COVER INFORMATION Station: KVNYS (Code Ky ) 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 KVNYS (Code Ky ) 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 55 28 29.4 125.6 -3.0 -40.4 0 0 14 15 00 14 24 30 --- 10 05 00 31.0 127.7 -2.9 -39.1 570 18 14 15 01 14 25 00 1253-055 10 05 30 31.0 127.8 -2.9 -39.0 28 18 14 25 00 14 34 30 --- 10 15 02 32.5 130.0 -2.7 -37.6 570 37 14 25 01 14 35 00 1253-055 10 15 32 32.6 130.1 -2.7 -37.5 28 37 14 35 00 14 44 30 --- 10 25 03 34.0 132.4 -2.5 -36.0 570 55 14 35 01 ---------- Ground segment 02: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 14 45 00 1253-055 10 25 33 34.1 132.5 -2.5 -36.0 28 55 14 45 00 14 47 00 --- 10 27 34 34.4 133.0 -2.5 -35.6 120 59 14 45 01 14 47 40 1253-055 10 28 14 34.5 133.2 -2.5 -35.5 38 59 14 47 40 14 52 40 --- 10 33 15 35.2 134.4 -2.4 -34.7 300 68 14 47 41 14 53 20 1243-072 10 33 55 35.2 138.3 -2.2 -32.1 36 68 14 53 20 14 58 20 --- 10 38 56 35.9 139.6 -2.1 -31.2 300 78 14 53 21 14 59 00 1253-055 10 39 36 36.1 136.0 -2.3 -33.6 36 78 14 59 00 15 04 00 --- 10 44 37 36.7 137.3 -2.2 -32.7 300 87 14 59 01 15 04 40 1243-072 10 45 17 36.7 141.3 -2.0 -30.0 36 87 15 04 40 15 09 40 --- 10 50 17 37.3 142.7 -1.9 -29.0 300 97 15 04 41 15 10 20 1253-055 10 50 58 37.6 139.0 -2.1 -31.5 36 97 15 10 20 15 15 20 --- 10 55 58 38.2 140.4 -2.0 -30.5 300 107 15 10 21 15 16 00 1243-072 10 56 39 38.0 144.4 -1.8 -27.7 36 107 15 16 00 15 21 00 --- 11 01 39 38.6 145.8 -1.8 -26.7 300 116 15 16 01 15 21 40 1253-055 11 02 19 39.0 142.1 -1.9 -29.3 36 116 15 21 40 15 26 40 --- 11 07 20 39.6 143.5 -1.8 -28.3 300 126 15 21 41 15 27 20 1243-072 11 08 00 39.3 147.6 -1.6 -25.3 36 126 15 27 20 15 32 20 --- 11 13 01 39.8 149.1 -1.6 -24.2 300 136 15 27 21 15 33 00 1253-055 11 13 41 40.4 145.4 -1.7 -26.9 36 136 15 33 00 15 38 00 --- 11 18 42 40.9 146.8 -1.6 -25.8 300 145 15 33 01 Schedule for KVNYS (Code Ky ) 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 19 22 40.4 151.0 -1.5 -22.8 36 145 15 38 40 15 43 40 --- 11 24 23 40.9 152.5 -1.4 -21.7 300 155 15 38 41 15 44 20 1253-055 11 25 03 41.6 148.7 -1.5 -24.4 36 155 15 44 20 15 46 20 --- 11 27 03 41.8 149.3 -1.5 -24.0 120 159 15 44 21 15 47 00 1253-055 11 27 44 41.8 149.5 -1.5 -23.8 38 159 15 47 00 15 49 00 --- 11 29 44 42.0 150.2 -1.5 -23.4 120 162 15 47 01 ---------- Space segment 02 ---------- 15 50 00 1253-055 11 30 44 42.1 150.5 -1.4 -23.1 58 162 15 50 00 15 59 30 --- 11 40 16 43.0 153.5 -1.3 -20.9 570 181 15 50 01 16 00 00 1253-055 11 40 46 43.1 153.6 -1.3 -20.7 28 181 16 00 00 16 09 30 --- 11 50 17 43.9 156.7 -1.1 -18.4 570 199 16 00 01 16 10 00 1253-055 11 50 47 43.9 156.9 -1.1 -18.3 28 199 16 10 00 16 19 30 --- 12 00 19 44.6 160.0 -0.9 -15.8 570 217 16 10 01 ---------- Ground segment 03: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 16 20 00 1253-055 12 00 49 44.6 160.2 -0.9 -15.7 28 217 16 20 00 16 22 00 --- 12 02 49 44.8 160.9 -0.9 -15.1 120 221 16 20 01 16 22 40 1253-055 12 03 29 44.8 161.1 -0.9 -15.0 38 221 16 22 40 16 27 40 --- 12 08 30 45.1 162.8 -0.8 -13.6 300 231 16 22 41 16 28 20 1243-072 12 09 10 44.0 167.0 -0.6 -10.4 36 231 16 28 20 16 33 20 --- 12 14 11 44.2 168.7 -0.5 -9.0 300 240 16 28 21 16 34 00 1253-055 12 14 51 45.5 165.0 -0.7 -11.9 36 240 16 34 00 16 39 00 --- 12 19 52 45.7 166.7 -0.6 -10.5 300 250 16 34 01 16 39 40 1243-072 12 20 32 44.4 170.9 -0.4 -7.3 36 250 16 39 40 16 44 40 --- 12 25 33 44.6 172.6 -0.4 -5.9 300 260 16 39 41 16 45 20 1253-055 12 26 13 46.0 169.0 -0.5 -8.8 36 260 16 45 20 16 50 20 --- 12 31 14 46.2 170.7 -0.4 -7.4 300 269 16 45 21 16 51 00 1243-072 12 31 54 44.7 174.8 -0.2 -4.2 36 269 16 51 00 16 56 00 --- 12 36 55 44.8 176.5 -0.2 -2.8 300 279 16 51 01 16 56 40 1253-055 12 37 35 46.3 173.0 -0.3 -5.6 36 279 16 56 40 17 01 40 --- 12 42 36 46.4 174.8 -0.2 -4.1 300 288 16 56 41 Schedule for KVNYS (Code Ky ) 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 43 16 44.8 178.8 -0.1 -1.0 36 288 17 02 20 17 07 20 --- 12 48 17 44.8 180.5 0.0 0.4 300 298 17 02 21 17 08 00 1253-055 12 48 57 46.5 177.1 -0.1 -2.3 36 298 17 08 00 17 13 00 --- 12 53 58 46.6 178.9 -0.0 -0.9 300 308 17 08 01 17 13 40 1243-072 12 54 38 44.8 182.7 0.1 2.2 36 308 17 13 40 17 18 40 --- 12 59 39 44.7 184.5 0.2 3.6 300 317 17 13 41 17 19 20 1253-055 13 00 19 46.6 181.2 0.1 1.0 36 317 17 19 20 17 26 20 --- 13 07 20 46.5 183.8 0.2 3.0 420 331 17 19 21 17 27 00 1253-055 13 08 00 46.5 184.0 0.2 3.2 38 331 17 27 00 17 29 00 --- 13 10 00 46.5 184.7 0.2 3.8 120 335 17 27 01 ---------- Space segment 03 ---------- 17 30 00 1253-055 13 11 01 46.4 185.1 0.2 4.0 58 335 17 30 00 17 39 30 --- 13 20 32 46.2 188.5 0.4 6.8 570 353 17 30 01 17 40 00 1253-055 13 21 02 46.2 188.7 0.4 6.9 28 353 17 40 00 17 49 30 --- 13 30 34 45.9 192.0 0.6 9.6 570 371 17 40 01 17 50 00 1253-055 13 31 04 45.8 192.2 0.6 9.7 28 371 17 50 00 17 59 30 --- 13 40 35 45.4 195.6 0.7 12.3 570 389 17 50 01 ---------- Ground segment 04: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 18 00 00 1253-055 13 41 05 45.4 195.7 0.7 12.5 28 389 18 00 00 18 02 00 --- 13 43 06 45.3 196.4 0.8 13.0 120 393 18 00 01 