COVER INFORMATION Station: HOB_DBBC (Code Ho ) 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 HOB_DBBC (Code Ho ) 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. Space segment 01: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+LBA(w/o ATCA) ---------- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 Next BBC frequencies: 436.00 436.00 436.00 436.00 468.00 468.00 468.00 468.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 11 00 00 0238-084 23 50 12 38.9 60.1 -2.9 82.5 0 0 10 59 49 11 10 00 --- 00 00 13 40.5 57.6 -2.7 83.1 600 39 10 59 50 11 10 30 0238-084 00 00 43 40.6 57.5 -2.7 83.1 26 39 11 10 19 11 20 00 --- 00 10 15 42.0 55.0 -2.5 83.7 570 76 11 10 20 11 20 30 0238-084 00 10 45 42.1 54.9 -2.5 83.7 26 76 11 20 19 11 30 00 --- 00 20 17 43.5 52.3 -2.4 84.2 570 114 11 20 20 11 30 30 0238-084 00 20 47 43.6 52.1 -2.4 84.2 26 114 11 30 19 11 40 00 --- 00 30 18 44.9 49.4 -2.2 84.7 570 151 11 30 20 11 40 30 0238-084 00 30 48 45.0 49.3 -2.2 84.8 26 151 11 40 19 11 50 00 --- 00 40 20 46.3 46.5 -2.0 85.2 570 188 11 40 20 11 50 30 0238-084 00 40 50 46.4 46.3 -2.0 85.2 26 188 11 50 19 12 00 00 --- 00 50 21 47.6 43.4 -1.9 85.7 570 225 11 50 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01: FF 3C454.3 with EVN+KVN+LBA ---------- 12 03 20 2251+158 00 53 42 24.9 328.3 2.0 80.9 91 225 12 03 09 12 10 20 --- 01 00 43 24.2 326.6 2.1 80.3 420 253 12 03 10 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+LBA ---------- 12 10 50 0238-084 01 01 13 48.9 39.9 -1.7 86.2 -78 253 12 10 39 12 20 20 --- 01 10 45 50.0 36.6 -1.5 86.6 492 290 12 10 40 12 20 50 0238-084 01 11 15 50.1 36.5 -1.5 86.6 26 290 12 20 39 12 30 20 --- 01 20 46 51.1 33.1 -1.4 87.0 570 327 12 20 40 12 30 50 0238-084 01 21 17 51.1 32.9 -1.3 87.0 26 327 12 30 39 12 31 50 --- 01 22 17 51.2 32.6 -1.3 87.0 60 332 12 30 40 12 32 00 0238-084 01 22 27 51.2 32.5 -1.3 87.1 7 332 No stop 12 40 20 --- 01 30 48 52.0 29.4 -1.2 87.4 500 365 12 31 51 12 40 50 0238-084 01 31 18 52.1 29.2 -1.2 87.4 26 365 12 40 39 12 41 50 --- 01 32 18 52.2 28.9 -1.2 87.4 60 369 12 40 40 Schedule for HOB_DBBC (Code Ho ) 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 --- 12 42 00 0238-084 01 32 28 52.2 28.8 -1.2 87.5 7 369 No stop 12 50 20 --- 01 40 50 52.9 25.6 -1.0 87.8 500 402 12 41 51 12 50 50 0238-084 01 41 20 52.9 25.4 -1.0 87.8 26 402 12 50 39 12 51 50 --- 01 42 20 53.0 25.0 -1.0 87.8 60 407 12 50 40 12 52 00 0238-084 01 42 30 53.0 24.9 -1.0 87.8 7 407 No stop 13 00 20 --- 01 50 51 53.6 21.6 -0.9 88.2 500 439 12 51 51 13 00 50 0238-084 01 51 21 53.6 21.4 -0.8 88.2 26 439 13 00 39 13 01 50 --- 01 52 22 53.7 21.0 -0.8 88.2 60 444 13 00 40 13 02 00 0238-084 01 52 32 53.7 21.0 -0.8 88.2 7 444 No stop 13 10 20 --- 02 00 53 54.2 17.6 -0.7 88.5 500 476 13 01 51 13 10 50 0238-084 02 01 23 54.3 17.3 -0.7 88.5 26 476 13 10 39 13 11 50 --- 02 02 23 54.3 16.9 -0.7 88.6 60 481 13 10 40 13 12 00 0238-084 02 02 33 54.3 16.9 -0.7 88.6 7 481 No stop 13 20 20 --- 02 10 55 54.7 13.4 -0.5 88.9 500 514 13 11 51 13 20 50 0238-084 02 11 25 54.7 13.2 -0.5 88.9 26 514 13 20 39 13 21 50 --- 02 12 25 54.8 12.7 -0.5 88.9 60 518 13 20 40 13 22 00 0238-084 02 12 35 54.8 12.7 -0.5 89.0 7 518 No