COVER INFORMATION Station: KVNTN (Code Kt ) 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 KVNTN (Code Kt ) 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 --- ---------- Space segment 01 ---------- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 Next BBC frequencies: 8986.00 8986.00 8986.00 8986.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 14 15 00 1253-055 09 53 33 31.5 123.1 -3.1 -44.7 0 0 14 15 00 14 24 30 --- 10 03 05 33.2 125.1 -2.9 -43.4 570 18 14 15 01 14 25 00 1253-055 10 03 35 33.3 125.2 -2.9 -43.3 28 18 14 25 00 14 34 30 --- 10 13 06 34.9 127.4 -2.7 -41.9 570 37 14 25 01 14 35 00 1253-055 10 13 36 35.0 127.5 -2.7 -41.8 28 37 14 35 00 14 44 30 --- 10 23 08 36.5 129.7 -2.6 -40.3 570 55 14 35 01 ---------- Ground segment 02: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 14 45 00 1253-055 10 23 38 36.6 129.8 -2.6 -40.2 28 55 14 45 00 14 47 00 --- 10 25 38 36.9 130.3 -2.5 -39.9 120 59 14 45 01 14 47 40 1253-055 10 26 18 37.0 130.4 -2.5 -39.8 38 59 14 47 40 14 52 40 --- 10 31 19 37.8 131.6 -2.4 -38.9 300 68 14 47 41 14 53 20 1243-072 10 31 59 38.1 135.7 -2.2 -36.1 36 68 14 53 20 14 58 20 --- 10 37 00 38.8 137.0 -2.2 -35.1 300 78 14 53 21 14 59 00 1253-055 10 37 40 38.8 133.2 -2.3 -37.8 36 78 14 59 00 15 04 00 --- 10 42 41 39.5 134.5 -2.2 -36.8 300 87 14 59 01 15 04 40 1243-072 10 43 21 39.7 138.6 -2.1 -33.9 36 87 15 04 40 15 09 40 --- 10 48 22 40.4 140.0 -2.0 -32.8 300 97 15 04 41 15 10 20 1253-055 10 49 02 40.5 136.2 -2.1 -35.6 36 97 15 10 20 15 15 20 --- 10 54 03 41.2 137.5 -2.0 -34.6 300 107 15 10 21 15 16 00 1243-072 10 54 43 41.2 141.7 -1.9 -31.5 36 107 15 16 00 15 21 00 --- 10 59 44 41.9 143.2 -1.8 -30.4 300 116 15 16 01 15 21 40 1253-055 11 00 24 42.1 139.3 -1.9 -33.3 36 116 15 21 40 15 26 40 --- 11 05 25 42.8 140.7 -1.9 -32.2 300 126 15 21 41 15 27 20 1243-072 11 06 05 42.6 145.0 -1.7 -28.9 36 126 15 27 20 15 32 20 --- 11 11 06 43.2 146.5 -1.6 -27.7 300 136 15 27 21 15 33 00 1253-055 11 11 46 43.6 142.5 -1.8 -30.7 36 136 15 33 00 15 38 00 --- 11 16 47 44.2 144.0 -1.7 -29.6 300 145 15 33 01 Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) 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 --- 15 38 40 1243-072 11 17 27 43.9 148.4 -1.5 -26.2 36 145 15 38 40 15 43 40 --- 11 22 28 44.5 150.0 -1.4 -24.9 300 155 15 38 41 15 44 20 1253-055 11 23 08 45.0 146.0 -1.6 -28.1 36 155 15 44 20 15 46 20 --- 11 25 08 45.2 146.6 -1.5 -27.6 120 159 15 44 21 15 47 00 1253-055 11 25 48 45.3 146.8 -1.5 -27.4 38 159 15 47 00 15 49 00 --- 11 27 48 45.5 147.4 -1.5 -26.9 120 162 15 47 01 ---------- Space segment 02 ---------- 15 50 00 1253-055 11 28 49 45.6 147.8 -1.5 -26.6 58 162 15 50 00 15 59 30 --- 11 38 20 46.6 150.8 -1.3 -24.2 570 181 15 50 