COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy Exp. Code: es110a Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Carlo Stanghellini Address: INAF-IRA via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 051 6399392 EMAIL: carlo.stanghellini@inaf.it Fax: Phone during observation: +39 3473819403 Observing mode: Continuum Notes: **** Phase-cal off please **** v3: Sr as DBBCVER=HYBRID/astro2 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy 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 25 Feb 2024 Day 56 --- Next scan frequencies: 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 Next BBC frequencies: 730.49 730.49 730.49 730.49 794.49 794.49 794.49 794.49 858.49 858.49 858.49 858.49 922.49 922.49 922.49 922.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 18 30 00 4C39.25 05 18 02 45.4 79.9 -4.2 -53.6 0 0 18 30 00 18 33 00 --- 05 21 02 45.9 80.4 -4.1 -53.7 180 46 18 30 01 19 24 02 0941-080 06 12 12 15.3 124.8 -3.5 -31.8 2884 46 19 24 02 19 34 02 --- 06 22 14 16.6 127.0 -3.4 -30.9 600 201 19 24 03 19 34 28 J0942-0759 06 22 40 17.1 127.2 -3.3 -30.7 0 201 19 34 28 19 36 28 =0939-077 06 24 40 17.3 127.7 -3.3 -30.5 120 232 19 34 29 19 36 53 0941-080 06 25 06 17.0 127.7 -3.3 -30.6 0 232 19 36 53 19 46 53 --- 06 35 08 18.2 129.9 -3.2 -29.5 600 386 19 36 54 19 47 20 J0942-0759 06 35 34 18.7 130.2 -3.1 -29.4 0 386 19 47 20 19 49 20 =0939-077 06 37 34 18.9 130.6 -3.1 -29.2 120 417 19 47 21 19 49 45 0941-080 06 38 00 18.5 130.6 -3.1 -29.2 0 417 19 49 45 19 59 45 --- 06 48 02 19.7 132.9 -2.9 -28.1 600 572 19 49 46 20 00 11 J0942-0759 06 48 28 20.2 133.1 -2.9 -28.0 0 572 20 00 11 20 02 11 =0939-077 06 50 28 20.4 133.6 -2.9 -27.7 120 603 20 00 12 20 02 37 0941-080 06 50 54 20.1 133.6 -2.9 -27.8 0 603 20 02 37 20 12 37 --- 07 00 55 21.2 135.9 -2.7 -26.6 600 757 20 02 38 20 13 03 J0942-0759 07 01 21 21.7 136.2 -2.7 -26.4 0 757 20 13 03 20 15 03 =0939-077 07 03 22 21.9 136.6 -2.7 -26.2 120 788 20 13 04 20 15 28 0941-080 07 03 47 21.5 136.6 -2.7 -26.2 0 788 20 15 28 20 25 28 --- 07 13 49 22.6 139.0 -2.5 -24.9 600 943 20 15 29 20 30 53 4C39.25 07 19 15 64.5 104.5 -2.2 -52.3 129 943 20 30 53 20 33 53 --- 07 22 15 65.0 105.4 -2.1 -52.0 180 989 20 30 54 20 39 16 J1058+0133 07 27 39 23.7 119.3 -3.5 -33.7 126 989 20 39 16 20 42 16 =1055+018 07 30 40 24.1 120.0 -3.5 -33.4 180 1036 20 39 17 20 44 03 J0942-0759 07 32 27 24.9 143.8 -2.2 -22.3 11 1036 20 44 03 20 46 03 =0939-077 07 34 27 25.0 144.3 -2.2 -22.0 120 1067 20 44 04 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy 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 25 Feb 2024 Day 56 --- 20 46 28 0941-080 07 34 52 24.7 144.2 -2.2 -22.1 0 1067 20 46 28 20 56 28 --- 07 44 54 25.6 146.8 -2.0 -20.6 600 1221 20 46 29 20 56 54 J0942-0759 07 45 20 26.0 147.1 -2.0 -20.4 0 1221 20 56 54 20 58 54 =0939-077 07 47 20 26.2 147.6 -1.9 -20.1 120 1252 20 56 55 20 59 20 0941-080 07 47 46 25.8 147.5 -2.0 -20.2 0 1252 20 59 20 21 09 20 --- 07 57 47 26.6 150.1 -1.8 -18.7 600 1407 20 59 21 21 09 45 J0942-0759 07 58 13 27.1 150.4 -1.8 -18.5 0 1407 21 09 45 21 11 45 =0939-077 08 00 13 27.2 151.0 -1.7 -18.2 120 1438 21 09 46 21 12 11 0941-080 08 00 39 26.9 150.9 -1.7 -18.2 0 1438 21 12 11 21 22 11 --- 08 10 41 27.6 153.5 -1.6 -16.6 600 1592 21 12 12 21 22 36 J0942-0759 08 11 06 28.0 153.9 -1.5 -16.4 0 1592 21 22 36 21 24 36 =0939-077 08 13 07 28.2 154.4 -1.5 -16.1 120 1623 21 22 37 21 25 02 0941-080 08 13 32 27.8 154.3 -1.5 -16.2 0 1623 21 25 02 21 35 02 --- 08 23 34 28.5 157.0 -1.4 -14.5 600 1778 21 25 03 21 35 27 J0942-0759 08 23 59 28.9 157.4 -1.3 -14.3 0 1778 21 35 27 21 37 27 =0939-077 08 25 59 29.0 157.9 -1.3 -14.0 120 1809 21 35 28 21 37 52 0941-080 08 26 25 28.6 157.8 -1.3 -14.1 0 1809 21 37 52 21 47 52 --- 08 36 26 29.2 160.5 -1.1 -12.4 600 1963 21 37 53 21 48 18 J0942-0759 08 36 52 29.6 160.9 -1.1 -12.1 0 1963 21 48 18 21 50 18 =0939-077 08 38 52 29.7 161.5 -1.1 -11.8 120 1994 21 48 19 21 50 43 0941-080 08 39 17 29.3 161.3 -1.1 -11.9 0 1994 21 50 43 22 00 43 --- 08 49 19 29.8 164.1 -0.9 -10.1 600 2149 21 50 44 22 01 08 J0942-0759 08 49 44 30.2 164.5 -0.9 -9.9 0 2149 22 01 08 22 03 08 =0939-077 08 51 45 30.3 165.1 -0.9 -9.5 120 2180 22 01 09 22 03 33 0941-080 08 52 10 29.9 164.9 -0.9 -9.6 0 2180 22 03 33 22 13 33 --- 09 02 11 30.3 167.8 -0.7 -7.8 600 2334 22 03 34 22 13 58 J0942-0759 09 02 37 30.7 168.2 -0.7 -7.6 0 2334 22 13 58 22 15 58 =0939-077 09 04 37 30.8 168.8 -0.6 -7.2 120 2365 22 13 59 22 16 23 0941-080 09 05 02 30.4 168.6 -0.7 -7.3 0 2365 22 16 23 22 26 23 --- 09 15 04 30.7 171.4 -0.5 -5.5 600 2520 22 16 24 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy 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 25 Feb 2024 Day 56 --- 22 26 48 J0942-0759 09 15 29 31.0 171.9 -0.5 -5.2 0 2520 22 26 48 22 28 48 =0939-077 09 17 29 31.1 172.5 -0.4 -4.8 120 2551 22 26 49 22 30 38 J1058+0133 09 19 19 36.5 148.1 -1.7 -19.6 12 2551 22 30 38 22 33 38 =1055+018 09 22 19 36.7 149.0 -1.6 -19.1 180 2597 22 30 39 22 50 45 0941-080 09 39 29 31.0 178.5 -0.1 -1.0 928 2597 22 50 45 23 00 45 --- 09 49 31 31.0 181.4 0.1 0.9 600 2752 22 50 46 23 01 10 J0942-0759 09 49 56 31.3 181.8 0.1 1.2 0 2752 23 01 10 23 03 10 =0939-077 09 51 57 31.3 182.4 0.1 1.6 120 2782 23 01 11 23 03 35 0941-080 09 52 21 31.0 182.2 0.1 1.4 0 2782 23 03 35 23 13 35 --- 10 02 23 30.9 185.1 0.3 3.3 600 2937 23 03 36 23 14 00 J0942-0759 10 02 49 31.2 185.6 0.3 3.6 0 2937 23 14 00 23 16 00 =0939-077 10 04 49 31.2 186.1 0.4 3.9 120 2968 23 14 01 23 16 25 0941-080 10 05 14 30.9 185.9 0.3 3.8 0 2968 23 16 25 23 26 25 --- 10 15 15 30.7 188.8 0.5 5.6 600 3123 23 16 26 23 26 51 J0942-0759 10 15 41 31.0 189.3 0.5 5.9 0 3123 23 26 51 23 28 51 =0939-077 10 17 42 30.9 189.9 0.6 6.3 120 3153 23 26 52 23 29 16 0941-080 10 18 07 30.6 189.6 0.6 6.1 0 3153 23 29 16 23 39 16 --- 10 28 08 30.3 192.4 0.7 8.0 600 3308 23 29 17 23 39 42 J0942-0759 10 28 34 30.6 193.0 0.8 8.3 0 3308 23 39 42 23 41 42 =0939-077 10 30 35 30.5 193.5 0.8 8.6 120 3339 23 39 43 23 42 07 0941-080 10 31 00 30.2 193.2 0.8 8.5 0 3339 23 42 07 23 52 07 --- 10 41 02 29.8 196.1 0.9 10.2 600 3494 23 42 08 23 52 33 J0942-0759 10 41 28 30.0 196.6 1.0 10.6 0 3494 23 52 33 23 54 33 =0939-077 10 43 28 29.9 197.2 1.0 10.9 120 3524 23 52 34 --- Start: Sun 25 Feb 2024 Day 56 -- Stop: Mon 26 Feb 2024 Day 57 --- 23 54 58 0941-080 10 43 53 29.7 196.9 1.0 10.7 0 3524 23 54 58 00 04 58 --- 10 53 55 29.2 199.7 1.2 12.5 600 3679 23 54 59 00 05 25 J0942-0759 10 54 21 29.4 200.2 1.2 12.8 0 3679 00 05 25 00 07 25 =0939-077 10 56 22 29.3 200.8 1.2 13.2 120 3710 00 05 26 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 5 Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy 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 26 Feb 2024 Day 57 --- 00 07 50 0941-080 10 56 47 29.0 200.4 1.2 13.0 0 3710 00 07 50 00 17 50 --- 11 06 49 28.4 203.2 1.4 14.7 600 3865 00 07 51 00 18 16 J0942-0759 11 07 15 28.6 203.7 1.4 15.0 0 3865 00 18 16 00 20 16 =0939-077 11 09 15 28.5 204.3 1.4 15.3 120 3895 00 18 17 00 20 42 0941-080 11 09 41 28.2 204.0 1.4 15.1 0 3895 00 20 42 00 30 42 --- 11 19 42 27.5 206.7 1.6 16.8 600 4050 00 20 43 00 31 08 J0942-0759 11 20 09 27.7 207.2 1.6 17.1 0 4050 00 31 08 00 33 08 =0939-077 11 22 09 27.6 207.8 1.6 17.4 120 4081 00 31 09 00 33 33 0941-080 11 22 35 27.3 207.4 1.6 17.2 0 4081 00 33 33 00 43 33 --- 11 32 36 26.6 210.1 1.8 18.8 600 4236 00 33 34 00 44 00 J0942-0759 11 33 03 26.7 210.6 1.8 19.1 0 4236 00 44 00 00 46 00 =0939-077 11 35 03 26.6 211.2 1.9 19.4 120 4266 00 44 01 00 46 25 0941-080 11 35 29 26.3 210.8 1.8 19.2 0 4266 00 46 25 00 56 25 --- 11 45 30 25.5 213.4 2.0 20.7 600 4421 00 46 26 00 56 52 J0942-0759 11 45 57 25.7 214.0 2.0 21.0 0 4421 00 56 52 00 58 52 =0939-077 11 47 57 25.5 214.5 2.1 21.3 120 4452 00 56 53 00 59 17 0941-080 11 48 23 25.2 214.2 2.1 21.2 0 4452 00 59 17 01 09 17 --- 11 58 25 24.3 216.7 2.2 22.6 600 4607 00 59 18 01 09 44 J0942-0759 11 58 51 24.5 217.3 2.3 22.9 0 4607 01 09 44 01 11 44 =0939-077 12 00 52 24.3 217.8 2.3 23.2 120 4637 01 09 45 01 12 10 0941-080 12 01 17 24.0 217.4 2.3 23.0 0 4637 01 12 10 01 22 10 --- 12 11 19 23.0 219.9 2.4 24.3 600 4792 01 12 11 01 22 36 J0942-0759 12 11 45 23.2 220.4 2.5 24.6 0 4792 01 22 36 01 24 36 =0939-077 12 13 46 23.0 220.9 2.5 24.9 120 4823 01 22 37 01 25 02 0941-080 12 14 11 22.8 220.6 2.5 24.7 0 4823 01 25 02 01 35 02 --- 12 24 13 21.7 223.0 2.7 26.0 600 4978 01 25 03 01 35 28 J0942-0759 12 24 40 21.8 223.6 2.7 26.3 0 4978 01 35 28 01 37 28 =0939-077 12 26 40 21.6 224.0 2.7 26.5 120 5008 01 35 29 01 37 54 0941-080 12 27 06 21.4 223.7 2.7 26.4 0 5008 01 37 54 01 47 54 --- 12 37 07 20.2 226.1 2.9 27.6 600 5163 01 37 55 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 6 Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy 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 26 Feb 2024 Day 57 --- 01 48 20 J0942-0759 12 37 34 20.3 226.6 2.9 27.8 0 5163 01 48 20 01 50 20 =0939-077 12 39 34 20.1 227.1 2.9 28.1 120 5194 01 48 21 01 50 46 0941-080 12 40 00 19.9 226.7 2.9 27.9 0 5194 01 50 46 02 00 46 --- 12 50 01 18.7 229.0 3.1 29.0 600 5349 01 50 47 02 01 12 J0942-0759 12 50 28 18.8 229.6 3.1 29.3 0 5349 02 01 12 02 03 12 =0939-077 12 52 28 18.6 230.1 3.1 29.5 120 5379 02 01 13 02 03 38 0941-080 12 52 54 18.4 229.7 3.1 29.3 0 5379 02 03 38 02 13 38 --- 13 02 56 17.2 232.0 3.3 30.4 600 5534 02 03 39 02 14 04 J0942-0759 13 03 22 17.2 232.5 3.3 30.6 0 5534 02 14 04 02 16 04 =0939-077 13 05 23 17.0 233.0 3.4 30.8 120 5565 02 14 05 02 16 04 3C286 13 05 23 69.2 163.4 -0.4 -12.1 -240 5565 No stop 02 30 00 --- 13 19 21 69.7 171.9 -0.2 -5.9 596 5780 02 16 05 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess124.C2048 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: ef6cm 6cm secondary focus receiver. This LO covers the whole band. ****** Only 256.00 of 512.