COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) 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 HART (Code Hh ) 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: 156.00 156.00 156.00 156.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 18 25 20 1253-055 07 29 28 9.9 91.8 -5.5 0.0 0 0 18 25 20 18 30 20 --- 07 34 29 11.0 91.2 -5.4 0.0 300 10 18 25 21 18 31 00 1243-072 07 35 09 14.1 91.7 -5.2 0.0 8 10 18 31 00 18 36 00 --- 07 40 10 15.3 91.1 -5.1 0.0 300 19 18 31 01 18 36 40 1253-055 07 40 50 12.4 90.5 -5.3 0.0 8 19 18 36 40 18 41 40 --- 07 45 51 13.5 90.0 -5.2 0.0 300 29 18 36 41 18 42 20 1243-072 07 46 31 16.7 90.4 -5.0 0.0 8 29 18 42 20 18 47 20 --- 07 51 32 17.8 89.9 -4.9 0.0 300 38 18 42 21 18 48 00 1253-055 07 52 12 15.0 89.3 -5.1 0.0 8 38 18 48 00 18 53 00 --- 07 57 13 16.1 88.8 -5.0 0.0 300 48 18 48 01 18 53 40 1243-072 07 57 53 19.3 89.2 -4.8 0.0 8 48 18 53 40 18 58 40 --- 08 02 54 20.4 88.6 -4.7 0.0 300 58 18 53 41 18 59 20 1253-055 08 03 34 17.5 88.0 -4.9 0.0 8 58 18 59 20 19 06 20 --- 08 10 35 19.1 87.3 -4.8 0.0 420 71 18 59 21 19 07 00 1253-055 08 11 15 19.3 87.2 -4.8 0.0 19 71 19 07 00 19 09 00 --- 08 13 15 19.7 87.0 -4.7 0.0 120 75 19 07 01 ---------- Space segment 04 ---------- 19 10 00 1253-055 08 14 16 19.9 86.8 -4.7 0.0 39 75 19 10 00 19 19 30 --- 08 23 47 22.1 85.8 -4.6 0.0 570 93 19 10 01 19 20 00 1253-055 08 24 17 22.2 85.7 -4.5 0.0 9 93 19 20 00 19 29 30 --- 08 33 49 24.3 84.6 -4.4 0.0 570 112 19 20 01 19 30 00 1253-055 08 34 19 24.4 84.5 -4.4 0.0 9 112 19 30 00 19 39 30 --- 08 43 50 26.6 83.4 -4.2 0.0 570 130 19 30 01 ---------- Ground segment 05: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 19 40 00 1253-055 08 44 21 26.7 83.3 -4.2 0.0 9 130 19 40 00 19 42 00 --- 08 46 21 27.1 83.1 -4.2 0.0 120 134 19 40 01 19 42 40 1253-055 08 47 01 27.3 83.0 -4.2 0.0 19 134 19 42 40 19 47 40 --- 08 52 02 28.4 82.4 -4.1 0.0 300 143 19 42 41 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 --- 19 48 20 1243-072 08 52 42 31.5 82.8 -3.9 0.0 8 143 19 48 20 19 53 20 --- 08 57 43 32.7 82.1 -3.8 0.0 300 153 19 48 21 19 54 00 1253-055 08 58 23 29.8 81.5 -4.0 0.0 8 153 19 54 00 19 59 00 --- 09 03 24 30.9 80.9 -3.9 0.0 300 162 19 54 01 19 59 40 1243-072 09 04 04 34.1 81.3 -3.7 0.0 8 162 19 59 40 20 04 40 --- 09 09 05 35.2 80.6 -3.6 0.0 300 172 19 59 41 20 05 20 1253-055 09 09 45 32.3 80.1 -3.8 0.0 8 172 20 05 20 20 10 20 --- 09 14 46 33.4 79.4 -3.7 0.0 300 182 20 05 21 20 11 00 1243-072 09 15 26 36.6 79.8 -3.5 0.0 8 182 20 11 00 20 16 00 --- 09 20 26 37.7 79.1 -3.4 0.0 300 191 20 11 01 20 16 40 1253-055 09 21 07 34.8 78.5 -3.6 0.0 8 191 20 16 40 20 21 40 --- 09 26 07 35.9 77.8 -3.5 0.0 300 201 20 16 41 20 22 20 1243-072 09 26 47 39.1 78.2 -3.3 0.0 8 201 20 22 20 20 27 20 --- 09 31 48 40.2 77.4 -3.3 0.0 300 211 20 22 21 20 28 00 1253-055 09 32 28 37.3 76.9 -3.4 0.0 8 211 20 28 00 20 33 00 --- 09 37 29 38.4 76.1 -3.3 0.0 300 220 20 28 01 20 33 40 1243-072 09 38 09 41.6 76.4 -3.1 0.0 8 220 20 33 40 20 38 40 --- 09 43 10 42.7 75.6 -3.1 0.0 300 230 20 33 41 20 39 20 1253-055 09 43 50 39.8 75.1 -3.2 0.0 8 230 20 39 