01 16 00 00 1253-055 11 38 50 46.7 151.0 -1.3 -24.0 28 181 16 00 00 16 09 30 --- 11 48 22 47.6 154.2 -1.1 -21.4 570 199 16 00 01 16 10 00 1253-055 11 48 52 47.6 154.4 -1.1 -21.3 28 199 16 10 00 16 19 30 --- 11 58 23 48.5 157.7 -1.0 -18.6 570 217 16 10 01 ---------- Ground segment 03: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 16 20 00 1253-055 11 58 53 48.5 157.9 -1.0 -18.4 28 217 16 20 00 16 22 00 --- 12 00 54 48.6 158.6 -0.9 -17.8 120 221 16 20 01 16 22 40 1253-055 12 01 34 48.7 158.9 -0.9 -17.6 38 221 16 22 40 16 27 40 --- 12 06 35 49.1 160.7 -0.8 -16.1 300 231 16 22 41 16 28 20 1243-072 12 07 15 48.1 165.2 -0.7 -12.4 36 231 16 28 20 16 33 20 --- 12 12 16 48.3 167.1 -0.6 -10.9 300 240 16 28 21 16 34 00 1253-055 12 12 56 49.5 163.0 -0.7 -14.2 36 240 16 34 00 16 39 00 --- 12 17 57 49.8 164.9 -0.7 -12.7 300 250 16 34 01 16 39 40 1243-072 12 18 37 48.6 169.4 -0.5 -8.9 36 250 16 39 40 16 44 40 --- 12 23 38 48.7 171.3 -0.4 -7.4 300 260 16 39 41 16 45 20 1253-055 12 24 18 50.1 167.3 -0.5 -10.7 36 260 16 45 20 16 50 20 --- 12 29 18 50.3 169.2 -0.5 -9.1 300 269 16 45 21 16 51 00 1243-072 12 29 59 48.9 173.6 -0.3 -5.4 36 269 16 51 00 16 56 00 --- 12 34 59 49.0 175.5 -0.2 -3.8 300 279 16 51 01 16 56 40 1253-055 12 35 40 50.5 171.7 -0.4 -7.0 36 279 16 56 40 17 01 40 --- 12 40 40 50.7 173.6 -0.3 -5.4 300 288 16 56 41 Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) 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 --- 17 02 20 1243-072 12 41 20 49.1 177.9 -0.1 -1.8 36 288 17 02 20 17 07 20 --- 12 46 21 49.1 179.8 -0.0 -0.2 300 298 17 02 21 17 08 00 1253-055 12 47 01 50.8 176.1 -0.2 -3.3 36 298 17 08 00 17 13 00 --- 12 52 02 50.8 178.1 -0.1 -1.6 300 308 17 08 01 17 13 40 1243-072 12 52 42 49.1 182.2 0.1 1.9 36 308 17 13 40 17 18 40 --- 12 57 43 49.0 184.1 0.2 3.5 300 317 17 13 41 17 19 20 1253-055 12 58 23 50.8 180.6 0.0 0.5 36 317 17 19 20 17 26 20 --- 13 05 24 50.8 183.3 0.1 2.8 420 331 17 19 21 17 27 00 1253-055 13 06 04 50.8 183.6 0.2 3.0 38 331 17 27 00 17 29 00 --- 13 08 05 50.8 184.4 0.2 3.7 120 335 17 27 01 ---------- Space segment 03 ---------- 17 30 00 1253-055 13 09 05 50.7 184.8 0.2 4.0 58 335 17 30 00 17 39 30 --- 13 18 37 50.5 188.5 0.4 7.1 570 353 17 30 01 17 40 00 1253-055 13 19 07 50.5 188.7 0.4 7.3 28 353 17 40 00 17 49 30 --- 13 28 38 50.1 192.3 0.5 10.4 570 371 17 40 01 17 50 00 1253-055 13 29 08 50.1 192.5 0.5 10.5 28 371 17 50 00 17 59 30 --- 13 38 40 49.6 196.1 0.7 13.5 570 389 17 50 01 ---------- Ground segment 04: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 18 00 00 1253-055 13 39 10 49.6 196.3 0.7 13.7 28 389 18 00 00 18 02 00 --- 13 41 10 49.5 197.1 0.7 14.3 120 393 18 00 01 18 02 40 1253-055 13 41 50 49.4 197.3 0.7 14.5 38 393 