COVER INFORMATION Station: KALYAZIN (Code Kl ) 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 KALYAZIN (Code Kl ) 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 --- Next scan frequencies: 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 Next BBC frequencies: 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 19 36 30 1228+126 07 07 39 15.2 90.8 -5.4 -33.6 0 0 19 36 30 19 51 00 --- 07 22 11 17.2 93.9 -5.2 -33.6 870 28 19 36 31 19 51 30 1228+126 07 22 41 17.2 94.0 -5.1 -33.6 10 28 19 51 30 19 59 30 --- 07 30 42 18.3 95.7 -5.0 -33.5 480 43 19 51 31 ---------- Space segment 03: C-band VLBI scans ---------- 20 00 00 1228+126 07 31 13 18.4 95.8 -5.0 -33.5 10 43 20 00 00 20 09 30 --- 07 40 44 19.7 97.9 -4.8 -33.3 570 62 20 00 01 20 10 00 1228+126 07 41 14 19.7 98.0 -4.8 -33.3 10 62 20 10 00 20 19 30 --- 07 50 46 21.0 100.0 -4.7 -33.1 570 80 20 10 01 20 20 00 1228+126 07 51 16 21.1 100.2 -4.7 -33.1 10 80 20 20 00 20 30 00 --- 08 01 17 22.4 102.4 -4.5 -32.8 600 99 20 20 01 20 35 00 1226+023 08 06 18 14.5 109.6 -4.4 -30.7 246 99 20 35 00 20 45 00 --- 08 16 20 15.7 111.8 -4.2 -30.2 600 118 20 35 01 20 50 40 1228+126 08 22 01 25.1 107.0 -4.2 -32.0 285 118 20 50 40 20 58 00 --- 08 29 22 26.1 108.7 -4.0 -31.7 440 132 20 50 41 21 03 00 1226+023 08 34 23 18.0 115.9 -3.9 -29.2 245 132 21 03 00 21 13 00 --- 08 44 25 19.2 118.2 -3.8 -28.5 600 152 21 03 01 21 18 40 1228+126 08 50 05 28.7 113.6 -3.7 -30.5 285 152 21 18 40 21 23 00 --- 08 54 26 29.2 114.7 -3.6 -30.2 260 160 21 18 41 21 23 40 1228+126 08 55 06 29.3 114.8 -3.6 -30.2 20 160 21 23 40 21 28 00 --- 08 59 27 29.8 115.9 -3.5 -29.9 260 168 21 23 41 21 33 00 1228+126 09 04 28 30.4 117.1 -3.5 -29.6 280 168 21 33 00 21 39 00 --- 09 10 29 31.2 118.6 -3.4 -29.1 360 180 21 33 01 21 44 30 1236+077 09 16 00 26.5 120.5 -3.4 -28.1 289 180 21 44 30 21 46 30 --- 09 18 00 26.7 121.0 -3.4 -27.9 120 184 21 44 31 21 52 00 1228+126 09 23 31 32.7 121.9 -3.1 -28.1 289 184 21 52 00 21 58 00 --- 09 29 32 33.4 123.4 -3.0 -27.5 360 195 21 52 01 Schedule for KALYAZIN (Code Kl ) 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 --- 22 03 00 1228+126 09 34 33 33.9 124.7 -3.0 -27.1 280 195 22 03 00 22 09 00 --- 09 40 34 34.6 126.3 -2.8 -26.5 360 207 22 03 01 22 14 30 1236+077 09 46 05 29.9 128.1 -2.9 -25.5 289 207 22 14 30 22 16 30 --- 09 48 05 30.1 128.6 -2.9 -25.3 120 211 22 14 31 22 22 00 1228+126 09 53 36 36.0 129.8 -2.6 -25.2 289 211 22 22 00 22 28 00 --- 09 59 37 36.6 131.5 -2.5 -24.5 360 222 22 22 01 22 33 00 1228+126 10 04 38 37.1 132.9 -2.4 -23.9 280 222 22 33 00 22 39 00 --- 10 10 39 37.7 134.6 -2.3 -23.2 360 234 22 33 01 22 44 30 1236+077 10 16 10 32.9 136.0 -2.4 -22.3 289 234 22 44 30 22 46 30 --- 10 18 10 33.1 136.6 -2.4 -22.0 120 237 22 44 31 22 52 00 1228+126 10 23 41 38.9 138.3 -2.1 -21.6 289 237 22 52 00 22 58 00 --- 10 29 42 39.4 140.1 -2.0 -20.8 360 249 22 52 01 23 03 00 1228+126 10 34 43 39.9 141.6 -1.9 -20.1 280 249 23 03 00 23 09 00 --- 10 40 44 40.4 143.4 -1.8 -19.3 360 261 23 03 01 23 14 30 1236+077 10 46 14 35.5 144.5 -1.9 -18.5 289 261 23 14 30 23 16 30 --- 10 48 15 35.6 145.1 -1.9 -18.2 120 264 23 14 31 23 22 00 1228+126 10 53 46 41.4 147.4 -1.6 -17.4 289 264 23 22 00 23 28 00 --- 10 59 47 41.8 149.3 -1.5 -16.4 360 276 23 22 01 23 35 00 1226+023 11 06 48 32.3 155.2 -1.4 -13.1 361 276 23 35 00 23 45 00 --- 11 16 49 32.9 158.1 -1.2 -11.7 600 295 23 35 01 23 50 40 1228+126 11 22 30 43.2 156.6 -1.2 -12.7 280 295 23 50 40 23 58 00 --- 11 29 52 43.6 159.0 -1.0 -11.5 440 309 23 50 41 --- Wed 5 Feb 2014 Day 36 --- 00 03 00 1226+023 11 34 52 33.7 163.4 -0.9 -8.9 240 309 00 03 00 00 13 00 --- 11 44 54 34.0 166.4 -0.7 -7.3 600 329 00 03 01 00 18 40 1228+126 11 50 35 44.4 165.9 -0.7 -7.7 279 329 00 18 40 00 23 00 --- 11 54 56 44.5 167.4 -0.6 -6.9 260 337 00 18 41 00 23 40 1228+126 11 55 36 44.6 167.6 -0.6 -6.8 20 337 00 23 40 00 28 00 --- 11 59 57 44.7 169.1 -0.5 -6.0 260 345 00 23 41 Schedule for KALYAZIN (Code Kl ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Feb 2014 Day 36 --- ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 04Ce ---------- 00 30 00 1228+126 12 01 57 44.7 169.8 -0.5 -5.6 100 345 00 30 00 00 34 00 --- 12 05 58 44.8 171.2 -0.4 -4.9 240 353 00 30 01 00 39 00 1236+077 12 10 58 39.9 170.6 -0.5 -5.1 260 353 00 39 00 00 41 00 --- 12 12 59 39.9 171.2 -0.5 -4.8 120 357 00 39 01 00 46 00 1228+126 12 17 59 45.0 175.3 -0.2 -2.6 260 357 00 46 00 00 50 00 --- 12 22 00 45.0 176.7 -0.2 -1.8 240 364 00 46 01 00 52 00 1228+126 12 24 00 45.1 177.4 -0.1 -1.4 100 364 00 52 00 00 56 00 --- 12 28 01 45.1 178.8 -0.1 -0.7 240 372 00 52 01 01 01 00 1236+077 12 33 02 40.2 177.7 -0.1 -1.3 260 372 01 01 00 01 03 00 --- 12 35 02 40.2 178.3 -0.1 -0.9 120 376 01 01 01 01 08 00 1228+126 12 40 03 45.1 182.9 0.1 1.6 260 376 01 08 00 01 13 00 --- 12 45 04 45.0 184.7 0.2 2.6 300 386 01 08 01 ---------- Space segment 04: C-band VLBI scans ---------- 01 15 00 1228+126 12 47 04 45.0 185.4 0.3 3.0 100 386 01 15 00 01 24 30 --- 12 56 36 44.8 188.6 0.4 4.8 570 404 01 15 01 01 25 00 1228+126 12 57 06 44.8 188.8 0.4 4.9 10 404 01 25 00 01 34 30 --- 13 06 37 44.6 192.1 0.6 6.7 570 422 01 25 01 01 35 00 1228+126 13 07 08 44.6 192.2 0.6 6.7 10 422 01 35 00 01 45 00 --- 13 17 09 44.2 195.6 0.8 8.6 600 441 01 35 01 01 50 00 1228+126 13 22 10 44.1 197.3 0.8 9.5 280 441 01 50 00 01 58 00 --- 13 30 11 43.7 200.0 1.0 10.9 480 457 01 50 01 02 04 00 1236+077 13 36 12 39.0 198.0 0.9 9.7 322 457 02 04 00 02 06 00 --- 13 38 13 38.9 198.6 1.0 10.0 120 461 02 04 01 02 11 40 1228+126 13 43 54 43.0 204.5 1.2 13.3 303 461 02 11 40 02 20 00 --- 13 52 15 42.5 207.2 1.3 14.7 500 477 02 11 41 02 25 00 1228+126 13 57 16 42.2 208.8 1.4 15.5 280 477 02 25 00 02 34 00 --- 14 06 17 41.6 211.6 1.6 16.9 540 494 02 25 01 02 40 00 1236+077 14 12 18 37.1 209.1 1.5 15.4 323 494 02 40 00 02 42 00 --- 14 14 19 36.9 209.7 1.6 15.7 120 498 02 40 01 Schedule for KALYAZIN (Code Kl ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Feb 2014 Day 36 --- 02 47 40 1228+126 14 19 59 40.5 215.9 1.8 18.9 304 498 02 47 40 02 58 00 --- 14 30 21 39.7 219.0 2.0 20.4 620 518 02 47 41 ---------- Space segment 05: C-band VLBI scans ---------- 03 00 00 1228+126 14 32 22 39.5 219.6 2.0 20.7 100 518 03 00 00 03 09 30 --- 14 41 53 38.7 222.4 2.2 21.9 570 536 03 00 01 03 10 00 1228+126 14 42 23 38.6 222.5 2.2 22.0 10 536 03 10 00 03 19 30 --- 14 51 55 37.7 225.2 2.3 23.2 570 554 03 10 01 03 20 00 1228+126 14 52 25 37.7 225.4 2.3 23.2 10 554 03 