COVER INFORMATION Station: JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Experiment: RadioAstron Imaging of high-redshift quasars Exp. Code: eg089c Schedule Version: 1.10 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Leonid Gurvits Address: Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 7991 PD Dwingeloo, The Netherlands Phone: +31 521 596 514 EMAIL: lgurvits@jive.eu Fax: +31 521 596 539 Phone during observation: +31 521 596 514 Observing mode: C-band, dual-pol Notes: C-band, Radioastron-compatible frequency setup P-CAL is ON Tsys is ON auto-level (AGC) is ON Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 2 RadioAstron Imaging of high-redshift quasars 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 24 Feb 2016 Day 55 --- ---------- C-band VLBI scans. Space segment 01 ---------- Next scan frequencies: 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 Next BBC frequencies: 136.00 136.00 136.00 136.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 13 00 00 1508+572 23 06 11 30.9 -33.8 7.9 37.6 0 0 13 00 00 13 18 51 --- 23 25 05 29.4 -31.4 8.2 34.9 1131 36 13 00 01 13 19 21 1508+572 23 25 35 29.4 -31.3 8.3 34.8 27 36 13 19 21 13 38 18 --- 23 44 35 27.9 -28.8 8.6 32.0 1137 73 13 19 22 13 38 48 1508+572 23 45 05 27.9 -28.8 8.6 31.9 27 73 13 38 48 13 57 45 --- 00 04 06 26.6 -26.3 8.9 29.1 1137 109 13 38 49 13 58 15 1508+572 00 04 36 26.6 -26.2 8.9 29.0 26 109 13 58 15 14 17 12 --- 00 23 36 25.4 -23.7 9.2 26.2 1137 146 13 58 16 14 17 42 1508+572 00 24 06 25.3 -23.6 9.2 26.1 26 146 14 17 42 14 36 39 --- 00 43 06 24.2 -21.0 9.5 23.2 1137 182 14 17 43 14 37 09 1508+572 00 43 36 24.2 -20.9 9.6 23.1 26 182 14 37 09 14 56 06 --- 01 02 36 23.3 -18.3 9.9 20.2 1137 218 14 37 10 14 56 36 1508+572 01 03 06 23.2 -18.2 9.9 20.1 26 218 14 56 36 15 15 33 --- 01 22 06 22.4 -15.6 10.2 17.1 1137 255 14 56 37 15 16 03 1508+572 01 22 36 22.4 -15.5 10.2 17.1 26 255 15 16 03 15 35 00 --- 01 41 36 21.7 -12.8 10.5 14.1 1137 291 15 16 04 ---------- C-band VLBI scans. Ground-only segment 01 ---------- 15 36 00 1508+572 01 42 37 21.7 -12.7 10.5 13.9 56 291 15 36 00 15 46 00 --- 01 52 38 21.4 -11.2 10.7 12.4 600 311 15 36 01 15 46 30 1508+572 01 53 08 21.3 -11.2 10.7 12.3 26 311 15 46 30 15 56 00 --- 02 02 40 21.1 -9.8 10.9 10.8 570 329 15 46 31 15 56 30 1508+572 02 03 10 21.1 -9.7 10.9 10.7 26 329 15 56 30 16 06 00 --- 02 12 42 20.8 -8.4 11.0 9.2 570 347 15 56 31 16 06 30 1508+572 02 13 12 20.8 -8.3 11.0 9.1 26 347 16 06 30 16 16 00 --- 02 22 43 20.6 -6.9 11.2 7.6 570 365 16 06 31 16 16 30 1508+572 02 23 13 20.6 -6.8 11.2 7.5 26 365 16 16 30 16 26 00 --- 02 32 45 20.5 -5.5 11.4 6.0 570 384 16 16 31 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 3 RadioAstron Imaging of high-redshift quasars 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 24 Feb 2016 Day 55 --- 16 26 30 1508+572 02 33 15 20.5 -5.4 11.4 5.9 26 384 16 26 30 16 36 00 --- 02 42 47 20.4 -4.0 11.5 4.4 570 402 16 26 31 16 36 30 1508+572 02 43 17 20.4 -3.9 11.5 4.3 26 402 16 36 30 16 46 00 --- 02 52 48 20.3 -2.6 11.7 2.8 570 420 16 36 31 16 46 30 1508+572 02 53 18 20.3 -2.5 11.7 2.7 26 420 16 46 30 16 56 00 --- 03 02 