COVER INFORMATION Station: HOBART (Code Ho ) Experiment: The nuclear structure in nearby AGN Exp. Code: gs032c Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.10 Version 11.1 Beta of about April 26, 201 PI: Tuomas Savolainen Address: MPIfR Bonn Auf dem Huegel 69 53121 Bonn, Germany Phone: +49 228 525 473 EMAIL: tsavolainen@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: +49 228 525 229 Phone during observation: +7 903 661 4865 Observing mode: C/K-band, dual-pol Notes: C/K-band, Radioastron-compatible frequency setup P-CAL is ON, Tsys is ON auto-level (AGC) is ON Please, send Mk5 disk packs to MPIfR-Bonn Schedule for HOBART (Code Ho ) Page 2 The nuclear structure in nearby AGN 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 4 Feb 2014 Day 35 --- ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 01Ca ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 Next BBC frequencies: 536.00 536.00 536.00 536.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16 00 00 1236+077 10 48 43 33.7 33.9 -1.9 93.9 0 0 16 00 00 16 02 00 --- 10 50 43 33.9 33.3 -1.8 93.8 120 4 16 00 01 16 02 40 1228+126 10 51 23 30.3 28.6 -1.7 95.7 11 4 16 02 40 16 17 00 --- 11 05 46 31.5 24.8 -1.4 94.8 860 31 16 02 41 16 19 00 1228+126 11 07 46 31.6 24.2 -1.4 94.7 116 31 16 19 00 16 29 30 --- 11 18 18 32.4 21.3 -1.2 94.0 630 52 16 19 01 ---------- Space segment 01: C-band VLBI scans ---------- 16 30 00 1228+126 11 18 48 32.4 21.2 -1.2 94.0 26 52 16 30 00 16 39 30 --- 11 28 19 33.0 18.5 -1.1 93.5 570 70 16 30 01 16 40 00 1228+126 11 28 49 33.0 18.4 -1.0 93.4 26 70 16 40 00 16 49 30 --- 11 38 21 33.6 15.6 -0.9 92.9 570 88 16 40 01 16 50 00 1228+126 11 38 51 33.6 15.5 -0.9 92.9 26 88 16 50 00 17 00 00 --- 11 48 53 34.0 12.6 -0.7 92.3 600 107 16 50 01 ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 02Ca ---------- 17 01 00 1236+077 11 49 53 38.5 16.0 -0.8 91.6 31 107 17 01 00 17 03 00 --- 11 51 53 38.6 15.4 -0.8 91.6 120 111 17 01 01 17 04 00 1226+023 11 52 53 44.5 13.0 -0.6 90.3 30 111 17 04 00 17 14 00 --- 12 02 55 44.8 9.5 -0.4 90.2 600 130 17 04 01 17 15 00 1228+126 12 03 55 34.5 8.2 -0.5 91.5 19 130 17 15 00 17 25 00 --- 12 13 57 34.7 5.2 -0.3 90.9 600 149 17 15 01 17 25 30 1228+126 12 14 27 34.7 5.1 -0.3 90.9 26 149 17 25 30 17 36 00 --- 12 24 59 34.9 2.0 -0.1 90.4 630 170 17 25 31 17 38 00 1236+077 12 26 59 39.7 4.2 -0.2 90.4 92 170 17 38 00 17 40 00 --- 12 28 59 39.7 3.6 -0.2 90.4 120 173 17 38 01 17 41 00 1228+126 12 29 59 34.9 0.5 -0.0 90.1 31 173 17 41 00 17 56 00 --- 12 45 02 34.8 356.0 0.2 89.3 900 202 17 41 01 Schedule for HOBART (Code Ho ) Page 3 The nuclear structure in nearby AGN 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 4 Feb 2014 Day 35 --- 17 57 00 1236+077 12 46 02 39.8 358.1 0.1 89.8 31 202 17 57 00 17 59 00 --- 12 48 02 39.7 357.5 0.1 89.7 120 206 17 57 01 18 00 00 1228+126 12 49 02 34.7 354.8 0.3 89.1 31 206 18 00 00 18 14 30 --- 13 03 35 34.4 350.5 0.5 88.3 870 234 18 00 01 ---------- Space segment 02: C-band VLBI scans ---------- 18 15 00 1228+126 13 04 05 34.4 350.4 0.5 88.3 26 234 18 15 00 18 24 30 --- 13 13 36 34.1 347.6 0.7 87.7 570 252 18 