COVER INFORMATION Station: HART (Code Hh ) Experiment: RadioAstron AGN polarization imaging Exp. Code: gg083a Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 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, alobanov@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: Phone during observation: +79165452842 Observing mode: K-band,Q-band,U-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 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 8 Oct 2017 Day 281 --- 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 15 40 30 2200+420 18 41 06 7.3 35.1 -3.4 D 0.0 0 0 15 40 19 15 50 00 --- 18 50 37 8.5 33.9 -3.2 0.0 0 37 15 40 20 15 50 15 2200+420 18 50 52 8.6 33.8 -3.2 0.0 -6 37 15 50 04 15 56 15 --- 18 56 53 9.3 33.0 -3.1 0.0 354 61 15 50 05 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01 : full array on 2200+420 ---------- 16 12 30 2200+420 19 13 11 11.3 30.6 -2.8 0.0 953 61 16 12 19 16 22 00 --- 19 22 42 12.3 29.2 -2.7 0.0 570 98 16 12 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01: 2200+420 with EVN+KVN ---------- 16 23 00 2200+420 19 23 43 12.4 29.1 -2.7 0.0 39 98 16 22 49 16 33 00 --- 19 33 44 13.5 27.5 -2.5 0.0 600 137 16 22 50 16 33 30 2200+420 19 34 14 13.6 27.4 -2.5 0.0 9 137 16 33 19 16 43 00 --- 19 43 46 14.5 25.9 -2.3 0.0 570 175 16 33 20 16 43 15 2200+420 19 44 01 14.5 25.9 -2.3 0.0 -6 175 16 43 04 16 52 45 --- 19 53 32 15.5 24.3 -2.2 0.0 564 212 16 43 05 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01: 3C454.3 with EVN+KVN ---------- 16 54 45 3C454.3 19 55 33 29.4 51.0 -3.0 0.0 41 212 16 54 34 16 59 45 --- 20 00 34 30.2 50.0 -2.9 0.0 300 232 16 54 35 17 01 00 2200+420 20 01 49 16.2 22.9 -2.0 0.0 -4 232 17 00 49 17 05 40 --- 20 06 30 16.6 22.1 -1.9 0.0 276 251 17 00 50 17 06 40 2200+420 20 07 30 16.7 22.0 -1.9 0.0 39 251 17 06 29 17 16 10 --- 20 17 01 17.5 20.3 -1.8 0.0 570 288 17 06 30 17 16 20 2200+420 20 17 11 17.5 20.3 -1.8 0.0 -11 288 No stop 17 24 40 --- 20 25 33 18.1 18.8 -1.6 0.0 489 320 17 16 11 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02: 2200+420 with EVN+KVN ---------- 17 25 00 2200+420 20 25 53 18.1 18.7 -1.6 0.0 -1 320 17 24 49 17 35 00 --- 20 35 54 18.8 16.9 -1.5 0.0 599 360 17 24 50 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 8 Oct 2017 Day 281 --- 17 35 30 2200+420 20 36 24 18.8 16.8 -1.5 0.0 9 360 17 35 19 17 45 00 --- 20 45 56 19.4 15.1 -1.3 0.0 570 397 17 35 20 17 45 30 2200+420 20 46 26 19.5 15.0 -1.3 0.0 9 397 17 45 19 17 55 00 --- 20 55 58 20.0 13.2 -1.1 0.0 570 434 17 45 20 17 55 30 2200+420 20 56 28 20.0 13.1 -1.1 0.0 9 434 17 55 19 18 05 00 --- 21 05 59 20.5 11.3 -1.0 0.0 570 471 17 55 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 02: 2200+420 with EVN+KVN+VLBA ---------- 18 05 30 2200+420 21 06 29 20.5 11.2 -0.9 0.0 9 471 18 05 19 18 15 00 --- 21 16 01 20.9 9.4 -0.8 0.0 570 509 18 05 20 18 15 30 2200+420 21 16 31 20.9 9.3 -0.8 0.0 9 509 18 15 19 18 25 00 --- 21 26 03 21.2 7.4 -0.6 0.0 570 546 18 