COVER INFORMATION Station: PUSH (Code Pu ) Experiment: RadioAstron Pulsar observations Exp. Code: gs033a Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.10 Version 11.1 Beta of about April 26, 201 PI: Carl Gwinn Address: Physics Department, Broida Hall UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA 93106, USA Phone: +1-805-893-2814 EMAIL: cgwinn@physics.ucsb.edu Fax: +1-805-893-8597 Phone during observation: +7-903-661-4865 Observing mode: P-band, dual-pol Notes: P-band, Radioastron-compatible frequency setup P-CAL is OFF Tsys is OFF auto-level (AGC) is OFF Schedule for PUSH (Code Pu ) Page 2 RadioAstron Pulsar observations 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 2 Nov 2013 Day 306 --- ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- Next scan frequencies: 316.00 316.00 Next BBC frequencies: 316.00 316.00 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 19 30 00 FAKERA 00 49 26 49.8 1.7-11.2 -10.9 0 0 19 30 00 19 49 30 --- 01 08 59 49.9 2.3-10.9 -15.3 1170 19 19 30 01 19 50 00 FAKERA 01 09 29 49.9 2.3-10.8 -15.4 10 19 19 50 00 20 09 30 --- 01 29 03 50.1 3.0-10.5 -19.8 1170 37 19 50 01 20 10 00 FAKERA 01 29 33 50.1 3.0-10.5 -19.9 10 37 20 10 00 20 29 30 --- 01 49 06 50.2 3.6-10.2 -24.3 1170 56 20 10 01 20 30 00 FAKERA 01 49 36 50.2 3.6-10.2 -24.4 10 56 20 30 00 20 49 30 --- 02 09 09 50.4 4.2 -9.9 -28.8 1170 75 20 30 01 20 50 00 FAKERA 02 09 39 50.4 4.3 -9.8 -28.9 10 75 20 50 00 21 09 30 --- 02 29 12 50.7 4.8 -9.5 -33.3 1170 94 20 50 01 21 10 00 FAKERA 02 29 43 50.7 4.9 -9.5 -33.4 10 94 21 10 00 21 29 30 --- 02 49 16 50.9 5.4 -9.2 -37.9 1170 112 21 10 01 21 30 00 FAKERA 02 49 46 50.9 5.4 -9.2 -38.0 10 112 21 30 00 21 49 30 --- 03 09 19 51.2 6.0 -8.9 -42.5 1170 131 21 30 01 21 50 00 FAKERA 03 09 49 51.2 6.0 -8.8 -42.6 10 131 21 50 00 22 10 00 --- 03 29 52 51.5 6.5 -8.5 -47.2 1200 150 21 50 01 --- Sun 3 Nov 2013 Day 307 --- ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 00 05 00 FAKERA 05 25 11 53.7 8.5 -6.6 -74.3 6880 150 00 05 00 00 24 30 --- 05 44 44 54.2 8.7 -6.3 -79.0 1170 169 00 05 01 00 25 00 FAKERA 05 45 15 54.2 8.7 -6.3 -79.1 10 169 00 25 00 00 44 30 --- 06 04 48 54.6 8.8 -5.9 -83.9 1170 188 00 25 01 00 45 00 FAKERA 06 05 18 54.6 8.8 -5.9 -84.0 10 188 00 45 00 01 04 30 --- 06 24 51 55.0 8.8 -5.6 -88.9 1170 206 00 45 01 01 05 00 FAKERA 06 25 21 55.1 8.8 -5.6 -89.0 10 206 01 05 00 01 24 30 --- 06 44 54 55.5 8.8 -5.3 -93.9 1170 225 01 05 01 Schedule for PUSH (Code Pu ) Page 3 RadioAstron Pulsar observations 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 3 Nov 2013 Day 307 --- 01 25 00 FAKERA 06 45 24 55.5 8.8 -5.3 -94.0 10 225 01 25 00 01 44 30 --- 07 04 58 55.9 8.7 -4.9 -98.9 1170 244 01 25 01 01 45 00 FAKERA 07 05 28 55.9 8.7 -4.9 -99.1 10 244 01 45 00 02 04 30 --- 07 25 01 56.4 8.6 -4.6 -104.1 1170 263 01 45 01 02 05 00 FAKERA 07 25 31 56.4 8.6 -4.6 -104.2 10 263 02 05 00 02 24 30 --- 07 45 04 56.8 8.3 -4.3 -109.2 1170 281 02 05 01 02 25 00 FAKERA 07 45 34 56.8 8.3 -4.2 -109.4 10 281 02 25 00 02 44 30 --- 08 05 07 57.2 8.0 -3.9 -114.5 1170 300 02 25 01 02 45 00 FAKERA 08 05 38 57.2 8.0 -3.9 -114.6 10 300 02 45 00 03 05 00 --- 08 25 41 57.6 7.7 -3.6 -119.9 1200 319 02 45 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: ra92cm-16-2.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: 11 Station: PUSH Total bit rate: 128 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 2 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 0.00 0.00 Net SB= U U IF SB = U U Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 5 BBC SB= U U IF = B D The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 5 Setup file default. LO sum= 316.00 316.00 BBC fr= 316.00 316.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 5 9 12 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * CRAB 05 31 31.427725 * 05 34 31.973000 05 35 23.701658 0.00 21 58 54.40670 * 22 00 52.06000 22 01 16.46820 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Pulsar * FAKERA 11 57 21.769299 * 12 00 00.000000 12 00 26.604862 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 55 06.13203 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at 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 CRAB ra92cm-16-2.set 5 6 7 8 11 13.091 78.356 FAKERA ra92cm-16-2.set 5 9.450 0.000 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) CRAB 136.5 FAKERA 101.1 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