COVER INFORMATION Station: ARECIBO (Code Ar ) Experiment: Tracing the Evolution of Fast Jet-Driven Outflows Exp. Code: GN002B Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Kristina Nyland Address: ASTRON, Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 7991 PD Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: 0521-595-766 EMAIL: nyland@astron.nl Fax: Phone during observation: 0521-595-766 Observing mode: 21cm spectral line Notes: Target: 3C236 Phase calibrator: J1001+3424 Bandpass Calibrators: J0927+3902=4C39.25 (J0958+3224 for Arecibo scans) Schedule for ARECIBO (Code Ar ) Page 2 Tracing the Evolution of Fast Jet-Driven Outflows 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 13 Jun 2015 Day 164 --- Next scan frequencies: 1300.75 1300.75 1316.75 1316.75 1332.75 1332.75 1348.75 1348.75 Next BBC frequencies: 799.25 799.25 783.25 783.25 767.25 767.25 751.25 751.25 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 20 30 00 J0958+3224 09 30 19 74.6 23.6 -0.5 -153.3 0 0 20 30 00 20 37 00 =0955+326 09 37 20 75.2 18.4 -0.4 -159.3 420 27 20 30 01 20 38 00 J1001+3424 09 38 20 73.2 17.1 -0.4 -160.2 3 27 20 38 00 20 40 30 =0958+346 09 40 51 73.3 15.4 -0.4 -162.2 150 36 20 38 01 20 40 30 3C236 09 40 51 72.5 18.1 -0.4 -159.0 -27 36 No stop 20 43 50 --- 09 44 11 72.8 15.9 -0.4 -161.5 173 49 20 40 31 20 44 50 J1001+3424 09 45 12 73.6 12.4 -0.3 -165.7 33 49 20 44 50 20 45 50 =0958+346 09 46 12 73.6 11.7 -0.3 -166.5 60 53 20 44 51 20 45 50 3C236 09 46 12 72.9 14.6 -0.3 -163.1 -26 53 No stop 20 49 10 --- 09 49 32 73.1 12.3 -0.3 -165.7 174 66 20 45 51 20 49 10 J1001+3424 09 49 32 73.8 9.3 -0.2 -169.3 -26 66 No stop 20 51 10 =0958+346 09 51 33 73.8 7.8 -0.2 -171.0 94 74 20 49 11 20 51 10 3C236 09 51 33 73.2 11.0 -0.3 -167.3 -24 74 No stop 20 54 30 --- 09 54 53 73.3 8.6 -0.2 -170.0 176 86 20 51 11 20 55 30 J1001+3424 09 55 53 73.9 4.6 -0.1 -174.7 36 86 20 55 30 20 56 30 =0958+346 09 56 53 74.0 3.9 -0.1 -175.5 60 90 20 55 31 20 56 30 3C236 09 56 53 73.4 7.2 -0.2 -171.7 -23 90 No stop 20 59 50 --- 10 00 14 73.4 4.8 -0.1 -174.4 177 103 20 56 31 20 59 50 J1001+3424 10 00 14 74.0 361.4 0.0 W -178.4 -841 103 No stop 21 01 50 =0958+346 10 02 14 74.0 359.9 0.0 W 179.9 0 111 20 59 51 21 01 50 3C236 10 02 14 73.5 363.4 -0.1 -176.1 -21 111 No stop 21 05 10 --- 10 05 35 73.5 361.0 0.0 -178.9 179 124 21 01 51 21 06 10 J1001+3424 10 06 35 74.0 356.6 0.1 176.1 40 124 21 06 10 21 07 10 =0958+346 10 07 35 74.0 355.9 0.1 175.3 60 127 21 06 11 21 07 10 3C236 10 07 35 73.5 359.5 0.0 179.4 -19 127 No stop 21 10 30 --- 10 10 56 73.5 357.1 0.1 176.7 181 140 21 07 11 21 10 30 J1001+3424 10 10 56 73.9 353.4 0.1 172.4 -20 140 No stop 21 12 30 =0958+346 10 12 56 73.8 351.9 0.2 170.7 100 148 21 10 31 Schedule for ARECIBO (Code Ar ) Page 3 Tracing the Evolution of Fast Jet-Driven Outflows 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 13 Jun 2015 Day 164 --- 21 12 30 3C236 10 12 56 73.5 355.7 0.1 175.0 -20 148 No stop 21 15 50 --- 10 16 17 73.4 353.3 0.2 172.2 180 161 21 12 31 21 16 50 J1001+3424 10 17 17 73.6 348.8 0.3 167.1 39 161 21 16 50 21 17 50 =0958+346 10 18 17 73.6 348.1 0.3 166.3 60 164 21 16 51 21 17 50 3C236 10 18 17 73.3 351.9 0.2 170.6 -20 164 No stop 21 21 10 --- 10 21 37 73.2 349.5 0.2 167.8 180 177 21 17 51 21 21 10 J1001+3424 10 21 37 73.4 345.7 0.3 163.5 -21 177 No stop 21 23 10 =0958+346 10 23 38 73.3 344.4 0.4 161.9 99 185 21 21 11 21 23 10 3C236 10 23 38 73.1 348.1 0.3 166.2 -20 185 No stop 21 26 30 --- 10 26 58 72.9 345.9 0.3 163.6 180 198 21 23 11 21 27 30 J1001+3424 10 27 59 73.0 341.4 0.4 158.5 39 198 21 27 30 21 28 30 =0958+346 10 28 59 72.9 340.8 0.4 157.8 60 202 21 27 31 21 28 