COVER INFORMATION Station: URUMQI (Code Ur ) Experiment: Fine-scale imaging of M87 Exp. Code: gs042 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Tuomas Savolainen Address: Aalto University Metsahovi Radio Observatory Metsahovintie 114, 02540 Kylmala, Finland Phone: +358505819717 EMAIL: tuomas.k.savolainen@aalto.fi Fax: Phone during observation: +358505819717 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 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 2 Fine-scale imaging of M87 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 14 May 2018 Day 134 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01: FF source 1226+023 ---------- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 Next BBC frequencies: 236.00 236.00 236.00 236.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 10 45 00 1226+023 08 02 14 17.9 104.9 -4.5 -44.6 0 0 10 45 00 10 46 00 --- 08 03 15 18.1 105.1 -4.4 -44.5 60 2 10 45 01 10 46 40 1226+023 08 03 55 18.2 105.2 -4.4 -44.5 38 2 10 46 40 10 53 40 --- 08 10 56 19.4 106.5 -4.3 -44.1 420 15 10 46 41 10 55 00 1228+126 08 12 16 26.6 98.4 -4.3 -47.3 63 15 10 55 00 10 56 00 --- 08 13 16 26.8 98.6 -4.3 -47.3 60 17 10 55 01 10 56 20 1228+126 08 13 36 26.8 98.7 -4.3 -47.2 18 17 10 56 20 11 15 00 --- 08 32 19 30.2 102.2 -4.0 -46.5 1120 53 10 56 21 11 15 30 1228+126 08 32 49 30.3 102.3 -4.0 -46.5 28 53 11 15 30 11 16 30 --- 08 33 50 30.4 102.5 -4.0 -46.5 60 55 11 15 31 11 16 50 1228+126 08 34 10 30.5 102.6 -4.0 -46.5 18 55 11 16 50 11 35 00 --- 08 52 23 33.7 106.2 -3.7 -45.5 1090 90 11 16 51 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: ---------- 11 36 20 1156+295 08 53 43 50.3 95.3 -3.1 -55.8 44 90 11 36 20 11 37 50 --- 08 55 13 50.6 95.6 -3.1 -55.8 90 93 11 36 21 11 38 20 1156+295 08 55 43 50.7 95.7 -3.1 -55.8 28 93 11 38 20 11 41 50 --- 08 59 14 51.3 96.4 -3.0 -55.7 210 100 11 38 21 11 42 20 1236+077 08 59 44 30.0 110.0 -3.7 -43.4 -16 100 11 42 20 11 44 20 --- 09 01 44 30.3 110.4 -3.6 -43.3 104 104 11 42 21 11 45 00 1228+126 09 02 24 35.4 108.3 -3.5 -44.8 27 104 11 45 00 11 54 00 --- 09 11 26 37.0 110.3 -3.3 -44.2 540 121 11 45 01 11 54 50 1226+023 09 12 16 29.7 119.1 -3.3 -39.4 32 121 11 54 50 11 58 20 --- 09 15 46 30.2 119.9 -3.2 -39.0 210 128 11 54 51 11 58 50 1236+077 09 16 17 32.8 113.5 -3.4 -42.1 20 128 11 58 50 12 00 20 --- 09 17 47 33.0 113.9 -3.4 -42.0 90 130 11 58 51 12 01 00 1228+126 09 18 27 38.2 111.8 -3.2 -43.6 27 130 12 01 00 12 10 20 --- 09 27 48 39.7 114.0 -3.1 -42.7 560 148 12 01 01 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 3 Fine-scale imaging of M87 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 14 May 2018 Day 134 --- 12 10 50 1228+126 09 28 18 39.8 114.1 -3.1 -42.7 28 148 12 10 50 12 19 50 --- 09 37 20 41.3 116.2 -2.9 -41.8 540 166 12 10 51 12 20 20 1253-055 09 37 50 23.3 124.2 -3.3 -37.1 -9 166 12 20 20 12 22 20 --- 09 39 50 23.6 124.6 -3.3 -36.9 111 170 12 20 21 12 22 50 1253-055 09 40 20 23.6 124.7 -3.3 -36.9 28 170 12 22 50 12 26 20 --- 09 43 51 24.2 125.5 -3.2 -36.4 210 176 12 22 51 12 26 50 1236+077 09 44 21 37.3 120.0 -2.9 -39.3 1 176 12 26 50 12 28 20 --- 09 45 51 