stop 13 30 20 --- 02 20 56 55.1 9.1 -0.3 89.3 500 551 13 21 51 13 30 50 0238-084 02 21 26 55.1 8.9 -0.3 89.3 26 551 13 30 39 13 31 50 --- 02 22 27 55.1 8.4 -0.3 89.3 60 556 13 30 40 13 32 00 0238-084 02 22 37 55.1 8.4 -0.3 89.3 7 556 No stop 13 40 20 --- 02 30 58 55.3 4.8 -0.2 89.6 500 588 13 31 51 13 40 50 0238-084 02 31 28 55.3 4.5 -0.2 89.6 26 588 13 40 39 13 41 50 --- 02 32 28 55.3 4.1 -0.2 89.7 60 593 13 40 40 13 42 00 0238-084 02 32 38 55.3 4.0 -0.2 89.7 7 593 No stop 13 50 20 --- 02 41 00 55.4 0.4 -0.0 90.0 500 625 13 41 51 13 50 50 0238-084 02 41 30 55.4 0.2 -0.0 90.0 26 625 13 50 39 13 51 50 --- 02 42 30 55.4 359.7 0.0 90.0 60 630 13 50 40 13 52 00 0238-084 02 42 40 55.4 359.7 0.0 90.0 7 630 No stop 14 00 20 --- 02 51 01 55.3 356.0 0.2 90.3 500 663 13 51 51 Schedule for HOB_DBBC (Code Ho ) 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 --- 14 00 50 0238-084 02 51 31 55.3 355.8 0.2 90.3 26 663 14 00 39 14 01 50 --- 02 52 31 55.3 355.4 0.2 90.4 60 667 14 00 40 14 02 00 0238-084 02 52 41 55.3 355.3 0.2 90.4 7 667 No stop 14 10 20 --- 03 01 03 55.1 351.7 0.3 90.7 500 700 14 01 51 14 10 50 0238-084 03 01 33 55.1 351.5 0.3 90.7 26 700 14 10 39 14 11 50 --- 03 02 33 55.1 351.1 0.3 90.7 60 704 14 10 40 14 12 00 0238-084 03 02 43 55.1 351.0 0.3 90.7 7 704 No stop 14 20 20 --- 03 11 05 54.8 347.4 0.5 91.0 500 737 14 11 51 14 20 50 0238-084 03 11 35 54.8 347.2 0.5 91.1 26 737 14 20 39 14 21 50 --- 03 12 35 54.7 346.8 0.5 91.1 60 742 14 20 40 14 22 00 0238-084 03 12 45 54.7 346.7 0.5 91.1 7 742 No stop 14 30 20 --- 03 21 06 54.3 343.2 0.7 91.4 500 774 14 21 51 14 30 50 0238-084 03 21 36 54.3 343.0 0.7 91.4 26 774 14 30 39 14 31 50 --- 03 22 36 54.2 342.6 0.7 91.5 60 779 14 30 40 14 32 00 0238-084 03 22 46 54.2 342.5 0.7 91.5 7 779 No stop 14 40 20 --- 03 31 08 53.7 339.1 0.8 91.8 500 812 14 31 51 14 40 50 0238-084 03 31 38 53.7 338.9 0.8 91.8 26 812 14 40 39 14 41 50 --- 03 32 38 53.6 338.5 0.8 91.8 60 816 14 40 40 14 42 00 0238-084 03 32 48 53.6 338.4 0.8 91.8 7 816 No stop 14 50 20 --- 03 41 09 53.0 335.1 1.0 92.2 500 849 14 41 51 14 50 50 0238-084 03 41 40 53.0 334.9 1.0 92.2 26 849 14 50 39 14 51 50 --- 03 42 40 52.9 334.5 1.0 92.2 60 853 14 50 40 14 52 00 0238-084 03 42 50 52.9 334.5 1.0 92.2 7 853 No stop 15 00 20 --- 03 51 11 52.2 331.3 1.2 92.5 500 886 14 51 51 15 00 50 0238-084 03 51 41 52.1 331.1 1.2 92.6 26 886 15 00 39 15 01 50 --- 03 52 41 52.1 330.7 1.2 92.6 60 891 15 00 40 15 02 00 0238-084 03 52 51 52.0 330.7 1.2 92.6 7 891 No stop 15 10 20 --- 04 01 13 51.3 327.6 1.3 92.9 500 923 15 01 51 15 10 50 0238-084 04 01 43 51.2 327.4 1.3 93.0 26 923 15 10 39 15 11 50 --- 04 02 43 51.1 327.0 1.3 93.0 60 928 15 10 40 Schedule for HOB_DBBC (Code Ho ) 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 --- 15 12 00 0238-084 04 02 53 51.1 327.0 1.3 93.0 7 928 No stop 15 20 20 --- 04 11 14 50.2 324.0 1.5 93.3 500 961 15 11 51 15 20 50 0238-084 04 11 44 50.2 323.8 1.5 93.4 26 961 15 20 39 15 21 50 --- 04 12 45 50.1 323.5 1.5 93.4 60 965 15 20 40 15 22 00 0238-084 04 12 55 50.0 323.4 1.5 93.4 7 965 No stop 15 30 20 --- 04 21 16 49.1 320.6 1.7 93.8 500 998 15 21 51 15 30 50 0238-084 04 21 46 49.0 320.4 1.7 93.8 26 