COVER INFORMATION Station: CAMBG32M (Code Cm ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N10K1 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.30 Release near March 23, 2010 PI: Stefanie Muehle Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596508 EMAIL: muehle@jive.nl Fax: +31-521-596539 Phone during observation: +31-521-596508 Observing mode: Notes: K-band NME (512 Mbps, 2-bit sampling, 16MHz filter) for session 3/2010 Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the K-band NME and ftp fringe-test on 29 October 2010. The NME uses a setup that covers the frequencies observed by ER025A and ER025B (redshifted H2O lines) and consists of long integrations on the strong calibrators 3C273, 4C39.25, 3C345 and 3C454.3 as well as a fast phase-referencing part and several ftp-fringe tests. The data transfers are scheduled to begin at ~12:15 (scan 02, 8 sec, 3C273) ~13:14 (scan 08, 8 sec, 4C39.25) ~14:41 (scan 37, 8 sec, 3C454.3) Phase cal tones are ON to provide additional diagnostics at the stations. Please make sure that PCAL is turned OFF after this experiment. Thanks! Good luck with the session! Stefanie Schedule for CAMBG32M (Code Cm ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 29 Oct 2010 Day 302 --- Next scan frequencies: 22000.55 22000.55 22008.98 22008.98 22020.98 22020.98 22032.98 22032.98 Next BBC frequencies: 520.55 520.55 528.98 528.98 540.98 540.98 552.98 552.98 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 12 00 00 3C273 14 30 59 33.8 577.4 2.0 21.9 0 1 1 0 12 00 00 12 10 00 --- 14 41 01 32.9 580.2 2.2 23.3 600 F 1 39 12 00 01 12 11 00 3C273 14 42 01 32.8 580.4 2.2 23.5 52 1 1 39 12 11 00 12 16 00 --- 14 47 02 32.2 581.8 2.3 24.2 300 F 1 58 12 11 01 12 18 00 3C273 14 49 02 32.0 582.3 2.3 24.4 109 1 1 58 12 18 00 12 23 00 --- 14 54 03 31.5 583.7 2.4 25.1 300 F 1 77 12 18 01 12 24 00 3C273 14 55 03 31.4 584.0 2.4 25.2 52 1 1 77 12 24 00 12 34 00 --- 15 05 05 30.3 586.6 2.6 26.5 600 F 1 116 12 24 01 12 38 00 4C39.25 15 09 06 32.4 653.4 5.7 46.4 112 1 1 116 12 38 00 12 48 00 --- 15 19 07 31.0 655.0 5.9 45.6 600 F 1 155 12 38 01 12 49 00 4C39.25 15 20 07 30.8 655.2 5.9 45.6 53 1 1 155 12 49 00 12 59 00 --- 15 30 09 29.5 656.8 6.0 44.8 600 F 1 194 12 49 01 13 00 00 4C39.25 15 31 09 29.3 656.9 6.1 44.7 53 1 1 194 13 00 00 13 10 00 --- 15 41 11 28.0 658.5 6.2 43.9 600 F 1 232 13 00 01 13 11 00 4C39.25 15 42 11 27.8 658.7 6.2 43.8 53 1 1 232 13 11 00 13 16 00 --- 15 47 12 27.2 659.5 6.3 43.4 300 F 1 252 13 11 01 13 25 00 3C345 15 56 13 75.2 502.1 -0.8 -29.4 276 1 1 252 13 25 00 13 35 00 --- 16 06 15 76.1 509.0 -0.6 -24.2 600 F 1 290 13 25 01 13 36 00 3C345 16 07 15 76.2 509.8 -0.6 -23.7 47 1 1 290 13 36 00 13 37 00 --- 16 08 15 76.2 510.5 -0.6 -23.1 60 F 1 294 13 36 01 13 37 00 NRAO512 16 08 15 76.4 512.4 -0.5 -21.7 -19 1 1 294 No stop 13 38 30 --- 16 09 46 76.5 513.6 -0.5 -20.8 71 F 1 300 13 37 01 13 38 30 3C345 16 09 46 76.3 511.6 -0.6 -22.3 -19 1 1 300 No stop 13 39 30 --- 16 10 46 76.4 512.4 -0.5 -21.7 41 F 1 304 13 38 31 Schedule for CAMBG32M (Code