COVER INFORMATION Station: ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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: 316.00 316.00 316.00 316.00 348.00 348.00 348.00 348.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 412.00 412.00 412.00 412.00 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 16 20 30 0238-084 22 08 04 9.4 471.0 -4.6 D -42.9 0 0 16 20 19 16 28 50 --- 22 16 26 10.8 472.6 -4.4 -42.3 0 66 16 20 20 16 29 00 0238-084 22 16 36 10.9 472.6 -4.4 -42.3 4 66 No stop 16 30 00 --- 22 17 36 11.0 472.8 -4.4 -42.2 60 74 16 28 51 16 30 30 0238-084 22 18 06 11.1 472.9 -4.4 -42.2 24 74 16 30 19 16 38 50 --- 22 26 27 12.5 474.5 -4.3 -41.6 500 140 16 30 20 16 39 00 0238-084 22 26 37 12.5 474.5 -4.3 -41.6 4 140 No stop 16 40 00 --- 22 27 37 12.7 474.7 -4.2 -41.5 60 149 16 38 51 16 40 30 0238-084 22 28 07 12.8 474.8 -4.2 -41.5 24 149 16 40 19 16 48 50 --- 22 36 29 14.1 476.4 -4.1 -40.8 500 214 16 40 20 16 49 00 0238-084 22 36 39 14.1 476.4 -4.1 -40.8 4 214 No stop 16 50 00 --- 22 37 39 14.3 476.6 -4.1 -40.7 60 223 16 48 51 16 50 30 0238-084 22 38 09 14.4 476.7 -4.1 -40.7 24 223 16 50 19 16 58 50 --- 22 46 30 15.7 478.3 -3.9 -39.9 500 289 16 50 20 16 59 00 0238-084 22 46 40 15.8 478.4 -3.9 -39.9 4 289 No stop 17 00 00 --- 22 47 41 15.9 478.6 -3.9 -39.8 60 298 16 58 51 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- 17 01 00 0238-084 22 48 41 16.1 478.8 -3.9 -39.7 54 298 17 00 49 17 11 00 --- 22 58 42 17.6 480.8 -3.7 -38.8 600 376 17 00 50 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 17 13 00 0234+285 23 00 43 44.5 450.2 -3.6 -55.5 52 376 17 12 49 17 21 00 --- 23 08 44 45.9 451.6 -3.5 -55.5 480 439 17 12 50 17 22 00 0238-084 23 09 44 19.3 483.0 -3.5 -37.7 -8 439 17 21 49 17 31 30 --- 23 19 16 20.8 485.0 -3.4 -36.7 562 514 17 21 50 17 32 00 0238-084 23 19 46 20.8 485.2 -3.4 -36.6 24 514 17 31 49 17 41 30 --- 23 29 17 22.2 487.2 -3.2 -35.5 570 588 17 31 50 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 --- 17 42 00 0238-084 23 29 48 22.3 487.3 -3.2 -35.5 24 588 17 41 49 17 51 30 --- 23 39 19 23.6 489.4 -3.0 -34.3 570 663 17 41 50 17 52 00 0238-084 23 39 49 23.7 489.5 -3.0 -34.2 24 663 17 51 49 18 01 30 --- 23 49 21 25.0 491.7 -2.9 -33.0 570 737 17 51 50 18 02 00 0238-084 23 49 51 25.1 491.8 -2.9 -32.9 24 737 18 01 49 18 11 30 --- 23 59 22 26.3 494.0 -2.7 -31.6 570 812 18 01 50 18 12 00 0238-084 23 59 52 26.4 494.1 -2.7 -31.6 24 812 18 11 49 18 21 30 --- 00 09 24 27.6 496.4 -2.5 -30.2 570 886 18 11 50 18 22 00 0238-084 00 09 54 27.7 496.5 -2.5 -30.1 24 886 18 21 49 18 31 30 --- 00 19 26 28.8 498.8 -2.4 -28.7 570 961 18 21 50 18 32 00 0238-084 00 19 56 28.9 499.0 -2.4 -28.6 24 961 18 31 49 18 41 30 --- 00 29 27 30.0 501.4 -2.2 -27.1 570 1035 18 31 50 18 42 00 0238-084 00 29 57 30.1 501.5 -2.2 -27.0 24 1035 18 41 49 18 51 30 --- 00 39 29 31.1 503.9 -2.0 -25.4 570 1110 18 41 50 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 18 53 30 0234+285 00 