18 02 40 1253-055 13 43 46 45.2 196.6 0.8 13.2 38 393 18 02 40 18 07 40 --- 13 48 47 44.9 198.4 0.9 14.5 300 403 18 02 41 18 08 20 1243-072 13 49 27 42.5 201.3 1.0 16.9 36 403 18 08 20 18 13 20 --- 13 54 28 42.2 202.9 1.1 18.1 300 412 18 08 21 18 14 00 1253-055 13 55 08 44.5 200.5 1.0 16.2 36 412 18 14 00 18 19 00 --- 14 00 09 44.1 202.2 1.1 17.5 300 422 18 14 01 18 19 40 1243-072 14 00 49 41.7 204.9 1.2 19.7 36 422 18 19 40 18 24 40 --- 14 05 50 41.2 206.4 1.3 20.9 300 432 18 19 41 18 25 20 1253-055 14 06 30 43.6 204.3 1.2 19.1 36 432 18 25 20 18 30 20 --- 14 11 30 43.2 205.9 1.2 20.3 300 441 18 25 21 Schedule for KVNYS (Code Ky ) 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 12 11 40.6 208.4 1.4 22.3 36 441 18 31 00 18 36 00 --- 14 17 11 40.2 209.9 1.5 23.5 300 451 18 31 01 18 36 40 1253-055 14 17 51 42.7 207.9 1.3 21.9 36 451 18 36 40 18 41 40 --- 14 22 52 42.2 209.4 1.4 23.1 300 461 18 36 41 18 42 20 1243-072 14 23 32 39.5 211.7 1.6 24.9 36 461 18 42 20 18 47 20 --- 14 28 33 39.0 213.2 1.7 26.0 300 470 18 42 21 18 48 00 1253-055 14 29 13 41.5 211.4 1.5 24.5 36 470 18 48 00 18 53 00 --- 14 34 14 41.0 212.9 1.6 25.6 300 480 18 48 01 18 53 40 1243-072 14 34 54 38.3 215.0 1.8 27.3 36 480 18 53 40 18 58 40 --- 14 39 55 37.7 216.4 1.9 28.3 300 489 18 53 41 18 59 20 1253-055 14 40 35 40.3 214.7 1.7 27.0 36 489 18 59 20 19 06 20 --- 14 47 36 39.5 216.8 1.8 28.5 420 503 18 59 21 19 07 00 1253-055 14 48 16 39.4 217.0 1.9 28.6 38 503 19 07 00 19 09 00 --- 14 50 17 39.2 217.5 1.9 29.0 120 507 19 07 01 ---------- Space segment 04 ---------- 19 10 00 1253-055 14 51 17 39.1 217.8 1.9 29.2 58 507 19 10 00 19 19 30 --- 15 00 49 37.9 220.4 2.1 31.1 570 525 19 10 01 19 20 00 1253-055 15 01 19 37.8 220.5 2.1 31.2 28 525 19 20 00 19 29 30 --- 15 10 50 36.5 223.1 2.2 33.0 570 543 19 20 01 19 30 00 1253-055 15 11 20 36.5 223.2 2.2 33.1 28 543 19 30 00 19 39 30 --- 15 20 52 35.2 225.6 2.4 34.7 570 562 19 30 01 ---------- Ground segment 05: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 19 40 00 1253-055 15 21 22 35.1 225.7 2.4 34.8 28 562 19 40 00 19 42 00 --- 15 23 22 34.8 226.2 2.4 35.1 120 565 19 40 01 19 42 40 1253-055 15 24 02 34.7 226.4 2.5 35.3 38 565 19 42 40 19 47 40 --- 15 29 03 34.0 227.6 2.5 36.1 300 575 19 42 41 19 48 20 1243-072 15 29 43 31.0 229.0 2.7 37.1 36 575 19 48 20 19 53 20 --- 15 34 44 30.2 230.1 2.8 37.9 300 585 19 48 21 19 54 00 1253-055 15 35 24 33.0 229.2 2.6 37.1 36 585 19 54 00 19 59 00 --- 15 40 25 32.3 230.3 2.7 37.8 300 594 19 54 01 Schedule for KVNYS (Code Ky ) 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 41 05 29.3 231.5 2.9 38.8 36 594 19 59 40 20 04 40 --- 15 46 06 28.5 232.6 3.0 39.5 300 604 19 59 41 20 05 20 1253-055 15 46 46 31.3 231.8 2.8 38.8 36 604 20 05 20 20 10 20 --- 15 51 47 30.5 232.9 2.9 39.5 300 613 20 05 21 20 11 00 1243-072 15 52 27 27.5 234.0 3.1 40.3 36 613 20 11 00 20 16 00 --- 15 57 28 26.7 235.1 3.2 41.0 300 623 20 11 01 20 16 40 1253-055 15 58 08 29.5 234.3 3.0 40.3 36 623 20 16 40 20 21 40 --- 16 03 09 28.7 235.4 3.1 41.0 300 633 20 16 41 20 22 20 1243-072 16 03 49 25.6 236.4 3.3 41.8 36 633 20 22 20 20 27 20 --- 16 08 50 24.8 237.4 3.4 42.4 300 642 20 22 21 20 28 00 1253-055 16 09 30 27.6 236.7 3.2 41.8 36 642 20 28 00 20 33 00 --- 16 14 31 26.8 237.8 3.3 42.4 300 652 20 28 01 20 33 40 1243-072 16 15 11 23.7 238.7 3.5 43.1 36 652 20 33 40 20 38 40 --- 16 20 12 22.9 239.7 3.6 43.6 300 662 20 33 41 20 39 20 1253-055 16 20 52 25.7 239.1 3.4 43.1 36 662 20 39 20 20 46 20 --- 16 27 53 24.5 240.5 3.5 43.9 420 675 20 39 21 20 47 00 1253-055 16 28 33 24.4 240.6 3.5 44.0 38 675 20 47 00 20 49 00 --- 16 30 33 24.1 241.0 3.6 44.2 120 679 20 47 01 ---------- Space segment 05 ---------- 20 50 00 1253-055 16 31 33 23.9 241.2 3.6 44.3 58 679 20 50 00 20 59 30 --- 16 41 05 22.2 243.0 3.7 45.2 570 697 20 50 01 21 00 00 1253-055 16 41 35 22.1 243.1 3.7 45.3 28 697 21 00 00 21 09 30 --- 16 51 07 20.4 244.9 3.9 46.2 570 715 21 00 01 21 10 00 1253-055 16 51 37 20.3 245.0 3.9 46.2 28 715 21 10 00 21 19 30 --- 17 01 08 18.6 246.7 4.1 47.0 570 734 21 10 01 ---------- Ground segment 06: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 21 20 00 1253-055 17 01 38 18.5 246.8 4.1 47.1 28 734 21 20 00 21 25 00 --- 17 06 39 17.6 247.7 4.2 47.5 300 743 21 20 01 21 25 40 1243-072 17 07 19 14.5 248.2 4.3 48.0 36 743 21 25 40 21 30 40 --- 17 12 20 13.6 249.1 4.4 48.3 300 753 21 25 41 Schedule for KVNYS (Code Ky ) 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 13 00 16.4 248.8 4.3 48.0 36 753 21 31 20 21 36 20 --- 17 18 01 15.5 249.7 4.4 48.3 300 762 21 31 21 21 37 00 1243-072 17 18 41 12.4 250.2 4.5 48.8 36 762 21 37 00 21 42 00 --- 17 23 42 11.4 251.0 4.6 49.1 300 772 21 37 01 21 42 40 1253-055 17 24 22 14.3 250.7 4.5 48.8 36 772 21 42 40 21 47 40 --- 17 29 23 13.4 251.6 4.5 49.1 300 782 21 42 41 21 48 20 1243-072 17 30 03 10.2 252.0 4.7 49.5 36 782 21 48 20 21 53 20 --- 17 35 04 9.3 252.9 4.8 H 49.8 0 791 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: 22 Station: KVNYS 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