COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 --- ---------- Space segment 01: L-band VLBI scans ---------- Next scan frequencies: 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 Next BBC frequencies: 632.00 632.00 632.00 632.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 10 00 00 1228+126 10 55 52 61.0 125.1 -1.6 -45.8 0 0 10 00 00 10 19 30 --- 11 15 26 64.3 132.7 -1.3 -40.1 1170 37 10 00 01 10 20 00 1228+126 11 15 56 64.4 133.0 -1.3 -39.9 28 37 10 20 00 10 39 30 --- 11 35 29 67.2 142.4 -0.9 -32.4 1170 75 10 20 01 ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 02L ---------- 10 40 20 1236+077 11 36 19 62.0 144.5 -1.1 -30.1 37 75 10 40 20 10 42 50 --- 11 38 49 62.3 145.6 -1.0 -29.2 150 80 10 40 21 10 43 40 1226+023 11 39 40 58.5 155.4 -0.8 -20.9 37 80 10 43 40 10 52 40 --- 11 48 41 59.3 159.5 -0.7 -17.4 540 97 10 43 41 10 54 00 1228+126 11 50 01 68.9 150.7 -0.7 -25.4 60 97 10 54 00 11 03 30 --- 11 59 33 69.8 156.8 -0.5 -20.2 570 115 10 54 01 11 03 50 1228+126 11 59 53 69.8 157.0 -0.5 -20.0 18 115 11 03 50 11 13 20 --- 12 09 24 70.5 163.6 -0.4 -14.4 570 134 11 03 51 11 14 10 1236+077 12 10 15 65.3 162.0 -0.5 -15.5 37 134 11 14 10 11 17 10 --- 12 13 15 65.5 163.7 -0.4 -14.0 180 139 11 14 11 11 18 00 1222+037 12 14 05 62.2 173.8 -0.2 -5.3 36 139 11 18 00 11 20 30 --- 12 16 36 62.3 175.2 -0.2 -4.2 150 144 11 18 01 11 21 30 1228+126 12 17 36 70.9 169.5 -0.2 -9.2 41 144 11 21 30 11 31 00 --- 12 27 07 71.2 176.6 -0.1 -3.0 570 162 11 21 31 11 31 20 1228+126 12 27 27 71.2 176.9 -0.1 -2.7 18 162 11 31 20 11 40 50 --- 12 36 59 71.2 184.1 0.1 3.6 570 181 11 31 21 11 41 40 1236+077 12 37 49 66.3 178.6 -0.0 -1.2 38 181 11 41 40 11 44 10 --- 12 40 20 66.3 180.1 0.0 0.1 150 186 11 41 41 ---------- Space segment 02: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 11 45 00 1228+126 12 41 10 71.1 187.2 0.2 6.3 38 186 11 45 00 12 04 30 --- 13 00 43 70.0 201.3 0.5 18.6 1170 223 11 45 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 --- 12 05 00 1228+126 13 01 13 70.0 201.6 0.5 18.8 28 223 12 05 00 12 24 30 --- 13 20 46 68.1 213.8 0.8 29.2 1170 261 12 05 01 ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 03L ---------- 12 25 20 1236+077 13 21 36 64.4 204.4 0.7 20.9 36 261 12 25 20 12 27 50 --- 13 24 07 64.2 205.7 0.7 22.0 150 265 12 25 21 12 28 40 1228+126 13 24 57 67.5 216.2 0.9 31.1 36 265 12 28 40 12 38 10 --- 13 34 28 66.3 221.1 1.0 35.2 570 284 12 28 41 ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 12 38 30 1228+126 13 34 48 66.2 221.3 1.1 35.3 18 284 12 38 30 12 48 00 --- 13 44 20 64.8 225.8 1.2 38.9 570 302 12 38 31 12 48 50 1236+077 13 45 10 61.9 216.1 1.1 30.6 36 302 12 48 50 12 51 50 --- 13 48 11 61.5 217.4 1.1 31.6 180 308 12 48 51 12 52 40 1222+037 13 49 01 56.1 219.5 1.4 33.1 37 308 12 52 40 12 55 40 --- 13 52 01 55.7 220.6 1.4 34.0 180 313 12 52 41 12 56 40 1228+126 13 53 01 63.4 229.5 1.4 41.8 43 313 12 56 40 13 05 40 --- 14 02 03 61.9 233.0 1.5 44.4 540 331 12 56 41 13 06 10 1228+126 14 02 33 61.8 233.2 1.5 44.6 28 331 13 06 10 13 15 40 --- 14 12 05 60.2 236.5 1.7 47.0 570 349 13 06 11 13 16 10 1228+126 14 12 35 60.1 236.7 1.7 47.1 28 349 13 16 10 13 25 40 --- 14 22 06 58.4 239.7 1.8 49.2 570 367 13 16 11 13 26 30 1236+077 14 22 56 56.3 230.8 1.7 42.0 37 367 13 26 30 13 29 00 --- 14 25 27 55.9 231.6 1.8 42.6 150 372 13 26 31 ---------- Space segment 03: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 13 30 00 1228+126 14 26 27 57.5 241.0 1.9 50.1 47 372 13 30 00 13 49 30 --- 14 46 00 53.8 246.3 2.2 53.4 1170 410 13 30 01 13 50 00 1228+126 14 46 30 53.7 246.4 2.2 53.4 28 410 13 50 00 14 09 30 --- 15 06 03 49.8 250.9 2.6 55.9 1170 447 13 50 