COVER INFORMATION Station: KVNTN (Code Kt ) Experiment: Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields Exp. Code: ga030b Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.10 Version 11.1 Beta of about April 26, 201 PI: James M Anderson Address: MPIfR Bonn Auf dem Huegel 69 53121 Bonn, Germany Phone: +49 (228) 525 356 EMAIL: anderson@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: +49 228 525 229 Phone during observation: +7 903 661 48 65 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 Please, send Mk5 disk packs to MPIfR-Bonn Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) Page 2 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 11 Nov 2013 Day 315 --- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 Next BBC frequencies: 8986.00 8986.00 8986.00 8986.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 03 00 40 2200+420 14 48 12 9.8 45.2 -7.3 H -53.4 0 0 03 00 40 03 08 00 --- 14 55 33 10.9 46.1 -7.1 -54.5 0 14 03 00 41 03 09 30 2021+614 14 57 04 32.9 34.0 -5.4 -79.7 80 14 03 09 30 03 18 00 --- 15 05 35 33.9 34.2 -5.3 -81.5 510 30 03 09 31 ---------- BLOCK 04: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 2 ---------- 03 20 00 2200+420 15 07 35 12.8 47.3 -6.9 -56.3 110 30 03 20 00 03 29 30 --- 15 17 07 14.2 48.3 -6.8 -57.7 570 49 03 20 01 03 30 00 2200+420 15 17 37 14.3 48.4 -6.8 -57.7 28 49 03 30 00 03 39 30 --- 15 27 08 15.8 49.3 -6.6 -59.1 570 67 03 30 01 03 40 00 2200+420 15 27 39 15.9 49.4 -6.6 -59.2 28 67 03 40 00 03 49 30 --- 15 37 10 17.4 50.3 -6.4 -60.5 570 85 03 40 01 03 50 00 2200+420 15 37 40 17.5 50.4 -6.4 -60.6 28 85 03 50 00 03 59 30 --- 15 47 12 19.0 51.3 -6.3 -61.9 570 104 03 50 01 04 00 00 2200+420 15 47 42 19.1 51.3 -6.3 -62.0 28 104 04 00 00 04 09 30 --- 15 57 13 20.7 52.2 -6.1 -63.3 570 122 04 00 01 04 10 00 2200+420 15 57 43 20.8 52.2 -6.1 -63.4 28 122 04 10 00 04 19 30 --- 16 07 15 22.4 53.0 -5.9 -64.7 570 140 04 10 01 04 20 00 2200+420 16 07 45 22.4 53.1 -5.9 -64.7 28 140 04 20 00 04 29 30 --- 16 17 17 24.0 53.9 -5.8 -66.0 570 158 04 20 01 04 30 00 2200+420 16 17 47 24.1 53.9 -5.8 -66.1 28 158 04 30 00 04 39 30 --- 16 27 18 25.7 54.7 -5.6 -67.4 570 177 04 30 01 04 40 00 2200+420 16 27 48 25.8 54.7 -5.6 -67.4 28 177 04 40 00 04 49 30 --- 16 37 20 27.5 55.5 -5.4 -68.7 570 195 04 40 01 04 50 00 2200+420 16 37 50 27.5 55.5 -5.4 -68.8 28 195 04 50 00 04 59 30 --- 16 47 22 29.2 56.2 -5.3 -70.0 570 213 04 50 01 05 00 00 2200+420 16 47 52 29.3 56.2 -5.3 -70.1 28 213 05 00 00 05 09 30 --- 16 57 23 30.9 56.9 -5.1 -71.4 570 231 05 00 01 Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) Page 3 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 11 Nov 2013 Day 315 --- 05 10 00 2200+420 16 57 53 31.0 56.9 -5.1 -71.4 28 231 05 10 00 05 19 30 --- 17 07 25 32.7 57.6 -4.9 -72.7 570 250 05 10 01 05 20 00 2200+420 17 07 55 32.8 57.6 -4.9 -72.8 28 250 05 20 00 05 29 30 --- 17 17 27 34.5 58.2 -4.8 -74.0 570 268 05 20 01 05 30 00 2200+420 17 17 57 34.6 58.2 -4.8 -74.1 28 268 05 30 00 05 39 30 --- 17 27 28 36.3 58.8 -4.6 -75.4 570 286 05 30 01 05 40 00 2200+420 