15 20 18 25 30 2200+420 21 26 33 21.2 7.3 -0.6 0.0 9 546 18 25 19 18 35 00 --- 21 36 04 21.4 5.4 -0.5 0.0 570 583 18 25 20 18 35 30 2200+420 21 36 34 21.5 5.3 -0.4 0.0 9 583 18 35 19 18 45 00 --- 21 46 06 21.6 3.5 -0.3 0.0 570 620 18 35 20 18 45 30 2200+420 21 46 36 21.6 3.4 -0.3 0.0 9 620 18 45 19 18 55 00 --- 21 56 08 21.7 1.5 -0.1 0.0 570 658 18 45 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02 : 3C454.3 with EVN+KVN ---------- 18 57 30 3C454.3 21 58 38 45.7 19.5 -0.9 0.0 71 658 18 57 19 19 02 30 --- 22 03 39 46.1 17.9 -0.9 0.0 300 677 18 57 20 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01: 2200+420 with EVN+KVN ---------- 19 04 45 2200+420 22 05 54 21.7 359.5 0.0 0.0 56 677 19 04 34 19 10 45 --- 22 11 55 21.7 358.3 0.1 0.0 360 701 19 04 35 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02 : full array on 2200+420 ---------- 19 11 15 2200+420 22 12 25 21.7 358.2 0.1 0.0 9 701 19 11 04 19 20 45 --- 22 21 57 21.6 356.3 0.3 0.0 570 739 19 11 05 19 21 15 2200+420 22 22 27 21.6 356.2 0.3 0.0 9 739 19 21 04 19 30 45 --- 22 31 58 21.4 354.4 0.5 0.0 570 776 19 21 05 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 8 Oct 2017 Day 281 --- 19 31 00 2200+420 22 32 13 21.4 354.3 0.5 0.0 -6 776 19 30 49 19 40 45 --- 22 42 00 21.2 352.4 0.6 0.0 579 814 19 30 50 19 41 15 2200+420 22 42 30 21.2 352.3 0.7 0.0 9 814 19 41 04 19 50 45 --- 22 52 02 20.8 350.4 0.8 0.0 570 851 19 41 05 19 51 15 2200+420 22 52 32 20.8 350.3 0.8 0.0 9 851 19 51 04 20 00 45 --- 23 02 03 20.4 348.5 1.0 0.0 570 888 19 51 05 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 01: 2200+420 with EVN+KVN ---------- 20 15 00 2200+420 23 16 21 19.7 345.8 1.2 0.0 833 888 20 15 00 20 21 00 --- 23 22 22 19.4 344.7 1.3 0.0 360 912 20 15 01 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 02 : full array on 2200+420 ---------- 20 21 30 2200+420 23 22 52 19.3 344.6 1.3 0.0 9 912 20 21 19 20 31 00 --- 23 32 23 18.7 342.8 1.5 0.0 570 949 20 21 20 20 31 30 2200+420 23 32 53 18.7 342.7 1.5 0.0 9 949 20 31 19 20 41 00 --- 23 42 25 18.0 341.0 1.6 0.0 570 986 20 31 20 20 41 30 2200+420 23 42 55 18.0 340.9 1.7 0.0 9 986 20 41 19 20 51 00 --- 23 52 27 17.3 339.3 1.8 0.0 570 1023 20 41 20 20 51 15 2200+420 23 52 42 17.2 339.2 1.8 0.0 -6 1023 20 51 04 21 01 00 --- 00 02 28 16.4 337.5 2.0 0.0 579 1061 20 51 05 21 01 30 2200+420 00 02 58 16.4 337.4 2.0 0.0 9 1061 21 01 19 21 11 00 --- 00 12 30 15.5 335.8 2.2 0.0 570 1099 21 01 20 21 11 15 2200+420 00 12 45 15.5 335.8 2.2 0.0 -6 1099 21 11 04 21 14 15 --- 00 15 45 15.2 335.3 2.2 0.0 174 1111 21 11 05 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 03: 2200+420 with EVN+KVN+VLBA+VLA ---------- 21 15 00 2200+420 00 16 31 15.2 335.2 2.2 0.0 24 1111 21 14 49 21 16 00 --- 00 17 31 15.1 335.0 2.2 0.0 60 1116 21 14 50 21 16 10 2200+420 00 17 41 15.1 335.0 2.2 0.0 -11 1116 No stop 21 19 55 --- 00 21 26 14.7 334.4 2.3 0.0 214 1131 21 16 01 21 20 05 2200+420 00 21 36 14.7 334.3 2.3 0.0 -11 