COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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: 379.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 443.49 443.49 443.49 443.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 00 00 00 4C39.25 10 38 56 71.5 227.8 1.2 0.0 0 0 00 00 00 00 07 00 --- 10 45 57 70.7 231.2 1.3 0.0 420 54 00 00 01 00 12 00 J1214+0829 10 50 58 42.2 150.9 -1.4 0.0 149 54 00 12 00 00 17 00 =1212+087 10 55 59 42.5 152.5 -1.3 0.0 300 93 00 12 01 00 17 00 NGC4235 10 55 59 41.1 152.3 -1.4 0.0 -17 93 No stop 00 20 30 --- 10 59 29 41.4 153.5 -1.3 0.0 193 120 00 17 01 00 21 00 J1214+0829 10 59 59 42.8 153.8 -1.3 0.0 13 120 00 21 00 00 22 00 =1212+087 11 00 59 42.9 154.2 -1.3 0.0 60 128 00 21 01 00 22 00 NGC4235 11 00 59 41.5 153.9 -1.3 0.0 -17 128 No stop 00 25 30 --- 11 04 30 41.7 155.1 -1.2 0.0 193 155 00 22 01 00 25 30 J1214+0829 11 04 30 43.1 155.3 -1.2 0.0 -17 155 No stop 00 27 00 =1212+087 11 06 00 43.2 155.8 -1.2 0.0 73 166 00 25 31 00 27 00 NGC4235 11 06 00 41.8 155.5 -1.2 0.0 -17 166 No stop 00 30 30 --- 11 09 31 42.0 156.7 -1.1 0.0 193 193 00 27 01 00 31 00 J1214+0829 11 10 01 43.4 157.1 -1.1 0.0 13 193 00 31 00 00 32 00 =1212+087 11 11 01 43.5 157.5 -1.1 0.0 60 201 00 31 01 00 32 00 NGC4235 11 11 01 42.1 157.2 -1.1 0.0 -17 201 No stop 00 35 30 --- 11 14 32 42.3 158.3 -1.1 0.0 193 228 00 32 01 00 35 30 J1214+0829 11 14 32 43.7 158.6 -1.0 0.0 -17 228 No stop 00 37 00 =1212+087 11 16 02 43.8 159.1 -1.0 0.0 73 240 00 35 31 00 37 00 NGC4235 11 16 02 42.4 158.8 -1.0 0.0 -17 240 No stop 00 40 30 --- 11 19 33 42.6 160.0 -1.0 0.0 193 267 00 37 01 00 41 00 J1214+0829 11 20 03 44.0 160.5 -0.9 0.0 13 267 00 41 00 00 42 00 =1212+087 11 21 03 44.0 160.8 -0.9 0.0 60 274 00 41 01 00 42 00 NGC4235 11 21 03 42.7 160.5 -1.0 0.0 -17 274 No stop 00 45 30 --- 11 24 33 42.8 161.6 -0.9 0.0 193 301 00 42 01 00 45 30 J1214+0829 11 24 33 44.2 162.0 -0.9 0.0 -17 301 No stop 00 47 00 =1212+087 11 26 04 44.3 162.5 -0.8 0.0 73 313 00 45 31 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 11 26 04 42.9 162.1 -0.9 0.0 -17 313 No stop 00 50 30 --- 11 29 34 43.1 163.3 -0.8 0.0 193 340 00 47 01 00 51 00 J1214+0829 11 30 04 44.5 163.9 -0.8 0.0 13 340 00 51 00 00 52 00 =1212+087 11 31 04 44.5 164.2 -0.8 0.0 60 348 00 51 01 00 52 00 NGC4235 11 31 04 43.1 163.8 -0.8 0.0 -17 348 No stop 00 55 30 --- 11 34 35 43.3 165.0 -0.7 0.0 193 375 00 52 01 00 55 30 J1214+0829 11 34 35 44.6 165.4 -0.7 0.0 -17 375 No stop 00 57 00 =1212+087 11 36 05 44.7 165.9 -0.7 0.0 73 386 00 55 31 00 57 00 NGC4235 11 36 05 43.3 165.5 -0.7 0.0 -17 386 No stop 01 00 30 --- 11 39 36 43.5 166.7 -0.6 0.0 193 414 00 57 01 01 01 00 J1214+0829 11 40 06 44.8 167.3 -0.6 0.0 13 414 01 01 00 01 02 00 =1212+087 11 41 06 44.9 167.7 -0.6 0.0 60 421 01 01 01 01 02 00 NGC4235 11 41 06 43.5 167.2 -0.6 0.0 -17 421 No stop 01 05 30 --- 11 44 37 43.6 168.4 -0.6 0.0 193 448 01 02 01 01 05 30 J1214+0829 11 44 37 45.0 168.9 -0.5 0.0 -17 448 No stop 01 07 00 =1212+087 11 46 07 45.0 169.4 -0.5 0.0 73 460 01 05 31 01 07 00 NGC4235 11 