COVER INFORMATION Station: SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Experiment: RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging Exp. Code: gb079 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Baczko Address: Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Auf dem Hugel 69 D-53121 Bonn Phone: +79165452842 EMAIL: abaczko@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: Phone during observation: +79165452842 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 SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Page 2 RadioAstron AGN 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 --- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22300.00 22300.00 22300.00 22300.00 22332.00 22332.00 22332.00 22332.00 Next BBC frequencies: 316.00 316.00 316.00 316.00 348.00 348.00 348.00 348.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 412.00 412.00 412.00 412.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 18 12 00 0238-084 23 12 45 10.0 487.3 -3.5 -23.3 0 0 18 11 49 18 21 30 --- 23 22 16 10.9 489.5 -3.3 -22.5 570 74 18 11 50 18 22 00 0238-084 23 22 46 11.0 489.6 -3.3 -22.5 24 74 18 21 49 18 31 30 --- 23 32 18 11.9 491.9 -3.2 -21.7 570 149 18 21 50 18 32 00 0238-084 23 32 48 11.9 492.0 -3.2 -21.7 24 149 18 31 49 18 41 30 --- 23 42 19 12.8 494.2 -3.0 -20.9 570 223 18 31 50 18 42 00 0238-084 23 42 49 12.8 494.4 -3.0 -20.8 24 223 18 41 49 18 51 30 --- 23 52 21 13.6 496.6 -2.8 -20.0 570 298 18 41 50 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 18 53 30 0234+285 23 54 21 48.1 480.3 -2.7 -29.0 36 298 18 53 19 19 01 30 --- 00 02 23 49.0 482.6 -2.6 -28.2 480 361 18 53 20 19 03 30 0238-084 00 04 23 14.6 499.5 -2.6 -18.8 36 361 19 03 19 19 13 00 --- 00 13 55 15.4 501.8 -2.5 -17.9 570 435 19 03 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+HART ---------- 19 15 00 0238-084 00 15 55 15.5 502.3 -2.4 -17.7 114 435 19 14 49 19 25 00 --- 00 25 56 16.2 504.8 -2.3 -16.6 600 514 19 14 50 19 25 30 0238-084 00 26 27 16.3 504.9 -2.3 -16.6 24 514 19 25 19 19 35 00 --- 00 35 58 16.9 507.3 -2.1 -15.6 570 588 19 25 20 19 35 30 0238-084 00 36 28 17.0 507.4 -2.1 -15.5 24 588 19 35 19 19 45 00 --- 00 46 00 17.6 509.8 -1.9 -14.5 570 663 19 35 20 19 45 30 0238-084 00 46 30 17.6 509.9 -1.9 -14.4 24 663 19 45 19 19 55 00 --- 00 56 01 18.2 512.3 -1.8 -13.3 570 737 19 45 20 19 55 30 0238-084 00 56 32 18.2 512.5 -1.8 -13.3 24 737 19 55 19 20 05 00 --- 01 06 03 18.7 514.9 -1.6 -12.2 570 812 19 55 20 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Page 3 RadioAstron AGN 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 --- ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 03: 0238-084 with EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- 20 06 00 0238-084 01 07 03 18.8 515.1 -1.6 -12.1 54 812 20 05 49 20 16 00 --- 01 17 05 19.3 517.7 -1.4 -10.9 600 890 20 05 50 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 20 18 00 0234+285 01 19 05 55.6 508.1 -1.3 -17.3 32 890 20 17 49 20 26 00 --- 01 27 07 56.1 511.1 -1.2 -15.8 480 953 20 17 50 20 26 30 0238-084 01 27 37 19.7 520.4 -1.2 -9.6 -58 953 20 26 19 20 36 00 --- 01 37 08 20.1 522.9 -1.1 -8.4 512 1027 20 26 20 20 36 30 0238-084 01 37 38 20.1 523.0 -1.1 -8.3 24 1027 20 36 19 20 46 00 --- 01 47 10 20.4 525.5 -0.9 -7.1 570 1102 20 36 20 20 46 30 0238-084 01 47 40 20.4 525.7 -0.9 -7.1 24 1102 20 46 19 20 56 00 --- 01 57 11 20.7 528.2 -0.7 -5.9 570 1176 20 46 20 20 56 30 0238-084 01 57 42 20.7 528.3 -0.7 -5.8 24 1176 20 56 19 21 06 00 --- 02 07 13 20.9 530.8 -0.6 -4.6 570 1251 20 56 20 21 06 30 0238-084 02 07 43 21.0 530.9 -0.6 -4.5 24 1251 21 06 19 21 16 00 --- 02 17 15 21.1 533.5 -0.4 -3.2 570 1325 21 06 20 21 16 30 0238-084 02 17 45 21.1 533.6 -0.4 -3.2 24 1325 21 16 19 21 26 00 --- 02 27 16 21.2 536.1 -0.2 -1.9 570 1400 21 16 20 21 26 30 0238-084 02 27 46 21.2 536.2 -0.2 -1.9 24 1400 21 26 19 21 36 00 --- 02 37 18 21.3 538.8 -0.1 -0.6 570 1474 21 26 20 21 36 30 0238-084 02 37 48 21.3 538.9 -0.1 -0.5 24 1474 21 36 19 21 46 00 --- 02 47 20 21.3 541.4 0.1 0.7 570 1549 21 36 20 21 46 30 0238-084 02 47 50 21.3 541.6 0.1 0.8 24 1549 21 46 19 21 56 00 --- 02 57 21 21.2 544.1 0.3 2.0 570 1623 21 46 20 21 56 30 0238-084 02 57 51 21.2 544.2 0.3 2.1 24 1623 21 56 19 22 06 00 --- 03 07 23 21.1 546.8 0.4 3.4 570 1698 21 56 20 22 06 30 0238-084 03 07 53 21.1 546.9 0.4 3.4 24 1698 22 06 19 22 16 00 --- 03 17 25 20.9 549.4 0.6 4.7 570 1772 22 06 20 22 16 30 0238-084 03 17 55 20.9 549.5 0.6 4.7 24 1772 22 16 19 22 26 00 --- 03 27 26 20.7 552.0 0.8 6.0 570 1847 22 16 20 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Page 4 RadioAstron AGN 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 --- 22 26 30 0238-084 03 27 56 20.7 552.2 0.8 6.0 24 1847 22 26 19 22 36 00 --- 03 37 28 20.4 554.7 0.9 7.2 570 1921 22 26 20 22 36 30 0238-084 03 37 58 20.4 554.8 0.9 7.3 24 1921 22 36 19 22 44 30 --- 03 45 59 20.1 556.9 1.1 8.3 480 1984 22 36 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 04: 0238-084 with HART+EVN+VLBA (23:00-..) ---------- 22 45 00 0238-084 03 46 29 20.1 557.0 1.1 8.4 24 1984 22 44 49 22 55 00 --- 03 56 31 19.7 559.6 1.2 9.6 600 2063 22 44 50 22 55 30 0238-084 03 57 01 19.7 559.8 1.3 9.7 24 2063 22 55 19 23 05 00 --- 04 06 33 19.3 562.2 1.4 10.8 570 2137 22 55 20 23 05 30 0238-084 04 07 03 19.3 562.4 1.4 10.9 24 2137 23 05 19 23 15 00 --- 04 16 34 18.8 564.8 1.6 12.0 570 2212 23 05 20 23 15 30 0238-084 04 17 04 18.8 564.9 1.6 12.1 24 2212 23 15 19 23 25 00 --- 04 26 36 18.2 567.4 1.7 13.2 570 2286 23 15 20 23 25 30 0238-084 04 27 06 18.2 567.5 1.8 13.3 24 2286 23 25 19 23 35 00 --- 04 36 38 17.7 569.9 1.9 14.3 570 2361 23 25 20 ---------- EVN FF scan ---------- 23 38 00 0234+285 04 39 38 52.4 586.3 2.0 23.9 95 2361 23 37 49 23 46 00 --- 04 47 39 51.7 588.9 2.1 25.0 480 2423 23 37 50 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 4: 0238-084 with VLBA+EVN+KVN+Hart ---------- 23 46 30 0238-084 04 48 09 16.9 572.8 2.1 15.6 -55 2423 23 46 19 23 56 00 --- 04 57 41 16.3 575.1 2.3 16.6 515 2498 23 46 20 --- Start: Sat 5 Nov 2016 Day 310 -- Stop: Sun 6 Nov 2016 Day 311 --- 23 56 30 0238-084 04 58 11 16.2 575.3 2.3 16.7 24 2498 23 56 19 00 06 00 --- 05 07 43 15.5 577.6 2.4 17.7 570 2572 23 56 20 00 06 30 0238-084 05 08 13 15.5 577.7 2.4 17.7 24 2572 00 06 19 00 16 00 --- 05 17 44 14.8 580.1 2.6 18.7 570 2647 00 06 20 00 16 30 0238-084 05 18 14 14.7 580.2 2.6 18.7 24 2647 00 16 19 00 26 00 --- 05 27 46 13.9 582.5 2.8 19.6 570 2721 00 16 20 Schedule for SVETLOE (Code Sv ) Page 5 RadioAstron AGN 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 6 Nov 2016 Day 311 --- 00 26 30 0238-084 05 28 16 13.9 582.6 2.8 19.7 24 2721 00 26 19 00 36 00 --- 05 37 48 13.1 584.9 2.9 20.5 570 2796 00 26 20 00 36 30 0238-084 05 38 18 13.0 585.0 2.9 20.6 24 2796 00 36 19 