COVER INFORMATION Station: KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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 KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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 59 22 13.1 46.8 -7.1 -53.4 0 0 03 00 40 03 08 00 --- 15 06 43 14.2 47.7 -6.9 -54.5 440 14 03 00 41 03 09 30 2021+614 15 08 13 36.0 35.1 -5.2 -80.5 80 14 03 09 30 03 18 00 --- 15 16 45 37.0 35.3 -5.1 -82.3 510 30 03 09 31 ---------- BLOCK 04: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 2 ---------- 03 20 00 2200+420 15 18 45 16.0 49.0 -6.7 -56.1 110 30 03 20 00 03 29 30 --- 15 28 16 17.5 50.0 -6.6 -57.5 570 49 03 20 01 03 30 00 2200+420 15 28 47 17.5 50.0 -6.6 -57.5 28 49 03 30 00 03 39 30 --- 15 38 18 19.0 51.0 -6.4 -58.8 570 67 03 30 01 03 40 00 2200+420 15 38 48 19.1 51.0 -6.4 -58.9 28 67 03 40 00 03 49 30 --- 15 48 20 20.6 52.0 -6.2 -60.2 570 85 03 40 01 03 50 00 2200+420 15 48 50 20.7 52.0 -6.2 -60.2 28 85 03 50 00 03 59 30 --- 15 58 21 22.2 53.0 -6.1 -61.5 570 104 03 50 01 04 00 00 2200+420 15 58 51 22.3 53.0 -6.1 -61.6 28 104 04 00 00 04 09 30 --- 16 08 23 23.9 53.9 -5.9 -62.8 570 122 04 00 01 04 10 00 2200+420 16 08 53 24.0 54.0 -5.9 -62.9 28 122 04 10 00 04 19 30 --- 16 18 25 25.5 54.8 -5.7 -64.1 570 140 04 10 01 04 20 00 2200+420 16 18 55 25.6 54.9 -5.7 -64.2 28 140 04 20 00 04 29 30 --- 16 28 26 27.2 55.7 -5.6 -65.4 570 158 04 20 01 04 30 00 2200+420 16 28 56 27.3 55.7 -5.6 -65.5 28 158 04 30 00 04 39 30 --- 16 38 28 28.9 56.5 -5.4 -66.7 570 177 04 30 01 04 40 00 2200+420 16 38 58 29.0 56.6 -5.4 -66.8 28 177 04 40 00 04 49 30 --- 16 48 30 30.6 57.4 -5.2 -68.0 570 195 04 40 01 04 50 00 2200+420 16 49 00 30.7 57.4 -5.2 -68.1 28 195 04 50 00 04 59 30 --- 16 58 31 32.4 58.2 -5.1 -69.3 570 213 04 50 01 05 00 00 2200+420 16 59 01 32.4 58.2 -5.1 -69.3 28 213 05 00 00 05 09 30 --- 17 08 33 34.1 58.9 -4.9 -70.6 570 231 05 00 01 Schedule for KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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 17 09 03 34.2 59.0 -4.9 -70.6 28 231 05 10 00 05 19 30 --- 17 18 35 35.8 59.7 -4.7 -71.8 570 250 05 10 01 05 20 00 2200+420 17 19 05 35.9 59.7 -4.7 -71.9 28 250 05 20 00 05 29 30 --- 17 28 36 37.6 60.3 -4.6 -73.1 570 268 05 20 01 05 30 00 2200+420 17 29 06 37.7 60.4 -4.6 -73.2 28 268 05 30 00 05 39 30 --- 17 38 38 39.4 61.0 -4.4 -74.4 570 286 05 30 01 05 40 00 2200+420 17 39 08 39.5 61.0 -4.4 -74.4 28 286 05 40 00 05 49 30 --- 17 48 39 41.2 61.6 -4.2 -75.7 570 304 05 40 01 05 50 00 2200+420 17 49 10 41.3 61.7 -4.2 -75.7 28 304 05 50 00 06 00 00 --- 17 59 11 43.1 62.3 -4.1 -77.0 600 324 05 50 01 06 00 30 2200+420 17 59 41 43.2 62.3 -4.1 -77.1 28 324 06 00 30 06 10 00 --- 18 09 13 44.9 62.8 -3.9 -78.3 570 342 06 00 31 ---------- BLOCK 05: K-band VLBI scans, Ground telescope segment 3 ---------- 06 11 20 2021+614 18 10 33 56.7 28.0 -2.2 -126.3 65 342 06 11 20 06 17 00 --- 18 16 14 57.2 27.3 -2.1 -128.2 340 353 06 11 21 06 18 20 1823+568 18 17 34 68.7 2.5 -0.1 -176.2 69 353 06 18 20 06 24 00 --- 18 