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 1 Station: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 2048 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U 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= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 A1 C3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 3 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4830.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4894.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 4958.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 5022.49 BBC fr= 730.49 730.49 730.49 730.49 794.49 794.49 794.49 794.49 858.49 858.49 858.49 858.49 922.49 922.49 922.49 922.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 3 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 4C39.25 09 23 55.319216 * 09 27 03.013937 09 28 35.082750 0.31 J0927+3902 39 15 23.56644 * 39 02 20.85185 38 56 03.24895 0.16 0923+392 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0927+39 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 250526 observations. 0939-077 09 39 52.981827 * 09 42 21.461395 09 43 34.130774 0.08 * J0942-0759 -07 46 09.50325 *-07 59 53.20399 -08 06 34.57729 0.18 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 150 observations. * 0941-080 09 41 08.642474 * 09 43 36.944446 09 44 49.528582 0.54 J0943-0819 -08 05 43.99166 *-08 19 30.81834 -08 26 13.71118 0.80 J0943-08 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 49 observations. 1055+018 10 55 55.313730 * 10 58 29.605208 10 59 45.121830 0.01 * J1058+0133 01 50 03.53722 * 01 33 58.82372 01 26 08.12607 0.01 J1058+01 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 8263 observations. * 3C286 13 28 49.657769 * 13 31 08.288061 13 32 16.249192 0.17 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64066 * 30 30 32.95930 30 22 51.20946 0.16 1328+307 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1331+30 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 269 observations. 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 4C39.25 sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 0.100 13.600 J0942-0759 sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 1.167 121.329 0941-080 sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 5.500 567.829 J1058+0133 sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 0.100 12.799 3C286 sess124.C2048 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 13 0.232 17.402 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) 4C39.25 146.7 J0942-0759 158.7 0941-080 158.7 J1058+0133 170.1 3C286 133.4 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