SUMMARY FILE FOR PROJECT: c051test COVER INFORMATION: Experiment: 3mm fringe test using polarisiation Exp. Code: c051test Start Day 105 is Fri 15 Apr 2005 MJD 53475 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.01 Release: Late March 2005 PI: Global 3mm VLBI Array Address: Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie Auf dem Huegel 69 53121 Bonn Germany Phone: 0049-228-525-295 EMAIL: tkrichbaum@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: 0049-2257-301-106 Phone during observation: 0049-2257-301-155 Observing mode: 512-8-2 Notes: phasecal should be always ON, measure Tsys in PREOB and POSTOB MK5A disk recording in Europe No cover letter provided. CORRELATION REQUESTS (Defaults in parentheses): Correlator (Required if recording): BONN Correlator average time (2 sec): 1.000 sec. Alternate average time (for spacecraft). 0.000 sec. Spectral channels per baseband (16): 32 Number of antennas to be correlated: 3 Polarization (ON): ON Correlator weighting function (UNIFORM): UNIFORM Distribution tape (DAT): DAT Source positions from: STANDARD Shipping address for correlator output: Thomas P. Krichbaum Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie Auf dem Huegel 69 D-53121 Bonn, Germany Correlator Notes: DERIVED INFORMATION FOR CORRELATION: Elapsed time for project: 0.38 hours. Total time in scheduled scans: 0.07 hours. Total time in recording scans: 0.07 hours. Total number of baseline hours: 1.00 (Recording scans only) Projected maximum data output rate from the correlator: 122.9 kbytes/sec if processed in one pass. Projected correlator output data set size: 29.5 Mbytes NOTE: Above numbers assume the same correlator parameters are used for all data. STATIONS USED IN SCHEDULE: Station Code Latitude Longitude Elevation X Y Z EFLSBERG Ef 50.52483 -6.88361 417. 4033947.48 486990.52 4900430.82 ONSALA60 On 57.39584 -11.92635 59. 3370606.02 711917.49 5349830.74 PICOVEL PV 37.06616 3.39261 2922. 5088967.90 -301681.60 3825015.80 PDBURE PB 44.63367 -5.90667 2618. 4524000.43 468042.14 4460309.76 METSAHOV Mh 60.21777 -24.39312 71. 2892583.77 1311715.59 5512630.07 BASELINE LENGTHS (km) Ef On PV PB Mh Ef 0 832 1700 658 1535 On 832 0 2511 1476 784 PV 1700 2511 0 1146 3205 PB 658 1476 1146 0 2116 Mh 1535 784 3205 2116 0 RECORDING SYSTEM INFORMATION: DISKS - Stations potentially recording on disks. Station Drive type EFLSBERG MARK5A ONSALA60 MARK5A PICOVEL MARK5A PDBURE MARK5A METSAHOV MARK5A EXPERIMENT SUMMARY: Number of input scans: 6 Number of scans scheduled: 6 Number of stations: 5 Number of sources input: 1 Number of setup files used: 1 Station summaries (tape stations): Station Control Scans Scan Hours Tape hours Tapes Passes Readbacks Station summaries (disk stations): Station Control Scans Scan Hours Record hrs Gbytes EFLSBERG VEX 6 0.07 0.07 15. ONSALA60 VEX 6 0.07 0.07 15. PICOVEL VEX 6 0.07 0.07 15. PDBURE VEX 6 0.07 0.07 15. METSAHOV VEX 6 0.07 0.07 15. The following setup groups are the same as group 1 below. 2:ONSALA60 3:PDBURE Setup file: 3mmpol.set Matches group 3mm_eflsbg in freq.3mm new 3mm RX: April 2001 for CMVA Setup group: 1 Station: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 1st LO= 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 85900.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP 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 = 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. No pcal detection. LO sum= 86229.99 86229.99 86229.99 86229.99 86245.99 86245.99 86245.99 86245.99 86261.99 86261.99 86261.99 86261.99 86277.99 86277.99 86277.99 86277.99 BBC fr= 329.99 329.99 329.99 329.99 345.99 345.99 345.99 345.99 361.99 361.99 361.99 361.99 377.99 377.99 377.99 377.99 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 The following setup groups are the same as group 4 below. 5:METSAHOV Setup file: 3mmpol.set Matches group 3mm_picovel in freq.3mm 3-mm CMVA Setup group: 4 Station: PICOVEL Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 1.00 1st LO= 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 85507.