COVER INFORMATION Station: PARKES (Code Pa ) Experiment: RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging Exp. Code: gg081c Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Jose L. Gomez 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: K-band,Q-band, dual-pol Notes: K-band, Radioastron-compatible frequency setup P-CAL is ON Tsys is ON auto-level (AGC) is ON Schedule for PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Mar 2017 Day 66 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 01: 0851+202 with EVN+KVN+LBA ---------- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 Next BBC frequencies: 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 3268.00 3268.00 3268.00 3268.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 13 00 00 0851+202 09 54 49 35.1 -17.0 1.0 164.9 0 0 12 59 49 13 01 00 --- 09 55 49 35.1 -17.3 1.0 164.6 60 5 12 59 50 13 01 10 0851+202 09 55 59 35.0 -17.3 1.0 164.6 7 5 No stop 13 10 00 --- 10 04 50 34.5 -19.8 1.2 162.4 530 39 13 01 01 13 10 30 0851+202 10 05 20 34.4 -19.9 1.2 162.3 27 39 13 10 19 13 11 30 --- 10 06 20 34.4 -20.2 1.2 162.1 60 44 13 10 20 13 11 40 0851+202 10 06 31 34.3 -20.2 1.2 162.0 7 44 No stop 13 20 00 --- 10 14 52 33.7 -22.4 1.3 160.1 500 76 13 11 31 13 20 30 0851+202 10 15 22 33.7 -22.6 1.3 160.0 27 76 13 20 19 13 21 30 --- 10 16 22 33.6 -22.8 1.3 159.7 60 81 13 20 20 13 21 40 0851+202 10 16 32 33.6 -22.9 1.3 159.7 7 81 No stop 13 30 00 --- 10 24 54 32.9 -25.1 1.5 157.8 500 113 13 21 31 13 30 30 0851+202 10 25 24 32.8 -25.2 1.5 157.7 27 113 13 30 19 13 31 30 --- 10 26 24 32.7 -25.5 1.5 157.4 60 118 13 30 20 13 31 40 0851+202 10 26 34 32.7 -25.5 1.5 157.4 7 118 No stop 13 40 00 --- 10 34 55 31.9 -27.6 1.7 155.5 500 151 13 31 31 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 01: 0851+202 with EVN+KVN+LBA cont. ---------- 13 40 30 0851+202 10 35 25 31.9 -27.8 1.7 155.4 27 151 13 40 19 13 41 30 --- 10 36 25 31.8 -28.0 1.7 155.2 60 155 13 40 20 13 41 40 0851+202 10 36 35 31.8 -28.1 1.7 155.2 7 155 No stop 13 50 00 --- 10 44 57 30.9 -30.1 1.8 153.4 500 188 13 41 31 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 01: 0851+202 with EVN+KVN+LBA cont. ---------- 13 50 30 0851+202 10 45 27 30.9 -30.3 1.8 153.3 27 188 13 50 19 13 51 30 --- 10 46 27 30.7 -30.5 1.8 153.1 60 192 13 50 20 13 51 40 0851+202 10 46 37 30.7 -30.5 1.8 153.0 7 192 No stop 14 00 00 --- 10 54 58 29.8 -32.5 2.0 D 151.3 0 225 13 51 31 Schedule for PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Mar 2017 Day 66 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02: Target down, observing calibrator for LBA ---------- 16 15 00 1814-637 13 10 21 34.6 148.3 -5.2 -95.6 7580 225 16 14 49 16 16 00 --- 13 11 21 34.7 148.3 -5.2 -95.4 60 230 16 14 50 16 16 10 1814-637 13 11 31 34.7 148.3 -5.2 -95.4 7 230 No stop 16 25 00 --- 13 20 22 35.7 148.2 -5.0 -93.4 530 264 16 16 01 16 25 30 1814-637 13 20 52 35.7 148.2 -5.0 -93.3 27 264 16 25 19 16 26 30 --- 13 21 53 35.8 148.2 -5.0 -93.1 60 269 16 25 20 16 26 40 1814-637 13 22 03 35.9 148.2 -5.0 -93.1 7 269 No stop 16 35 00 --- 13 30 24 36.8 148.2 -4.8 -91.2 500 301 16 26 31 16 35 30 1814-637 13 30 54 36.8 148.2 -4.8 -91.1 27 301 16 35 19 16 36 30 --- 13 31 54 36.9 148.2 -4.8 -90.9 60 306 16 35 20 16 36 40 1814-637 13 32 04 37.0 148.2 -4.8 -90.9 7 306 No stop 16 45 00 --- 13 40 26 37.9 148.2 -4.7 -89.0 500 338 16 36 31 16 45 30 1814-637 13 40 56 37.9 148.2 -4.7 -88.9 27 