SUMMARY FILE FOR PROJECT: ts021a COVER INFORMATION: Experiment: 86GHz VLBI test between VLBA_NL and VLBA_PT Exp. Code: ts021a Start Day 354 is Thu 20 Dec 2007 MJD 54454 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.05 June 2006 PI: Shep Doeleman Address: Haystack Observatory Off Route 40 Westford, MA 01886 USA Phone: 781-981-5407 EMAIL: sdoeleman@haystack.mit.edu Fax: 781-981-0590 Phone during observation: Observing mode: 86GHz (512 Mb/s) Notes: No cover letter provided. CORRELATION REQUESTS (Defaults in parentheses): Correlator (Required if recording): HAYSTACK Correlator average time (2 sec): 2.000 sec. Alternate average time (for spacecraft). 0.000 sec. Spectral channels per baseband (16): 16 Number of antennas to be correlated: 8 Polarization (ON): OFF Correlator weighting function (UNIFORM): UNIFORM Distribution tape (DAT): DAT Source positions from: FROM SCHEDULE Shipping address for correlator output: An Institute A Street A Country Correlator Notes: Place special requirements here (cornote2-4 available) DERIVED INFORMATION FOR CORRELATION: Elapsed time for project: 2.09 hours. Total time in scheduled scans: 1.51 hours. Total time in recording scans: 1.40 hours. Total number of baseline hours: 4.20 (Recording scans only) Projected maximum data output rate from the correlator: 1.5 kbytes/sec if processed in one pass. Projected correlator output data set size: 7.7 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 VLBA_NL Nl 41.77142 91.57414 222. -130872.254 -4762317.116 4226851.040 VLBA_PT Pt 34.30102 108.11919 2365. -1640953.712 -5014816.024 3575411.880 Plate tectonic motion adjustments for MJD 54454 Station Code Station motions (m/yr) Adjusted positions X Y Z MJD0 X Y Z VLBA_NL Nl -0.0144 0.0013 -0.0039 50449 -130872.412 -4762317.102 4226850.998 VLBA_PT Pt -0.0138 -0.0003 -0.0082 50449 -1640953.863 -5014816.027 3575411.790 BASELINE LENGTHS (km) Nl Pt Nl 0 1663 Pt 1663 0 RECORDING SYSTEM INFORMATION: DISKS - Stations potentially recording on disks. Station Drive type DAR VLBA_NL MARK5A VLBA VLBA_PT MARK5A VLBA EXPERIMENT SUMMARY: Number of input scans: 26 Number of scans scheduled: 26 Number of stations: 2 Number of sources input: 6 Number of setup files used: 2 Station summaries (tape stations): Station Control Scans Scan Tape Tapes Passes Readbacks Formatter Sync Hours Hours Reconfigures Hours Station summaries (disk stations): Station Control Scans Scan Hours Record hrs Gbytes Formatter Sync Reconfigures Hours VLBA_NL VLBA 26 1.51 1.40 325. 0/ 0 0.00 VLBA_PT VLBA 26 1.51 1.40 325. 0/ 0 0.00 Notes on the station summaries: "Sync Hours" is on-source, in-scan time lost during correlation to resyncing recordings. Resyncs follow tape stoppages and formatter reconfigures. For VLBA DAR stations, total reconfigures and reconfigures during recording are shown. Reconfigures during recording can cause slow correlator sync. Any reconfigure can slow sync at JIVE. The following setup groups are the same as group 1 below. 2:VLBA_PT Setup file: 3mm_usb.set Matches group v3mm_ff in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA_NL Total bit rate: 512 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 85500.00 Net 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 = B D B D B D B D VLBA FE= omit 3mm omit 3mm VLBA Synth= 12.9 15.4 12.1 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 3 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 2 LO sum= 86223.99 86223.99 86239.99 86239.99 86255.99 86255.99 86271.99 86271.99 BBC fr= 723.99 723.99 739.99 739.99 755.99 755.99 771.99 771.99 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 2 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 10 10 10 10 13010 13010 13010 13010 PCALFR2= 10 10 10 10 13010 13010 13010 13010 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_off The following setup groups are the same as group 3 below. 