COVER INFORMATION Station: ONSALA60 (Code On ) 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 ONSALA60 (Code On ) 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: 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 20 16 40 1253-055 08 18 04 5.7 470.3 -4.6 -30.5 0 0 20 16 40 20 21 40 --- 08 23 05 6.4 471.4 -4.6 -30.3 300 10 20 16 41 20 22 20 1243-072 08 23 45 6.2 474.6 -4.4 -29.6 29 10 20 22 20 20 27 20 --- 08 28 46 6.8 475.7 -4.3 -29.3 300 19 20 22 21 20 28 00 1253-055 08 29 26 7.1 472.8 -4.5 -30.0 29 19 20 28 00 20 33 00 --- 08 34 27 7.8 473.9 -4.4 -29.7 300 29 20 28 01 20 33 40 1243-072 08 35 07 7.6 477.1 -4.2 -28.9 29 29 20 33 40 20 38 40 --- 08 40 08 8.2 478.2 -4.1 -28.6 300 38 20 33 41 20 39 20 1253-055 08 40 48 8.5 475.3 -4.3 -29.3 29 38 20 39 20 20 46 20 --- 08 47 49 9.4 476.8 -4.2 -28.9 420 52 20 39 21 20 47 00 1253-055 08 48 29 9.5 476.9 -4.1 -28.9 35 52 20 47 00 20 49 00 --- 08 50 30 9.7 477.4 -4.1 -28.7 120 56 20 47 01 ---------- Space segment 05 ---------- 20 50 00 1253-055 08 51 30 9.8 477.6 -4.1 -28.7 55 56 20 50 00 20 59 30 --- 09 01 01 11.0 479.7 -3.9 -28.1 570 74 20 50 01 21 00 00 1253-055 09 01 32 11.0 479.8 -3.9 -28.0 25 74 21 00 00 21 09 30 --- 09 11 03 12.1 482.0 -3.8 -27.4 570 92 21 00 01 21 10 00 1253-055 09 11 33 12.2 482.1 -3.8 -27.3 25 92 21 10 00 21 19 30 --- 09 21 05 13.2 484.3 -3.6 -26.6 570 111 21 10 01 ---------- Ground segment 06: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 21 20 00 1253-055 09 21 35 13.3 484.4 -3.6 -26.6 25 111 21 20 00 21 25 00 --- 09 26 36 13.9 485.5 -3.5 -26.2 300 120 21 20 01 21 25 40 1243-072 09 27 16 13.5 488.8 -3.3 -25.1 29 120 21 25 40 21 30 40 --- 09 32 17 14.0 489.9 -3.2 -24.6 300 130 21 25 41 21 31 20 1253-055 09 32 57 14.5 487.0 -3.4 -25.6 29 130 21 31 20 21 36 20 --- 09 37 57 15.1 488.2 -3.3 -25.2 300 139 21 31 21 21 37 00 1243-072 09 38 38 14.6 491.4 -3.1 -24.1 29 139 21 37 00 21 42 00 --- 09 43 38 15.1 492.6 -3.1 -23.6 300 149 21 37 01 Schedule for ONSALA60 (Code On ) 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 --- 21 42 40 1253-055 09 44 19 15.7 489.6 -3.2 -24.7 29 149 21 42 40 21 47 40 --- 09 49 19 16.3 490.8 -3.1 -24.2 300 159 21 42 41 21 48 20 1243-072 09 49 59 15.8 494.1 -2.9 -23.0 29 159 21 48 20 21 53 20 --- 09 55 00 16.2 495.3 -2.9 -22.5 300 168 21 48 21 21 54 00 1253-055 09 55 40 16.9 492.3 -3.0 -23.6 29 168 21 54 00 21 59 00 --- 10 00 41 17.4 493.5 -2.9 -23.1 300 178 21 54 01 21 59 40 1243-072 10 01 21 16.8 496.8 -2.8 -21.8 29 178 21 59 40 22 04 40 --- 10 06 22 17.3 498.0 -2.7 -21.3 300 187 21 59 41 22 05 20 1253-055 10 07 02 18.0 495.1 -2.8 -22.5 29 187 22 05 20 22 10 20 --- 10 12 03 18.5 496.3 -2.7 -22.0 300 197 22 05 21 22 11 00 1243-072 10 12 43 17.8 499.6 -2.6 -20.6 29 197 22 11 00 22 16 00 --- 10 17 44 18.3 500.8 -2.5 -20.1 300 207 22 11 01 22 16 40 1253-055 10 18 24 19.1 497.8 -2.6 -21.3 29 207 22 16 40 22 21 40 --- 10 23 25 19.5 499.1 -2.6 -20.8 300 216 22 16 41 22 22 20 1243-072 10 24 05 18.8 502.3 -2.4 -19.4 29 216 22 22 20 22 27 20 --- 10 29 06 19.2 503.6 -2.3 -18.8 300 226 22 22 21 22 28 00 1253-055 10 29 46 20.1 500.6 -2.5 -20.1 29 226 22 28 00 22 33 00 --- 10 34 47 20.5 501.9 -2.4 -19.5 300 236 22 28 01 22 33 40 1243-072 10 35 27 19.7 505.2 -2.2 -18.1 29 236 22 33 40 22 38 40 --- 10 40 28 20.1 506.4 -2.1 -17.5 300 245 22 33 41 22 39 20 1253-055 10 41 08 21.0 503.5 -2.3 -18.8 29 245 22 39 20 22 44 20 --- 10 46 09 21.4 504.7 -2.2 -18.2 300 255 22 39 21 22 45 00 1243-072 10 46 49 20.6 508.0 -2.0 -16.7 29 255 22 45 00 22 50 00 --- 10 51 50 20.9 509.3 -1.9 -16.1 300 264 22 45 01 22 50 40 1253-055 10 52 30 21.9 506.4 -2.1 -17.5 29 264 22 50 40 22 54 20 --- 10 56 