COVER INFORMATION Station: URUMQI (Code Ur ) Experiment: Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales Exp. Code: EG131G Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Salmoli Ghosh Address: National Centre for Radio Astrophysics - TIFR S.P. Pune Univ. Campus, Ganeshkhind Pune India : 411007 Phone: (+91)020-25719000 EMAIL: salmoli.ghosh@gmail.com Fax: Phone during observation: (+91)8240982699/(+91)020-25719230 Observing mode: Phase-referencing continuum Notes: PCAL OFF Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 2 Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales 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 23 Feb 2025 Day 54 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 Next BBC frequencies: 1440.49 1440.49 1440.49 1440.49 1504.49 1504.49 1504.49 1504.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 00 00 00 4C39.25 16 01 16 20.6 -55.4 6.5 50.1 0 0 00 00 00 00 07 00 --- 16 08 17 19.6 -54.4 6.7 49.4 420 54 00 00 01 00 12 00 J1214+0829 16 13 18 27.8 254.1 3.9 44.9 -13 54 00 12 00 00 17 00 =1212+087 16 18 19 27.0 255.1 4.0 45.1 287 92 00 12 01 00 17 00 NGC4235 16 18 19 26.4 253.6 4.0 44.5 -5 92 No stop 00 20 30 --- 16 21 49 25.8 254.3 4.1 44.7 205 119 00 17 01 00 21 00 J1214+0829 16 22 20 26.3 255.8 4.1 45.3 25 119 00 21 00 00 22 00 =1212+087 16 23 20 26.1 256.0 4.1 45.4 60 127 00 21 01 00 22 00 NGC4235 16 23 20 25.5 254.6 4.1 44.8 -5 127 No stop 00 25 30 --- 16 26 50 24.9 255.3 4.1 45.0 205 154 00 22 01 00 25 30 J1214+0829 16 26 50 25.5 256.7 4.2 45.5 -5 154 No stop 00 27 00 =1212+087 16 28 21 25.2 257.0 4.2 45.6 85 165 00 25 31 00 27 00 NGC4235 16 28 21 24.7 255.6 4.2 45.1 -5 165 No stop 00 30 30 --- 16 31 51 24.0 256.2 4.2 45.3 205 192 00 27 01 00 31 00 J1214+0829 16 32 21 24.5 257.8 4.3 45.8 25 192 00 31 00 00 32 00 =1212+087 16 33 21 24.3 258.0 4.3 45.8 60 200 00 31 01 00 32 00 NGC4235 16 33 21 23.8 256.5 4.2 45.3 -5 200 No stop 00 35 30 --- 16 36 52 23.2 257.2 4.3 45.5 205 227 00 32 01 00 35 30 J1214+0829 16 36 52 23.7 258.6 4.3 46.0 -5 227 No stop 00 37 00 =1212+087 16 38 22 23.4 258.9 4.4 46.0 85 238 00 35 31 00 37 00 NGC4235 16 38 22 22.9 257.5 4.3 45.5 -5 238 No stop 00 40 30 --- 16 41 53 22.3 258.1 4.4 45.7 205 265 00 37 01 00 41 00 J1214+0829 16 42 23 22.7 259.6 4.4 46.2 25 265 00 41 00 00 42 00 =1212+087 16 43 23 22.5 259.8 4.5 46.2 60 273 00 41 01 00 42 00 NGC4235 16 43 23 22.0 258.4 4.4 45.8 -5 273 No stop 00 45 30 --- 16 46 54 21.4 259.1 4.5 45.9 205 300 00 42 01 00 45 30 J1214+0829 16 46 54 21.9 260.5 4.5 46.3 -5 300 No stop 00 47 00 =1212+087 16 48 24 21.6 260.8 4.5 46.4 85 312 00 45 31 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 3 Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales 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 23 Feb 2025 Day 54 --- 00 47 00 NGC4235 16 48 24 21.1 259.3 4.5 45.9 -5 312 No stop 00 50 30 --- 16 51 54 20.5 260.0 4.6 46.1 205 338 00 47 01 00 51 00 J1214+0829 16 52 24 20.9 261.5 4.6 46.5 25 338 00 51 00 00 52 00 =1212+087 16 53 25 20.7 261.7 4.6 46.5 60 346 00 51 01 00 52 00 NGC4235 16 53 25 20.2 260.3 4.6 46.1 -5 346 No stop 00 55 30 --- 16 56 55 19.6 260.9 4.6 46.2 205 373 00 52 01 00 55 30 J1214+0829 16 56 55 20.1 262.3 4.7 46.6 -5 373 No stop 00 57 00 =1212+087 16 58 25 19.8 262.6 4.7 46.7 85 385 00 55 31 00 57 00 NGC4235 16 58 25 19.3 261.2 4.7 46.3 -5 385 No stop 01 00 30 --- 17 01 56 18.7 261.8 4.7 46.4 205 412 00 57 01 01 01 00 J1214+0829 17 02 26 19.1 263.3 4.8 46.8 25 412 01 01 00 01 02 00 =1212+087 17 03 26 18.9 263.5 4.8 46.8 60 419 01 01 01 01 02 00 NGC4235 17 03 26 18.4 262.1 4.7 46.4 -5 419 No stop 01 05 30 --- 17 06 57 17.8 262.7 4.8 46.5 205 446 01 02 01 01 05 30 J1214+0829 17 06 57 18.3 264.1 4.8 46.9 -5 446 No stop 01 07 00 =1212+087 17 08 27 18.0 264.4 4.9 46.9 85 458 01 05 31 01 07 00 NGC4235 17 08 27 17.5 263.0 4.8 46.5 -5 458 No stop 01 10 30 --- 17 11 58 16.9 263.6 4.9 46.6 205 485 01 07 01 01 11 00 J1214+0829 17 12 28 17.3 265.1 4.9 47.0 25 485 01 11 00 01 12 00 =1212+087 17 13 28 17.1 265.3 5.0 47.0 60 492 01 11 01 01 12 00 NGC4235 17 13 28 16.6 263.9 4.9 46.6 -5 492 No stop 01 15 30 --- 17 16 58 16.0 264.5 5.0 46.7 205 519 01 12 01 01 15 30 J1214+0829 17 16 58 16.5 