23 15 68.7 0.4 -0.0 -179.4 340 364 06 18 21 06 25 20 2021+614 18 24 35 58.0 26.1 -2.0 -131.0 68 364 06 25 20 06 31 00 --- 18 30 16 58.5 25.3 -1.9 -133.0 340 375 06 25 21 06 32 20 1823+568 18 31 36 68.6 -2.7 0.1 175.9 68 375 06 32 20 06 38 00 --- 18 37 17 68.6 -4.8 0.2 172.8 340 386 06 32 21 06 39 20 2021+614 18 38 38 59.2 23.9 -1.7 -136.0 67 386 06 39 20 06 45 00 --- 18 44 19 59.7 22.9 -1.6 -138.1 340 396 06 39 21 06 46 20 1823+568 18 45 39 68.4 -7.9 0.4 168.2 67 396 06 46 20 06 52 00 --- 18 51 20 68.2 -10.0 0.4 165.1 340 407 06 46 21 06 53 20 2021+614 18 52 40 60.3 21.4 -1.5 -141.2 66 407 06 53 20 06 59 00 --- 18 58 21 60.7 20.3 -1.4 -143.4 340 418 06 53 21 07 00 20 1823+568 18 59 41 67.9 -12.9 0.6 160.6 66 418 07 00 20 07 06 00 --- 19 05 22 67.6 -14.8 0.7 157.7 340 429 07 00 21 Schedule for KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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 19 06 42 61.3 18.7 -1.3 -146.7 66 429 07 07 20 07 13 00 --- 19 12 23 61.6 17.5 -1.2 -149.0 340 440 07 07 21 07 14 20 1823+568 19 13 43 67.1 -17.5 0.8 153.4 65 440 07 14 20 07 20 00 --- 19 19 24 66.7 -19.2 0.9 150.6 340 451 07 14 21 07 21 20 2021+614 19 20 45 62.1 15.6 -1.0 -152.5 65 451 07 21 20 07 27 00 --- 19 26 25 62.4 14.3 -0.9 -154.9 340 462 07 21 21 ---------- BLOCK 06: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 3a ---------- 07 30 00 2200+420 19 29 26 59.6 65.3 -2.6 -89.9 160 462 07 30 00 07 39 30 --- 19 38 58 61.4 65.2 -2.4 -91.6 570 480 07 30 01 07 40 00 2200+420 19 39 28 61.4 65.2 -2.4 -91.7 28 480 07 40 00 07 49 30 --- 19 48 59 63.2 65.0 -2.2 -93.4 570 498 07 40 01 07 50 00 2200+420 19 49 29 63.3 65.0 -2.2 -93.5 28 498 07 50 00 07 59 30 --- 19 59 01 65.0 64.7 -2.1 -95.4 570 517 07 50 01 ---------- BLOCK 06: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 3b ---------- 08 00 00 2200+420 19 59 31 65.1 64.7 -2.1 -95.5 28 517 08 00 00 08 09 30 --- 20 09 02 66.9 64.2 -1.9 -97.6 570 535 08 00 01 08 10 00 2200+420 20 09 33 67.0 64.2 -1.9 -97.7 28 535 08 10 00 08 19 30 --- 20 19 04 68.7 63.5 -1.7 -100.0 570 553 08 10 01 08 20 00 2200+420 20 19 34 68.8 63.4 -1.7 -100.1 28 553 08 20 00 08 29 30 --- 20 29 06 70.5 62.4 -1.6 -102.6 570 571 08 20 01 08 30 00 2200+420 20 29 36 70.6 62.4 -1.6 -102.8 28 571 08 30 00 08 39 30 --- 20 39 07 72.3 61.0 -1.4 -105.7 570 590 08 30 01 08 40 00 2200+420 20 39 37 72.4 60.9 -1.4 -105.8 28 590 08 40 00 08 49 30 --- 20 49 09 74.1 59.1 -1.2 -109.2 570 608 08 40 01 ---------- BLOCK 06: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 3c ---------- 08 50 00 2200+420 20 49 39 74.2 59.0 -1.2 -109.4 28 608 08 50 00 08 59 30 --- 20 59 11 75.8 56.5 -1.1 -113.4 570 626 08 50 01 09 00 00 2200+420 20 59 41 75.9 56.3 -1.1 -113.6 28 626 09 00 00 09 09 30 --- 21 09 12 77.5 53.0 -0.9 -118.5 570 645 09 00 01 Schedule for KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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 21 09 42 77.6 52.8 -0.9 -118.8 28 645 09 10 00 09 19 30 --- 21 19 14 79.1 48.2 -0.7 -124.9 570 663 09 10 01 09 20 00 2200+420 21 