COVER INFORMATION Station: PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 --- ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 01L ---------- Next scan frequencies: 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 Next BBC frequencies: 68.00 68.00 68.00 68.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 09 00 00 1236+077 11 43 58 47.4 20.8 -0.9 -162.5 0 0 09 00 00 09 02 30 --- 11 46 28 47.6 20.0 -0.9 -163.2 150 5 09 00 01 09 03 20 1228+126 11 47 18 43.5 15.0 -0.7 -167.2 15 5 09 03 20 09 12 30 --- 11 56 30 43.9 11.9 -0.6 -169.8 550 22 09 03 21 09 12 50 1228+126 11 56 50 43.9 11.8 -0.6 -169.9 16 22 09 12 50 09 22 30 --- 12 06 32 44.3 8.6 -0.4 -172.7 580 41 09 12 51 09 23 20 1236+077 12 07 22 48.8 12.4 -0.5 -169.5 14 41 09 23 20 09 26 20 --- 12 10 22 49.0 11.3 -0.5 -170.5 180 47 09 23 21 09 27 10 1222+037 12 11 12 53.4 6.0 -0.2 -174.9 14 47 09 27 10 09 29 40 --- 12 13 43 53.5 5.0 -0.2 -175.8 150 52 09 27 11 09 30 50 1228+126 12 14 53 44.5 5.7 -0.3 -175.1 11 52 09 30 50 09 39 50 --- 12 23 54 44.7 2.6 -0.1 -177.7 540 69 09 30 51 09 40 10 1228+126 12 24 15 44.7 2.5 -0.1 -177.8 16 69 09 40 10 09 49 50 --- 12 33 56 44.7 -0.8 0.0 179.3 580 87 09 40 11 09 50 40 1236+077 12 34 46 49.6 2.1 -0.1 -178.3 12 87 09 50 40 09 53 10 --- 12 37 17 49.6 1.1 -0.0 -179.1 150 92 09 50 41 09 54 00 1228+126 12 38 07 44.7 -2.2 0.1 178.1 12 92 09 54 00 09 59 40 --- 12 43 48 44.6 -4.2 0.2 176.4 340 103 09 54 01 ---------- Space segment 01: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 10 00 00 1228+126 12 44 08 44.6 -4.3 0.2 176.3 16 103 10 00 00 10 19 30 --- 13 03 41 44.0 -10.9 0.5 170.6 1170 140 10 00 01 10 20 00 1228+126 13 04 11 44.0 -11.1 0.5 170.5 26 140 10 20 00 10 39 30 --- 13 23 44 43.0 -17.5 0.9 165.0 1170 178 10 20 01 ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 02L ---------- 10 40 20 1236+077 13 24 34 48.2 -16.7 0.7 166.0 10 178 10 40 20 10 42 50 --- 13 27 05 48.1 -17.6 0.8 165.2 150 183 10 40 21 Schedule for PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 --- 10 43 40 1226+023 13 27 55 52.4 -24.3 1.0 159.8 14 183 10 43 40 10 52 40 --- 13 36 56 51.6 -27.7 1.1 157.1 540 200 10 43 41 10 54 00 1228+126 13 38 17 42.0 -22.2 1.1 161.1 18 200 10 54 00 11 03 30 --- 13 47 48 41.2 -25.1 1.3 158.7 570 218 10 54 01 11 03 50 1228+126 13 48 08 41.1 -25.2 1.3 158.6 17 218 11 03 50 11 13 20 --- 13 57 40 40.3 -28.0 1.4 156.2 570 236 11 03 51 11 14 10 1236+077 13 58 30 45.5 -28.3 1.3 156.4 10 236 11 14 10 11 17 10 --- 14 01 30 45.2 -29.3 1.4 155.6 180 242 11 14 11 11 18 00 1222+037 14 02 21 47.0 -36.8 1.6 149.8 17 242 11 18 00 11 20 30 --- 14 04 51 46.7 -37.6 1.7 149.2 150 247 11 18 01 11 21 30 1228+126 14 05 51 39.4 -30.4 1.6 154.3 10 247 11 21 30 11 31 00 --- 14 15 23 38.4 -33.0 1.7 152.1 570 265 11 21 31 11 31 20 1228+126 14 15 43 38.3 -33.1 1.7 152.0 17 265 11 31 20 11 40 50 --- 14 25 14 37.2 -35.7 1.9 149.9 570 284 11 31 21 11 41 40 1236+077 14 26 04 42.4 -36.8 1.8 149.6 10 284 11 41 40 11 44 10 --- 14 28 35 42.1 -37.5 1.8 149.0 150 288 11 41 41 ---------- Space segment 02: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 11 45 00 1228+126 14 29 25 36.7 -36.8 2.0 149.0 9 288 11 45 00 12 04 30 --- 14 48 58 34.1 -41.7 2.3 145.2 1170 326 11 45 01 12 05 00 1228+126 14 49 28 34.0 -41.8 2.3 145.1 27 326 12 05 00 12 24 30 --- 15 09 01 31.2 -46.4 2.6 141.6 1170 363 12 05 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: pa20cm Setup group: 14 Station: PARKES 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= 1600.00 1600.00 1600.00 1600.00 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: 1 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 BBC fr= 68.00 68.00 68.00 68.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 1 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 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