COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: The nuclear structure in nearby AGN Exp. Code: gs032d Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.30 Version 11.3 update 1. April 14, 2014 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: L-band, dual-pol Notes: L-band, Radioastron-compatible frequency setup Mark5C stations should record in Mk5B+ format P-CAL is ON, Tsys is ON, auto-level (AGC) is ON Please send diskpacks to MPIfR Bonn Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 4 Jun 2014 Day 155 --- Next scan frequencies: 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 Next BBC frequencies: 158.00 158.00 158.00 158.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 12 48 50 1236+077 07 31 07 8.1 77.7 -5.2 0.0 0 0 12 48 50 12 51 50 --- 07 34 07 8.7 77.3 -5.1 0.0 180 6 12 48 51 12 56 40 1228+126 07 38 58 9.3 71.4 -4.9 0.0 253 6 12 56 40 13 05 40 --- 07 48 00 11.2 70.2 -4.7 0.0 540 23 12 56 41 13 06 10 1228+126 07 48 30 11.3 70.2 -4.7 0.0 9 23 13 06 10 13 15 40 --- 07 58 01 13.3 69.0 -4.6 0.0 570 41 13 06 11 13 16 10 1228+126 07 58 31 13.4 68.9 -4.6 0.0 9 41 13 16 10 13 25 40 --- 08 08 03 15.4 67.7 -4.4 0.0 570 60 13 16 11 13 26 30 1236+077 08 08 53 16.3 73.1 -4.5 0.0 13 60 13 26 30 13 29 00 --- 08 11 23 16.8 72.7 -4.5 0.0 150 64 13 26 31 ---------- Space segment 03: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 13 30 00 1228+126 08 12 24 16.3 67.1 -4.3 0.0 23 64 13 30 00 13 49 30 --- 08 31 57 20.3 64.4 -4.0 0.0 1170 102 13 30 01 13 50 00 1228+126 08 32 27 20.4 64.3 -4.0 0.0 9 102 13 50 00 14 09 30 --- 08 52 00 24.4 61.3 -3.7 0.0 1170 139 13 50 01 ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 04L ---------- 14 10 30 1236+077 08 53 00 25.6 66.9 -3.8 0.0 23 139 14 10 30 14 13 00 --- 08 55 31 26.1 66.5 -3.7 0.0 150 144 14 10 31 14 14 00 1228+126 08 56 31 25.2 60.6 -3.6 0.0 23 144 14 14 00 14 24 00 --- 09 06 32 27.2 58.9 -3.4 0.0 600 163 14 14 01 ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 14 24 30 1228+126 09 07 02 27.3 58.9 -3.4 0.0 9 163 14 24 30 14 34 30 --- 09 17 04 29.2 57.1 -3.2 0.0 600 183 14 24 31 14 35 30 1236+077 09 18 04 30.7 62.9 -3.4 0.0 23 183 14 35 30 14 38 00 --- 09 20 35 31.2 62.5 -3.3 0.0 150 187 14 35 31 14 39 00 1222+037 09 21 35 36.7 63.6 -3.1 0.0 25 187 14 39 00 14 42 00 --- 09 24 35 37.3 63.0 -3.0 0.0 180 193 14 39 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 4 Jun 2014 Day 155 --- 14 43 30 1226+023 09 26 06 37.6 65.0 -3.1 0.0 61 193 14 43 30 14 52 30 --- 09 35 07 39.4 63.3 -2.9 0.0 540 211 14 43 31 ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 14 54 00 1228+126 09 36 37 32.8 53.5 -2.9 0.0 42 211 14 54 00 15 04 00 --- 09 46 39 34.6 51.5 -2.7 0.0 600 230 14 54 01 15 04 30 1228+126 09 47 09 34.7 51.4 -2.7 0.0 9 230 15 04 30 15 14 30 --- 09 57 11 36.4 49.2 -2.6 0.0 600 249 15 04 31 ---------- Space segment 04: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 