46 07 43.7 168.9 -0.5 0.0 -17 460 No stop 01 10 30 --- 11 49 37 43.8 170.1 -0.5 0.0 193 487 01 07 01 01 11 00 J1214+0829 11 50 08 45.1 170.8 -0.4 0.0 13 487 01 11 00 01 12 00 =1212+087 11 51 08 45.1 171.2 -0.4 0.0 60 495 01 11 01 01 12 00 NGC4235 11 51 08 43.8 170.6 -0.5 0.0 -17 495 No stop 01 15 30 --- 11 54 38 43.9 171.8 -0.4 0.0 193 522 01 12 01 01 15 30 J1214+0829 11 54 38 45.2 172.4 -0.4 0.0 -17 522 No stop 01 17 00 =1212+087 11 56 09 45.2 172.9 -0.3 0.0 73 533 01 15 31 01 17 00 NGC4235 11 56 09 43.9 172.3 -0.4 0.0 -17 533 No stop 01 20 30 --- 11 59 39 44.0 173.5 -0.3 0.0 193 560 01 17 01 01 21 00 J1214+0829 12 00 09 45.3 174.3 -0.3 0.0 13 560 01 21 00 01 22 00 =1212+087 12 01 09 45.3 174.7 -0.3 0.0 60 568 01 21 01 01 22 00 NGC4235 12 01 09 44.0 174.0 -0.3 0.0 -17 568 No stop 01 25 30 --- 12 04 40 44.0 175.2 -0.2 0.0 193 595 01 22 01 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 12 04 40 45.4 175.9 -0.2 0.0 -17 595 No stop 01 27 00 =1212+087 12 06 10 45.4 176.4 -0.2 0.0 73 607 01 25 31 01 27 00 NGC4235 12 06 10 44.1 175.8 -0.2 0.0 -17 607 No stop 01 30 30 --- 12 09 41 44.1 177.0 -0.1 0.0 193 634 01 27 01 01 31 00 J1214+0829 12 10 11 45.4 177.8 -0.1 0.0 13 634 01 31 00 01 32 00 =1212+087 12 11 11 45.4 178.2 -0.1 0.0 60 642 01 31 01 01 32 00 NGC4235 12 11 11 44.1 177.5 -0.1 0.0 -17 642 No stop 01 35 30 --- 12 14 42 44.1 178.7 -0.1 0.0 193 669 01 32 01 01 35 30 J1214+0829 12 14 42 45.4 179.4 -0.0 0.0 -17 669 No stop 01 37 00 =1212+087 12 16 12 45.4 180.0 -0.0 0.0 73 680 01 35 31 01 37 00 NGC4235 12 16 12 44.1 179.2 -0.0 0.0 -17 680 No stop 01 40 30 --- 12 19 42 44.1 180.4 0.0 0.0 193 707 01 37 01 01 41 00 J1214+0829 12 20 12 45.4 181.4 0.1 0.0 13 707 01 41 00 01 42 00 =1212+087 12 21 13 45.4 181.7 0.1 0.0 60 715 01 41 01 01 42 00 NGC4235 12 21 13 44.1 180.9 0.0 0.0 -17 715 No stop 01 45 30 --- 12 24 43 44.1 182.2 0.1 0.0 193 742 01 42 01 01 45 30 J1214+0829 12 24 43 45.4 183.0 0.1 0.0 -17 742 No stop 01 47 00 =1212+087 12 26 13 45.4 183.5 0.2 0.0 73 754 01 45 31 01 47 00 NGC4235 12 26 13 44.1 182.7 0.1 0.0 -17 754 No stop 01 50 30 --- 12 29 44 44.1 183.9 0.2 0.0 193 781 01 47 01 01 51 00 J1214+0829 12 30 14 45.3 184.9 0.2 0.0 13 781 01 51 00 01 52 00 =1212+087 12 31 14 45.3 185.3 0.2 0.0 60 788 01 51 01 01 52 00 NGC4235 12 31 14 44.1 184.4 0.2 0.0 -17 788 No stop 01 55 30 --- 12 34 45 44.0 185.6 0.3 0.0 193 815 01 52 01 01 55 30 J1214+0829 12 34 45 45.3 186.5 0.3 0.0 -17 815 No stop 01 57 00 =1212+087 12 36 15 45.2 187.0 0.3 0.0 73 827 01 55 31 01 57 00 NGC4235 12 36 15 44.0 186.1 0.3 0.0 -17 827 No stop 02 00 30 --- 12 39 46 43.9 187.3 0.4 0.0 193 854 01 57 01 02 01 00 J1214+0829 12 40 16 45.2 188.4 0.4 0.0 13 854 02 01 00 02 02 00 =1212+087 12 41 16 45.1 188.8 0.4 0.0 60 862 02 01 01 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 5 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 --- 02 02 00 NGC4235 12 41 16 43.9 187.9 0.4 0.0 -17 862 No stop 02 05 30 --- 12 44 46 43.8 189.1 0.4 0.0 193 889 02 02 01 02 05 30 J1214+0829 12 44 46 45.1 190.0 0.5 0.0 -17 889 No stop 02 