COVER INFORMATION Station: SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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: 636.00 636.00 636.00 636.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 03 30 00 2200+420 14 56 35 9.6 45.9 -7.1 -56.3 0 0 03 30 00 03 39 30 --- 15 06 06 11.0 46.9 -7.0 -57.7 570 18 03 30 01 03 40 00 2200+420 15 06 36 11.1 46.9 -6.9 -57.8 28 18 03 40 00 03 49 30 --- 15 16 08 12.6 47.8 -6.8 -59.2 570 37 03 40 01 03 50 00 2200+420 15 16 38 12.7 47.9 -6.8 -59.3 28 37 03 50 00 03 59 30 --- 15 26 09 14.2 48.8 -6.6 -60.7 570 55 03 50 01 04 00 00 2200+420 15 26 39 14.3 48.8 -6.6 -60.7 28 55 04 00 00 04 09 30 --- 15 36 11 15.9 49.7 -6.5 -62.1 570 73 04 00 01 04 10 00 2200+420 15 36 41 15.9 49.8 -6.4 -62.2 28 73 04 10 00 04 19 30 --- 15 46 13 17.5 50.6 -6.3 -63.6 570 91 04 10 01 04 20 00 2200+420 15 46 43 17.6 50.6 -6.3 -63.6 28 91 04 20 00 04 29 30 --- 15 56 14 19.2 51.4 -6.1 -65.0 570 110 04 20 01 04 30 00 2200+420 15 56 44 19.3 51.5 -6.1 -65.0 28 110 04 30 00 04 39 30 --- 16 06 16 20.9 52.3 -6.0 -66.4 570 128 04 30 01 04 40 00 2200+420 16 06 46 20.9 52.3 -5.9 -66.5 28 128 04 40 00 04 49 30 --- 16 16 18 22.6 53.0 -5.8 -67.8 570 146 04 40 01 04 50 00 2200+420 16 16 48 22.7 53.1 -5.8 -67.9 28 146 04 50 00 04 59 30 --- 16 26 19 24.3 53.8 -5.6 -69.2 570 164 04 50 01 05 00 00 2200+420 16 26 49 24.4 53.8 -5.6 -69.3 28 164 05 00 00 05 09 30 --- 16 36 21 26.0 54.5 -5.4 -70.6 570 183 05 00 01 05 10 00 2200+420 16 36 51 26.1 54.5 -5.4 -70.6 28 183 05 10 00 05 19 30 --- 16 46 23 27.8 55.1 -5.3 -72.0 570 201 05 10 01 05 20 00 2200+420 16 46 53 27.9 55.2 -5.3 -72.0 28 201 05 20 00 05 29 30 --- 16 56 24 29.6 55.8 -5.1 -73.3 570 219 05 20 01 05 30 00 2200+420 16 56 54 29.6 55.8 -5.1 -73.4 28 219 05 30 00 05 39 30 --- 17 06 26 31.3 56.4 -4.9 -74.7 570 237 05 30 01 05 40 00 2200+420 17 06 56 31.4 56.4 -4.9 -74.8 28 237 05 40 00 05 49 30 --- 17 16 27 33.1 56.9 -4.8 -76.1 570 256 05 40 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 --- 09 00 00 2200+420 20 27 29 67.9 52.8 -1.6 -112.7 11426 256 09 00 00 09 09 30 --- 20 37 00 69.5 50.8 -1.4 -116.2 570 274 09 00 01 09 10 00 2200+420 20 37 30 69.5 50.7 -1.4 -116.4 28 274 09 10 00 09 19 30 --- 20 47 02 71.1 48.2 -1.3 -120.3 570 292 09 10 01 09 20 00 2200+420 20 47 32 71.2 48.0 -1.3 -120.5 28 292 09 20 00 09 29 30 --- 20 57 04 72.7 45.0 -1.1 -125.0 570 311 09 20 01 09 30 00 2200+420 20 57 34 72.7 44.8 -1.1 -125.3 28 311 09 30 00 09 40 00 --- 21 07 35 74.2 40.8 -0.9 -130.8 600 330 09 30 01 ---------- BLOCK 07: K-band VLBI scans, Ground telescope segment 4 ---------- 09 43 30 1823+568 21 11 06 51.4 -35.7 2.8 114.0 130 330 09 43 30 09 51 00 --- 21 18 37 50.5 -36.3 2.9 111.9 450 344 09 43 31 09 52 40 2021+614 21 20 17 58.0 -12.9 1.0 156.2 72 344 09 52 40 10 00 00 --- 21 27 39 57.6 -14.4 1.1 153.3 440 358 09 52 41 10 01 40 1823+568 21 29 19 49.1 -37.1 3.1 109.0 73 358 10 01 40 10 10 00 --- 21 37 40 48.0 -37.6 3.2 106.9 500 374 10 01 41 10 11 20 2021+614 21 39 00 57.0 -16.6 1.3 148.9 55 374 10 11 20 10 20 00 --- 21 47 42 56.4 -18.2 1.4 145.7 520 391 10 11 