  COVER INFORMATION 

 Station:    VLBA_FD   (Code Fd ) 
 Experiment: GJ014
 Exp. Code:  GJ014   


Schedule Version:       1.00
Processed by SCHED version:  11.30  Version 11.3 update 1.  April 14, 2014

PI:       Neal Jackson

Address:  University of Manchester
          Turing Building
          Manchester M13 9PL
           U.K.

Phone:    +44 275 4080
EMAIL:    njj@jb.man.ac.uk
Fax:      +44 275 4297
Phone during observation: +44 275 4080

Observing mode: MKIV

Notes:
 
 
 

Schedule for VLBA_FD   (Code Fd )                                   Page   2
               GJ014
  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 --- Tue  21 Oct 2014   Day 294 ---

 Next scan frequencies:  4924.75  4924.75  4956.75  4956.75  5003.25  5003.25  5035.25  5035.25
 Next BBC frequencies:    824.75   824.75   856.75   856.75   903.25   903.25   935.25   935.25
 Next scan bandwidths:     32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00

15 45 45  1632-0033    10 50 01   3.2  92.6 -5.7  H  -59.3     0        0   15 45 45
16 00 15  ---          11 04 33   6.3  94.4 -5.5     -59.1     0      112   15 45 46

16 00 45  1632-0033    11 05 03   6.4  94.5 -5.5     -59.1    24      112   16 00 45
16 15 15  ---          11 19 36   9.6  96.4 -5.2     -58.8   870      224   16 00 46

16 15 45  1632-0033    11 20 06   9.7  96.5 -5.2     -58.8    24      224   16 15 45
16 30 15  ---          11 34 38  12.8  98.4 -5.0     -58.3   870      336   16 15 46

16 30 45  1632-0033    11 35 08  12.9  98.5 -5.0     -58.3    24      336   16 30 45
16 45 15  ---          11 49 41  16.0 100.5 -4.7     -57.8   870      448   16 30 46

16 45 45  1632-0033    11 50 11  16.1 100.5 -4.7     -57.8    24      448   16 45 45
17 00 15  ---          12 04 43  19.1 102.6 -4.5     -57.1   870      560   16 45 46

17 00 45  1632-0033    12 05 13  19.2 102.7 -4.5     -57.1    24      560   17 00 45
17 15 15  ---          12 19 45  22.3 104.8 -4.2     -56.3   870      672   17 00 46

17 15 45  1632-0033    12 20 16  22.4 104.9 -4.2     -56.3    24      672   17 15 45
17 30 15  ---          12 34 48  25.4 107.1 -4.0     -55.3   870      785   17 15 46

17 30 45  1632-0033    12 35 18  25.5 107.2 -4.0     -55.3    24      785   17 30 45
17 45 15  ---          12 49 50  28.4 109.5 -3.7     -54.2   870      897   17 30 46

17 45 45  1632-0033    12 50 20  28.5 109.6 -3.7     -54.2    24      897   17 45 45
18 00 15  ---          13 04 53  31.5 112.1 -3.5     -52.9   870     1009   17 45 46

18 05 15  3C345        13 09 54  46.1  62.8 -3.6     -84.8   257     1009   18 05 15
18 15 15  ---          13 19 55  48.0  63.0 -3.4     -86.2   600     1086   18 05 16

18 20 15  1632-0033    13 24 56  35.4 115.8 -3.1     -50.8   255     1086   18 20 15
18 30 15  ---          13 34 58  37.3 117.8 -3.0     -49.6   600     1163   18 20 16

18 30 45  1632-0033    13 35 28  37.4 117.9 -3.0     -49.5    24     1163   18 30 45
18 45 15  ---          13 50 00  40.2 121.0 -2.7     -47.5   870     1275   18 30 46

18 45 45  1632-0033    13 50 30  40.2 121.1 -2.7     -47.4    24     1275   18 45 45
19 00 15  ---          14 05 03  42.9 124.5 -2.5     -45.2   870     1387   18 45 46

19 00 45  1632-0033    14 05 33  43.0 124.6 -2.5     -45.1    24     1387   19 00 45
19 15 15  ---          14 20 05  45.5 128.3 -2.2     -42.5   870     1499   19 00 46
Schedule for VLBA_FD   (Code Fd )                                   Page   3
               GJ014
  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 --- Tue  21 Oct 2014   Day 294 ---

