COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: RadioAstron polarization imaging Exp. Code: GG085F Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.50 Development version 11.5. Started Apr. 2 PI: Jose L. Gomez Address: Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia-CSIC Glorieta de la Astronomia E-18008 Granada, Spain Phone: +79165452842 EMAIL: jlgomez@iaa.es Fax: Phone during observation: 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 HART (Code Hh ) Page 2 RadioAstron 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 15 Mar 2019 Day 74 --- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 Next BBC frequencies: 236.00 236.00 236.00 236.00 268.00 268.00 268.00 268.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 18 00 00 0923+392 07 22 57 18.8 25.3 -2.1 0.0 0 0 18 00 00 18 07 30 --- 07 30 28 19.6 23.9 -2.0 0.0 450 29 18 00 01 18 08 30 0923+392 07 31 28 19.6 23.8 -1.9 0.0 39 29 18 08 30 18 19 00 --- 07 42 00 20.6 21.8 -1.8 0.0 630 70 18 08 31 18 20 00 0923+392 07 43 00 20.6 21.6 -1.8 0.0 39 70 18 20 00 18 26 40 --- 07 49 41 21.2 20.3 -1.6 0.0 400 95 18 20 01 18 27 10 0851+202 07 50 11 41.4 20.7 -1.1 0.0 -35 95 18 27 10 18 37 00 --- 08 00 03 42.1 17.8 -0.9 0.0 555 133 18 27 11 18 37 30 0851+202 08 00 33 42.2 17.6 -0.9 0.0 9 133 18 37 30 18 47 30 --- 08 10 35 42.8 14.6 -0.8 0.0 600 172 18 37 31 18 49 00 0923+392 08 12 05 22.8 16.0 -1.3 0.0 25 172 18 49 00 19 00 30 --- 08 23 37 23.4 13.6 -1.1 0.0 690 216 18 49 01 19 01 20 0923+392 08 24 27 23.5 13.5 -1.1 0.0 29 216 19 01 20 19 08 30 --- 08 31 38 23.8 12.0 -0.9 0.0 430 244 19 01 21 19 09 00 0851+202 08 32 08 43.7 7.7 -0.4 0.0 -35 244 19 09 00 19 18 30 --- 08 41 40 43.9 4.6 -0.2 0.0 535 281 19 09 01 19 19 00 0851+202 08 42 10 44.0 4.5 -0.2 0.0 9 281 19 19 00 19 28 30 --- 08 51 42 44.1 1.4 -0.1 0.0 570 318 19 19 01 19 29 00 0923+392 08 52 12 24.6 7.7 -0.6 0.0 -35 318 19 29 00 19 40 30 --- 09 03 43 24.9 5.3 -0.4 0.0 655 362 19 29 01 19 41 30 0923+392 09 04 44 24.9 5.0 -0.4 0.0 39 362 19 41 30 19 48 30 --- 09 11 45 25.0 3.5 -0.3 0.0 420 389 19 41 31 19 49 00 0851+202 09 12 15 43.9 354.7 0.3 0.0 -35 389 19 49 00 19 58 30 --- 09 21 46 43.6 351.6 0.4 0.0 535 426 19 49 01 19 59 00 0851+202 09 22 17 43.6 351.4 0.4 0.0 9 426 19 59 00 20 08 30 --- 09 31 48 43.3 348.4 0.6 0.0 570 462 19 59 01 20 09 00 0851+202 09 32 18 43.2 348.2 0.6 0.0 9 462 20 09 00 20 19 00 --- 09 42 20 42.7 345.1 0.8 0.0 600 501 20 09 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 3 RadioAstron 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 15 Mar 2019 Day 74 --- 20 19 30 0851+202 09 42 50 42.7 344.9 0.8 0.0 9 501 20 19 30 20 29 00 --- 09 52 21 42.1 342.0 0.9 0.0 570 538 20 19 31 20 29 30 0851+202 09 52 52 42.0 341.9 0.9 0.0 9 538 20 29 30 20 39 00 --- 10 02 23 41.3 339.0 1.1 0.0 570 575 20 29 31 20 39 30 0923+392 10 02 