18 02 40 18 07 40 --- 13 46 51 49.1 199.2 0.8 16.0 300 403 18 02 41 18 08 20 1243-072 13 47 31 46.7 202.2 1.0 18.6 36 403 18 08 20 18 13 20 --- 13 52 32 46.2 203.9 1.1 20.0 300 412 18 08 21 18 14 00 1253-055 13 53 12 48.6 201.5 0.9 17.9 36 412 18 14 00 18 19 00 --- 13 58 13 48.2 203.2 1.0 19.4 300 422 18 14 01 18 19 40 1243-072 13 58 53 45.7 206.0 1.2 21.7 36 422 18 19 40 18 24 40 --- 14 03 54 45.2 207.7 1.3 23.0 300 432 18 19 41 18 25 20 1253-055 14 04 34 47.7 205.4 1.1 21.2 36 432 18 25 20 18 30 20 --- 14 09 35 47.2 207.2 1.2 22.6 300 441 18 25 21 Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) 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 --- 18 31 00 1243-072 14 10 15 44.6 209.7 1.4 24.7 36 441 18 31 00 18 36 00 --- 14 15 16 44.0 211.3 1.5 26.0 300 451 18 31 01 18 36 40 1253-055 14 15 56 46.6 209.3 1.3 24.3 36 451 18 36 40 18 41 40 --- 14 20 57 46.1 210.9 1.4 25.6 300 461 18 36 41 18 42 20 1243-072 14 21 37 43.3 213.2 1.6 27.5 36 461 18 42 20 18 47 20 --- 14 26 38 42.7 214.7 1.7 28.7 300 470 18 42 21 18 48 00 1253-055 14 27 18 45.4 212.9 1.5 27.2 36 470 18 48 00 18 53 00 --- 14 32 19 44.8 214.5 1.6 28.4 300 480 18 48 01 18 53 40 1243-072 14 32 59 42.0 216.6 1.8 30.2 36 480 18 53 40 18 58 40 --- 14 38 00 41.3 218.0 1.9 31.3 300 489 18 53 41 18 59 20 1253-055 14 38 40 44.0 216.4 1.7 29.9 36 489 18 59 20 19 06 20 --- 14 45 41 43.1 218.5 1.8 31.5 420 503 18 59 21 19 07 00 1253-055 14 46 21 43.0 218.7 1.8 31.7 38 503 19 07 00 19 09 00 --- 14 48 21 42.8 219.3 1.9 32.1 120 507 19 07 01 ---------- Space segment 04 ---------- 19 10 00 1253-055 14 49 21 42.6 219.6 1.9 32.4 58 507 19 10 00 19 19 30 --- 14 58 53 41.3 222.2 2.0 34.4 570 525 19 10 01 19 20 00 1253-055 14 59 23 41.3 222.4 2.0 34.5 28 525 19 20 00 19 29 30 --- 15 08 55 39.9 224.9 2.2 36.4 570 543 19 20 01 19 30 00 1253-055 15 09 25 39.8 225.0 2.2 36.5 28 543 19 30 00 19 39 30 --- 15 18 56 38.4 227.5 2.4 38.3 570 562 19 30 01 ---------- Ground segment 05: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 19 40 00 1253-055 15 19 26 38.3 227.6 2.4 38.3 28 562 19 40 00 19 42 00 --- 15 21 27 38.0 228.1 2.4 38.7 120 565 19 40 01 19 42 40 1253-055 15 22 07 37.9 228.2 2.4 38.8 38 565 19 42 40 19 47 40 --- 15 27 08 37.1 229.5 2.5 39.7 300 575 19 42 41 19 48 20 1243-072 15 27 48 34.1 230.6 2.7 40.7 36 575 19 48 20 19 53 20 --- 15 32 49 33.2 231.7 2.8 41.5 300 585 19 48 21 19 54 00 1253-055 15 33 29 36.1 231.0 2.6 40.7 36 585 19 54 00 19 59 00 --- 15 38 29 35.3 232.1 2.7 41.6 300 594 19 54 01 Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Mar 2014 Day 69 --- 19 59 40 1243-072 15 39 10 32.2 233.1 2.9 42.4 36 594 19 59 40 20 04 40 --- 15 44 10 31.3 234.2 3.0 43.2 300 604 19 59 41 20 05 20 1253-055 15 44 50 34.2 