COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging Exp. Code: gb079 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Baczko Address: Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Auf dem Hugel 69 D-53121 Bonn Phone: +79165452842 EMAIL: abaczko@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: Phone during observation: +79165452842 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 HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22300.00 22300.00 22300.00 22300.00 22332.00 22332.00 22332.00 22332.00 Next BBC frequencies: 156.00 156.00 156.00 156.00 188.00 188.00 188.00 188.00 220.00 220.00 220.00 220.00 252.00 252.00 252.00 252.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 17 01 00 0238-084 21 53 10 19.5 89.8 -4.8 0.0 0 0 17 00 49 17 11 00 --- 22 03 11 21.8 88.6 -4.6 0.0 600 78 17 00 50 17 22 00 0238-084 22 14 13 24.3 87.4 -4.5 0.0 638 78 17 21 49 17 31 30 --- 22 23 45 26.4 86.3 -4.3 0.0 570 153 17 21 50 17 32 00 0238-084 22 24 15 26.5 86.2 -4.3 0.0 9 153 17 31 49 17 41 30 --- 22 33 46 28.7 85.1 -4.1 0.0 570 227 17 31 50 17 42 00 0238-084 22 34 16 28.8 85.1 -4.1 0.0 9 227 17 41 49 17 51 30 --- 22 43 48 30.9 83.9 -4.0 0.0 570 302 17 41 50 17 52 00 0238-084 22 44 18 31.0 83.8 -4.0 0.0 9 302 17 51 49 18 01 30 --- 22 53 50 33.2 82.6 -3.8 0.0 570 376 17 51 50 18 02 00 0238-084 22 54 20 33.3 82.6 -3.8 0.0 9 376 18 01 49 18 11 30 --- 23 03 51 35.4 81.3 -3.6 0.0 570 451 18 01 50 18 12 00 0238-084 23 04 21 35.5 81.3 -3.6 0.0 9 451 18 11 49 18 21 30 --- 23 13 53 37.6 80.0 -3.5 0.0 570 525 18 11 50 18 22 00 0238-084 23 14 23 37.7 79.9 -3.5 0.0 9 525 18 21 49 18 31 30 --- 23 23 55 39.8 78.5 -3.3 0.0 570 600 18 21 50 18 32 00 0238-084 23 24 25 39.9 78.5 -3.3 0.0 9 600 18 31 49 18 41 30 --- 23 33 56 42.0 77.0 -3.1 0.0 570 674 18 31 50 18 42 00 0238-084 23 34 26 42.1 77.0 -3.1 0.0 9 674 18 41 49 18 51 30 --- 23 43 58 44.2 75.4 -3.0 0.0 570 749 18 41 50 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 18 53 30 0234+285 23 45 58 21.3 40.1 -2.9 0.0 19 749 18 53 19 19 01 30 --- 23 53 59 22.4 38.6 -2.7 0.0 480 812 18 53 20 19 03 30 0238-084 23 56 00 46.8 73.4 -2.8 0.0 19 812 19 03 19 19 13 00 --- 00 05 31 48.9 71.6 -2.6 0.0 570 886 19 03 20 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+HART ---------- 19 15 00 0238-084 00 07 32 49.3 71.2 -2.6 0.0 99 886 19 14 49 19 25 00 --- 00 17 33 51.4 69.2 -2.4 0.0 600 964 19 14 50 19 25 30 0238-084 00 18 03 51.5 69.1 -2.4 0.0 9 964 19 25 19 19 35 00 --- 00 27 35 53.5 67.0 -2.2 0.0 570 1039 19 25 20 19 35 30 0238-084 00 28 05 53.6 66.9 -2.2 0.0 9 1039 19 35 19 19 45 00 --- 00 37 37 55.6 64.6 -2.1 0.0 570 1113 19 35 20 19 45 30 0238-084 00 38 07 55.7 64.5 -2.1 0.0 9 1113 19 45 19 19 55 00 --- 00 47 38 57.6 62.0 -1.9 0.0 570 1188 19 45 20 19 55 30 0238-084 00 48 08 57.7 61.9 -1.9 0.0 9 1188 19 55 19 20 05 00 --- 00 57 40 59.6 59.1 -1.7 0.0 570 1262 19 55 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 03: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- 