50 20.2 -1.1 11.9 1.2 570 438 16 46 31 16 56 30 1508+572 03 03 20 20.2 -1.0 11.9 1.1 26 438 16 56 30 17 06 00 --- 03 12 51 20.2 0.3-12.0 -0.4 570 457 16 56 31 17 06 30 1508+572 03 13 22 20.2 0.4-12.0 -0.5 26 457 17 06 30 17 16 00 --- 03 22 53 20.2 1.8-11.8 -2.0 570 475 17 06 31 17 16 30 1508+572 03 23 23 20.2 1.9-11.8 -2.1 26 475 17 16 30 17 26 00 --- 03 32 55 20.3 3.3-11.6 -3.6 570 493 17 16 31 17 29 00 1849+670 03 35 55 35.7 -21.0 8.8 33.4 84 493 17 29 00 17 39 00 --- 03 45 57 35.2 -19.9 8.9 31.7 600 512 17 29 01 17 41 00 2021+614 03 47 57 37.0 -33.6 7.4 44.2 56 512 17 41 00 17 51 00 --- 03 57 59 36.2 -32.5 7.6 42.7 600 532 17 41 01 17 53 00 1508+572 03 59 59 20.7 7.2-11.2 -7.9 -22 532 17 53 00 18 03 00 --- 04 10 01 20.9 8.6-11.0 -9.5 578 551 17 53 01 18 03 30 1508+572 04 10 31 20.9 8.7-11.0 -9.6 26 551 18 03 30 18 13 30 --- 04 20 33 21.1 10.1-10.8 -11.1 600 570 18 03 31 ---------- C-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02 ---------- 18 15 00 1508+572 04 22 03 21.2 10.3-10.8 -11.4 86 570 18 15 00 18 34 40 --- 04 41 46 21.8 13.2-10.5 -14.5 1180 608 18 15 01 18 35 10 1508+572 04 42 16 21.8 13.2-10.5 -14.6 26 608 18 35 10 18 54 50 --- 05 01 59 22.5 16.0-10.1 -17.6 1180 646 18 35 11 18 55 20 1508+572 05 02 29 22.6 16.1-10.1 -17.7 26 646 18 55 20 19 15 00 --- 05 22 13 23.5 18.8 -9.8 -20.8 1180 684 18 55 21 ---------- C-band VLBI scans. Ground-only segment 02 ---------- 19 16 00 1508+572 05 23 13 23.5 19.0 -9.8 -20.9 56 684 19 16 00 19 26 00 --- 05 33 14 24.0 20.4 -9.6 -22.5 600 703 19 16 01 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 4 RadioAstron Imaging of high-redshift quasars 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 24 Feb 2016 Day 55 --- 19 26 30 1508+572 05 33 45 24.0 20.4 -9.6 -22.6 26 703 19 26 30 19 36 00 --- 05 43 16 24.5 21.7 -9.5 -24.0 570 721 19 26 31 19 36 30 1508+572 05 43 46 24.6 21.8 -9.4 -24.1 26 721 19 36 30 19 46 00 --- 05 53 18 25.1 23.1 -9.3 -25.5 570 739 19 36 31 19 46 30 1508+572 05 53 48 25.1 23.2 -9.3 -25.6 26 739 19 46 30 19 56 00 --- 06 03 19 25.7 24.5 -9.1 -27.1 570 758 19 46 31 19 56 30 1508+572 06 03 49 25.8 24.5 -9.1 -27.1 26 758 19 56 30 20 06 00 --- 06 13 21 26.4 25.8 -9.0 -28.6 570 776 19 56 31 20 06 30 1508+572 06 13 51 26.4 25.9 -8.9 -28.6 26 776 20 06 30 20 16 00 --- 06 23 23 27.0 27.1 -8.8 -30.1 570 794 20 06 31 20 16 30 1508+572 06 23 53 27.1 27.2 -8.8 -30.1 26 794 20 16 30 20 26 00 --- 06 33 24 27.7 28.5 -8.6 -31.6 570 812 20 16 31 20 26 30 1508+572 06 33 54 27.8 28.5 -8.6 -31.6 27 812 20 26 30 20 36 00 --- 06 43 26 28.5 29.8 -8.5 -33.1 570 831 20 26 31 20 36 30 1508+572 06 43 56 28.5 29.8 -8.4 -33.1 27 831 20 36 30 20 46 00 --- 06 53 28 29.2 31.1 -8.3 -34.5 570 849 20 36 31 20 46 30 1508+572 06 53 58 29.3 31.1 -8.3 -34.6 27 849 20 46 30 20 56 00 --- 07 03 29 30.0 32.4 -8.1 -36.0 570 867 20 46 31 20 59 00 1849+670 07 06 30 30.4 1.9-11.7 -3.0 66 867 20 59 00 21 09 00 --- 07 16 31 30.5 3.1-11.5 -4.7 600 887 20 59 01 21 11 00 2021+614 07 18 32 25.6 -8.3 10.9 10.5 63 887 21 11 00 21 21 00 --- 07 28 33 25.4 -7.0 11.1 8.9 600 906 21 11 01 21 23 00 1508+572 07 30 34 32.3 35.7 -7.7 -39.9 -31 906 21 23 00 21 32 30 --- 07 40 05 