20 20 46 20 --- 09 50 51 41.3 74.0 -3.1 0.0 420 243 20 39 21 20 47 00 1253-055 09 51 32 41.5 73.9 -3.1 0.0 19 243 20 47 00 20 49 00 --- 09 53 32 41.9 73.6 -3.1 0.0 120 247 20 47 01 ---------- Space segment 05 ---------- 20 50 00 1253-055 09 54 32 42.1 73.4 -3.0 0.0 39 247 20 50 00 20 59 30 --- 10 04 04 44.2 71.8 -2.9 0.0 570 265 20 50 01 21 00 00 1253-055 10 04 34 44.3 71.7 -2.9 0.0 9 265 21 00 00 21 09 30 --- 10 14 05 46.3 69.9 -2.7 0.0 570 284 21 00 01 21 10 00 1253-055 10 14 35 46.4 69.8 -2.7 0.0 9 284 21 10 00 21 19 30 --- 10 24 07 48.4 67.9 -2.5 0.0 570 302 21 10 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 --- ---------- Ground segment 06: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 21 20 00 1253-055 10 24 37 48.5 67.8 -2.5 0.0 9 302 21 20 00 21 25 00 --- 10 29 38 49.5 66.8 -2.5 0.0 300 312 21 20 01 21 25 40 1243-072 10 30 18 52.7 66.7 -2.3 0.0 8 312 21 25 40 21 30 40 --- 10 35 19 53.8 65.6 -2.2 0.0 300 321 21 25 41 21 31 20 1253-055 10 35 59 50.9 65.4 -2.3 0.0 8 321 21 31 20 21 36 20 --- 10 41 00 51.9 64.3 -2.3 0.0 300 331 21 31 21 21 37 00 1243-072 10 41 40 55.1 64.0 -2.1 0.0 8 331 21 37 00 21 42 00 --- 10 46 41 56.1 62.7 -2.0 0.0 300 340 21 37 01 21 42 40 1253-055 10 47 21 53.2 62.7 -2.2 0.0 8 340 21 42 40 21 47 40 --- 10 52 22 54.1 61.5 -2.1 0.0 300 350 21 42 41 21 48 20 1243-072 10 53 02 57.3 61.0 -1.9 0.0 8 350 21 48 20 21 53 20 --- 10 58 02 58.3 59.6 -1.8 0.0 300 360 21 48 21 21 54 00 1253-055 10 58 43 55.4 59.8 -2.0 0.0 8 360 21 54 00 21 59 00 --- 11 03 43 56.4 58.4 -1.9 0.0 300 369 21 54 01 21 59 40 1243-072 11 04 23 59.5 57.6 -1.7 0.0 8 369 21 59 40 22 04 40 --- 11 09 24 60.5 56.0 -1.6 0.0 300 379 21 59 41 22 05 20 1253-055 11 10 04 57.6 56.5 -1.8 0.0 8 379 22 05 20 22 10 20 --- 11 15 05 58.5 54.9 -1.7 0.0 300 388 22 05 21 22 11 00 1243-072 11 15 45 61.6 53.9 -1.5 0.0 8 388 22 11 00 22 16 00 --- 11 20 46 62.5 52.0 -1.4 0.0 300 398 22 11 01 22 16 40 1253-055 11 21 26 59.7 52.8 -1.6 0.0 8 398 22 16 40 22 21 40 --- 11 26 27 60.5 51.1 -1.5 0.0 300 408 22 16 41 22 22 20 1243-072 11 27 07 63.6 49.6 -1.3 0.0 8 408 22 22 20 22 27 20 --- 11 32 08 64.5 47.5 -1.2 0.0 300 417 22 22 21 22 28 00 1253-055 11 32 48 61.6 48.7 -1.4 0.0 8 417 22 28 00 22 33 00 --- 11 37 49 62.5 46.8 -1.3 0.0 300 427 22 28 01 22 33 40 1243-072 11 38 29 65.5 44.7 -1.1 0.0 8 427 22 33 40 22 38 40 --- 11 43 30 66.3 42.3 -1.1 0.0 300 437 22 33 41 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 --- 22 39 20 1253-055 11 44 10 63.5 44.1 -1.2 0.0 8 437 22 39 20 22 44 20 --- 11 49 11 64.3 41.9 -1.1 0.0 300 446 22 39 21 22 45 00 1243-072 11 49 51 67.2 39.1 -0.9 0.0 8 446 22 45 00 22 50 00 --- 11 54 52 67.9 36.3 -0.9 0.0 300 456 22 45 01 22 50 40 1253-055 11 55 32 65.2 38.9 -1.0 0.0 8 456 22 50 40 22 54 20 --- 11 59 12 65.7 37.0 -1.0 0.0 220 463 22 50 41 ---------- Space segment 06 ---------- 22 55 00 1253-055 11 59 53 65.8 36.7 -1.0 0.0 19 463 22 55 00 23 04 30 --- 12 09 24 67.0 31.6 -0.8 0.0 570 481 22 55 01 23 05 00 1253-055 12 09 54 67.0 31.3 -0.8 0.0 9 481 23 05 00 23 14 30 --- 12 19 26 68.1 25.7 -0.6 0.0 570 499 23 05 01 23 15 00 1253-055 12 19 