COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: RadioAstron polarization imaging Exp. Code: gg083d Schedule Version: 1.20 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Jose L. Gomez Address: Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia-CSIC Glorieta de la Astronomia E-18008 Granada, Spain Phone: +79165452842 EMAIL: jlgomez@iaa.es, alobanov@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: Phone during observation: +79165452842 Observing mode: K-band dual-pol Notes: K-band, Radioastron-compatible frequency setup P-CAL is ON Tsys is ON auto-level (AGC) is ON Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 RadioAstron polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 8 Feb 2018 Day 39 --- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 Next BBC frequencies: 272.00 272.00 272.00 272.00 304.00 304.00 304.00 304.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 22 00 00 1226+023 08 02 25 17.7 465.2 -4.5 -43.5 0 0 21 59 49 22 07 30 --- 08 09 56 19.0 466.7 -4.3 -43.1 450 30 21 59 50 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 01: 1226+023 with EVN ---------- 22 08 00 1226+023 08 10 26 19.0 466.8 -4.3 -43.1 27 30 22 07 49 22 18 00 --- 08 20 28 20.7 468.7 -4.2 -42.5 600 69 22 07 50 22 18 30 1226+023 08 20 58 20.8 468.8 -4.2 -42.5 27 69 22 18 19 22 28 00 --- 08 30 30 22.4 470.7 -4.0 -41.9 570 106 22 18 20 22 28 30 1226+023 08 31 00 22.5 470.8 -4.0 -41.8 27 106 22 28 19 22 38 00 --- 08 40 31 24.1 472.8 -3.8 -41.1 570 144 22 28 20 ---------- EVN EVPA + FF calibration K-band ---------- 22 40 30 0923+392 08 43 02 79.9 479.6 -0.8 -52.9 34 144 22 40 19 22 50 30 --- 08 53 03 81.4 487.3 -0.6 -46.8 600 183 22 40 20 22 51 30 1226+023 08 54 03 26.3 475.6 -3.6 -40.0 -55 183 22 51 19 23 04 00 --- 09 06 36 28.3 478.3 -3.4 -38.9 695 232 22 51 20 ---------- K-band target ---------- 23 04 30 1226+023 09 07 06 28.4 478.4 -3.4 -38.8 27 232 23 04 19 23 14 30 --- 09 17 07 29.9 480.7 -3.2 -37.8 600 272 23 04 20 ---------- K-band target ---------- 23 14 30 1226+023 09 17 07 29.9 480.7 -3.2 -37.8 -3 272 No stop 23 24 30 --- 09 27 09 31.4 483.0 -3.0 -36.7 597 310 23 14 31 ---------- K-band target ---------- 23 24 30 1226+023 09 27 09 31.4 483.0 -3.0 -36.7 -3 310 No stop 23 34 30 --- 09 37 11 32.9 485.4 -2.9 -35.6 597 349 23 24 31 ---------- K-band target ---------- 23 34 30 1226+023 09 37 11 32.9 485.4 -2.9 -35.6 -3 349 No stop 23 44 30 --- 09 47 12 34.3 487.9 -2.7 -34.3 597 388 23 34 31 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 RadioAstron polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 8 Feb 2018 Day 39 --- 23 46 30 1226+023 09 49 13 34.6 488.4 -2.7 -34.0 117 388 23 46 19 23 54 30 --- 09 57 14 35.7 490.4 -2.5 -32.9 480 419 23 46 20 --- Start: Thu 8 Feb 2018 Day 39 -- Stop: Fri 9 Feb 2018 Day 40 --- 23 55 00 1226+023 09 57 44 35.8 490.5 -2.5 -32.8 27 419 23 54 49 00 14 30 --- 10 17 17 38.3 495.8 -2.2 -29.8 1170 495 23 54 50 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02: 1226+023 with EVN ---------- 00 15 00 1226+023 10 17 47 38.4 495.9 -2.2 -29.8 27 495 00 14 49 00 25 00 --- 10 27 49 39.6 498.7 -2.0 -28.1 600 535 00 14 50 00 25 30 1226+023 10 28 19 39.7 498.9 -2.0 -28.0 27 535 00 25 19 00 35 00 --- 10 37 50 40.8 501.7 -1.9 -26.3 570 572 00 25 20 00 35 30 1226+023 10 38 21 40.8 501.8 -1.9 -26.2 27 572 00 35 19 00 45 00 --- 10 47 52 41.8 504.7 -1.7 -24.4 570 609 00 35 20 00 45 30 1226+023 10 48 22 41.9 504.8 -1.7 -24.3 27 609 00 45 19 00 55 00 --- 10 57 54 42.8 507.8 -1.5 -22.4 570 647 00 45 20 00 55 30 1226+023 10 58 24 42.9 507.9 -1.5 -22.3 27 647 00 55 19 01 05 00 --- 11 07 55 43.7 511.0 -1.4 -20.2 570 684 00 55 20 01 05 30 1226+023 11 08 26 43.8 511.2 -1.4 -20.1 27 684 01 05 19 01 15 00 --- 11 17 57 44.5 514.3 -1.2 -18.0 570 722 01 05 20 ---------- Target K-band ---------- 01 15 30 1226+023 11 18 27 44.6 514.5 -1.2 -17.9 27 722 01 15 19 01 25 30 --- 11 28 29 45.3 517.8 -1.0 -15.6 600 761 01 15 20 ---------- Target K-band ---------- 01 25 30 1226+023 11 28 29 45.3 517.8 -1.0 -15.6 -3 761 No stop 01 35 30 --- 11 38 30 45.9 521.3 -0.9 -13.2 597 800 01 25 31 ---------- Target K-band ---------- 01 35 30 1226+023 11 38 30 45.9 521.3 -0.9 -13.2 -3 800 No stop 01 45 30 --- 11 48 32 46.5 524.9 -0.7 -10.7 597 838 01 35 31 01 46 30 1226+023 11 49 32 46.5 525.2 -0.7 -10.5 57 838 01 46 19 01 56 30 --- 11 59 34 46.9 528.8 -0.5 -8.0 600 878 01 46 20 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 RadioAstron polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 9 Feb 2018 Day 40 --- ---------- EVN EVPA + FF calibration K-band ---------- 02 00 00 0923+392 12 03 04 60.9 632.7 2.6 66.3 68 878 01 59 49 02 10 00 --- 12 13 06 59.1 634.3 2.7 66.1 600 917 01 59 50 ---------- Target K-band ---------- 02 10 00 1226+023 12 13 06 47.3 533.8 -0.3 -4.4 -137 917 No stop 02 33 30 --- 12 36 40 47.4 542.4 0.1 1.7 1273 1008 02 10 01 02 34 00 1226+023 12 37 10 47.4 542.6 0.1 1.9 27 1008 02 33 49 02 57 00 --- 13 00 14 46.9 551.1 0.5 7.9 1380 1097 02 33 50 02 57 00 1226+023 13 00 14 46.9 551.1 0.5 7.9 -3 1097 No stop 03 02 00 --- 13 05 15 46.7 552.9 0.6 9.2 297 1117 02 57 01 03 07 00 0923+392 13 10 15 49.0 642.3 3.7 63.6 177 1117 03 06 49 03 12 00 --- 13 15 16 48.1 642.9 3.8 63.3 300 1137 03 06 50 ---------- EVN back to target K-band ---------- 03 12 00 1226+023 13 15 16 46.3 556.5 0.8 11.7 -118 1137 No stop 03 23 30 --- 13 26 48 45.6 560.5 0.9 14.5 572 1181 03 12 01 03 24 00 1226+023 13 27 18 45.6 560.7 1.0 14.6 27 1181 03 23 49 03 32 00 --- 13 35 20 45.1 563.4 1.1 16.5 480 1213 03 23 50 ---------- rest in K-band ---------- 03 32 00 1226+023 13 35 20 45.1 563.4 1.1 16.5 -3 1213 No stop 03 38 00 --- 13 41 21 44.6 565.5 1.2 17.9 357 1236 03 32 01 03 39 00 1226+023 13 42 21 44.5 565.8 1.2 18.1 57 1236 03 39 00 03 45 00 --- 13 48 22 44.0 567.8 1.3 19.4 360 1259 03 39 01 03 46 00 1226+023 13 49 22 44.0 568.1 1.3 19.6 57 1259 03 45 49 03 54 00 --- 13 57 23 43.3 570.7 1.5 21.4 480 1291 03 45 50 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03: 1226+023 with EVN+GBT+VLBA ---------- 03 55 00 1226+023 13 58 23 43.2 571.0 1.5 21.6 57 1291 03 54 49 04 05 00 --- 14 08 25 42.2 574.2 1.6 23.6 600 1330 03 54 50 04 05 30 1226+023 14 08 55 42.2 574.3 1.6 23.7 27 1330 04 05 19 04 15 00 --- 14 18 27 41.2 577.2 1.8 25.6 570 1368 04 05 20 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 5 RadioAstron polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 9 Feb 2018 Day 40 --- 04 15 30 1226+023 14 18 57 41.1 577.4 1.8 25.7 27 1368 04 15 19 04 25 00 --- 14 28 28 40.0 580.2 2.0 27.4 570 1405 04 15 20 04 25 30 1226+023 14 28 58 40.0 580.3 2.0 27.5 27 1405 04 25 19 04 35 00 --- 14 38 30 38.9 583.0 2.1 29.1 570 1443 04 25 20 04 35 30 1226+023 14 39 00 38.8 583.2 2.1 29.2 27 1443 04 35 19 04 45 00 --- 14 48 32 37.6 585.8 2.3 30.8 570 1480 04 35 20 04 45 30 1226+023 14 49 02 37.5 585.9 2.3 30.8 27 1480 04 45 19 04 55 00 --- 14 58 33 36.3 588.5 2.5 32.3 570 1517 04 45 20 ---------- EVN + GBT + some VLBA on target ---------- 04 55 30 1226+023 14 59 03 36.2 588.6 2.5 32.3 27 1517 04 55 19 05 03 30 --- 15 07 05 35.1 590.7 2.6 33.5 480 1549 04 55 20 05 04 00 1226+023 15 07 35 35.1 590.8 2.6 33.6 27 1549 05 03 49 05 35 00 --- 15 38 40 30.6 598.3 3.1 37.4 1860 1669 05 03 50 05 35 30 1226+023 15 39 10 30.5 598.4 3.2 37.4 27 1669 05 35 19 05 45 30 --- 15 49 11 28.9 600.7 3.3 38.5 600 1709 05 35 20 05 46 00 1226+023 15 49 42 28.9 600.8 3.3 38.5 27 1709 05 45 49 05 55 00 --- 15 58 43 27.4 602.8 3.5 39.4 540 1744 05 45 50 05 55 30 1226+023 15 59 13 27.4 602.9 3.5 39.4 27 1744 05 55 19 06 04 30 --- 16 08 15 25.9 604.9 3.6 40.2 540 1780 05 55 20 06 05 00 1226+023 16 08 45 25.8 605.0 3.6 40.3 27 1780 06 04 49 06 10 30 --- 16 14 16 24.9 606.1 3.7 40.7 330 1802 06 04 50 06 11 30 1226+023 16 15 16 24.8 606.3 3.8 40.8 57 1802 06 11 19 06 21 30 --- 16 25 17 23.1 608.4 3.9 41.6 600 1841 06 11 20 06 22 30 1226+023 16 26 18 23.0 608.6 3.9 41.6 57 1841 06 22 19 06 29 30 --- 16 33 19 21.8 610.0 4.1 42.1 420 1869 06 22 20 ---------- All back to K-band ---------- 06 30 30 1226+023 16 34 19 21.6 610.2 4.1 42.2 57 1869 06 30 19 06 40 00 --- 16 43 50 20.0 612.1 4.2 42.8 570 1906 06 30 20 06 40 30 1226+023 16 44 21 19.9 612.2 4.2 42.8 27 1906 06 40 19 06 49 30 --- 16 53 22 18.4 613.9 4.4 43.3 540 1942 06 40 20 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 6 RadioAstron polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 9 Feb 2018 Day 40 --- 06 50 00 1226+023 16 53 52 18.3 614.0 4.4 43.3 27 1942 06 49 49 07 00 00 --- 17 03 54 16.6 615.9 4.6 43.8 600 1981 06 49 50 07 00 30 1226+023 17 04 24 16.5 616.0 4.6 43.8 27 1981 07 00 19 07 04 30 --- 17 08 24 15.8 616.8 4.6 44.0 240 1997 07 00 20 07 05 00 1226+023 17 08 55 15.7 616.9 4.6 44.0 27 1997 07 04 49 07 08 30 --- 17 12 25 15.1 617.5 4.7 44.2 210 2012 07 04 50 ---------- All back to K-band ---------- 07 09 00 1226+023 17 12 55 15.0 617.6 4.7 44.2 27 2012 07 08 49 07 16 00 --- 17 19 56 13.8 618.9 4.8 44.4 420 2039 07 08 50 07 17 00 1226+023 17 20 57 13.6 619.1 4.8 44.5 57 2039 07 16 49 07 26 00 --- 17 29 58 12.0 620.7 5.0 44.8 540 2075 07 16 50 07 27 00 1226+023 17 30 58 11.9 620.9 5.0 44.8 57 2075 07 26 49 07 34 00 --- 17 37 59 10.6 622.2 5.1 45.0 420 2103 07 26 50 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 04: 1226+023 with EVN+GBT+VLBA ---------- 07 35 00 1226+023 17 38 59 10.4 622.4 5.1 45.0 57 2103 07 34 49 07 45 00 --- 17 49 01 8.7 624.2 5.3 45.2 600 2142 07 34 50 07 45 30 1226+023 17 49 31 8.6 624.3 5.3 45.2 27 2142 07 45 19 07 55 00 --- 17 59 03 6.9 625.9 5.5 45.4 570 2179 07 45 20 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: ra1cm2.