COVER INFORMATION Station: EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Experiment: Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy Exp. Code: es110b Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Carlo Stanghellini Address: INAF-IRA via Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 051 6399392 EMAIL: carlo.stanghellini@inaf.it Fax: Phone during observation: +39 3473819403 Observing mode: Continuum Notes: # Please, make sure PHASE CAL is OFF # Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 2 Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy 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 3 Mar 2024 Day 63 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 Next BBC frequencies: 116.49 116.49 116.49 116.49 180.49 180.49 180.49 180.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 18 00 00 4C39.25 05 15 33 45.0 79.5 -4.2 -53.5 0 0 18 00 00 18 05 00 --- 05 20 33 45.8 80.3 -4.1 -53.7 300 39 18 00 01 18 59 01 0941-080 06 14 43 15.6 125.4 -3.5 -31.6 3064 39 18 59 01 19 09 01 --- 06 24 45 16.9 127.6 -3.3 -30.6 600 116 18 59 02 19 09 27 J0942-0759 06 25 11 17.4 127.8 -3.3 -30.5 0 116 19 09 27 19 11 27 =0939-077 06 27 11 17.7 128.3 -3.3 -30.3 120 131 19 09 28 19 11 53 0941-080 06 27 37 17.3 128.2 -3.3 -30.3 0 131 19 11 53 19 21 53 --- 06 37 39 18.5 130.5 -3.1 -29.3 600 209 19 11 54 19 22 13 0941-080 06 37 59 18.5 130.6 -3.1 -29.2 3 209 19 22 13 19 32 13 --- 06 48 01 19.7 132.9 -2.9 -28.1 600 286 19 22 14 19 32 39 J0942-0759 06 48 27 20.2 133.1 -2.9 -28.0 0 286 19 32 39 19 34 39 =0939-077 06 50 27 20.4 133.6 -2.9 -27.7 120 301 19 32 40 19 35 05 0941-080 06 50 53 20.1 133.6 -2.9 -27.8 0 301 19 35 05 19 45 05 --- 07 00 55 21.2 135.9 -2.7 -26.6 600 379 19 35 06 19 45 25 0941-080 07 01 15 21.2 136.0 -2.7 -26.5 3 379 19 45 25 19 55 25 --- 07 11 17 22.3 138.4 -2.6 -25.3 600 456 19 45 26 20 00 50 4C39.25 07 16 42 64.2 103.8 -2.2 -52.5 128 456 20 00 50 20 03 50 --- 07 19 43 64.6 104.7 -2.1 -52.3 180 479 20 00 51 20 09 12 J1058+0133 07 25 06 23.3 118.7 -3.6 -33.9 126 479 20 09 12 20 12 12 =1055+018 07 28 07 23.7 119.4 -3.5 -33.6 180 502 20 09 13 20 13 59 J0942-0759 07 29 53 24.6 143.1 -2.2 -22.7 11 502 20 13 59 20 15 59 =0939-077 07 31 54 24.8 143.7 -2.2 -22.4 120 518 20 14 00 20 16 24 0941-080 07 32 19 24.4 143.6 -2.2 -22.4 0 518 20 16 24 20 26 24 --- 07 42 21 25.3 146.1 -2.0 -21.0 600 595 20 16 25 20 26 45 0941-080 07 42 42 25.4 146.2 -2.0 -20.9 3 595 20 26 45 20 36 45 --- 07 52 43 26.2 148.8 -1.9 -19.5 600 672 20 26 46 20 37 11 J0942-0759 07 53 09 26.7 149.1 -1.8 -19.2 0 672 20 37 11 20 39 11 =0939-077 07 55 09 26.8 149.6 -1.8 -18.9 120 688 20 37 12 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 3 Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy 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 3 Mar 2024 Day 63 --- 20 39 36 0941-080 07 55 35 26.5 149.5 -1.8 -19.0 0 688 20 39 36 20 49 36 --- 08 05 37 27.2 152.2 -1.7 -17.5 600 765 20 39 37 20 49 57 0941-080 08 05 57 27.3 152.3 -1.6 -17.4 2 765 20 49 57 20 59 57 --- 08 15 59 28.0 155.0 -1.5 -15.8 600 842 20 49 58 21 00 22 J0942-0759 08 16 24 28.4 155.3 -1.5 -15.6 0 842 21 00 22 21 02 22 =0939-077 08 18 25 28.5 155.9 -1.4 -15.2 120 858 21 00 23 21 02 48 0941-080 08 18 50 28.2 155.7 -1.4 -15.3 0 858 21 02 48 21 12 48 --- 08 28 52 28.8 158.5 -1.3 -13.7 600 935 21 02 49 21 13 08 0941-080 08 29 12 28.8 158.5 -1.3 -13.6 2 935 21 13 08 21 23 08 --- 08 39 14 29.3 161.3 -1.1 -11.9 600 1013 21 13 09 21 23 34 J0942-0759 08 39 40 29.7 161.7 -1.1 -11.6 0 1013 21 23 34 21 25 34 =0939-077 08 41 40 29.8 162.3 -1.0 -11.3 120 1028 21 23 35 21 25 59 0941-080 08 42 05 29.5 162.1 -1.0 -11.4 0 1028 21 25 59 21 35 59 --- 08 52 07 29.9 164.9 -0.9 -9.6 600 1105 21 26 00 21 36 19 0941-080 08 52 27 30.0 165.0 -0.9 -9.6 2 1105 21 36 19 21 46 19 --- 09 02 29 30.3 167.8 -0.7 -7.8 600 1183 21 36 20 21 46 44 J0942-0759 09 02 54 30.7 168.3 -0.7 -7.5 0 1183 21 46 44 21 48 44 =0939-077 09 04 54 30.8 168.8 -0.6 -7.1 120 1198 21 46 45 21 49 09 0941-080 09 05 19 30.4 168.7 -0.7 -7.3 0 1198 21 49 09 21 59 09 --- 09 15 21 30.7 171.5 -0.5 -5.4 600 1275 21 49 10 22 00 58 J1058+0133 09 17 10 36.3 147.5 -1.7 -20.0 12 1275 22 00 58 22 03 58 =1055+018 09 20 11 36.6 148.4 -1.7 -19.5 180 1298 22 00 59 22 05 52 J0942-0759 09 22 04 31.2 173.8 -0.4 -4.0 14 1298 22 05 52 22 07 52 =0939-077 09 24 05 31.2 174.4 -0.3 -3.6 120 1314 22 05 53 22 08 16 0941-080 09 24 30 30.9 174.1 -0.3 -3.8 0 1314 22 08 16 22 18 16 --- 09 34 31 31.0 177.0 -0.2 -1.9 600 1391 22 08 17 22 18 42 J0942-0759 09 34 57 31.3 177.5 -0.1 -1.6 0 1391 22 18 42 22 20 42 =0939-077 09 36 57 31.3 178.1 -0.1 -1.2 120 1407 22 18 43 22 21 06 0941-080 09 37 22 31.0 177.8 -0.1 -1.4 0 1407 22 21 06 22 31 06 --- 09 47 23 31.0 180.7 0.0 0.5 600 1484 22 21 07 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 4 Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy 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 3 Mar 2024 Day 63 --- 22 31 27 0941-080 09 47 44 31.0 180.8 0.0 0.5 2 1484 22 31 27 22 41 27 --- 09 57 46 31.0 183.7 0.2 2.4 600 1561 22 31 28 22 41 53 J0942-0759 09 58 12 31.3 184.2 0.2 2.7 0 1561 22 41 53 22 43 53 =0939-077 10 00 12 31.3 184.8 0.3 3.1 120 1577 22 41 54 22 44 17 0941-080 10 00 37 30.9 184.6 0.3 2.9 0 1577 22 44 17 22 54 17 --- 10 10 38 30.8 187.4 0.4 4.8 600 1654 22 44 18 22 54 38 0941-080 10 10 59 30.8 187.5 0.4 4.8 2 1654 22 54 38 23 04 38 --- 10 21 01 30.5 190.4 0.6 6.7 600 1731 22 54 39 23 05 04 J0942-0759 10 21 27 30.8 190.9 0.6 7.0 0 1731 23 05 04 23 07 04 =0939-077 10 23 27 30.7 191.5 0.7 