COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 Exp. Code: GM079 Schedule Version: 7.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Nicholas Roy MacDonald Address: Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Auf dem Hugel 69 Bonn Germany Phone: +49228525424 EMAIL: nmacdona@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: Phone during observation: +492257301155 Observing mode: Notes: PHASECAL should be ON Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 17 Mar 2022 Day 76 --- ---------- POINTING ---------- Next scan frequencies: 43072.00 43072.00 43072.00 43072.00 43136.00 43136.00 43136.00 43136.00 43200.00 43200.00 43200.00 43200.00 43264.00 43264.00 43264.00 43264.00 Next BBC frequencies: 672.00 672.00 672.00 672.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 800.00 800.00 800.00 800.00 864.00 864.00 864.00 864.00 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 00 30 00 1510-089 12 35 50 21.1 137.6 -2.6 -25.7 0 0 00 30 00 00 37 00 --- 12 42 51 21.9 139.3 -2.5 -24.8 420 108 00 30 01 00 37 45 1510-089 12 43 36 22.0 139.5 -2.5 -24.7 27 108 00 37 45 00 44 45 --- 12 50 37 22.7 141.2 -2.4 -23.8 420 216 00 37 46 00 45 30 1510-089 12 51 22 22.7 141.4 -2.4 -23.7 27 216 00 45 30 00 52 30 --- 12 58 24 23.4 143.1 -2.3 -22.7 420 325 00 45 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 00 59 40 3C279 13 05 35 33.5 182.5 0.1 1.6 300 325 00 59 40 01 04 50 --- 13 10 46 33.5 184.0 0.2 2.6 310 404 00 59 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 01 12 00 1510-089 13 17 57 25.2 148.0 -1.9 -19.9 301 404 01 12 00 01 19 00 --- 13 24 58 25.8 149.9 -1.8 -18.9 420 513 01 12 01 01 19 45 1510-089 13 25 43 25.8 150.0 -1.8 -18.8 26 513 01 19 45 01 26 45 --- 13 32 44 26.4 151.9 -1.7 -17.7 420 621 01 19 46 01 27 30 1510-089 13 33 29 26.4 152.1 -1.7 -17.6 26 621 01 27 30 01 34 30 --- 13 40 30 26.9 153.9 -1.6 -16.4 420 729 01 27 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 01 41 40 3C279 13 47 42 32.5 194.9 0.8 9.5 296 729 01 41 40 01 46 50 --- 13 52 52 32.3 196.4 0.9 10.4 310 809 01 41 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 01 54 00 1510-089 14 00 04 28.2 159.2 -1.2 -13.2 298 809 01 54 00 02 01 00 --- 14 07 05 28.5 161.1 -1.1 -12.0 420 917 01 54 01 02 01 45 1510-089 14 07 50 28.6 161.3 -1.1 -11.9 26 917 02 01 45 02 08 45 --- 14 14 51 28.9 163.3 -1.0 -10.7 420 1025 02 01 46 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 17 Mar 2022 Day 76 --- 02 09 30 1510-089 14 15 36 29.0 163.5 -1.0 -10.6 26 1025 02 09 30 02 16 30 --- 14 22 37 29.3 165.4 -0.9 -9.3 420 1134 02 09 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 02 23 40 3C279 14 29 49 30.1 206.8 1.5 16.8 295 1134 02 23 40 02 28 50 --- 14 34 59 29.8 208.3 1.6 17.6 310 1213 02 23 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 02 36 00 1510-089 14 42 11 29.9 170.9 -0.5 -5.8 298 1213 02 36 00 02 43 00 --- 14 49 12 30.0 172.9 -0.4 -4.6 420 1322 02 36 01 02 43 45 1510-089 14 49 57 30.1 173.1 -0.4 -4.4 26 1322 02 43 45 02 50 45 --- 14 56 58 30.2 175.1 -0.3 -3.1 420 1430 02 43 46 02 51 30 1510-089 14 57 43 30.2 175.3 -0.3 -3.0 26 1430 02 51 30 02 58 30 --- 15 04 44 30.3 177.3 -0.2 -1.7 420 1538 02 51 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 03 05 40 3C279 15 11 55 26.5 218.0 2.2 23.2 296 1538 03 05 40 03 10 50 --- 15 17 06 26.0 219.3 2.3 23.9 310 1618 03 05 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 03 18 00 1510-089 15 24 17 30.2 182.9 0.2 1.9 300 1618 03 18 00 03 25 00 --- 15 31 19 30.2 184.9 0.3 3.2 420 1726 03 18 01 03 25 45 1510-089 15 32 04 30.2 185.1 0.3 3.3 26 1726 03 25 45 03 32 45 --- 15 39 05 30.0 187.1 0.4 4.6 420 1834 03 25 46 03 33 30 1510-089 15 39 50 30.0 187.4 0.4 4.7 26 1834 03 33 30 03 40 30 --- 15 46 51 29.9 189.3 0.5 6.0 420 1943 03 33 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 03 47 40 3C279 15 54 02 22.0 228.4 2.9 28.5 300 1943 03 47 40 03 52 50 --- 15 59 13 21.3 229.6 3.0 29.1 310 2022 03 47 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 04 00 00 1510-089 16 06 24 29.2 194.8 0.9 9.5 304 2022 04 00 00 04 07 00 --- 16 13 26 28.9 196.8 1.0 10.7 420 2131 04 00 01 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 17 Mar 2022 Day 76 --- 04 07 45 1510-089 16 14 11 28.9 197.0 1.0 10.9 26 2131 04 07 45 04 14 45 --- 16 21 12 28.5 198.9 1.1 12.1 420 2239 04 07 46 04 15 30 1510-089 16 21 57 28.5 199.1 1.1 12.2 26 2239 04 15 30 04 22 30 --- 16 28 58 28.1 201.1 1.2 13.4 420 2347 04 15 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 