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: 21 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 512 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 Net SB= U U L L U U L L IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 3 11 3 11 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 4 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 BBC fr= 272.00 272.00 272.00 272.00 304.00 304.00 304.00 304.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 4 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 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 01 00.483936 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 53 47.52470 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at 1328+307 13 28 49.657778 * 13 31 08.288070 13 31 58.208451 0.00 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64060 * 30 30 32.95924 30 24 50.67595 0.00 * 3C286 ./gg083d_sources.radioastron WSRT calibrator, not for 92cm, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 542 observati * 0727-115 07 27 58.097813 * 07 30 19.112473 07 31 10.802612 0.00 J0730-1141 -11 34 52.58107 *-11 41 12.60063 -11 43 44.55700 0.00 ./gg083d_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 155894 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2- * 0923+392 09 23 55.319218 * 09 27 03.013939 09 28 11.366254 0.00 J0927+3902 39 15 23.56637 * 39 02 20.85177 38 57 28.85387 0.00 4C39.25 ./gg083d_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 245863 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO3- * 1226+023 12 26 33.245835 * 12 29 06.699731 12 30 02.412902 0.00 J1229+0203 02 19 43.30547 * 02 03 08.59797 01 57 07.17814 0.00 3C273B ./gg083d_sources.radioastron 3C273 AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 32011 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO3-0 1253-055 12 53 35.831289 * 12 56 11.166557 12 57 07.519618 0.00 J1256-0547 -05 31 07.99603 *-05 47 21.52489 -05 53 12.02711 0.00 * 3C279 ./gg083d_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 7924 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO3-05 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 ra1cm2.set 14 5.283 0.000 3C286 ra1cm2.set 53 0.500 0.000 ra2cm2.set 54 0.500 0.000 ra7mm2.set 52 0.500 0.000 0727-115 ra1cm2.set 56 57 58 59 60 1.686 16.383 0923+392 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 12 13 29 47 + 1.583 49.745 ra2cm2.set 38 54 0.667 20.333 ra7mm2.set 15 16 19 20 52 1.483 32.239 1226+023 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 12 13 29 47 + 20.494 1018.787 ra2cm2.set 38 51 54 0.883 38.200 ra7mm2.set 15 16 19 20 52 1.642 47.821 3C279 ra1cm2.set 56 57 58 59 60 0.164 1.590 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 108.7 3C286 123.0 0727-115 140.1 0923+392 155.6 1226+023 134.3 3C279 125.2 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