COVER INFORMATION Station: MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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: 331.49 331.49 331.49 331.49 395.49 395.49 395.49 395.49 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 34 36 46.9 436.2 -3.9 -62.9 0 0 18 00 00 18 05 00 --- 05 39 37 47.8 436.8 -3.8 -63.2 300 39 18 00 01 18 15 10 0941-080 05 49 49 15.2 478.8 -3.9 -39.2 538 39 18 15 10 18 25 10 --- 05 59 50 16.8 480.8 -3.7 -38.3 600 116 18 15 11 18 25 31 0941-080 06 00 11 16.8 480.9 -3.7 -38.2 17 116 18 25 31 18 35 31 --- 06 10 13 18.4 482.9 -3.6 -37.2 600 193 18 25 32 18 35 55 J0942-0759 06 10 37 18.9 483.0 -3.5 -37.1 19 193 18 35 55 18 37 55 =0939-077 06 12 37 19.2 483.5 -3.5 -36.9 120 209 18 35 56 18 38 20 0941-080 06 13 02 18.8 483.5 -3.5 -36.9 19 209 18 38 20 18 48 20 --- 06 23 03 20.3 485.6 -3.4 -35.9 600 286 18 38 21 18 48 40 0941-080 06 23 24 20.3 485.7 -3.4 -35.8 17 286 18 48 40 18 58 40 --- 06 33 26 21.7 487.9 -3.2 -34.7 600 363 18 48 41 18 59 01 0941-080 06 33 46 21.8 487.9 -3.2 -34.6 17 363 18 59 01 19 09 01 --- 06 43 48 23.2 490.2 -3.0 -33.4 600 441 18 59 02 19 09 27 J0942-0759 06 44 14 23.7 490.3 -3.0 -33.3 21 441 19 09 27 19 11 27 =0939-077 06 46 14 24.0 490.8 -3.0 -33.0 120 456 19 09 28 19 11 53 0941-080 06 46 40 23.6 490.8 -3.0 -33.1 20 456 19 11 53 19 21 53 --- 06 56 42 24.9 493.1 -2.8 -31.8 600 533 19 11 54 19 22 13 0941-080 06 57 02 24.9 493.2 -2.8 -31.7 17 533 19 22 13 19 32 13 --- 07 07 04 26.2 495.5 -2.6 -30.3 600 611 19 22 14 19 32 39 J0942-0759 07 07 30 26.7 495.8 -2.6 -30.2 21 611 19 32 39 19 34 39 =0939-077 07 09 31 27.0 496.2 -2.6 -29.9 120 626 19 32 40 19 35 05 0941-080 07 09 56 26.6 496.2 -2.6 -29.9 20 626 19 35 05 19 45 05 --- 07 19 58 27.8 498.7 -2.4 -28.4 600 703 19 35 06 19 45 25 0941-080 07 20 19 27.8 498.7 -2.4 -28.4 17 703 19 45 25 19 55 25 --- 07 30 20 29.0 501.2 -2.2 -26.8 600 781 19 45 26 20 00 50 4C39.25 07 35 45 68.3 455.1 -1.9 -65.9 242 781 20 00 50 20 03 50 --- 07 38 46 68.9 455.7 -1.8 -65.8 180 804 20 00 51 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 09 12 J1058+0133 07 44 09 29.1 480.5 -3.3 -37.9 237 804 20 09 12 20 12 12 =1055+018 07 47 10 29.5 481.1 -3.2 -37.6 180 827 20 09 13 20 13 59 J0942-0759 07 48 57 31.4 506.2 -1.9 -23.6 70 827 20 13 59 20 15 59 =0939-077 07 50 57 31.6 506.8 -1.9 -23.3 120 842 20 14 00 20 16 24 0941-080 07 51 23 31.2 506.7 -1.9 -23.3 20 842 20 16 24 20 26 24 --- 08 01 24 32.1 509.4 -1.7 -21.5 600 920 20 16 25 20 26 45 0941-080 08 01 45 32.2 509.5 -1.7 -21.5 17 920 20 26 45 20 36 45 --- 08 11 47 33.0 512.2 -1.6 -19.6 600 997 20 26 46 20 37 11 J0942-0759 08 12 12 33.5 512.6 -1.5 -19.4 20 997 20 37 11 20 39 11 =0939-077 08 14 13 33.6 513.1 -1.5 -19.0 120 1013 20 37 12 20 39 36 0941-080 08 14 38 33.3 513.0 -1.5 -19.1 20 1013 20 39 36 20 49 36 --- 08 24 40 34.0 515.9 -1.3 -17.1 600 1090 20 39 37 20 49 57 0941-080 08 25 00 34.1 516.0 -1.3 -17.1 17 1090 20 49 57 20 59 57 --- 08 35 02 34.7 518.8 -1.2 -15.1 600 1167 20 49 58 21 00 22 J0942-0759 08 