37.6 120.3 -2.9 -39.2 90 179 12 26 51 12 29 00 1228+126 09 46 31 42.8 118.5 -2.8 -40.7 27 179 12 29 00 12 38 30 --- 09 56 03 44.3 121.0 -2.6 -39.6 570 197 12 29 01 12 39 00 1228+126 09 56 33 44.4 121.1 -2.6 -39.5 28 197 12 39 00 12 43 20 --- 10 00 54 45.0 122.3 -2.5 -38.9 260 206 12 39 01 12 43 50 1156+295 10 01 24 62.3 111.2 -2.0 -50.8 -8 206 12 43 50 12 45 30 --- 10 03 04 62.6 111.7 -2.0 -50.5 92 209 12 43 51 12 46 10 1156+295 10 03 44 62.7 111.9 -1.9 -50.4 38 209 12 46 10 12 50 20 --- 10 07 55 63.4 113.2 -1.9 -49.8 250 217 12 46 11 12 50 50 1236+077 10 08 25 41.0 126.1 -2.5 -36.3 -18 217 12 50 50 12 52 50 --- 10 10 25 41.3 126.6 -2.5 -36.0 102 221 12 50 51 12 53 30 1228+126 10 11 06 46.6 125.1 -2.3 -37.4 27 221 12 53 30 13 02 50 --- 10 20 27 47.9 127.8 -2.2 -36.0 560 239 12 53 31 13 03 50 1226+023 10 21 27 39.6 136.3 -2.1 -30.1 40 239 13 03 50 13 07 50 --- 10 25 28 40.1 137.5 -2.1 -29.4 240 246 13 03 51 13 08 20 1236+077 10 25 58 43.5 130.9 -2.2 -33.6 19 246 13 08 20 13 09 50 --- 10 27 28 43.7 131.3 -2.2 -33.4 90 249 13 08 21 13 10 30 1228+126 10 28 08 49.0 130.1 -2.1 -34.6 26 249 13 10 30 13 20 00 --- 10 37 40 50.3 133.1 -1.9 -32.9 570 268 13 10 31 13 20 30 1228+126 10 38 10 50.4 133.2 -1.9 -32.8 28 268 13 20 30 13 29 50 --- 10 47 31 51.6 136.3 -1.7 -30.9 560 286 13 20 31 13 30 20 1253-055 10 48 02 32.7 140.9 -2.2 -27.4 -11 286 13 30 20 13 32 00 --- 10 49 42 32.9 141.3 -2.1 -27.1 89 289 13 30 21 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 4 Fine-scale imaging of M87 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 14 May 2018 Day 134 --- 13 32 30 1253-055 10 50 12 32.9 141.4 -2.1 -27.0 28 289 13 32 30 13 36 50 --- 10 54 33 33.4 142.6 -2.0 -26.3 260 297 13 32 31 13 37 20 1236+077 10 55 03 47.2 139.7 -1.8 -28.3 -1 297 13 37 20 13 38 50 --- 10 56 33 47.4 140.2 -1.7 -28.0 89 300 13 37 21 13 39 30 1228+126 10 57 13 52.8 139.7 -1.6 -28.7 26 300 13 39 30 13 48 50 --- 11 06 35 53.8 143.1 -1.4 -26.5 560 318 13 39 31 13 49 20 1228+126 11 07 05 53.9 143.2 -1.4 -26.4 28 318 13 49 20 13 53 40 --- 11 11 25 54.3 144.9 -1.3 -25.3 260 326 13 49 21 13 54 10 1156+295 11 11 55 72.7 141.9 -0.8 -30.9 -10 326 13 54 10 13 55 50 --- 11 13 36 72.9 142.9 -0.8 -30.0 90 329 13 54 11 13 56 20 1156+295 11 14 06 72.9 143.3 -0.8 -29.8 28 329 13 56 20 14 00 40 --- 11 18 27 73.4 146.1 -0.7 -27.6 260 338 13 56 21 14 01 10 1236+077 11 18 57 49.8 147.7 -1.4 -23.0 -20 338 14 01 10 14 03 10 --- 11 20 57 50.0 148.4 -1.3 -22.5 100 342 14 01 11 14 04 00 1228+126 11 21 47 55.4 148.9 -1.2 -22.6 36 342 14 04 00 14 13 10 --- 11 30 59 56.2 152.6 -1.0 -20.0 550 359 14 04 01 14 14 10 1226+023 11 31 59 46.5 158.6 -1.0 -15.3 38 359 14 14 10 14 18 10 --- 11 35 59 46.8 160.1 -0.9 -14.3 240 367 14 14 11 14 18 40 1236+077 11 36 29 51.3 154.1 -1.1 -18.6 18 367 14 18 40 14 20 10 --- 11 38 00 51.4 154.7 -1.0 -18.2 90 370 14 18 41 14 21 00 1228+126 11 38 50 56.8 155.9 -0.9 -17.7 36 370 14 21 00 14 27 20 --- 11 45 11 57.2 158.6 -0.8 -15.7 380 382 14 21 01 14 27 50 1236+077 11 45 41 52.0 157.6 -0.9 -16.2 16 382 14 27 50 14 29 10 --- 11 47 01 52.1 158.2 -0.9 -15.8 80 385 14 27 51 