41 29 62.3 472.7 -2.0 -49.5 43 1110 18 53 19 19 01 30 --- 00 49 31 63.6 475.2 -1.8 -48.2 480 1173 18 53 20 19 03 30 0238-084 00 51 31 32.3 507.1 -1.8 -23.3 42 1173 19 03 19 19 13 00 --- 01 01 03 33.2 509.7 -1.7 -21.6 570 1247 19 03 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+HART ---------- 19 15 00 0238-084 01 03 03 33.4 510.3 -1.6 -21.2 113 1247 19 14 49 19 25 00 --- 01 13 04 34.3 513.1 -1.5 -19.3 600 1325 19 14 50 19 25 30 0238-084 01 13 35 34.3 513.2 -1.5 -19.2 24 1325 19 25 19 19 35 00 --- 01 23 06 35.0 515.9 -1.3 -17.3 570 1400 19 25 20 19 35 30 0238-084 01 23 36 35.1 516.1 -1.3 -17.2 24 1400 19 35 19 19 45 00 --- 01 33 08 35.7 518.9 -1.1 -15.2 570 1474 19 35 20 19 45 30 0238-084 01 33 38 35.8 519.0 -1.1 -15.1 24 1474 19 45 19 19 55 00 --- 01 43 09 36.3 521.8 -1.0 -13.1 570 1549 19 45 20 19 55 30 0238-084 01 43 39 36.4 522.0 -1.0 -13.0 24 1549 19 55 19 20 05 00 --- 01 53 11 36.9 524.9 -0.8 -11.0 570 1623 19 55 20 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 03: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- 20 06 00 0238-084 01 54 11 36.9 525.2 -0.8 -10.8 54 1623 20 05 49 20 16 00 --- 02 04 13 37.3 528.2 -0.6 -8.6 600 1702 20 05 50 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 20 18 00 0234+285 02 06 13 73.7 513.7 -0.5 -21.5 32 1702 20 17 49 20 26 00 --- 02 14 14 74.3 519.7 -0.4 -16.6 480 1765 20 17 50 20 26 30 0238-084 02 14 45 37.7 531.5 -0.5 -6.2 -58 1765 20 26 19 20 36 00 --- 02 24 16 37.9 534.5 -0.3 -4.0 512 1839 20 26 20 20 36 30 0238-084 02 24 46 37.9 534.6 -0.3 -3.9 24 1839 20 36 19 20 46 00 --- 02 34 18 38.0 537.6 -0.1 -1.7 570 1914 20 36 20 20 46 30 0238-084 02 34 48 38.0 537.8 -0.1 -1.6 24 1914 20 46 19 20 56 00 --- 02 44 19 38.0 540.8 0.0 0.6 570 1988 20 46 20 20 56 30 0238-084 02 44 50 38.0 540.9 0.0 0.7 24 1988 20 56 19 21 06 00 --- 02 54 21 38.0 543.9 0.2 2.8 570 2063 20 56 20 21 06 30 0238-084 02 54 51 37.9 544.1 0.2 3.0 24 2063 21 06 19 21 16 00 --- 03 04 23 37.8 547.0 0.4 5.1 570 2137 21 06 20 21 16 30 0238-084 03 04 53 37.8 547.2 0.4 5.2 24 2137 21 16 19 21 26 00 --- 03 14 24 37.5 550.2 0.5 7.4 570 2212 21 16 20 21 26 30 0238-084 03 14 54 37.5 550.3 0.5 7.5 24 2212 21 26 19 21 36 00 --- 03 24 26 37.1 553.2 0.7 9.6 570 2286 21 26 20 21 36 30 0238-084 03 24 56 37.1 553.4 0.7 9.7 24 2286 21 36 19 21 46 00 --- 03 34 28 36.7 556.3 0.9 11.8 570 2361 21 36 20 21 46 30 0238-084 03 34 58 36.7 556.4 0.9 11.9 24 2361 21 46 19 21 56 00 --- 03 44 29 36.1 559.3 1.0 13.9 570 2435 21 46 20 21 56 30 0238-084 03 44 59 36.1 559.4 1.1 14.0 24 2435 21 56 19 22 06 00 --- 03 54 31 35.5 562.2 1.2 16.0 570 2509 21 56 20 22 06 30 0238-084 03 55 01 35.5 562.4 1.2 16.1 24 2509 22 06 19 22 16 00 --- 04 04 33 34.8 565.1 1.4 18.1 570 2584 22 06 20 22 16 30 0238-084 04 05 03 34.7 565.3 1.4 18.2 24 2584 22 16 19 22 26 00 --- 04 14 34 33.9 568.0 1.5 20.0 570 2658 22 16 20 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 --- 22 26 30 0238-084 04 15 04 33.9 568.1 