04 29 40 3C279 16 36 09 16.6 237.9 3.6 32.8 305 2347 04 29 40 04 34 50 --- 16 41 20 15.9 239.0 3.7 33.2 310 2427 04 29 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 04 42 00 1510-089 16 48 31 26.9 206.3 1.6 16.6 309 2427 04 42 00 04 49 00 --- 16 55 32 26.3 208.2 1.7 17.7 420 2535 04 42 01 04 49 45 1510-089 16 56 18 26.3 208.4 1.7 17.8 26 2535 04 49 45 04 56 45 --- 17 03 19 25.7 210.2 1.8 18.9 420 2643 04 49 46 04 57 30 1510-089 17 04 04 25.7 210.4 1.8 19.0 26 2643 04 57 30 05 04 30 --- 17 11 05 25.1 212.2 2.0 20.1 420 2752 04 57 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 05 11 40 3C279 17 18 16 10.7 246.8 4.3 36.0 310 2752 05 11 40 05 16 50 --- 17 23 27 9.9 247.9 4.4 36.3 310 2831 05 11 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 05 24 00 1510-089 17 30 38 23.3 217.1 2.3 22.9 314 2831 05 24 00 05 31 00 --- 17 37 39 22.7 218.9 2.4 23.8 420 2940 05 24 01 05 31 45 1510-089 17 38 24 22.6 219.0 2.4 23.9 27 2940 05 31 45 05 38 45 --- 17 45 26 21.9 220.7 2.5 24.9 420 3048 05 31 46 05 39 30 1510-089 17 46 11 21.8 220.9 2.5 25.0 27 3048 05 39 30 05 46 30 --- 17 53 12 21.0 222.6 2.7 25.8 420 3156 05 39 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 05 53 40 1156+295 18 00 23 22.1 289.5 6.0 43.3 232 3156 05 53 40 05 58 50 --- 18 05 34 21.3 290.3 6.1 43.0 310 3236 05 53 41 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 5 Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 17 Mar 2022 Day 76 --- ---------- POINTING ---------- 06 06 00 1510-089 18 12 45 18.8 227.2 3.0 28.2 237 3236 06 06 00 06 13 00 --- 18 19 46 18.0 228.8 3.1 29.0 420 3344 06 06 01 06 13 45 1510-089 18 20 31 17.9 228.9 3.1 29.1 27 3344 06 13 45 06 20 45 --- 18 27 32 17.1 230.5 3.2 29.8 420 3452 06 13 46 06 21 30 1510-089 18 28 18 17.0 230.7 3.2 29.9 27 3452 06 21 30 06 28 30 --- 18 35 19 16.1 232.3 3.4 30.6 420 3561 06 21 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 06 35 40 1156+295 18 42 30 16.0 296.7 6.7 40.6 238 3561 06 35 40 06 40 50 --- 18 47 41 15.2 297.6 6.8 40.2 310 3640 06 35 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 06 48 00 1510-089 18 54 52 13.6 236.5 3.7 32.5 242 3640 06 48 00 06 55 00 --- 19 01 53 12.6 238.0 3.8 33.1 420 3749 06 48 01 06 55 45 1510-089 19 02 38 12.5 238.2 3.8 33.2 27 3749 06 55 45 07 02 45 --- 19 09 39 11.6 239.6 3.9 33.8 420 3857 06 55 46 07 03 30 1510-089 19 10 25 11.5 239.8 3.9 33.8 27 3857 07 03 30 07 10 30 --- 19 17 26 10.5 241.3 4.1 34.4 420 3965 07 03 31 07 18 40 1510-089 19 25 37 9.4 243.0 4.2 H 35.0 470 3965 07 18 40 07 25 40 --- 19 32 38 8.4 244.4 4.3 D 35.5 0 4073 07 18 41 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess122.Q2048glob --- 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: 11 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= 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 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: 6 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 43072.00 43072.00 43072.00 43072.00 43136.00 43136.00 43136.00 43136.00 43200.00 43200.00 43200.00 43200.00 43264.00 43264.00 43264.00 43264.00 BBC fr= 672.00 672.00 672.00 672.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 736.00 800.00 800.00 800.00 800.00 864.00 864.00 864.00 864.00 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: 6 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) J1159+2914 11 56 57.786211 * 11 59 31.833912 12 00 40.929516 0.11 * 1156+295 29 31 25.73868 * 29 14 43.82678 29 07 16.19518 0.10 J1159+29 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 64535 observations J1256-0547 12 53 35.831299 * 12 56 11.166567 12 57 20.504851 0.69 * 3C279 -05 31 07.99595 *-05 47 21.52481 -05 54 36.62774 0.92 1253-055 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul J1256-05 GSFC 2011B astro solution 7402 Observations J1512-0905 15 10 08.900178 * 15 12 50.532926 15 14 02.216367 0.10 * 1510-089 -08 54 47.61966 *-09 05 59.82981 -09 11 01.93761 0.10 J1512-09 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 6238 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 1156+295 sess122.Q2048glob 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.417 12.331 3C279 sess122.Q2048glob 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2.711 46.869 1510-089 sess122.Q2048glob 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12.621 279.808 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) 1156+295 152.1 3C279 161.0 1510-089 127.4 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