53 24.7 352.6 0.6 0.0 -35 575 20 39 30 20 50 30 --- 10 13 55 24.3 350.3 0.8 0.0 625 617 20 39 31 20 51 00 0851+202 10 14 25 40.3 335.6 1.3 0.0 -35 617 20 51 00 21 00 30 --- 10 23 57 39.3 332.9 1.5 0.0 535 654 20 51 01 21 01 00 0851+202 10 24 27 39.3 332.8 1.5 0.0 9 654 21 01 00 21 10 30 --- 10 33 58 38.3 330.2 1.6 0.0 570 690 21 01 01 21 11 00 0851+202 10 34 28 38.2 330.1 1.6 0.0 9 690 21 11 00 21 20 30 --- 10 44 00 37.1 327.6 1.8 0.0 570 727 21 11 01 21 21 00 0923+392 10 44 30 22.7 344.0 1.3 0.0 -35 727 21 21 00 21 31 30 --- 10 55 02 22.1 341.9 1.4 0.0 595 768 21 21 01 21 32 00 0851+202 10 55 32 35.7 324.8 2.0 0.0 -35 768 21 32 00 21 41 30 --- 11 05 03 34.4 322.5 2.2 0.0 535 804 21 32 01 21 42 00 0851+202 11 05 33 34.3 322.4 2.2 0.0 9 804 21 42 00 21 52 00 --- 11 15 35 32.9 320.2 2.3 0.0 600 843 21 42 01 21 52 30 0851+202 11 16 05 32.8 320.1 2.3 0.0 9 843 21 52 30 22 02 00 --- 11 25 37 31.4 318.0 2.5 0.0 570 880 21 52 31 22 02 30 0851+202 11 26 07 31.4 317.9 2.5 0.0 9 880 22 02 30 22 12 00 --- 11 35 38 29.9 315.9 2.7 0.0 570 917 22 02 31 22 12 30 0851+202 11 36 08 29.8 315.8 2.7 0.0 9 917 22 12 30 22 22 00 --- 11 45 40 28.3 313.9 2.8 0.0 570 953 22 12 31 22 22 30 0851+202 11 46 10 28.2 313.8 2.8 0.0 9 953 22 22 30 22 32 00 --- 11 55 42 26.7 312.0 3.0 0.0 570 990 22 22 31 22 32 30 0923+392 11 56 12 16.5 330.8 2.5 0.0 -35 990 22 32 30 22 43 30 --- 12 07 14 15.3 329.0 2.6 0.0 625 1032 22 32 31 22 44 00 0851+202 12 07 44 24.6 309.9 3.2 0.0 -35 1032 22 44 00 22 53 30 --- 12 17 15 22.9 308.2 3.4 0.0 535 1069 22 44 01 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 4 RadioAstron 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 15 Mar 2019 Day 74 --- 22 54 00 0851+202 12 17 45 22.9 308.2 3.4 0.0 9 1069 22 54 00 23 03 30 --- 12 27 17 21.2 306.6 3.5 0.0 570 1106 22 54 01 23 04 00 0851+202 12 27 47 21.1 306.5 3.5 0.0 9 1106 23 04 00 23 13 30 --- 12 37 18 19.3 305.0 3.7 0.0 570 1143 23 04 01 23 14 00 0851+202 12 37 49 19.2 304.9 3.7 0.0 9 1143 23 14 00 23 23 30 --- 12 47 20 17.5 303.5 3.9 0.0 570 1179 23 14 01 23 24 00 0851+202 12 47 50 17.4 303.4 3.9 0.0 9 1179 23 24 00 23 34 00 --- 12 57 52 15.5 302.0 4.0 0.0 600 1218 23 24 01 23 34 30 0851+202 12 58 22 15.4 301.9 4.0 0.0 9 1218 23 34 30 23 44 00 --- 13 07 53 13.5 300.6 4.2 0.0 570 1255 23 34 31 23 44 30 0851+202 13 08 24 13.4 300.5 4.2 0.0 9 1255 23 44 30 23 54 00 --- 13 17 55 11.6 299.2 4.4 0.0 570 1291 23 44 31 --- Start: Fri 15 Mar 2019 Day 74 -- Stop: Sat 16 Mar 2019 Day 75 --- 23 54 30 0851+202 13 18 25 11.5 299.2 4.4 0.0 9 1291 23 54 30 00 04 30 --- 13 28 27 9.5 297.9 4.5 0.0 600 1330 23 54 31 00 05 00 0851+202 13 28 57 9.4 297.8 4.6 0.0 9 1330 00 05 00 00 14 30 --- 13 38 29 7.5 296.6 4.7 D 0.0 0 1367 00 05 01 14 40 30 0851+202 04 06 51 6.2 64.2 -4.8 D 0.0 51932 1367 14 40 30 14 50 00 --- 04 16 22 8.1 63.0 -4.7 0.0 0 1403 