4:VLBA_PT Setup file: /home/arana/cwalker/sched/setups/pt7mm.set Matches group v7mm_c8 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 3 Station: VLBA_NL Total bit rate: 256 Format: NONE Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 Setup not used for recording data. 1st LO= 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A C A C VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 7.6 11.6 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43121.54 43121.54 43121.54 43121.54 BBC fr= 721.54 721.54 721.54 721.54 Bandwd= 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 Frequency Set: 5 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 3 LO sum= 43116.05 43116.05 43116.05 43116.05 BBC fr= 716.05 716.05 716.05 716.05 Bandwd= 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 460 460 1460 1460 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 460 460 1460 1460 0 0 0 0 Pulse cal detection set: 3 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 950 950 1950 1950 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 950 950 1950 1950 0 0 0 0 SUMMARY for experiment ts021a 86GHz VLBI test between VLBA_NL and VLBA_PT 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 354 is Thu 20 Dec 2007 MJD 54454 SCAN DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Nl Pt 1 354 19:45:00 VXSGR - 23 33 354 19:45:10 setups/pt7mm N 23 33 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 2 354 19:45:10 VXSGR P 23 33 354 19:46:10 - N 23 33 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 3 354 19:46:10 VXSGR P 23 33 354 19:47:10 - N 23 33 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 4 354 19:47:30 VXSGR - 23 33 354 19:51:30 3mm_usb.set - 22 33 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 5 354 19:53:00 SGRA - 14 26 354 19:58:00 - - 14 25 Source only 5.8 degrees from the Sun. 6 354 19:59:00 SGRA - 14 25 354 20:04:00 - - 13 25 Source only 5.8 degrees from the Sun. 7 354 20:05:00 VXSGR - 21 33 354 20:10:00 - - 21 32 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 8 354 20:12:00 1749+096 - 47 61 354 20:17:00 - - 46 61 9 354 20:19:00 1749+096 - 46 60 354 20:24:00 - - 45 60 10 354 20:26:00 RCAS - 52 37 354 20:26:10 setups/pt7mm N 52 37 11 354 20:28:10 RCAS P 52 37 354 20:29:10 - N 52 37 12 354 20:31:10 RCAS P 52 37 354 20:32:10 - N 52 38 13 354 20:32:30 RCAS - 53 38 354 20:37:30 3mm_usb.set - 53 38 14 354 20:38:30 RCAS - 53 39 354 20:43:30 - - 54 39 SUMMARY for experiment ts021a 86GHz VLBI test between VLBA_NL and VLBA_PT 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 354 is Thu 20 Dec 2007 MJD 54454 SCAN DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Nl Pt 15 354 20:45:00 1921-293 - 17 26 354 20:50:00 3mm_usb.set - 17 26 16 354 20:52:00 3C454.3 - 52 42 354 20:57:00 - - 53 43 17 354 20:59:00 3C454.3 - 53 44 354 21:04:00 - - 54 45 18 354 21:06:00 RCAS - 58 43 354 21:06:10 setups/pt7mm N 58 43 19 354 21:08:10 RCAS P 58 43 354 21:09:10 - N 58 43 20 354 21:11:10 RCAS P 59 44 354 21:12:10 - N 59 44 21 354 21:13:10 RCAS - 59 44 354 21:18:10 3mm_usb.set - 60 45 22 354 21:20:10 3C454.3 - 56 48 354 21:25:10 - - 57 49 23 354 21:27:10 3C454.3 - 57 49 354 21:32:10 - - 58 50 24 354 21:34:10 3C454.3 - 58 51 354 21:39:10 - - 59 52 25 354 21:41:10 3C454.3 - 59 52 354 21:46:10 - - 59 53 26 354 21:48:10 3C454.3 - 60 53 354 21:53:10 - - 60 54 SUMMARY for experiment ts021a 86GHz VLBI test between VLBA_NL and VLBA_PT Top item is: Seconds antenna is on source during scan. Bottom item is: Slew time in seconds from previous source. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 354 is Thu 20 Dec 2007 MJD 54454 SCAN DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Nl Pt 1 354 19:45:00 VXSGR - 10 10 354 19:45:10 setups/pt7mm N 0 0 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 2 354 19:45:10 VXSGR P 56 56 354 19:46:10 - N 4 4 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 3 354 19:46:10 VXSGR P 56 56 354 19:47:10 - N 4 4 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 4 354 19:47:30 VXSGR - 240 240 354 19:51:30 3mm_usb.set - 5 5 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 5 354 19:53:00 SGRA - 300 300 354 19:58:00 - - 22 21 Source only 5.8 degrees from the Sun. 6 354 19:59:00 SGRA - 300 300 354 20:04:00 - - 5 5 Source only 5.8 degrees from the Sun. 7 354 20:05:00 VXSGR - 300 300 354 20:10:00 - - 22 21 Source only 3.6 degrees from the Sun. 8 354 20:12:00 1749+096 - 300 300 354 20:17:00 - - 58 64 9 354 20:19:00 1749+096 - 300 300 354 20:24:00 - - 6 6 10 354 20:26:00 RCAS - 5 9 354 20:26:10 setups/pt7mm N 125 121 11 354 20:28:10 RCAS P 60 60 354 20:29:10 - N 6 6 12 354 20:31:10 RCAS P 60 60 354 20:32:10 - N 6 6 13 354 20:32:30 RCAS - 300 300 354 20:37:30 3mm_usb.set - 5 5 14 354 20:38:30 RCAS - 300 300 354 20:43:30 - - 6 6 SUMMARY for experiment ts021a 86GHz VLBI test between VLBA_NL and VLBA_PT Top item is: Seconds antenna is on source during scan. Bottom item is: Slew time in seconds from previous source. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 354 is Thu 20 Dec 2007 MJD 54454 SCAN DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Nl Pt 15 354 20:45:00 1921-293 - 291 296 354 20:50:00 3mm_usb.set - 99 94 16 354 20:52:00 3C454.3 - 300 300 354 20:57:00 - - 76 61 17 354 20:59:00 3C454.3 - 300 300 354 21:04:00 - - 6 7 18 354 21:06:00 RCAS - 10 10 354 21:06:10 setups/pt7mm N 52 41 19 354 21:08:10 RCAS P 60 60 354 21:09:10 - N 6 6 20 354 21:11:10 RCAS P 60 60 354 21:12:10 - N 6 6 21 354 21:13:10 RCAS - 300 300 354 21:18:10 3mm_usb.set - 6 6 22 354 21:20:10 3C454.3 - 300 300 354 21:25:10 - - 56 43 23 354 21:27:10 3C454.3 - 300 300 354 21:32:10 - - 6 7 24 354 21:34:10 3C454.3 - 300 300 354 21:39:10 - - 6 7 25 354 21:41:10 3C454.3 - 300 300 354 21:46:10 - - 6 7 26 354 21:48:10 3C454.3 - 300 300 354 21:53:10 - - 6 6 TAPE TIMES (Without autoallocation): Tape start time. Tape end time. Station Day Time Day Time (UT) (UT) VLBA_NL 354 19:47:30 354 21:53:10 VLBA_PT 354 19:47:30 354 21:53:10 SOURCE LIST -- 86GHz VLBI test between VLBA_NL and VLBA_PT 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) * RCAS 23 55 52.000023 * 23 58 24.734000 23 58 49.041090 0.00 51 06 37.75889 * 51 23 19.57000 51 26 18.71612 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 0.250 scan hours, 0.250 baseline hours above horizon. * VXSGR 18 05 02.959213 * 18 08 04.040000 18 08 31.967450 0.00 -22 13 55.57754 *-22 13 26.90000 -22 13 28.64821 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on LSR frame and radio definition. Velocities: 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 0.150 scan hours, 0.150 baseline hours above horizon. * SGRA 17 42 29.310026 * 17 45 40.041000 17 46 09.420446 0.00 -28 59 18.53533 *-29 00 28.12000 -29 00 45.02545 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0.167 scan hours, 0.167 baseline hours above horizon. J1751+0939 17 49 10.387930 * 17 51 32.818573 17 51 54.546631 0.30 * 1749+096 09 39 42.82591 * 09 39 00.72846 09 38 47.57931 0.20 J1751+09 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.167 scan hours, 0.167 baseline hours above horizon. J1924-2914 19 21 42.234130 * 19 24 51.055957 19 25 20.324933 0.23 * 1921-293 -29 20 26.35400 *-29 14 30.12110 -29 13 41.69121 0.70 J1924-29 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.083 scan hours, 0.081 baseline hours above horizon. J2253+1608 22 51 29.519744 * 22 53 57.747943 22 54 21.314644 0.31 2251+158 15 52 54.34806 * 16 08 53.56089 16 11 33.35933 0.20 * 3C454.3 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2253+16 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.583 scan hours, 0.583 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) RCAS 108.9 VXSGR 3.6 SGRA 5.8 1749+096 33.1 1921-293 21.3 3C454.3 83.4 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. VXSGR SGRA 8.4536 VXSGR 1921-293 18.6309 SGRA 1921-293 21.6217 J2000 coordinates formatted for possible transfer to the correlator data base: name = 'RCAS' ra = 23h58m24.734000s dec = 51d23'19.57000" name = 'VXSGR' ra = 18h08m04.040000s dec = -22d13'26.90000" name = 'SGRA' ra = 17h45m40.041000s dec = -29d00'28.12000" name = '1749+096' ra = 17h51m32.818573s dec = 09d39'00.72846" name = '1921-293' ra = 19h24m51.055957s dec = -29d14'30.12110" name = '3C454.3' ra = 22h53m57.747943s dec = 16d08'53.56089" Catalogs: Station: /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/stations.dat Version: 2006Dec04-17:14:51 Location: /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/locations.dat Version: Not known Frequency: /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Version: 2006Jun08-14:55:16 Source: /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba Version: Not given Code versions: Release version: 6.05 June 2006 Version of VEX standard: 1.50 Version of VEX code: 0.86 Version of plot code: 1.06 Version of ephemeris code: 1.01 Version of PGPLOT: v5.2.0