COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment N13C3 Exp. Code: N13C3 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 PI: Jun YANG Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596507 EMAIL: yang@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596507 Observing mode: Notes: 6cm NME and FT Fringe Test for Session 3/2013 512 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 8 MHz filters Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 6cm NME and FTP fringe-test N13C3 on 21 Oct 2013 involving 15 antennas: Eb Wb Jb1 On25 Mc Nt Tr Ys Sv Zc Bd Ur Sh Hh Ir. There are also separate names for stations to test their new backends: Md and Td -- Medicina and Torun DBBC backends. Four ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the 3-hour experiment: 02:39:00 UT -- scan 2, 1 sec, 4C39.25 03:35:40 UT -- scan 20, 2 sec, 4C39.25 04:32:40 UT -- scan 38, 2 sec, 4C39.25 05:29:00 UT -- scan 56, 2 sec, 4C39.25 Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Thanks! Good luck with the session! Jun Yang Support Scientist, JIVE Skype: uaoagn Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Experiment N13C3 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Oct 2013 Day 294 --- 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 02 30 00 4C39.25 05 15 24 43.8 433.8 -4.2 -61.7 0 0 02 30 00 02 35 00 --- 05 20 25 44.6 434.4 -4.1 -62.0 300 19 02 30 04 02 36 00 4C39.25 05 21 25 44.8 434.5 -4.1 -62.1 57 19 02 36 00 02 40 00 --- 05 25 26 45.5 435.0 -4.0 -62.4 240 35 02 36 04 02 44 00 4C39.25 05 29 27 46.2 435.6 -4.0 -62.6 237 35 02 44 00 02 50 00 --- 05 35 28 47.2 436.3 -3.9 -63.0 360 58 02 44 04 02 50 30 J0923+3849 05 35 58 47.9 437.2 -3.8 -63.1 24 58 02 50 30 02 52 30 =0920+390 05 37 58 48.2 437.4 -3.8 -63.2 120 66 02 50 34 02 53 00 4C39.25 05 38 28 47.7 436.7 -3.8 -63.2 24 66 02 53 00 02 55 00 --- 05 40 28 48.1 437.0 -3.8 -63.3 120 74 02 53 04 02 55 30 J0923+3849 05 40 59 48.7 437.8 -3.7 -63.4 24 74 02 55 30 02 57 30 =0920+390 05 42 59 49.1 438.1 -3.7 -63.5 120 81 02 55 34 02 58 00 4C39.25 05 43 29 48.6 437.4 -3.7 -63.5 24 81 02 58 00 03 00 00 --- 05 45 29 49.0 437.6 -3.7 -63.6 120 89 02 58 04 03 00 30 J0923+3849 05 45 59 49.6 438.5 -3.6 -63.6 24 89 03 00 30 03 02 30 =0920+390 05 48 00 50.0 438.8 -3.6 -63.8 120 97 03 00 34 03 03 00 4C39.25 05 48 30 49.5 438.0 -3.7 -63.8 24 97 03 03 00 03 05 00 --- 05 50 30 49.8 438.3 -3.6 -63.9 120 105 03 03 04 03 05 30 J0923+3849 05 51 00 50.5 439.2 -3.6 -63.9 24 105 03 05 30 03 07 30 =0920+390 05 53 01 50.8 439.4 -3.5 -64.0 120 112 03 05 34 03 08 00 4C39.25 05 53 31 50.3 438.7 -3.6 -64.1 24 112 03 08 00 03 10 00 --- 05 55 31 50.7 439.0 -3.5 -64.2 120 120 03 08 04 03 10 30 J0923+3849 05 56 01 51.4 439.9 -3.5 -64.2 24 120 03 10 30 03 12 30 =0920+390 05 58 01 51.7 440.1 -3.4 -64.3 120 128 03 10 34 03 13 00 4C39.25 05 58 31 51.2 439.4 -3.5 -64.3 24 128 03 13 00 03 15 00 --- 06 00 32 51.6 439.6 -3.5 -64.4 120 135 03 13 04 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Experiment N13C3 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Oct 2013 Day 294 --- 03 15 30 J0923+3849 06 01 02 52.2 440.5 -3.4 -64.4 24 135 03 15 30 03 17 30 =0920+390 06 03 02 52.6 440.8 -3.4 -64.5 120 143 03 15 34 03 18 00 4C39.25 06 03 32 52.1 440.1 -3.4 -64.6 24 143 03 18 00 03 20 00 --- 06 05 33 52.5 440.3 -3.4 -64.7 120 151 03 18 04 03 20 30 J0923+3849 06 06 03 53.1 441.2 -3.3 -64.7 24 151 03 20 30 03 22 30 =0920+390 06 08 03 53.5 441.5 -3.3 -64.7 120 159 03 20 34 03 23 00 4C39.25 06 08 33 53.0 440.7 -3.3 -64.8 24 159 03 23 00 03 25 00 --- 06 10 33 53.3 441.0 -3.3 -64.9 120 166 03 23 04 03 25 30 J0923+3849 06 11 03 54.0 441.9 -3.2 -64.9 24 166 03 25 30 03 27 30 =0920+390 06 13 04 54.4 442.2 -3.2 -65.0 120 174 03 25 34 03 28 00 4C39.25 06 13 34 53.9 441.4 -3.2 -65.1 24 174 03 28 00 03 30 00 --- 06 15 34 54.2 441.7 -3.2 -65.2 120 182 03 28 04 03 30 40 4C39.25 06 16 14 54.3 441.8 -3.2 -65.2 37 182 03 30 40 03 36 40 --- 06 22 15 55.4 442.6 -3.1 -65.4 360 205 03 30 44 03 40 40 4C39.25 06 26 16 56.1 443.2 -3.0 -65.6 237 205 03 40 40 03 46 40 --- 06 32 17 57.2 444.1 -2.9 -65.8 360 228 03 40 44 03 47 10 J0923+3849 06 32 47 57.9 445.1 -2.9 -65.7 24 228 03 47 10 03 49 10 =0920+390 06 34 47 58.2 445.4 -2.8 -65.7 120 236 03 47 14 03 49 40 4C39.25 06 35 17 57.7 444.5 -2.9 -65.9 24 236 03 49 40 03 51 40 --- 06 37 18 58.1 444.8 -2.8 -66.0 120 244 03 49 44 03 52 10 J0923+3849 06 37 48 58.7 445.9 -2.8 -65.8 24 244 03 52 10 03 54 10 =0920+390 06 39 48 59.1 446.2 -2.7 -65.8 120 252 03 52 14 03 54 40 4C39.25 06 40 18 58.6 445.3 -2.8 -66.1 24 252 03 54 40 03 56 40 --- 06 42 19 59.0 445.6 -2.8 -66.1 120 259 03 54 44 03 57 10 J0923+3849 06 42 49 59.6 446.6 -2.7 -65.9 24 259 03 57 10 03 59 10 =0920+390 06 44 49 60.0 447.0 -2.7 -65.9 120 267 03 57 14 03 59 40 4C39.25 06 45 19 59.5 446.1 -2.7 -66.2 24 267 03 59 40 04 01 40 --- 06 47 19 59.9 446.4 -2.7 -66.2 120 275 03 59 44 04 02 10 J0923+3849 06 47 49 60.5 447.4 -2.6 -66.0 24 275 04 02 10 04 04 10 =0920+390 06 49 50 60.9 447.8 -2.6 -66.0 120 283 04 02 14 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Experiment N13C3 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Oct 2013 Day 294 --- 04 04 40 4C39.25 06 50 20 60.4 446.8 -2.6 -66.3 24 283 04 04 40 04 06 40 --- 06 52 20 60.7 447.2 -2.6 -66.3 120 290 04 04 44 04 07 10 J0923+3849 06 52 50 61.4 448.3 -2.5 -66.1 24 290 04 07 10 04 09 10 =0920+390 06 54 51 61.8 448.6 -2.5 -66.1 120 298 04 07 14 04 09 40 4C39.25 06 55 21 61.3 447.6 -2.5 -66.4 24 298 04 09 40 04 11 40 --- 06 57 21 61.6 448.0 -2.5 -66.4 120 306 04 09 44 04 12 10 J0923+3849 06 57 51 62.3 449.1 -2.4 -66.1 24 306 04 12 10 04 14 10 =0920+390 06 59 51 62.7 449.4 -2.4 -66.1 120 314 04 12 14 04 14 40 4C39.25 07 00 22 62.2 448.5 -2.5 -66.5 24 314 04 14 40 04 16 40 --- 07 02 22 62.5 448.8 -2.4 -66.5 120 321 04 14 44 04 17 10 J0923+3849 07 02 52 63.2 450.0 -2.4 -66.1 24 321 04 17 10 04 19 10 =0920+390 07 04 52 63.6 450.3 -2.3 -66.1 120 329 04 17 14 04 19 40 4C39.25 07 05 22 63.1 449.3 -2.4 -66.5 24 329 04 19 40 04 21 40 --- 07 07 23 63.4 449.7 -2.3 -66.5 120 337 04 19 44 04 22 10 J0923+3849 07 07 53 64.1 450.9 -2.3 -66.1 24 337 04 22 10 04 24 10 =0920+390 07 09 53 64.5 451.2 -2.2 -66.1 120 344 04 22 14 04 24 40 4C39.25 07 10 23 64.0 450.2 -2.3 -66.5 24 344 04 24 40 04 26 40 --- 07 12 24 64.3 450.5 -2.3 -66.5 120 352 04 24 44 04 27 20 4C39.25 07 13 04 64.4 450.7 -2.2 -66.5 37 352 04 27 20 04 33 20 --- 07 19 05 65.5 451.8 -2.1 -66.4 360 375 04 27 24 04 37 20 4C39.25 07 23 05 66.2 452.5 -2.1 -66.4 237 375 04 37 20 04 43 20 --- 07 29 06 67.3 453.7 -2.0 -66.2 360 399 04 37 24 04 43 50 J0923+3849 07 29 36 68.0 455.1 -1.9 -65.6 24 399 04 43 50 04 45 50 =0920+390 07 31 37 68.3 455.6 -1.9 -65.5 120 406 04 43 54 04 46 20 4C39.25 07 32 07 67.8 454.3 -1.9 -66.1 24 406 04 46 20 04 48 20 --- 07 34 07 68.2 454.8 -1.9 -66.1 120 414 04 46 24 04 48 50 J0923+3849 07 34 37 68.9 456.2 -1.8 -65.4 24 414 04 48 50 