35 28 35.2 519.2 -1.1 -14.8 20 1167 21 00 22 21 02 22 =0939-077 08 37 28 35.3 519.8 -1.1 -14.4 120 1183 21 00 23 21 02 48 0941-080 08 37 53 34.9 519.7 -1.1 -14.5 20 1183 21 02 48 21 12 48 --- 08 47 55 35.5 522.6 -0.9 -12.4 600 1260 21 02 49 21 13 08 0941-080 08 48 16 35.5 522.7 -0.9 -12.4 17 1260 21 13 08 21 23 08 --- 08 58 17 36.0 525.7 -0.8 -10.2 600 1337 21 13 09 21 23 34 J0942-0759 08 58 43 36.4 526.2 -0.7 -9.9 20 1337 21 23 34 21 25 34 =0939-077 09 00 43 36.5 526.8 -0.7 -9.5 120 1353 21 23 35 21 25 59 0941-080 09 01 08 36.1 526.6 -0.7 -9.6 20 1353 21 25 59 21 35 59 --- 09 11 10 36.5 529.6 -0.6 -7.5 600 1430 21 26 00 21 36 19 0941-080 09 11 31 36.5 529.7 -0.6 -7.4 17 1430 21 36 19 21 46 19 --- 09 21 32 36.8 532.8 -0.4 -5.2 600 1507 21 36 20 21 46 44 J0942-0759 09 21 57 37.1 533.3 -0.4 -4.8 20 1507 21 46 44 21 48 44 =0939-077 09 23 58 37.2 533.9 -0.3 -4.4 120 1523 21 46 45 21 49 09 0941-080 09 24 23 36.8 533.7 -0.3 -4.6 20 1523 21 49 09 21 59 09 --- 09 34 24 37.0 536.8 -0.2 -2.3 600 1600 21 49 10 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 00 58 J1058+0133 09 36 13 43.1 510.8 -1.4 -20.4 70 1600 22 00 58 22 03 58 =1055+018 09 39 14 43.4 511.7 -1.3 -19.7 180 1623 22 00 59 22 05 52 J0942-0759 09 41 08 37.4 539.2 -0.0 -0.5 74 1623 22 05 52 22 07 52 =0939-077 09 43 08 37.4 539.9 -0.0 -0.1 120 1639 22 05 53 22 08 16 0941-080 09 43 33 37.0 539.6 -0.0 -0.3 20 1639 22 08 16 22 18 16 --- 09 53 34 37.0 542.7 0.1 2.0 600 1716 22 08 17 22 18 42 J0942-0759 09 54 00 37.3 543.2 0.2 2.3 20 1716 22 18 42 22 20 42 =0939-077 09 56 00 37.3 543.9 0.2 2.8 120 1731 22 18 43 22 21 06 0941-080 09 56 25 37.0 543.6 0.2 2.6 20 1731 22 21 06 22 31 06 --- 10 06 27 36.8 546.7 0.4 4.8 600 1809 22 21 07 22 31 27 0941-080 10 06 47 36.8 546.8 0.4 4.9 17 1809 22 31 27 22 41 27 --- 10 16 49 36.6 549.9 0.5 7.1 600 1886 22 31 28 22 41 53 J0942-0759 10 17 15 36.8 550.4 0.6 7.5 21 1886 22 41 53 22 43 53 =0939-077 10 19 15 36.8 551.0 0.6 7.9 120 1901 22 41 54 22 44 17 0941-080 10 19 40 36.5 550.7 0.6 7.7 20 1901 22 44 17 22 54 17 --- 10 29 41 36.1 553.8 0.7 9.9 600 1979 22 44 18 22 54 38 0941-080 10 30 02 36.1 553.9 0.8 10.0 17 1979 22 54 38 23 04 38 --- 10 40 04 35.6 556.9 0.9 12.1 600 2056 22 54 39 23 05 04 J0942-0759 10 40 30 35.8 557.5 0.9 12.5 21 2056 23 05 04 23 07 04 =0939-077 10 42 30 35.7 558.1 1.0 12.9 120 2071 23 05 05 23 07 29 0941-080 10 42 55 35.4 557.7 1.0 12.7 20 2071 23 07 29 23 17 29 --- 10 52 57 34.9 560.7 1.1 14.7 600 2149 23 07 30 23 17 50 0941-080 10 53 18 34.8 560.8 1.1 14.8 17 2149 23 17 50 23 27 50 --- 11 03 19 34.2 563.7 1.3 16.8 600 2226 23 17 51 23 28 16 J0942-0759 11 03 45 34.3 564.3 1.3 17.2 22 2226 23 28 16 23 30 16 =0939-077 11 05 46 34.2 564.8 1.4 17.6 120 2241 23 28 17 23 30 41 0941-080 11 06 11 33.9 564.5 1.4 17.4 21 2241 23 30 41 23 40 41 --- 11 16 13 33.2 567.3 1.5 19.3 600 2319 23 30 42 23 41 02 0941-080 11 16 33 33.1 567.4 1.5 19.4 17 2319 23 41 02 23 51 02 --- 11 26 35 32.3 570.2 1.7 21.2 600 2396 23 41 03 