COVER INFORMATION Station: PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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: 4926.49 4926.49 Next BBC frequencies: 737.51 737.51 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 18 30 00 4C39.25 04 40 43 40.4 76.1 -4.8 -48.3 0 0 18 30 00 18 33 00 --- 04 43 43 40.8 76.6 -4.7 -48.4 180 12 18 30 01 19 21 37 J0942-0759 05 32 29 9.1 116.9 -4.2 -32.6 2780 12 19 21 37 19 23 37 =0939-077 05 34 29 9.3 117.4 -4.2 -32.4 120 19 19 21 38 19 34 28 J0942-0759 05 45 21 10.8 119.7 -4.0 -31.6 644 19 19 34 28 19 36 28 =0939-077 05 47 21 11.0 120.1 -3.9 -31.5 120 27 19 34 29 19 36 53 0941-080 05 47 47 10.6 120.1 -4.0 -31.5 13 27 19 36 53 19 46 53 --- 05 57 49 11.9 122.3 -3.8 -30.7 600 66 19 36 54 19 47 20 J0942-0759 05 58 15 12.4 122.5 -3.8 -30.6 13 66 19 47 20 19 49 20 =0939-077 06 00 15 12.7 122.9 -3.7 -30.5 120 73 19 47 21 19 49 45 0941-080 06 00 41 12.3 122.9 -3.7 -30.5 13 73 19 49 45 19 59 45 --- 06 10 43 13.5 125.1 -3.6 -29.6 600 112 19 49 46 20 00 11 J0942-0759 06 11 09 14.0 125.3 -3.5 -29.5 13 112 20 00 11 20 02 11 =0939-077 06 13 09 14.3 125.8 -3.5 -29.3 120 120 20 00 12 20 02 37 0941-080 06 13 35 13.9 125.7 -3.5 -29.4 13 120 20 02 37 20 12 37 --- 06 23 36 15.1 128.0 -3.4 -28.4 600 158 20 02 38 20 13 03 J0942-0759 06 24 02 15.6 128.2 -3.3 -28.3 13 158 20 13 03 20 15 03 =0939-077 06 26 03 15.8 128.7 -3.3 -28.1 120 166 20 13 04 20 15 28 0941-080 06 26 28 15.4 128.6 -3.3 -28.2 13 166 20 15 28 20 25 28 --- 06 36 30 16.6 130.9 -3.1 -27.2 600 205 20 15 29 20 30 53 4C39.25 06 41 56 58.3 99.9 -2.8 -49.2 178 205 20 30 53 20 33 53 --- 06 44 56 58.8 100.6 -2.7 -49.1 180 216 20 30 54 20 39 16 J1058+0133 06 50 20 17.3 111.9 -4.2 -33.7 174 216 20 39 16 20 42 16 =1055+018 06 53 21 17.7 112.6 -4.1 -33.5 180 228 20 39 17 20 44 03 J0942-0759 06 55 08 19.0 135.4 -2.8 -25.1 16 228 20 44 03 20 46 03 =0939-077 06 57 08 19.2 135.9 -2.8 -24.9 120 236 20 44 04 20 46 28 0941-080 06 57 33 18.8 135.8 -2.8 -24.9 13 236 20 46 28 20 56 28 --- 07 07 35 19.9 138.2 -2.6 -23.7 600 274 20 46 29 Schedule for PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 56 54 J0942-0759 07 08 01 20.3 138.5 -2.6 -23.6 13 274 20 56 54 20 58 54 =0939-077 07 10 01 20.5 139.0 -2.6 -23.4 120 282 20 56 55 20 59 20 0941-080 07 10 27 20.2 138.9 -2.6 -23.4 13 282 20 59 20 21 09 20 --- 07 20 28 21.1 141.3 -2.4 -22.2 600 321 20 59 21 21 09 45 J0942-0759 07 20 54 21.6 141.6 -2.4 -22.0 13 321 21 09 45 