04 50 50 =0920+390 07 36 37 69.2 456.7 -1.8 -65.3 120 422 04 48 54 04 51 20 4C39.25 07 37 08 68.7 455.4 -1.8 -65.9 24 422 04 51 20 04 53 20 --- 07 39 08 69.1 455.8 -1.8 -65.8 120 430 04 51 24 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 5 Network Monitoring Experiment N13C3 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Oct 2013 Day 294 --- 04 53 50 J0923+3849 07 39 38 69.8 457.4 -1.7 -65.1 24 430 04 53 50 04 55 50 =0920+390 07 41 38 70.1 457.9 -1.7 -64.9 120 437 04 53 54 04 56 20 4C39.25 07 42 08 69.6 456.5 -1.8 -65.7 24 437 04 56 20 04 58 20 --- 07 44 09 70.0 457.0 -1.7 -65.5 120 445 04 56 24 04 58 50 J0923+3849 07 44 39 70.6 458.6 -1.7 -64.7 24 445 04 58 50 05 00 50 =0920+390 07 46 39 71.0 459.1 -1.6 -64.5 120 453 04 58 54 05 01 20 4C39.25 07 47 09 70.5 457.7 -1.7 -65.3 24 453 05 01 20 05 03 20 --- 07 49 10 70.8 458.2 -1.6 -65.2 120 461 05 01 24 05 03 50 J0923+3849 07 49 40 71.5 459.9 -1.6 -64.3 24 461 05 03 50 05 05 50 =0920+390 07 51 40 71.9 460.4 -1.5 -64.1 120 468 05 03 54 05 06 20 4C39.25 07 52 10 71.4 459.0 -1.6 -64.9 24 468 05 06 20 05 08 20 --- 07 54 10 71.7 459.5 -1.6 -64.8 120 476 05 06 24 05 08 50 J0923+3849 07 54 40 72.4 461.3 -1.5 -63.7 24 476 05 08 50 05 10 50 =0920+390 07 56 41 72.7 461.9 -1.5 -63.5 120 484 05 08 54 05 11 20 4C39.25 07 57 11 72.3 460.3 -1.5 -64.5 24 484 05 11 20 05 13 20 --- 07 59 11 72.6 460.9 -1.5 -64.3 120 492 05 11 24 05 13 50 J0923+3849 07 59 41 73.3 462.8 -1.4 -63.1 24 492 05 13 50 05 15 50 =0920+390 08 01 42 73.6 463.4 -1.4 -62.8 120 499 05 13 54 05 16 20 4C39.25 08 02 12 73.1 461.7 -1.4 -63.9 24 499 05 16 20 05 18 20 --- 08 04 12 73.5 462.3 -1.4 -63.6 120 507 05 16 24 05 18 50 J0923+3849 08 04 42 74.1 464.4 -1.3 -62.4 24 507 05 18 50 05 20 50 =0920+390 08 06 42 74.5 465.0 -1.3 -62.0 120 515 05 18 54 05 21 20 4C39.25 08 07 12 74.0 463.3 -1.3 -63.2 24 515 05 21 20 05 23 20 --- 08 09 13 74.4 463.9 -1.3 -62.9 120 523 05 21 24 05 24 00 4C39.25 08 09 53 74.5 464.1 -1.3 -62.8 37 523 05 24 00 05 30 00 --- 08 15 54 75.5 466.2 -1.2 -61.7 360 546 05 24 04 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess313.C512 Matching groups in /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/freq.dat: mc6cm Values confirmed by E-mail A.Orfei (JFD 2Oct98) Setup group: 3 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= 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 these setups were used. Frequency Set: 5 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= 8.00 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 Matching frequency sets: 5 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 N13C3 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) * J0923+3849 09 20 06.318435 * 09 23 14.452935 09 24 06.090765 0.13 0920+390 39 02 32.11175 * 38 49 39.91002 38 45 52.12158 0.10 J0923+38 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 3755 observations 0.800 scan and 93.100 baseline hours in setup: sess313.C512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 17 J0927+3902 09 23 55.319217 * 09 27 03.013938 09 27 54.493311 0.13 0923+392 39 15 23.56637 * 39 02 20.85177 38 58 30.24957 0.10 * 4C39.25 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 239566 observations 1.550 scan and 198.000 baseline hours in setup: sess313.C512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 17 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) J0923+3849 78.0 4C39.25 77.4 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