VT001h - disk-based VLBI test: DOY 321 (16 Nov 2004)
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From: <stingay_at_email.protected>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:06:52 +1100 (EST)
Hi Everyone,
Here is a summary of the plans for VLBI experiment VT001h on DOY 321: 0930
- 1500 UT. This experiment is similar to vt001e from last April but with
different frequencies and DAS setup. Can all please read and comment if
necessary.
vt001h is the first true imaging test for the PCEVN-style disk-based
recorders, 5.5 hr on (up to) 6 antennas at (up to) 256 Mbps. The source
is an old favourite, PKS 0438-436:
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJ/v497n2/36892/sc4.html
There may actually be some science come out of this test!!
Issues/questions
----------------
* Can Brett confirm that only RCP is available at 13 cm for Hobart,
please? Is this still the case?
* Tidbinbilla will only observe RCP with the 13 cm hempt receiver. Can
you confirm that this is ok, Jim?
* Everywhere else will observe dual polarisation with the vsop.pro DAS
profile. Can all confirm that this is ok, please?
* Chris, has swarm been sent to Hobart yet?
* Craig will want to use the dstart software to ensure that all recording
starts on the same 10 second boundary. Can each observatory confirm
that dstart is available on your systems, please? Subject to tests
during vt002a we will use the "standard" version of wr for vt001h.
Chris, can you make sure that this is available on all machines, please?
As a backup, we will need Craig's version of wr on all machines as well.
Craig, can you make sure that your version is available everywhere,
please?
* If I've left anything out below or if anything is unclear, please let me
know.
Cheers, Steven
General notes for vt001h
------------------------
Date/time: DOY 321 / 0930 - 1500 UT
Antennas: 0930 - 1500 UT
ATCA, MOPRA, PARKES, CEDUNA, HOBART
1015 - 1345 UT
TIDBINBILLA
Recorders: PCEVN style recorders at all antennas
ATCA (Swinburne machine, Dell 1600SC - cavsi)
PARKES (Swinburne machine, Dell 1600SC - pkvsi)
TIDBINBILLA (Lovell/Phillips machine, ?? - name??)
MOPRA (Phillips new machine, K8 - teem)
HOBART (Dodson machine, Dell 1600SC - swarm)
CEDUNA (Dodson machine, ?? - deebee)
Disk space: 640 GB required at:
ATCA, MOPRA, CEDUNA, HOBART, PARKES
ATCA - Apple Xraid
PARKES - Apple Xraid
CEDUNA - Set of 4 IDE disks
HOBART - Set of 4 IDE disks
MOPRA - Set of 4 IDE disks
410 GB required at:
TIDBINBILLA
TIDBINBILLA - IDE disks
wr version: Subject to tests during vt002a, we will use the
"standard" version of wr. We will use Craig's
version as a backup if necessary.
VSIC: set mode to "S2" = 1110
Centre frequency: 2268 MHz
Bands: 2 x 16 MHz LCP (2252 - 2268 MHz & 2268 - 2284 MHz)
2 x 16 MHz RCP (2252 - 2268 MHz & 2268 - 2284 MHz)
Polarisation: Hobart will record RCP only (see above)
Tidbinbilla will record RCP only using 13 cm hempt
All other antennas will record dual circulars
Sampling: 2-bit
Data rate: 256 Mbps
Target: PKS 0438-436 (clock finder PKS 0537-441)
DAS profile: vsop.pro (or flipped version if required)
Schedules
---------
ATCA: vt001h in at$sched on LEON
MOPRA: vt001h_Mp.com for VLOBS at
ftp://ftp.atnf.csiro.au/pub/people/vlbi/vt001/vt001h/vt001h_Mp.com (can't
produce schedule on Mopra at moment because can't log on - too many
sessions open at moment)
PARKES: vt001h.psn attached to this email
HOBART, CEDUNA, TIDBINBILLA: There is a vex file that should be used to
create your schedules at
ftp://ftp.atnf.csiro.au/pub/people/vlbi/vt001h/vt001h.skd
##=====================================================##
Dr Steven Tingay stingay_at_astro.swin.edu.au
Swinburne SKA Project Leader
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
Faculty of ICT
Swinburne University of Technology
Mail No 31
P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Vic. 3122, Australia
ph: +61 3 9214 8758
fax: +61 3 9214 8797
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/ska
##=====================================================##
<div>
Received on 2004-11-08 10:07:17
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:06:52 +1100 (EST)
Hi Everyone,
Here is a summary of the plans for VLBI experiment VT001h on DOY 321: 0930
- 1500 UT. This experiment is similar to vt001e from last April but with
different frequencies and DAS setup. Can all please read and comment if
necessary.
vt001h is the first true imaging test for the PCEVN-style disk-based
recorders, 5.5 hr on (up to) 6 antennas at (up to) 256 Mbps. The source
is an old favourite, PKS 0438-436:
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJ/v497n2/36892/sc4.html
There may actually be some science come out of this test!!