21 11 45 =0939-077 07 22 54 21.8 142.1 -2.3 -21.8 120 328 21 09 46 21 12 11 0941-080 07 23 20 21.4 142.1 -2.4 -21.8 13 328 21 12 11 21 22 11 --- 07 33 22 22.3 144.5 -2.2 -20.5 600 367 21 12 12 21 22 36 J0942-0759 07 33 47 22.7 144.8 -2.2 -20.3 13 367 21 22 36 21 24 36 =0939-077 07 35 48 22.9 145.3 -2.1 -20.1 120 375 21 22 37 21 25 02 0941-080 07 36 13 22.5 145.3 -2.1 -20.1 13 375 21 25 02 21 35 02 --- 07 46 15 23.3 147.8 -2.0 -18.8 600 414 21 25 03 21 35 27 J0942-0759 07 46 40 23.8 148.1 -1.9 -18.6 13 414 21 35 27 21 37 27 =0939-077 07 48 40 23.9 148.6 -1.9 -18.3 120 421 21 35 28 21 37 52 0941-080 07 49 06 23.6 148.5 -1.9 -18.4 13 421 21 37 52 21 47 52 --- 07 59 07 24.3 151.1 -1.8 -17.0 600 460 21 37 53 21 48 18 J0942-0759 07 59 33 24.8 151.4 -1.7 -16.8 13 460 21 48 18 21 50 18 =0939-077 08 01 33 24.9 152.0 -1.7 -16.5 120 468 21 48 19 21 50 43 0941-080 08 01 58 24.5 151.9 -1.7 -16.6 13 468 21 50 43 22 00 43 --- 08 12 00 25.2 154.5 -1.5 -15.1 600 506 21 50 44 22 01 08 J0942-0759 08 12 25 25.6 154.8 -1.5 -14.9 13 506 22 01 08 22 03 08 =0939-077 08 14 26 25.8 155.4 -1.5 -14.6 120 514 22 01 09 22 03 33 0941-080 08 14 51 25.4 155.2 -1.5 -14.7 13 514 22 03 33 22 13 33 --- 08 24 52 26.0 157.9 -1.3 -13.1 600 553 22 03 34 22 13 58 J0942-0759 08 25 18 26.4 158.3 -1.3 -12.9 13 553 22 13 58 22 15 58 =0939-077 08 27 18 26.5 158.8 -1.3 -12.6 120 560 22 13 59 22 16 23 0941-080 08 27 43 26.1 158.7 -1.3 -12.7 13 560 22 16 23 22 26 23 --- 08 37 45 26.7 161.4 -1.1 -11.1 600 599 22 16 24 22 26 48 J0942-0759 08 38 10 27.1 161.8 -1.1 -10.9 13 599 22 26 48 22 28 48 =0939-077 08 40 10 27.1 162.3 -1.1 -10.6 120 607 22 26 49 Schedule for PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 30 38 J1058+0133 08 42 00 30.9 138.8 -2.3 -23.2 16 607 22 30 38 22 33 38 =1055+018 08 45 01 31.2 139.6 -2.2 -22.8 180 618 22 30 39 22 35 32 J0942-0759 08 46 55 27.4 164.2 -0.9 -9.5 18 618 22 35 32 22 37 32 =0939-077 08 48 55 27.5 164.7 -0.9 -9.2 120 626 22 35 33 22 37 56 0941-080 08 49 19 27.2 164.5 -0.9 -9.3 13 626 22 37 56 22 47 56 --- 08 59 21 27.5 167.3 -0.8 -7.6 600 665 22 37 57 22 48 20 J0942-0759 08 59 45 27.9 167.7 -0.7 -7.4 13 665 22 48 20 22 50 20 =0939-077 09 01 46 28.0 168.3 -0.7 -7.1 120 672 22 48 21 22 50 45 0941-080 09 02 10 27.6 168.1 -0.7 -7.2 13 672 22 50 45 23 00 45 --- 09 12 12 27.9 170.9 -0.5 -5.5 600 711 22 50 46 23 01 10 J0942-0759 09 12 37 28.3 171.3 -0.5 -5.2 14 711 23 01 10 23 03 10 =0939-077 09 14 38 28.3 