17 27 58 36.4 58.8 -4.6 -75.5 28 286 05 40 00 05 49 30 --- 17 37 30 38.1 59.4 -4.4 -76.7 570 304 05 40 01 05 50 00 2200+420 17 38 00 38.2 59.4 -4.4 -76.8 28 304 05 50 00 06 00 00 --- 17 48 02 40.0 59.9 -4.3 -78.2 600 324 05 50 01 06 00 30 2200+420 17 48 32 40.1 59.9 -4.2 -78.2 28 324 06 00 30 06 10 00 --- 17 58 03 41.8 60.4 -4.1 -79.5 570 342 06 00 31 ---------- BLOCK 05: K-band VLBI scans, Ground telescope segment 3 ---------- 06 11 20 2021+614 17 59 23 53.6 27.9 -2.4 -124.6 66 342 06 11 20 06 17 00 --- 18 05 04 54.2 27.2 -2.3 -126.4 340 353 06 11 21 06 18 20 1823+568 18 06 25 66.2 6.1 -0.3 -170.7 70 353 06 18 20 06 24 00 --- 18 12 05 66.3 4.2 -0.2 -173.6 340 364 06 18 21 06 25 20 2021+614 18 13 26 55.0 26.2 -2.1 -129.1 70 364 06 25 20 06 31 00 --- 18 19 07 55.5 25.4 -2.1 -130.9 340 375 06 25 21 06 32 20 1823+568 18 20 27 66.4 1.3 -0.1 -178.0 69 375 06 32 20 06 38 00 --- 18 26 08 66.4 -0.6 0.0 179.1 340 386 06 32 21 06 39 20 2021+614 18 27 28 56.2 24.2 -1.9 -133.8 69 386 06 39 20 06 45 00 --- 18 33 09 56.7 23.3 -1.8 -135.7 340 396 06 39 21 06 46 20 1823+568 18 34 29 66.4 -3.5 0.2 174.7 68 396 06 46 20 06 52 00 --- 18 40 10 66.3 -5.4 0.3 171.8 340 407 06 46 21 06 53 20 2021+614 18 41 30 57.4 22.0 -1.7 -138.7 68 407 06 53 20 06 59 00 --- 18 47 11 57.8 21.0 -1.6 -140.8 340 418 06 53 21 07 00 20 1823+568 18 48 31 66.1 -8.2 0.4 167.5 67 418 07 00 20 07 06 00 --- 18 54 12 65.9 -10.0 0.5 164.6 340 429 07 00 21 Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) Page 4 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 11 Nov 2013 Day 315 --- 07 07 20 2021+614 18 55 33 58.4 19.6 -1.4 -143.9 67 429 07 07 20 07 13 00 --- 19 01 14 58.8 18.5 -1.4 -146.0 340 440 07 07 21 07 14 20 1823+568 19 02 34 65.5 -12.7 0.6 160.4 67 440 07 14 20 07 20 00 --- 19 08 15 65.3 -14.4 0.7 157.6 340 451 07 14 21 07 21 20 2021+614 19 09 35 59.3 16.9 -1.2 -149.2 66 451 07 21 20 07 27 00 --- 19 15 16 59.6 15.7 -1.1 -151.5 340 462 07 21 21 ---------- BLOCK 06: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 3a ---------- 07 30 00 2200+420 19 18 16 56.5 62.1 -2.8 -91.8 161 462 07 30 00 07 39 30 --- 19 27 48 58.3 61.9 -2.6 -93.6 570 480 07 30 01 07 40 00 2200+420 19 28 18 58.4 61.9 -2.6 -93.7 28 480 07 40 00 07 49 30 --- 19 37 50 60.1 61.6 -2.4 -95.5 570 498 07 40 01 07 50 00 2200+420 19 38 20 60.2 61.6 -2.4 -95.6 28 498 07 50 00 07 59 30 --- 19 47 51 62.0 61.2 -2.3 -97.6 570 517 07 50 01 ---------- BLOCK 06: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 3b ---------- 08 00 00 2200+420 19 48 21 62.1 61.2 -2.2 -97.7 28 517 08 00 00 08 09 30 --- 19 57 53 63.8 60.6 -2.1 -99.8 570 535 08 00 01 08 10 00 2200+420 19 58 23 63.9 60.6 -2.1 -99.9 28 535 08 10 00 08 19 30 --- 20 07 54 65.6 59.8 -1.9 -102.3 570 553 08 10 01 08 20 00 2200+420 20 08 25 65.7 59.7 -1.9 -102.4 28 553 08 20 00 08 29 30 --- 20 17 56 67.4 58.7 -1.8 -104.9 570 571 08 20 01 08 30 00 2200+420 20 18 26 67.5 58.6 -1.7 -105.1 28 571 08 30 00 08 39 30 --- 20 27 58 69.2 57.2 -1.6 -108.0 570 590 08 30 01 08 40 00 2200+420 20 28 28 69.3 57.2 -1.6 -108.1 28 590 08 40 00 08 49 30 --- 