COVER INFORMATION Station: EVPATORI (Code Ev ) Experiment: Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields Exp. Code: ga030d Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.20 Release of Jan. 22, 2014 - update 1 PI: Andrei Lobanov Address: MPIfR Bonn Auf dem Huegel 69 53121 Bonn, Germany Phone: +49 (228) 525 191 EMAIL: alobanov@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: +49 228 525 229 Phone during observation: +7 903 661 4865 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 Please, send Mk5 disk packs to MPIfR-Bonn Schedule for EVPATORI (Code Ev ) Page 2 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Mar 2014 Day 69 --- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 Next BBC frequencies: 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 18 48 00 1253-055 08 14 12 9.2 108.0 -4.7 -42.4 0 0 18 48 00 18 53 00 --- 08 19 13 10.0 109.0 -4.6 -42.1 300 10 18 48 01 18 53 40 1243-072 08 19 53 10.5 112.2 -4.4 -41.2 14 10 18 53 40 18 58 40 --- 08 24 54 11.3 113.1 -4.4 -40.8 300 19 18 53 41 18 59 20 1253-055 08 25 34 11.1 110.2 -4.5 -41.7 14 19 18 59 20 19 06 20 --- 08 32 35 12.2 111.5 -4.4 -41.2 420 33 18 59 21 19 07 00 1253-055 08 33 16 12.3 111.6 -4.4 -41.2 20 33 19 07 00 19 09 00 --- 08 35 16 12.7 112.0 -4.4 -41.1 120 37 19 07 01 ---------- Space segment 04 ---------- 19 10 00 1253-055 08 36 16 12.8 112.2 -4.3 -41.0 40 37 19 10 00 19 19 30 --- 08 45 48 14.4 114.0 -4.2 -40.3 570 55 19 10 01 19 20 00 1253-055 08 46 18 14.4 114.1 -4.2 -40.3 10 55 19 20 00 19 29 30 --- 08 55 49 16.0 116.0 -4.0 -39.5 570 73 19 20 01 19 30 00 1253-055 08 56 19 16.0 116.1 -4.0 -39.5 10 73 19 30 00 19 39 30 --- 09 05 51 17.5 118.0 -3.9 -38.7 570 91 19 30 01 ---------- Ground segment 05: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 19 40 00 1253-055 09 06 21 17.6 118.2 -3.8 -38.7 10 91 19 40 00 19 42 00 --- 09 08 21 17.9 118.6 -3.8 -38.5 120 95 19 40 01 19 42 40 1253-055 09 09 01 18.0 118.7 -3.8 -38.4 20 95 19 42 40 19 47 40 --- 09 14 02 18.8 119.7 -3.7 -38.0 300 105 19 42 41 19 48 20 1243-072 09 14 42 19.0 123.1 -3.5 -36.6 14 105 19 48 20 19 53 20 --- 09 19 43 19.8 124.1 -3.5 -36.0 300 114 19 48 21 19 54 00 1253-055 09 20 23 19.8 121.1 -3.6 -37.4 14 114 19 54 00 19 59 00 --- 09 25 24 20.5 122.1 -3.5 -36.9 300 124 19 54 01 19 59 40 1243-072 09 26 04 20.7 125.5 -3.3 -35.4 13 124 19 59 40 20 04 40 --- 09 31 05 21.4 126.6 -3.3 -34.8 300 134 19 59 41 20 05 20 1253-055 09 31 45 21.5 123.5 -3.4 -36.2 14 134 20 05 20 20 10 20 --- 09 36 46 22.2 124.6 -3.3 -35.7 300 143 20 05 21 Schedule for EVPATORI (Code Ev ) Page 3 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Mar 2014 Day 69 --- 20 11 00 1243-072 09 37 26 22.3 128.0 -3.2 -34.1 13 143 20 11 00 20 16 00 --- 09 42 27 23.0 129.1 -3.1 -33.5 300 153 20 11 01 20 16 40 1253-055 09 43 07 23.1 126.0 -3.2 -35.0 13 153 20 16 40 20 21 40 --- 09 48 08 23.8 127.1 -3.1 -34.4 300 162 20 16 41 20 22 20 1243-072 09 48 48 23.9 130.6 -3.0 -32.7 13 162 20 22 20 20 27 20 --- 09 53 49 24.5 131.7 -2.9 -32.1 300 172 20 22 21 20 28 00 1253-055 09 54 29 24.7 128.5 -3.0 -33.7 13 172 20 28 00 20 33 00 --- 09 59 30 25.4 129.7 -3.0 -33.1 300 182 20 28 01 20 33 40 1243-072 10 00 10 25.3 133.2 -2.8 -31.2 13 182 20 33 40 20 38 40 --- 10 05 11 26.0 134.4 -2.7 -30.6 300 191 20 33 41 20 39 20 1253-055 10 05 51 26.2 131.1 -2.9 -32.2 13 191 20 39 20 20 46 20 --- 10 12 52 27.2 132.8 -2.7 -31.3 420 205 20 39 21 20 47 00 1253-055 10 13 32 27.2 133.0 -2.7 -31.2 20 205 20 47 00 20 49 00 --- 10 15 32 27.5 133.4 -2.7 -31.0 120 209 20 47 01 ---------- Space segment 05 ---------- 20 50 00 1253-055 10 16 33 27.6 133.7 -2.7 -30.8 40 209 20 50 00 20 59 30 --- 10 26 04 28.8 136.0 -2.5 -29.5 570 227 20 50 01 21 00 00 1253-055 10 26 34 28.9 136.1 -2.5 -29.4 10 227 21 00 00 21 09 30 --- 10 36 06 30.0 138.5 -2.3 -28.0 570 245 21 00 01 21 10 00 1253-055 10 36 36 30.1 138.6 -2.3 -27.9 10 245 21 10 00 21 19 30 --- 10 46 07 31.2 141.1 -2.2 -26.4 570 263 21 10 01 ---------- Ground segment 06: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 21 20 00 1253-055 10 46 37 31.2 141.2 -2.2 -26.3 10 263 21 20 00 21 25 00 --- 10 51 38 31.8 142.5 -2.1 -25.5 300 273 21 20 01 21 25 40 1243-072 10 52 18 31.3 146.2 -1.9 -23.3 13 273 21 25 40 21 30 40 --- 10 57 19 31.8 147.6 -1.8 -22.4 300 283 21 25 41 21 31 20 1253-055 10 57 59 32.4 144.2 -2.0 -24.5 13 283 21 31 20 21 36 20 --- 11 03 00 32.9 145.6 -1.9 -23.6 300 292 21 31 21 21 37 00 1243-072 11 03 40 32.4 149.3 -1.7 -21.3 13 292 21 37 00 21 42 00 --- 11 08 41 32.8 150.7 -1.6 -20.4 300 302 21 37 01 Schedule for EVPATORI (Code Ev ) Page 4 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Mar 2014 Day 69 --- 21 42 40 1253-055 11 09 21 33.6 147.3 -1.8 -22.5 13 302 21 42 40 21 47 40 --- 11 14 22 34.0 148.7 -1.7 -21.6 300 312 21 42 41 21 48 20 1243-072 11 15 02 33.3 152.4 -1.5 -19.2 13 312 21 48 20 21 53 20 --- 11 20 03 33.7 153.9 -1.4 -18.3 300 321 21 48 21 21 54 00 1253-055 11 20 43 34.6 150.5 -1.6 -20.4 13 321 21 54 00 21 59 00 --- 11 25 44 35.0 151.9 -1.5 -19.5 300 331 21 54 01 21 59 40 1243-072 11 26 24 34.2 155.7 -1.3 -17.0 13 331 21 59 40 22 04 40 --- 11 31 25 34.6 157.1 -1.3 -16.1 300 340 21 59 41 22 05 20 1253-055 11 32 05 35.5 153.7 -1.4 -18.3 13 340 22 05 20 22 10 20 --- 11 37 06 35.9 155.2 -1.3 -17.3 300 350 22 05 21 22 11 00 1243-072 11 37 46 35.0 159.0 -1.2 -14.8 13 350 22 11 00 22 16 00 --- 11 42 47 35.3 160.4 -1.1 -13.8 300 360 22 11 01 22 16 40 1253-055 11 43 27 36.4 157.1 -1.2 -16.0 13 360 22 16 40 22 21 40 --- 11 48 28 36.7 158.6 -1.1 -15.0 300 369 22 16 41 22 22 20 1243-072 11 49 08 35.6 162.3 -1.0 -12.5 13 369 22 22 20 22 27 20 --- 11 54 09 35.9 163.8 -0.9 -11.4 300 379 22 22 21 22 28 00 1253-055 11 54 49 37.1 160.5 -1.0 -13.7 13 379 22 28 00 22 33 00 --- 11 59 49 37.4 162.0 -1.0 -12.6 300 388 22 28 01 22 33 40 1243-072 12 00 30 36.2 165.7 -0.8 -10.1 13 388 22 33 40 22 38 40 --- 12 05 30 36.4 167.2 -0.7 -9.0 300 398 22 33 41 22 39 20 1253-055 12 06 10 37.7 164.0 -0.8 -11.3 13 398 22 39 20 22 44 20 --- 12 11 11 37.9 165.5 -0.8 -10.2 300 408 22 39 21 22 45 00 1243-072 12 11 51 36.6 169.2 -0.6 -7.7 13 408 22 45 00 22 50 00 --- 12 16 52 36.8 170.7 -0.5 -6.6 300 417 22 45 01 22 50 40 1253-055 12 17 32 38.2 167.5 -0.7 -8.8 13 417 22 50 40 22 54 20 --- 12 21 13 38.3 168.6 -0.6 -8.0 220 424 22 50 41 ---------- Space segment 06 ---------- 22 55 00 1253-055 12 21 53 38.3 168.9 -0.6 -7.9 20 424 22 55 00 23 04 30 --- 12 31 25 38.6 171.9 -0.4 -5.8 570 443 22 55 01 Schedule for EVPATORI (Code Ev ) Page 5 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Mar 2014 Day 69 --- 23 05 00 1253-055 12 31 55 38.6 172.0 -0.4 -5.6 10 443 23 05 00 23 14 30 --- 12 41 26 38.8 175.0 -0.3 -3.5 570 461 23 05 01 23 15 00 1253-055 12 41 56 38.8 175.2 -0.3 -3.4 10 461 23 15 00 23 24 30 --- 12 51 28 38.9 178.2 -0.1 -1.2 570 479 23 15 01 23 25 00 1253-055 12 51 58 38.9 178.4 -0.1 -1.1 10 479 23 25 00 23 34 30 --- 13 01 30 38.9 181.5 0.1 1.0 570 497 23 25 01 23 35 00 1253-055 13 02 00 38.9 181.6 0.1 1.1 10 497 23 35 00 23 44 30 --- 13 11 31 38.8 184.7 0.2 3.3 570 516 23 35 01 23 45 00 1253-055 13 12 01 38.8 184.8 0.3 3.4 10 516 23 45 00 23 54 30 --- 13 21 33 38.6 187.8 0.4 5.5 570 534 23 45 01 --- Start: Mon 10 Mar 2014 Day 69 -- Stop: Tue 11 Mar 2014 Day 70 --- 23 55 00 1253-055 13 22 03 38.6 188.0 0.4 5.7 10 534 23 55 00 00 04 30 --- 13 31 34 38.4 191.0 0.6 7.8 570 552 23 55 01 00 05 00 1253-055 13 32 05 38.3 191.2 0.6 7.9 10 552 00 05 00 00 14 30 --- 13 41 36 38.0 194.1 0.7 10.0 570 571 00 05 01 00 15 00 1253-055 13 42 06 38.0 194.3 0.8 10.1 10 571 00 15 00 00 24 30 --- 13 51 38 37.5 197.2 0.9 12.1 570 589 00 15 01 00 25 00 1253-055 13 52 08 37.5 197.4 0.9 12.2 10 589 00 25 00 00 34 30 --- 14 01 39 36.9 200.3 1.1 14.2 570 607 00 25 01 00 35 00 1253-055 14 02 09 36.9 200.4 1.1 14.3 10 607 00 35 00 00 44 30 --- 14 11 41 36.3 203.3 1.2 16.3 570 625 00 35 01 00 45 00 1253-055 14 12 11 36.2 203.4 1.3 16.4 10 625 00 45 00 00 54 30 --- 14 21 43 35.5 206.2 1.4 18.2 570 644 00 45 01 00 55 00 1253-055 14 22 13 35.5 206.4 1.4 18.3 10 644 00 55 00 01 04 30 --- 14 31 44 34.7 209.1 1.6 20.2 570 662 00 55 01 ---------- Ground segment 07: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 