COVER INFORMATION Station: DSS63 (Code Ro ) 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 DSS63 (Code Ro ) 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: 322.00 322.00 322.00 322.00 354.00 354.00 354.00 354.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 22 05 30 2200+420 22 59 25 79.3 285.0 0.9 95.8 0 0 22 05 19 22 06 30 --- 23 00 25 79.2 284.9 0.9 95.5 60 5 22 05 23 22 06 40 2200+420 23 00 35 79.1 284.9 1.0 95.5 0 5 No stop 22 10 10 --- 23 04 06 78.5 284.6 1.0 94.6 210 19 22 06 34 22 10 20 2200+420 23 04 16 78.5 284.6 1.0 94.5 0 19 No stop 22 11 20 --- 23 05 16 78.3 284.6 1.0 94.3 60 23 22 10 14 22 11 30 2200+420 23 05 26 78.2 284.5 1.0 94.3 0 23 No stop 22 15 00 --- 23 08 56 77.6 284.3 1.1 93.5 210 37 22 11 24 22 15 30 2200+420 23 09 26 77.5 284.3 1.1 93.4 20 37 22 15 19 22 16 30 --- 23 10 27 77.3 284.3 1.1 93.1 60 42 22 15 23 22 16 40 2200+420 23 10 37 77.3 284.3 1.1 93.1 0 42 No stop 22 20 10 --- 23 14 07 76.6 284.1 1.2 92.4 210 56 22 16 34 22 20 20 2200+420 23 14 17 76.6 284.1 1.2 92.4 0 56 No stop 22 21 20 --- 23 15 17 76.4 284.1 1.2 92.2 60 60 22 20 14 22 21 30 2200+420 23 15 27 76.4 284.1 1.2 92.1 0 60 No stop 22 25 00 --- 23 18 58 75.7 284.0 1.3 91.4 210 74 22 21 24 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 03: 2200+420 with EVN+KVN+VLBA+VLA ---------- 22 25 30 2200+420 23 19 28 75.6 284.0 1.3 91.4 20 74 22 25 19 22 26 30 --- 23 20 28 75.5 284.0 1.3 91.2 60 79 22 25 23 22 26 40 2200+420 23 20 38 75.4 284.0 1.3 91.1 0 79 No stop 22 30 00 --- 23 23 59 74.8 283.9 1.3 90.5 200 92 22 26 34 22 30 10 2200+420 23 24 09 74.8 283.9 1.3 90.5 0 92 No stop 22 31 10 --- 23 25 09 74.6 283.9 1.4 90.3 60 97 22 30 04 22 31 20 2200+420 23 25 19 74.6 283.9 1.4 90.3 0 97 No stop 22 35 00 --- 23 29 00 73.9 283.9 1.4 89.7 220 112 22 31 14 22 35 30 2200+420 23 29 30 73.8 283.9 1.4 89.6 20 112 22 35 19 22 36 30 --- 23 30 30 73.6 283.9 1.5 89.4 60 116 22 35 23 Schedule for DSS63 (Code Ro ) 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 --- 22 36 40 2200+420 23 30 40 73.6 283.9 1.5 89.4 0 116 No stop 22 40 00 --- 23 34 01 73.0 284.0 1.5 88.9 200 130 22 36 34 22 40 10 2200+420 23 34 11 72.9 284.0 1.5 88.9 0 130 No stop 22 41 10 --- 23 35 11 72.7 284.0 1.5 88.7 60 134 22 40 04 22 41 20 2200+420 23 35 21 72.7 284.0 1.5 88.7 0 134 No stop 22 45 00 --- 23 39 01 72.0 284.0 1.6 88.1 220 149 22 41 14 22 45 30 2200+420 23 39 31 71.9 284.1 1.6 88.0 20 149 22 45 19 22 46 30 --- 23 40 32 71.8 284.1 1.6 87.9 60 153 22 45 23 22 46 40 2200+420 23 40 42 71.7 284.1 1.6 87.9 0 153 No stop 22 50 00 --- 23 44 02 71.1 284.2 1.7 87.4 200 167 22 46 34 22 50 10 2200+420 23 44 12 71.1 284.2 1.7 87.4 0 167 No stop 22 51 10 --- 23 45 12 70.9 284.2 1.7 87.2 60 171 22 50 04 22 51 20 2200+420 23 45 22 70.9 284.2 1.7 87.2 0 171 No stop 22 55 00 --- 23 49 03 70.2 284.3 1.8 86.7 220 186 22 51 14 22 55 10 2200+420 23 49 13 70.2 284.3 1.8 86.6 0 186 No stop 22 56 10 --- 23 50 13 70.0 284.3 1.8 86.5 60 190 22 55 04 22 56 20 2200+420 23 50 23 69.9 284.3 1.8 86.5 0 190 No stop 23 00 00 --- 23 54 04 69.3 284.5 1.8 86.0 220 205 22 56 14 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Ground segment 03 cont.: 2200+420 with EVN+KVN+VLBA+VLA ---------- 23 02 30 2200+420 23 56 34 68.8 284.6 1.9 85.7 140 205 23 02 19 23 03 30 --- 23 57 