COVER INFORMATION Station: PUSH (Code Pu ) 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 PUSH (Code Pu ) 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 --- ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- Next scan frequencies: 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 Next BBC frequencies: 178.00 178.00 178.00 178.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 10 00 00 FAKERA 05 21 35 53.7 8.5 -6.7 -73.4 0 0 10 00 00 10 19 30 --- 05 41 09 54.1 8.6 -6.3 -78.1 1170 37 10 00 01 10 20 00 FAKERA 05 41 39 54.1 8.6 -6.3 -78.2 10 37 10 20 00 10 39 30 --- 06 01 12 54.5 8.8 -6.0 -83.0 1170 75 10 20 01 ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 11 45 00 FAKERA 07 06 53 56.0 8.7 -4.9 -99.4 3910 75 11 45 00 12 04 30 --- 07 26 26 56.4 8.6 -4.6 -104.4 1170 112 11 45 01 12 05 00 FAKERA 07 26 56 56.4 8.6 -4.6 -104.5 10 112 12 05 00 12 24 30 --- 07 46 29 56.8 8.3 -4.2 -109.6 1170 150 12 05 01 ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 13 30 00 FAKERA 08 52 10 58.1 7.0 -3.1 -127.0 3910 150 13 30 00 13 49 30 --- 09 11 43 58.4 6.5 -2.8 -132.3 1170 187 13 30 01 13 50 00 FAKERA 09 12 13 58.4 6.5 -2.8 -132.4 10 187 13 50 00 14 09 30 --- 09 31 46 58.7 5.9 -2.5 -137.8 1170 225 13 50 01 ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 15 15 00 FAKERA 10 37 27 59.5 3.6 -1.4 -156.2 3910 225 15 15 00 15 34 30 --- 10 57 00 59.7 2.8 -1.1 -161.8 1170 262 15 15 01 15 35 00 FAKERA 10 57 30 59.7 2.7 -1.1 -161.9 10 262 15 35 00 15 54 30 --- 11 17 04 59.8 1.9 -0.7 -167.5 1170 300 15 35 01 ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 17 00 00 FAKERA 12 22 44 59.9 -1.0 0.4 173.7 3910 300 17 00 00 17 19 30 --- 12 42 18 59.8 -1.8 0.7 168.1 1170 337 17 00 01 17 20 00 FAKERA 12 42 48 59.8 -1.8 0.7 167.9 10 337 17 20 00 17 39 30 --- 13 02 21 59.7 -2.7 1.0 162.3 1170 375 17 20 01 Schedule for PUSH (Code Pu ) 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 --- ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 18 45 00 FAKERA 14 08 02 59.0 -5.2 2.1 143.8 3910 375 18 45 00 19 04 30 --- 14 27 35 58.8 -5.9 2.4 138.4 1170 412 18 45 01 19 05 00 FAKERA 14 28 05 58.8 -5.9 2.5 138.2 10 412 19 05 00 19 24 30 --- 14 47 38 58.5 -6.5 2.8 132.9 1170 450 19 05 01 ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 20 30 00 FAKERA 15 53 19 57.3 -8.0 3.9 115.2 3910 450 20 30 00 20 49 30 --- 16 12 52 56.9 -8.3 4.2 110.1 1170 487 20 30 01 20 50 00 FAKERA 16 13 22 56.8 -8.3 4.2 110.0 10 487 20 50 00 21 09 30 --- 16 32 55 56.4 -8.5 4.5 104.9 1170 525 20 50 01 ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 22 25 00 FAKERA 17 48 38 54.8 -8.8 5.8 85.8 4510 525 22 25 00 22 44 30 --- 18 08 11 54.3 -8.7 6.1 81.0 1170 562 22 25 01 22 45 00 FAKERA 18 08 41 54.3 -8.7 6.1 80.9 10 562 22 45 00 23 04 30 --- 18 28 14 53.9 -8.6 6.5 76.1 1170 600 22 45 01 23 05 00 FAKERA 18 28 44 53.9 -8.6 6.5 76.0 10 600 23 05 00 23 24 30 --- 18 48 17 53.5 -8.4 6.8 71.3 1170 637 23 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 --- 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: 30 Station: PUSH Total bit rate: 256 Format: MARK5B 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= 1490.00 1490.00 1490.00 1490.00 Net SB= U L U L IF SB = U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP RCP RCP BBC = 1 1 2 2 BBC SB= U L U L IF = A A B B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 8 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 BBC fr= 178.00 178.00 178.00 178.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 8 9 12 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