19 15 45  1632-0033    14 20 35  45.6 128.4 -2.2     -42.4    24     1499   19 15 45
19 30 15  ---          14 35 08  48.0 132.4 -2.0     -39.5   870     1612   19 15 46

19 30 45  1632-0033    14 35 38  48.0 132.5 -2.0     -39.3    24     1612   19 30 45
19 45 15  ---          14 50 10  50.3 136.9 -1.7     -36.0   870     1724   19 30 46

19 45 45  1632-0033    14 50 40  50.3 137.1 -1.7     -35.9    24     1724   19 45 45
20 00 15  ---          15 05 13  52.4 141.9 -1.5     -32.0   870     1836   19 45 46

20 00 35  1632-0033    15 05 33  52.4 142.0 -1.5     -32.0    14     1836   20 00 35
20 15 15  ---          15 20 15  54.2 147.4 -1.2     -27.6   880     1949   20 00 36

20 15 35  1632-0033    15 20 35  54.3 147.5 -1.2     -27.5    14     1949   20 15 35
20 30 15  ---          15 35 17  55.8 153.3 -1.0     -22.7   880     2062   20 15 36

20 30 35  1632-0033    15 35 38  55.9 153.5 -1.0     -22.6    14     2062   20 30 35
20 45 15  ---          15 50 20  57.1 159.7 -0.7     -17.4   880     2176   20 30 36

20 45 35  1632-0033    15 50 40  57.1 159.9 -0.7     -17.2    14     2176   20 45 35
21 00 15  ---          16 05 22  58.1 166.5 -0.5     -11.6   880     2289   20 45 36

21 00 35  1632-0033    16 05 42  58.1 166.7 -0.5     -11.4    14     2289   21 00 35
21 15 15  ---          16 20 25  58.6 173.6 -0.2      -5.5   880     2402   21 00 36

21 15 35  1632-0033    16 20 45  58.6 173.8 -0.2      -5.4    14     2402   21 15 35
21 30 15  ---          16 35 27  58.8 180.8  0.0       0.7   880     2516   21 15 36

21 30 35  1632-0033    16 35 47  58.8 181.0  0.0       0.9    14     2516   21 30 35
21 45 15  ---          16 50 30  58.5 188.1  0.3       6.9   880     2629   21 30 36

21 45 35  1632-0033    16 50 50  58.5 188.2  0.3       7.1    14     2629   21 45 35
22 00 15  ---          17 05 32  57.9 195.1  0.5      12.9   880     2743   21 45 36

22 00 35  1632-0033    17 05 52  57.9 195.2  0.5      13.1    14     2743   22 00 35
22 15 15  ---          17 20 35  56.9 201.8  0.8      18.6   880     2856   22 00 36

22 15 35  1632-0033    17 20 55  56.8 201.9  0.8      18.8    14     2856   22 15 35
22 30 15  ---          17 35 37  55.5 208.1  1.0      23.9   880     2969   22 15 36

22 30 35  1632-0033    17 35 57  55.5 208.2  1.0      24.0    14     2969   22 30 35
22 45 15  ---          17 50 40  53.8 213.9  1.3      28.7   880     3083   22 30 36

22 50 15  3C345        17 55 40  72.7 306.8  1.2     116.3   225     3083   22 50 15
23 00 15  ---          18 05 42  70.9 304.3  1.4     112.3   600     3160   22 50 16
Schedule for VLBA_FD   (Code Fd )                                   Page   4
               GJ014
  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 --- Tue  21 Oct 2014   Day 294 ---

23 05 15  1632-0033    18 10 43  51.2 220.9  1.6      34.3   232     3160   23 05 15
23 15 15  ---          18 20 45  49.7 224.2  1.8      36.8   600     3237   23 05 16

23 15 35  1632-0033    18 21 05  49.7 224.3  1.8      36.9    14     3237   23 15 35
23 30 15  ---          18 35 47  47.4 228.6  2.0      40.2   880     3351   23 15 36

23 30 35  1632-0033    18 36 07  47.3 228.7  2.0      40.3    14     3351   23 30 35
23 45 15  ---          18 50 50  44.9 232.7  2.3      43.2   880     3464   23 30 36

 --- Start: Tue  21 Oct 2014   Day 294 -- Stop: Wed  22 Oct 2014   Day 295 ---

23 45 35  1632-0033    18 51 10  44.8 232.7  2.3      43.2    14     3464   23 45 35
00 00 15  ---          19 05 52  42.3 236.4  2.5      45.8   880     3577   23 45 36

