COVER INFORMATION Station: GBTS (Code Gt ) Experiment: Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields Exp. Code: ga030b Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.10 Version 11.1 Beta of about April 26, 201 PI: James M Anderson Address: MPIfR Bonn Auf dem Huegel 69 53121 Bonn, Germany Phone: +49 (228) 525 356 EMAIL: anderson@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: +49 228 525 229 Phone during observation: +7 903 661 48 65 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 GBTS (Code Gt ) 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 11 Nov 2013 Day 315 --- ---------- The following is to control the tracking station recorder ---------- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 Next BBC frequencies: 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 07 30 00 FAKERA 05 33 05 37.7 6.4 -6.5 -79.2 0 0 07 30 00 07 39 30 --- 05 42 37 37.9 6.4 -6.3 -81.6 570 18 07 30 01 07 40 00 FAKERA 05 43 07 37.9 6.4 -6.3 -81.7 10 18 07 40 00 07 49 30 --- 05 52 39 38.1 6.5 -6.1 -84.0 570 37 07 40 01 07 50 00 FAKERA 05 53 09 38.1 6.5 -6.1 -84.2 10 37 07 50 00 07 59 30 --- 06 02 40 38.3 6.5 -6.0 -86.5 570 55 07 50 01 08 00 00 FAKERA 06 03 10 38.3 6.5 -6.0 -86.6 10 55 08 00 00 08 09 30 --- 06 12 42 38.5 6.5 -5.8 -89.0 570 73 08 00 01 08 10 00 FAKERA 06 13 12 38.5 6.5 -5.8 -89.1 10 73 08 10 00 08 19 30 --- 06 22 44 38.8 6.5 -5.6 -91.5 570 91 08 10 01 08 20 00 FAKERA 06 23 14 38.8 6.5 -5.6 -91.6 10 91 08 20 00 08 29 30 --- 06 32 45 39.0 6.5 -5.5 -94.0 570 110 08 20 01 08 30 00 FAKERA 06 33 15 39.0 6.5 -5.5 -94.1 10 110 08 30 00 08 39 30 --- 06 42 47 39.2 6.5 -5.3 -96.5 570 128 08 30 01 08 40 00 FAKERA 06 43 17 39.2 6.4 -5.3 -96.7 10 128 08 40 00 08 49 30 --- 06 52 48 39.4 6.4 -5.1 -99.1 570 146 08 40 01 08 50 00 FAKERA 06 53 19 39.4 6.4 -5.1 -99.2 10 146 08 50 00 08 59 30 --- 07 02 50 39.6 6.4 -5.0 -101.6 570 164 08 50 01 09 00 00 FAKERA 07 03 20 39.6 6.4 -5.0 -101.7 10 164 09 00 00 09 09 30 --- 07 12 52 39.8 6.3 -4.8 -104.1 570 183 09 00 01 09 10 00 FAKERA 07 13 22 39.9 6.3 -4.8 -104.2 10 183 09 10 00 09 19 30 --- 07 22 53 40.1 6.2 -4.6 -106.7 570 201 09 10 01 09 20 00 FAKERA 07 23 24 40.1 6.2 -4.6 -106.8 10 201 09 20 00 09 29 30 --- 07 32 55 40.3 6.1 -4.5 -109.2 570 219 09 20 01 09 30 00 FAKERA 07 33 25 40.3 6.1 -4.5 -109.4 10 219 09 30 00 09 40 00 --- 07 43 27 40.5 6.0 -4.3 -111.9 600 238 09 30 01 Schedule for GBTS (Code Gt ) 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 11 Nov 2013 Day 315 --- ---------- The following is to control the tracking station recorder ---------- 11 00 00 FAKERA 09 03 40 42.0 4.8 -2.9 -132.7 4780 238 11 00 00 11 09 30 --- 09 13 11 42.1 4.6 -2.8 -135.2 570 257 11 00 01 11 10 00 FAKERA 09 13 42 42.1 4.6 -2.8 -135.4 10 257 11 10 00 11 19 30 --- 09 23 13 42.3 4.4 -2.6 -137.9 570 275 11 10 01 11 20 00 FAKERA 09 23 43 42.3 4.3 -2.6 -138.0 10 275 11 20 00 11 29 30 --- 09 33 15 42.4 4.1 -2.5 -140.5 570 293 11 20 01 11 30 00 FAKERA 09 33 45 42.4 4.1 -2.4 -140.7 10 293 11 30 00 11 39 30 --- 09 43 16 42.6 3.9 -2.3 -143.2 570 312 11 30 01 11 40 00 FAKERA 09 43 47 42.6 3.9 -2.3 -143.3 10 312 11 40 00 11 49 30 --- 09 53 18 42.7 3.6 -2.1 -145.8 570 330 11 40 01 11 