COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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: 43040.00 43040.00 43104.00 43104.00 43168.00 43168.00 43232.00 43232.00 Next BBC frequencies: 640.00 640.00 704.00 704.00 768.00 768.00 832.00 832.00 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 06 35 40 1156+295 11 19 11 80.9 96.9 -0.7 -77.9 0 0 06 35 40 06 40 50 --- 11 24 22 82.0 98.6 -0.6 -76.9 310 80 06 35 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 06 48 00 1510-089 11 31 33 23.5 117.3 -3.7 -50.7 305 80 06 48 00 06 55 00 --- 11 38 34 24.8 118.6 -3.6 -50.0 420 188 06 48 01 06 55 45 1510-089 11 39 19 24.9 118.7 -3.6 -49.9 39 188 06 55 45 07 02 45 --- 11 46 21 26.3 119.9 -3.5 -49.1 420 296 06 55 46 07 03 30 1510-089 11 47 06 26.4 120.1 -3.4 -49.0 39 296 07 03 30 07 10 30 --- 11 54 07 27.7 121.4 -3.3 -48.1 420 404 07 03 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 07 12 00 3C279 11 55 37 50.6 155.4 -1.0 -21.1 37 404 07 12 00 07 17 10 --- 12 00 48 51.0 157.3 -0.9 -19.5 310 484 07 12 01 07 18 40 1510-089 12 02 18 29.2 122.9 -3.2 -47.0 39 484 07 18 40 07 25 40 --- 12 09 19 30.5 124.3 -3.1 -46.1 420 593 07 18 41 ---------- Segment (C). VLBA-only (0730-1430) ---------- 07 27 10 1510-089 12 10 50 30.7 124.6 -3.1 -45.9 84 593 07 27 10 07 33 50 --- 12 17 31 31.9 125.9 -2.9 -44.9 400 696 07 27 11 07 35 20 1510-089 12 19 01 32.2 126.3 -2.9 -44.7 84 696 07 35 20 07 42 00 --- 12 25 42 33.3 127.7 -2.8 -43.6 400 799 07 35 21 07 43 30 1510-089 12 27 12 33.6 128.0 -2.8 -43.4 84 799 07 43 30 07 50 10 --- 12 33 53 34.7 129.4 -2.7 -42.3 400 902 07 43 31 07 51 40 3C279 12 35 24 53.1 170.9 -0.4 -7.9 46 902 07 51 40 07 55 40 --- 12 39 24 53.2 172.5 -0.3 -6.4 240 964 07 51 41 07 57 10 1510-089 12 40 54 35.8 131.0 -2.6 -41.1 48 964 07 57 10 08 03 50 --- 12 47 36 36.9 132.6 -2.4 -39.9 400 1067 07 57 11 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 --- 08 05 20 1510-089 12 49 06 37.1 132.9 -2.4 -39.6 84 1067 08 05 20 08 12 00 --- 12 55 47 38.2 134.6 -2.3 -38.4 400 1170 08 05 21 08 13 30 1510-089 12 57 17 38.4 134.9 -2.3 -38.1 84 1170 08 13 30 08 20 10 --- 13 03 58 39.4 136.6 -2.2 -36.8 400 1273 08 13 31 08 21 40 3C279 13 05 29 53.4 183.4 0.1 2.9 49 1273 08 21 40 08 25 40 --- 13 09 29 53.3 185.1 0.2 4.4 240 1335 08 21 41 08 27 10 1510-089 13 10 59 40.4 138.4 -2.1 -35.3 49 1335 08 27 10 08 33 50 --- 13 17 41 41.4 140.2 -1.9 -33.9 400 1438 08 27 11 08 35 20 1510-089 13 19 11 41.6 140.7 -1.9 -33.5 84 1438 08 35 20 08 42 00 --- 13 25 52 42.5 142.5 -1.8 -32.0 400 1541 08 35 21 08 43 30 1510-089 13 27 22 42.7 142.9 -1.8 -31.7 84 1541 08 43 30 08 50 10 --- 13 34 03 43.5 144.9 -1.7 -30.1 400 1644 08 43 31 08 51 40 3C279 13 35 33 52.3 195.7 0.6 13.5 46 1644 08 51 40 08 55 40 --- 13 39 34 52.1 197.3 0.7 14.9 240 1706 08 51 41 08 57 10 1510-089 13 41 04 44.4 147.0 -1.5 -28.4 46 1706 08 57 10 09 03 50 --- 13 47 45 45.1 149.0 -1.4 -26.6 400 1809 08 57 11 09 05 20 1510-089 13 49 16 45.3 149.5 -1.4 -26.2 84 1809 09 05 20 09 12 00 --- 13 55 57 46.0 151.7 -1.3 -24.4 400 1912 09 05 21 09 13 30 1510-089 13 57 27 46.1 152.1 -1.3 -24.0 84 1912 09 13 30 09 20 10 --- 14 04 08 46.8 154.3 -1.2 -22.2 400 2015 09 13 31 09 21 40 3C279 14 05 38 50.0 207.0 1.1 23.1 45 2015 09 21 40 