COVER INFORMATION Station: ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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: 316.00 316.00 316.00 316.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 21 31 20 1253-055 11 31 30 36.7 513.1 -1.4 -19.2 0 0 21 31 20 21 36 20 --- 11 36 31 37.1 514.6 -1.3 -18.1 300 10 21 31 21 21 37 00 1243-072 11 37 11 36.3 518.4 -1.2 -15.5 18 10 21 37 00 21 42 00 --- 11 42 12 36.6 519.9 -1.1 -14.5 300 19 21 37 01 21 42 40 1253-055 11 42 52 37.6 516.5 -1.2 -16.8 18 19 21 42 40 21 47 40 --- 11 47 53 38.0 518.0 -1.2 -15.8 300 29 21 42 41 21 48 20 1243-072 11 48 33 37.0 521.8 -1.0 -13.1 18 29 21 48 20 21 53 20 --- 11 53 34 37.2 523.3 -0.9 -12.1 300 38 21 48 21 21 54 00 1253-055 11 54 14 38.4 519.9 -1.0 -14.4 18 38 21 54 00 21 59 00 --- 11 59 15 38.7 521.5 -1.0 -13.3 300 48 21 54 01 21 59 40 1243-072 11 59 55 37.5 525.3 -0.8 -10.7 18 48 21 59 40 22 04 40 --- 12 04 55 37.7 526.8 -0.7 -9.6 300 58 21 59 41 22 05 20 1253-055 12 05 36 39.0 523.5 -0.9 -11.9 18 58 22 05 20 22 10 20 --- 12 10 36 39.3 525.0 -0.8 -10.8 300 67 22 05 21 22 11 00 1243-072 12 11 16 38.0 528.8 -0.6 -8.1 18 67 22 11 00 22 16 00 --- 12 16 17 38.2 530.4 -0.5 -7.0 300 77 22 11 01 22 16 40 1253-055 12 16 57 39.5 527.1 -0.7 -9.4 18 77 22 16 40 22 21 40 --- 12 21 58 39.7 528.7 -0.6 -8.2 300 87 22 16 41 22 22 20 1243-072 12 22 38 38.3 532.3 -0.4 -5.6 18 87 22 22 20 22 27 20 --- 12 27 39 38.4 533.9 -0.3 -4.4 300 96 22 22 21 22 28 00 1253-055 12 28 19 39.9 530.7 -0.5 -6.7 19 96 22 28 00 22 33 00 --- 12 33 20 40.1 532.3 -0.4 -5.6 300 106 22 28 01 22 33 40 1243-072 12 34 00 38.5 535.9 -0.2 -3.0 18 106 22 33 40 22 38 40 --- 12 39 01 38.6 537.5 -0.1 -1.8 300 115 22 33 41 22 39 20 1253-055 12 39 41 40.2 534.4 -0.3 -4.1 19 115 22 39 20 22 44 20 --- 12 44 42 40.3 536.0 -0.2 -2.9 300 125 22 39 21 22 45 00 1243-072 12 45 22 38.6 539.5 -0.0 -0.3 18 125 22 45 00 22 50 00 --- 12 50 23 38.6 541.1 0.1 0.8 300 135 22 45 01 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 --- 22 50 40 1253-055 12 51 03 40.3 538.1 -0.1 -1.4 19 135 22 50 40 22 54 20 --- 12 54 44 40.3 539.3 -0.0 -0.5 220 142 22 50 41 ---------- Space segment 06 ---------- 22 55 00 1253-055 12 55 24 40.3 539.5 -0.0 -0.4 34 142 22 55 00 23 04 30 --- 13 04 55 40.3 542.6 0.1 1.9 570 160 22 55 01 23 05 00 1253-055 13 05 25 40.3 542.8 0.1 2.0 24 160 23 05 00 23 14 30 --- 13 14 57 40.2 545.9 0.3 4.3 570 178 23 05 01 23 15 00 1253-055 13 15 27 40.2 546.0 0.3 4.4 24 178 23 15 00 23 24 30 --- 13 24 59 39.9 549.1 0.5 6.6 570 196 23 15 01 23 25 00 1253-055 13 25 29 39.9 549.3 0.5 6.7 24 196 23 25 00 23 34 30 --- 13 35 00 39.6 552.3 0.6 8.9 570 215 23 25 01 23 35 00 1253-055 13 35 30 39.6 552.5 0.6 9.0 24 215 23 35 00 23 44 30 --- 13 45 02 39.2 555.5 0.8 11.2 570 233 23 35 01 23 45 00 1253-055 13 45 32 39.1 555.7 0.8 11.3 24 233 23 45 00 23 54 30 --- 13 55 03 38.6 558.6 1.0 13.4 570 251 23 