233.5 2.8 42.5 36 604 20 05 20 20 10 20 --- 15 49 51 33.4 234.6 2.9 43.3 300 613 20 05 21 20 11 00 1243-072 15 50 31 30.3 235.5 3.1 44.0 36 613 20 11 00 20 16 00 --- 15 55 32 29.4 236.6 3.1 44.7 300 623 20 11 01 20 16 40 1253-055 15 56 12 32.3 236.0 3.0 44.2 36 623 20 16 40 20 21 40 --- 16 01 13 31.4 237.1 3.1 44.8 300 633 20 16 41 20 22 20 1243-072 16 01 53 28.3 237.8 3.3 45.5 36 633 20 22 20 20 27 20 --- 16 06 54 27.4 238.8 3.3 46.2 300 642 20 22 21 20 28 00 1253-055 16 07 34 30.3 238.3 3.2 45.7 36 642 20 28 00 20 33 00 --- 16 12 35 29.4 239.3 3.3 46.3 300 652 20 28 01 20 33 40 1243-072 16 13 15 26.2 240.0 3.4 46.9 36 652 20 33 40 20 38 40 --- 16 18 16 25.3 240.9 3.5 47.5 300 662 20 33 41 20 39 20 1253-055 16 18 56 28.2 240.6 3.4 47.1 36 662 20 39 20 20 46 20 --- 16 25 57 26.9 241.9 3.5 47.8 420 675 20 39 21 20 47 00 1253-055 16 26 37 26.8 242.0 3.5 47.9 38 675 20 47 00 20 49 00 --- 16 28 38 26.4 242.4 3.5 48.1 120 679 20 47 01 ---------- Space segment 05 ---------- 20 50 00 1253-055 16 29 38 26.3 242.6 3.5 48.2 58 679 20 50 00 20 59 30 --- 16 39 09 24.5 244.3 3.7 49.2 570 697 20 50 01 21 00 00 1253-055 16 39 39 24.4 244.4 3.7 49.3 28 697 21 00 00 21 09 30 --- 16 49 11 22.6 246.1 3.9 50.2 570 715 21 00 01 21 10 00 1253-055 16 49 41 22.5 246.2 3.9 50.2 28 715 21 10 00 21 19 30 --- 16 59 13 20.6 247.8 4.0 51.1 570 734 21 10 01 ---------- Ground segment 06: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 21 20 00 1253-055 16 59 43 20.5 247.9 4.0 51.1 28 734 21 20 00 21 25 00 --- 17 04 44 19.6 248.7 4.1 51.5 300 743 21 20 01 21 25 40 1243-072 17 05 24 16.4 249.0 4.3 51.9 36 743 21 25 40 21 30 40 --- 17 10 25 15.4 249.8 4.4 52.3 300 753 21 25 41 Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) Page 7 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 31 20 1253-055 17 11 05 18.3 249.7 4.2 52.0 36 753 21 31 20 21 36 20 --- 17 16 05 17.3 250.5 4.3 52.4 300 762 21 31 21 21 37 00 1243-072 17 16 46 14.2 250.8 4.5 52.8 36 762 21 37 00 21 42 00 --- 17 21 46 13.2 251.6 4.6 53.1 300 772 21 37 01 21 42 40 1253-055 17 22 26 16.1 251.5 4.4 52.9 36 772 21 42 40 21 47 40 --- 17 27 27 15.1 252.3 4.5 53.2 300 782 21 42 41 21 48 20 1243-072 17 28 07 11.9 252.5 4.7 53.6 36 782 21 48 20 21 53 20 --- 17 33 08 10.9 253.3 4.8 53.9 300 791 21 48 21 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: 24 Station: KVNTN 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= 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 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 = R1 R1 R2 R2 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 8986.00 8986.00 8986.00 8986.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 2 3 4 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