COVER INFORMATION Station: PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 PARKES (Code Pa ) 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: 22220.00 22220.00 Next BBC frequencies: 3220.00 3220.00 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 11 00 00 0238-084 23 53 29 43.9 67.1 -2.8 -128.7 0 0 10 59 49 11 10 00 --- 00 03 31 45.8 64.9 -2.6 -129.9 600 39 10 59 50 11 10 30 0238-084 00 04 01 45.9 64.8 -2.6 -130.0 26 39 11 10 19 11 20 00 --- 00 13 32 47.7 62.5 -2.5 -131.3 570 76 11 10 20 11 20 30 0238-084 00 14 02 47.8 62.4 -2.5 -131.3 26 76 11 20 19 11 30 00 --- 00 23 34 49.5 60.0 -2.3 -132.8 570 113 11 20 20 11 30 30 0238-084 00 24 04 49.6 59.9 -2.3 -132.9 26 113 11 30 19 11 40 00 --- 00 33 36 51.3 57.3 -2.1 -134.5 570 151 11 30 20 11 40 30 0238-084 00 34 06 51.4 57.2 -2.1 -134.6 26 151 11 40 19 11 50 00 --- 00 43 37 53.1 54.4 -2.0 -136.4 570 188 11 40 20 11 50 30 0238-084 00 44 07 53.2 54.3 -2.0 -136.5 26 188 11 50 19 12 00 00 --- 00 53 39 54.8 51.3 -1.8 -138.6 570 225 11 50 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01: FF 3C454.3 with EVN+KVN+LBA ---------- 12 03 20 2251+158 00 57 00 32.8 -35.5 2.0 149.5 -50 225 12 03 09 12 10 20 --- 01 04 01 31.9 -37.2 2.2 148.1 370 253 12 03 10 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+LBA ---------- 12 10 50 0238-084 01 04 31 56.5 47.7 -1.6 -141.2 -211 253 12 10 39 12 20 20 --- 01 14 02 57.9 44.2 -1.5 -143.8 359 290 12 10 40 12 20 50 0238-084 01 14 32 58.0 44.0 -1.5 -143.9 26 290 12 20 39 12 30 20 --- 01 24 04 59.3 40.3 -1.3 -146.8 570 327 12 20 40 12 30 50 0238-084 01 24 34 59.4 40.1 -1.3 -146.9 26 327 12 30 39 12 31 50 --- 01 25 34 59.5 39.7 -1.3 -147.2 60 332 12 30 40 12 32 00 0238-084 01 25 44 59.6 39.6 -1.3 -147.3 6 332 No stop 12 40 20 --- 01 34 06 60.6 36.1 -1.1 -150.1 500 364 12 31 51 12 40 50 0238-084 01 34 36 60.7 35.9 -1.1 -150.2 26 364 12 40 39 12 41 50 --- 01 35 36 60.8 35.4 -1.1 -150.6 60 369 12 40 40 Schedule for PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 35 46 60.8 35.3 -1.1 -150.7 6 369 No stop 12 50 20 --- 01 44 07 61.8 31.5 -1.0 -153.7 500 401 12 41 51 12 50 50 0238-084 01 44 37 61.9 31.3 -1.0 -153.9 26 401 12 50 39 12 51 50 --- 01 45 37 62.0 30.8 -0.9 -154.3 60 406 12 50 40 12 52 00 0238-084 01 45 48 62.0 30.7 -0.9 -154.3 6 406 No stop 13 00 20 --- 01 54 09 62.8 26.7 -0.8 -157.7 500 439 12 51 51 13 00 50 0238-084 01 54 39 62.9 26.4 -0.8 -157.9 26 439 13 00 39 13 01 50 --- 01 55 39 63.0 25.9 -0.8 -158.3 60 443 13 00 40 13 02 00 0238-084 01 55 49 63.0 25.8 -0.8 -158.3 6 443 No stop 13 10 20 --- 02 04 11 63.7 21.5 -0.6 -161.9 500 476 13 01 51 13 10 50 0238-084 02 04 41 63.7 21.2 -0.6 -162.1 26 476 13 10 39 13 11 50 --- 02 05 41 63.8 20.7 -0.6 -162.6 60 480 13 10 40 13 12 00 0238-084 02 05 51 63.8 20.6 -0.6 -162.7 6 480 No stop 13 20 20 --- 02 14 12 64.4 16.0 -0.5 -166.5 500 513 13 11 51 13 20 50 0238-084 02 14 42 64.4 15.7 -0.5 -166.7 25 513 13 20 39 13 21 50 --- 02 15 42 64.5 15.2 -0.4 -167.2 60 517 13 20 40 13 22 00 0238-084 02 15 52 64.5 15.1 -0.4 -167.3 6 517 No stop 13 30 20 --- 02 24 14 64.9 10.3 -0.3 -171.2 500 550 13 21 51 13 30 50 