21 10 22 00 2200+420 21 49 42 78.4 12.6 -0.2 -165.3 79 391 10 22 00 10 29 20 --- 21 57 03 78.7 5.9 -0.1 -173.2 440 405 10 22 01 10 32 00 2021+614 21 59 44 55.6 -20.2 1.6 141.4 118 405 10 32 00 10 39 00 --- 22 06 45 55.0 -21.4 1.7 138.9 420 419 10 32 01 10 40 20 1823+568 22 08 05 44.0 -39.0 3.7 99.5 58 419 10 40 20 10 48 00 --- 22 15 46 43.0 -39.2 3.9 97.8 460 433 10 40 21 10 49 20 2021+614 22 17 07 54.2 -22.9 1.9 135.3 57 433 10 49 20 10 56 50 --- 22 24 38 53.6 -24.0 2.0 132.8 450 448 10 49 21 ---------- BLOCK 08: K-band VLBI scans, Space telescope segment 4 ---------- 11 00 00 2200+420 22 27 48 77.7 -21.8 0.4 154.5 145 448 11 00 00 11 09 30 --- 22 37 20 76.9 -28.7 0.6 146.1 570 466 11 00 01 11 10 00 2200+420 22 37 50 76.8 -29.1 0.6 145.7 28 466 11 10 00 11 19 30 --- 22 47 22 75.7 -34.9 0.7 138.4 570 484 11 10 01 Schedule for SHANGHAI (Code Sh ) 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 --- 11 20 00 2200+420 22 47 52 75.7 -35.2 0.7 138.1 28 484 11 20 00 11 29 30 --- 22 57 23 74.4 -40.0 0.9 131.8 570 503 11 20 01 11 30 00 2200+420 22 57 53 74.3 -40.3 0.9 131.5 28 503 11 30 00 11 39 30 --- 23 07 25 73.0 -44.2 1.1 126.2 570 521 11 30 01 11 40 00 2200+420 23 07 55 72.9 -44.4 1.1 125.9 28 521 11 40 00 11 49 30 --- 23 17 27 71.4 -47.5 1.2 121.3 570 539 11 40 01 11 50 00 2200+420 23 17 57 71.4 -47.7 1.2 121.0 28 539 11 50 00 11 59 30 --- 23 27 28 69.8 -50.3 1.4 117.0 570 557 11 50 01 12 00 00 2200+420 23 27 58 69.7 -50.4 1.4 116.8 28 557 12 00 00 12 09 30 --- 23 37 30 68.1 -52.5 1.6 113.3 570 576 12 00 01 12 10 00 2200+420 23 38 00 68.1 -52.6 1.6 113.1 28 576 12 10 00 12 19 30 --- 23 47 32 66.4 -54.2 1.7 110.0 570 594 12 10 01 12 20 00 2200+420 23 48 02 66.3 -54.3 1.7 109.8 28 594 12 20 00 12 29 30 --- 23 57 33 64.7 -55.6 1.9 107.0 570 612 12 20 01 12 30 00 2200+420 23 58 03 64.6 -55.7 1.9 106.8 28 612 12 30 00 12 39 30 --- 00 07 35 62.9 -56.8 2.1 104.3 570 630 12 30 01 12 40 00 2200+420 00 08 05 62.8 -56.8 2.1 104.1 28 630 12 40 00 12 49 30 --- 00 17 36 61.1 -57.7 2.2 101.8 570 649 12 40 01 12 50 00 2200+420 00 18 07 61.0 -57.7 2.2 101.7 28 649 12 50 00 13 00 00 --- 00 28 08 59.2 -58.4 2.4 99.4 600 668 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 Matching groups in ./ga030b_freq.sess313rdbe.dat: sh1cm From Porcas, from Huang Xinyong 231198 Setup group: 13 Station: SHANGHAI 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= 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 21600.00 Net SB= L L U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 1 2 BBC SB= L L U U IF = C A C A The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 46 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 BBC fr= 636.00 636.00 636.00 636.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 46 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 1000 1000 13000 13000 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 1000 1000 13000 13000 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 6, 8, 2, 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 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