30 3C236 10 28 59 72.8 344.5 0.4 162.0 -20 202 No stop 21 31 50 --- 10 32 19 72.6 342.3 0.4 159.5 180 214 21 28 31 21 31 50 J1001+3424 10 32 19 72.6 338.7 0.5 155.3 -20 214 No stop 21 33 50 =0958+346 10 34 20 72.5 337.4 0.5 153.8 100 222 21 31 51 21 33 50 3C236 10 34 20 72.4 341.1 0.5 158.0 -20 222 No stop 21 37 10 --- 10 37 40 72.2 339.0 0.5 155.5 180 235 21 33 51 21 38 10 J1001+3424 10 38 40 72.0 334.8 0.6 150.7 40 235 21 38 10 21 39 10 =0958+346 10 39 40 71.9 334.2 0.6 150.0 60 239 21 38 11 21 39 10 3C236 10 39 40 72.0 337.8 0.5 154.1 -19 239 No stop 21 42 30 --- 10 43 01 71.7 335.8 0.6 151.7 181 252 21 39 11 21 42 30 J1001+3424 10 43 01 71.6 332.3 0.7 147.7 -20 252 No stop 21 44 30 =0958+346 10 45 01 71.4 331.2 0.7 146.4 100 259 21 42 31 21 44 30 3C236 10 45 01 71.5 334.7 0.6 150.4 -19 259 No stop 21 47 50 --- 10 48 22 71.1 332.9 0.7 148.2 181 272 21 44 31 21 48 50 J1001+3424 10 49 22 70.9 329.0 0.8 143.7 40 272 21 48 50 21 50 00 =0958+346 10 50 32 70.7 328.4 0.8 142.9 70 276 21 48 51 21 51 00 J0958+3224 10 51 32 71.7 322.4 0.9 136.8 25 276 21 51 00 21 58 00 =0955+326 10 58 34 70.7 319.2 1.0 132.8 420 303 21 51 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: 3C236globHI.set Matching groups in /usr/local/sched/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: arlbw3 RX=LBW, with lfbf=3, TG 07-Oct-01 Setup group: 11 Station: ARECIBO Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2100.00 2100.00 2100.00 2100.00 2100.00 2100.00 2100.00 2100.00 Net SB= L L L L L L L L IF SB = L L L L L L L L Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = A C A C A C A C The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 17 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1300.75 1300.75 1316.75 1316.75 1332.75 1332.75 1348.75 1348.75 BBC fr= 799.25 799.25 783.25 783.25 767.25 767.25 751.25 751.25 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 17 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19, 66, 82, 67, 83 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * 3C236 10 03 05.383878 * 10 06 01.731500 10 06 55.181395 0.00 35 08 47.92723 * 34 54 10.43400 34 49 42.75248 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on heliocentric frame and optical definition. Velocities: 29600.00 29600.00 29600.00 29600.00 29600.00 29600.00 29600.00 29600.00 0923+392 09 23 55.319219 * 09 27 03.013940 09 27 59.641320 0.13 * J0927+3902 39 15 23.56641 * 39 02 20.85181 38 58 20.84761 0.10 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2015a Petrov, 2015, unpublished. 252917 observations Doppler based on other sources. 0955+326 09 55 25.405783 * 09 58 20.949640 09 59 14.173570 0.12 * J0958+3224 32 38 23.03247 * 32 24 02.20952 32 19 38.48830 0.10 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2015a Petrov, 2015, unpublished. 4018 observations Doppler based on other sources. 0958+346 09 58 15.166820 * 10 01 11.949214 10 02 05.519375 0.13 * J1001+3424 34 39 17.56149 * 34 24 50.45927 34 20 25.53804 0.11 /usr/local/sched/catalogs/sources.rfc rfc_2015a Petrov, 2015, unpublished. 843 observations Doppler based on other sources. 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 3C236 3C236globHI.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 17 8.461 512.328 J0927+3902 3C236globHI.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0.761 46.616 J0958+3224 3C236globHI.set 1 2 3 4 5 7 17 0.233 27.415 J1001+3424 3C236globHI.set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 17 4.061 219.192 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) 3C236 60.9 J0927+3902 52.8 J0958+3224 59.8 J1001+3424 60.0 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