998 15 30 39 15 31 50 --- 04 22 46 48.9 320.1 1.7 93.8 60 1002 15 30 40 15 32 00 0238-084 04 22 56 48.9 320.0 1.7 93.8 7 1002 No stop 15 40 20 --- 04 31 18 47.9 317.3 1.8 94.2 500 1035 15 31 51 ---------- LBA FF scan ---------- 15 43 00 0528+134 04 33 58 32.1 16.7 -1.0 93.5 72 1035 15 42 49 15 44 00 --- 04 34 58 32.2 16.4 -0.9 93.4 60 1040 15 42 50 15 44 00 0528+134 04 34 58 32.2 16.4 -0.9 93.4 -2 1040 No stop 15 51 00 --- 04 41 59 32.5 14.4 -0.8 93.0 418 1067 15 44 01 15 54 20 0238-084 04 45 20 46.1 313.0 2.1 94.9 111 1067 15 54 09 15 55 20 --- 04 46 20 45.9 312.7 2.1 94.9 60 1071 15 54 10 15 55 20 0238-084 04 46 20 45.9 312.7 2.1 94.9 -2 1071 No stop 15 58 20 --- 04 49 21 45.5 311.8 2.1 95.1 178 1083 15 55 21 15 58 30 0238-084 04 49 31 45.5 311.7 2.1 95.1 7 1083 No stop 15 59 30 --- 04 50 31 45.4 311.4 2.1 95.1 60 1087 15 58 21 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+LBA(+ATCA) ---------- 16 00 00 0238-084 04 51 01 45.3 311.3 2.2 95.1 26 1087 15 59 49 16 08 50 --- 04 59 52 44.1 308.8 2.3 95.6 530 1122 15 59 50 16 09 00 0238-084 05 00 02 44.0 308.7 2.3 95.6 7 1122 No stop 16 10 00 --- 05 01 03 43.9 308.4 2.3 95.6 60 1126 16 08 51 16 10 30 0238-084 05 01 33 43.8 308.3 2.3 95.7 26 1126 16 10 19 16 18 50 --- 05 09 54 42.6 306.0 2.5 96.1 500 1159 16 10 20 16 19 00 0238-084 05 10 04 42.6 306.0 2.5 96.1 7 1159 No stop 16 20 00 --- 05 11 04 42.4 305.7 2.5 96.2 60 1164 16 18 51 Schedule for HOB_DBBC (Code Ho ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 --- 16 20 30 0238-084 05 11 34 42.3 305.6 2.5 96.2 26 1164 16 20 19 16 28 50 --- 05 19 56 41.1 303.4 2.6 96.7 500 1196 16 20 20 16 29 00 0238-084 05 20 06 41.1 303.3 2.6 96.7 7 1196 No stop 16 30 00 --- 05 21 06 40.9 303.1 2.7 96.8 60 1201 16 28 51 16 30 30 0238-084 05 21 36 40.8 302.9 2.7 96.8 26 1201 16 30 19 16 38 50 --- 05 29 57 39.5 300.8 2.8 97.3 500 1234 16 30 20 16 39 00 0238-084 05 30 07 39.5 300.8 2.8 97.3 7 1234 No stop 16 40 00 --- 05 31 07 39.3 300.5 2.8 97.4 60 1238 16 38 51 16 40 30 0238-084 05 31 38 39.3 300.4 2.8 97.4 26 1238 16 40 19 16 48 50 --- 05 39 59 37.9 298.4 3.0 98.0 500 1271 16 40 20 16 49 00 0238-084 05 40 09 37.9 298.4 3.0 98.0 7 1271 No stop 16 50 00 --- 05 41 09 37.7 298.1 3.0 98.0 60 1275 16 48 51 16 50 30 0238-084 05 41 39 37.7 298.0 3.0 98.1 26 1275 16 50 19 16 58 50 --- 05 50 01 36.3 296.1 3.1 98.7 500 1308 16 50 20 16 59 00 0238-084 05 50 11 36.3 296.0 3.1 98.7 7 1308 No stop 17 00 00 --- 05 51 11 36.1 295.8 3.2 98.8 60 1313 16 58 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 Matching groups in ./gb079_freq.dat: ho1cm_low Setup group: 18 Station: HOB_DBBC Total bit rate: 512 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 21800.00 21800.00 21800.00 21800.00 21800.00 21800.00 21800.00 21800.00 Net SB= U U L L U U L L IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 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= 436.00 436.00 436.00 436.00 468.00 468.00 468.00 468.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 2 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 6, 10, 14, 4, 8, 12, 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 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