COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: 3.6cm NME and ftp fringe-test experiment Exp. Code: N11X2 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: Jun Yang Address: JIVE Postbus 2, 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31 521 596 507 EMAIL: yang@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: 512-16-2, RCP & LCP Notes: Make sure that your auto-ftp setting is OK, please. COVER LETTER: Dear EVN friends, N11X2 is 3.6cm (8.4GHz) NME and ftp fringe-test experiment. Four ftp tests are scheduled: ~12:07 UT (scan 1, 1 sec, 3C454.3) ~13:09 UT (scan 7, 2 sec, 3C454.3) ~14:09 UT (scan 13, 2 sec, 3C454.3) ~15:59 UT (scan 18, 2 sec, 3C454.3) See you in skype group chat! Jun Yang skype account: uaoagn Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 3.6cm NME and ftp fringe-test 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 7 Nov 2011 Day 311 --- Next scan frequencies: 8391.49 8391.49 8391.49 8391.49 8407.49 8407.49 8407.49 8407.49 8423.49 8423.49 8423.49 8423.49 8439.49 8439.49 8439.49 8439.49 Next BBC frequencies: 311.49 311.49 311.49 311.49 327.49 327.49 327.49 327.49 343.49 343.49 343.49 343.49 359.49 359.49 359.49 359.49 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 15 30 00 3C454.3 20 26 41 34.6 44.6 -2.5 0.0 0 0 15 30 00 15 38 00 --- 20 34 42 35.9 42.8 -2.3 0.0 480 31 15 30 04 15 41 00 3C454.3 20 37 43 36.3 42.1 -2.3 0.0 159 31 15 41 00 15 49 00 --- 20 45 44 37.5 40.2 -2.1 0.0 480 62 15 41 04 15 51 00 3C454.3 20 47 45 37.8 39.7 -2.1 0.0 99 62 15 51 00 15 59 00 --- 20 55 46 38.9 37.7 -2.0 0.0 480 93 15 51 04 16 01 00 3C454.3 20 57 46 39.2 37.2 -1.9 0.0 99 93 16 01 00 16 09 00 --- 21 05 48 40.3 35.1 -1.8 0.0 480 124 16 01 04 16 11 00 3C454.3 21 07 48 40.5 34.6 -1.8 0.0 99 124 16 11 00 16 19 00 --- 21 15 49 41.5 32.4 -1.6 0.0 480 155 16 11 04 16 21 00 3C454.3 21 17 50 41.8 31.8 -1.6 0.0 99 155 16 21 00 16 29 00 --- 21 25 51 42.7 29.5 -1.5 0.0 480 186 16 21 04 16 32 00 3C454.3 21 28 51 43.0 28.7 -1.4 0.0 159 186 16 32 00 16 40 00 --- 21 36 53 43.8 26.3 -1.3 0.0 480 217 16 32 04 16 42 00 3C454.3 21 38 53 44.0 25.7 -1.3 0.0 99 217 16 42 00 16 50 00 --- 21 46 54 44.8 23.2 -1.1 0.0 480 248 16 42 04 16 52 00 3C454.3 21 48 55 45.0 22.6 -1.1 0.0 99 248 16 52 00 17 00 00 --- 21 56 56 45.6 20.0 -1.0 0.0 480 279 16 52 04 17 02 00 3C454.3 21 58 56 45.8 19.3 -0.9 0.0 99 279 17 02 00 17 10 00 --- 22 06 58 46.3 16.7 -0.8 0.0 480 310 17 02 04 17 12 00 3C454.3 22 08 58 46.5 16.0 -0.8 0.0 99 310 17 12 00 17 20 00 --- 22 16 59 46.9 13.3 -0.6 0.0 480 341 17 12 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 3.6cm NME and ftp fringe-test 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 7 Nov 2011 Day 311 --- 17 22 00 3C454.3 22 19 00 47.0 12.6 -0.6 0.0 99 341 17 22 00 17 30 00 --- 22 27 01 47.4 9.8 -0.5 0.0 480 372 17 22 04 17 32 00 3C454.3 22 29 01 47.4 9.1 -0.4 0.0 99 372 17 32 00 17 40 00 --- 22 37 03 47.7 6.3 -0.3 0.0 480 403 17 32 04 17 42 00 3C454.3 22 39 03 47.7 5.5 -0.3 0.0 99 403 17 42 00 17 50 00 --- 22 47 04 47.9 2.7 -0.1 0.0 480 434 17 42 04 17 52 00 3C454.3 22 49 05 47.9 2.0 -0.1 0.0 99 434 17 52 00 18 00 00 --- 22 57 06 47.9 359.1 0.0 0.0 480 464 17 52 04 18 02 00 3C454.3 22 59 06 47.9 358.4 0.1 0.0 99 464 18 02 00 18 10 00 --- 23 07 07 47.8 355.5 0.2 0.0 480 495 18 02 04 18 12 00 3C454.3 23 09 08 47.7 354.8 0.2 0.0 99 495 18 12 00 18 20 00 --- 23 17 09 47.5 352.0 0.4 0.0 480 526 18 12 04 18 22 00 3C454.3 23 19 09 47.5 351.3 0.4 0.0 99 526 18 22 00 18 30 00 --- 23 27 11 47.2 348.5 0.5 0.0 480 557 18 22 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: kvsr.X512 Matching groups in /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/freq.dat: hh4cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 291100 (CR) Setup group: 5 Station: HART Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:2 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= 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 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 this setup were used. Frequency Set: 9 Setup file default. LO sum= 8391.49 8391.49 8391.49 8391.49 8407.49 8407.49 8407.49 8407.49 8423.49 8423.49 8423.49 8423.49 8439.49 8439.49 8439.49 8439.49 BBC fr= 311.49 311.49 311.49 311.49 327.49 327.49 327.49 327.49 343.49 343.49 343.49 343.49 359.49 359.49 359.49 359.49 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 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- 3.6cm NME and ftp fringe-test 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) J2253+1608 22 51 29.519738 * 22 53 57.747937 22 54 34.418591 0.76 * 3C454.3 15 52 54.34811 * 16 08 53.56094 16 12 58.28126 0.74 2251+158 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba J2253+16 GSFC 2010a astro solution 39550 Observations 2.400 scan and 126.667 baseline hours in setup: kvsr.X512 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) 3C454.3 123.7 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