09 25 40 --- 14 09 39 49.6 208.4 1.2 24.3 240 2077 09 21 41 09 27 10 1510-089 14 11 09 47.4 156.7 -1.0 -20.2 45 2077 09 27 10 09 33 50 --- 14 17 50 48.0 159.0 -0.9 -18.2 400 2180 09 27 11 09 35 20 1510-089 14 19 21 48.1 159.6 -0.9 -17.7 84 2180 09 35 20 09 42 00 --- 14 26 02 48.5 161.9 -0.8 -15.7 400 2283 09 35 21 09 43 30 1510-089 14 27 32 48.6 162.5 -0.8 -15.2 84 2283 09 43 30 09 50 10 --- 14 34 13 49.1 164.9 -0.7 -13.1 400 2386 09 43 31 09 51 40 3C279 14 35 43 46.5 217.0 1.6 31.4 45 2386 09 51 40 09 55 40 --- 14 39 44 46.0 218.2 1.7 32.4 240 2448 09 51 41 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 --- 09 57 10 1510-089 14 41 14 49.4 167.5 -0.5 -10.9 46 2448 09 57 10 10 03 50 --- 14 47 55 49.7 170.0 -0.4 -8.7 400 2551 09 57 11 10 05 20 1510-089 14 49 26 49.7 170.6 -0.4 -8.2 84 2551 10 05 20 10 12 00 --- 14 56 07 49.9 173.1 -0.3 -6.0 400 2654 10 05 21 10 13 30 1510-089 14 57 37 50.0 173.7 -0.3 -5.5 84 2654 10 13 30 10 20 10 --- 15 04 18 50.1 176.3 -0.2 -3.3 400 2757 10 13 31 10 21 40 3C279 15 05 48 42.3 225.6 2.1 38.2 47 2757 10 21 40 10 25 40 --- 15 09 49 41.6 226.6 2.2 39.0 240 2819 10 21 41 10 27 10 1510-089 15 11 19 50.2 179.0 -0.0 -0.9 48 2819 10 27 10 10 33 50 --- 15 18 00 50.2 181.5 0.1 1.3 400 2922 10 27 11 10 35 20 1510-089 15 19 30 50.2 182.1 0.1 1.8 84 2922 10 35 20 10 42 00 --- 15 26 12 50.1 184.7 0.2 4.1 400 3025 10 35 21 10 43 30 1510-089 15 27 42 50.0 185.3 0.2 4.6 84 3025 10 43 30 10 50 10 --- 15 34 23 49.9 187.8 0.3 6.8 400 3128 10 43 31 10 51 40 3C279 15 35 53 37.3 233.0 2.6 43.7 50 3128 10 51 40 10 55 40 --- 15 39 54 36.7 233.9 2.7 44.3 240 3190 10 51 41 10 57 10 1510-089 15 41 24 49.6 190.5 0.5 9.1 51 3190 10 57 10 11 03 50 --- 15 48 05 49.4 193.0 0.6 11.3 400 3293 10 57 11 11 05 20 1510-089 15 49 35 49.3 193.5 0.6 11.8 84 3293 11 05 20 11 12 00 --- 15 56 16 48.9 196.0 0.7 13.9 400 3396 11 05 21 11 13 30 1510-089 15 57 47 48.8 196.5 0.7 14.4 84 3396 11 13 30 11 20 10 --- 16 04 28 48.4 198.9 0.8 16.4 400 3499 11 13 31 11 21 40 3C279 16 05 58 32.0 239.3 3.1 48.0 50 3499 11 21 40 11 25 40 --- 16 09 59 31.2 240.1 3.2 48.6 240 3561 11 21 41 11 27 10 1510-089 16 11 29 47.9 201.4 1.0 18.5 49 3561 11 27 10 11 33 50 --- 16 18 10 47.3 203.7 1.1 20.5 400 3664 11 27 11 11 35 20 1510-089 16 19 40 47.2 204.2 1.1 21.0 84 3664 11 35 20 11 42 00 --- 16 26 21 46.6 206.5 1.2 22.9 400 3767 11 35 21 11 43 30 1510-089 16 27 52 46.4 207.0 1.2 23.3 84 3767 11 43 30 11 50 10 --- 16 34 33 45.7 209.1 1.3 25.1 400 3870 11 43 31 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 --- 11 51 40 3C279 16 36 03 26.3 244.8 3.6 51.5 44 3870 11 51 40 11 55 40 --- 16 40 04 25.5 245.5 3.7 51.9 240 3932 11 51 41 11 57 10 1510-089 16 41 34 45.0 211.3 1.5 27.0 43 3932 11 57 10 12 03 50 --- 16 48 15 44.2 213.4 1.6 28.7 400 4035 11 57 11 12 05 20 1510-089 16 49 45 44.0 213.8 1.6 29.0 84 4035 12 05 20 12 12 00 --- 16 56 26 43.2 215.8 1.7 30.7 400 4138 12 05 21 12 13 30 1510-089 16 57 57 43.0 216.3 1.7 31.0 84 4138 12 13 30 12 20 10 --- 17 04 38 42.2 218.2 1.8 32.6 400 4241 12 13 31 12 21 40 3C279 17 06 08 20.3 249.7 4.1 54.2 39 4241 12 21 40 12 25 40 --- 17 10 09 19.5 250.3 4.2 54.6 240 4303 12 21 41 12 27 10 1510-089 17 11 39 41.2 220.1 2.0 34.2 39 4303 12 27 10 12 33 50 --- 17 