34 68.6 284.6 1.9 85.5 60 210 23 02 23 23 03 40 2200+420 23 57 44 68.6 284.6 1.9 85.5 0 210 No stop 23 07 20 --- 00 01 25 67.9 284.8 2.0 85.0 220 224 23 03 34 23 07 30 2200+420 00 01 35 67.9 284.8 2.0 85.0 0 224 No stop 23 08 30 --- 00 02 35 67.7 284.8 2.0 84.9 60 229 23 07 24 23 08 40 2200+420 00 02 45 67.7 284.8 2.0 84.8 0 229 No stop 23 12 20 --- 00 06 26 67.0 285.0 2.0 84.4 220 244 23 08 34 23 12 30 2200+420 00 06 36 67.0 285.0 2.1 84.4 0 244 No stop 23 13 30 --- 00 07 36 66.8 285.0 2.1 84.2 60 248 23 12 24 Schedule for DSS63 (Code Ro ) 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 --- 23 13 40 2200+420 00 07 46 66.7 285.1 2.1 84.2 0 248 No stop 23 17 00 --- 00 11 07 66.1 285.2 2.1 83.8 200 262 23 13 34 23 17 10 2200+420 00 11 17 66.1 285.2 2.1 83.8 0 262 No stop 23 18 10 --- 00 12 17 65.9 285.3 2.1 83.7 60 266 23 17 04 23 18 20 2200+420 00 12 27 65.9 285.3 2.1 83.6 0 266 No stop 23 21 40 --- 00 15 47 65.3 285.5 2.2 83.2 200 279 23 18 14 23 22 40 2200+420 00 16 48 65.1 285.5 2.2 83.1 50 279 23 22 29 23 23 40 --- 00 17 48 64.9 285.6 2.2 83.0 60 284 23 22 33 23 23 50 2200+420 00 17 58 64.9 285.6 2.2 83.0 0 284 No stop 23 27 30 --- 00 21 38 64.2 285.8 2.3 82.5 220 299 23 23 44 23 27 40 2200+420 00 21 48 64.2 285.8 2.3 82.5 0 299 No stop 23 28 40 --- 00 22 48 64.0 285.8 2.3 82.4 60 303 23 27 34 23 28 50 2200+420 00 22 59 64.0 285.8 2.3 82.4 0 303 No stop 23 32 00 --- 00 26 09 63.4 286.0 2.4 82.0 190 316 23 28 44 --- Mon 9 Oct 2017 Day 282 --- 00 12 20 2200+420 01 06 36 56.0 288.7 3.1 77.5 2409 316 00 12 09 00 13 20 --- 01 07 36 55.8 288.7 3.1 77.3 60 321 00 12 13 00 13 30 2200+420 01 07 46 55.8 288.7 3.1 77.3 0 321 No stop 00 17 10 --- 01 11 26 55.1 289.0 3.1 76.9 220 335 00 13 24 00 17 20 2200+420 01 11 36 55.1 289.0 3.1 76.9 0 335 No stop 00 18 20 --- 01 12 37 54.9 289.1 3.2 76.8 60 340 00 17 14 00 18 30 2200+420 01 12 47 54.9 289.1 3.2 76.8 0 340 No stop 00 22 30 --- 01 16 47 54.2 289.4 3.2 76.3 240 356 00 18 24 00 23 30 2200+420 01 17 48 54.0 289.5 3.2 76.2 50 356 00 23 19 00 24 30 --- 01 18 48 53.8 289.6 3.3 76.1 60 360 00 23 23 00 24 40 2200+420 01 18 58 53.8 289.6 3.3 76.1 0 360 No stop 00 28 40 --- 01 22 58 53.1 289.9 3.3 75.7 240 376 00 24 34 00 28 50 2200+420 01 23 08 53.1 289.9 3.3 75.7 0 376 No stop 00 29 50 --- 01 24 09 52.9 290.0 3.3 75.6 60 381 00 28 44 Schedule for DSS63 (Code Ro ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 9 Oct 2017 Day 282 --- 00 30 00 2200+420 01 24 19 52.8 290.0 3.3 75.5 0 381 No stop 00 34 00 --- 01 28 19 52.1 290.3 3.4 75.1 240 397 00 29 54 00 35 00 2200+420 01 29 19 51.9 290.4 3.4 75.0 50 397 00 34 49 00 36 00 --- 01 30 20 51.8 290.4 3.4 74.9 60 401 00 34 53 00 36 10 2200+420 01 30 30 51.7 290.4 3.5 74.9 0 401 No stop 00 40 10 --- 01 34 30 51.0 290.8 3.5 74.4 240 417 00 36 04 00 40 20 2200+420 01 34 40 51.0 290.8 3.5 74.4 0 417 No stop 00 41 20 --- 01 35 40 50.8 290.9 3.5 74.3 60 422 00 40 14 00 41 30 2200+420 01 35 50 50.8 290.9 3.5 74.3 0 422 No stop 00 44 50 --- 01 39 11 50.2 291.1 3.6 73.9 200 435 00 41 24 ---------- Ground-only rest of EVN at K-band on target source ---------- 00 45 50 2200+420 01 40 11 50.0 291.2 3.6 73.8 50 435 00 45 39 00 55 20 --- 01 49 43 48.3 292.0 3.8 72.8 570 472 00 45 43 ---------- Ground-only rest of EVN at K-band on target source ---------- 00 57 00 2200+420 01 51 23 48.0 292.1 3.8 72.6 90 472 00 56 49 01 05 50 --- 02 00 14 46.5 292.9 3.9 71.7 530 507 00 56 53 01 06 50 2200+420 02 01 15 46.3 292.9 4.0 71.6 50 507 01 06 39 01 07 50 --- 02 02 15 46.1 293.0 4.0 71.5 60 512 01 06 43 01 08 00 2200+420 02 02 25 46.1 293.0 4.0 71.4 0 512 No stop 01 12 00 --- 02 06 25 45.4 293.4 4.0 71.0 240 528 01 07 54 01 12 10 2200+420 02 06 35 45.4 293.4 4.1 71.0 0 528 No stop 01 13 10 --- 02 07 36 45.2 293.5 4.1 70.9 60 532 01 12 04 01 13 20 2200+420 02 07 46 45.2 293.5 4.1 70.9 0 532 No stop 01 17 20 --- 02 11 46 44.5 293.8 4.1 70.4 240 548 01 13 14 01 18 20 2200+420 02 12 47 44.3 293.9 4.2 70.3 50 548 01 18 09 01 19 20 --- 02 13 47 44.1 294.0 4.2 70.2 60 553 01 18 13 01 19 30 2200+420 02 13 57 44.1 294.0 4.2 70.2 0 553 No stop 01 22 50 --- 02 17 17 43.5 294.3 4.2 69.8 200 566 01 19 24 01 23 00 2200+420 02 17 27 43.5 294.3 4.2 69.8 0 566 No stop 01 24 00 --- 02 18 27 43.3 294.4 4.2 69.7 60 570 01 22 54 Schedule for DSS63 (Code Ro ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 9 Oct 2017 Day 282 --- 01 24 10 2200+420 02 18 37 43.3 294.4 4.3 69.7 0 570 No stop 01 27 30 --- 02 21 58 42.7 294.7 4.3 69.3 200 584 01 24 04 01 28 00 2200+420 02 22 28 42.6 294.8 4.3 69.3 20 584 01 27 49 01 34 40 --- 02 29 09 41.5 295.4 4.4 68.6 400 610 01 27 53 ---------- K-band VLBI scans. Space segment 04: 2200+420 with EVN+KVN+VLBA+VLA ---------- 01 35 00 2200+420 02 29 29 41.4 295.4 4.4 68.5 10 610 01 34 49 01 36 00 --- 02 30 29 41.2 295.5 4.5 68.4 60 615 01 34 53 01 36 10 2200+420 02 30 39 41.2 295.5 4.5 68.4 0 615 No stop 01 39 55 --- 02 34 25 40.5 295.9 4.5 68.0 225 630 01 36 04 01 40 05 2200+420 02 34 35 40.5 295.9 4.5 68.0 0 630 No stop 01 41 05 --- 02 35 35 40.3 296.0 4.5 67.9 60 634 01 39 59 01 41 15 2200+420 02 35 45 40.3 296.0 4.5 67.8 0 634 No stop 01 45 00 --- 02 39 31 39.7 296.3 4.6 67.4 225 649 01 41 09 01 45 30 2200+420 02 40 01 39.6 296.4 4.6 67.4 20 649 01 45 19 01 46 30 --- 02 41 01 39.4 296.5 4.6 67.3 60 654 01 45 23 01 46 40 2200+420 02 41 11 39.4 296.5 4.6 67.2 0 654 No stop 01 50 10 --- 02 44 42 38.8 296.8 4.7 66.9 210 668 01 46 34 01 50 20 2200+420 02 44 52 38.8 296.8 4.7 66.8 0 668 No stop 01 51 20 --- 02 45 52 38.6 296.9 4.7 66.7 60 672 01 50 14 01 51 30 2200+420 02 46 02 38.6 296.9 4.7 66.7 0 672 No stop 01 55 00 --- 02 49 33 38.0 297.3 4.8 66.3 210 687 01 51 24 01 55 30 2200+420 02 50 03 37.9 297.3 4.8 66.3 20 687 01 55 19 01 56 30 --- 02 51 03 37.7 297.4 4.8 66.2 60 691 01 55 23 01 56 40 2200+420 02 51 13 37.7 297.4 4.8 66.1 0 691 No stop 02 00 10 --- 02 54 43 37.1 297.8 4.9 65.7 210 705 01 56 34 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 ./gg083a_freq.dat: ro1cm LO from Harbison, e-mail 03/02/97 other values guesses Setup group: 13 Station: DSS63 Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:4 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= 21914.00 21914.00 21914.00 21914.00 21914.00 21914.00 21914.00 21914.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 36 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= 322.00 322.00 322.00 322.00 354.00 354.00 354.00 354.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 36 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 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