COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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: 664.00 664.00 664.00 664.00 632.00 632.00 632.00 632.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 21 00 00 1641+399 17 39 30 75.7 -48.8 0.9 123.0 0 0 21 00 00 21 09 30 --- 17 49 02 74.1 -52.4 1.1 118.1 570 37 21 00 01 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 01 ---------- 21 10 00 1641+399 17 49 32 74.0 -52.5 1.1 117.8 28 37 21 10 00 21 26 20 --- 18 05 55 71.2 -56.9 1.4 111.0 980 99 21 10 01 21 26 50 1641+399 18 06 25 71.1 -57.0 1.4 110.9 28 99 21 26 50 21 43 10 --- 18 22 47 68.1 -59.8 1.7 105.6 980 162 21 26 51 21 43 40 1641+399 18 23 17 68.0 -59.9 1.7 105.5 28 162 21 43 40 22 00 00 --- 18 39 40 64.9 -61.7 1.9 101.2 980 225 21 43 41 ---------- Ground-only segment 02, EVN L-band scans on 1641+399 ---------- 22 00 30 1641+399 18 40 10 64.8 -61.7 1.9 101.1 28 225 22 00 30 22 10 00 --- 18 49 42 63.0 -62.5 2.1 98.9 570 262 22 00 31 22 10 30 1641+399 18 50 12 62.9 -62.5 2.1 98.8 28 262 22 10 30 22 18 50 --- 18 58 33 61.4 -63.0 2.3 97.0 500 294 22 10 31 22 19 20 1641+399 18 59 03 61.3 -63.0 2.3 96.9 28 294 22 19 20 22 28 50 --- 19 08 35 59.4 -63.4 2.4 95.1 570 330 22 19 21 22 29 20 1641+399 19 09 05 59.3 -63.4 2.4 95.0 28 330 22 29 20 22 38 50 --- 19 18 36 57.5 -63.7 2.6 93.2 570 367 22 29 21 22 39 20 1641+399 19 19 06 57.4 -63.7 2.6 93.1 28 367 22 39 20 22 48 50 --- 19 28 38 55.6 -63.8 2.8 91.5 570 403 22 39 21 22 49 20 1641+399 19 29 08 55.5 -63.8 2.8 91.4 28 403 22 49 20 22 58 50 --- 19 38 40 53.7 -63.8 2.9 89.9 570 440 22 49 21 22 59 20 1641+399 19 39 10 53.6 -63.8 2.9 89.8 28 440 22 59 20 23 08 50 --- 19 48 41 51.7 -63.8 3.1 88.3 570 476 22 59 21 23 09 20 1641+399 19 49 11 51.6 -63.8 3.1 88.2 28 476 23 09 20 23 18 50 --- 19 58 43 49.8 -63.7 3.3 86.8 570 513 23 09 21 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 20 02 04 9.5 -60.1 6.5 59.4 129 513 23 22 10 23 31 40 --- 20 11 35 7.7 -59.0 6.7 58.3 570 549 23 22 11 ---------- EVN-only scans on 1641+399 ---------- 23 35 00 1641+399 20 14 56 46.7 -63.3 3.5 84.5 130 549 23 35 00 23 44 30 --- 20 24 27 44.9 -63.0 3.7 83.1 570 586 23 35 01 23 45 00 1641+399 20 24 57 44.8 -63.0 3.7 83.1 28 586 23 45 00 23 54 30 --- 20 34 29 43.0 -62.7 3.8 81.8 570 622 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 20 34 59 42.9 -62.6 3.9 81.7 28 622 23 55 00 00 11 20 --- 20 51 22 39.8 -62.0 4.1 79.6 980 685 23 55 01 00 11 50 1641+399 20 51 52 39.7 -61.9 4.1 79.5 28 685 00 11 50 00 28 10 --- 21 08 14 36.6 -61.1 4.4 77.4 980 748 00 11 51 00 28 40 1641+399 21 08 44 36.5 -61.1 4.4 77.3 28 748 00 28 40 00 45 00 --- 21 25 07 33.5 -60.2 4.7 75.2 980 811 00 28 41 00 45 30 1641+399 21 25 37 33.4 -60.2 4.7 75.1 28 811 00 45 30 00 55 00 --- 21 35 09 31.6 -59.6 4.9 73.9 570 847 00 45 31 ---------- target source 1641+399 at L ---------- 01 13 00 1641+399 21 53 12 28.3 -58.4 5.2 71.6 1077 847 01 13 00 01 18 00 --- 21 58 13 27.4 -58.1 5.2 71.0 300 867 01 13 01 01 18 30 1641+399 21 58 43 27.3 -58.0 5.3 70.9 28 867 01 18 30 01 28 00 --- 22 08 14 25.6 -57.3 5.4 69.7 570 903 01 18 31 01 28 30 1641+399 22 08 44 25.5 -57.3 5.4 69.6 28 903 01 28 30 01 38 00 --- 22 18 16 23.8 -56.6 5.6 68.4 570 940 01 28 31 ---------- target source 1641+399 at L ---------- 01 53 50 1641+399 22 34 08 20.9 -55.3 5.8 66.4 947 940 01 53 50 02 03 20 --- 22 43 40 19.3 -54.5 6.0 65.1 570 976 01 53 51 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 --- 02 03 50 1641+399 22 44 10 19.2 -54.5 6.0 65.0 28 976 02 03 50 02 13 20 --- 22 53 42 17.5 -53.6 6.2 63.8 570 1013 02 03 51 ---------- target source 1641+399 at L ---------- 02 29 40 1641+399 23 10 04 14.7 -52.1 6.4 61.6 977 1013 02 29 40 02 39 10 --- 23 19 36 13.1 -51.2 6.6 60.3 570 1049 02 29 41 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03 ---------- 02 40 00 1641+399 23 20 26 13.0 -51.1 6.6 60.2 48 1049 02 40 00 02 56 20 --- 23 36 49 10.3 -49.5 6.9 57.9 980 1112 02 40 01 02 56 50 1641+399 23 37 19 10.2 -49.4 6.9 57.8 28 1112 02 56 50 03 13 10 --- 23 53 41 7.6 -47.7 7.2 55.5 980 1175 02 56 51 03 13 40 1641+399 23 54 12 7.5 -47.6 7.2 55.4 28 1175 03 13 40 03 30 00 --- 00 10 34 5.0 -45.8 7.5 D 53.0 0 1238 03 13 41 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: ra18cm2.set Matching groups in ./gg079a_freq.dat: sh18cm Huang Xinyong 27Sept05 Setup group: 12 Station: SHANGHAI Total bit rate: 512 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U IF SB = L L L L L L L L Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = C A C A C A C A The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 5 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= 664.00 664.00 664.00 664.00 632.00 632.00 632.00 632.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 5 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 10, 12, 6, 8, 14, 16 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