COVER INFORMATION Station: METSAHOV (Code Mh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N12K4 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.00 Release Sept. 15, 2011 PI: Jun YANG Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596507 EMAIL: yang@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596507 Observing mode: Notes: 1.3 cm NME for session 3/2012 512 Mbps, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters Send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: Welcome the KVN stations to N12K4! There are five ftp fringe-test scans (1) 13:08:00 UT (scan 2, 4 sec, J2025+3343) (2) 13:54:00 UT (scan 7, 4 sec, J2025+3343) (3) 14:22:00 UT (scan 10, 4 sec, 3C454.3) (4) 15:32:00 UT (scan 50, 4 sec, 3C454.3) (5) 15:59:00 UT (scan 53, 4 sec, 3C454.3) J2025+3343: ~3.3 Jy at 15 GHz on 2012-07-12 (MOJAVE). 3C454.3: ~8.3 Jy at 15 GHz on 2012-04-29 (MOJAVE). Both sources have a correlation amplitude > 1 Jy on the long baselines See you in Skype group chat! Jun YANG Skype account: uaoagn Schedule for METSAHOV (Code Mh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 6 Nov 2012 Day 311 --- Next scan frequencies: 22211.49 22211.49 22211.49 22211.49 22227.49 22227.49 22227.49 22227.49 22243.49 22243.49 22243.49 22243.49 22259.49 22259.49 22259.49 22259.49 Next BBC frequencies: 731.49 731.49 731.49 731.49 747.49 747.49 747.49 747.49 763.49 763.49 763.49 763.49 779.49 779.49 779.49 779.49 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 13 00 00 J2025+3343 17 42 09 52.6 116.3 -2.7 -32.4 0 0 13 00 00 13 04 00 =2023+33 17 46 10 53.1 117.5 -2.7 -32.0 240 15 13 00 01 13 05 00 J2025+3343 17 47 10 53.2 117.8 -2.6 -31.9 58 15 13 05 00 13 09 00 =2023+33 17 51 11 53.6 119.0 -2.6 -31.5 240 31 13 05 01 13 13 00 J2025+3343 17 55 11 54.0 120.2 -2.5 -31.1 237 31 13 13 00 13 19 00 =2023+33 18 01 12 54.7 122.0 -2.4 -30.4 360 54 13 13 01 13 20 00 J2025+3343 18 02 12 54.8 122.4 -2.4 -30.3 58 54 13 20 00 13 28 00 =2023+33 18 10 14 55.6 124.9 -2.3 -29.3 480 85 13 20 01 13 29 00 J2025+3343 18 11 14 55.7 125.2 -2.2 -29.2 58 85 13 29 00 13 37 00 =2023+33 18 19 15 56.5 127.8 -2.1 -28.2 480 116 13 29 01 13 38 00 J2025+3343 18 20 15 56.6 128.2 -2.1 -28.0 58 116 13 38 00 13 46 00 =2023+33 18 28 17 57.4 130.9 -2.0 -26.9 480 147 13 38 01 13 47 00 J2025+3343 18 29 17 57.5 131.2 -1.9 -26.7 58 147 13 47 00 13 55 00 =2023+33 18 37 18 58.2 134.0 -1.8 -25.4 480 178 13 47 01 13 59 00 J2025+3343 18 41 19 58.6 135.5 -1.7 -24.8 237 178 13 59 00 14 05 00 =2023+33 18 47 20 59.1 137.7 -1.6 -23.7 360 201 13 59 01 14 06 00 J2025+3343 18 48 20 59.2 138.1 -1.6 -23.5 58 201 14 06 00 14 14 00 =2023+33 18 56 21 59.8 141.1 -1.5 -22.0 480 232 14 06 01 14 17 00 3C454.3 18 59 22 29.3 109.6 -3.9 -29.2 142 232 14 17 