33.1 36.9 -7.5 -41.3 539 924 21 23 01 21 33 00 1508+572 07 40 35 33.2 37.0 -7.5 -41.4 27 924 21 33 00 21 42 30 --- 07 50 07 34.0 38.1 -7.3 -42.7 570 942 21 33 01 21 43 00 1508+572 07 50 37 34.1 38.2 -7.3 -42.8 27 942 21 43 00 21 52 30 --- 08 00 09 35.0 39.3 -7.2 -44.1 570 961 21 43 01 21 53 00 1508+572 08 00 39 35.0 39.4 -7.2 -44.2 27 961 21 53 00 22 02 30 --- 08 10 10 35.9 40.5 -7.0 -45.5 570 979 21 53 01 Schedule for JODRELL2 (Code Jb ) Page 5 RadioAstron Imaging of high-redshift quasars 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 24 Feb 2016 Day 55 --- 22 03 00 1508+572 08 10 40 36.0 40.6 -7.0 -45.6 27 979 22 03 00 22 09 40 --- 08 17 21 36.6 41.4 -6.9 -46.6 400 992 22 03 01 ---------- C-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03 ---------- 22 10 00 1508+572 08 17 41 36.7 41.4 -6.9 -46.6 17 992 22 10 00 22 29 45 --- 08 37 30 38.7 43.7 -6.5 -49.4 1185 1030 22 10 01 22 30 15 1508+572 08 38 00 38.7 43.8 -6.5 -49.4 27 1030 22 30 15 22 50 00 --- 08 57 48 40.8 46.0 -6.2 -52.2 1185 1068 22 30 16 ---------- C-band VLBI scans. Ground-only segment 03 ---------- 22 52 00 1849+670 08 59 48 32.8 14.5 -9.8 -22.6 3 1068 22 52 00 23 00 00 --- 09 07 50 33.1 15.3 -9.7 -24.0 480 1083 22 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 --- 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: 13 Station: JODRELL2 Total bit rate: 256 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4700.00 4700.00 4700.00 4700.00 Net SB= U U L L IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 5 1 5 BBC SB= U U L L IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 BBC fr= 136.00 136.00 136.00 136.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 1 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 55.447445 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 27.27321 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at * 1508+572 15 08 45.204538 * 15 10 02.922371 15 10 28.014471 0.00 J1510+5702 57 14 02.08966 * 57 02 43.37583 56 58 52.08433 0.00 ./eg089c_sources.radioastron AGN, HIGHz, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 2400 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA * 1849+670 18 49 16.505869 * 18 49 16.072282 18 49 13.997153 0.00 J1849+6705 67 02 07.88049 * 67 05 41.68023 67 06 42.60579 0.00 ./eg089c_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 7270 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2-12 * 2021+614 20 21 13.300234 * 20 22 06.681752 20 22 22.010385 0.00 J2022+6136 61 27 18.15575 * 61 36 58.80476 61 40 02.65366 0.00 ./eg089c_sources.radioastron AGN, CSO, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 3249 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-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 14 4.167 0.000 1508+572 ra6cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.586 605.698 1849+670 ra6cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.467 32.534 2021+614 ra6cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.333 25.718 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 104.2 1508+572 108.6 1849+670 86.1 2021+614 75.3 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