Cm ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 29 Oct 2010 Day 302 --- 13 39 30 NRAO512 16 10 46 76.6 514.4 -0.5 -20.2 -19 1 1 304 No stop 13 41 00 --- 16 12 16 76.7 515.5 -0.5 -19.3 71 F 1 310 13 39 31 13 42 00 3C345 16 13 16 76.6 514.3 -0.5 -20.2 44 1 1 310 13 42 00 13 43 00 --- 16 14 16 76.7 515.1 -0.5 -19.6 60 F 1 314 13 42 01 13 43 00 NRAO512 16 14 16 76.8 517.1 -0.4 -18.1 -20 1 1 314 No stop 13 44 30 --- 16 15 47 76.9 518.3 -0.4 -17.1 70 F 1 319 13 43 01 13 44 30 3C345 16 15 47 76.7 516.3 -0.5 -18.7 -20 1 1 319 No stop 13 45 30 --- 16 16 47 76.8 517.1 -0.4 -18.1 40 F 1 323 13 44 31 13 45 30 NRAO512 16 16 47 76.9 519.1 -0.4 -16.5 -20 1 1 323 No stop 13 47 00 --- 16 18 17 77.0 520.4 -0.4 -15.5 70 F 1 329 13 45 31 13 48 00 3C345 16 19 17 77.0 519.1 -0.4 -16.5 44 1 1 329 13 48 00 13 49 00 --- 16 20 17 77.0 519.9 -0.4 -15.9 60 F 1 333 13 48 01 13 49 00 NRAO512 16 20 17 77.1 522.0 -0.3 -14.2 -20 1 1 333 No stop 13 50 30 --- 16 21 48 77.2 523.3 -0.3 -13.3 70 F 1 339 13 49 01 13 50 30 3C345 16 21 48 77.1 521.2 -0.4 -14.9 -20 1 1 339 No stop 13 51 30 --- 16 22 48 77.1 522.0 -0.3 -14.3 40 F 1 343 13 50 31 13 51 30 NRAO512 16 22 48 77.2 524.1 -0.3 -12.6 -20 1 1 343 No stop 13 53 00 --- 16 24 18 77.3 525.4 -0.3 -11.6 70 F 1 348 13 51 31 13 54 00 3C345 16 25 18 77.2 524.1 -0.3 -12.6 44 1 1 348 13 54 00 13 55 00 --- 16 26 18 77.3 525.0 -0.3 -11.9 60 F 1 352 13 54 01 13 55 00 NRAO512 16 26 18 77.3 527.1 -0.2 -10.2 -20 1 1 352 No stop 13 56 30 --- 16 27 49 77.4 528.4 -0.2 -9.2 70 F 1 358 13 55 01 13 56 30 3C345 16 27 49 77.3 526.3 -0.3 -10.9 -20 1 1 358 No stop 13 57 30 --- 16 28 49 77.4 527.1 -0.2 -10.2 40 F 1 362 13 56 31 13 57 30 NRAO512 16 28 49 77.4 529.3 -0.2 -8.5 -20 1 1 362 No stop 13 59 00 --- 16 30 19 77.5 530.6 -0.2 -7.5 70 F 1 368 13 57 31 14 00 00 3C345 16 31 19 77.5 529.3 -0.2 -8.5 44 1 1 368 14 00 00 14 01 00 --- 16 32 19 77.5 530.2 -0.2 -7.8 60 F 1 372 14 00 01 14 01 00 NRAO512 16 32 19 77.5 532.4 -0.1 -6.1 -20 1 1 372 No stop 14 02 30 --- 16 33 50 77.5 533.7 -0.1 -5.0 70 F 1 377 14 01 01 Schedule for CAMBG32M (Code Cm ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Experiment 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 29 Oct 2010 Day 302 --- 14 02 30 3C345 16 33 50 77.5 531.5 -0.2 -6.8 -20 1 1 377 No stop 14 03 30 --- 16 34 50 77.5 532.4 -0.1 -6.1 40 F 1 381 14 02 31 14 03 30 NRAO512 16 34 50 77.6 534.6 -0.1 -4.3 -20 1 1 381 No stop 14 05 00 --- 16 36 20 77.6 536.0 -0.1 -3.2 70 F 1 387 14 03 31 14 06 00 3C345 16 37 20 77.6 534.6 -0.1 -4.3 44 1 1 387 14 06 00 14 07 00 --- 16 38 20 77.6 535.5 -0.1 -3.6 60 F 1 391 14 06 01 14 07 00 NRAO512 16 38 20 77.6 537.8 0.0 -1.8 -21 1 1 391 No stop 14 08 30 --- 16 39 50 77.6 539.1 0.0 -0.7 69 F 1 397 14 07 01 14 08 30 3C345 16 39 50 77.6 536.9 -0.1 -2.5 -21 1 1 397 No stop 14 09 30 --- 16 40 51 77.6 537.8 0.0 -1.8 39 F 1 401 14 08 31 14 09 30 NRAO512 16 40 51 77.6 540.0 0.0 0.0 -21 1 1 401 No stop 14 11 00 --- 16 42 21 77.6 541.3 0.0 1.1 69 F 1 406 14 09 31 14 12 00 3C345 16 43 21 77.6 540.0 0.0 0.0 44 1 1 406 14 12 00 14 22 