4400 23 28 30 J0310+3814 10 40 18 3.7 -46.7 7.5 D 52.5 -9 1 5 4400 23 28 30 23 34 00 =0307+380 10 45 49 2.9 -46.0 7.6 D 51.7 0 F 1 8800 23 36 00 DA193 10 47 50 31.5 -59.5 4.9 73.9 30 1 5 8800 23 36 00 23 47 00 --- 10 58 51 29.5 -58.8 5.1 72.5 660 F 1 17600 23 48 00 J0607+4739 10 59 52 33.4 -50.5 4.9 78.7 41 1 6 17600 23 48 00 23 53 30 =0603+476 11 05 23 32.5 -50.3 5.0 77.8 330 R 1 13200 23 54 30 J0518+3306 11 06 23 18.6 -62.0 5.8 64.5 12 1 6 13200 23 54 30 23 59 59 =0514+330 11 11 54 17.6 -61.5 5.9 63.9 329 R 1 8800 --- Sat 8 Nov 2003 Day 312 --- 00 03 30 DA193 11 15 24 26.5 -57.7 5.3 70.4 178 1 6 8800 00 03 30 00 14 30 --- 11 26 26 24.5 -56.8 5.5 69.0 660 R 1 0 00 15 30 3C84 11 27 26 0.2 -39.5 8.1 D 46.7 -7 1 7 0 00 15 30 00 21 00 --- 11 32 57 -0.5 -38.8 8.2 D 45.8 0 F 1 4400 00 21 00 J0310+3814 11 32 57 -4.0 -39.9 8.4 D 44.4 -4 1 7 4400 00 21 00 00 26 30 =0307+380 11 38 28 -4.8 -39.1 8.5 D 43.4 0 F 1 8800 00 28 30 DA193 11 40 28 22.0 -55.8 5.7 67.1 61 1 7 8800 00 28 30 00 39 30 --- 11 51 30 20.1 -54.8 5.9 65.7 660 F 1 17600 00 40 30 J0607+4739 11 52 30 24.8 -47.8 5.7 70.3 42 1 8 17600 00 40 30 00 46 00 =0603+476 11 58 01 24.0 -47.4 5.8 69.4 330 R 1 13200 00 47 00 J0518+3306 11 59 01 8.9 -56.6 6.7 58.6 8 1 8 13200 00 47 00 00 52 30 =0514+330 12 04 32 8.0 -56.0 6.8 57.9 330 R 1 8800 00 54 30 DA193 12 06 33 17.4 -53.5 6.2 63.7 86 1 8 8800 00 54 30 01 05 00 --- 12 17 04 15.6 -52.6 6.4 62.3 630 R 1 400 01 07 00 DA193 12 19 05 15.3 -52.4 6.4 62.0 117 1 8 400 01 07 00 01 07 30 --- 12 19 35 15.2 -52.4 6.4 62.0 30 R 1 0 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 8 Nov 2003 Day 312 --- 01 08 30 3C84 12 20 35 -6.4 -32.1 9.0 D 37.4 18 1 9 0 01 08 30 01 14 00 --- 12 26 06 -7.0 -31.3 9.1 D 36.4 0 F 1 4400 01 14 00 J0310+3814 12 26 06 -10.7 -31.8 9.3 D 35.1 -3 1 9 4400 01 14 00 01 19 30 =0307+380 12 31 37 -11.3 -30.9 9.3 D 34.0 0 F 1 8800 01 21 30 DA193 12 33 37 12.9 -51.0 6.6 60.0 78 1 9 8800 01 21 30 01 32 30 --- 12 44 39 11.0 -49.9 6.8 58.5 660 F 1 17600 01 38 30 J0607+4739 12 50 40 15.9 -43.5 6.7 61.0 342 1 10 17600 01 38 30 01 44 00 =0603+476 12 56 11 15.1 -43.0 6.8 60.1 330 R 1 13200 01 44 00 J0518+3306 12 56 11 -0.9 -49.7 7.6 D 51.2 -36 1 10 13200 01 44 00 01 49 30 =0514+330 13 01 42 -1.7 -49.0 7.7 D 50.4 0 R 1 8800 01 49 30 DA193 13 01 42 8.3 -48.1 7.1 56.1 -13 1 10 8800 01 49 30 02 00 30 --- 13 12 43 6.5 -46.9 7.3 54.5 647 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-256.18CM Matches group sh18cm in /aps3/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Huang Xinyong 170300, dual pol but narrow(?) Setup group: 11 Station: SHANGHAI 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= 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 2200.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 11 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 1632.49 1632.49 1632.49 1632.49 1648.49 1648.49 1648.49 1648.49 BBC fr= 567.51 567.51 567.51 567.51 551.51 551.51 551.51 551.51 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= 490 510 490 510 6490 6510 6490 6510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 6490 6510 6490 6510 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) J0137+3309 01 34 49.826365 * 01 37 41.299431 01 37 54.739599 0134+329 32 54 20.25881 * 33 09 35.13299 33 10 51.70003 * 3C48 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0137+33 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J0310+3814 03 07 37.554113 * 03 10 49.879971 03 11 05.073219 0307+380 38 03 34.47090 * 38 14 53.83788 38 15 50.79837 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 J0319+4130 03 16 29.567273 * 03 19 48.160103 03 20 03.868680 0316+413 41 19 51.91592 * 41 30 42.10305 41 31 36.39527 * 3C84 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0319+41 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J0518+3306 05 14 48.670936 * 05 18 05.142458 05 18 20.437065 0514+330 33 03 04.11904 * 33 06 13.36462 33 06 31.28143 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 J0555+3948 05 52 01.407166 * 05 55 30.805609 05 55 47.011650 0552+398 39 48 21.94585 * 39 48 49.16500 39 48 52.55069 * DA193 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0555+39 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J0607+4739 06 03 36.208470 * 06 07 23.254984 06 07 40.849993 0603+476 47 40 10.99357 * 47 39 46.94223 47 39 44.24055 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 J2031+1219 20 29 32.681271 * 20 31 54.994278 20 32 04.821371 * 2029+121 12 09 28.75327 * 12 19 41.34043 12 20 30.36967 J2031+12 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba 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) 3C48 156.5 J0310+3814 157.7 3C84 154.1 J0518+3306 142.8 DA193 133.7 J0607+4739 129.1 2029+121 89.1 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