COVER INFORMATION Station: PUSH (Code Pu ) 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 PUSH (Code Pu ) 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 --- ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- Next scan frequencies: 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 Next BBC frequencies: 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 768.00 768.00 768.00 768.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 14 00 00 FAKERA 17 40 05 55.0 -8.9 5.7 87.9 0 0 13 59 49 14 10 00 --- 17 50 07 54.7 -8.8 5.8 85.4 600 39 13 59 50 14 10 30 FAKERA 17 50 37 54.7 -8.8 5.8 85.3 10 39 14 10 19 14 20 00 --- 18 00 09 54.5 -8.8 6.0 82.9 570 76 14 10 20 14 20 30 FAKERA 18 00 39 54.5 -8.8 6.0 82.8 10 76 14 20 19 14 30 00 --- 18 10 10 54.3 -8.8 6.2 80.5 570 114 14 20 20 14 30 30 FAKERA 18 10 40 54.3 -8.7 6.2 80.3 10 114 14 30 19 14 40 00 --- 18 20 12 54.1 -8.7 6.3 78.0 570 151 14 30 20 14 40 30 FAKERA 18 20 42 54.1 -8.7 6.3 77.9 10 151 14 40 19 14 50 00 --- 18 30 14 53.9 -8.6 6.5 75.6 570 188 14 40 20 14 50 30 FAKERA 18 30 44 53.8 -8.6 6.5 75.5 10 188 14 50 19 15 00 00 --- 18 40 15 53.6 -8.5 6.7 73.2 570 225 14 50 20 15 00 30 FAKERA 18 40 45 53.6 -8.5 6.7 73.1 10 225 15 00 19 15 10 00 --- 18 50 17 53.4 -8.4 6.8 70.8 570 263 15 00 20 ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 17 25 00 FAKERA 21 05 39 51.0 -5.6 9.1 39.3 8080 263 17 24 49 17 35 00 --- 21 15 41 50.9 -5.3 9.3 37.0 600 302 17 24 50 17 35 30 FAKERA 21 16 11 50.9 -5.3 9.3 36.9 10 302 17 35 19 17 45 00 --- 21 25 42 50.7 -5.0 9.4 34.7 570 339 17 35 20 17 45 30 FAKERA 21 26 12 50.7 -5.0 9.4 34.6 10 339 17 45 19 17 55 00 --- 21 35 44 50.6 -4.7 9.6 32.4 570 376 17 45 20 17 55 30 FAKERA 21 36 14 50.6 -4.7 9.6 32.3 10 376 17 55 19 18 05 00 --- 21 45 46 50.5 -4.4 9.8 30.2 570 414 17 55 20 18 05 30 FAKERA 21 46 16 50.5 -4.4 9.8 30.1 10 414 18 05 19 18 15 00 --- 21 55 47 50.4 -4.1 9.9 27.9 570 451 18 05 20 18 15 30 FAKERA 21 56 17 50.4 -4.1 9.9 27.8 10 451 18 15 19 18 25 00 --- 22 05 49 50.3 -3.8 10.1 25.6 570 488 18 15 20 Schedule for PUSH (Code Pu ) 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 --- 18 25 30 FAKERA 22 06 19 50.3 -3.8 10.1 25.5 10 488 18 25 19 18 35 00 --- 22 15 51 50.2 -3.5 10.3 23.4 570 525 18 25 20 18 35 30 FAKERA 22 16 21 50.2 -3.5 10.3 23.3 10 525 18 35 19 18 45 00 --- 22 25 52 50.1 -3.2 10.4 21.1 570 562 18 35 20 18 45 30 FAKERA 22 26 22 50.1 -3.2 10.4 21.0 10 562 18 45 19 18 55 00 --- 22 35 54 50.0 -2.9 10.6 18.9 570 600 18 45 20 ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 21 15 00 FAKERA 00 56 17 49.9 1.9-11.1 -12.4 8380 600 21 14 49 21 25 00 --- 01 06 18 49.9 2.2-10.9 -14.7 600 639 21 14 50 21 25 30 FAKERA 01 06 49 49.9 2.3-10.9 -14.8 10 639 21 25 19 21 35 00 --- 01 16 20 50.0 2.6-10.7 -16.9 570 676 21 25 20 21 35 30 FAKERA 01 16 50 50.0 2.6-10.7 -17.0 10 676 21 35 19 21 45 00 --- 01 26 22 50.0 2.9-10.6 -19.1 570 713 21 35 20 21 45 30 FAKERA 01 26 52 50.0 2.9-10.6 -19.3 10 713 21 45 19 21 55 00 --- 01 36 23 50.1 3.2-10.4 -21.4 570 751 21 45 20 21 55 30 FAKERA 01 36 54 50.1 3.2-10.4 -21.5 10 751 21 55 19 22 05 00 --- 01 46 25 50.2 3.5-10.2 -23.6 570 788 21 55 20 22 05 30 FAKERA 01 46 55 50.2 3.6-10.2 -23.8 10 788 22 05 19 22 15 00 --- 01 56 27 50.3 3.9-10.1 -25.9 570 825 22 05 20 22 15 30 FAKERA 01 56 57 50.3 3.9-10.1 -26.0 10 825 22 15 19 22 25 00 --- 02 06 28 50.4 4.2 -9.9 -28.2 570 862 22 15 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 --- 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: 29 Station: PUSH Total bit rate: 512 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 21500.00 Net SB= U L U L U L U L IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP RCP RCP LCP LCP RCP RCP BBC = 1 1 5 5 2 2 6 6 BBC SB= U L U L U L U L IF = A1 A1 B3 B3 A1 A1 B3 B3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 16 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22236.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 22268.00 BBC fr= 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 768.00 768.00 768.00 768.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 16 59 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 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