56 68.1 25.4 -0.6 0.0 9 499 23 15 00 23 24 30 --- 12 29 27 68.9 19.3 -0.5 0.0 570 518 23 15 01 23 25 00 1253-055 12 29 57 69.0 19.0 -0.4 0.0 9 518 23 25 00 23 34 30 --- 12 39 29 69.5 12.5 -0.3 0.0 570 536 23 25 01 23 35 00 1253-055 12 39 59 69.6 12.2 -0.3 0.0 9 536 23 35 00 23 44 30 --- 12 49 31 69.9 5.4 -0.1 0.0 570 554 23 35 01 23 45 00 1253-055 12 50 01 69.9 5.0 -0.1 0.0 9 554 23 45 00 23 54 30 --- 12 59 32 70.0 358.1 0.0 0.0 570 572 23 45 01 --- Start: Mon 10 Mar 2014 Day 69 -- Stop: Tue 11 Mar 2014 Day 70 --- 23 55 00 1253-055 13 00 02 70.0 357.8 0.1 0.0 9 572 23 55 00 00 04 30 --- 13 09 34 69.8 350.9 0.2 0.0 570 591 23 55 01 00 05 00 1253-055 13 10 04 69.7 350.5 0.2 0.0 9 591 00 05 00 00 14 30 --- 13 19 36 69.3 343.9 0.4 0.0 570 609 00 05 01 00 15 00 1253-055 13 20 06 69.2 343.6 0.4 0.0 9 609 00 15 00 00 24 30 --- 13 29 37 68.5 337.3 0.5 0.0 570 627 00 15 01 00 25 00 1253-055 13 30 07 68.5 337.0 0.6 0.0 9 627 00 25 00 00 34 30 --- 13 39 39 67.5 331.2 0.7 0.0 570 646 00 25 01 00 35 00 1253-055 13 40 09 67.5 330.9 0.7 0.0 9 646 00 35 00 00 44 30 --- 13 49 41 66.3 325.6 0.9 0.0 570 664 00 35 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 --- 00 45 00 1253-055 13 50 11 66.3 325.3 0.9 0.0 9 664 00 45 00 00 54 30 --- 13 59 42 65.0 320.5 1.0 0.0 570 682 00 45 01 00 55 00 1253-055 14 00 12 64.9 320.2 1.1 0.0 9 682 00 55 00 01 04 30 --- 14 09 44 63.5 315.9 1.2 0.0 570 700 00 55 01 ---------- Ground segment 07: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 01 05 00 1253-055 14 10 14 63.4 315.7 1.2 0.0 9 700 01 05 00 01 10 00 --- 14 15 15 62.6 313.6 1.3 0.0 300 710 01 05 01 01 10 40 1243-072 14 15 55 62.0 306.9 1.5 0.0 8 710 01 10 40 01 15 40 --- 14 20 56 61.1 305.1 1.6 0.0 300 720 01 10 41 01 16 20 1253-055 14 21 36 61.5 311.1 1.4 0.0 8 720 01 16 20 01 21 20 --- 14 26 37 60.7 309.2 1.5 0.0 300 729 01 16 21 01 22 00 1243-072 14 27 17 59.9 303.0 1.7 0.0 8 729 01 22 00 01 27 00 --- 14 32 18 58.9 301.4 1.8 0.0 300 739 01 22 01 01 27 40 1253-055 14 32 58 59.6 307.0 1.6 0.0 8 739 01 27 40 01 32 40 --- 14 37 58 58.7 305.3 1.7 0.0 300 748 01 27 41 01 33 20 1243-072 14 38 39 57.7 299.6 1.9 0.0 8 748 01 33 20 01 38 20 --- 14 43 39 56.7 298.2 1.9 0.0 300 758 01 33 21 01 39 00 1253-055 14 44 20 57.5 303.3 1.8 0.0 8 758 01 39 00 01 44 00 --- 14 49 20 56.5 301.9 1.9 0.0 300 768 01 39 01 01 44 40 1243-072 14 50 00 55.5 296.5 2.1 0.0 8 768 01 44 40 01 49 40 --- 14 55 01 54.4 295.2 2.1 0.0 300 777 01 44 41 01 50 20 1253-055 14 55 41 55.3 300.1 2.0 0.0 8 777 01 50 20 01 54 20 --- 14 59 42 54.5 299.0 2.0 0.0 240 785 01 50 21 01 55 00 1243-072 15 00 22 53.4 294.0 2.2 0.0 8 785 01 55 00 01 59 00 --- 15 04 23 52.5 293.1 2.3 0.0 240 793 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: 16 Station: HART 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= 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 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: 13 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 156.00 156.00 156.00 156.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 13 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