10 22.2 507.3 -2.0 -17.0 220 271 22 50 41 ---------- Space segment 06 ---------- 22 55 00 1253-055 10 56 50 22.2 507.5 -2.0 -16.9 35 271 22 55 00 23 04 30 --- 11 06 22 22.9 509.9 -1.8 -15.7 570 290 22 55 01 Schedule for ONSALA60 (Code On ) 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 --- 23 05 00 1253-055 11 06 52 22.9 510.1 -1.8 -15.7 25 290 23 05 00 23 14 30 --- 11 16 24 23.5 512.6 -1.7 -14.5 570 308 23 05 01 23 15 00 1253-055 11 16 54 23.6 512.7 -1.7 -14.4 25 308 23 15 00 23 24 30 --- 11 26 25 24.1 515.2 -1.5 -13.1 570 326 23 15 01 23 25 00 1253-055 11 26 55 24.1 515.3 -1.5 -13.1 25 326 23 25 00 23 34 30 --- 11 36 27 24.7 517.9 -1.3 -11.8 570 345 23 25 01 23 35 00 1253-055 11 36 57 24.7 518.0 -1.3 -11.7 25 345 23 35 00 23 44 30 --- 11 46 29 25.1 520.6 -1.2 -10.4 570 363 23 35 01 23 45 00 1253-055 11 46 59 25.2 520.7 -1.2 -10.3 25 363 23 45 00 23 54 30 --- 11 56 30 25.6 523.3 -1.0 -9.0 570 381 23 45 01 --- Start: Mon 10 Mar 2014 Day 69 -- Stop: Tue 11 Mar 2014 Day 70 --- 23 55 00 1253-055 11 57 00 25.6 523.4 -1.0 -8.9 25 381 23 55 00 00 04 30 --- 12 06 32 25.9 526.0 -0.8 -7.5 570 399 23 55 01 00 05 00 1253-055 12 07 02 25.9 526.2 -0.8 -7.4 25 399 00 05 00 00 14 30 --- 12 16 33 26.2 528.8 -0.7 -6.0 570 418 00 05 01 00 15 00 1253-055 12 17 04 26.2 528.9 -0.7 -6.0 25 418 00 15 00 00 24 30 --- 12 26 35 26.4 531.6 -0.5 -4.6 570 436 00 15 01 00 25 00 1253-055 12 27 05 26.4 531.7 -0.5 -4.5 25 436 00 25 00 00 34 30 --- 12 36 37 26.6 534.3 -0.3 -3.1 570 454 00 25 01 00 35 00 1253-055 12 37 07 26.6 534.5 -0.3 -3.0 25 454 00 35 00 00 44 30 --- 12 46 38 26.7 537.1 -0.2 -1.6 570 472 00 35 01 00 45 00 1253-055 12 47 08 26.7 537.3 -0.2 -1.5 25 472 00 45 00 00 54 30 --- 12 56 40 26.7 539.9 -0.0 -0.0 570 491 00 45 01 00 55 00 1253-055 12 57 10 26.7 540.1 0.0 0.0 25 491 00 55 00 01 04 30 --- 13 06 42 26.7 542.7 0.2 1.5 570 509 00 55 01 ---------- Ground segment 07: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 01 05 00 1253-055 13 07 12 26.7 542.9 0.2 1.5 25 509 01 05 00 01 10 00 --- 13 12 13 26.7 544.2 0.3 2.3 300 519 01 05 01 01 10 40 1243-072 13 12 53 24.8 547.1 0.4 3.9 29 519 01 10 40 01 15 40 --- 13 17 54 24.7 548.5 0.5 4.6 300 528 01 10 41 Schedule for ONSALA60 (Code On ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 11 Mar 2014 Day 70 --- 01 16 20 1253-055 13 18 34 26.6 546.0 0.4 3.3 29 528 01 16 20 01 21 20 --- 13 23 34 26.5 547.4 0.4 4.0 300 538 01 16 21 01 22 00 1243-072 13 24 15 24.6 550.2 0.6 5.5 29 538 01 22 00 01 27 00 --- 13 29 15 24.4 551.6 0.7 6.3 300 547 01 22 01 01 27 40 1253-055 13 29 55 26.4 549.2 0.5 4.9 29 547 01 27 40 01 32 40 --- 13 34 56 26.3 550.5 0.6 5.7 300 557 01 27 41 01 33 20 1243-072 13 35 36 24.3 553.3 0.8 7.2 29 557 01 33 20 01 38 20 --- 13 40 37 24.1 554.6 0.9 7.9 300 567 01 33 21 01 39 00 1253-055 13 41 17 26.1 552.3 0.7 6.6 29 567 01 39 00 01 44 00 --- 13 46 18 25.9 553.7 0.8 7.4 300 576 01 39 01 01 44 40 1243-072 13 46 58 23.9 556.3 1.0 8.8 29 576 01 44 40 01 49 40 --- 13 51 59 23.7 557.7 1.1 9.5 300 586 01 44 41 01 50 20 1253-055 13 52 39 25.7 555.4 0.9 8.3 29 586 01 50 20 01 54 20 --- 13 56 40 25.6 556.5 1.0 8.9 240 594 01 50 21 01 55 00 1243-072 13 57 20 23.4 559.1 1.2 10.2 29 594 01 55 00 01 59 00 --- 14 01 21 23.3 560.2 1.2 10.8 240 601 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: 15 Station: ONSALA60 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= 21900.00 21900.00 21900.00 21900.00 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 = A2 B4 A2 B4 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 20 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 20 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