15 15 00 1228+126 09 57 41 36.5 49.1 -2.6 0.0 9 249 15 15 00 15 34 30 --- 10 17 14 39.7 44.6 -2.2 0.0 1170 287 15 15 01 15 35 00 1228+126 10 17 44 39.8 44.5 -2.2 0.0 9 287 15 35 00 15 54 30 --- 10 37 17 42.8 39.5 -1.9 0.0 1170 324 15 35 01 ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 05L ---------- 15 55 30 1236+077 10 38 17 45.4 45.8 -2.0 0.0 23 324 15 55 30 15 58 00 --- 10 40 48 45.8 45.1 -2.0 0.0 150 329 15 55 31 15 59 10 1228+126 10 41 58 43.4 38.2 -1.8 0.0 33 329 15 59 10 16 08 00 --- 10 50 49 44.6 35.7 -1.7 0.0 530 346 15 59 11 ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 16 08 30 1228+126 10 51 20 44.7 35.6 -1.7 0.0 9 346 16 08 30 16 18 00 --- 11 00 51 45.9 32.8 -1.5 0.0 570 364 16 08 31 16 19 00 1236+077 11 01 51 49.0 39.0 -1.6 0.0 23 364 16 19 00 16 21 30 --- 11 04 22 49.4 38.2 -1.6 0.0 150 369 16 19 01 16 22 30 1222+037 11 05 22 54.8 36.5 -1.3 0.0 25 369 16 22 30 16 25 30 --- 11 08 22 55.2 35.4 -1.3 0.0 180 375 16 22 31 16 27 00 1228+126 11 09 53 46.9 30.0 -1.4 0.0 45 375 16 27 00 16 35 30 --- 11 18 24 47.9 27.2 -1.2 0.0 510 391 16 27 01 16 36 00 1228+126 11 18 54 47.9 27.0 -1.2 0.0 9 391 16 36 00 16 45 30 --- 11 28 26 48.8 23.8 -1.1 0.0 570 409 16 36 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 4 Jun 2014 Day 155 --- 16 46 40 1236+077 11 29 36 52.5 29.6 -1.2 0.0 33 409 16 46 40 16 49 10 --- 11 32 06 52.8 28.7 -1.1 0.0 150 414 16 46 41 16 50 20 1228+126 11 33 16 49.2 22.1 -1.0 0.0 33 414 16 50 20 16 59 20 --- 11 42 18 50.0 18.9 -0.8 0.0 540 431 16 50 21 ---------- Space segment 05: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 17 00 00 1228+126 11 42 58 50.0 18.7 -0.8 0.0 19 431 17 00 00 17 19 30 --- 12 02 31 51.2 11.4 -0.5 0.0 1170 469 17 00 01 17 20 00 1228+126 12 03 01 51.2 11.2 -0.5 0.0 9 469 17 20 00 17 39 30 --- 12 22 34 51.7 3.5 -0.1 0.0 1170 506 17 20 01 ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 06L ---------- 17 40 40 1236+077 12 23 45 56.4 7.4 -0.3 0.0 33 506 17 40 40 17 43 10 --- 12 26 15 56.5 6.3 -0.2 0.0 150 511 17 40 41 17 44 20 1228+126 12 27 25 51.8 1.6 -0.1 0.0 33 511 17 44 20 17 53 10 --- 12 36 17 51.8 358.1 0.1 0.0 530 528 17 44 21 ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 17 53 40 1228+126 12 36 47 51.8 357.9 0.1 0.0 9 528 17 53 40 18 03 10 --- 12 46 18 51.6 354.2 0.2 0.0 570 546 17 53 41 18 04 20 1236+077 12 47 29 56.6 356.7 0.1 0.0 33 546 18 04 20 18 06 50 --- 12 49 59 56.6 355.6 0.2 0.0 150 551 18 04 21 18 07 50 1222+037 12 50 59 60.0 347.2 0.4 0.0 25 551 18 07 50 18 10 50 --- 12 54 00 59.9 345.8 0.5 0.0 180 557 18 07 51 18 11 40 1226+023 12 54 50 61.5 346.8 0.4 0.0 21 557 18 11 40 18 20 00 --- 13 03 11 61.0 342.6 0.6 0.0 500 573 18 11 41 18 21 40 1228+126 13 04 51 50.9 347.0 0.6 0.0 52 573 18 21 40 18 30 10 --- 13 13 23 50.5 343.8 0.7 0.0 510 589 18 21 41 18 30 40 1228+126 13 13 53 50.4 343.6 0.7 0.0 9 589 18 30 40 18 40 10 --- 13 23 24 49.8 340.2 0.9 0.0 570 