338 16 45 19 16 46 30 --- 13 41 56 38.1 148.2 -4.7 -88.6 60 343 16 45 20 16 46 40 1814-637 13 42 06 38.1 148.2 -4.7 -88.6 7 343 No stop 16 55 00 --- 13 50 27 39.0 148.2 -4.5 -86.7 500 376 16 46 31 16 55 30 1814-637 13 50 57 39.1 148.2 -4.5 -86.6 27 376 16 55 19 16 56 30 --- 13 51 57 39.2 148.2 -4.5 -86.4 60 380 16 55 20 16 56 40 1814-637 13 52 07 39.2 148.2 -4.5 -86.3 7 380 No stop 17 05 00 --- 14 00 29 40.1 148.3 -4.3 -84.4 500 413 16 56 31 17 05 30 1814-637 14 00 59 40.2 148.3 -4.3 -84.3 27 413 17 05 19 17 06 30 --- 14 01 59 40.3 148.4 -4.3 -84.0 60 417 17 05 20 17 06 40 1814-637 14 02 09 40.3 148.4 -4.3 -84.0 7 417 No stop 17 15 00 --- 14 10 30 41.2 148.5 -4.2 -82.0 500 450 17 06 31 17 15 30 1814-637 14 11 01 41.3 148.5 -4.2 -81.9 27 450 17 15 19 17 16 30 --- 14 12 01 41.4 148.5 -4.2 -81.7 60 455 17 15 20 17 16 40 1814-637 14 12 11 41.4 148.6 -4.2 -81.6 7 455 No stop 17 25 00 --- 14 20 32 42.3 148.8 -4.0 -79.6 500 487 17 16 31 Schedule for PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Mar 2017 Day 66 --- 17 25 30 1814-637 14 21 02 42.4 148.8 -4.0 -79.5 27 487 17 25 19 17 26 30 --- 14 22 02 42.5 148.8 -4.0 -79.3 60 492 17 25 20 17 26 40 1814-637 14 22 12 42.5 148.8 -4.0 -79.2 7 492 No stop 17 35 00 --- 14 30 34 43.4 149.1 -3.8 -77.2 500 524 17 26 31 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: Target down, so observing calibrator for LBA ---------- 17 35 30 1814-637 14 31 04 43.4 149.1 -3.8 -77.0 27 524 17 35 19 17 36 30 --- 14 32 04 43.5 149.1 -3.8 -76.8 60 529 17 35 20 17 36 40 1814-637 14 32 14 43.6 149.1 -3.8 -76.7 7 529 No stop 17 45 30 --- 14 41 05 44.5 149.5 -3.7 -74.5 530 564 17 36 31 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: Target down, so observing calibrator for LBA ---------- 17 45 30 1814-637 14 41 05 44.5 149.5 -3.7 -74.5 -2 564 No stop 17 46 30 --- 14 42 06 44.6 149.5 -3.7 -74.3 58 567 17 45 31 17 46 40 1814-637 14 42 16 44.6 149.5 -3.6 -74.2 7 567 No stop 17 55 30 --- 14 51 07 45.6 149.9 -3.5 -72.0 530 602 17 46 31 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: Target down, so observing calibrator for LBA ---------- 17 55 30 1814-637 14 51 07 45.6 149.9 -3.5 -72.0 -2 602 No stop 17 56 30 --- 14 52 07 45.7 150.0 -3.5 -71.7 58 606 17 55 31 17 56 40 1814-637 14 52 17 45.7 150.0 -3.5 -71.7 7 606 No stop 18 05 30 --- 15 01 09 46.6 150.4 -3.3 -69.3 530 640 17 56 31 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: Target down, so observing calibrator for LBA ---------- 18 05 30 1814-637 15 01 09 46.6 150.4 -3.3 -69.3 -2 640 No stop 18 06 30 --- 15 02 09 46.7 150.5 -3.3 -69.1 58 644 18 05 31 18 06 40 1814-637 15 02 19 46.7 150.5 -3.3 -69.0 7 644 No stop 18 15 30 --- 15 11 10 47.6 151.0 -3.2 -66.6 530 679 18 06 31 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: Target down, so observing calibrator for LBA ---------- 18 15 30 1814-637 15 11 10 47.6 151.0 -3.2 -66.6 -2 679 No stop 18 16 30 --- 15 12 11 47.7 151.1 -3.2 -66.4 58 683 18 15 31 18 16 40 1814-637 15 12 21 47.8 151.1 -3.1 -66.3 7 683 No stop 18 25 30 --- 15 21 12 48.7 151.7 -3.0 -63.9 530 717 18 16 31 Schedule for PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 7 Mar 2017 Day 66 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: Target down, so observing calibrator for LBA ---------- 18 25 30 1814-637 15 21 12 48.7 151.7 -3.0 -63.9 -2 717 No stop 18 26 30 --- 15 22 12 48.8 151.8 -3.0 -63.6 58 721 18 25 31 18 26 40 1814-637 15 