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 3 Mar 2024 Day 63 --- 23 51 28 J0942-0759 11 27 01 32.4 570.8 1.7 21.6 22 2396 23 51 28 23 53 28 =0939-077 11 29 02 32.2 571.3 1.8 22.0 120 2411 23 51 29 --- Start: Sun 3 Mar 2024 Day 63 -- Stop: Mon 4 Mar 2024 Day 64 --- 23 53 53 0941-080 11 29 27 32.0 571.0 1.7 21.8 21 2411 23 53 53 00 03 53 --- 11 39 29 31.1 573.6 1.9 23.5 600 2489 23 53 54 00 04 14 0941-080 11 39 50 31.0 573.7 1.9 23.6 17 2489 00 04 14 00 14 14 --- 11 49 51 30.0 576.3 2.1 25.3 600 2566 00 04 15 00 14 40 J0942-0759 11 50 18 30.1 576.9 2.1 25.7 22 2566 00 14 40 00 16 40 =0939-077 11 52 18 29.9 577.5 2.1 26.0 120 2582 00 14 41 00 17 06 0941-080 11 52 44 29.7 577.1 2.1 25.8 21 2582 00 17 06 00 27 06 --- 12 02 45 28.6 579.6 2.3 27.4 600 2659 00 17 07 00 27 27 0941-080 12 03 06 28.5 579.7 2.3 27.4 17 2659 00 27 27 00 37 27 --- 12 13 08 27.4 582.2 2.5 29.0 600 2736 00 27 28 00 37 53 J0942-0759 12 13 34 27.5 582.8 2.5 29.3 22 2736 00 37 53 00 39 53 =0939-077 12 15 35 27.2 583.3 2.5 29.6 120 2752 00 37 54 00 40 19 0941-080 12 16 00 27.0 582.9 2.5 29.4 21 2752 00 40 19 00 50 19 --- 12 26 02 25.8 585.3 2.7 30.8 600 2829 00 40 20 00 50 39 0941-080 12 26 22 25.7 585.4 2.7 30.9 17 2829 00 50 39 01 00 39 --- 12 36 24 24.4 587.7 2.9 32.2 600 2906 00 50 40 01 01 06 J0942-0759 12 36 51 24.5 588.3 2.9 32.5 22 2906 01 01 06 01 03 06 =0939-077 12 38 51 24.2 588.7 2.9 32.8 120 2922 01 01 07 01 03 31 0941-080 12 39 17 24.1 588.4 2.9 32.6 21 2922 01 03 31 01 13 31 --- 12 49 18 22.7 590.6 3.1 33.9 600 2999 01 03 32 01 13 52 0941-080 12 49 39 22.7 590.7 3.1 33.9 17 2999 01 13 52 01 23 52 --- 12 59 41 21.3 592.9 3.2 35.1 600 3076 01 13 53 01 24 19 J0942-0759 13 00 07 21.3 593.5 3.3 35.4 22 3076 01 24 19 01 26 19 =0939-077 13 02 08 21.0 593.9 3.3 35.6 120 3092 01 24 20 01 26 44 0941-080 13 02 33 20.8 593.5 3.3 35.4 21 3092 01 26 44 01 36 44 --- 13 12 35 19.4 595.7 3.5 36.5 600 3169 01 26 45 Schedule for MEDICINA (Code Mc ) Page 6 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 --- 01 37 05 0941-080 13 12 56 19.3 595.7 3.5 36.6 17 3169 01 37 05 01 47 05 --- 13 22 57 17.8 597.8 3.6 37.6 600 3246 01 37 06 01 47 31 J0942-0759 13 23 24 17.8 598.4 3.7 37.8 22 3246 01 47 31 01 49 31 =0939-077 13 25 24 17.5 598.8 3.7 38.0 120 3262 01 47 32 01 49 31 3C286 13 25 24 75.8 533.9 -0.1 -5.0 -121 3262 No stop 02 00 00 --- 13 35 55 75.8 543.2 0.1 2.7 508 3343 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 --- 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: 7 Station: MEDICINA 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= 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 1295.00 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 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 A1 C1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 4 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= 331.49 331.49 331.49 331.49 395.49 395.49 395.49 395.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 4 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