15 01 18 25 00 1228+126 13 14 07 34.0 347.4 0.7 87.7 26 252 18 25 00 18 34 30 --- 13 23 38 33.6 344.7 0.9 87.2 570 270 18 25 01 18 35 00 1228+126 13 24 08 33.6 344.5 0.9 87.1 26 270 18 35 00 18 45 00 --- 13 34 10 33.1 341.7 1.0 86.6 600 290 18 35 01 ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 03Ca ---------- 18 46 00 1236+077 13 35 10 38.2 342.5 0.9 88.2 31 290 18 46 00 18 48 00 --- 13 37 10 38.1 341.9 1.0 88.1 120 293 18 46 01 18 49 00 1228+126 13 38 10 32.8 340.5 1.1 86.4 31 293 18 49 00 18 58 00 --- 13 47 12 32.2 338.0 1.3 85.8 540 311 18 49 01 18 58 30 1228+126 13 47 42 32.2 337.9 1.3 85.8 26 311 18 58 30 19 08 00 --- 13 57 14 31.5 335.3 1.4 85.2 570 329 18 58 31 19 08 30 1228+126 13 57 44 31.5 335.1 1.4 85.2 26 329 19 08 30 19 17 00 --- 14 06 15 30.8 332.8 1.6 84.7 510 345 19 08 31 19 19 00 1236+077 14 08 15 35.9 332.7 1.5 87.0 90 345 19 19 00 19 21 00 --- 14 10 16 35.7 332.1 1.5 86.9 120 349 19 19 01 19 22 00 1228+126 14 11 16 30.3 331.5 1.7 84.3 30 349 19 22 00 19 36 00 --- 14 25 18 29.0 327.8 1.9 83.4 840 376 19 22 01 19 36 30 1228+126 14 25 48 29.0 327.7 1.9 83.4 26 376 19 36 30 19 51 00 --- 14 40 21 27.5 324.1 2.1 82.4 870 404 19 36 31 19 51 30 1228+126 14 40 51 27.4 323.9 2.2 82.3 26 404 19 51 30 19 59 30 --- 14 48 52 26.6 322.0 2.3 81.7 480 419 19 51 31 Schedule for HOBART (Code Ho ) Page 4 The nuclear structure in nearby AGN 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 4 Feb 2014 Day 35 --- ---------- Space segment 03: C-band VLBI scans ---------- 20 00 00 1228+126 14 49 22 26.5 321.9 2.3 81.7 26 419 20 00 00 20 09 30 --- 14 58 54 25.4 319.6 2.5 80.9 570 437 20 00 01 20 10 00 1228+126 14 59 24 25.3 319.5 2.5 80.9 26 437 20 10 00 20 19 30 --- 15 08 55 24.2 317.2 2.6 80.1 570 456 20 10 01 20 20 00 1228+126 15 09 25 24.1 317.1 2.6 80.0 26 456 20 20 00 20 30 00 --- 15 19 27 22.8 314.8 2.8 79.1 600 475 20 20 01 ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 04Ca ---------- 20 32 00 1236+077 15 21 27 27.8 313.5 2.7 83.7 87 475 20 32 00 20 34 00 --- 15 23 28 27.6 313.0 2.7 83.6 120 479 20 32 01 20 35 00 1226+023 15 24 28 30.5 306.8 2.9 88.1 26 479 20 35 00 20 45 00 --- 15 34 30 29.0 304.5 3.1 87.9 600 498 20 35 01 20 46 00 1228+126 15 35 30 20.7 311.3 3.1 77.6 12 498 20 46 00 20 50 00 --- 15 39 30 20.1 310.5 3.1 77.1 240 506 20 46 01 20 50 40 1228+126 15 40 10 20.0 310.3 3.1 77.1 36 506 20 50 40 20 58 00 --- 15 47 32 19.0 308.8 3.3 76.2 440 520 20 50 41 21 00 00 1236+077 15 49 32 23.9 307.1 3.2 82.0 85 520 21 00 00 21 02 00 --- 15 51 32 23.6 306.7 3.2 81.9 120 524 21 00 01 21 03 00 1226+023 15 52 33 26.2 300.5 3.4 87.6 24 524 21 03 00 21 13 00 --- 16 02 34 24.6 298.4 3.5 87.4 600 543 21 03 01 21 14 00 1228+126 16 03 34 16.6 305.5 3.5 74.2 9 543 21 14 00 21 18 00 --- 16 07 35 16.0 304.7 3.6 73.6 240 550 21 14 01 21 18 40 1228+126 16 08 15 15.9 304.5 3.6 73.5 36 550 21 18 40 21 23 00 --- 16 12 36 15.3 303.7 3.7 72.9 260 559 21 18 41 21 23 40 1228+126 16 13 16 15.2 303.5 3.7 72.8 36 559 21 23 40 21 28 00 --- 16 17 37 14.5 302.7 3.8 72.1 260 567 21 23 41 ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 04Cb ---------- 21 30 00 1236+077 