COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging Exp. Code: gg079a Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Jose L. Gomez, Andrei Lobanov Address: Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia-CSIC Glorieta de la Astronomia E-18008 Granada, Spain Phone: +79165452842 EMAIL: jlgomez@iaa.es, alobanov@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: Phone during observation: +79165452842 Observing mode: L-band, dual-pol Notes: L-band, Radioastron-compatible frequency setup P-CAL is ON Tsys is ON auto-level (AGC) is ON Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 2 RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 30 Mar 2016 Day 90 --- ---------- Ground-only segment 01 ---------- Next scan frequencies: 1636.00 1636.00 1636.00 1636.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 Next BBC frequencies: 341.00 341.00 341.00 341.00 373.00 373.00 373.00 373.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 21 00 00 1641+399 10 21 18 23.3 416.4 -6.4 -50.6 0 0 21 00 00 21 09 30 --- 10 30 49 24.7 417.6 -6.2 -51.6 570 37 21 00 01 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 01 ---------- 21 10 00 1641+399 10 31 19 24.8 417.7 -6.2 -51.7 27 37 21 10 00 21 26 20 --- 10 47 42 27.3 419.8 -5.9 -53.3 980 100 21 10 01 21 26 50 1641+399 10 48 12 27.4 419.9 -5.9 -53.4 27 100 21 26 50 21 43 10 --- 11 04 35 29.9 422.0 -5.6 -55.0 980 163 21 26 51 21 43 40 1641+399 11 05 05 30.0 422.1 -5.6 -55.1 27 163 21 43 40 22 00 00 --- 11 21 27 32.6 424.1 -5.4 -56.6 980 226 21 43 41 ---------- Ground-only segment 02, EVN L-band scans on 1641+399 ---------- 22 00 30 1641+399 11 21 57 32.7 424.2 -5.4 -56.6 27 226 22 00 30 22 10 00 --- 11 31 29 34.2 425.4 -5.2 -57.5 570 263 22 00 31 22 10 30 1641+399 11 31 59 34.3 425.5 -5.2 -57.6 27 263 22 10 30 22 18 50 --- 11 40 20 35.7 426.5 -5.1 -58.3 500 295 22 10 31 22 19 20 1641+399 11 40 51 35.7 426.6 -5.0 -58.3 27 295 22 19 20 22 28 50 --- 11 50 22 37.3 427.7 -4.9 -59.2 570 332 22 19 21 22 29 20 1641+399 11 50 52 37.4 427.8 -4.9 -59.2 27 332 22 29 20 22 38 50 --- 12 00 24 39.0 429.0 -4.7 -60.0 570 368 22 29 21 22 39 20 1641+399 12 00 54 39.1 429.0 -4.7 -60.0 27 368 22 39 20 22 48 50 --- 12 10 25 40.6 430.2 -4.6 -60.8 570 405 22 39 21 22 49 20 1641+399 12 10 55 40.7 430.3 -4.5 -60.9 27 405 22 49 20 22 58 50 --- 12 20 27 42.3 431.5 -4.4 -61.6 570 442 22 49 21 22 59 20 1641+399 12 20 57 42.4 431.5 -4.4 -61.6 27 442 22 59 20 23 08 50 --- 12 30 29 44.0 432.7 -4.2 -62.3 570 479 22 59 21 23 09 20 1641+399 12 30 59 44.1 432.8 -4.2 -62.4 27 479 23 09 20 23 18 50 --- 12 40 30 45.7 433.9 -4.1 -63.1 570 515 23 09 21 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 30 Mar 2016 Day 90 --- ---------- EVN-only polar. calib. 