COVER INFORMATION Station: URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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 URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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: 368.00 368.00 368.00 368.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 09 00 00 0014+813 16 26 59 39.2 9.5 -7.9 -55.9 0 0 09 00 00 09 04 30 --- 16 31 29 39.3 9.6 -7.8 -56.9 270 9 09 00 04 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 01 ---------- 09 05 00 0014+813 16 31 59 39.3 9.6 -7.8 -57.0 28 9 09 05 00 09 22 40 --- 16 49 42 39.9 10.1 -7.5 -61.1 1060 43 09 05 04 09 23 40 0014+813 16 50 42 39.9 10.1 -7.5 -61.4 58 43 09 23 40 09 41 20 --- 17 08 25 40.5 10.5 -7.2 -65.5 1060 77 09 23 44 09 42 20 0014+813 17 09 25 40.5 10.5 -7.1 -65.7 58 77 09 42 20 10 00 00 --- 17 27 08 41.1 10.8 -6.9 -69.9 1060 111 09 42 24 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Ground-only segment 02 ---------- 10 04 00 2021+614 17 31 09 59.1 38.9 -2.9 -106.1 202 111 10 04 00 10 14 00 --- 17 41 11 60.3 38.2 -2.7 -108.9 600 130 10 04 04 10 16 00 1849+670 17 43 11 64.7 15.0 -1.1 -151.1 93 130 10 16 00 10 26 00 --- 17 53 13 65.2 13.0 -0.9 -155.3 600 149 10 16 04 10 28 30 0014+813 17 55 43 42.1 11.2 -6.4 -76.7 101 149 10 28 30 10 38 00 --- 18 05 15 42.4 11.3 -6.2 -79.0 570 167 10 28 34 10 38 30 0014+813 18 05 45 42.5 11.3 -6.2 -79.1 28 167 10 38 30 10 48 00 --- 18 15 16 42.8 11.4 -6.1 -81.4 570 186 10 38 34 10 48 30 0014+813 18 15 46 42.8 11.4 -6.0 -81.6 28 186 10 48 30 10 58 00 --- 18 25 18 43.2 11.4 -5.9 -83.9 570 204 10 48 34 10 58 30 0014+813 18 25 48 43.2 11.4 -5.9 -84.0 28 204 10 58 30 11 08 00 --- 18 35 20 43.5 11.5 -5.7 -86.3 570 222 10 58 34 11 08 30 0014+813 18 35 50 43.5 11.5 -5.7 -86.5 28 222 11 08 30 11 18 00 --- 18 45 21 43.9 11.5 -5.5 -88.8 570 240 11 08 34 11 18 30 0014+813 18 45 51 43.9 11.5 -5.5 -88.9 28 240 11 18 30 11 28 00 --- 18 55 23 44.2 11.5 -5.4 -91.3 570 259 11 18 34 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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 18 55 53 44.3 11.5 -5.4 -91.4 28 259 11 28 30 11 38 00 --- 19 05 24 44.6 11.5 -5.2 -93.8 570 277 11 28 34 11 38 30 0014+813 19 05 55 44.6 11.5 -5.2 -93.9 28 277 11 38 30 11 48 00 --- 19 15 26 45.0 11.4 -5.0 -96.3 570 295 11 38 34 11 48 30 0014+813 19 15 56 45.0 11.4 -5.0 -96.4 28 295 11 48 30 11 58 00 --- 19 25 28 45.3 11.4 -4.9 -98.8 570 313 11 48 34 11 58 30 0014+813 19 25 58 45.3 11.4 -4.9 -98.9 28 313 11 58 30 12 08 00 --- 19 35 29 45.7 11.3 -4.7 -101.4 570 332 11 58 34 12 08 30 0014+813 19 36 00 45.7 11.3 -4.7 -101.5 28 332 12 08 30 12 18 00 --- 19 45 31 46.0 11.2 -4.5 -103.9 570 350 12 08 34 12 18 30 0014+813 19 46 01 46.1 11.2 -4.5 -104.0 28 350 12 18 30 12 25 00 --- 19 52 32 46.3 11.1 -4.4 -105.7 390 362 12 18 34 12 29 00 2021+614 19 56 33 71.4 9.6 -0.4 -165.2 187 362 12 29 00 12 39 00 --- 20 06 35 71.6 6.0 -0.3 -170.8 600 382 12 29 04 12 41 00 1849+670 20 08 35 64.1 -17.6 1.3 145.7 93 382 12 41 00 12 51 00 --- 20 18 36 63.5 -19.3 1.5 141.8 600 401 12 41 04 12 56 00 2200+420 20 23 37 71.8 84.9 -1.7 -78.0 192 401 12 56 00 13 06 00 --- 20 33 39 73.6 86.1 -1.5 -78.5 600 420 12 56 04 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02 ---------- 13 10 00 0014+813 20 37 40 47.8 10.2 -3.7 -117.5 160 420 13 10 00 13 27 40 --- 20 55 23 48.4 9.7 -3.4 -122.3 1060 454 13 10 04 13 28 40 0014+813 20 56 23 48.4 9.7 -3.4 -122.5 58 454 13 