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 --- ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 04L ---------- 14 10 30 1236+077 15 07 04 48.4 243.2 2.4 50.4 48 447 14 10 30 14 13 00 --- 15 09 34 47.9 243.8 2.5 50.8 150 452 14 10 31 14 14 00 1228+126 15 10 34 48.9 251.8 2.7 56.4 48 452 14 14 00 14 24 00 --- 15 20 36 46.8 253.8 2.8 57.3 600 471 14 14 01 ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 14 24 30 1228+126 15 21 06 46.7 253.9 2.8 57.4 28 471 14 24 30 14 34 30 --- 15 31 08 44.7 255.8 3.0 58.2 600 490 14 24 31 14 35 30 1236+077 15 32 08 43.5 248.7 2.9 53.6 49 490 14 35 30 14 38 00 --- 15 34 38 43.0 249.2 2.9 53.8 150 495 14 35 31 14 39 00 1222+037 15 35 38 37.5 248.0 3.2 52.7 47 495 14 39 00 14 42 00 --- 15 38 39 36.9 248.6 3.2 53.0 180 501 14 39 01 14 43 30 1226+023 15 40 09 36.5 246.6 3.2 51.9 84 501 14 43 30 14 52 30 --- 15 49 10 34.7 248.3 3.3 52.8 540 518 14 43 31 ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 14 54 00 1228+126 15 50 41 40.6 259.1 3.3 59.4 75 518 14 54 00 15 04 00 --- 16 00 42 38.5 260.7 3.5 59.9 600 537 14 54 01 15 04 30 1228+126 16 01 12 38.3 260.8 3.5 59.9 28 537 15 04 30 15 14 30 --- 16 11 14 36.2 262.3 3.7 60.3 600 557 15 04 31 ---------- Space segment 04: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 15 15 00 1228+126 16 11 44 36.1 262.4 3.7 60.3 28 557 15 15 00 15 34 30 --- 16 31 17 32.0 265.2 4.0 60.9 1170 594 15 15 01 15 35 00 1228+126 16 31 47 31.9 265.3 4.0 60.9 28 594 15 35 00 15 54 30 --- 16 51 21 27.7 268.0 4.3 61.2 1170 632 15 35 01 ---------- L-band GRT-only VLBI scans - segment 05L ---------- 15 55 30 1236+077 16 52 21 26.8 262.2 4.2 58.8 50 632 15 55 30 15 58 00 --- 16 54 51 26.3 262.5 4.2 58.9 150 637 15 55 31 15 59 10 1228+126 16 56 01 26.7 268.6 4.4 61.2 60 637 15 59 10 16 08 00 --- 17 04 53 24.8 269.8 4.6 61.2 530 654 15 59 11 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 --- ---------- Allow time for Kalyazin and Evpatoria to change source ---------- 16 08 30 1228+126 17 05 23 24.7 269.8 4.6 61.2 28 654 16 08 30 16 18 00 --- 17 14 55 22.6 271.1 4.7 61.2 570 672 16 08 31 16 19 00 1236+077 17 15 55 21.8 265.5 4.6 59.4 50 672 16 19 00 16 21 30 --- 17 18 25 21.3 265.8 4.6 59.5 150 677 16 19 01 16 22 30 1222+037 17 19 25 15.9 264.3 4.9 58.6 47 677 16 22 30 16 25 30 --- 17 22 26 15.3 264.7 4.9 58.7 180 682 16 22 31 16 27 00 1228+126 17 23 56 20.7 272.2 4.9 61.1 76 682 16 27 00 16 35 30 --- 17 32 27 18.9 273.3 5.0 61.0 510 699 16 27 01 16 36 00 1228+126 17 32 57 18.8 273.3 5.0 61.0 28 699 16 36 00 16 45 30 --- 17 42 29 16.7 274.5 5.2 60.9 570 717 16 36 01 16 46 40 1236+077 17 43 39 15.9 269.1 5.1 59.7 60 717 16 46 40 16 49 10 --- 17 46 10 15.4 269.5 5.1 59.7 150 722 16 46 41 16 50 20 1228+126 17 47 20 15.7 275.1 5.3 60.8 60 722 16 50 20 16 59 20 --- 17 56 21 13.8 276.2 5.4 60.6 540 739 16 50 21 ---------- Space segment 05: L-band VLBI scans ---------- 17 00 00 1228+126 17 57 01 13.6 276.3 5.4 60.6 38 739 17 00 00 17 19 30 --- 18 16 35 9.5 278.7 5.8 60.0 1170 777 17 00 01 17 20 00 1228+126 18 17 05 9.4 278.8 5.8 60.0 28 777 17 20 00 17 39 30 --- 18 36 38 5.3 281.2 6.1 59.3 1170 814 17 20 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: sh18cm Huang Xinyong 27Sept05 Setup group: 11 Station: SHANGHAI 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= 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 Net SB= L L U U IF SB = L L L L Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 BBC SB= U U L L IF = C A C A The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 BBC fr= 632.00 632.00 632.00 632.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 6 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