3C286 at L ---------- 23 22 10 3C286 12 43 51 73.0 502.1 -0.8 -30.5 107 515 23 22 10 23 31 40 --- 12 53 22 74.0 508.5 -0.6 -25.6 570 552 23 22 11 ---------- EVN-only scans on 1641+399 ---------- 23 35 00 1641+399 12 56 43 48.5 436.0 -3.8 -64.2 99 552 23 35 00 23 44 30 --- 13 06 15 50.2 437.2 -3.6 -64.8 570 589 23 35 01 23 45 00 1641+399 13 06 45 50.3 437.3 -3.6 -64.8 27 589 23 45 00 23 54 30 --- 13 16 16 51.9 438.5 -3.5 -65.4 570 625 23 45 01 --- Start: Wed 30 Mar 2016 Day 90 -- Stop: Thu 31 Mar 2016 Day 91 --- ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02 ---------- 23 55 00 1641+399 13 16 46 52.0 438.5 -3.4 -65.4 27 625 23 55 00 00 11 20 --- 13 33 09 54.9 440.7 -3.2 -66.3 980 689 23 55 01 00 11 50 1641+399 13 33 39 55.0 440.8 -3.2 -66.3 27 689 00 11 50 00 28 10 --- 13 50 02 57.9 443.0 -2.9 -67.1 980 752 00 11 51 00 28 40 1641+399 13 50 32 58.0 443.1 -2.9 -67.1 27 752 00 28 40 00 45 00 --- 14 06 54 60.9 445.5 -2.6 -67.6 980 815 00 28 41 00 45 30 1641+399 14 07 25 61.0 445.6 -2.6 -67.7 27 815 00 45 30 00 55 00 --- 14 16 56 62.7 447.0 -2.4 -67.9 570 851 00 45 31 ---------- Pol. calibrator at L ---------- 00 59 40 3C286 14 21 37 72.8 579.0 0.8 31.3 102 851 00 59 40 01 09 10 --- 14 31 08 71.7 584.6 1.0 35.5 570 888 00 59 41 ---------- target source 1641+399 at L ---------- 01 13 00 1641+399 14 34 59 65.9 450.0 -2.1 -68.1 46 888 01 13 00 01 18 00 --- 14 40 00 66.8 450.9 -2.1 -68.1 300 908 01 13 01 01 18 30 1641+399 14 40 30 66.9 451.0 -2.1 -68.1 27 908 01 18 30 01 28 00 --- 14 50 02 68.5 452.8 -1.9 -67.9 570 944 01 18 31 01 28 30 1641+399 14 50 32 68.6 452.9 -1.9 -67.9 27 944 01 28 30 01 38 00 --- 15 00 03 70.3 454.9 -1.7 -67.6 570 981 01 28 31 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 31 Mar 2016 Day 91 --- ---------- Pol. calibrator at L ---------- 01 43 50 3C286 15 05 54 66.8 600.6 1.6 46.1 153 981 01 43 50 01 53 20 --- 15 15 26 65.3 604.1 1.7 48.0 570 1018 01 43 51 ---------- target source 1641+399 at L ---------- 01 53 50 1641+399 15 15 56 73.1 458.7 -1.5 -66.5 -167 1018 01 53 50 02 03 20 --- 15 25 27 74.8 461.4 -1.3 -65.4 403 1054 01 53 51 02 03 50 1641+399 15 25 57 74.9 461.5 -1.3 -65.4 27 1054 02 03 50 02 13 20 --- 15 35 29 76.6 464.7 -1.1 -63.8 570 1091 02 03 51 ---------- L-band pol. calibrator ---------- 02 19 10 3C286 15 41 20 61.0 612.0 2.2 51.9 151 1091 02 19 10 02 28 40 --- 15 50 52 59.4 614.6 2.3 52.8 570 1128 02 19 11 ---------- target source 1641+399 at L ---------- 02 29 40 1641+399 15 51 52 79.3 471.9 -0.9 -59.4 -133 1128 02 29 40 02 39 10 --- 16 01 23 80.9 477.6 -0.7 -55.3 437 1165 02 29 41 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03 ---------- 02 40 00 1641+399 16 02 13 81.0 478.2 -0.7 -54.8 47 1165 02 40 00 02 56 20 --- 16 18 36 83.4 493.6 -0.4 -42.2 980 1228 02 40 01 02 56 50 1641+399 16 19 06 83.4 494.2 -0.4 -41.7 27 1228 02 56 50 03 13 10 --- 16 35 29 85.0 521.8 -0.1 -16.8 980 1291 02 56 51 03 13 40 1641+399 16 35 59 85.1 522.9 -0.1 -15.8 26 1291 03 13 40 03 30 00 --- 16 52 22 85.0 559.8 0.1 18.3 980 1354 03 13 41 ---------- Ground-only segment 04 ---------- 03 30 30 1641+399 16 52 52 85.0 560.8 0.2 19.2 26 1354 03 30 30 03 40 00 --- 17 02 23 84.1 578.0 0.3 34.8 570 1391 03 30 31 03 40 30 1641+399 17 02 53 84.1 578.8 0.3 35.5 27 1391 03 40 30 03 50 00 --- 17 12 25 82.9 590.9 0.5 46.1 570 1427 03 40 31 03 50 30 1641+399 17 12 55 82.8 591.5 0.5 46.5 27 1427 03 50 30 04 00 00 --- 17 22 27 81.4 600.0 0.6 53.5 570 1464 03 50 31 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 5 RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 31 Mar 2016 Day 91 --- 