COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 --- 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: 272.00 272.00 272.00 272.00 304.00 304.00 304.00 304.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 368.00 368.00 368.00 368.00 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 18 02 00 0238-084 21 50 10 6.2 467.9 -4.9 -43.3 0 0 18 01 49 18 11 30 --- 21 59 42 7.8 469.6 -4.7 -42.7 570 75 18 01 50 18 12 00 0238-084 22 00 12 7.8 469.7 -4.7 -42.7 27 75 18 11 49 18 21 30 --- 22 09 44 9.4 471.5 -4.5 -42.1 570 150 18 11 50 18 22 00 0238-084 22 10 14 9.5 471.6 -4.5 -42.1 27 150 18 21 49 18 31 30 --- 22 19 45 11.1 473.3 -4.4 -41.4 570 225 18 21 50 18 32 00 0238-084 22 20 15 11.2 473.4 -4.4 -41.4 27 225 18 31 49 18 41 30 --- 22 29 47 12.7 475.3 -4.2 -40.7 570 299 18 31 50 18 42 00 0238-084 22 30 17 12.8 475.4 -4.2 -40.6 27 299 18 41 49 18 51 30 --- 22 39 49 14.3 477.2 -4.0 -39.8 570 374 18 41 50 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 18 53 30 0234+285 22 41 49 41.1 447.7 -4.0 -54.4 62 374 18 53 19 19 01 30 --- 22 49 50 42.5 449.0 -3.8 -54.5 480 437 18 53 20 19 03 30 0238-084 22 51 51 16.2 479.6 -3.8 -38.8 62 437 19 03 19 19 13 00 --- 23 01 22 17.7 481.5 -3.7 -37.9 570 512 19 03 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+HART ---------- 19 15 00 0238-084 23 03 22 18.0 481.9 -3.6 -37.7 117 512 19 14 49 19 25 00 --- 23 13 24 19.5 484.0 -3.5 -36.7 600 591 19 14 50 19 25 30 0238-084 23 13 54 19.5 484.1 -3.5 -36.6 27 591 19 25 19 19 35 00 --- 23 23 26 20.9 486.2 -3.3 -35.6 570 666 19 25 20 19 35 30 0238-084 23 23 56 21.0 486.3 -3.3 -35.5 27 666 19 35 19 19 45 00 --- 23 33 27 22.4 488.3 -3.1 -34.4 570 741 19 35 20 19 45 30 0238-084 23 33 57 22.4 488.5 -3.1 -34.3 27 741 19 45 19 19 55 00 --- 23 43 29 23.7 490.6 -3.0 -33.2 570 816 19 45 20 19 55 30 0238-084 23 43 59 23.8 490.7 -3.0 -33.1 27 816 19 55 19 20 05 00 --- 23 53 31 25.1 492.9 -2.8 -31.9 570 890 19 55 20 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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. Ground segment 03: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- 20 06 00 0238-084 23 54 31 25.2 493.1 -2.8 -31.7 57 890 20 05 49 20 16 00 --- 00 04 32 26.5 495.5 -2.6 -30.3 600 969 20 05 50 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 20 18 00 0234+285 00 06 33 56.1 464.4 -2.5 -52.0 56 969 20 17 49 20 26 00 --- 00 14 34 57.5 466.4 -2.4 -51.4 480 1032 20 17 50 20 26 30 0238-084 00 15 04 27.8 498.0 -2.4 -28.8 -34 1032 20 26 19 20 36 00 --- 00 24 36 28.9 500.4 -2.3 -27.3 536 1107 20 26 20 20 36 30 0238-084 00 25 06 28.9 500.5 -2.3 -27.3 27 1107 20 36 19 20 46 00 --- 00 34 37 30.0 502.9 -2.1 -25.7 570 1182 20 36 20 20 46 30 0238-084 00 35 07 30.0 503.1 -2.1 -25.6 27 1182 20 46 19 20 56 00 --- 00 44 39 31.0 505.6 -2.0 -24.0 570 1257 20 46 20 20 56 30 0238-084 00 45 09 31.1 505.7 -1.9 -24.0 27 1257 20 56 19 21 06 00 --- 00 54 41 32.0 508.2 -1.8 -22.3 570 1332 20 56 20 21 06 30 0238-084 00 55 11 32.1 508.4 -1.8 -22.2 27 1332 21 06 19 21 16 00 --- 01 04 42 32.9 511.0 -1.6 -20.5 570 1407 21 06 20 21 16 30 0238-084 01 05 12 33.0 511.1 -1.6 -20.4 27 1407 21 16 19 21 26 00 --- 01 14 44 33.7 513.8 -1.5 -18.6 570 1481 21 16 20 21 26 30 0238-084 01 15 14 33.8 513.9 -1.4 -18.5 27 1481 21 26 19 21 36 00 --- 01 24 46 34.5 516.6 -1.3 -16.6 570 1556 21 26 20 21 36 30 0238-084 01 25 16 34.5 516.8 -1.3 -16.5 27 1556 21 36 19 21 46 00 --- 01 34 47 35.2 519.5 -1.1 -14.6 570 1631 21 36 20 21 46 30 0238-084 01 35 17 35.2 519.7 -1.1 -14.5 27 1631 21 46 19 21 56 00 --- 01 44 49 35.7 522.5 -1.0 -12.5 570 1706 21 46 20 21 56 30 0238-084 01 45 19 35.8 522.6 -0.9 -12.4 27 1706 21 56 19 22 06 00 --- 01 54 51 36.2 525.5 -0.8 -10.4 570 1781 21 56 20 22 06 30 0238-084 01 55 21 36.3 525.7 -0.8 -10.3 27 1781 22 06 19 22 16 00 --- 02 04 52 36.6 528.5 -0.6 -8.2 570 1856 22 06 20 22 16 30 0238-084 02 05 22 36.7 528.7 -0.6 -8.1 27 1856 22 16 19 22 26 00 --- 02 14 54 36.9 531.6 -0.5 -6.0 570 1930 22 16 20 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 --- 22 26 30 0238-084 02 15 24 37.0 531.8 -0.4 -5.9 27 1930 22 26 19 22 36 00 --- 02 24 55 37.2 534.7 -0.3 -3.8 570 2005 22 26 20 22 36 30 0238-084 02 25 26 37.2 534.9 -0.3 -3.7 27 2005 22 36 19 22 44 30 --- 02 33 27 37.3 537.4 -0.1 -1.9 480 2069 22 36 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 04: 0238-084 with HART+EVN+VLBA (23:00-..) ---------- 22 45 00 0238-084 02 33 57 37.3 537.5 -0.1 -1.8 27 2069 22 44 49 22 55 00 --- 02 43 59 37.3 540.6 0.0 0.5 600 2147 22 44 50 22 55 30 0238-084 02 44 29 37.3 540.8 0.0 0.6 27 2147 22 55 19 23 05 00 --- 02 54 00 37.2 543.8 0.2 2.7 570 2222 22 55 20 23 05 30 0238-084 02 54 30 37.2 543.9 0.2 2.8 27 2222 23 05 19 23 15 00 --- 03 04 02 37.1 546.9 0.4 4.9 570 2297 23 05 20 23 15 30 0238-084 03 04 32 37.0 547.0 0.4 5.0 27 2297 23 15 19 23 25 00 --- 03 14 04 36.8 549.9 0.5 7.1 570 2372 23 15 20 23 25 30 0238-084 03 14 34 36.8 550.1 0.5 7.3 27 2372 23 25 19 23 35 00 --- 03 24 05 36.4 553.0 0.7 9.3 570 2447 23 25 20 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 23 38 00 0234+285 03 27 06 71.7 575.5 0.8 28.2 105 2447 23 37 49 23 46 00 --- 03 35 07 70.8 580.2 0.9 31.7 480 2510 23 37 50 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 4: 0238-084 with VLBA+EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- 23 46 30 0238-084 03 35 37 35.9 556.5 0.9 11.8 -44 2510 23 46 19 23 56 00 --- 03 45 09 35.4 559.3 1.1 13.8 526 2585 23 46 20 --- Start: Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 -- Stop: Sun 6 Nov 2016 Day 311 --- 23 56 30 0238-084 03 45 39 35.4 559.5 1.1 13.9 27 2585 23 56 19 00 06 00 --- 03 55 10 34.8 562.2 1.2 15.8 570 2660 23 56 20 00 06 30 0238-084 03 55 40 34.7 562.4 1.2 15.9 27 2660 00 06 19 00 16 00 --- 04 05 12 34.0 565.1 1.4 17.8 570 2734 00 06 20 00 16 30 0238-084 04 05 42 34.0 565.3 1.4 17.9 27 2734 00 16 19 00 26 00 --- 04 15 14 33.2 567.9 1.6 19.7 570 2809 00 16 20 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 6 Nov 2016 Day 311 --- 00 26 30 0238-084 04 15 44 33.2 568.1 1.6 19.8 27 2809 00 26 19 00 36 00 --- 04 25 15 32.4 570.7 1.7 21.6 570 2884 00 26 20 00 36 30 0238-084 04 25 45 32.3 570.8 1.7 21.7 27 2884 00 36 19 00 46 00 --- 04 35 17 31.4 573.4 1.9 23.4 570 2959 00 36 20 00 46 30 0238-084 04 35 47 31.4 573.5 1.9 23.5 27 2959 00 46 19 00 56 00 --- 04 45 18 30.4 576.0 2.1 25.1 570 3034 00 46 20 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: 24 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF 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= 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 21964.00 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 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 B1 D1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 19 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= 272.00 272.00 272.00 272.00 304.00 304.00 304.00 304.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 368.00 368.00 368.00 368.00 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: 19 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 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