18 20 40.3 221.9 2.1 35.6 400 4406 12 27 11 12 35 20 1510-089 17 19 50 40.0 222.3 2.1 35.9 84 4406 12 35 20 12 42 00 --- 17 26 31 39.1 224.0 2.2 37.3 400 4509 12 35 21 12 43 30 1510-089 17 28 02 38.8 224.4 2.2 37.6 84 4509 12 43 30 12 50 10 --- 17 34 43 37.8 226.0 2.3 38.8 400 4612 12 43 31 12 51 40 3C279 17 36 13 14.1 254.2 4.6 56.3 36 4612 12 51 40 12 55 40 --- 17 40 14 13.3 254.8 4.7 56.6 240 4674 12 51 41 12 57 10 1510-089 17 41 44 36.7 227.7 2.5 40.1 36 4674 12 57 10 13 03 50 --- 17 48 25 35.6 229.3 2.6 41.3 400 4777 12 57 11 13 05 20 1510-089 17 49 55 35.4 229.6 2.6 41.6 84 4777 13 05 20 13 12 00 --- 17 56 36 34.3 231.1 2.7 42.7 400 4880 13 05 21 13 13 30 1510-089 17 58 06 34.0 231.4 2.7 42.9 84 4880 13 13 30 13 20 10 --- 18 04 48 32.9 232.9 2.8 44.0 400 4983 13 13 31 13 21 40 3C279 18 06 18 7.8 258.3 5.1 57.9 33 4983 13 21 40 13 25 40 --- 18 10 18 7.0 258.9 5.2 58.1 240 5045 13 21 41 13 27 10 1510-089 18 11 49 31.7 234.3 3.0 45.1 33 5045 13 27 10 13 33 50 --- 18 18 30 30.5 235.7 3.1 46.0 400 5148 13 27 11 13 35 20 1510-089 18 20 00 30.2 236.0 3.1 46.2 84 5148 13 35 20 13 42 00 --- 18 26 41 29.0 237.3 3.2 47.2 400 5251 13 35 21 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Page 6 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 --- 13 43 30 1510-089 18 28 11 28.8 237.5 3.2 47.4 84 5251 13 43 30 13 50 10 --- 18 34 52 27.5 238.8 3.3 48.2 400 5354 13 43 31 13 51 40 1156+295 18 36 23 7.5 299.5 6.6 59.0 39 5354 13 51 40 13 55 40 --- 18 40 23 6.8 299.9 6.7 58.6 240 5416 13 51 41 13 57 10 1510-089 18 41 54 26.2 240.1 3.5 49.1 39 5416 13 57 10 14 03 50 --- 18 48 35 25.0 241.3 3.6 49.9 400 5519 13 57 11 14 05 20 1510-089 18 50 05 24.7 241.5 3.6 50.0 84 5519 14 05 20 14 12 00 --- 18 56 46 23.4 242.7 3.7 50.8 400 5622 14 05 21 14 13 30 1510-089 18 58 16 23.1 242.9 3.7 50.9 84 5622 14 13 30 14 20 10 --- 19 04 57 21.8 244.1 3.8 51.6 400 5725 14 13 31 14 27 10 1510-089 19 11 59 20.5 245.2 4.0 52.3 414 5725 14 27 10 14 30 00 --- 19 14 49 19.9 245.7 4.0 52.6 170 5769 14 27 11 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess122.Q2048glob Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: v7mm_c8 Setup group: 3 Station: VLBA_FD Total bit rate: 2048 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate:128.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: RDBE_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 Net SB= U U U U U U U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U 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 VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 3.9 7.6 11.6 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. See the crd files for VLBA legacy system setups and pcal detection details. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 43040.00 43040.00 43104.00 43104.00 43168.00 43168.00 43232.00 43232.00 BBC fr= 640.00 640.00 704.00 704.00 768.00 768.00 832.00 832.00 Bandwd= 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 VLBA legacy crd files using 4 channels based on RDBE channels: 3 4 5 6 CRD fr= 727.99 727.99 791.99 791.99 CRD bw= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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) 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