608 18 30 41 18 41 20 1236+077 13 24 35 55.0 340.6 0.7 0.0 33 608 18 41 20 18 43 50 --- 13 27 05 54.8 339.5 0.8 0.0 150 612 18 41 21 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 4 Jun 2014 Day 155 --- ---------- Space segment 06: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 18 45 00 1228+126 13 28 15 49.4 338.4 0.9 0.0 33 612 18 45 00 19 04 30 --- 13 47 48 47.5 331.8 1.3 0.0 1170 650 18 45 01 19 05 00 1228+126 13 48 19 47.5 331.6 1.3 0.0 9 650 19 05 00 19 24 30 --- 14 07 52 45.2 325.6 1.6 0.0 1170 687 19 05 01 ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 07L ---------- 19 25 30 1236+077 14 08 52 50.3 324.1 1.5 0.0 23 687 19 25 30 19 28 00 --- 14 11 22 50.0 323.3 1.5 0.0 150 692 19 25 31 19 29 00 1228+126 14 12 22 44.6 324.2 1.7 0.0 23 692 19 29 00 19 38 00 --- 14 21 24 43.4 321.7 1.8 0.0 540 710 19 29 01 ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 19 38 30 1228+126 14 21 54 43.3 321.6 1.8 0.0 9 710 19 38 30 19 48 00 --- 14 31 26 41.9 319.0 2.0 0.0 570 728 19 38 31 19 49 00 1236+077 14 32 26 46.9 316.9 1.9 0.0 23 728 19 49 00 19 51 30 --- 14 34 56 46.6 316.2 1.9 0.0 150 733 19 49 01 19 52 30 1222+037 14 35 56 46.9 308.1 2.2 0.0 25 733 19 52 30 19 55 30 --- 14 38 57 46.4 307.3 2.2 0.0 180 738 19 52 31 19 57 00 1228+126 14 40 27 40.6 316.7 2.1 0.0 45 738 19 57 00 20 05 30 --- 14 48 58 39.2 314.6 2.3 0.0 510 755 19 57 01 20 06 00 1228+126 14 49 29 39.2 314.5 2.3 0.0 9 755 20 06 00 20 15 30 --- 14 59 00 37.6 312.3 2.5 0.0 570 773 20 06 01 20 16 30 1236+077 15 00 00 42.4 309.7 2.3 0.0 23 773 20 16 30 20 19 00 --- 15 02 31 42.0 309.1 2.4 0.0 150 778 20 16 31 20 20 00 1228+126 15 03 31 36.8 311.3 2.5 0.0 23 778 20 20 00 20 29 20 --- 15 12 52 35.2 309.3 2.7 0.0 560 796 20 20 01 ---------- Space segment 07: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 20 30 00 1228+126 15 13 33 35.1 309.1 2.7 0.0 19 796 20 30 00 20 49 30 --- 15 33 06 31.6 305.2 3.0 0.0 1170 833 20 30 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 4 Jun 2014 Day 155 --- 20 50 00 1228+126 15 33 36 31.5 305.2 3.0 0.0 9 833 20 50 00 21 09 30 --- 15 53 09 27.9 301.6 3.4 0.0 1170 871 20 50 01 ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 08L ---------- 21 10 30 1236+077 15 54 09 32.3 298.5 3.2 0.0 23 871 21 10 30 21 13 00 --- 15 56 40 31.8 298.1 3.3 0.0 150 876 21 10 31 21 14 00 1228+126 15 57 40 27.0 300.9 3.4 0.0 23 876 21 14 00 21 24 00 --- 16 07 41 25.0 299.2 3.6 0.0 600 895 21 14 01 ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 21 24 30 1228+126 16 08 11 24.9 299.1 3.6 0.0 9 895 21 24 30 21 34 00 --- 16 17 43 23.1 297.7 3.8 0.0 570 913 21 24 31 21 35 00 1236+077 16 18 43 27.4 294.4 3.6 0.0 23 913 21 35 00 21 37 30 --- 16 21 14 26.9 294.0 3.7 0.0 150 918 21 35 01 21 38 30 1222+037 16 22 14 25.7 287.9 3.9 0.0 25 918 21 38 30 21 41 30 --- 16 25 14 25.1 287.5 4.0 0.0 180 924 21 38 31 21 43 00 1228+126 16 26 44 21.2 296.3 3.9 0.0 45 924 