20 37 59 70.9 55.4 -1.4 -111.4 570 608 08 40 01 ---------- BLOCK 06: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 3c ---------- 08 50 00 2200+420 20 38 29 71.0 55.3 -1.4 -111.5 28 608 08 50 00 08 59 30 --- 20 48 01 72.6 53.1 -1.3 -115.3 570 626 08 50 01 09 00 00 2200+420 20 48 31 72.7 52.9 -1.2 -115.5 28 626 09 00 00 09 09 30 --- 20 58 03 74.3 50.1 -1.1 -119.9 570 645 09 00 01 Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) Page 5 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 11 Nov 2013 Day 315 --- 09 10 00 2200+420 20 58 33 74.4 49.9 -1.1 -120.1 28 645 09 10 00 09 19 30 --- 21 08 04 75.8 46.2 -0.9 -125.3 570 663 09 10 01 09 20 00 2200+420 21 08 34 75.9 46.0 -0.9 -125.6 28 663 09 20 00 09 29 30 --- 21 18 06 77.3 41.2 -0.8 -131.8 570 681 09 20 01 09 30 00 2200+420 21 18 36 77.4 40.9 -0.7 -132.2 28 681 09 30 00 09 40 00 --- 21 28 38 78.7 34.5 -0.6 -140.2 600 700 09 30 01 ---------- BLOCK 07: K-band VLBI scans, Ground telescope segment 4 ---------- 09 43 30 1823+568 21 32 08 50.5 -38.9 3.1 106.2 182 700 09 43 30 09 51 00 --- 21 39 39 49.5 -39.3 3.3 104.3 450 715 09 43 31 09 52 40 2021+614 21 41 20 58.9 -18.1 1.3 146.8 90 715 09 52 40 10 00 00 --- 21 48 41 58.4 -19.5 1.4 144.0 440 729 09 52 41 10 01 40 1823+568 21 50 21 48.1 -39.8 3.4 101.7 90 729 10 01 40 10 10 00 --- 21 58 43 47.0 -40.1 3.6 99.7 500 745 10 01 41 10 11 20 2021+614 22 00 03 57.6 -21.5 1.6 139.8 71 745 10 11 20 10 20 00 --- 22 08 44 56.9 -22.9 1.8 136.7 520 762 10 11 21 10 22 00 2200+420 22 10 45 80.8 -8.6 0.1 170.2 109 762 10 22 00 10 29 20 --- 22 18 06 80.5 -16.7 0.2 161.0 440 776 10 22 01 10 32 00 2021+614 22 20 46 55.9 -24.7 2.0 132.6 149 776 10 32 00 10 39 00 --- 22 27 47 55.3 -25.7 2.1 130.2 420 789 10 32 01 10 40 20 1823+568 22 29 08 42.8 -40.8 4.1 92.9 72 789 10 40 20 10 48 00 --- 22 36 49 41.8 -40.8 4.2 91.3 460 804 10 40 21 10 49 20 2021+614 22 38 09 54.3 -27.0 2.3 126.9 72 804 10 49 20 10 56 50 --- 22 45 40 53.6 -27.9 2.4 124.5 450 818 10 49 21 ---------- BLOCK 08: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 4 ---------- 11 00 00 2200+420 22 48 51 77.3 -41.4 0.8 131.6 179 818 11 00 00 11 09 30 --- 22 58 22 75.9 -46.1 0.9 125.4 570 837 11 00 01 11 10 00 2200+420 22 58 52 75.8 -46.3 0.9 125.1 28 837 11 10 00 11 19 30 --- 23 08 24 74.3 -50.0 1.1 120.0 570 855 11 10 01 11 20 00 2200+420 23 08 54 74.2 -50.2 1.1 119.7 28 855 11 20 00 11 29 30 --- 23 18 26 72.7 -53.0 1.3 115.4 570 873 11 20 01 Schedule for KVNTN (Code Kt ) Page 6 Probing the innermost regions of AGN jets and their magnetic fields 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 11 Nov 2013 Day 315 --- 11 30 00 2200+420 23 18 56 72.6 -53.2 1.3 115.1 28 873 11 30 00 11 39 30 --- 23 28 27 71.0 -55.4 1.4 111.4 570 891 11 30 01 11 40 00 2200+420 23 28 57 70.9 -55.5 1.4 111.2 28 891 11 40 00 11 49 30 --- 23 38 29 69.2 -57.2 1.6 108.0 570 910 11 40 01 11 50 00 2200+420 23 38 59 69.1 -57.3 1.6 107.9 28 910 11 50 00 11 59 30 --- 23 48 31 67.5 -58.6 1.8 105.0 570 928 11 50 01 12 00 00 2200+420 23 49 01 67.4 -58.7 1.8 104.9 28 928 12 00 00 12 09 30 --- 23 58 