0238-084 02 24 44 64.9 10.1 -0.3 -171.5 25 550 13 30 39 13 31 50 --- 02 25 44 64.9 9.5 -0.3 -172.0 60 555 13 30 40 13 32 00 0238-084 02 25 54 64.9 9.4 -0.3 -172.1 6 555 No stop 13 40 20 --- 02 34 15 65.1 4.5 -0.1 -176.2 500 587 13 31 51 13 40 50 0238-084 02 34 46 65.1 4.2 -0.1 -176.4 25 587 13 40 39 13 41 50 --- 02 35 46 65.1 3.6 -0.1 -176.9 60 592 13 40 40 13 42 00 0238-084 02 35 56 65.1 3.5 -0.1 -177.0 6 592 No stop 13 50 20 --- 02 44 17 65.2 -1.4 0.0 178.8 500 624 13 41 51 13 50 50 0238-084 02 44 47 65.2 -1.7 0.0 178.6 25 624 13 50 39 13 51 50 --- 02 45 47 65.2 -2.3 0.1 178.1 60 629 13 50 40 13 52 00 0238-084 02 45 57 65.2 -2.4 0.1 178.0 6 629 No stop 14 00 20 --- 02 54 19 65.0 -7.3 0.2 173.8 500 662 13 51 51 Schedule for PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 54 49 65.0 -7.6 0.2 173.6 25 662 14 00 39 14 01 50 --- 02 55 49 65.0 -8.2 0.2 173.1 60 666 14 00 40 14 02 00 0238-084 02 55 59 65.0 -8.2 0.2 173.0 6 666 No stop 14 10 20 --- 03 04 20 64.7 -13.0 0.4 169.0 500 699 14 01 51 14 10 50 0238-084 03 04 50 64.6 -13.3 0.4 168.7 25 699 14 10 39 14 11 50 --- 03 05 51 64.6 -13.9 0.4 168.3 60 703 14 10 40 14 12 00 0238-084 03 06 01 64.6 -14.0 0.4 168.2 6 703 No stop 14 20 20 --- 03 14 22 64.1 -18.6 0.5 164.3 500 736 14 11 51 14 20 50 0238-084 03 14 52 64.0 -18.9 0.5 164.1 25 736 14 20 39 14 21 50 --- 03 15 52 64.0 -19.4 0.6 163.6 60 741 14 20 40 14 22 00 0238-084 03 16 02 64.0 -19.5 0.6 163.5 6 741 No stop 14 30 20 --- 03 24 24 63.3 -24.0 0.7 159.9 500 773 14 21 51 14 30 50 0238-084 03 24 54 63.3 -24.2 0.7 159.7 26 773 14 30 39 14 31 50 --- 03 25 54 63.2 -24.7 0.7 159.2 60 778 14 30 40 14 32 00 0238-084 03 26 04 63.2 -24.8 0.7 159.2 6 778 No stop 14 40 20 --- 03 34 25 62.4 -29.0 0.9 155.8 500 810 14 31 51 14 40 50 0238-084 03 34 55 62.3 -29.2 0.9 155.6 26 810 14 40 39 14 41 50 --- 03 35 56 62.2 -29.7 0.9 155.2 60 815 14 40 40 14 42 00 0238-084 03 36 06 62.2 -29.8 0.9 155.1 6 815 No stop 14 50 20 --- 03 44 27 61.3 -33.7 1.0 151.9 500 848 14 41 51 14 50 50 0238-084 03 44 57 61.2 -33.9 1.1 151.8 26 848 14 50 39 14 51 50 --- 03 45 57 61.1 -34.4 1.1 151.4 60 852 14 50 40 14 52 00 0238-084 03 46 07 61.1 -34.5 1.1 151.3 6 852 No stop 15 00 20 --- 03 54 29 60.0 -38.1 1.2 148.5 500 885 14 51 51 15 00 50 0238-084 03 54 59 60.0 -38.3 1.2 148.3 26 885 15 00 39 15 01 50 --- 03 55 59 59.8 -38.7 1.2 148.0 60 889 15 00 40 15 02 00 0238-084 03 56 09 59.8 -38.8 1.2 147.9 6 889 No stop 15 10 20 --- 04 04 30 58.7 -42.2 1.4 145.3 500 922 15 01 51 15 10 50 0238-084 04 05 00 58.6 -42.4 1.4 145.2 26 922 15 10 39 15 11 50 --- 04 06 00 58.5 -42.8 1.4 144.9 60 926 15 10 40 Schedule for PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 06 11 58.5 -42.8 1.4 144.8 7 926 No stop 15 20 20 --- 04 14 32 57.2 -46.0 1.5 142.5 500 959 15 11 51 15 20 50 0238-084 04 15 02 57.2 -46.1 1.6 142.3 26 959 15 20 39 15 21 50 --- 04 16 02 57.0 -46.5 1.6 142.1 60 964 15 20 40 15 22 00 0238-084 04 16 12 57.0 -46.6 1.6 142.0 7 964 No stop 15 30 20 --- 04 24 34 55.7 -49.5 1.7 139.9 500 996 15 21 51 15 30 50 0238-084 04 25 04 55.6 -49.6 1.7 139.8 26 996 15 30 39 15 31 50 --- 04 26 04 55.4 -50.0 1.7 139.6 60 1001 15 30 40 15 32 00 0238-084 04 26 14 55.4 -50.0 1.7 139.5 7 1001 No stop 15 40 20 --- 04 34 35 54.0 -52.7 1.9 137.6 500 1033 15 31 51 ---------- LBA FF scan ---------- 15 43 00 0528+134 04 37 16 41.7 17.9 -0.9 -164.6 -45 1033 15 42 49 15 44 00 --- 04 38 16 41.7 17.6 -0.9 -164.9 15 1038 15 42 50 15 44 00 0528+134 04 38 16 41.7 17.6 -0.9 -164.9 -2 1038 No stop 15 51 00 --- 04 45 17 42.1 15.4 -0.8 -166.8 418 1065 15 44 01 15 54 20 0238-084 04 48 37 51.6 -56.9 2.1 134.8 -10 1065 15 54 09 15 55 20 --- 04 49 38 51.5 -57.1 2.1 134.6 50 1069 15 54 10 15 55 20 0238-084 04 49 38 51.5 -57.1 2.1 134.6 -2 1069 No stop 15 58 20 --- 04 52 38 50.9 -58.0 2.2 134.1 178 1081 15 55 21 15 58 30 0238-084 04 52 48 50.9 -58.0 2.2 134.1 7 1081 No stop 15 59 30 --- 04 53 48 50.7 -58.3 2.2 133.9 60 1085 15 58 21 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+LBA(+ATCA) ---------- 16 00 00 0238-084 04 54 18 50.6 -58.4 2.2 133.8 26 1085 15 59 49 16 08 50 --- 05 03 10 49.0 -60.7 2.4 132.3 530 1120 15 59 50 16 09 00 0238-084 05 03 20 49.0 -60.8 2.4 132.3 7 1120 No stop 16 10 00 --- 05 04 20 48.8 -61.0 2.4 132.2 60 1125 16 08 51 16 10 30 0238-084 05 04 50 48.7 -61.2 2.4 132.1 26 1125 16 10 19 16 18 50 --- 05 13 11 47.2 -63.2 2.5 130.9 500 1157 16 10 20 16 19 00 0238-084 05 13 22 47.1 -63.2 2.5 130.8 7 1157 No stop 16 20 00 --- 05 14 22 46.9 -63.5 2.5 130.7 60 1162 16 18 51 Schedule for PARKES (Code Pa ) 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 14 52 46.9 -63.6 2.5 130.6 26 1162 16 20 19 16 28 50 --- 05 23 13 45.3 -65.5 2.7 129.5 500 1194 16 20 20 16 29 00 0238-084 05 23 23 45.2 -65.6 2.7 129.5 7 1194 No stop 16 30 00 --- 05 24 23 45.0 -65.8 2.7 129.4 60 1199 16 28 51 16 30 30 0238-084 05 24 53 45.0 -65.9 2.7 129.3 26 1199 16 30 19 16 38 50 --- 05 33 15 43.3 -67.7 2.9 128.4 500 1232 16 30 20 16 39 00 0238-084 05 33 25 43.3 -67.7 2.9 128.4 7 1232 No stop 16 40 00 --- 05 34 25 43.1 -68.0 2.9 128.2 60 1236 16 38 51 16 40 30 0238-084 05 34 55 43.0 -68.1 2.9 128.2 26 1236 16 40 19 16 48 50 --- 05 43 16 41.4 -69.8 3.0 127.3 500 1269 16 40 20 16 49 00 0238-084 05 43 26 41.3 -69.8 3.0 127.3 7 1269 No stop 16 50 00 --- 05 44 27 41.2 -70.0 3.0 127.2 60 1273 16 48 51 16 50 30 0238-084 05 44 57 41.1 -70.1 3.1 127.2 26 1273 16 50 19 16 58 50 --- 05 53 18 39.4 -71.7 3.2 126.4 500 1306 16 50 20 16 59 00 0238-084 05 53 28 39.4 -71.8 3.2 126.4 7 1306 No stop 17 00 00 --- 05 54 28 39.2 -71.9 3.2 126.3 60 1310 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: pa1cm Setup group: 15 Station: PARKES Total bit rate: 512 Format: LBA Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate:128.000 Number of channels: 2 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 19000.00 19000.00 Net SB= U U IF SB = U U Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 BBC SB= U U IF = 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 4 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 22220.00 22220.00 BBC fr= 3220.00 3220.00 Bandwd= 64.00 64.00 Matching frequency sets: 4 Track assignments are: track1= 0, 2 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