COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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: 766.49 766.49 766.49 766.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 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 21 59 12 41.4 -63.6 4.0 80.0 0 0 12 00 00 12 08 00 =1758+388 22 07 13 39.9 -63.3 4.1 78.9 480 31 12 00 01 12 10 00 J1800+3848 22 09 14 39.5 -63.2 4.1 78.7 118 31 12 10 00 12 20 00 =1758+388 22 19 15 37.6 -62.6 4.3 77.4 600 70 12 10 01 12 25 00 3C345 22 24 16 22.7 -56.1 5.7 67.6 272 70 12 25 00 12 28 00 --- 22 27 17 22.1 -55.8 5.7 67.2 180 81 12 25 01 12 28 00 NRAO512 22 27 17 21.7 -55.7 5.8 66.9 -5 81 No stop 12 32 00 --- 22 31 17 21.0 -55.3 5.8 66.4 235 97 12 28 01 12 32 00 3C345 22 31 17 21.4 -55.5 5.8 66.7 -5 97 No stop 12 34 00 --- 22 33 18 21.1 -55.3 5.8 66.5 115 105 12 32 01 12 34 00 NRAO512 22 33 18 20.6 -55.2 5.9 66.1 -5 105 No stop 12 38 00 --- 22 37 18 19.9 -54.8 5.9 65.6 235 120 12 34 01 12 39 00 3C345 22 38 19 20.2 -54.9 5.9 65.8 55 120 12 39 00 12 41 00 --- 22 40 19 19.8 -54.8 5.9 65.5 120 128 12 39 01 12 41 00 NRAO512 22 40 19 19.4 -54.6 6.0 65.2 -5 128 No stop 12 45 00 --- 22 44 19 18.7 -54.2 6.1 64.7 235 143 12 41 01 12 45 00 3C345 22 44 19 19.1 -54.4 6.0 65.0 -5 143 No stop 12 47 00 --- 22 46 20 18.8 -54.2 6.0 64.7 115 151 12 45 01 12 47 00 NRAO512 22 46 20 18.3 -54.1 6.1 64.4 -5 151 No stop 12 51 00 --- 22 50 20 17.6 -53.7 6.2 63.9 235 166 12 47 01 12 52 00 3C345 22 51 21 17.9 -53.8 6.1 64.1 56 166 12 52 00 12 54 00 --- 22 53 21 17.6 -53.6 6.2 63.8 120 174 12 52 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 22 53 21 17.1 -53.4 6.2 63.5 -5 174 No stop 12 58 00 --- 22 57 22 16.4 -53.1 6.3 62.9 235 190 12 54 01 12 58 00 3C345 22 57 22 16.9 -53.3 6.2 63.3 -4 190 No stop 13 00 00 --- 22 59 22 16.5 -53.1 6.3 63.0 116 197 12 58 01 13 00 00 NRAO512 22 59 22 16.1 -52.9 6.3 62.7 -5 197 No stop 13 04 00 --- 23 03 23 15.4 -52.5 6.4 62.1 235 213 13 00 01 13 05 00 3C345 23 04 23 15.7 -52.6 6.4 62.3 56 213 13 05 00 13 07 00 --- 23 06 23 15.3 -52.4 6.4 62.1 120 221 13 05 01 13 09 00 3C345 23 08 23 15.0 -52.3 6.4 61.8 118 221 13 09 00 13 17 00 --- 23 16 25 13.7 -51.5 6.6 60.7 480 252 13 09 01 13 19 00 3C345 23 18 25 13.3 -51.3 6.6 60.4 118 252 13 19 00 13 22 30 --- 23 21 56 12.7 -51.0 6.6 59.9 210 265 13 19 01 13 24 30 NRAO512 23 23 56 12.0 -50.5 6.7 59.3 115 265 13 24 30 13 28 00 --- 23 27 27 11.4 -50.2 6.8 58.8 210 279 13 24 31 13 28 00 3C345 23 27 27 11.8 -50.4 6.7 59.2 -4 279 No stop 13 29 30 --- 23 28 57 11.6 -50.3 6.8 59.0 86 284 13 28 01 13 29 30 NRAO512 23 28 57 11.1 -50.0 6.8 58.6 -4 284 No stop 13 33 00 --- 23 32 27 10.6 -49.7 6.9 58.1 206 298 13 29 31 13 34 00 3C345 23 33 28 10.8 -49.8 6.8 58.3 56 298 13 34 00 13 35 30 --- 23 34 58 10.6 -49.6 6.9 58.1 90 304 13 34 01 13 37 30 NRAO512 23 36 58 9.8 -49.2 6.9 57.5 116 304 13 37 30 13 41 00 --- 23 40 29 9.3 -48.8 7.0 57.0 210 317 13 37 31 13 41 00 3C345 23 40 29 9.7 -49.1 7.0 57.3 -4 317 No stop 13 42 30 --- 23 41 59 9.4 -48.9 7.0 57.1 86 323 13 41 01 13 42 30 NRAO512 23 41 59 9.0 -48.7 7.0 56.8 -4 323 No stop 13 46 00 --- 23 45 30 8.5 -48.3 7.1 56.3 206 337 13 42 31 13 47 00 3C345 23 46 30 8.7 -48.4 7.1 56.5 56 337 13 47 00 13 48 30 --- 23 48 00 8.5 -48.3 7.1 56.3 90 343 13 47 01 13 50 30 NRAO512 23 50 00 7.7 -47.8 7.2 55.6 116 343 13 50 30 13 54 00 --- 23 53 31 7.2 -47.4 7.2 55.1 210 356 13 50 31 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 23 53 31 7.6 -47.7 7.2 55.5 -4 356 No stop 13 55 30 --- 23 55 01 7.4 -47.5 7.2 55.2 86 362 13 54 01 13 55 30 NRAO512 23 55 01 7.0 -47.2 7.2 54.9 -4 362 No stop 13 59 00 --- 23 58 32 6.4 -46.9 7.3 54.4 206 375 13 55 31 14 00 00 3C345 23 59 32 6.7 -47.0 7.3 54.6 56 375 14 00 00 14 01 30 --- 00 01 02 6.4 -46.8 7.3 54.4 90 381 14 00 01 14 03 30 NRAO512 00 03 02 5.7 -46.3 7.4 53.7 116 381 14 03 30 14 07 00 --- 00 06 33 5.2 -45.9 7.4 53.2 210 395 14 03 31 14 07 00 3C345 00 06 33 5.6 -46.2 7.4 53.5 -4 395 No stop 14 08 30 --- 00 08 03 5.3 -46.0 7.4 53.3 86 401 14 07 01 14 17 30 J1800+3848 00 17 05 16.0 -54.0 6.3 62.7 515 401 14 17 30 14 22 30 =1758+388 00 22 06 15.2 -53.5 6.4 62.1 300 420 14 17 31 14 25 30 J1800+3848 00 25 06 14.7 -53.2 6.4 61.7 178 420 14 25 30 14 35 30 =1758+388 00 35 08 13.0 -52.2 6.6 60.3 600 459 14 25 31 14 37 30 J1800+3848 00 37 08 12.6 -52.0 6.6 60.0 118 459 14 37 30 14 52 30 =1758+388 00 52 10 10.1 -50.5 6.9 58.0 900 517 14 37 31 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: sh6cm Update freq. range AnTao 22Mar08 Setup group: 8 Station: SHANGHAI 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= 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 4200.00 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 this setup were used. Frequency Set: 12 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 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= 766.49 766.49 766.49 766.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 782.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 798.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 814.49 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 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) 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