COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N11C3 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: Mehreen Mahmud Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596506 EMAIL: mahmud@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596506 Observing mode: Notes: Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 6cm NME on 20 Oct 2011 involving 14 antennas: Ef Wb Jb1 On Mc Tr Ys Ur Sh Sv Zc Bd Hh, Irbene The NME uses a standard setup with 512 Mbps, with a few long integrations on J1800+3848 and a phase referencing part with NRAO512 and 3C345. Three ftp tests are scheduled: ~12:18 UT (scan 2, 2 sec, J1800+3848) ~13:14 UT (scan 16, 2 sec, 3C345) ~14:33 UT (scan 35, 2 sec, J1800+3848) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Good luck with the session! Mehreen Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 20 Oct 2011 Day 293 --- Next scan frequencies: 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 Next BBC frequencies: 366.49 366.49 366.49 366.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 398.49 398.49 398.49 398.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 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 12 00 00 J1800+3848 15 45 09 17.9 27.2 -2.3 0.0 0 0 12 00 00 12 08 00 =1758+388 15 53 10 18.7 25.8 -2.1 0.0 480 31 12 00 04 12 10 00 J1800+3848 15 55 10 18.9 25.4 -2.1 0.0 99 31 12 10 00 12 20 00 =1758+388 16 05 12 19.9 23.6 -1.9 0.0 600 70 12 10 04 12 25 00 3C345 16 10 13 23.9 7.0 -0.6 0.0 234 70 12 25 00 12 28 00 --- 16 13 13 23.9 6.3 -0.5 0.0 180 81 12 25 04 12 28 00 NRAO512 16 13 13 24.0 5.8 -0.5 0.0 -26 81 No stop 12 32 00 --- 16 17 14 24.1 5.0 -0.4 0.0 214 97 12 28 04 12 32 00 3C345 16 17 14 24.0 5.5 -0.4 0.0 -26 97 No stop 12 34 00 --- 16 19 14 24.1 5.1 -0.4 0.0 94 105 12 32 04 12 34 00 NRAO512 16 19 14 24.2 4.6 -0.4 0.0 -26 105 No stop 12 38 00 --- 16 23 15 24.2 3.7 -0.3 0.0 214 120 12 34 04 12 39 00 3C345 16 24 15 24.2 4.0 -0.3 0.0 34 120 12 39 00 12 41 00 --- 16 26 15 24.2 3.6 -0.3 0.0 120 128 12 39 04 12 41 00 NRAO512 16 26 15 24.3 3.1 -0.2 0.0 -26 128 No stop 12 45 00 --- 16 30 16 24.3 2.2 -0.2 0.0 214 143 12 41 04 12 45 00 3C345 16 30 16 24.2 2.8 -0.2 0.0 -26 143 No stop 12 47 00 --- 16 32 16 24.3 2.3 -0.2 0.0 94 151 12 45 04 12 47 00 NRAO512 16 32 16 24.3 1.8 -0.1 0.0 -26 151 No stop 12 51 00 --- 16 36 17 24.3 1.0 -0.1 0.0 214 166 12 47 04 12 52 00 3C345 16 37 17 24.3 1.3 -0.1 0.0 34 166 12 52 00 12 54 00 --- 16 39 18 24.3 0.9 -0.1 0.0 120 174 12 52 04 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 20 Oct 2011 Day 293 --- 12 54 00 NRAO512 16 39 18 24.3 0.3 -0.0 0.0 -26 174 No stop 12 58 00 --- 16 43 18 24.3 359.5 0.0 0.0 214 190 12 54 04 12 58 00 3C345 16 43 18 24.3 0.0 -0.0 0.0 -26 190 No stop 13 00 00 --- 16 45 19 24.3 359.6 0.0 0.0 94 197 12 58 04 13 00 00 NRAO512 16 45 19 24.3 359.1 0.1 0.0 -26 197 No stop 13 04 00 --- 16 49 19 24.3 358.2 0.1 0.0 214 213 13 00 04 13 05 00 3C345 16 50 19 24.3 358.5 0.1 0.0 34 213 13 05 00 13 07 00 --- 16 52 20 24.3 358.1 0.1 0.0 120 221 13 05 04 13 09 00 3C345 16 54 20 24.3 357.7 0.2 0.0 99 221 13 09 00 13 17 00 --- 17 02 21 24.2 356.0 0.3 0.0 480 252 13 09 04 13 19 00 3C345 17 04 22 24.1 355.6 0.3 0.0 99 252 13 19 00 13 22 30 --- 17 07 52 24.1 354.8 0.4 0.0 210 265 13 19 04 13 24 30 NRAO512 17 09 53 24.0 353.9 0.5 0.0 94 265 13 24 30 13 28 00 --- 17 13 23 23.9 353.2 0.5 0.0 210 279 13 24 34 13 28 00 3C345 17 13 23 23.9 353.7 0.5 0.0 -26 279 No stop 13 29 30 --- 17 14 53 23.9 353.4 0.5 0.0 64 284 13 28 04 13 29 30 NRAO512 17 14 53 23.9 352.9 0.6 0.0 -26 284 No stop 13 33 00 --- 17 18 24 23.8 352.1 0.6 0.0 184 298 13 29 34 13 34 00 3C345 17 19 24 23.8 352.4 0.6 0.0 34 298 13 34 00 13 35 30 --- 17 20 54 23.7 352.1 