22 22 48.8 151.8 -3.0 -63.5 7 721 No stop 18 35 30 --- 15 31 14 49.6 152.5 -2.8 -61.0 530 756 18 26 31 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: Target down, so observing calibrator for LBA ---------- 18 35 30 1814-637 15 31 14 49.6 152.5 -2.8 -61.0 -2 756 No stop 18 36 30 --- 15 32 14 49.7 152.6 -2.8 -60.7 58 759 18 35 31 18 36 40 1814-637 15 32 24 49.8 152.6 -2.8 -60.7 7 759 No stop 18 45 30 --- 15 41 15 50.6 153.4 -2.7 -58.1 530 794 18 36 31 18 45 30 1814-637 15 41 15 50.6 153.4 -2.7 -58.1 -2 794 No stop 18 46 30 --- 15 42 16 50.7 153.5 -2.6 -57.8 58 798 18 45 31 18 46 40 1814-637 15 42 26 50.7 153.5 -2.6 -57.8 7 798 No stop 19 00 00 --- 15 55 48 51.9 154.8 -2.4 -53.7 800 850 18 46 31 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 ./gg081c_freq.dat: pa1cm Setup group: 17 Station: PARKES Total bit rate: 512 Format: LBA 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= 19000.00 19000.00 19000.00 19000.00 19000.00 19000.00 19000.00 19000.00 Net SB= L U L U L U L U IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP RCP LCP LCP RCP RCP LCP LCP BBC = 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 BBC SB= L U L U L U L U IF = 2N 2N 1N 1N 2N 2N 1N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 11 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 BBC fr= 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 3236.00 3268.00 3268.00 3268.00 3268.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 11 Track assignments are: track1= 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 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 59.861040 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 12.96182 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at * 1814-637 18 14 45.949299 * 18 19 35.002600 18 21 12.288328 0.00 -63 47 03.20742 *-63 45 48.20500 -63 44 57.59250 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. possble calibrator source for LBA?? 1328+307 13 28 49.657778 * 13 31 08.288070 13 31 56.345486 0.00 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64060 * 30 30 32.95924 30 25 08.66218 0.00 * 3C286 ./gg081c_sources.radioastron WSRT calibrator, not for 92cm, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 542 observati * 0716+714 07 16 13.029739 * 07 21 53.448474 07 23 50.595719 0.00 J0721+7120 71 26 15.17406 * 71 20 36.36340 71 18 40.38874 0.00 ./gg081c_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 42370 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2-1 * 0851+202 08 51 57.250618 * 08 54 48.874930 08 55 48.283390 0.00 J0854+2006 20 17 58.41733 * 20 06 30.64078 20 02 24.49441 0.00 OJ287 ./gg081c_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 213710 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO3- 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 21 5.750 0.000 1814-637 ra1cm2.set 9 10 11 12 13 2.639 20.990 3C286 ra1cm2.set 51 0.267 0.000 ra7mm2.set 52 0.367 0.000 0716+714 ra1cm2.set 1 2 5 6 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 + 12.436 152.486 ra2cm2.set 43 55 0.450 14.171 ra7mm2.set 23 36 59 60 4.575 33.390 0851+202 ra1cm2.set 1 2 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 + 17.411 1982.713 ra2cm2.set 43 55 0.864 39.108 ra7mm2.set 36 52 59 60 0.911 54.094 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 99.9 1814-637 78.3 3C286 138.8 0716+714 104.6 0851+202 143.1 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