19 44 79.1 47.9 -0.7 -125.2 28 663 09 20 00 09 29 30 --- 21 29 16 80.5 41.6 -0.6 -133.0 570 681 09 20 01 09 30 00 2200+420 21 29 46 80.6 41.2 -0.6 -133.5 28 681 09 30 00 09 40 00 --- 21 39 47 81.8 32.1 -0.4 -144.2 600 700 09 30 01 ---------- BLOCK 07: K-band VLBI scans, Ground telescope segment 4 ---------- 09 43 30 1823+568 21 43 18 50.7 -41.2 3.3 101.2 182 700 09 43 30 09 51 00 --- 21 50 49 49.7 -41.5 3.4 99.4 450 715 09 43 31 09 52 40 2021+614 21 52 29 60.3 -21.5 1.5 141.0 90 715 09 52 40 10 00 00 --- 21 59 51 59.7 -22.8 1.6 138.3 440 729 09 52 41 10 01 40 1823+568 22 01 31 48.3 -41.8 3.6 96.9 91 729 10 01 40 10 10 00 --- 22 09 52 47.1 -42.0 3.8 95.0 500 745 10 01 41 10 11 20 2021+614 22 11 12 58.8 -24.7 1.8 134.1 71 745 10 11 20 10 20 00 --- 22 19 54 58.0 -26.1 2.0 131.1 520 762 10 11 21 10 22 00 2200+420 22 21 54 82.3 -26.5 0.3 150.5 109 762 10 22 00 10 29 20 --- 22 29 15 81.5 -34.5 0.4 141.4 440 776 10 22 01 10 32 00 2021+614 22 31 56 56.9 -27.7 2.2 127.0 149 776 10 32 00 10 39 00 --- 22 38 57 56.2 -28.6 2.3 124.7 420 789 10 32 01 10 40 20 1823+568 22 40 17 43.0 -42.2 4.3 88.5 72 789 10 40 20 10 48 00 --- 22 47 58 41.9 -42.1 4.4 86.9 460 804 10 40 21 10 49 20 2021+614 22 49 19 55.2 -29.8 2.4 121.5 72 804 10 49 20 10 56 50 --- 22 56 50 54.4 -30.6 2.6 119.2 450 818 10 49 21 ---------- BLOCK 08: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 4 ---------- 11 00 00 2200+420 23 00 00 77.1 -54.0 0.9 117.1 179 818 11 00 00 11 09 30 --- 23 09 32 75.5 -57.1 1.1 112.4 570 837 11 00 01 11 10 00 2200+420 23 10 02 75.4 -57.2 1.1 112.2 28 837 11 10 00 11 19 30 --- 23 19 34 73.7 -59.5 1.3 108.4 570 855 11 10 01 11 20 00 2200+420 23 20 04 73.6 -59.6 1.3 108.2 28 855 11 20 00 11 29 30 --- 23 29 35 72.0 -61.3 1.4 105.0 570 873 11 20 01 Schedule for KVNUS (Code Ku ) 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 30 05 71.9 -61.4 1.4 104.8 28 873 11 30 00 11 39 30 --- 23 39 37 70.2 -62.7 1.6 102.0 570 891 11 30 01 11 40 00 2200+420 23 40 07 70.1 -62.7 1.6 101.9 28 891 11 40 00 11 49 30 --- 23 49 39 68.3 -63.6 1.8 99.4 570 910 11 40 01 11 50 00 2200+420 23 50 09 68.2 -63.7 1.8 99.3 28 910 11 50 00 11 59 30 --- 23 59 40 66.5 -64.3 1.9 97.1 570 928 11 50 01 12 00 00 2200+420 00 00 10 66.4 -64.4 1.9 97.0 28 928 12 00 00 12 09 30 --- 00 09 42 64.7 -64.8 2.1 95.0 570 946 12 00 01 12 10 00 2200+420 00 10 12 64.6 -64.8 2.1 94.9 28 946 12 10 00 12 19 30 --- 00 19 44 62.8 -65.1 2.3 93.0 570 964 12 10 01 12 20 00 2200+420 00 20 14 62.7 -65.1 2.3 92.9 28 964 12 20 00 12 29 30 --- 00 29 45 61.0 -65.2 2.4 91.2 570 983 12 20 01 12 30 00 2200+420 00 30 15 60.9 -65.2 2.4 91.1 28 983 12 30 00 12 39 30 --- 00 39 47 59.1 -65.3 2.6 89.5 570 1001 12 30 01 12 40 00 2200+420 00 40 17 59.0 -65.3 2.6 89.4 28 1001 12 40 00 12 49 30 --- 00 49 48 57.3 -65.2 2.8 87.9 570 1019 12 40 01 12 50 00 2200+420 00 50 19 57.2 -65.2 2.8 87.8 28 1019 12 50 00 13 00 00 --- 01 00 20 55.3 -65.0 3.0 86.3 600 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: 25 Station: KVNUS 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