21 43 00 21 51 30 --- 16 35 16 19.5 295.1 4.1 0.0 510 940 21 43 01 21 52 00 1228+126 16 35 46 19.4 295.0 4.1 0.0 9 940 21 52 00 22 01 30 --- 16 45 18 17.5 293.6 4.2 0.0 570 958 21 52 01 22 02 30 1236+077 16 46 18 21.6 290.3 4.1 0.0 23 958 22 02 30 22 05 00 --- 16 48 48 21.1 290.0 4.1 0.0 150 963 22 02 31 22 06 00 1228+126 16 49 48 16.5 293.0 4.3 0.0 23 963 22 06 00 22 14 30 --- 16 58 20 14.8 291.9 4.4 0.0 510 979 22 06 01 22 15 00 1228+126 16 58 50 14.7 291.8 4.5 0.0 9 979 22 15 00 22 20 30 --- 17 04 21 13.5 291.1 4.5 0.0 330 990 22 15 01 22 21 30 1236+077 17 05 21 17.6 287.7 4.4 0.0 23 990 22 21 30 22 24 00 --- 17 07 51 17.1 287.4 4.5 0.0 150 995 22 21 31 ---------- Space segment 08: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 22 25 00 1228+126 17 08 51 12.5 290.5 4.6 0.0 23 995 22 25 00 22 44 30 --- 17 28 25 8.4 288.1 4.9 0.0 1170 1032 22 25 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: ra18cm2.set Matching groups in ./gs032d_freq.dat: hh18cm Values confirmed by E-mail Jonathan Quick 20140219 (CR) Setup group: 24 Station: HART 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= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 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: 15 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 BBC fr= 158.00 158.00 158.00 158.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 15 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 41.923521 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 55 27.17430 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 09.440650 0.10 * 1236+077 07 46 45.39997 * 07 30 17.18902 07 25 31.24531 0.11 J1239+07 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 1855 observations J1224+0330 12 22 19.097169 * 12 24 52.421935 12 25 37.543272 0.11 * 1222+037 03 47 27.06583 * 03 30 50.29268 03 25 59.94064 0.13 J1224+03 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 688 observations * 1226+023 12 26 33.245835 * 12 29 06.699731 12 29 51.900411 0.00 J1229+0203 02 19 43.30547 * 02 03 08.59797 01 58 18.56773 0.00 3C273B ./gs032d_sources.radioastron 3C273 AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 32011 observations * 1228+126 12 28 17.569280 * 12 30 49.423382 12 31 34.048480 0.00 J1230+1223 12 40 01.74883 * 12 23 28.04365 12 18 41.71051 0.00 3C274 ./gs032d_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 ra18cm2.set 8 5.525 0.000 1236+077 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 1 + 1.192 78.475 1222+037 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 6 7 13 14 15 16 17 + 0.483 28.442 1226+023 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 1 + 0.589 40.489 1228+126 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 1 + 12.719 1103.989 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 69.1 1236+077 111.8 1222+037 110.4 1226+023 112.0 1228+126 107.7 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