32 65.7 -59.7 1.9 102.3 570 946 12 00 01 12 10 00 2200+420 23 59 02 65.6 -59.8 1.9 102.2 28 946 12 10 00 12 19 30 --- 00 08 34 63.8 -60.6 2.1 99.9 570 964 12 10 01 12 20 00 2200+420 00 09 04 63.7 -60.6 2.1 99.7 28 964 12 20 00 12 29 30 --- 00 18 36 62.0 -61.2 2.3 97.6 570 983 12 20 01 12 30 00 2200+420 00 19 06 61.9 -61.2 2.3 97.5 28 983 12 30 00 12 39 30 --- 00 28 37 60.2 -61.6 2.4 95.5 570 1001 12 30 01 12 40 00 2200+420 00 29 07 60.1 -61.7 2.4 95.4 28 1001 12 40 00 12 49 30 --- 00 38 39 58.3 -61.9 2.6 93.6 570 1019 12 40 01 12 50 00 2200+420 00 39 09 58.2 -61.9 2.6 93.5 28 1019 12 50 00 13 00 00 --- 00 49 11 56.4 -62.1 2.8 91.7 600 1038 12 50 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: 26 Station: KVNTN 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= 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 13250.00 Net SB= L U L U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP RCP LCP LCP BBC = 1 1 2 2 BBC SB= L U L U IF = R1 R1 R2 R2 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 43 Setup file default. LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 8986.00 8986.00 8986.00 8986.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 43 44 45 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8 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 27.958002 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 55 03.41567 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for the TS to look at J1824+5651 18 23 14.951494 * 18 24 07.068372 18 24 20.014978 0.18 * 1823+568 56 49 18.07194 * 56 51 01.49075 56 51 53.19192 0.10 J1824+56 ./ga030b_sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 7564 observations J2022+6136 20 21 13.300235 * 20 22 06.681753 20 22 21.338208 0.21 * 2021+614 61 27 18.15575 * 61 36 58.80476 61 40 07.95163 0.10 J2022+61 ./ga030b_sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 3249 observations J2157+3127 21 55 15.930441 * 21 57 28.823886 21 58 06.638673 0.12 * 2155+312 31 12 41.62468 * 31 27 01.35172 31 31 22.41858 0.11 ./ga030b_sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 793 observations J2202+4216 22 00 39.362504 * 22 02 43.291371 22 03 18.806963 0.14 BLLAC 42 02 08.59073 * 42 16 39.97987 42 21 06.43229 0.10 * 2200+420 ./ga030b_sources.vlba J2202+42 rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 59418 observations VR422201 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 41 10.167 0.000 1823+568 ra1cm2.set 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 + 3.436 151.619 2021+614 ra1cm2.set 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 + 3.892 237.230 2155+312 ra1cm2.set 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 0.361 13.000 ra2cm2.set 11 12 0.765 25.474 ra7mm2.set 1 2 0.882 30.396 2200+420 ra1cm2.set 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 + 10.943 1739.544 ra2cm2.set 11 12 0.882 34.263 ra7mm2.set 1 2 0.799 31.217 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 103.9 1823+568 85.0 2021+614 100.3 2155+312 109.9 2200+420 112.1 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