20 06 00 0238-084 00 58 40 59.7 58.8 -1.7 0.0 39 1262 20 05 49 20 16 00 --- 01 08 42 61.6 55.5 -1.6 0.0 600 1341 20 05 50 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 20 18 00 0234+285 01 10 42 31.3 22.6 -1.5 0.0 19 1341 20 17 49 20 26 00 --- 01 18 43 32.0 20.7 -1.3 0.0 480 1404 20 17 50 20 26 30 0238-084 01 19 13 63.5 51.7 -1.4 0.0 -71 1404 20 26 19 20 36 00 --- 01 28 45 65.2 47.7 -1.2 0.0 499 1478 20 26 20 20 36 30 0238-084 01 29 15 65.3 47.5 -1.2 0.0 9 1478 20 36 19 20 46 00 --- 01 38 47 66.8 43.1 -1.1 0.0 570 1553 20 36 20 20 46 30 0238-084 01 39 17 66.9 42.8 -1.0 0.0 9 1553 20 46 19 20 56 00 --- 01 48 48 68.3 37.9 -0.9 0.0 570 1627 20 46 20 20 56 30 0238-084 01 49 18 68.3 37.6 -0.9 0.0 9 1627 20 56 19 21 06 00 --- 01 58 50 69.5 32.0 -0.7 0.0 570 1702 20 56 20 21 06 30 0238-084 01 59 20 69.6 31.7 -0.7 0.0 9 1702 21 06 19 21 16 00 --- 02 08 52 70.6 25.4 -0.6 0.0 570 1776 21 06 20 21 16 30 0238-084 02 09 22 70.7 25.1 -0.5 0.0 9 1776 21 16 19 21 26 00 --- 02 18 53 71.5 18.2 -0.4 0.0 570 1851 21 16 20 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 --- 21 26 30 0238-084 02 19 23 71.5 17.8 -0.4 0.0 9 1851 21 26 19 21 36 00 --- 02 28 55 72.0 10.5 -0.2 0.0 570 1925 21 26 20 21 36 30 0238-084 02 29 25 72.0 10.1 -0.2 0.0 9 1925 21 36 19 21 46 00 --- 02 38 56 72.3 2.4 -0.0 0.0 570 2000 21 36 20 21 46 30 0238-084 02 39 27 72.3 2.0 -0.0 0.0 9 2000 21 46 19 21 56 00 --- 02 48 58 72.2 354.3 0.1 0.0 570 2074 21 46 20 21 56 30 0238-084 02 49 28 72.2 353.9 0.1 0.0 9 2074 21 56 19 22 06 00 --- 02 59 00 71.8 346.3 0.3 0.0 570 2149 21 56 20 22 06 30 0238-084 02 59 30 71.8 345.9 0.3 0.0 9 2149 22 06 19 22 16 00 --- 03 09 01 71.2 338.8 0.5 0.0 570 2223 22 06 20 22 16 30 0238-084 03 09 31 71.1 338.4 0.5 0.0 9 2223 22 16 19 22 26 00 --- 03 19 03 70.2 331.9 0.6 0.0 570 2298 22 16 20 22 26 30 0238-084 03 19 33 70.2 331.5 0.6 0.0 9 2298 22 26 19 22 36 00 --- 03 29 05 69.0 325.6 0.8 0.0 570 2372 22 26 20 22 36 30 0238-084 03 29 35 69.0 325.3 0.8 0.0 9 2372 22 36 19 22 44 30 --- 03 37 36 67.9 320.7 0.9 0.0 480 2435 22 36 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 04: 0238-084 with HART+EVN+VLBA (23:00-..) ---------- 22 45 00 0238-084 03 38 06 67.8 320.5 0.9 0.0 9 2435 22 44 49 22 55 00 --- 03 48 08 66.3 315.4 1.1 0.0 600 2513 22 44 50 22 55 30 0238-084 03 48 38 66.2 315.2 1.1 0.0 9 2513 22 55 19 23 05 00 --- 03 58 09 64.7 310.9 1.3 0.0 570 2588 22 55 20 23 05 30 0238-084 03 58 40 64.6 310.7 1.3 0.0 9 2588 23 05 19 23 15 00 --- 04 08 11 62.9 307.0 1.4 0.0 570 2662 23 05 20 23 15 30 0238-084 04 08 41 62.8 306.8 1.4 0.0 9 2662 23 15 19 23 25 00 --- 04 18 13 61.1 303.4 1.6 0.0 570 2737 23 15 20 23 25 30 0238-084 04 18 43 61.0 303.3 1.6 0.0 9 2737 23 25 19 23 35 00 --- 04 28 14 59.2 300.3 1.8 0.0 570 2811 23 25 20 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 23 38 00 0234+285 04 31 15 29.0 331.9 1.9 0.0 79 2811 23 37 49 23 46 00 --- 04 39 16 28.1 330.2 2.0 0.0 480 2874 23 37 50 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 