COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Experiment: e-VLBI test, Wb 5a-5b Exp. Code: te089 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.05 June 2006 PI: Zsolt Paragi Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)521 596 536 EMAIL: zparagi@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31 (0)521 596 500 Observing mode: Notes: Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 2 e-VLBI test, Wb 5a-5b 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Oct 2008 Day 281 --- ---------- ff ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4972.49 4972.49 4972.49 4972.49 4988.49 4988.49 4988.49 4988.49 5004.49 5004.49 5004.49 5004.49 Next BBC frequencies: 136.49 136.49 136.49 136.49 152.49 152.49 152.49 152.49 168.49 168.49 168.49 168.49 184.49 184.49 184.49 184.49 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 11 00 00 3C345 12 32 23 46.3 81.3 -4.2 0.0 0 1 1 0 11 00 00 11 14 20 --- 12 46 45 48.4 83.8 -3.9 0.0 860 F 1 55 11 00 04 ---------- ff ---------- 11 15 00 3C345 12 47 25 48.5 83.9 -3.9 0.0 27 1 1 55 11 15 00 11 29 20 --- 13 01 48 50.7 86.6 -3.7 0.0 860 F 1 111 11 15 04 ---------- ff ---------- 11 30 00 3C345 13 02 28 50.8 86.7 -3.7 0.0 27 1 1 111 11 30 00 11 44 20 --- 13 16 50 53.0 89.5 -3.4 0.0 860 F 1 166 11 30 04 ---------- ff ---------- 11 45 00 3C345 13 17 30 53.1 89.6 -3.4 0.0 27 1 1 166 11 45 00 11 59 20 --- 13 31 53 55.2 92.6 -3.2 0.0 860 F 1 222 11 45 04 ---------- ff ---------- 12 00 00 3C345 13 32 33 55.3 92.7 -3.2 0.0 27 1 1 222 12 00 00 12 14 20 --- 13 46 55 57.5 95.8 -2.9 0.0 860 F 1 277 12 00 04 ---------- ff ---------- 12 15 00 3C345 13 47 35 57.6 95.9 -2.9 0.0 27 1 1 277 12 15 00 12 29 20 --- 14 01 58 59.7 99.3 -2.7 0.0 860 F 1 333 12 15 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 3 e-VLBI test, Wb 5a-5b 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Oct 2008 Day 281 --- ---------- ff ---------- 12 30 00 3C345 14 02 38 59.8 99.4 -2.7 0.0 27 1 1 333 12 30 00 12 44 20 --- 14 17 00 62.0 103.1 -2.4 0.0 860 F 1 388 12 30 04 ---------- ff ---------- 12 45 00 3C345 14 17 40 62.1 103.3 -2.4 0.0 27 1 1 388 12 45 00 12 59 20 --- 14 32 03 64.2 107.2 -2.2 0.0 860 F 1 444 12 45 04 ---------- ff ---------- 13 00 00 3C345 14 32 43 64.3 107.4 -2.2 0.0 27 1 1 444 13 00 00 13 14 20 --- 14 47 05 66.3 111.9 -1.9 0.0 860 F 1 499 13 00 04 ---------- ff ---------- 13 15 00 3C345 14 47 45 66.4 112.1 -1.9 0.0 27 1 1 499 13 15 00 13 29 20 --- 15 02 08 68.4 117.1 -1.7 0.0 860 F 1 555 13 15 04 ---------- ff ---------- 13 30 00 3C345 15 02 48 68.4 117.4 -1.7 0.0 27 1 1 555 13 30 00 13 44 20 --- 15 17 10 70.3 123.2 -1.4 0.0 860 F 1 610 13 30 04 ---------- ff ---------- 13 45 00 3C345 15 17 50 70.4 123.5 -1.4 0.0 27 1 1 610 13 45 00 13 59 20 --- 15 32 12 72.1 130.1 -1.2 0.0 860 F 1 666 13 45 04 ---------- ff ---------- 14 00 00 3C345 15 32 53 72.2 130.5 -1.2 0.0 27 1 1 666 14 00 00 14 14 20 --- 15 47 15 73.8 138.3 -0.9 0.0 860 F 1 721 14 00 04 ---------- ff ---------- 14 15 00 3C345 15 47 55 73.8 138.7 -0.9 0.0 27 1 1 721 14 15 00 14 29 20 --- 16 02 17 75.1 147.8 -0.7 0.0 860 F 1 777 14 15 04 ---------- ff ---------- 14 30 00 3C345 16 02 57 75.2 148.3 -0.7 0.0 27 1 1 777 14 30 00 14 44 20 --- 16 17 20 76.2 158.7 -0.4 0.0 860 F 1 832 14 30 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 4 e-VLBI test, Wb 5a-5b 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Oct 2008 Day 281 --- ---------- ff ---------- 14 45 00 3C345 16 18 00 76.2 159.3 -0.4 0.0 27 1 1 832 14 45 00 14 59 20 --- 16 32 22 76.7 170.8 -0.2 0.0 860 F 1 888 14 45 04 ---------- ff ---------- 15 00 00 3C345 16 33 02 76.8 171.4 -0.2 0.0 27 1 1 888 15 00 00 15 14 20 --- 16 47 25 76.9 183.5 0.1 0.0 860 F 1 943 15 00 04 ---------- ff ---------- 15 15 00 3C345 16 48 05 76.9 184.1 0.1 0.0 27 1 1 943 15 15 00 15 29 20 --- 17 02 27 76.5 195.9 0.3 0.0 860 F 1 999 15 15 04 ---------- ff ---------- 15 30 00 3C345 17 03 07 76.4 196.5 0.3 0.0 27 1 1 999 15 30 00 15 44 20 --- 17 17 30 75.6 207.4 0.6 0.0 860 F 1 1054 15 30 04 ---------- ff ---------- 15 45 00 3C345 17 18 10 75.6 207.9 0.6 0.0 27 1 1 1054 15 45 00 15 59 20 --- 17 32 32 74.4 217.6 0.8 0.0 860 F 1 1110 15 45 04 ---------- ff ---------- 16 00 00 3C345 17 33 12 74.4 218.0 0.8 0.0 27 1 1 1110 16 00 00 16 14 20 --- 17 47 35 72.9 226.3 1.1 0.0 860 F 1 1165 16 00 04 ---------- ff ---------- 16 15 00 3C345 17 48 15 72.8 226.7 1.1 0.0 27 1 1 1165 16 15 00 16 29 20 --- 18 02 37 71.2 233.8 1.3 0.0 860 F 1 1221 16 15 04 ---------- ff ---------- 16 30 00 3C345 18 03 17 71.1 234.1 1.3 0.0 27 1 1 1221 16 30 00 16 44 20 --- 18 17 40 69.3 240.3 1.6 0.0 860 F 1 1276 16 30 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 5 e-VLBI test, Wb 5a-5b 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. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Oct 2008 Day 281 --- ---------- Dummy Scan ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4972.49 4972.49 4972.49 4972.49 Next BBC frequencies: 136.49 136.49 136.49 136.49 152.49 152.49 152.49 152.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 16 45 20 3C345 18 18 40 69.1 240.7 1.6 0.0 47 1 1 1276 16 45 20 16 46 20 --- 18 19 40 69.0 241.0 1.6 0.0 60 F 1 1278 16 45 48 ---------- Dummy Scan ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 Next BBC frequencies: 136.49 136.49 136.49 136.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 16 47 20 3C345 18 20 40 68.9 241.4 1.6 0.0 47 1 1 1278 16 47 20 16 48 20 --- 18 21 40 68.7 241.8 1.6 0.0 60 F 1 1279 16 47 48 ---------- Dummy Scan ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4956.49 4956.49 Next BBC frequencies: 136.49 136.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 16 49 20 3C345 18 22 40 68.6 242.2 1.7 0.0 47 1 1 1279 16 49 20 16 50 20 --- 18 23 41 68.5 242.6 1.7 0.0 60 F 1 1279 16 49 48 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: 512Mbps Matches group wb6cm_l in ./freqMERL.dat Non-standard requested by VSOP project OK-d foley 290198 Setup group: 13 Station: WSTRBORK Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 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: 1 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4972.49 4972.49 4972.49 4972.49 4988.49 4988.49 4988.49 4988.49 5004.49 5004.49 5004.49 5004.49 BBC fr= 136.49 136.49 136.49 136.49 152.49 152.49 152.49 152.49 168.49 168.49 168.49 168.49 184.49 184.49 184.49 184.49 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 Setup file: 256Mbps Matches group wb6cm_l in ./freqMERL.dat Non-standard requested by VSOP project OK-d foley 290198 Setup group: 9 Station: WSTRBORK Total bit rate: 256 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 5 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4972.49 4972.49 4972.49 4972.49 BBC fr= 136.49 136.49 136.49 136.49 152.49 152.49 152.49 152.49 Bandwd= 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 barrel=roll_off Setup file: 128Mbps Matches group wb6cm_l in ./freqMERL.dat Non-standard requested by VSOP project OK-d foley 290198 Setup group: 5 Station: WSTRBORK Total bit rate: 128 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 4820.00 Net SB= L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 BBC SB= L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 9 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 4956.49 BBC fr= 136.49 136.49 136.49 136.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26 barrel=roll_off Setup file: 64Mbps Matches group wb6cm_l in ./freqMERL.dat Non-standard requested by VSOP project OK-d foley 290198 Setup group: 1 Station: WSTRBORK Total bit rate: 64 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 2 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4820.00 4820.00 Net SB= L L Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 BBC SB= L L IF = 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 13 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 4956.49 4956.49 BBC fr= 136.49 136.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- e-VLBI test, Wb 5a-5b 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) J1642+3948 16 41 17.606231 * 16 42 58.809968 16 43 16.161077 0.26 1641+399 39 54 10.81494 * 39 48 36.99400 39 47 46.94642 0.40 * 3C345 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1642+39 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 5.544 scan hours, 33.267 baseline hours above horizon. 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) 3C345 69.6 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