01 05 00 1253-055 14 32 14 34.7 209.2 1.6 20.2 10 662 01 05 00 01 10 00 --- 14 37 15 34.2 210.7 1.7 21.2 300 671 01 05 01 01 10 40 1243-072 14 37 55 31.6 212.8 1.9 22.7 10 671 01 10 40 01 15 40 --- 14 42 56 31.1 214.2 1.9 23.5 300 681 01 10 41 Schedule for EVPATORI (Code Ev ) Page 6 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 11 Mar 2014 Day 70 --- 01 16 20 1253-055 14 43 36 33.6 212.4 1.8 22.3 10 681 01 16 20 01 21 20 --- 14 48 37 33.2 213.8 1.9 23.2 300 691 01 16 21 01 22 00 1243-072 14 49 17 30.5 215.9 2.0 24.6 10 691 01 22 00 01 27 00 --- 14 54 18 30.0 217.2 2.1 25.4 300 700 01 22 01 01 27 40 1253-055 14 54 58 32.5 215.5 2.0 24.3 10 700 01 27 40 01 32 40 --- 14 59 59 32.0 216.9 2.1 25.2 300 710 01 27 41 01 33 20 1243-072 15 00 39 29.3 218.8 2.2 26.5 9 710 01 33 20 01 38 20 --- 15 05 40 28.7 220.1 2.3 27.2 300 720 01 33 21 01 39 00 1253-055 15 06 20 31.3 218.5 2.2 26.2 9 720 01 39 00 01 44 00 --- 15 11 21 30.8 219.8 2.2 27.0 300 729 01 39 01 01 44 40 1243-072 15 12 01 28.0 221.6 2.4 28.2 9 729 01 44 40 01 49 40 --- 15 17 02 27.4 222.9 2.5 28.9 300 739 01 44 41 01 50 20 1253-055 15 17 42 30.0 221.5 2.3 28.0 9 739 01 50 20 01 54 20 --- 15 21 43 29.6 222.5 2.4 28.6 240 746 01 50 21 01 55 00 1243-072 15 22 23 26.7 224.2 2.6 29.7 9 746 01 55 00 01 59 00 --- 15 26 23 26.3 225.1 2.7 30.3 240 754 01 55 01 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: 20 Station: EVPATORI 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= 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 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: 11 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 11 Frequency Set: 14 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 14 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 52.227615 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 55 07.17888 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at * 1243-072 12 43 28.787939 * 12 46 04.232101 12 46 50.196736 0.00 J1246-0730 -07 14 23.49353 *-07 30 46.57479 -07 35 34.31825 0.00 ./ga030d_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 1300 observations * 1253-055 12 53 35.831289 * 12 56 11.166557 12 56 57.054431 0.00 J1256-0547 -05 31 07.99603 *-05 47 21.52489 -05 52 06.28974 0.00 3C279 ./ga030d_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 7924 observations 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 11 4.433 0.000 1243-072 ra1cm2.set 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 1 + 2.733 236.700 1253-055 ra1cm2.set 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 1 + 7.917 669.650 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 98.9 1243-072 156.3 1253-055 154.8 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