4: 0238-084 with VLBA+EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- 23 46 30 0238-084 04 39 46 56.9 297.0 2.0 0.0 -71 2874 23 46 19 23 56 00 --- 04 49 18 54.9 294.6 2.1 0.0 499 2949 23 46 20 --- Start: Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 -- Stop: Sun 6 Nov 2016 Day 311 --- 23 56 30 0238-084 04 49 48 54.8 294.5 2.1 0.0 9 2949 23 56 19 00 06 00 --- 04 59 19 52.9 292.3 2.3 0.0 570 3023 23 56 20 00 06 30 0238-084 04 59 50 52.8 292.2 2.3 0.0 9 3023 00 06 19 00 16 00 --- 05 09 21 50.8 290.1 2.5 0.0 570 3098 00 06 20 00 16 30 0238-084 05 09 51 50.7 290.0 2.5 0.0 9 3098 00 16 19 00 26 00 --- 05 19 23 48.6 288.2 2.6 0.0 570 3172 00 16 20 00 26 30 0238-084 05 19 53 48.5 288.1 2.6 0.0 9 3172 00 26 19 00 36 00 --- 05 29 24 46.5 286.3 2.8 0.0 570 3247 00 26 20 00 36 30 0238-084 05 29 54 46.4 286.3 2.8 0.0 9 3247 00 36 19 00 46 00 --- 05 39 26 44.3 284.6 3.0 0.0 570 3321 00 36 20 00 46 30 0238-084 05 39 56 44.2 284.6 3.0 0.0 9 3321 00 46 19 00 56 00 --- 05 49 28 42.1 283.0 3.1 0.0 570 3396 00 46 20 01 11 00 0234+285 06 04 30 16.3 314.5 3.4 0.0 799 3396 01 10 49 01 19 00 --- 06 12 31 15.0 313.3 3.6 0.0 480 3459 01 10 50 01 27 00 0238-084 06 20 33 35.3 278.6 3.6 0.0 379 3459 01 26 49 01 30 00 --- 06 23 33 34.6 278.2 3.7 0.0 180 3483 01 26 50 01 38 00 0238-084 06 31 35 32.8 277.2 3.8 0.0 458 3483 01 37 49 01 41 00 --- 06 34 35 32.1 276.8 3.9 0.0 180 3508 01 37 50 01 49 00 0238-084 06 42 36 30.3 275.8 4.0 0.0 458 3508 01 48 49 01 52 00 --- 06 45 37 29.7 275.4 4.1 0.0 180 3532 01 48 50 02 00 00 0238-084 06 53 38 27.9 274.5 4.2 0.0 458 3532 01 59 49 02 03 00 --- 06 56 39 27.2 274.1 4.2 0.0 180 3557 01 59 50 02 11 00 0238-084 07 04 40 25.4 273.2 4.4 0.0 458 3557 02 10 49 02 14 00 --- 07 07 41 24.7 272.8 4.4 0.0 180 3581 02 10 50 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 6 Nov 2016 Day 311 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 05: 0238-084 with VLA+VLBA + Hart (till 03:00) ---------- 02 15 00 0238-084 07 08 41 24.5 272.7 4.4 0.0 39 3581 02 14 49 02 23 50 --- 07 17 32 22.5 271.7 4.6 0.0 530 3650 02 14 50 02 24 00 0238-084 07 17 42 22.5 271.7 4.6 0.0 -11 3650 No stop 02 25 00 --- 07 18 42 22.2 271.6 4.6 0.0 49 3659 02 23 51 02 25 30 0238-084 07 19 12 22.1 271.5 4.6 0.0 9 3659 02 25 19 02 33 50 --- 07 27 34 20.2 270.6 4.8 0.0 500 3725 02 25 20 02 34 00 0238-084 07 27 44 20.2 270.6 4.8 0.0 -11 3725 No stop 02 35 00 --- 07 28 44 20.0 270.5 4.8 0.0 49 3734 02 33 51 02 35 30 0238-084 07 29 14 19.9 270.4 4.8 0.0 9 3734 02 35 19 02 43 50 --- 07 37 35 18.0 269.5 4.9 0.0 500 3799 02 35 20 02 44 00 0238-084 07 37 45 18.0 269.5 4.9 0.0 -11 3799 No stop 02 45 00 --- 07 38 46 17.7 269.4 4.9 0.0 49 3808 02 43 51 02 45 30 0238-084 07 39 16 17.6 269.3 5.0 0.0 9 3808 02 45 19 02 53 50 --- 07 47 37 15.7 268.4 5.1 0.0 500 3874 02 45 20 02 54 00 0238-084 07 47 47 15.7 268.4 5.1 0.0 -11 3874 No stop 02 55 00 --- 07 48 47 15.5 268.3 5.1 0.0 49 3883 02 53 51 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: 23 Station: HART Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 22080.00 Net SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF SB = U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 3 11 3 11 5 13 5 13 7 15 7 15 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 15 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 22300.00 22300.00 22300.00 22300.00 22332.00 22332.00 22332.00 22332.00 BBC fr= 156.00 156.00 156.00 156.00 188.00 188.00 188.00 188.00 220.00 220.00 220.00 220.00 252.00 252.00 252.00 252.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 15 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 4, 12, 20, 28, 6, 14, 22, 30, 8, 16, 24, 32 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 34.104620 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 11.67342 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at * 1934-638 04 20 04.230487 * 19 39 25.024972 04 20 47.695161 0.00 -63 49 48.04871 *-63 42 45.62440 -63 40 24.82043 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. ATCA flux calibrator * 0134+329 01 34 49.826373 * 01 37 41.299439 01 38 40.499141 0.00 J0137+3309 32 54 20.25866 * 33 09 35.13284 33 14 44.81588 0.00 3C48 ./gb079_sources.radioastron rfc_2016c Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 147 observations * 2251+158 22 51 29.519741 * 22 53 57.747940 22 54 48.031641 0.00 J2253+1608 15 52 54.34791 * 16 08 53.56074 16 14 27.51855 0.00 3C454.3 ./gb079_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 40570 observations, RA-AO4-06, RA-AO3-0 * 0234+285 02 34 55.589591 * 02 37 52.405678 02 38 53.303332 0.00 J0237+2848 28 35 11.40774 * 28 48 08.98999 28 52 27.53754 0.00 ./gb079_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 57147 observations, RA-AO4-07, RA-AO3-0 * 0238-084 02 38 37.351926 * 02 41 04.798502 02 41 55.301775 0.00 J0241-0815 -08 28 08.92072 *-08 15 20.75192 -08 11 06.03352 0.00 NGC1052 ./gb079_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, RA-AO4-09 * 0528+134 05 28 06.759218 * 05 30 56.416749 05 31 54.185533 0.00 J0530+1331 13 29 42.28878 * 13 31 55.14945 13 32 31.09082 0.00 ./gb079_sources.radioastron AGN, MASIV, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 139206 observations, RA-AO3-04, 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 5.275 0.000 1934-638 ra1cm2.set 10 0.111 0.000 0134+329 ra1cm2.set 40 0.100 0.000 ra7mm2.set 44 0.133 0.000 2251+158 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 0.117 3.169 0234+285 ra1cm2.set 5 6 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 21 + 0.950 60.179 ra7mm2.set 27 28 44 0.367 13.383 0238-084 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 + 14.964 911.905 ra7mm2.set 27 28 44 1.800 76.197 0528+134 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 10 0.133 1.276 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 102.2 1934-638 98.2 0134+329 157.1 2251+158 124.7 0234+285 167.0 0238-084 155.8 0528+134 139.8 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