45 01 --- Start: Mon 10 Mar 2014 Day 69 -- Stop: Tue 11 Mar 2014 Day 70 --- 23 55 00 1253-055 13 55 34 38.6 558.8 1.0 13.5 24 251 23 55 00 00 04 30 --- 14 05 05 38.0 561.7 1.1 15.6 570 270 23 55 01 00 05 00 1253-055 14 05 35 38.0 561.9 1.1 15.7 24 270 00 05 00 00 14 30 --- 14 15 07 37.3 564.7 1.3 17.7 570 288 00 05 01 00 15 00 1253-055 14 15 37 37.3 564.9 1.3 17.8 24 288 00 15 00 00 24 30 --- 14 25 08 36.5 567.7 1.5 19.7 570 306 00 15 01 00 25 00 1253-055 14 25 38 36.5 567.8 1.5 19.8 24 306 00 25 00 00 34 30 --- 14 35 10 35.6 570.6 1.6 21.7 570 324 00 25 01 00 35 00 1253-055 14 35 40 35.6 570.7 1.6 21.8 24 324 00 35 00 00 44 30 --- 14 45 12 34.7 573.4 1.8 23.5 570 343 00 35 01 00 45 00 1253-055 14 45 42 34.6 573.5 1.8 23.6 24 343 00 45 00 00 54 30 --- 14 55 13 33.6 576.1 2.0 25.3 570 361 00 45 01 00 55 00 1253-055 14 55 43 33.6 576.3 2.0 25.4 24 361 00 55 00 01 04 30 --- 15 05 15 32.5 578.8 2.1 27.0 570 379 00 55 01 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 11 Mar 2014 Day 70 --- ---------- Ground segment 07: Scans on target and D-term calibrator ---------- 01 05 00 1253-055 15 05 45 32.5 578.9 2.1 27.1 24 379 01 05 00 01 10 00 --- 15 10 46 31.9 580.2 2.2 28.0 300 389 01 05 01 01 10 40 1243-072 15 11 26 29.1 582.0 2.4 29.2 20 389 01 10 40 01 15 40 --- 15 16 27 28.5 583.2 2.5 29.9 300 398 01 10 41 01 16 20 1253-055 15 17 07 31.1 581.9 2.3 29.0 20 398 01 16 20 01 21 20 --- 15 22 08 30.5 583.1 2.4 29.7 300 408 01 16 21 01 22 00 1243-072 15 22 48 27.7 584.8 2.6 30.9 20 408 01 22 00 01 27 00 --- 15 27 49 27.1 586.0 2.7 31.6 300 418 01 22 01 01 27 40 1253-055 15 28 29 29.7 584.7 2.5 30.7 20 418 01 27 40 01 32 40 --- 15 33 30 29.1 585.9 2.6 31.4 300 427 01 27 41 01 33 20 1243-072 15 34 10 26.2 587.5 2.8 32.5 20 427 01 33 20 01 38 20 --- 15 39 11 25.5 588.6 2.9 33.1 300 437 01 33 21 01 39 00 1253-055 15 39 51 28.3 587.5 2.7 32.3 20 437 01 39 00 01 44 00 --- 15 44 51 27.6 588.6 2.8 33.0 300 446 01 39 01 01 44 40 1243-072 15 45 32 24.7 590.1 3.0 34.0 20 446 01 44 40 01 49 40 --- 15 50 32 24.0 591.2 3.1 34.6 300 456 01 44 41 01 50 20 1253-055 15 51 13 26.7 590.1 2.9 33.8 20 456 01 50 20 01 54 20 --- 15 55 13 26.2 591.1 3.0 34.4 240 464 01 50 21 01 55 00 1243-072 15 55 53 23.2 592.4 3.2 35.2 20 464 01 55 00 01 59 00 --- 15 59 54 22.6 593.3 3.2 35.7 240 471 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 Matching groups in ./ga030d_freq_sess313rdbe.dat: kvzr_k Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 13 Station: ZELENCHK 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= 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 Net SB= U U L L IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 BBC SB= U U L L IF = A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 316.00 316.00 316.00 316.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 10 24 25 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