265.9 5.0 47.0 -5 519 No stop 01 17 00 =1212+087 17 18 29 16.2 266.1 5.0 47.0 85 531 01 15 31 01 17 00 NGC4235 17 18 29 15.7 264.8 5.0 46.7 -5 531 No stop 01 20 30 --- 17 21 59 15.1 265.4 5.1 46.8 205 558 01 17 01 01 21 00 J1214+0829 17 22 29 15.5 266.8 5.1 47.1 25 558 01 21 00 01 22 00 =1212+087 17 23 30 15.3 267.0 5.1 47.1 60 565 01 21 01 01 22 00 NGC4235 17 23 30 14.8 265.7 5.1 46.8 -5 565 No stop 01 25 30 --- 17 27 00 14.2 266.3 5.1 46.9 205 592 01 22 01 Schedule for URUMQI (Code Ur ) Page 4 Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales 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 23 Feb 2025 Day 54 --- 01 25 30 J1214+0829 17 27 00 14.7 267.6 5.2 47.1 -5 592 No stop 01 27 00 =1212+087 17 28 30 14.4 267.9 5.2 47.1 85 604 01 25 31 01 27 00 NGC4235 17 28 30 13.9 266.5 5.2 46.9 -5 604 No stop 01 30 30 --- 17 32 01 13.3 267.2 5.2 46.9 205 631 01 27 01 01 31 00 J1214+0829 17 32 31 13.7 268.6 5.3 47.2 25 631 01 31 00 01 32 00 =1212+087 17 33 31 13.5 268.8 5.3 47.2 60 638 01 31 01 01 32 00 NGC4235 17 33 31 13.0 267.4 5.3 46.9 -5 638 No stop 01 35 30 --- 17 37 02 12.4 268.0 5.3 47.0 205 665 01 32 01 01 35 30 J1214+0829 17 37 02 12.8 269.4 5.3 47.2 -5 665 No stop 01 37 00 =1212+087 17 38 32 12.6 269.6 5.4 47.2 85 677 01 35 31 01 37 00 NGC4235 17 38 32 12.1 268.3 5.3 47.0 -5 677 No stop 01 40 30 --- 17 42 03 11.4 268.9 5.4 47.0 205 704 01 37 01 01 41 00 J1214+0829 17 42 33 11.8 270.3 5.4 47.2 25 704 01 41 00 01 42 00 =1212+087 17 43 33 11.7 270.5 5.5 47.2 60 712 01 41 01 01 42 00 NGC4235 17 43 33 11.2 269.1 5.4 47.0 -5 712 No stop 01 45 30 --- 17 47 03 10.5 269.8 5.5 47.0 205 738 01 42 01 01 45 30 J1214+0829 17 47 03 11.0 271.1 5.5 47.2 -5 738 No stop 01 47 00 =1212+087 17 48 34 10.8 271.4 5.5 47.2 85 750 01 45 31 01 47 00 NGC4235 17 48 34 10.3 270.0 5.5 47.0 -5 750 No stop 01 50 30 --- 17 52 04 9.6 270.6 5.6 47.0 205 777 01 47 01 01 51 00 J1214+0829 17 52 34 10.0 272.0 5.6 47.1 25 777 01 51 00 01 52 00 =1212+087 17 53 34 9.8 272.2 5.6 47.1 60 785 01 51 01 02 54 00 3C286 18 55 45 26.6 287.7 5.4 53.2 3662 785 02 54 00 03 00 00 --- 19 01 46 25.5 288.6 5.5 52.9 360 831 02 54 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess125.L1024 --- 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: 8 Station: URUMQI Total bit rate: 1024 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 186.00 186.00 186.00 186.00 186.00 186.00 186.00 186.00 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 = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U IF = A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 A2 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 BBC fr= 1440.49 1440.49 1440.49 1440.49 1504.49 1504.49 1504.49 1504.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 6 Track assignments are: track1= 10, 14, 2, 6, 12, 16, 4, 8 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * NGC4235 12 14 36.713052 * 12 17 09.880000 12 18 28.134699 0.00 07 28 09.25124 * 07 11 29.60000 07 02 57.23478 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 4C39.25 09 23 55.319216 * 09 27 03.013937 09 28 39.230622 0.31 J0927+3902 39 15 23.56644 * 39 02 20.85185 38 55 45.55204 0.16 0923+392 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0927+39 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 250526 observations. 1212+087 12 12 26.757767 * 12 14 59.913189 12 16 18.178938 0.96 * J1214+0829 08 46 02.77335 * 08 29 22.51814 08 20 49.70342 1.14 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 46 observations. * 3C286 13 28 49.657769 * 13 31 08.288061 13 32 19.270192 0.17 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64066 * 30 30 32.95930 30 22 30.64299 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 NGC4235 sess125.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.750 114.877 4C39.25 sess125.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.167 10.153 J1214+0829 sess125.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.708 41.911 3C286 sess125.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.100 3.688 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) NGC4235 152.1 4C39.25 148.2 J1214+0829 152.8 3C286 132.1 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