0.6 0.0 90 304 13 34 04 13 37 30 NRAO512 17 22 55 23.6 351.2 0.7 0.0 94 304 13 37 30 13 41 00 --- 17 26 25 23.5 350.5 0.8 0.0 210 317 13 37 34 13 41 00 3C345 17 26 25 23.6 351.0 0.7 0.0 -26 317 No stop 13 42 30 --- 17 27 56 23.5 350.7 0.7 0.0 64 323 13 41 04 13 42 30 NRAO512 17 27 56 23.4 350.2 0.8 0.0 -26 323 No stop 13 46 00 --- 17 31 26 23.3 349.4 0.8 0.0 184 337 13 42 34 13 47 00 3C345 17 32 26 23.3 349.8 0.8 0.0 34 337 13 47 00 13 48 30 --- 17 33 57 23.3 349.5 0.8 0.0 90 343 13 47 04 13 50 30 NRAO512 17 35 57 23.1 348.5 0.9 0.0 94 343 13 50 30 13 54 00 --- 17 39 27 22.9 347.8 1.0 0.0 210 356 13 50 34 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 20 Oct 2011 Day 293 --- 13 54 00 3C345 17 39 27 23.0 348.3 0.9 0.0 -26 356 No stop 13 55 30 --- 17 40 58 23.0 348.0 1.0 0.0 64 362 13 54 04 13 55 30 NRAO512 17 40 58 22.9 347.5 1.0 0.0 -26 362 No stop 13 59 00 --- 17 44 28 22.7 346.8 1.1 0.0 184 375 13 55 34 14 00 00 3C345 17 45 28 22.7 347.1 1.0 0.0 34 375 14 00 00 14 01 30 --- 17 46 59 22.7 346.8 1.1 0.0 90 381 14 00 04 14 03 30 NRAO512 17 48 59 22.5 345.9 1.1 0.0 94 381 14 03 30 14 07 00 --- 17 52 30 22.3 345.2 1.2 0.0 210 395 14 03 34 14 07 00 3C345 17 52 30 22.4 345.7 1.2 0.0 -26 395 No stop 14 08 30 --- 17 54 00 22.3 345.4 1.2 0.0 64 401 14 07 04 14 08 30 NRAO512 17 54 00 22.2 344.9 1.2 0.0 -26 401 No stop 14 12 00 --- 17 57 30 22.0 344.2 1.3 0.0 184 414 14 08 34 14 13 00 3C345 17 58 31 22.0 344.5 1.3 0.0 34 414 14 13 00 14 14 30 --- 18 00 01 21.9 344.2 1.3 0.0 90 420 14 13 04 14 17 30 J1800+3848 18 03 01 25.3 359.5 0.0 0.0 115 420 14 17 30 14 22 30 =1758+388 18 08 02 25.3 358.4 0.1 0.0 300 439 14 17 34 14 25 30 J1800+3848 18 11 03 25.3 357.8 0.2 0.0 159 439 14 25 30 14 35 30 =1758+388 18 21 04 25.1 355.6 0.3 0.0 600 478 14 25 34 14 37 30 J1800+3848 18 23 05 25.1 355.2 0.4 0.0 99 478 14 37 30 14 52 30 =1758+388 18 38 07 24.7 352.0 0.6 0.0 900 536 14 37 34 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess311.C512 Matching groups in /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/freq.dat: hh6cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 221105 (CR) Setup group: 9 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= 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 4600.00 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: 13 Setup file default. LO sum= 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 BBC fr= 366.49 366.49 366.49 366.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 382.49 398.49 398.49 398.49 398.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 414.49 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 -- 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) J1640+3946 16 38 48.169688 * 16 40 29.632772 16 40 52.911254 0.01 1638+398 39 52 30.08668 * 39 46 46.02849 39 45 38.84612 0.01 J1640+39 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba * NRAO512 GSFC 2010a astro solution 96956 Observations 0.867 scan and 70.443 baseline hours in setup: sess311.C512 J1642+3948 16 41 17.606228 * 16 42 58.809965 16 43 22.037741 0.81 * 3C345 39 54 10.81494 * 39 48 36.99400 39 47 32.40349 0.54 1641+399 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba J1642+39 GSFC 2010a astro solution 52595 Observations 0.642 scan and 50.604 baseline hours in setup: sess311.C512 * J1800+3848 17 58 44.703953 * 18 00 24.765362 18 00 48.187828 0.02 1758+388 38 48 32.47354 * 38 48 30.69752 38 48 49.18341 0.02 J1800+38 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 1963 Observations 0.800 scan and 72.650 baseline hours in setup: sess311.C512 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) NRAO512 65.4 3C345 65.8 J1800+3848 78.0 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