Issues/questions
----------------
* Can Brett confirm that only RCP is available at 13 cm for Hobart,
please? Is this still the case?
* Tidbinbilla will only observe RCP with the 13 cm hempt receiver. Can
you confirm that this is ok, Jim?
* Everywhere else will observe dual polarisation with the vsop.pro DAS
profile. Can all confirm that this is ok, please?
* Chris, has swarm been sent to Hobart yet?
* Craig will want to use the dstart software to ensure that all recording
starts on the same 10 second boundary. Can each observatory confirm
that dstart is available on your systems, please? Subject to tests
during vt002a we will use the "standard" version of wr for vt001h.
Chris, can you make sure that this is available on all machines, please?
As a backup, we will need Craig's version of wr on all machines as well.
Craig, can you make sure that your version is available everywhere,
please?
* If I've left anything out below or if anything is unclear, please let me
know.
Cheers, Steven
General notes for vt001h
------------------------
Date/time: DOY 321 / 0930 - 1500 UT
Antennas: 0930 - 1500 UT
ATCA, MOPRA, PARKES, CEDUNA, HOBART
1015 - 1345 UT
TIDBINBILLA
Recorders: PCEVN style recorders at all antennas
ATCA (Swinburne machine, Dell 1600SC - cavsi)
PARKES (Swinburne machine, Dell 1600SC - pkvsi)
TIDBINBILLA (Lovell/Phillips machine, ?? - name??)
MOPRA (Phillips new machine, K8 - teem)
HOBART (Dodson machine, Dell 1600SC - swarm)
CEDUNA (Dodson machine, ?? - deebee)
Disk space: 640 GB required at:
ATCA, MOPRA, CEDUNA, HOBART, PARKES
ATCA - Apple Xraid
PARKES - Apple Xraid
CEDUNA - Set of 4 IDE disks
HOBART - Set of 4 IDE disks
MOPRA - Set of 4 IDE disks
410 GB required at:
TIDBINBILLA
TIDBINBILLA - IDE disks
wr version: Subject to tests during vt002a, we will use the
"standard" version of wr. We will use Craig's
version as a backup if necessary.
VSIC: set mode to "S2" = 1110
Centre frequency: 2268 MHz
Bands: 2 x 16 MHz LCP (2252 - 2268 MHz & 2268 - 2284 MHz)
2 x 16 MHz RCP (2252 - 2268 MHz & 2268 - 2284 MHz)
Polarisation: Hobart will record RCP only (see above)
Tidbinbilla will record RCP only using 13 cm hempt
All other antennas will record dual circulars
Sampling: 2-bit
Data rate: 256 Mbps
Target: PKS 0438-436 (clock finder PKS 0537-441)
DAS profile: vsop.pro (or flipped version if required)
Schedules
---------
ATCA: vt001h in at$sched on LEON
MOPRA: vt001h_Mp.com for VLOBS at
ftp://ftp.atnf.csiro.au/pub/people/vlbi/vt001/vt001h/vt001h_Mp.com (can't
produce schedule on Mopra at moment because can't log on - too many
sessions open at moment)
PARKES: vt001h.psn attached to this email
HOBART, CEDUNA, TIDBINBILLA: There is a vex file that should be used to
create your schedules at
ftp://ftp.atnf.csiro.au/pub/people/vlbi/vt001h/vt001h.skd
##=====================================================##
Dr Steven Tingay stingay_at_astro.swin.edu.au
Swinburne SKA Project Leader
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
Faculty of ICT
Swinburne University of Technology
Mail No 31
P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Vic. 3122, Australia
ph: +61 3 9214 8758
fax: +61 3 9214 8797
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/ska
##=====================================================##
<div>
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