50 00 FAKERA 09 53 48 42.7 3.6 -2.1 -146.0 10 330 11 50 00 11 59 30 --- 10 03 20 42.8 3.4 -2.0 -148.5 570 348 11 50 01 12 00 00 FAKERA 10 03 50 42.8 3.4 -1.9 -148.6 10 348 12 00 00 12 09 30 --- 10 13 21 42.9 3.1 -1.8 -151.2 570 366 12 00 01 12 10 00 FAKERA 10 13 51 42.9 3.1 -1.8 -151.3 10 366 12 10 00 12 19 30 --- 10 23 23 43.0 2.9 -1.6 -153.9 570 385 12 10 01 12 20 00 FAKERA 10 23 53 43.0 2.8 -1.6 -154.0 10 385 12 20 00 12 29 30 --- 10 33 25 43.1 2.6 -1.5 -156.5 570 403 12 20 01 12 30 00 FAKERA 10 33 55 43.1 2.6 -1.4 -156.7 10 403 12 30 00 12 39 30 --- 10 43 26 43.2 2.3 -1.3 -159.2 570 421 12 30 01 12 40 00 FAKERA 10 43 56 43.2 2.3 -1.3 -159.4 10 421 12 40 00 12 49 30 --- 10 53 28 43.3 2.0 -1.1 -161.9 570 439 12 40 01 12 50 00 FAKERA 10 53 58 43.3 2.0 -1.1 -162.1 10 439 12 50 00 13 00 00 --- 11 04 00 43.4 1.7 -0.9 -164.8 600 459 12 50 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 --- 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: 28 Station: GBTS 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= 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 Net SB= U L U L IF SB = U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP RCP RCP BBC = 1 1 2 2 BBC SB= U L U L IF = A A B B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 41 Setup file default. LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 41 48 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 27.958002 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 55 03.41567 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for the TS to look at J1824+5651 18 23 14.951494 * 18 24 07.068372 18 24 20.014978 0.18 * 1823+568 56 49 18.07194 * 56 51 01.49075 56 51 53.19192 0.10 J1824+56 ./ga030b_sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 7564 observations J2022+6136 20 21 13.300235 * 20 22 06.681753 20 22 21.338208 0.21 * 2021+614 61 27 18.15575 * 61 36 58.80476 61 40 07.95163 0.10 J2022+61 ./ga030b_sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 3249 observations J2157+3127 21 55 15.930441 * 21 57 28.823886 21 58 06.638673 0.12 * 2155+312 31 12 41.62468 * 31 27 01.35172 31 31 22.41858 0.11 ./ga030b_sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 793 observations J2202+4216 22 00 39.362504 * 22 02 43.291371 22 03 18.806963 0.14 BLLAC 42 02 08.59073 * 42 16 39.97987 42 21 06.43229 0.10 * 2200+420 ./ga030b_sources.vlba J2202+42 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 59418 observations VR422201 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 41 10.167 0.000 1823+568 ra1cm2.set 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 + 3.436 151.619 2021+614 ra1cm2.set 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 + 3.892 237.230 2155+312 ra1cm2.set 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 0.361 13.000 ra2cm2.set 11 12 0.765 25.474 ra7mm2.set 1 2 0.882 30.396 2200+420 ra1cm2.set 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 + 10.943 1739.544 ra2cm2.set 11 12 0.882 34.263 ra7mm2.set 1 2 0.799 31.217 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 103.9 1823+568 85.0 2021+614 100.3 2155+312 109.9 2200+420 112.1 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