00 00 35  1632-0033    19 06 12  42.2 236.4  2.5      45.8    14     3577   00 00 35
00 15 15  ---          19 20 54  39.5 239.8  2.8      48.0   880     3691   00 00 36

00 15 35  1632-0033    19 21 15  39.4 239.8  2.8      48.1    14     3691   00 15 35
00 30 15  ---          19 35 57  36.7 242.9  3.0      50.0   880     3804   00 15 36

00 30 35  1632-0033    19 36 17  36.6 243.0  3.0      50.0    14     3804   00 30 35
00 45 15  ---          19 50 59  33.8 245.8  3.3      51.7   880     3917   00 30 36

00 45 35  1632-0033    19 51 19  33.7 245.9  3.3      51.7    14     3917   00 45 35
01 00 15  ---          20 06 02  30.8 248.5  3.5      53.2   880     4031   00 45 36

01 00 35  1632-0033    20 06 22  30.7 248.6  3.5      53.2    14     4031   01 00 35
01 15 11  ---          20 21 00  27.8 251.0  3.8      54.5   876     4144   01 00 36

01 15 31  1632-0033    20 21 20  27.7 251.1  3.8      54.5    14     4144   01 15 31
01 30 07  ---          20 35 59  24.7 253.4  4.0      55.6   876     4256   01 15 32

01 30 27  1632-0033    20 36 19  24.6 253.5  4.0      55.6    14     4256   01 30 27
01 45 03  ---          20 50 57  21.6 255.7  4.3      56.5   876     4369   01 30 28

01 45 23  1632-0033    20 51 17  21.5 255.8  4.3      56.5    14     4369   01 45 23
01 59 59  ---          21 05 56  18.4 257.9  4.5      57.3   876     4482   01 45 24


SETUP FILE INFORMATION:
   NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings.


 ======== Setup file: sess314.C1024glob
   Matching groups in /home/soni/SCHED/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat:
     vc_d

   Setup group:    7         Station: VLBA_FD           Total bit rate:  1024
   Format: VDIF              Bits per sample: 2         Sample rate: 64.000
   Number of channels:  8    DBE type: RDBE_DDC         Speedup factor:   1.00

   Disk used to record data.

   1st LO=   4100.00   4100.00   4100.00   4100.00   4100.00   4100.00   4100.00   4100.00
   Net SB=         U         U         U         U         U         U         U         U
   IF 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    =        A         C         A         C         A         C         A         C 

   VLBA FE=     6cm      omit     6cm      omit
   VLBA Synth=  15.1      4.1     15.1

  The following frequency sets based on these setups were used.
     See the crd files for VLBA legacy system setups and pcal detection details.

   Frequency Set:  13  Setup file default.  Used with PCAL = off
   LO sum=   4924.75  4924.75  4956.75  4956.75  5003.25  5003.25  5035.25  5035.25
   BBC fr=    824.75   824.75   856.75   856.75   903.25   903.25   935.25   935.25
   Bandwd=     32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00    32.00
   VLBA legacy crd files using  4 channels based on RDBE channels:   3  4  5  6
   CRD fr=     864.75    864.75    911.25    911.25
   CRD bw=      16.00     16.00     16.00     16.00
    Matching frequency sets:  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22

   Track assignments are: 
    track1=   1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8
    barrel=roll_off 

 POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS

   Source                         Source position (RA/Dec)                        Error
                        (B1950)             (J2000)             (Date)            (mas)

 * 1632-0033         16 30 23.392554   * 16 32 57.721000     16 33 42.671170       0.00
                    -00 27 04.74820    *-00 33 21.44000     -00 34 56.72524        0.00
                     From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file.

 * 3C345             16 41 17.606228   * 16 42 58.809965     16 43 27.506762       0.00
                     39 54 10.81494    * 39 48 36.99400      39 47 20.29221        0.00
                     From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file.



SOURCE SCAN SUMMARY FOR SOURCES LISTED ABOVE

     Scan hours are for recording scans only. 
     Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends.
  Source       Setup file             Frequency sets                  Observing hours
                                   (duplicates not shown)              Scan  Baseline
  1632-0033  sess314.C1024glob     1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13        16.190  1025.589
  3C345      sess314.C1024glob     1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13         0.750    55.250


EFFECT OF SOLAR CORONA

  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) 
   1632-0033           43.2
   3C345               65.4

  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 