1131 No stop 21 21 05 --- 00 22 37 14.6 334.2 2.3 0.0 49 1135 21 19 56 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) 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 8 Oct 2017 Day 281 --- 21 21 15 2200+420 00 22 47 14.6 334.2 2.3 0.0 -11 1135 No stop 21 25 00 --- 00 26 32 14.2 333.6 2.4 0.0 214 1150 21 21 06 21 25 30 2200+420 00 27 02 14.1 333.5 2.4 0.0 9 1150 21 25 19 21 26 30 --- 00 28 02 14.0 333.3 2.4 0.0 60 1155 21 25 20 21 26 40 2200+420 00 28 12 14.0 333.3 2.4 0.0 -11 1155 No stop 21 30 10 --- 00 31 43 13.7 332.7 2.5 0.0 199 1169 21 26 31 21 30 20 2200+420 00 31 53 13.6 332.7 2.5 0.0 -11 1169 No stop 21 31 20 --- 00 32 53 13.5 332.5 2.5 0.0 49 1173 21 30 11 21 31 30 2200+420 00 33 03 13.5 332.5 2.5 0.0 -11 1173 No stop 21 35 00 --- 00 36 34 13.2 332.0 2.6 0.0 199 1187 21 31 21 21 35 30 2200+420 00 37 04 13.1 331.9 2.6 0.0 9 1187 21 35 19 21 36 30 --- 00 38 04 13.0 331.7 2.6 0.0 60 1192 21 35 20 21 36 40 2200+420 00 38 14 13.0 331.7 2.6 0.0 -11 1192 No stop 21 40 10 --- 00 41 45 12.6 331.2 2.6 0.0 199 1206 21 36 31 21 40 20 2200+420 00 41 55 12.6 331.1 2.6 0.0 -11 1206 No stop 21 41 20 --- 00 42 55 12.5 331.0 2.7 0.0 49 1211 21 40 11 21 41 30 2200+420 00 43 05 12.5 331.0 2.7 0.0 -11 1211 No stop 21 45 00 --- 00 46 35 12.1 330.4 2.7 0.0 199 1225 21 41 21 21 45 30 2200+420 00 47 06 12.0 330.4 2.7 0.0 9 1225 21 45 19 21 46 30 --- 00 48 06 11.9 330.2 2.7 0.0 60 1229 21 45 20 21 46 40 2200+420 00 48 16 11.9 330.2 2.7 0.0 -11 1229 No stop 21 50 10 --- 00 51 46 11.5 329.7 2.8 0.0 199 1243 21 46 31 21 50 20 2200+420 00 51 56 11.5 329.6 2.8 0.0 -11 1243 No stop 21 51 20 --- 00 52 57 11.4 329.5 2.8 0.0 49 1248 21 50 11 21 51 30 2200+420 00 53 07 11.3 329.5 2.8 0.0 -11 1248 No stop 21 55 00 --- 00 56 37 10.9 328.9 2.9 0.0 199 1262 21 51 21 21 55 30 2200+420 00 57 07 10.9 328.9 2.9 0.0 9 1262 21 55 19 21 56 30 --- 00 58 07 10.8 328.7 2.9 0.0 60 1266 21 55 20 21 56 40 2200+420 00 58 17 10.7 328.7 2.9 0.0 -11 1266 No stop 22 00 10 --- 01 01 48 10.3 328.2 3.0 0.0 199 1281 21 56 31 Schedule for HART (Code Hh ) Page 6 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 8 Oct 2017 Day 281 --- 22 00 20 2200+420 01 01 58 10.3 328.2 3.0 0.0 -11 1281 No stop 22 01 20 --- 01 02 58 10.2 328.0 3.0 0.0 49 1285 22 00 11 22 01 30 2200+420 01 03 08 10.2 328.0 3.0 0.0 -11 1285 No stop 22 05 00 --- 01 06 39 9.7 327.5 3.1 0.0 199 1299 22 01 21 22 05 30 2200+420 01 07 09 9.7 327.4 3.1 0.0 9 1299 22 05 19 22 06 30 --- 01 08 09 9.6 327.3 3.1 0.0 60 1304 22 05 20 22 06 40 2200+420 01 08 19 9.5 327.3 3.1 0.0 -11 1304 No stop 22 10 10 --- 01 11 50 9.1 326.8 3.1 0.0 199 1318 22 06 31 22 10 20 2200+420 01 12 00 9.1 326.7 3.1 0.0 -11 1318 No stop 22 11 20 --- 01 13 00 9.0 326.6 3.2 H 0.0 0 1322 22 10 11 22 11 30 2200+420 01 13 10 8.9 326.6 3.2 H 0.0 -11 1322 No stop 22 15 00 --- 01 16 40 8.5 326.1 3.2 H 0.0 0 1336 22 11 21 22 15 30 2200+420 01 17 10 8.4 326.0 3.2 H 0.0 9 1336 22 15 19 22 16 30 --- 01 18 11 8.3 325.9 3.2 H 