7.4 120 1747 23 05 05 23 07 29 0941-080 10 23 52 30.4 191.2 0.7 7.2 0 1747 23 07 29 23 17 29 --- 10 33 54 30.1 194.1 0.8 9.0 600 1824 23 07 30 23 17 50 0941-080 10 34 14 30.1 194.2 0.8 9.0 2 1824 23 17 50 23 27 50 --- 10 44 16 29.6 197.0 1.0 10.8 600 1901 23 17 51 23 28 16 J0942-0759 10 44 42 29.9 197.5 1.0 11.1 0 1901 23 28 16 23 30 16 =0939-077 10 46 43 29.8 198.1 1.1 11.5 120 1917 23 28 17 23 30 41 0941-080 10 47 08 29.5 197.8 1.0 11.3 0 1917 23 30 41 23 40 41 --- 10 57 10 29.0 200.5 1.2 13.0 600 1994 23 30 42 23 41 02 0941-080 10 57 30 29.0 200.6 1.2 13.1 2 1994 23 41 02 23 51 02 --- 11 07 32 28.4 203.4 1.4 14.8 600 2071 23 41 03 23 51 28 J0942-0759 11 07 58 28.6 203.9 1.4 15.1 0 2071 23 51 28 23 53 28 =0939-077 11 09 59 28.4 204.5 1.4 15.4 120 2087 23 51 29 --- Start: Sun 3 Mar 2024 Day 63 -- Stop: Mon 4 Mar 2024 Day 64 --- 23 53 53 0941-080 11 10 24 28.2 204.2 1.4 15.3 0 2087 23 53 53 00 03 53 --- 11 20 26 27.5 206.9 1.6 16.9 600 2164 23 53 54 00 04 14 0941-080 11 20 46 27.5 207.0 1.6 16.9 2 2164 00 04 14 00 14 14 --- 11 30 48 26.7 209.6 1.8 18.5 600 2241 00 04 15 00 14 40 J0942-0759 11 31 15 26.9 210.2 1.8 18.8 0 2241 00 14 40 00 16 40 =0939-077 11 33 15 26.7 210.7 1.8 19.1 120 2257 00 14 41 Schedule for EFLSBERG (Code Ef ) Page 5 Chasing the path of a precessing jet in a compact jetted radio galaxy 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 4 Mar 2024 Day 64 --- 00 17 06 0941-080 11 33 40 26.5 210.4 1.8 19.0 0 2257 00 17 06 00 27 06 --- 11 43 42 25.7 213.0 2.0 20.5 600 2334 00 17 07 00 27 27 0941-080 11 44 03 25.6 213.0 2.0 20.5 3 2334 00 27 27 00 37 27 --- 11 54 04 24.7 215.6 2.2 22.0 600 2411 00 27 28 00 37 53 J0942-0759 11 54 31 24.9 216.2 2.2 22.3 0 2411 00 37 53 00 39 53 =0939-077 11 56 31 24.7 216.7 2.2 22.6 120 2427 00 37 54 00 40 19 0941-080 11 56 57 24.5 216.3 2.2 22.4 0 2427 00 40 19 00 50 19 --- 12 06 59 23.5 218.8 2.4 23.8 600 2504 00 40 20 00 50 39 0941-080 12 07 19 23.4 218.9 2.4 23.8 3 2504 00 50 39 01 00 39 --- 12 17 21 22.4 221.4 2.5 25.1 600 2582 00 50 40 01 01 06 J0942-0759 12 17 48 22.5 221.9 2.6 25.4 0 2582 01 01 06 01 03 06 =0939-077 12 19 48 22.3 222.4 2.6 25.7 120 2597 01 01 07 01 03 31 0941-080 12 20 14 22.1 222.0 2.6 25.5 0 2597 01 03 31 01 13 31 --- 12 30 15 21.0 224.4 2.8 26.7 600 2674 01 03 32 01 13 52 0941-080 12 30 36 21.0 224.5 2.8 26.8 3 2674 01 13 52 01 23 52 --- 12 40 37 19.8 226.9 2.9 28.0 600 2752 01 13 53 01 24 19 J0942-0759 12 41 04 19.9 227.4 3.0 28.2 0 2752 01 24 19 01 26 19 =0939-077 12 43 04 19.7 227.9 3.0 28.5 120 2767 01 24 20 01 26 44 0941-080 12 43 30 19.5 227.5 3.0 28.3 0 2767 01 26 44 01 36 44 --- 12 53 32 18.3 229.8 3.1 29.4 600 2844 01 26 45 01 37 05 0941-080 12 53 52 18.3 229.9 3.2 29.5 3 2844 01 37 05 01 47 05 --- 13 03 54 17.0 232.2 3.3 30.5 