00 --- 16 53 23 77.5 549.0 0.2 7.1 600 F 1 445 14 12 01 14 28 00 3C454.3 16 59 24 13.5 440.8 -5.9 -39.1 151 1 1 445 14 28 00 14 36 00 --- 17 07 25 14.7 442.4 -5.8 -39.3 480 F 1 476 14 28 01 14 37 00 3C454.3 17 08 25 14.8 442.6 -5.8 -39.3 53 1 1 476 14 37 00 14 42 00 --- 17 13 26 15.6 443.5 -5.7 -39.4 300 F 1 495 14 37 01 14 44 00 3C454.3 17 15 26 15.9 443.9 -5.7 -39.4 110 1 1 495 14 44 00 14 54 00 --- 17 25 28 17.4 445.8 -5.5 -39.6 600 F 1 534 14 44 01 14 55 00 3C454.3 17 26 28 17.6 446.0 -5.5 -39.6 53 1 1 534 14 55 00 15 00 00 --- 17 31 29 18.4 447.0 -5.4 -39.6 300 F 1 554 14 55 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: redH2O.1cm Matching groups in ./n10k1frq.dat: cm1cmlow low K-band for redshifted H2O lines (ER025, 3/2010) Setup group: 1 Station: CAMBG32M Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 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 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 22000.55 22000.55 22008.98 22008.98 22020.98 22020.98 22032.98 22032.98 BBC fr= 520.55 520.55 528.98 528.98 540.98 540.98 552.98 552.98 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 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= 450 20 20 20 13450 13020 13020 13020 PCALFR2= 450 20 20 20 13450 13020 13020 13020 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- 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 55.319215 * 09 27 03.013936 09 27 44.399823 0.01 0923+392 39 15 23.56644 * 39 02 20.85184 38 59 19.07566 0.01 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 226075 Observations 0.583 scan hours, 12.250 baseline hours above horizon. J1229+0203 12 26 33.245835 * 12 29 06.699731 12 29 39.783615 0.01 * 3C273 02 19 43.30565 * 02 03 08.59815 01 59 33.22879 0.02 3C273B /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba 1226+023 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 32224 Observations J1229+02 0.500 scan hours, 10.500 baseline hours above horizon. J1640+3946 16 38 48.169686 * 16 40 29.632770 16 40 50.805175 0.01 1638+398 39 52 30.08665 * 39 46 46.02846 39 45 40.71985 0.01 J1640+39 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * NRAO512 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 94079 Observations 0.300 scan hours, 4.765 baseline hours above horizon. J1642+3948 16 41 17.606229 * 16 42 58.809967 16 43 19.932819 0.01 * 3C345 39 54 10.81492 * 39 48 36.99398 39 47 34.08159 0.01 1641+399 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1642+39 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 52093 Observations 0.533 scan hours, 9.433 baseline hours above horizon. J2253+1608 22 51 29.519743 * 22 53 57.747942 22 54 31.529368 0.01 * 3C454.3 15 52 54.34806 * 16 08 53.56089 16 12 38.19216 0.01 2251+158 /aps3/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2253+16 GSFC Nov. 2009 Solution 2009a 39040 Observations 0.467 scan hours, 9.800 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) 4C39.25 84.9 3C273 30.3 NRAO512 63.2 3C345 63.5 3C454.3 131.6 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