COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Experiment: RadioAstron Imaging of high-redshift quasars Exp. Code: eg089a Schedule Version: 1.20 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Leonid Gurvits Address: Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 7991 PD Dwingeloo, The Netherlands Phone: +31 521 596 514 EMAIL: lgurvits@jive.eu Fax: +31 521 596 539 Phone during observation: +31 521 596 514 Observing mode: L-band, dual-pol Notes: L-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 Imaging of high-redshift quasars 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 16 Oct 2015 Day 289 --- ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Ground-only segment 01 ---------- Next scan frequencies: 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 Next BBC frequencies: 373.00 373.00 373.00 373.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 09 00 00 0014+813 11 24 51 36.4 357.6 11.1 11.8 0 0 09 00 00 09 04 30 --- 11 29 22 36.4 357.8 11.2 10.8 270 9 09 00 01 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 01 ---------- 09 05 00 0014+813 11 29 52 36.4 357.8 11.2 10.7 27 9 09 05 00 09 22 40 --- 11 47 35 36.3 358.6 11.5 6.8 1060 43 09 05 01 09 23 40 0014+813 11 48 35 36.3 358.7 11.5 6.6 57 43 09 23 40 09 41 20 --- 12 06 18 36.2 359.5 11.8 2.7 1060 77 09 23 41 09 42 20 0014+813 12 07 18 36.2 359.5 11.8 2.4 57 77 09 42 20 10 00 00 --- 12 25 01 36.2 360.3-11.9 -1.5 1060 111 09 42 21 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Ground-only segment 02 ---------- 10 04 00 2021+614 12 29 02 27.2 388.0 -7.9 -44.9 200 111 10 04 00 10 14 00 --- 12 39 03 28.0 388.9 -7.7 -46.6 600 130 10 04 01 10 16 00 1849+670 12 41 04 39.5 390.2 -6.1 -67.4 93 130 10 16 00 10 26 00 --- 12 51 05 40.4 390.7 -6.0 -69.4 600 150 10 16 01 10 28 30 0014+813 12 53 36 36.3 361.6-11.4 -7.8 107 150 10 28 30 10 38 00 --- 13 03 07 36.3 362.0-11.3 -9.9 570 168 10 28 31 10 38 30 0014+813 13 03 37 36.3 362.0-11.2 -10.0 27 168 10 38 30 10 48 00 --- 13 13 09 36.4 362.4-11.1 -12.1 570 186 10 38 31 10 48 30 0014+813 13 13 39 36.4 362.5-11.1 -12.2 27 186 10 48 30 10 58 00 --- 13 23 10 36.5 362.9-10.9 -14.3 570 205 10 48 31 10 58 30 0014+813 13 23 41 36.5 362.9-10.9 -14.4 27 205 10 58 30 11 08 00 --- 13 33 12 36.6 363.3-10.8 -16.6 570 223 10 58 31 11 08 30 0014+813 13 33 42 36.6 363.3-10.7 -16.7 27 223 11 08 30 11 18 00 --- 13 43 14 36.7 363.7-10.6 -18.8 570 242 11 08 31 11 18 30 0014+813 13 43 44 36.7 363.8-10.6 -18.9 27 242 11 18 30 11 28 00 --- 13 53 15 36.8 364.2-10.4 -21.0 570 260 11 18 31 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 3 RadioAstron Imaging of high-redshift quasars 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 16 Oct 2015 Day 289 --- 11 28 30 0014+813 13 53 45 36.8 364.2-10.4 -21.1 27 260 11 28 30 11 38 00 --- 14 03 17 37.0 364.6-10.3 -23.2 570 278 11 28 31 11 38 30 0014+813 14 03 47 37.0 364.6-10.2 -23.3 27 278 11 38 30 11 48 00 --- 14 13 19 37.1 365.0-10.1 -25.5 570 297 11 38 31 11 48 30 0014+813 14 13 49 37.1 365.0-10.1 -25.6 27 297 11 48 30 11 58 00 --- 14 23 20 37.3 365.4 -9.9 -27.7 570 315 11 48 31 11 58 30 0014+813 14 23 50 