600 2922 01 37 06 01 47 31 J0942-0759 13 04 21 17.1 232.7 3.3 30.7 0 2922 01 47 31 01 49 31 =0939-077 13 06 21 16.8 233.2 3.4 30.9 120 2937 01 47 32 01 49 31 3C286 13 06 21 69.3 164.0 -0.4 -11.7 -240 2937 No stop 02 00 00 --- 13 16 52 69.7 170.4 -0.3 -7.1 389 3018 01 49 32 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess124.L1024 Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: ef18cm 18cm Prime focus receiver, standard LO ****** Only 128.00 of 256.00 MHz total bandwidth is within the IFs in the setup file before any FREQ or DOPPLER shifts. Setup group: 1 Station: EFLSBERG 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= 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 1510.00 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 C4 A2 C4 A2 C4 A2 C4 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 3 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= 116.49 116.49 116.49 116.49 180.49 180.49 180.49 180.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 3 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) * 4C39.25 09 23 55.319216 * 09 27 03.013937 09 28 35.046493 0.31 J0927+3902 39 15 23.56644 * 39 02 20.85185 38 56 04.22756 0.16 0923+392 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0927+39 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 250526 observations. 0939-077 09 39 52.981827 * 09 42 21.461395 09 43 34.117131 0.08 * J0942-0759 -07 46 09.50325 *-07 59 53.20399 -08 06 35.47786 0.18 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 150 observations. * 0941-080 09 41 08.642474 * 09 43 36.944446 09 44 49.515783 0.54 J0943-0819 -08 05 43.99166 *-08 19 30.81834 -08 26 14.62566 0.80 J0943-08 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 49 observations. 1055+018 10 55 55.313730 * 10 58 29.605208 10 59 45.163168 0.01 * J1058+0133 01 50 03.53722 * 01 33 58.82372 01 26 07.62236 0.01 J1058+01 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 8263 observations. * 3C286 13 28 49.657769 * 13 31 08.288061 13 32 16.400872 0.17 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64066 * 30 30 32.95930 30 22 51.70167 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 4C39.25 sess124.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0.133 16.000 J0942-0759 sess124.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0.633 58.732 0941-080 sess124.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 6.167 554.991 J1058+0133 sess124.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0.100 11.249 3C286 sess124.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 0.175 9.716 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) 4C39.25 141.4 J0942-0759 156.0 0941-080 156.0 J1058+0133 175.1 3C286 137.0 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