COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N11M3 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: Gabriele Surcis Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596508 EMAIL: surcis@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596508 Observing mode: Notes: 5cm NME and ftp fringe test for session 3/2011 (512 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters) Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE Please DO NOT use the phase cal signal. COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 5cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 27 October 2011 involving 8 antennas: Eb Wb1 JB2 On25 M. The NME uses a setup typical for methanol spectral line experiments, but with 16 channels, i.e. using both sidebands of all BBCs, and 8 MHz filters. The schedule consists of long integrations on strong calibrators like OQ208, J2202+4216, J2005+7752 and 3C345 as well as phase-referencing parts with a methanol maser and a continuum source as targets, respectively. Three ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment: ~12:06 (scan 2, 4 sec, 3C345) ~12:57 (scan 17, 4 sec, 3C345) ~14:22 (scan 37, 4 sec, J2005+7752) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Thanks! Since this schedule includes a spectral line source (W48), please switch OFF the phase cal signal! !!! PCAL is OFF for this experiment !!! Good luck with the session! Gabriele Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 27 Oct 2011 Day 300 --- Next scan frequencies: 6638.52 6638.52 6638.52 6638.52 6654.52 6654.52 6654.52 6654.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6686.52 6686.52 6686.52 6686.52 Next BBC frequencies: 238.52 238.52 238.52 238.52 254.52 254.52 254.52 254.52 270.52 270.52 270.52 270.52 286.52 286.52 286.52 286.52 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 3C345 15 08 35 71.9 456.8 -1.6 -67.1 0 0 12 00 00 12 05 00 --- 15 13 36 72.8 458.1 -1.5 -66.7 300 19 12 00 04 12 06 00 3C345 15 14 36 72.9 458.3 -1.5 -66.7 57 19 12 06 00 12 11 00 --- 15 19 37 73.8 459.7 -1.4 -66.2 300 39 12 06 04 12 13 00 3C345 15 21 37 74.2 460.3 -1.4 -65.9 117 39 12 13 00 12 23 00 --- 15 31 39 75.9 463.4 -1.2 -64.5 600 77 12 13 04 12 24 00 3C345 15 32 39 76.1 463.7 -1.2 -64.3 57 77 12 24 00 12 25 30 --- 15 34 10 76.4 464.3 -1.2 -64.1 90 83 12 24 04 12 25 30 J1640+3946 15 34 10 76.8 465.3 -1.1 -63.5 -5 83 No stop 12 28 30 =1638+398 15 37 10 77.3 466.4 -1.1 -62.8 175 95 12 25 34 12 28 30 3C345 15 37 10 76.9 465.4 -1.1 -63.5 -5 95 No stop 12 30 00 --- 15 38 40 77.1 465.9 -1.1 -63.2 85 101 12 28 34 12 30 00 J1640+3946 15 38 40 77.5 467.1 -1.0 -62.5 -5 101 No stop 12 33 00 =1638+398 15 41 41 78.1 468.3 -1.0 -61.7 175 112 12 30 04 12 34 00 3C345 15 42 41 77.8 467.6 -1.0 -62.2 55 112 12 34 00 12 35 30 --- 15 44 11 78.1 468.2 -1.0 -61.8 90 118 12 34 04 12 35 30 J1640+3946 15 44 11 78.5 469.5 -0.9 -61.0 -6 118 No stop 12 38 30 =1638+398 15 47 12 79.0 470.9 -0.9 -60.0 174 130 12 35 34 12 38 30 3C345 15 47 12 78.6 469.6 -0.9 -61.0 -6 130 No stop 12 40 00 --- 15 48 42 78.8 470.3 -0.9 -60.5 84 135 12 38 34 12 40 00 J1640+3946 15 48 42 79.2 471.7 -0.9 -59.5 -6 135 No stop 12 43 00 =1638+398 15 51 42 79.7 473.3 -0.8 -58.4 174 147 12 40 