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP 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 = A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 86229.99 86229.99 86229.99 86229.99 86245.99 86245.99 86245.99 86245.99 86261.99 86261.99 86261.99 86261.99 86277.99 86277.99 86277.99 86277.99 BBC fr= 722.99 722.99 722.99 722.99 738.99 738.99 738.99 738.99 754.99 754.99 754.99 754.99 770.99 770.99 770.99 770.99 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= 990 10 990 10 990 10 990 10 PCALFR2= 990 10 990 10 990 10 990 10 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_off SUMMARY for experiment c051test3mm fringe test using polarisiation Top item is: Start elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) Bottom item is: End elevation, flag (D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, t=>Tape Change.) TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 105 is Fri 15 Apr 2005 MJD 53475 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Ef On PV PB Mh 105 05:00:00 3C454.3 - 32 33 27 33 37 105 05:00:30 3mmpol.set - 33 33 27 33 37 105 05:01:00 3C454.3 - 33 33 27 33 37 105 05:01:30 - - 33 33 27 33 37 105 05:10:00 3C454.3 - 34 34 29 35 38 105 05:10:30 - - 34 34 29 35 38 105 05:11:00 3C454.3 - 34 34 29 35 38 105 05:11:30 - - 34 34 29 35 38 105 05:20:00 3C454.3 - 36 35 31 37 39 105 05:20:30 - - 36 36 31 37 39 105 05:21:00 3C454.3 - 36 36 31 37 39 105 05:22:30 - - 36 36 31 37 39 SUMMARY for experiment c051test3mm fringe test using polarisiation Top item is: Scan end: Tape drive, direction, and head index. Disk Gbytes. Bottom item is: Headset and start tape footage (thousands). TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 105 is Fri 15 Apr 2005 MJD 53475 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Ef On PV PB Mh 105 05:00:00 3C454.3 - 1 1 1 1 1 105 05:00:30 3mmpol.set - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 105 05:01:00 3C454.3 - 3 3 3 3 3 105 05:01:30 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 105 05:10:00 3C454.3 - 5 5 5 5 5 105 05:10:30 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 105 05:11:00 3C454.3 - 7 7 7 7 7 105 05:11:30 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 105 05:20:00 3C454.3 - 9 9 9 9 9 105 05:20:30 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 105 05:21:00 3C454.3 - 15 15 15 15 15 105 05:22:30 - - 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 1/00 SUMMARY for experiment c051test3mm fringe test using polarisiation Top item is: Seconds antenna is on source before scan start. Bottom item is: Seconds antenna is on source during scan. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 105 is Fri 15 Apr 2005 MJD 53475 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Ef On PV PB Mh 105 05:00:00 3C454.3 - 0 0 0 0 0 105 05:00:30 3mmpol.set - 30 30 30 30 30 105 05:01:00 3C454.3 - 16 28 28 28 27 105 05:01:30 - - 30 30 30 30 30 105 05:10:00 3C454.3 - 482 507 505 505 502 105 05:10:30 - - 30 30 30 30 30 105 05:11:00 3C454.3 - 16 28 28 28 26 105 05:11:30 - - 30 30 30 30 30 105 05:20:00 3C454.3 - 481 507 505 505 502 105 05:20:30 - - 30 30 30 30 30 105 05:21:00 3C454.3 - 16 28 28 28 26 105 05:22:30 - - 90 90 90 90 90 SUMMARY for experiment c051test3mm fringe test using polarisiation Top item is: Slew time in seconds from previous source. Bottom item is: Seconds tape starts before scan start time. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 105 is Fri 15 Apr 2005 MJD 53475 DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Ef On PV PB Mh 105 05:00:00 3C454.3 - 0 0 0 0 0 105 05:00:30 3mmpol.set - 0 0 0 0 0 105 05:01:00 3C454.3 - 14 2 2 2 3 105 05:01:30 - - 0 0 0 0 0 105 05:10:00 3C454.3 - 28 3 5 5 8 105 05:10:30 - - 0 0 0 0 0 105 05:11:00 3C454.3 - 14 2 2 2 4 105 05:11:30 - - 0 0 0 0 0 105 05:20:00 3C454.3 - 29 3 5 5 8 105 05:20:30 - - 0 0 0 0 0 105 05:21:00 3C454.3 - 14 2 2 2 4 105 05:22:30 - - 0 0 0 0 0 TAPE TIMES (Without autoallocation): Tape start time. Tape end time. Station Day Time Day Time (UT) (UT) EFLSBERG 105 05:00:00 105 05:22:30 ONSALA60 105 05:00:00 105 05:22:30 PICOVEL 105 05:00:00 105 05:22:30 PDBURE 105 05:00:00 105 05:22:30 METSAHOV 105 05:00:00 105 05:22:30 SOURCE LIST -- 3mm fringe test using polarisiation 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) J2253+1608 22 51 29.519743 * 22 53 57.747942 22 54 11.860706 0.31 2251+158 15 52 54.34803 * 16 08 53.56086 16 10 19.21680 0.20 * 3C454.3 /aux/pc124a/p459kri/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2253+16 VLBA Calib Srcs - GSFC sols. - catalog 2004f_astro 0.067 scan hours, 0.667 baseline hours above horizon. 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) 3C454.3 39.4 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 Source separations in degrees for pairs closer than 30.00 degrees. J2000 coordinates formatted for possible transfer to the correlator data base: name = '3C454.3' ra = 22h53m57.747942s dec = 16d08'53.56086" Catalogs: Station: mm-stations.dat.disk Version: 2005Feb28-16:32:35 Location: /aux/pc124a/p459kri/sched/catalogs/locations.dat Version: 08 Mar 2004 Frequency: freq.3mm Version: Source: /aux/pc124a/p459kri/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba Version: 2005 March 1 Code versions: Release version: 6.01 Release: Late March 2005 Version of VEX standard: 1.50 Version of VEX code: 0.84 Version of plot code: 1.05 Version of ephemeris code: 1.01 Version of PGPLOT: v5.2.0