0.0 0 1341 22 15 20 22 16 40 2200+420 01 18 21 8.3 325.9 3.2 H 0.0 -11 1341 No stop 22 20 10 --- 01 21 51 7.9 325.4 3.3 D 0.0 0 1355 22 16 31 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: 17 Station: HART Total bit rate: 512 Format: MARK5B 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 3 11 3 11 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: 17 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: 17 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 6, 10, 14, 4, 8, 12, 16 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 34.789477 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 03.68850 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at 1328+307 13 28 49.657778 * 13 31 08.288070 13 31 55.127711 0.00 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64060 * 30 30 32.95924 30 25 19.56062 0.00 * 3C286 ./gg083a_sources.radioastron WSRT calibrator, not for 92cm, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 542 observati 0316+413 03 16 29.567283 * 03 19 48.160114 03 20 59.660736 0.00 J0319+4130 41 19 51.91847 * 41 30 42.10559 41 34 21.39346 0.00 * 3C84 ./gg083a_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 15448 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2-1 0355+508 03 55 45.261370 * 03 59 29.747271 04 00 50.453528 0.00 J0359+5057 50 49 20.28584 * 50 57 50.16179 51 00 34.74763 0.00 * NRAO150 ./gg083a_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 19270 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2-1 * 2200+420 22 00 39.362504 * 22 02 43.291371 22 03 28.303492 0.00 J2202+4216 42 02 08.59073 * 42 16 39.97987 42 22 04.96074 0.00 BLLAC ./gg083a_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 59417 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2-1 2251+158 22 51 29.519741 * 22 53 57.747940 22 54 50.943009 0.00 J2253+1608 15 52 54.34791 * 16 08 53.56074 16 14 42.95221 0.00 * 3C454.3 ./gg083a_sources.radioastron AGN, rfc_2013d Petrov, 2013, unpublished 40570 observations, RA-AO3-04, RA-AO2-1 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 16 6.383 0.000 3C286 ra1cm2.set 33 0.322 0.000 ra2cm2.set 34 0.317 0.000 ra7mm2.set 32 0.322 0.000 3C84 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 7 9 11 23 33 0.322 47.150 ra2cm2.set 34 38 39 0.197 13.016 ra7mm2.set 21 22 32 49 0.242 16.917 NRAO150 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 23 + 0.589 81.892 ra2cm2.set 34 39 0.200 10.000 ra7mm2.set 18 21 22 32 49 0.333 13.083 2200+420 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 17 + 17.874 2530.536 ra2cm2.set 34 38 39 0.928 56.510 ra7mm2.set 18 21 22 32 49 1.081 82.250 3C454.3 ra1cm2.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 17 + 0.267 23.448 ra2cm2.set 34 39 0.161 8.250 ra7mm2.set 18 21 22 32 49 0.250 6.250 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 91.3 3C286 37.5 3C84 132.6 NRAO150 121.5 2200+420 127.1 3C454.3 148.1 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