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 27 Oct 2011 Day 300 --- 12 44 00 3C345 15 52 43 79.5 472.4 -0.8 -59.1 54 147 12 44 00 12 45 30 --- 15 54 13 79.8 473.2 -0.8 -58.5 90 153 12 44 04 12 45 30 J1640+3946 15 54 13 80.1 474.8 -0.8 -57.3 -6 153 No stop 12 48 30 =1638+398 15 57 13 80.6 476.7 -0.7 -55.9 174 165 12 45 34 12 48 30 3C345 15 57 13 80.2 475.0 -0.8 -57.3 -6 165 No stop 12 50 00 --- 15 58 44 80.5 475.9 -0.7 -56.6 84 170 12 48 34 12 50 00 J1640+3946 15 58 44 80.9 477.7 -0.7 -55.2 -6 170 No stop 12 52 30 =1638+398 16 01 14 81.3 479.5 -0.7 -53.8 144 180 12 50 04 12 53 30 3C345 16 02 14 81.0 478.3 -0.7 -54.8 54 180 12 53 30 12 55 30 --- 16 04 14 81.4 479.7 -0.7 -53.7 120 188 12 53 34 12 56 30 3C345 16 05 15 81.5 480.5 -0.6 -53.1 57 188 12 56 30 13 00 30 --- 16 09 15 82.1 483.9 -0.6 -50.4 240 203 12 56 34 13 01 30 3C345 16 10 15 82.3 484.8 -0.6 -49.7 57 203 13 01 30 13 03 30 --- 16 12 16 82.6 486.7 -0.5 -48.1 120 211 13 01 34 13 03 30 J1640+3946 16 12 16 82.9 489.5 -0.5 -45.7 -8 211 No stop 13 06 30 =1638+398 16 15 16 83.3 492.9 -0.4 -42.8 172 223 13 03 34 13 06 30 3C345 16 15 16 83.0 489.8 -0.5 -45.4 -8 223 No stop 13 08 30 --- 16 17 17 83.2 492.1 -0.4 -43.5 112 230 13 06 34 13 08 30 J1640+3946 16 17 17 83.5 495.4 -0.4 -40.6 -8 230 No stop 13 11 30 =1638+398 16 20 17 83.9 499.5 -0.3 -37.0 172 242 13 08 34 13 11 30 3C345 16 20 17 83.6 495.9 -0.4 -40.2 -9 242 No stop 13 13 30 --- 16 22 17 83.9 498.6 -0.4 -37.8 111 250 13 11 34 13 13 30 J1640+3946 16 22 17 84.1 502.5 -0.3 -34.4 -9 250 No stop 13 16 30 =1638+398 16 25 18 84.4 507.4 -0.3 -30.0 171 261 13 13 34 13 16 30 3C345 16 25 18 84.2 503.2 -0.3 -33.8 -9 261 No stop 13 18 30 --- 16 27 18 84.4 506.4 -0.3 -30.9 111 269 13 16 34 13 21 30 J1907+0127 16 30 19 34.7 489.5 -2.6 -33.4 76 269 13 21 30 13 23 30 =1904+013 16 32 19 35.0 490.0 -2.6 -33.1 120 277 13 21 34 13 23 30 W48 16 32 19 35.5 491.6 -2.5 -32.2 -6 277 No stop 13 28 30 --- 16 37 20 36.2 492.9 -2.4 -31.5 294 296 13 23 34 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 27 Oct 2011 Day 300 --- 13 28 30 J1907+0127 16 37 20 35.6 491.3 -2.5 -32.4 -6 296 No stop 13 30 30 =1904+013 16 39 20 35.9 491.9 -2.5 -32.1 114 304 13 28 34 13 31 30 W48 16 40 20 36.5 493.7 -2.4 -31.0 54 304 13 31 30 13 36 30 --- 16 45 21 37.2 495.1 -2.3 -30.2 300 323 13 31 34 13 36 30 J1907+0127 16 45 21 36.7 493.5 -2.4 -31.2 -6 323 No stop 13 38 30 =1904+013 16 47 22 36.9 494.0 -2.3 -30.9 114 331 13 36 34 13 39 30 W48 16 48 22 37.6 495.9 -2.2 -29.8 54 331 13 39 30 13 44 30 --- 16 53 23 38.2 497.3 -2.1 -28.9 300 350 13 39 34 13 44 30 J1907+0127 16 53 23 37.7 495.6 -2.2 -29.9 -6 350 No stop 13 46 30 =1904+013 16 55 23 38.0 496.2 -2.2 -29.6 114 358 13 44 34 13 46 30 OQ208 16 55 23 53.1 618.5 2.8 52.6 -168 358 No stop 13 54 30 --- 17 03 24 51.7 620.3 2.9 53.0 312 389 13 46 34 13 55 30 OQ208 17 04 24 51.5 620.5 2.9 53.1 57 389 13 55 30 14 03 30 --- 17 12 26 50.1 622.1 3.1 53.4 480 420 13 55 34 14 08 30 J2202+4216 17 17 26 39.8 785.8 -4.8 -61.6 78 420 14 08 30 14 15 30 =BLLAC 17 24 28 40.9 786.6 -4.6 -62.3 420 447 14 08 34 14 15 30 J2202+4216 17 24 28 40.9 786.6 -4.6 -62.3 -3 447 No stop 14 17 30 =BLLAC 17 26 28 41.3 786.8 -4.6 -62.5 117 455 14 15 34 14 19 30 J2005+7752 17 28 28 53.3 732.8 -2.6 -131.2 44 455 14 19 30 14 21 30 =2007+777 17 30 29 53.3 732.6 -2.6 -131.8 120 463 14 19 34 14 22 30 J2005+7752 17 31 29 53.4 732.6 -2.6 -132.1 57 463 14 22 30 14 25 30 =2007+777 17 34 29 53.5 732.4 -2.5 -132.9 180 474 14 22 34 14 27 30 J2005+7752 17 36 30 53.6 732.3 -2.5 -133.5 117 474 14 27 30 14 30 00 =2007+777 17 39 00 53.7 732.1 -2.4 -134.3 150 484 14 27 34 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess311M3 Matching groups in /export/jive/surcis/Documents/Schedules_EVNsep11_check/N11M3/n11m3_freq.dat: mc5cm Updated by e-mail Orlati (13Feb2006) Setup group: 4 Station: MEDICINA 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= 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 6400.00 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: 5 Setup file default. LO sum= 6638.52 6638.52 6638.52 6638.52 6654.52 6654.52 6654.52 6654.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6686.52 6686.52 6686.52 6686.52 BBC fr= 238.52 238.52 238.52 238.52 254.52 254.52 254.52 254.52 270.52 270.52 270.52 270.52 286.52 286.52 286.52 286.52 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) * W48 18 59 13.049612 * 19 01 45.500000 19 02 21.968555 0.00 01 09 06.54055 * 01 13 28.00000 01 14 41.93319 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.250 scan and 6.845 baseline hours in setup: sess311M3 J1407+2827 14 04 45.615156 * 14 07 00.394414 14 07 31.521076 0.24 1404+286 28 41 29.23518 * 28 27 14.69021 28 23 54.36823 0.35 J1407+28 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba * OQ208 GSFC 2010a astro solution 66201 Observations 0.267 scan and 3.913 baseline hours in setup: sess311M3 * J1640+3946 16 38 48.169688 * 16 40 29.632772 16 40 52.781897 0.01 1638+398 39 52 30.08668 * 39 46 46.02849 39 45 37.41638 0.01 J1640+39 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba NRAO512 GSFC 2010a astro solution 96956 Observations 0.442 scan and 11.052 baseline hours in setup: sess311M3 J1642+3948 16 41 17.606228 * 16 42 58.809965 16 43 21.906676 0.81 * 3C345 39 54 10.81494 * 39 48 36.99400 39 47 30.98705 0.54 1641+399 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba J1642+39 GSFC 2010a astro solution 52595 Observations 0.717 scan and 19.224 baseline hours in setup: sess311M3 * J1907+0127 19 04 39.788505 * 19 07 11.996263 19 07 48.434208 0.73 1904+013 01 22 24.60117 * 01 27 08.96316 01 28 28.49900 0.91 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 38 Observations 0.133 scan and 2.985 baseline hours in setup: sess311M3 * J2005+7752 20 07 20.430202 * 20 05 30.998530 20 05 03.444046 0.05 2007+777 77 43 58.12303 * 77 52 43.24756 77 55 11.51259 0.01 J2005+77 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 15626 Observations 0.125 scan and 3.269 baseline hours in setup: sess311M3 * J2202+4216 22 00 39.362504 * 22 02 43.291371 22 03 14.173401 0.01 BLLAC 42 02 08.59078 * 42 16 39.97992 42 20 29.83808 0.01 2200+420 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba J2202+42 GSFC 2010a astro solution 51107 Observations VR422201 0.150 scan and 3.080 baseline hours in setup: sess311M3 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) W48 74.8 OQ208 41.2 J1640+3946 63.7 3C345 64.0 J1907+0127 76.1 J2005+7752 102.4 J2202+4216 120.1 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