COVER INFORMATION Station: MOPRA (Code Mp ) 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 MOPRA (Code Mp ) 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: 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16 00 00 1236+077 10 55 21 43.9 37.4 -1.7 -148.4 0 0 16 00 00 16 02 00 --- 10 57 21 44.2 36.8 -1.7 -148.9 120 4 16 00 01 16 02 40 1228+126 10 58 01 41.0 30.9 -1.6 -153.3 25 4 16 02 40 16 17 00 --- 11 12 24 42.5 26.6 -1.3 -156.9 860 31 16 02 41 Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 Next BBC frequencies: 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 16 19 00 1236+077 11 14 24 46.2 31.6 -1.4 -153.2 104 31 16 19 00 16 21 00 --- 11 16 24 46.4 30.9 -1.4 -153.7 120 35 16 19 01 16 21 40 1228+126 11 17 04 42.9 25.2 -1.2 -158.1 24 35 16 21 40 16 26 20 --- 11 21 45 43.3 23.7 -1.2 -159.4 280 44 16 21 41 16 27 00 1236+077 11 22 25 47.1 29.0 -1.3 -155.3 24 44 16 27 00 16 29 00 --- 11 24 26 47.3 28.3 -1.3 -155.9 120 48 16 27 01 ---------- Space segment 01: K-band VLBI scans ---------- 16 30 00 1228+126 11 25 26 43.6 22.6 -1.1 -160.4 44 48 16 30 00 16 39 30 --- 11 34 57 44.4 19.5 -0.9 -163.0 570 66 16 30 01 16 40 00 1228+126 11 35 27 44.4 19.4 -0.9 -163.1 27 66 16 40 00 16 48 00 --- 11 43 29 44.9 16.7 -0.8 -165.4 480 82 16 40 01 ---------- Space segment 01: C-band VLBI scan ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 Next BBC frequencies: 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 16 50 00 1228+126 11 45 29 45.0 16.0 -0.8 -166.0 116 82 16 50 00 17 00 00 --- 11 55 31 45.6 12.6 -0.6 -169.0 600 101 16 50 01 ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 02Ca ---------- 17 01 00 1236+077 11 56 31 49.9 16.9 -0.7 -165.4 42 101 17 01 00 17 03 00 --- 11 58 31 50.0 16.2 -0.7 -166.1 120 105 17 01 01 17 04 00 1226+023 11 59 31 56.0 13.6 -0.5 -168.4 37 105 17 04 00 17 14 00 --- 12 09 33 56.4 9.2 -0.3 -172.1 600 124 17 04 01 Schedule for MOPRA (Code Mp ) 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 15 00 1228+126 12 10 33 46.1 7.4 -0.4 -173.5 23 124 17 15 00 17 25 00 --- 12 20 35 46.3 3.9 -0.2 -176.6 600 143 17 15 01 17 25 30 1228+126 12 21 05 46.3 3.7 -0.2 -176.8 27 143 17 25 30 17 36 00 --- 12 31 37 46.4 -0.0 0.0 180.0 630 163 17 25 31 Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 Next BBC frequencies: 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 17 38 00 1236+077 12 33 37 51.3 2.6 -0.1 -177.8 100 163 17 38 00 17 40 00 --- 12 35 37 51.3 1.8 -0.1 -178.5 120 167 17 38 01 17 41 00 1226+023 12 36 38 56.7 -3.1 0.1 177.4 38 167 17 41 00 17 51 00 --- 12 46 39 56.5 -7.6 0.3 173.5 600 186 17 41 01 17 52 00 1228+126 12 47 39 46.3 -5.7 0.3 175.0 23 186 17 52 00 17 58 00 --- 12 53 40 46.1 -7.8 0.4 173.2 360 198 17 52 01 17 58 40 1228+126 12 54 20 46.1 -8.0 0.4 173.0 37 198 17 58 40 18 04 40 --- 13 00 21 45.9 -10.1 0.5 171.1 360 209 17 58 41 18 05 40 1236+077 13 01 22 51.0 -8.4 0.4 172.8 39 209 18 05 40 18 07 40 --- 13 03 22 50.9 -9.2 0.4 172.1 120 213 18 05 41 18 08 40 1228+126 13 04 22 45.7 -11.5 0.5 169.9 39 213 18 08 40 18 14 30 --- 13 10 13 45.4 -13.5 0.6 168.2 350 224 18 08 41 ---------- Space segment 02: K-band VLBI scans ---------- 18 15 00 1228+126 13 10 43 45.4 -13.7 0.7 168.0 27 224 18 15 00 18 24 30 --- 13 20 15 44.9 -16.9 0.8 165.3 570 243 18 15 01 18 25 00 1228+126 13 20 45 44.9 -17.1 0.8 165.1 27 243 18 25 00 18 33 00 --- 13 28 46 44.3 -19.7 1.0 162.8 480 258 18 25 01 ---------- Space segment 02: C-band VLBI scan ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 Next BBC frequencies: 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 18 35 00 1228+126 13 30 46 44.2 -20.4 1.0 162.3 116 258 18 35 00 18 45 00 --- 13 40 48 43.4 -23.6 1.2 159.5 600 277 18 35 01 ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 03Ca ---------- 18 46 00 1236+077 13 41 48 48.6 -23.5 1.0 159.9 39 277 18 46 00 18 48 00 --- 13 43 49 48.4 -24.2 1.1 159.3 120 281 18 46 01 Schedule for MOPRA (Code Mp ) 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 --- 18 49 00 1228+126 13 44 49 43.0 -24.8 1.2 158.5 39 281 18 49 00 18 58 00 --- 13 53 50 42.2 -27.6 1.4 156.1 540 298 18 49 01 18 58 30 1228+126 13 54 20 42.1 -27.7 1.4 156.0 27 298 18 58 30 19 08 00 --- 14 03 52 41.1 -30.6 1.5 153.6 570 316 18 58 31 19 08 30 1228+126 14 04 22 41.1 -30.7 1.5 153.5 27 316 19 08 30 19 17 00 --- 14 12 53 40.1 -33.1 1.7 151.4 510 333 19 08 31 Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 Next BBC frequencies: 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 19 19 00 1236+077 14 14 54 45.2 -34.4 1.6 150.9 99 333 19 19 00 19 21 00 --- 14 16 54 44.9 -35.0 1.6 150.4 120 337 19 19 01 19 22 00 1228+126 14 17 54 39.5 -34.5 1.8 150.3 39 337 19 22 00 19 27 00 --- 14 22 55 38.9 -35.9 1.9 149.1 300 346 19 22 01 19 27 40 1228+126 14 23 35 38.8 -36.1 1.9 149.0 37 346 19 27 40 19 32 40 --- 14 28 36 38.2 -37.4 2.0 147.9 300 356 19 27 41 19 33 20 1228+126 14 29 16 38.1 -37.6 2.0 147.8 37 356 19 33 20 19 38 20 --- 14 34 17 37.4 -38.9 2.0 146.7 300 365 19 33 21 19 39 20 1236+077 14 35 17 42.5 -40.4 1.9 146.1 39 365 19 39 20 19 41 20 --- 14 37 17 42.2 -40.9 2.0 145.6 120 369 19 39 21 19 42 20 1228+126 14 38 17 36.9 -39.9 2.1 145.9 39 369 19 42 20 19 47 20 --- 14 43 18 36.2 -41.2 2.2 144.9 300 379 19 42 21 19 48 00 1228+126 14 43 58 36.1 -41.3 2.2 144.7 37 379 19 48 00 19 53 00 --- 14 48 59 35.4 -42.5 2.3 143.7 300 388 19 48 01 19 54 00 1236+077 14 49 59 40.4 -44.3 2.2 143.0 39 388 19 54 00 19 56 00 --- 14 52 00 40.1 -44.9 2.2 142.6 120 392 19 54 01 19 57 00 1228+126 14 53 00 34.8 -43.5 2.4 143.0 39 392 19 57 00 19 59 30 --- 14 55 30 34.4 -44.1 2.4 142.5 150 397 19 57 01 ---------- Space segment 03: K-band VLBI scans ---------- 20 00 00 1228+126 14 56 00 34.3 -44.2 2.4 142.4 27 397 20 00 00 20 09 30 --- 15 05 32 32.9 -46.4 2.6 140.7 570 415 20 00 01 20 10 00 1228+126 15 06 02 32.8 -46.5 2.6 140.6 27 415 20 10 00 20 18 00 --- 15 14 03 31.5 -48.3 2.7 139.2 480 431 20 10 01 Schedule for MOPRA (Code Mp ) 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 --- ---------- Space segment 03: C-band VLBI scan ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 Next BBC frequencies: 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 20 20 00 1228+126 15 16 04 31.2 -48.7 2.7 138.9 117 431 20 20 00 20 30 00 --- 15 26 05 29.6 -50.8 2.9 137.3 600 450 20 20 01 ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 04Ca ---------- 20 32 00 1236+077 15 28 06 34.3 -53.4 2.8 136.2 100 450 20 32 00 20 34 00 --- 15 30 06 33.9 -53.8 2.8 135.9 120 454 20 32 01 20 35 00 1226+023 15 31 06 35.7 -61.0 3.0 131.6 43 454 20 35 00 20 45 00 --- 15 41 08 33.8 -63.0 3.2 130.4 600 473 20 35 01 20 46 00 1228+126 15 42 08 26.9 -54.0 3.2 134.9 34 473 20 46 00 20 50 00 --- 15 46 09 26.2 -54.8 3.2 134.4 240 481 20 46 01 20 50 40 1228+126 15 46 49 26.1 -54.9 3.3 134.3 37 481 20 50 40 20 58 00 --- 15 54 10 24.8 -56.3 3.4 133.3 440 495 20 50 41 Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 Next BBC frequencies: 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 21 00 00 1236+077 15 56 10 29.3 -59.1 3.3 132.3 100 495 21 00 00 21 02 00 --- 15 58 11 28.9 -59.5 3.3 132.1 120 499 21 00 01 21 03 00 1226+023 15 59 11 30.3 -66.4 3.5 128.4 44 499 21 03 00 21 13 00 --- 16 09 12 28.3 -68.1 3.7 127.5 600 518 21 03 01 21 14 00 1228+126 16 10 13 21.9 -59.2 3.6 131.3 36 518 21 14 00 21 18 00 --- 16 14 13 21.1 -59.9 3.7 130.8 240 525 21 14 01 21 18 40 1228+126 16 14 53 21.0 -60.0 3.7 130.8 37 525 21 18 40 21 23 00 --- 16 19 14 20.2 -60.7 3.8 130.3 260 534 21 18 41 21 23 40 1228+126 16 19 54 20.1 -60.8 3.8 130.2 37 534 21 23 40 21 28 00 --- 16 24 15 19.3 -61.6 3.9 129.7 260 542 21 23 41 ---------- C-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 04Cb ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 Next BBC frequencies: 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 21 30 00 1236+077 16 26 15 23.6 -64.5 3.8 128.9 101 542 21 30 00 21 32 00 --- 16 28 15 23.2 -64.9 3.8 128.7 120 546 21 30 01 Schedule for MOPRA (Code Mp ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 4 Feb 2014 Day 35 --- 21 33 00 1228+126 16 29 16 18.3 -62.4 4.0 129.2 41 546 21 33 00 21 39 00 --- 16 35 17 17.2 -63.3 4.1 128.6 360 557 21 33 01 21 44 30 1236+077 16 40 48 20.8 -66.9 4.0 127.5 311 557 21 44 30 21 46 30 --- 16 42 48 20.4 -67.2 4.0 127.4 120 561 21 44 31 21 47 30 1228+126 16 43 48 15.5 -64.7 4.2 127.7 41 561 21 47 30 21 51 20 --- 16 47 39 14.8 -65.3 4.3 127.4 230 569 21 47 31 21 52 00 1228+126 16 48 19 14.7 -65.4 4.3 127.3 37 569 21 52 00 21 58 00 --- 16 54 20 13.5 -66.3 4.4 126.8 360 580 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: mp6cm Setup group: 17 Station: MOPRA 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= 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 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: 4 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: 4 Track assignments are: track1= 0, 2, 4, 6 barrel=roll_off ======== Setup file: ra1cm2.set Matching groups in ./gs032c_freq_sess313rdbe.dat: mp1cm Setup group: 40 Station: MOPRA 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= 19000.00 19000.00 19000.00 19000.00 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: 10 Setup file default. LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 10 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