07 00 =1212+087 12 46 17 45.0 190.5 0.5 0.0 73 900 02 05 31 02 07 00 NGC4235 12 46 17 43.8 189.6 0.5 0.0 -17 900 No stop 02 10 30 --- 12 49 47 43.7 190.8 0.5 0.0 193 927 02 07 01 02 11 00 J1214+0829 12 50 17 44.9 191.9 0.6 0.0 13 927 02 11 00 02 12 00 =1212+087 12 51 18 44.9 192.3 0.6 0.0 60 935 02 11 01 02 12 00 NGC4235 12 51 18 43.6 191.3 0.5 0.0 -17 935 No stop 02 15 30 --- 12 54 48 43.5 192.5 0.6 0.0 193 962 02 12 01 02 15 30 J1214+0829 12 54 48 44.8 193.5 0.6 0.0 -17 962 No stop 02 17 00 =1212+087 12 56 18 44.7 194.0 0.7 0.0 73 974 02 15 31 02 17 00 NGC4235 12 56 18 43.5 193.0 0.6 0.0 -17 974 No stop 02 20 30 --- 12 59 49 43.4 194.2 0.7 0.0 193 1001 02 17 01 02 21 00 J1214+0829 13 00 19 44.5 195.4 0.7 0.0 13 1001 02 21 00 02 22 00 =1212+087 13 01 19 44.5 195.7 0.8 0.0 60 1009 02 21 01 02 22 00 NGC4235 13 01 19 43.3 194.7 0.7 0.0 -17 1009 No stop 02 25 30 --- 13 04 50 43.2 195.9 0.8 0.0 193 1036 02 22 01 02 25 30 J1214+0829 13 04 50 44.4 196.9 0.8 0.0 -17 1036 No stop 02 27 00 =1212+087 13 06 20 44.3 197.4 0.8 0.0 73 1047 02 25 31 02 27 00 NGC4235 13 06 20 43.1 196.4 0.8 0.0 -17 1047 No stop 02 30 30 --- 13 09 51 43.0 197.5 0.9 0.0 193 1074 02 27 01 02 31 00 J1214+0829 13 10 21 44.1 198.8 0.9 0.0 13 1074 02 31 00 02 32 00 =1212+087 13 11 21 44.1 199.1 0.9 0.0 60 1082 02 31 01 02 32 00 NGC4235 13 11 21 42.9 198.0 0.9 0.0 -17 1082 No stop 02 35 30 --- 13 14 51 42.7 199.2 0.9 0.0 193 1109 02 32 01 02 35 30 J1214+0829 13 14 51 43.9 200.3 1.0 0.0 -17 1109 No stop 02 37 00 =1212+087 13 16 22 43.8 200.8 1.0 0.0 73 1121 02 35 31 02 37 00 NGC4235 13 16 22 42.6 199.7 1.0 0.0 -17 1121 No stop 02 40 30 --- 13 19 52 42.5 200.9 1.0 0.0 193 1148 02 37 01 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 6 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 --- 02 41 00 J1214+0829 13 20 22 43.6 202.1 1.1 0.0 13 1148 02 41 00 02 42 00 =1212+087 13 21 22 43.5 202.5 1.1 0.0 60 1156 02 41 01 02 42 00 NGC4235 13 21 22 42.4 201.4 1.0 0.0 -17 1156 No stop 02 45 30 --- 13 24 53 42.2 202.5 1.1 0.0 193 1183 02 42 01 02 45 30 J1214+0829 13 24 53 43.3 203.6 1.1 0.0 -17 1183 No stop 02 47 00 =1212+087 13 26 23 43.2 204.1 1.2 0.0 73 1194 02 45 31 02 49 00 4C39.25 13 28 24 47.4 275.8 4.0 0.0 -35 1194 02 49 00 02 52 00 --- 13 31 24 47.0 276.3 4.0 0.0 145 1217 02 49 01 02 54 00 3C286 13 33 24 67.5 180.6 0.0 0.0 -93 1217 02 54 00 03 00 00 --- 13 39 25 67.4 184.0 0.1 0.0 267 1264 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: 2 Station: WSTRBORK Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF 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= 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 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 = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 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= 379.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 443.49 443.49 443.49 443.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 2 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 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