14 40 31 15 09 30 0851+202 04 35 56 12.0 60.5 -4.3 0.0 1148 1403 15 09 30 15 20 00 --- 04 46 27 14.0 59.1 -4.2 0.0 630 1444 15 09 31 15 20 30 0851+202 04 46 57 14.1 59.0 -4.1 0.0 9 1444 15 20 30 15 30 30 --- 04 56 59 16.0 57.6 -4.0 0.0 600 1483 15 20 31 15 31 00 0851+202 04 57 29 16.1 57.5 -4.0 0.0 9 1483 15 31 00 15 40 30 --- 05 07 01 17.9 56.1 -3.8 0.0 570 1519 15 31 01 15 41 00 0851+202 05 07 31 18.0 56.1 -3.8 0.0 9 1519 15 41 00 15 50 30 --- 05 17 02 19.8 54.6 -3.6 0.0 570 1556 15 41 01 15 51 00 0851+202 05 17 32 19.9 54.5 -3.6 0.0 9 1556 15 51 00 16 00 00 --- 05 26 34 21.5 53.1 -3.5 0.0 540 1591 15 51 01 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: 16 Station: HART Total bit rate: 512 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 22000.00 Net SB= U U L L U U L L IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 10 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 BBC fr= 236.00 236.00 236.00 236.00 268.00 268.00 268.00 268.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 10 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) 1328+307 13 28 49.657783 * 13 31 08.288075 13 32 01.760916 0.18 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64055 * 30 30 32.95919 30 24 33.64697 0.17 * 3C286 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 603 observations * 0355+508 03 55 45.261377 * 03 59 29.747278 04 00 54.175951 0.16 J0359+5057 50 49 20.28597 * 50 57 50.16192 51 01 04.82333 0.10 NRAO150 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 27427 observations * 0851+202 08 51 57.250617 * 08 54 48.874929 08 55 54.600792 0.11 J0854+2006 20 17 58.41738 * 20 06 30.64083 20 02 02.58372 0.10 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 311901 observations * 0923+392 09 23 55.319219 * 09 27 03.013940 09 28 14.962793 0.13 J0927+3902 39 15 23.56640 * 39 02 20.85180 38 57 20.77176 0.10 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.5/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2018a Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 259044 observations 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 3C286 ra1cm2.set 22 0.350 0.000 ra2cm2.set 23 0.350 0.000 ra7mm2.set 21 0.350 0.000 0355+508 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 20 22 + 11.018 390.924 ra2cm2.set 23 47 48 0.142 7.792 ra7mm2.set 15 16 17 21 35 36 3.500 44.616 0851+202 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 + 12.086 686.955 ra2cm2.set 23 46 47 48 0.617 39.933 ra7mm2.set 15 16 17 21 35 36 3.608 108.242 0923+392 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 + 3.664 219.868 ra2cm2.set 23 46 47 48 0.200 15.000 ra7mm2.set 15 16 17 21 35 36 1.086 44.600 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) 3C286 141.5 0355+508 75.8 0851+202 135.4 0923+392 131.9 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