16 19 37 19.3 300.8 3.7 79.6 82 567 21 30 00 21 32 00 --- 16 21 37 19.0 300.3 3.7 79.4 120 571 21 30 01 Schedule for HOBART (Code Ho ) Page 5 The nuclear structure in nearby AGN 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 4 Feb 2014 Day 35 --- 21 33 00 1228+126 16 22 37 13.7 301.7 3.9 71.3 21 571 21 33 00 21 39 00 --- 16 28 38 12.8 300.5 4.0 70.3 360 582 21 33 01 21 44 30 1236+077 16 34 09 17.0 297.9 3.9 78.1 291 582 21 44 30 21 46 30 --- 16 36 10 16.7 297.5 3.9 77.9 120 586 21 44 31 21 47 30 1228+126 16 37 10 11.4 298.9 4.1 68.6 20 586 21 47 30 21 51 20 --- 16 41 00 10.8 298.2 4.2 67.8 230 594 21 47 31 21 52 00 1228+126 16 41 41 10.7 298.1 4.2 67.7 36 594 21 52 00 21 58 00 --- 16 47 42 9.7 297.0 4.3 66.4 360 605 21 52 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: ra6cm2.set Matching groups in ./gs032c_freq_sess313rdbe.dat: ho6cm Confirmed 11/06/2003 email from Brett Reid Setup group: 14 Station: HOBART Total bit rate: 256 Format: LBA Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4300.00 4300.00 4300.00 4300.00 Net SB= L U L U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP RCP LCP LCP BBC = 1 1 2 2 BBC SB= L U L U IF = 2N 2N 1N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. LO sum= 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 BBC fr= 536.00 536.00 536.00 536.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 1 Track assignments are: track1= 0, 2, 4, 6 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * FAKERA 11 57 21.769299 * 12 00 00.000000 12 00 48.003338 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 58.14016 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at J1239+0730 12 36 52.308755 * 12 39 24.588327 12 40 08.812805 0.10 * 1236+077 07 46 45.39997 * 07 30 17.18902 07 25 28.10329 0.11 J1239+07 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 1855 observations * 1226+023 12 26 33.245835 * 12 29 06.699731 12 29 51.363058 0.00 J1229+0203 02 19 43.30547 * 02 03 08.59797 01 58 18.79035 0.00 3C273B ./gs032c_sources.radioastron 3C273 AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 32011 observations * 1228+126 12 28 17.569280 * 12 30 49.423382 12 31 33.520344 0.00 J1230+1223 12 40 01.74883 * 12 23 28.04365 12 18 35.78136 0.00 3C274 ./gs032c_sources.radioastron M87 AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 55201 observations VIR-A 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 FAKERA ra6cm2.set 11 4.825 0.000 1236+077 ra6cm2.set 1 2 3 4 11 13 16 17 18 19 2 + 1.333 27.967 ra1cm2.set 5 8 9 10 14 15 21 25 26 28 + 1.200 31.800 ra2cm2.set 39 0.067 3.000 ra7mm2.set 49 0.067 3.000 1226+023 ra6cm2.set 1 2 3 4 11 13 16 17 18 19 2 + 1.550 39.583 ra1cm2.set 5 8 9 10 14 15 21 25 26 28 + 1.550 47.583 ra2cm2.set 39 0.050 2.250 ra7mm2.set 49 0.050 2.250 1228+126 ra6cm2.set 1 2 3 4 11 13 16 17 18 19 2 + 15.742 317.813 ra1cm2.set 5 8 9 10 14 15 21 25 26 28 + 14.357 328.818 ra2cm2.set 39 0.783 35.250 ra7mm2.set 49 0.783 35.250 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) FAKERA 109.8 1236+077 129.1 1226+023 130.0 1228+126 132.2 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