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02: 1228+126 ---------- 14 30 00 1228+126 11 47 51 57.4 159.8 -0.7 -14.9 36 385 14 30 00 14 50 00 --- 12 07 55 58.4 168.8 -0.4 -8.3 1200 423 14 30 01 14 50 30 1228+126 12 08 25 58.4 169.1 -0.4 -8.1 28 423 14 50 30 14 51 30 --- 12 09 25 58.4 169.5 -0.4 -7.8 60 425 14 50 31 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 5 Fine-scale imaging of M87 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 14 May 2018 Day 134 --- 14 52 10 1228+126 12 10 05 58.5 169.8 -0.4 -7.5 38 425 14 52 10 15 10 00 --- 12 27 58 58.8 178.2 -0.1 -1.3 1070 459 14 52 11 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 03: ---------- 15 10 20 1236+077 12 28 18 53.8 174.9 -0.2 -3.7 7 459 15 10 20 15 11 50 --- 12 29 48 53.9 175.6 -0.2 -3.2 90 462 15 10 21 15 12 40 1228+126 12 30 38 58.8 179.5 -0.0 -0.4 37 462 15 12 40 15 22 10 --- 12 40 10 58.8 184.0 0.1 2.9 570 480 15 12 41 15 23 10 1226+023 12 41 10 48.4 184.2 0.2 3.0 36 480 15 23 10 15 28 10 --- 12 46 11 48.3 186.1 0.3 4.4 300 490 15 23 11 15 28 40 1236+077 12 46 41 53.9 182.7 0.1 2.0 16 490 15 28 40 15 30 10 --- 12 48 11 53.9 183.3 0.1 2.4 90 493 15 28 41 15 31 00 1228+126 12 49 01 58.6 188.1 0.3 6.0 38 493 15 31 00 15 40 30 --- 12 58 33 58.3 192.5 0.4 9.3 570 511 15 31 01 15 42 10 1253-055 13 00 13 40.6 181.0 0.1 0.7 62 511 15 42 10 15 46 10 --- 13 04 14 40.6 182.3 0.1 1.7 240 519 15 42 11 15 47 50 1228+126 13 05 54 58.0 195.9 0.6 11.7 62 519 15 47 50 15 56 50 --- 13 14 56 57.5 199.9 0.7 14.6 540 536 15 47 51 15 57 30 1228+126 13 15 36 57.4 200.2 0.7 14.8 38 536 15 57 30 16 06 50 --- 13 24 57 56.8 204.2 0.9 17.7 560 554 15 57 31 16 08 30 1156+295 13 26 38 67.6 237.3 1.4 44.4 63 554 16 08 30 16 12 30 --- 13 30 38 67.0 239.0 1.5 45.4 240 562 16 08 31 16 14 00 1228+126 13 32 08 56.2 207.2 1.0 19.9 54 562 16 14 00 16 22 30 --- 13 40 40 55.5 210.7 1.1 22.3 510 578 16 14 01 16 23 10 1228+126 13 41 20 55.4 211.0 1.2 22.5 38 578 16 23 10 16 32 30 --- 13 50 41 54.5 214.6 1.3 24.9 560 596 16 23 11 16 33 30 1226+023 13 51 42 44.7 209.4 1.4 20.9 38 596 16 33 30 16 37 30 --- 13 55 42 44.3 210.7 1.4 21.7 240 604 16 33 31 16 38 30 1228+126 13 56 42 53.8 216.9 1.4 26.5 38 604 16 38 30 16 47 30 --- 14 05 44 52.8 220.1 1.6 28.6 540 621 16 38 31 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 6 Fine-scale imaging of M87 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 14 May 2018 Day 134 --- 16 48 10 1228+126 14 06 24 52.7 220.4 1.6 28.8 38 621 16 48 10 16 57 30 --- 14 15 46 51.6 223.6 1.7 30.8 560 639 16 48 11 16 59 10 1253-055 14 17 26 37.4 205.5 1.3 18.3 69 639 16 59 10 17 03 10 --- 14 21 27 37.1 206.6 1.4 19.1 240 647 16 59 11 17 04 50 1228+126 14 23 07 50.7 226.0 1.9 32.3 70 647 17 04 50 17 14 10 --- 14 32 28 49.4 229.0 2.0 34.1 560 665 17 04 51 17 14 50 1228+126 14 33 08 49.3 229.2 2.0 34.2 38 665 17 14 50 17 25 00 --- 14 43 20 47.9 232.3 2.2 36.0 610 684 17 14 51 17 25 50 1228+126 14 44 10 47.8 232.6 2.2 36.1 48 684 17 25 50 17 34 20 --- 14 52 42 46.5 235.0 2.3 37.5 510 701 17 25 51 17 36 00 1156+295 14 54 22 52.7 262.2 2.9 55.4 69 701 17 36 00 17 39 20 --- 14 57 42 52.1 262.9 3.0 55.5 200 707 17 36 