00 14 23 00 --- 19 05 23 30.0 111.1 -3.8 -28.9 360 255 14 17 01 14 26 30 3C454.3 19 08 53 30.4 111.9 -3.8 -28.7 208 255 14 26 30 14 27 30 --- 19 09 53 30.5 112.2 -3.7 -28.6 60 259 14 26 31 Schedule for METSAHOV (Code Mh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 6 Nov 2012 Day 311 --- 14 28 00 3C454.3 19 10 24 30.6 112.3 -3.7 -28.6 28 259 14 28 00 14 29 00 --- 19 11 24 30.7 112.5 -3.7 -28.5 60 263 14 28 01 14 29 30 J2254+1341 19 11 54 28.5 113.9 -3.7 -27.9 22 263 14 29 30 14 30 30 =2251+134 19 12 54 28.7 114.1 -3.7 -27.8 60 267 14 29 31 14 31 00 3C454.3 19 13 24 30.9 113.0 -3.7 -28.4 22 267 14 31 00 14 32 00 --- 19 14 24 31.0 113.3 -3.7 -28.4 60 271 14 31 01 14 32 30 J2254+1341 19 14 54 28.9 114.6 -3.7 -27.7 22 271 14 32 30 14 33 30 =2251+134 19 15 54 29.0 114.9 -3.7 -27.6 60 275 14 32 31 14 34 00 3C454.3 19 16 25 31.3 113.8 -3.6 -28.3 22 275 14 34 00 14 35 00 --- 19 17 25 31.4 114.0 -3.6 -28.2 60 279 14 34 01 14 35 30 J2254+1341 19 17 55 29.2 115.4 -3.6 -27.5 22 279 14 35 30 14 36 30 =2251+134 19 18 55 29.3 115.6 -3.6 -27.5 60 283 14 35 31 14 37 00 3C454.3 19 19 25 31.6 114.5 -3.6 -28.1 22 283 14 37 00 14 38 00 --- 19 20 25 31.7 114.8 -3.6 -28.0 60 286 14 37 01 14 38 30 J2254+1341 19 20 55 29.6 116.1 -3.6 -27.3 22 286 14 38 30 14 39 30 =2251+134 19 21 55 29.7 116.4 -3.6 -27.3 60 290 14 38 31 14 40 00 3C454.3 19 22 26 31.9 115.3 -3.5 -27.9 22 290 14 40 00 14 41 00 --- 19 23 26 32.1 115.5 -3.5 -27.8 60 294 14 40 01 14 41 30 J2254+1341 19 23 56 29.9 116.9 -3.5 -27.1 22 294 14 41 30 14 42 30 =2251+134 19 24 56 30.0 117.1 -3.5 -27.1 60 298 14 41 31 14 43 00 3C454.3 19 25 26 32.3 116.0 -3.5 -27.7 22 298 14 43 00 14 44 00 --- 19 26 26 32.4 116.3 -3.5 -27.6 60 302 14 43 01 14 44 30 J2254+1341 19 26 56 30.2 117.6 -3.5 -26.9 22 302 14 44 30 14 45 30 =2251+134 19 27 56 30.3 117.9 -3.5 -26.9 60 306 14 44 31 14 46 00 3C454.3 19 28 27 32.6 116.8 -3.4 -27.5 22 306 14 46 00 14 47 00 --- 19 29 27 32.7 117.0 -3.4 -27.4 60 310 14 46 01 14 47 30 J2254+1341 19 29 57 30.6 118.4 -3.4 -26.7 22 310 14 47 30 14 48 30 =2251+134 19 30 57 30.7 118.6 -3.4 -26.7 60 314 14 47 31 14 49 00 3C454.3 19 31 27 33.0 117.5 -3.4 -27.3 22 314 14 49 00 14 50 00 --- 19 32 27 33.1 117.8 -3.4 -27.2 60 317 14 49 01 Schedule for METSAHOV (Code Mh ) Page 4 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 6 Nov 2012 Day 311 --- 14 50 30 J2254+1341 19 32 57 30.9 119.1 -3.4 -26.5 22 317 14 50 30 14 51 30 =2251+134 19 33 57 31.0 119.4 -3.4 -26.5 60 321 14 50 31 14 52 00 3C454.3 19 34 27 33.3 118.3 -3.3 -27.1 22 321 14 52 00 14 53 00 --- 19 35 28 33.4 118.6 -3.3 -27.0 60 325 14 52 01 14 53 30 J2254+1341 19 35 58 31.2 119.9 -3.3 -26.3 22 325 14 53 30 14 54 30 =2251+134 19 36 58 31.3 120.2 -3.3 -26.2 60 329 14 53 31 14 55 00 