1.6 20.1 24 2658 22 26 19 22 36 00 --- 04 24 36 33.1 570.8 1.7 21.9 570 2733 22 26 20 22 36 30 0238-084 04 25 06 33.0 570.9 1.7 22.0 24 2733 22 36 19 22 44 30 --- 04 33 07 32.2 573.1 1.9 23.5 480 2796 22 36 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 04: 0238-084 with HART+EVN+VLBA (23:00-..) ---------- 22 45 00 0238-084 04 33 37 32.2 573.2 1.9 23.5 24 2796 22 44 49 22 55 00 --- 04 43 39 31.2 575.9 2.0 25.3 600 2874 22 44 50 22 55 30 0238-084 04 44 09 31.1 576.0 2.0 25.4 24 2874 22 55 19 23 05 00 --- 04 53 41 30.1 578.5 2.2 27.0 570 2949 22 55 20 23 05 30 0238-084 04 54 11 30.0 578.6 2.2 27.1 24 2949 23 05 19 23 15 00 --- 05 03 42 28.9 581.0 2.4 28.6 570 3023 23 05 20 23 15 30 0238-084 05 04 12 28.9 581.1 2.4 28.7 24 3023 23 15 19 23 25 00 --- 05 13 44 27.7 583.4 2.5 30.1 570 3098 23 15 20 23 25 30 0238-084 05 14 14 27.6 583.6 2.5 30.2 24 3098 23 25 19 23 35 00 --- 05 23 46 26.4 585.8 2.7 31.5 570 3172 23 25 20 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 23 38 00 0234+285 05 26 46 53.5 620.1 2.8 54.3 110 3172 23 37 49 23 46 00 --- 05 34 47 52.1 621.8 2.9 54.7 480 3235 23 37 50 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 4: 0238-084 with VLBA+EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- 23 46 30 0238-084 05 35 17 24.9 588.5 2.9 33.1 -40 3235 23 46 19 23 56 00 --- 05 44 49 23.6 590.7 3.0 34.3 530 3310 23 46 20 --- Start: Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 -- Stop: Sun 6 Nov 2016 Day 311 --- 23 56 30 0238-084 05 45 19 23.5 590.8 3.1 34.4 24 3310 23 56 19 00 06 00 --- 05 54 51 22.2 592.9 3.2 35.6 570 3384 23 56 20 00 06 30 0238-084 05 55 21 22.1 593.0 3.2 35.6 24 3384 00 06 19 00 16 00 --- 06 04 52 20.7 595.0 3.4 36.7 570 3459 00 06 20 00 16 30 0238-084 06 05 22 20.6 595.1 3.4 36.8 24 3459 00 16 19 00 26 00 --- 06 14 54 19.2 597.1 3.5 37.8 570 3533 00 16 20 Schedule for ZELENCHK (Code Zc ) 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 --- 00 26 30 0238-084 06 15 24 19.1 597.2 3.6 37.8 24 3533 00 26 19 00 36 00 --- 06 24 56 17.7 599.2 3.7 38.8 570 3608 00 26 20 00 36 30 0238-084 06 25 26 17.6 599.3 3.7 38.8 24 3608 00 36 19 00 46 00 --- 06 34 57 16.1 601.2 3.9 39.7 570 3682 00 36 20 00 46 30 0238-084 06 35 27 16.0 601.3 3.9 39.8 24 3682 00 46 19 00 56 00 --- 06 44 59 14.5 603.1 4.1 40.6 570 3757 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 Matching groups in ./gb079_freq.dat: kvzr_k Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 32 Station: ZELENCHK Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 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 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 11 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= 316.00 316.00 316.00 316.00 348.00 348.00 348.00 348.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 412.00 412.00 412.00 412.00 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: 11 14 20 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