28 40 13 46 20 --- 21 14 06 48.9 9.1 -3.1 -127.3 1060 488 13 28 44 13 47 20 0014+813 21 15 06 48.9 9.1 -3.1 -127.6 58 488 13 47 20 14 05 00 --- 21 32 49 49.4 8.5 -2.8 -132.5 1060 522 13 47 24 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Ground-only segment 03 ---------- 14 08 00 0014+813 21 35 49 49.5 8.3 -2.7 -133.3 178 522 14 08 00 14 17 30 --- 21 45 21 49.8 8.0 -2.5 -135.9 570 540 14 08 04 14 21 00 2021+614 21 48 51 67.8 -27.5 1.4 135.0 170 540 14 21 00 14 31 00 --- 21 58 53 66.9 -29.6 1.6 130.9 600 560 14 21 04 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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 22 00 23 55.4 -30.5 3.2 108.7 64 560 14 32 30 14 42 30 --- 22 10 25 54.5 -31.0 3.4 106.0 600 579 14 32 34 14 47 30 2200+420 22 15 26 87.5 244.3 0.2 62.2 22 579 14 47 30 14 57 30 --- 22 25 27 85.8 256.5 0.4 72.7 600 598 14 47 34 15 01 30 0014+813 22 29 28 50.7 366.0 -1.8 -148.4 126 598 15 01 30 15 11 00 --- 22 38 59 50.9 365.5 -1.7 -151.1 570 616 15 01 34 15 11 30 0014+813 22 39 30 50.9 365.5 -1.6 -151.2 28 616 15 11 30 15 21 00 --- 22 49 01 51.1 365.0 -1.5 -154.0 570 635 15 11 34 15 21 30 0014+813 22 49 31 51.1 365.0 -1.5 -154.1 28 635 15 21 30 15 31 00 --- 22 59 03 51.2 364.5 -1.3 -156.9 570 653 15 21 34 15 31 30 0014+813 22 59 33 51.2 364.5 -1.3 -157.0 28 653 15 31 30 15 41 00 --- 23 09 04 51.4 364.0 -1.2 -159.8 570 671 15 31 34 15 41 30 0014+813 23 09 34 51.4 363.9 -1.1 -159.9 28 671 15 41 30 15 51 00 --- 23 19 06 51.5 363.4 -1.0 -162.7 570 689 15 41 34 15 51 30 0014+813 23 19 36 51.5 363.4 -1.0 -162.8 28 689 15 51 30 16 01 00 --- 23 29 08 51.6 362.8 -0.8 -165.6 570 708 15 51 34 16 01 30 0014+813 23 29 38 51.6 362.8 -0.8 -165.7 28 708 16 01 30 16 11 00 --- 23 39 09 51.7 362.3 -0.7 -168.5 570 726 16 01 34 16 11 30 0014+813 23 39 39 51.7 362.2 -0.6 -168.7 28 726 16 11 30 16 23 30 --- 23 51 41 51.7 361.6 -0.4 -172.2 720 749 16 11 34 16 27 00 2021+614 23 55 12 54.3 319.4 3.5 95.5 164 749 16 27 00 16 37 00 --- 00 05 14 53.1 319.2 3.7 93.2 600 768 16 27 04 16 39 40 1849+670 00 07 54 43.2 328.4 5.3 78.3 138 768 16 39 40 16 49 40 --- 00 17 56 42.2 328.6 5.5 76.2 600 787 16 39 44 16 54 50 2200+420 00 23 07 64.6 279.7 2.3 75.5 257 787 16 54 50 17 04 50 --- 00 33 08 62.8 280.8 2.5 74.8 600 807 16 54 54 ---------- L-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03 ---------- 17 10 00 0014+813 00 38 19 51.8 358.8 0.3 174.1 228 807 17 10 00 17 27 40 --- 00 56 02 51.7 357.8 0.6 169.0 1060 841 17 10 04 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) 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 00 57 02 51.7 357.8 0.6 168.7 58 841 17 28 40 17 46 20 --- 01 14 45 51.5 356.8 0.9 163.5 1060 875 17 28 44 17 47 20 0014+813 01 15 45 51.5 356.7 1.0 163.2 58 875 17 47 20 18 00 00 --- 01 28 27 51.3 356.0 1.2 159.5 760 899 17 47 24 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: ra18cm2.set Matching groups in ./eg089a_freq.dat: ur18cm update L.Xiang 9Feb05 Setup group: 1 Station: URUMQI Total bit rate: 256 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 1300.00 Net SB= L L U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 BBC SB= L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 1668.00 BBC fr= 368.00 368.00 368.00 368.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 6 Track assignments are: track1= 8, 6, 4, 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 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