01 17 41 00 1228+126 14 59 23 45.5 236.9 2.5 38.5 70 707 17 41 00 17 49 20 --- 15 07 44 44.2 239.1 2.6 39.6 500 723 17 41 01 17 50 20 1226+023 15 08 44 35.6 231.7 2.6 34.7 40 723 17 50 20 17 54 20 --- 15 12 45 35.0 232.7 2.7 35.3 240 731 17 50 21 17 55 20 1253-055 15 13 45 31.8 221.1 2.3 28.6 44 731 17 55 20 17 59 20 --- 15 17 46 31.3 222.1 2.3 29.3 240 738 17 55 21 18 01 00 1228+126 15 19 26 42.4 242.1 2.8 41.0 74 738 18 01 00 18 04 20 --- 15 22 47 41.8 242.9 2.9 41.4 200 745 18 01 01 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03: 1228+126 ---------- 18 05 00 1228+126 15 23 27 41.7 243.1 2.9 41.5 38 745 18 05 00 18 25 00 --- 15 43 30 38.4 247.8 3.2 43.5 1200 783 18 05 01 18 25 40 1228+126 15 44 10 38.3 248.0 3.2 43.5 38 783 18 25 40 18 45 00 --- 16 03 33 35.0 252.2 3.5 45.0 1160 821 18 25 41 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 04: ---------- 18 45 40 1228+126 16 04 13 34.9 252.3 3.5 45.0 38 821 18 45 40 18 55 00 --- 16 13 35 33.3 254.3 3.7 45.6 560 838 18 45 41 18 56 40 1156+295 16 15 15 38.0 276.4 4.2 55.7 74 838 18 56 40 19 00 10 --- 16 18 46 37.4 276.9 4.3 55.6 210 845 18 56 41 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 7 Fine-scale imaging of M87 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 14 May 2018 Day 134 --- 19 01 40 1228+126 16 20 16 32.1 255.6 3.8 46.0 64 845 19 01 40 19 09 40 --- 16 28 17 30.7 257.2 3.9 46.4 480 861 19 01 41 19 11 10 1253-055 16 29 48 21.2 238.7 3.5 38.5 67 861 19 11 10 19 14 40 --- 16 33 18 20.7 239.4 3.6 38.9 210 867 19 11 11 19 16 20 1228+126 16 34 58 29.5 258.5 4.1 46.7 77 867 19 16 20 19 24 40 --- 16 43 20 28.0 260.1 4.2 47.0 500 883 19 16 21 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 04: ---------- 19 25 40 1228+126 16 44 20 27.8 260.3 4.2 47.1 58 883 19 25 40 19 34 40 --- 16 53 21 26.2 262.0 4.4 47.3 540 901 19 25 41 19 35 50 1226+023 16 54 32 18.5 254.5 4.4 44.4 52 901 19 35 50 19 39 40 --- 16 58 22 17.8 255.2 4.5 44.6 230 908 19 35 51 19 40 50 1228+126 16 59 32 25.1 263.1 4.5 47.5 52 908 19 40 50 19 49 40 --- 17 08 24 23.5 264.7 4.6 47.7 530 925 19 40 51 19 51 10 1156+295 17 09 54 28.3 284.6 5.2 53.5 66 925 19 51 10 19 54 50 --- 17 13 35 27.6 285.1 5.2 53.3 220 932 19 51 11 19 56 20 1228+126 17 15 05 22.3 265.9 4.7 47.8 67 932 19 56 20 20 05 00 --- 17 23 46 20.7 267.4 4.9 47.9 520 949 19 56 21 20 06 40 1253-055 17 25 27 12.2 249.6 4.5 43.1 78 949 20 06 40 20 10 00 --- 17 28 47 11.6 250.2 4.5 43.3 200 955 20 06 41 20 11 40 1228+126 17 30 27 19.5 268.6 5.0 47.9 78 955 20 11 40 20 20 00 --- 17 38 49 18.0 270.0 5.1 48.0 500 971 20 11 41 20 20 40 1228+126 17 39 29 17.9 270.2 5.1 48.0 38 971 20 20 40 20 25 00 --- 17 43 50 17.1 270.9 5.2 48.0 260 979 20 20 41 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 04: ---------- 20 26 20 1228+126 17 45 10 16.8 271.1 5.2 48.0 78 979 20 26 20 20 35 30 --- 17 54 21 15.2 272.7 5.4 47.9 550 997 20 26 21 20 36 50 1156+295 17 55 42 20.4 291.3 5.9 50.7 58 997 20 36 50 20 40 30 --- 17 59 22 19.8 291.9 6.0 50.5 220 1004 20 36 51 20 41 50 1228+126 18 00 42 14.0 273.8 5.5 47.8 58 1004 20 41 50 20 50 30 --- 18 09 24 12.4 275.2 5.6 47.7 520 