20 00 03 30 00 --- 15 02 26 36.7 228.2 2.5 24.4 600 573 03 20 01 03 35 00 1226+023 15 07 27 26.6 225.2 2.6 22.6 241 573 03 35 00 03 45 00 --- 15 17 29 25.6 227.7 2.8 23.6 600 593 03 35 01 03 50 40 1228+126 15 23 10 34.5 233.8 2.9 26.6 282 593 03 50 40 03 57 30 --- 15 30 01 33.8 235.6 3.0 27.2 410 606 03 50 41 03 58 10 1228+126 15 30 41 33.7 235.8 3.0 27.3 20 606 03 58 10 04 05 00 --- 15 37 32 32.9 237.6 3.1 27.9 410 619 03 58 11 04 10 00 1226+023 15 42 33 22.9 234.0 3.2 26.0 242 619 04 10 00 04 20 00 --- 15 52 35 21.8 236.4 3.4 26.8 600 638 04 10 01 04 25 40 1228+126 15 58 16 30.5 242.8 3.4 29.5 283 638 04 25 40 04 34 00 --- 16 06 37 29.5 244.8 3.6 30.1 500 654 04 25 41 04 34 40 1228+126 16 07 17 29.4 245.0 3.6 30.1 20 654 04 34 40 04 43 00 --- 16 15 38 28.4 247.0 3.7 30.7 500 670 04 34 41 ---------- Space segment 06: C-band VLBI scans ---------- 04 45 00 1228+126 16 17 39 28.1 247.5 3.8 30.8 100 670 04 45 00 04 54 30 --- 16 27 10 26.9 249.7 3.9 31.3 570 688 04 45 01 04 55 00 1228+126 16 27 40 26.8 249.9 3.9 31.3 10 688 04 55 00 05 04 30 --- 16 37 12 25.6 252.1 4.1 31.8 570 707 04 55 01 05 05 00 1228+126 16 37 42 25.6 252.2 4.1 31.8 10 707 05 05 00 05 15 00 --- 16 47 44 24.3 254.5 4.3 32.3 600 726 05 05 01 05 20 00 1228+126 16 52 45 23.6 255.6 4.4 32.5 280 726 05 20 00 05 28 00 --- 17 00 46 22.5 257.4 4.5 32.7 480 741 05 20 01 Schedule for KALYAZIN (Code Kl ) Page 6 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 5 Feb 2014 Day 36 --- 05 34 00 1236+077 17 06 47 18.7 254.0 4.4 31.7 328 741 05 34 00 05 36 00 --- 17 08 47 18.5 254.5 4.5 31.7 120 745 05 34 01 05 41 40 1228+126 17 14 28 20.7 260.4 4.7 33.1 308 745 05 41 40 05 52 00 --- 17 24 50 19.3 262.7 4.9 33.3 620 765 05 41 41 05 57 00 1228+126 17 29 51 18.7 263.8 5.0 33.4 280 765 05 57 00 06 06 00 --- 17 38 52 17.4 265.7 5.1 33.5 540 782 05 57 01 06 12 00 1236+077 17 44 53 13.7 262.4 5.1 32.8 328 782 06 12 00 06 14 00 --- 17 46 53 13.4 262.8 5.1 32.8 120 786 06 12 01 06 19 40 1228+126 17 52 34 15.6 268.6 5.4 33.6 308 786 06 19 40 06 29 30 --- 18 02 26 14.3 270.7 5.5 33.6 590 805 06 19 41 ---------- Space segment 07: C-band VLBI scans ---------- 06 30 00 1228+126 18 02 56 14.2 270.8 5.5 33.6 10 805 06 30 00 06 39 30 --- 18 12 28 12.9 272.8 5.7 33.6 570 823 06 30 01 06 40 00 1228+126 18 12 58 12.8 272.9 5.7 33.6 10 823 06 40 00 06 49 30 --- 18 22 29 11.5 274.9 5.8 33.5 570 842 06 40 01 06 50 00 1228+126 18 22 59 11.5 275.0 5.9 33.5 10 842 06 50 00 07 00 00 --- 18 33 01 10.1 277.0 6.0 33.4 600 861 06 50 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 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 24 Station: KALYAZIN Total bit rate: 256 Format: MARK5B 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= 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 Net SB= U L U L IF SB = U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP RCP RCP BBC = 1 1 2 2 BBC SB= U L U L IF = A A B B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 11 Setup file default. LO sum= 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 BBC fr= 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 11 12 31 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8 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