3C454.3 19 37 28 33.6 119.1 -3.3 -26.9 22 329 14 55 00 14 56 00 --- 19 38 28 33.7 119.3 -3.3 -26.8 60 333 14 55 01 14 56 30 J2254+1341 19 38 58 31.5 120.7 -3.3 -26.1 22 333 14 56 30 14 57 30 =2251+134 19 39 58 31.6 120.9 -3.3 -26.0 60 337 14 56 31 14 58 00 3C454.3 19 40 28 33.9 119.9 -3.2 -26.7 22 337 14 58 00 14 59 00 --- 19 41 29 34.0 120.1 -3.2 -26.6 60 341 14 58 01 14 59 30 J2254+1341 19 41 59 31.9 121.4 -3.2 -25.9 22 341 14 59 30 15 00 30 =2251+134 19 42 59 32.0 121.7 -3.2 -25.8 60 344 14 59 31 15 01 00 3C454.3 19 43 29 34.3 120.6 -3.2 -26.4 22 344 15 01 00 15 02 00 --- 19 44 29 34.4 120.9 -3.2 -26.4 60 348 15 01 01 15 02 30 J2254+1341 19 44 59 32.2 122.2 -3.2 -25.6 22 348 15 02 30 15 03 30 =2251+134 19 45 59 32.3 122.5 -3.2 -25.6 60 352 15 02 31 15 04 00 3C454.3 19 46 29 34.6 121.4 -3.1 -26.2 22 352 15 04 00 15 05 00 --- 19 47 30 34.7 121.7 -3.1 -26.1 60 356 15 04 01 15 05 30 J2254+1341 19 48 00 32.5 123.0 -3.1 -25.4 22 356 15 05 30 15 06 30 =2251+134 19 49 00 32.6 123.3 -3.1 -25.3 60 360 15 05 31 15 07 00 3C454.3 19 49 30 34.9 122.2 -3.1 -26.0 22 360 15 07 00 15 08 00 --- 19 50 30 35.0 122.5 -3.1 -25.9 60 364 15 07 01 15 08 30 J2254+1341 19 51 00 32.8 123.8 -3.1 -25.2 22 364 15 08 30 15 09 30 =2251+134 19 52 00 32.9 124.0 -3.1 -25.1 60 368 15 08 31 15 10 00 3C454.3 19 52 30 35.2 123.0 -3.0 -25.7 22 368 15 10 00 15 11 00 --- 19 53 31 35.3 123.3 -3.0 -25.6 60 372 15 10 01 15 11 30 J2254+1341 19 54 01 33.1 124.6 -3.0 -24.9 22 372 15 11 30 15 12 30 =2251+134 19 55 01 33.2 124.8 -3.0 -24.8 60 375 15 11 31 Schedule for METSAHOV (Code Mh ) Page 5 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 6 Nov 2012 Day 311 --- 15 13 00 3C454.3 19 55 31 35.5 123.8 -3.0 -25.5 22 375 15 13 00 15 14 00 --- 19 56 31 35.6 124.1 -3.0 -25.4 60 379 15 13 01 15 14 30 J2254+1341 19 57 01 33.4 125.4 -3.0 -24.6 22 379 15 14 30 15 15 30 =2251+134 19 58 01 33.5 125.6 -2.9 -24.6 60 383 15 14 31 15 16 00 3C454.3 19 58 31 35.8 124.6 -2.9 -25.2 22 383 15 16 00 15 17 00 --- 19 59 32 35.9 124.9 -2.9 -25.1 60 387 15 16 01 15 17 30 J2254+1341 20 00 02 33.7 126.2 -2.9 -24.4 22 387 15 17 30 15 18 30 =2251+134 20 01 02 33.8 126.4 -2.9 -24.3 60 391 15 17 31 15 19 00 3C454.3 20 01 32 36.1 125.4 -2.9 -24.9 22 391 15 19 00 15 20 00 --- 20 02 32 36.2 125.7 -2.9 -24.8 60 395 15 19 01 15 20 30 J2254+1341 20 03 02 34.0 127.0 -2.9 -24.1 22 395 15 20 30 15 21 30 =2251+134 20 04 02 34.1 127.2 -2.8 -24.0 60 399 15 20 31 15 22 00 3C454.3 20 04 32 36.4 126.2 -2.8 -24.7 22 399 15 22 00 15 23 00 --- 20 05 33 36.5 126.5 -2.8 -24.6 60 403 15 22 01 15 23 30 J2254+1341 20 06 03 34.3 127.8 -2.8 -23.8 22 403 15 23 30 15 24 30 =2251+134 20 07 03 34.4 128.0 -2.8 -23.8 60 406 15 23 31 15 25 00 3C454.3 20 07 33 36.7 127.0 -2.8 -24.4 22 406 15 25 00 