171.9 -0.5 -4.9 120 719 23 01 11 23 03 35 0941-080 09 15 02 28.0 171.7 -0.5 -5.0 13 719 23 03 35 23 13 35 --- 09 25 04 28.1 174.5 -0.3 -3.3 600 757 23 03 36 23 14 00 J0942-0759 09 25 30 28.5 174.9 -0.3 -3.1 14 757 23 14 00 23 16 00 =0939-077 09 27 30 28.5 175.5 -0.3 -2.7 120 765 23 14 01 23 16 25 0941-080 09 27 55 28.2 175.3 -0.3 -2.9 14 765 23 16 25 23 26 25 --- 09 37 56 28.3 178.1 -0.1 -1.2 600 804 23 16 26 23 26 51 J0942-0759 09 38 22 28.6 178.5 -0.1 -0.9 14 804 23 26 51 23 28 51 =0939-077 09 40 23 28.6 179.1 -0.1 -0.5 120 812 23 26 52 23 29 16 0941-080 09 40 48 28.3 178.9 -0.1 -0.7 14 812 23 29 16 23 39 16 --- 09 50 49 28.3 181.7 0.1 1.0 600 850 23 29 17 23 39 42 J0942-0759 09 51 16 28.6 182.2 0.1 1.3 14 850 23 39 42 23 41 42 =0939-077 09 53 16 28.6 182.7 0.2 1.6 120 858 23 39 43 23 42 07 0941-080 09 53 41 28.2 182.5 0.1 1.5 14 858 23 42 07 23 52 07 --- 10 03 43 28.1 185.3 0.3 3.2 600 897 23 42 08 23 52 33 J0942-0759 10 04 09 28.4 185.8 0.3 3.5 14 897 23 52 33 23 54 33 =0939-077 10 06 09 28.4 186.4 0.4 3.8 120 904 23 52 34 Schedule for PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Start: Sun 25 Feb 2024 Day 56 -- Stop: Mon 26 Feb 2024 Day 57 --- 23 54 58 0941-080 10 06 34 28.1 186.1 0.4 3.7 14 904 23 54 58 00 04 58 --- 10 16 36 27.9 188.9 0.5 5.4 600 943 23 54 59 00 05 25 J0942-0759 10 17 02 28.2 189.4 0.6 5.7 14 943 00 05 25 00 07 25 =0939-077 10 19 03 28.1 190.0 0.6 6.0 120 951 00 05 26 00 07 50 0941-080 10 19 28 27.8 189.7 0.6 5.8 14 951 00 07 50 00 17 50 --- 10 29 30 27.5 192.5 0.7 7.5 600 989 00 07 51 00 18 16 J0942-0759 10 29 56 27.8 193.0 0.8 7.8 14 989 00 18 16 00 20 16 =0939-077 10 31 56 27.7 193.6 0.8 8.1 120 997 00 18 17 00 20 42 0941-080 10 32 22 27.5 193.3 0.8 8.0 14 997 00 20 42 00 30 42 --- 10 42 24 27.1 196.0 1.0 9.6 600 1036 00 20 43 00 31 08 J0942-0759 10 42 50 27.3 196.6 1.0 9.9 14 1036 00 31 08 00 33 08 =0939-077 10 44 50 27.2 197.1 1.0 10.2 120 1043 00 31 09 00 33 33 0941-080 10 45 16 27.0 196.8 1.0 10.1 14 1043 00 33 33 00 43 33 --- 10 55 17 26.5 199.5 1.2 11.7 600 1082 00 33 34 00 44 00 J0942-0759 10 55 44 26.7 200.1 1.2 12.0 14 1082 00 44 00 00 46 00 =0939-077 10 57 44 26.6 200.6 1.2 12.3 120 1090 00 44 01 00 46 25 0941-080 10 58 10 26.3 200.3 1.2 12.1 14 1090 00 46 25 00 56 25 --- 11 08 12 25.8 203.0 1.4 13.7 600 1128 00 46 26 00 56 52 J0942-0759 11 08 38 26.0 203.5 1.4 14.0 14 1128 00 56 52 00 58 52 =0939-077 11 10 38 25.9 204.1 1.5 14.3 120 1136 00 56 53 00 