04 00 30 1641+399 17 22 57 81.3 600.4 0.7 53.8 27 1464 04 00 30 04 10 00 --- 17 32 28 79.8 606.6 0.8 58.4 570 1501 04 00 31 04 10 30 1641+399 17 32 58 79.7 606.9 0.8 58.6 27 1501 04 10 30 04 20 00 --- 17 42 30 78.1 611.6 1.0 61.7 570 1537 04 10 31 04 20 30 1641+399 17 43 00 78.0 611.8 1.0 61.8 27 1537 04 20 30 04 30 00 --- 17 52 31 76.4 615.6 1.1 64.0 570 1574 04 20 31 04 30 30 1641+399 17 53 02 76.3 615.8 1.2 64.1 27 1574 04 30 30 04 40 00 --- 18 02 33 74.7 618.9 1.3 65.6 570 1611 04 30 31 04 40 30 1641+399 18 03 03 74.6 619.0 1.3 65.6 27 1611 04 40 30 04 50 00 --- 18 12 35 72.9 621.7 1.5 66.6 570 1648 04 40 31 04 50 30 1641+399 18 13 05 72.8 621.8 1.5 66.7 27 1648 04 50 30 05 00 00 --- 18 22 36 71.1 624.1 1.7 67.4 570 1684 04 50 31 05 00 30 1641+399 18 23 06 71.0 624.2 1.7 67.4 27 1684 05 00 30 05 10 00 --- 18 32 38 69.3 626.3 1.8 67.8 570 1721 05 00 31 05 10 30 1641+399 18 33 08 69.2 626.4 1.8 67.8 27 1721 05 10 30 05 17 10 --- 18 39 49 68.1 627.7 1.9 68.0 400 1747 05 10 31 05 17 40 1641+399 18 40 19 68.0 627.8 1.9 68.0 27 1747 05 17 40 05 24 20 --- 18 47 00 66.8 629.1 2.1 68.1 400 1773 05 17 41 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 04 ---------- 05 25 00 1641+399 18 47 40 66.7 629.2 2.1 68.1 37 1773 05 25 00 05 41 20 --- 19 04 03 63.7 632.0 2.3 68.0 980 1836 05 25 01 05 41 50 1641+399 19 04 33 63.6 632.1 2.4 68.0 27 1836 05 41 50 05 58 10 --- 19 20 56 60.7 634.6 2.6 67.6 980 1899 05 41 51 05 58 40 1641+399 19 21 26 60.6 634.7 2.6 67.6 27 1899 05 58 40 06 15 00 --- 19 37 49 57.7 637.1 2.9 67.0 980 1962 05 58 41 ---------- Ground-only segment 05 ---------- 06 15 30 1641+399 19 38 19 57.7 637.1 2.9 67.0 27 1962 06 15 30 06 24 30 --- 19 47 20 56.1 638.4 3.1 66.6 540 1997 06 15 31 06 25 00 1641+399 19 47 50 56.0 638.5 3.1 66.6 27 1997 06 25 00 06 30 00 --- 19 52 51 55.1 639.1 3.2 66.3 300 2016 06 25 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 6 RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 31 Mar 2016 Day 91 --- 06 30 30 1641+399 19 53 21 55.0 639.2 3.2 66.3 27 2016 06 30 30 06 40 00 --- 20 02 53 53.3 640.5 3.3 65.8 570 2053 06 30 31 06 40 30 1641+399 20 03 23 53.2 640.5 3.3 65.8 27 2053 06 40 30 06 50 00 --- 20 12 54 51.6 641.8 3.5 65.3 570 2089 06 40 31 06 50 30 1641+399 20 13 25 51.5 641.9 3.5 65.2 27 2089 06 50 30 07 00 00 --- 20 22 56 49.8 643.1 3.7 64.6 570 2126 06 50 31 07 00 30 1641+399 20 23 26 49.7 643.1 3.7 64.6 27 2126 07 00 30 07 10 00 --- 20 32 58 48.1 644.3 3.8 64.0 570 2163 07 00 31 07 10 30 1641+399 20 33 28 48.0 644.4 3.8 64.0 27 2163 07 10 30 07 20 00 --- 20 42 59 46.4 645.6 4.0 63.3 570 2200 07 10 31 07 20 30 1641+399 20 43 29 46.3 645.7 4.0 63.3 27 2200 07 20 30 07 30 00 --- 20 53 01 44.6 646.9 4.2 62.6 570 2236 07 20 31 07 30 30 1641+399 20 53 31 44.6 646.9 4.2 62.6 27 2236 07 30 30 07 40 00 --- 21 03 03 42.9 648.1 4.3 61.9 570 2273 07 30 31 07 40 30 1641+399 21 03 33 42.9 648.2 4.3 61.8 27 2273 07 40 30 07 50 00 --- 21 13 04 41.2 649.3 4.5 61.1 570 2310 07 40 31 07 50 30 1641+399 21 13 34 41.2 649.4 4.5 61.1 27 2310 07 50 30 07 59 30 --- 21 22 36 39.7 650.5 4.7 60.3 540 2345 07 50 31 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 05 ---------- 08 00 00 1641+399 21 23 06 39.6 650.6 4.7 60.3 27 2345 08 00 00 08 16 20 --- 21 39 29 36.9 652.6 4.9 58.9 980 2408 08 00 01 08 16 50 1641+399 21 39 59 36.8 652.7 4.9 58.9 27 2408 08 16 50 08 33 10 --- 21 56 21 34.1 654.7 5.2 57.4 980 2471 08 16 51 08 33 40 1641+399 21 56 51 34.0 654.8 5.2 57.4 27 2471 08 33 40 08 50 00 --- 22 13 14 31.4 656.8 5.5 55.9 980 2534 08 33 41 ---------- Ground-only segment 06 ---------- 08 50 30 1641+399 22 13 44 31.3 656.9 5.5 55.8 27 2534 08 50 30 09 00 00 --- 22 23 16 29.8 658.1 5.7 54.9 570 2571 08 50 31 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: ra18cm2.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: 21 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 512 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 Net SB= U U L L U U L L IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 4 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 1636.00 1636.00 1636.00 1636.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 BBC fr= 341.00 341.00 341.00 341.00 373.00 373.00 373.00 373.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 4 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 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 56.741257 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 38.38204 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at 1328+307 13 28 49.657778 * 13 31 08.288070 13 31 54.206774 0.00 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64060 * 30 30 32.95924 30 25 28.58949 0.00 * 3C286 ./gg079a_sources.radioastron WSRT calibrator, not for 92cm, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 542 observati 0316+413 03 16 29.567283 * 03 19 48.160114 03 20 51.642341 0.00 J0319+4130 41 19 51.91847 * 41 30 42.10559 41 34 05.47448 0.00 * 3C84 ./gg079a_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 15448 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2-1 0851+202 08 51 57.250618 * 08 54 48.874930 08 55 44.920816 0.00 J0854+2006 20 17 58.41733 * 20 06 30.64078 20 02 37.68080 0.00 * OJ287 ./gg079a_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 213710 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO3- * 1641+399 16 41 17.606226 * 16 42 58.809963 16 43 32.203998 0.00 J1642+3948 39 54 10.81479 * 39 48 36.99385 39 46 41.97815 0.00 3C345 ./gg079a_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 51938 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO3-0 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 ra18cm2.set 12 4.083 0.000 3C286 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 13 14 25 0.883 55.135 3C84 ra18cm2.set 25 0.083 3.750 ra6cm2.set 45 0.067 3.000 ra4cm2.set 15 0.083 3.750 ra2cm2.set 35 0.100 4.500 OJ287 ra18cm2.set 25 1.000 29.800 ra6cm2.set 45 0.767 21.933 ra4cm2.set 15 0.944 28.967 ra2cm2.set 35 1.256 34.817 1641+399 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 13 14 25 + 10.694 1261.236 ra6cm2.set 45 0.333 15.000 ra4cm2.set 15 0.417 18.750 ra2cm2.set 35 0.500 22.475 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 90.7 3C286 143.1 3C84 51.7 OJ287 119.8 1641+399 109.0 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