00 46 00 --- 05 47 49 12.2 587.2 3.1 21.4 570 2870 00 36 20 00 46 30 0238-084 05 48 19 12.2 587.4 3.1 21.4 24 2870 00 46 19 00 56 00 --- 05 57 51 11.3 589.6 3.3 22.2 570 2945 00 46 20 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 ./gb079_freq.dat: kvzr_k Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 33 Station: SVETLOE Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 21920.00 Net SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF SB = U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 3 11 3 11 4 12 4 12 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L U U L L U U L L IF = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 11 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 22300.00 22300.00 22300.00 22300.00 22332.00 22332.00 22332.00 22332.00 BBC fr= 316.00 316.00 316.00 316.00 348.00 348.00 348.00 348.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 412.00 412.00 412.00 412.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 11 14 20 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 4, 12, 20, 28, 6, 14, 22, 30, 8, 16, 24, 32 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 34.104620 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 11.67342 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at * 1934-638 04 20 04.230487 * 19 39 25.024972 04 20 47.695161 0.00 -63 49 48.04871 *-63 42 45.62440 -63 40 24.82043 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. ATCA flux calibrator * 0134+329 01 34 49.826373 * 01 37 41.299439 01 38 40.499141 0.00 J0137+3309 32 54 20.25866 * 33 09 35.13284 33 14 44.81588 0.00 3C48 ./gb079_sources.radioastron rfc_2016c Petrov and Kovalev, in preparation 147 observations * 2251+158 22 51 29.519741 * 22 53 57.747940 22 54 48.031641 0.00 J2253+1608 15 52 54.34791 * 16 08 53.56074 16 14 27.51855 0.00 3C454.3 ./gb079_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 40570 observations, RA-AO4-06, RA-AO3-0 * 0234+285 02 34 55.589591 * 02 37 52.405678 02 38 53.303332 0.00 J0237+2848 28 35 11.40774 * 28 48 08.98999 28 52 27.53754 0.00 ./gb079_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 57147 observations, RA-AO4-07, RA-AO3-0 * 0238-084 02 38 37.351926 * 02 41 04.798502 02 41 55.301775 0.00 J0241-0815 -08 28 08.92072 *-08 15 20.75192 -08 11 06.03352 0.00 NGC1052 ./gb079_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, RA-AO4-09 * 0528+134 05 28 06.759218 * 05 30 56.416749 05 31 54.185533 0.00 J0530+1331 13 29 42.28878 * 13 31 55.14945 13 32 31.09082 0.00 ./gb079_sources.radioastron AGN, MASIV, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 139206 observations, RA-AO3-04, 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 9 5.275 0.000 1934-638 ra1cm2.set 10 0.111 0.000 0134+329 ra1cm2.set 40 0.100 0.000 ra7mm2.set 44 0.133 0.000 2251+158 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 0.117 3.169 0234+285 ra1cm2.set 5 6 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 21 + 0.950 60.179 ra7mm2.set 27 28 44 0.367 13.383 0238-084 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 + 14.964 911.905 ra7mm2.set 27 28 44 1.800 76.197 0528+134 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 10 0.133 1.276 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 102.2 1934-638 98.2 0134+329 157.1 2251+158 124.7 0234+285 167.0 0238-084 155.8 0528+134 139.8 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