59 17 0941-080 11 11 04 25.6 203.8 1.4 14.1 14 1136 00 59 17 01 09 17 --- 11 21 06 25.0 206.4 1.6 15.6 600 1175 00 59 18 01 09 44 J0942-0759 11 21 32 25.2 207.0 1.6 15.9 14 1175 01 09 44 01 11 44 =0939-077 11 23 33 25.0 207.5 1.7 16.2 120 1183 01 09 45 01 12 10 0941-080 11 23 58 24.8 207.2 1.7 16.0 14 1183 01 12 10 01 22 10 --- 11 34 00 24.1 209.8 1.8 17.5 600 1221 01 12 11 01 22 36 J0942-0759 11 34 26 24.3 210.3 1.8 17.8 14 1221 01 22 36 01 24 36 =0939-077 11 36 27 24.1 210.9 1.9 18.0 120 1229 01 22 37 01 25 02 0941-080 11 36 52 23.9 210.5 1.9 17.9 14 1229 01 25 02 01 35 02 --- 11 46 54 23.1 213.1 2.0 19.3 600 1268 01 25 03 Schedule for PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 35 28 J0942-0759 11 47 21 23.2 213.6 2.1 19.5 13 1268 01 35 28 01 37 28 =0939-077 11 49 21 23.1 214.1 2.1 19.8 120 1275 01 35 29 01 37 54 0941-080 11 49 47 22.8 213.8 2.1 19.7 14 1275 01 37 54 01 47 54 --- 11 59 48 22.0 216.3 2.2 21.0 600 1314 01 37 55 01 48 20 J0942-0759 12 00 15 22.1 216.9 2.3 21.2 13 1314 01 48 20 01 50 20 =0939-077 12 02 15 21.9 217.4 2.3 21.5 120 1322 01 48 21 01 50 46 0941-080 12 02 41 21.7 217.0 2.3 21.4 14 1322 01 50 46 02 00 46 --- 12 12 43 20.8 219.5 2.5 22.6 600 1360 01 50 47 02 01 12 J0942-0759 12 13 09 20.9 220.1 2.5 22.9 13 1360 02 01 12 02 03 12 =0939-077 12 15 09 20.7 220.6 2.5 23.1 120 1368 02 01 13 02 03 38 0941-080 12 15 35 20.5 220.2 2.5 23.0 14 1368 02 03 38 02 13 38 --- 12 25 37 19.5 222.6 2.7 24.2 600 1407 02 03 39 02 14 04 J0942-0759 12 26 03 19.6 223.2 2.7 24.4 13 1407 02 14 04 02 16 04 =0939-077 12 28 04 19.4 223.7 2.7 24.6 120 1414 02 14 05 02 16 04 3C286 12 28 04 64.3 146.6 -1.1 -22.4 -248 1414 No stop 02 30 00 --- 12 42 02 65.3 153.3 -0.8 -18.2 588 1468 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 --- 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: 16 Station: PICKMERE Total bit rate: 512 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate:128.000 Number of channels: 2 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 5664.00 5664.00 Net SB= U U IF SB = L L Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 BBC SB= L L IF = A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 13 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 4926.49 4926.49 BBC fr= 737.51 737.51 Bandwd= 64.00 64.00 Matching frequency sets: 13 14 15 16 17 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2 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