37.3 365.4 -9.9 -27.8 27 315 11 58 30 12 08 00 --- 14 33 22 37.4 365.8 -9.7 -29.9 570 333 11 58 31 12 08 30 0014+813 14 33 52 37.5 365.8 -9.7 -30.0 27 333 12 08 30 12 18 00 --- 14 43 24 37.6 366.2 -9.6 -32.2 570 352 12 08 31 12 18 30 0014+813 14 43 54 37.6 366.2 -9.6 -32.3 27 352 12 18 30 12 25 00 --- 14 50 25 37.8 366.5 -9.5 -33.7 390 364 12 18 31 12 29 00 2021+614 14 54 25 41.6 398.9 -5.5 -70.8 193 364 12 29 00 12 39 00 --- 15 04 27 42.8 399.4 -5.3 -72.7 600 384 12 29 01 12 41 00 1849+670 15 06 27 53.3 392.5 -3.7 -99.4 95 384 12 41 00 12 51 00 --- 15 16 29 54.3 392.2 -3.5 -102.0 600 403 12 41 01 12 56 00 2200+420 15 21 30 22.1 411.7 -6.7 -49.2 230 403 12 56 00 13 06 00 --- 15 31 31 23.5 413.0 -6.5 -50.4 600 422 12 56 01 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02 ---------- 13 10 00 0014+813 15 35 32 38.8 368.1 -8.7 -43.9 176 422 13 10 00 13 27 40 --- 15 53 15 39.2 368.7 -8.4 -47.9 1060 456 13 10 01 13 28 40 0014+813 15 54 15 39.3 368.7 -8.4 -48.2 57 456 13 28 40 13 46 20 --- 16 11 58 39.8 369.2 -8.1 -52.2 1060 490 13 28 41 13 47 20 0014+813 16 12 58 39.8 369.3 -8.1 -52.4 57 490 13 47 20 14 05 00 --- 16 30 41 40.3 369.7 -7.8 -56.5 1060 525 13 47 21 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Ground-only segment 03 ---------- 14 08 00 0014+813 16 33 42 40.4 369.8 -7.7 -57.2 177 525 14 08 00 14 17 30 --- 16 43 13 40.7 370.1 -7.6 -59.4 570 543 14 08 01 14 21 00 2021+614 16 46 44 54.7 401.6 -3.6 -93.7 164 543 14 21 00 14 31 00 --- 16 56 45 55.9 401.4 -3.4 -96.0 600 562 14 21 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 4 RadioAstron Imaging of high-redshift quasars 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 16 Oct 2015 Day 289 --- 14 32 30 1849+670 16 58 16 63.0 383.5 -1.8 -132.9 62 562 14 32 30 14 42 30 --- 17 08 17 63.7 382.0 -1.7 -136.6 600 582 14 32 31 14 47 30 2200+420 17 13 18 39.1 425.3 -4.8 -61.2 239 582 14 47 30 14 57 30 --- 17 23 20 40.7 426.4 -4.7 -62.2 600 601 14 47 31 15 01 30 0014+813 17 27 20 42.1 371.0 -6.8 -69.7 162 601 15 01 30 15 11 00 --- 17 36 52 42.5 371.1 -6.7 -72.0 570 619 15 01 31 15 11 30 0014+813 17 37 22 42.5 371.1 -6.7 -72.1 27 619 15 11 30 15 21 00 --- 17 46 54 42.8 371.3 -6.5 -74.3 570 638 15 11 31 15 21 30 0014+813 17 47 24 42.8 371.3 -6.5 -74.5 27 638 15 21 30 15 31 00 --- 17 56 55 43.2 371.4 -6.4 -76.7 570 656 15 21 31 15 31 30 0014+813 17 57 25 43.2 371.4 -6.3 -76.9 27 656 15 31 30 15 41 00 --- 18 06 57 43.5 371.5 -6.2 -79.1 570 674 15 31 31 15 41 30 0014+813 18 07 27 43.5 371.5 -6.2 -79.3 27 674 15 41 30 15 51 00 --- 18 16 59 43.9 371.6 -6.0 -81.6 570 693 15 41 31 15 51 30 0014+813 18 17 29 43.9 371.6 -6.0 -81.7 27 693 15 51 30 16 01 00 --- 18 27 00 44.2 371.7 -5.9 -84.0 570 711 15 51 31 16 01 30 0014+813 18 27 30 44.3 371.7 -5.8 -84.1 27 711 16 01 30 16 11 00 --- 18 37 02 44.6 371.7 -5.7 -86.5 570 729 16 01 31 16 11 30 0014+813 18 37 32 44.6 371.7 -5.7 -86.6 27 729 16 11 30 16 23 30 --- 18 49 34 45.1 371.7 -5.5 -89.5 720 753 16 11 31 16 27 00 2021+614 18 53 04 68.5 389.4 -1.5 -132.5 159 753 16 27 00 16 37 00 --- 19 03 06 69.3 387.1 -1.3 -136.8 600 772 16 27 01 16 39 40 1849+670 19 05 47 67.3 355.8 0.3 