1021 20 41 51 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 8 Fine-scale imaging of M87 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 14 May 2018 Day 134 --- 20 56 50 1228+126 18 15 45 11.3 276.3 5.7 47.6 378 1021 20 56 50 21 05 30 --- 18 24 26 9.7 277.8 5.9 47.4 520 1037 20 56 51 21 12 00 1228+126 18 30 57 8.6 278.9 6.0 47.2 388 1037 21 12 00 21 20 30 --- 18 39 29 7.0 280.3 6.1 47.0 510 1054 21 12 01 21 21 10 1228+126 18 40 09 6.9 280.4 6.1 46.9 38 1054 21 21 10 21 30 00 --- 18 49 00 5.3 281.9 6.3 46.6 530 1071 21 21 11 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: 21 Station: URUMQI Total bit rate: 256 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 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 = A2 C1 A2 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 236.00 236.00 236.00 236.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 6 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 58.985352 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 13.48772 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at J1239+0730 12 36 52.308755 * 12 39 24.588327 12 40 20.487542 0.10 * 1236+077 07 46 45.39997 * 07 30 17.18902 07 24 18.52672 0.11 J1239+07 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 1855 observations * 1226+023 12 26 33.245835 * 12 29 06.699731 12 30 03.025117 0.00 J1229+0203 02 19 43.30547 * 02 03 08.59797 01 57 05.87367 0.00 3C273B ./gs042_sources.radioastron 3C273 AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 32011 observations, RA-AO4-07, RA-AO3-0 * 1253-055 12 53 35.831289 * 12 56 11.166557 12 57 08.371431 0.00 J1256-0547 -05 31 07.99603 *-05 47 21.52489 -05 53 17.34581 0.00 3C279 ./gs042_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 7924 observations, RA-AO4-07, RA-AO3-04 * 1228+126 12 28 17.569280 * 12 30 49.423382 12 31 45.092957 0.00 J1230+1223 12 40 01.74883 * 12 23 28.04365 12 17 28.41095 0.00 3C274 ./gs042_sources.radioastron M87 AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 55201 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO3-0 VIR-A * 1156+295 11 56 57.786212 * 11 59 31.833913 12 00 28.033628 0.00 J1159+2914 29 31 25.73868 * 29 14 43.82678 29 08 45.29167 0.00 ./gs042_sources.radioastron AGN, MASIV, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 70591 observations, RA-AO3-04, R 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 9 2.783 0.000 1236+077 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 6 7 8 11 13 14 15 16 + 0.347 16.742 1226+023 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 6 7 8 11 13 14 15 16 + 0.667 51.411 1253-055 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 6 7 8 11 13 14 15 16 + 0.597 42.278 1228+126 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 6 7 8 11 13 14 15 16 + 8.722 862.110 ra7mm2.set 30 31 32 0.350 15.750 1156+295 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 6 7 8 11 13 14 15 16 + 0.617 51.640 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 74.5 1236+077 131.5 1226+023 132.1 1253-055 141.6 1228+126 127.0 1156+295 111.1 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