15 33 00 --- 20 15 34 37.5 129.3 -2.7 -23.6 480 437 15 25 01 15 37 00 3C454.3 20 19 35 37.9 130.4 -2.6 -23.2 237 437 15 37 00 15 43 00 --- 20 25 36 38.5 132.1 -2.5 -22.6 360 461 15 37 01 15 43 30 3C454.3 20 26 06 38.5 132.2 -2.5 -22.5 28 461 15 43 30 15 51 30 --- 20 34 07 39.2 134.5 -2.3 -21.7 480 492 15 43 31 15 52 00 3C454.3 20 34 37 39.3 134.6 -2.3 -21.6 28 492 15 52 00 16 00 00 --- 20 42 39 40.0 137.0 -2.2 -20.7 480 523 15 52 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess312.K512 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/freq.dat: mh1cm LO based on Wiik 03JUN96 Setup group: 5 Station: METSAHOV 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= 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 21480.00 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 = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 22211.49 22211.49 22211.49 22211.49 22227.49 22227.49 22227.49 22227.49 22243.49 22243.49 22243.49 22243.49 22259.49 22259.49 22259.49 22259.49 BBC fr= 731.49 731.49 731.49 731.49 747.49 747.49 747.49 747.49 763.49 763.49 763.49 763.49 779.49 779.49 779.49 779.49 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: 6 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S9 S11 S13 S15 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S10 S12 S14 S16 PCALFR1= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 PCALFR2= 490 510 490 510 490 510 490 510 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 -- 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) * J2025+3343 20 23 12.987104 * 20 25 10.842104 20 25 41.558444 0.10 2023+33 33 33 10.52781 * 33 43 00.21445 33 45 55.65911 0.08 2023+335 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba 2023+336 GSFC 2010a astro solution 328 Observations J2025+33 1.000 scan and 153.000 baseline hours in setup: sess312.K512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 J2253+1608 22 51 29.519738 * 22 53 57.747937 22 54 37.323785 0.76 * 3C454.3 15 52 54.34811 * 16 08 53.56094 16 13 17.55876 0.74 2251+158 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba J2253+16 GSFC 2010a astro solution 39550 Observations 0.933 scan and 141.806 baseline hours in setup: sess312.K512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 * J2254+1341 22 51 51.877712 * 22 54 21.016217 22 55 00.806745 0.09 2251+134 13 25 48.97043 * 13 41 48.67566 13 46 12.11400 0.20 /aps3/sched10.0/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 73 Observations 0.317 scan and 48.145 baseline hours in setup: sess312.K512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 15 16 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) J2025+3343 94.4 3C454.3 124.1 J2254+1341 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