172.4 115 772 16 39 40 16 49 40 --- 19 15 48 67.1 353.4 0.4 167.8 600 791 16 39 41 16 54 50 2200+420 19 20 59 60.7 439.7 -2.7 -71.7 191 791 16 54 50 17 04 50 --- 19 31 01 62.5 440.9 -2.5 -72.3 600 811 16 54 51 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03 ---------- 17 10 00 0014+813 19 36 12 46.7 371.5 -4.7 -101.2 214 811 17 10 00 17 27 40 --- 19 53 54 47.4 371.3 -4.4 -105.8 1060 845 17 10 01 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 5 RadioAstron Imaging of high-redshift quasars 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 16 Oct 2015 Day 289 --- 17 28 40 0014+813 19 54 55 47.4 371.3 -4.4 -106.0 57 845 17 28 40 17 46 20 --- 20 12 38 48.0 371.0 -4.1 -110.6 1060 879 17 28 41 17 47 20 0014+813 20 13 38 48.0 370.9 -4.1 -110.9 57 879 17 47 20 18 00 00 --- 20 26 20 48.5 370.7 -3.9 -114.2 760 903 17 47 21 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: ra18cm2.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: 7 Station: MEDICINA Total bit rate: 256 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 Net SB= U U L L IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 BBC SB= U U L L IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 BBC fr= 373.00 373.00 373.00 373.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 3 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4 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 28.343040 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 36.68124 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at * 0014+813 00 14 04.461856 * 00 17 08.474899 00 18 20.230014 0.00 J0017+8135 81 18 28.65820 * 81 35 08.13656 81 40 30.19439 0.00 ./eg089a_sources.radioastron HIGHz, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 73794 observations, RA-AO3-03, RA-AO2 * 1849+670 18 49 16.505869 * 18 49 16.072282 18 49 15.374758 0.00 J1849+6705 67 02 07.88049 * 67 05 41.68023 67 07 17.87875 0.00 ./eg089a_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 7270 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2-12 * 2021+614 20 21 13.300234 * 20 22 06.681752 20 22 24.522826 0.00 J2022+6136 61 27 18.15575 * 61 36 58.80476 61 40 29.91825 0.00 ./eg089a_sources.radioastron AGN, CSO, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 3249 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-A * 2200+420 22 00 39.362504 * 22 02 43.291371 22 03 23.862147 0.00 J2202+4216 42 02 08.59073 * 42 16 39.97987 42 21 36.00268 0.00 BLLAC ./eg089a_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 59417 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2-1 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 ra18cm2.set 11 2.567 0.000 0014+813 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 5.958 274.700 1849+670 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.667 30.166 2021+614 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.667 29.984 2200+420 ra18cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0.500 22.492 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 94.1 0014+813 106.9 1849+670 94.8 2021+614 104.7 2200+420 124.8 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