COVER INFORMATION Station: ONSALA85 (Code O8 ) 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 ONSALA85 (Code O8 ) 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: 896.49 896.49 896.49 896.49 960.49 960.49 960.49 960.49 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 35 41 48.6 90.6 -3.9 0.0 0 0 18 00 00 18 05 00 --- 05 40 42 49.3 91.6 -3.8 0.0 300 39 18 00 01 18 25 31 0941-080 06 01 16 10.1 123.7 -3.7 0.0 1028 39 18 25 31 18 35 31 --- 06 11 18 11.2 126.0 -3.6 0.0 600 116 18 25 32 18 35 55 J0942-0759 06 11 42 11.7 126.2 -3.5 0.0 14 116 18 35 55 18 37 55 =0939-077 06 13 42 11.9 126.6 -3.5 0.0 120 131 18 35 56 18 38 20 0941-080 06 14 07 11.5 126.6 -3.5 0.0 14 131 18 38 20 18 48 20 --- 06 24 08 12.6 128.9 -3.3 0.0 600 209 18 38 21 18 48 40 0941-080 06 24 29 12.6 129.0 -3.3 0.0 15 209 18 48 40 18 58 40 --- 06 34 31 13.6 131.3 -3.2 0.0 600 286 18 48 41 18 59 01 0941-080 06 34 51 13.7 131.4 -3.2 0.0 15 286 18 59 01 19 09 01 --- 06 44 53 14.7 133.7 -3.0 0.0 600 363 18 59 02 19 09 27 J0942-0759 06 45 19 15.1 134.0 -3.0 0.0 16 363 19 09 27 19 11 27 =0939-077 06 47 19 15.3 134.4 -2.9 0.0 120 379 19 09 28 19 11 53 0941-080 06 47 45 15.0 134.4 -3.0 0.0 16 379 19 11 53 19 21 53 --- 06 57 47 15.9 136.8 -2.8 0.0 600 456 19 11 54 19 22 13 0941-080 06 58 07 15.9 136.8 -2.8 0.0 15 456 19 22 13 19 32 13 --- 07 08 09 16.8 139.3 -2.6 0.0 600 533 19 22 14 19 32 39 J0942-0759 07 08 35 17.3 139.5 -2.6 0.0 16 533 19 32 39 19 34 39 =0939-077 07 10 36 17.5 140.0 -2.5 0.0 120 549 19 32 40 19 35 05 0941-080 07 11 01 17.1 139.9 -2.6 0.0 16 549 19 35 05 19 45 05 --- 07 21 03 17.9 142.4 -2.4 0.0 600 626 19 35 06 19 45 25 0941-080 07 21 24 18.0 142.5 -2.4 0.0 15 626 19 45 25 19 55 25 --- 07 31 25 18.8 144.9 -2.2 0.0 600 703 19 45 26 20 00 50 4C39.25 07 36 50 64.1 123.4 -1.9 0.0 121 703 20 00 50 20 03 50 --- 07 39 51 64.5 124.5 -1.8 0.0 180 727 20 00 51 20 09 12 J1058+0133 07 45 14 22.2 125.9 -3.2 0.0 160 727 20 09 12 20 12 12 =1055+018 07 48 15 22.5 126.6 -3.2 0.0 180 750 20 09 13 Schedule for ONSALA85 (Code O8 ) 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 13 59 J0942-0759 07 50 02 20.5 149.8 -1.9 0.0 31 750 20 13 59 20 15 59 =0939-077 07 52 02 20.7 150.3 -1.9 0.0 120 765 20 14 00 20 16 24 0941-080 07 52 28 20.3 150.2 -1.9 0.0 15 765 20 16 24 20 26 24 --- 08 02 29 20.9 152.8 -1.7 0.0 600 842 20 16 25 20 26 45 0941-080 08 02 50 20.9 152.9 -1.7 0.0 15 842 20 26 45 20 36 45 --- 08 12 52 21.5 155.5 -1.5 0.0 600 920 20 26 46 20 37 11 J0942-0759 08 13 17 21.9 155.8 -1.5 0.0 16 920 20 37 11 20 39 11 =0939-077 08 15 18 22.1 156.3 -1.5 0.0 120 935 20 37 12 20 39 36 0941-080 08 15 43 21.7 156.2 -1.5 0.0 15 935 20 39 36 20 49 36 --- 08 25 45 22.2 158.8 -1.3 0.0 600 1013 20 39 37 20 49 57 0941-080 08 26 05 22.2 158.9 -1.3 0.0 15 1013 20 49 57 20 59 57 --- 08 36 07 22.7 161.5 -1.1 0.0 600 1090 20 49 58 21 00 22 J0942-0759 08 36 33 23.1 161.9 -1.1 0.0 16 1090 21 00 22 21 02 22 =0939-077 08 38 33 23.2 162.5 -1.1 0.0 120 1105 21 00 23 21 02 48 0941-080 08 38 58 22.8 162.3 -1.1 0.0 15 1105 21 02 48 21 12 48 --- 08 49 00 23.2 165.0 -0.9 0.0 600 1183 21 02 49 21 13 08 0941-080 08 49 21 23.2 165.0 -0.9 0.0 15 1183 21 13 08 21 23 08 --- 08 59 22 23.5 167.7 -0.8 0.0 600 1260 21 13 09 21 23 34 J0942-0759 08 59 48 23.9 168.1 -0.7 0.0 15 1260 21 23 34 21 25 34 =0939-077 09 01 48 23.9 168.7 -0.7 0.0 120 1275 21 23 35 21 25 59 0941-080 09 02 13 23.6 168.5 -0.7 0.0 15 1275 21 25 59 21 35 59 --- 09 12 15 23.8 171.2 -0.5 0.0 600 1353 21 26 00 21 36 19 0941-080 09 12 36 23.8 171.3 -0.5 0.0 15 1353 21 36 19 21 46 19 --- 09 22 37 24.0 174.0 -0.4 0.0 600 1430 21 36 20 21 46 44 J0942-0759 09 23 02 24.4 174.4 -0.3 0.0 15 1430 21 46 44 21 48 44 =0939-077 09 25 03 24.4 175.0 -0.3 0.0 120 1445 21 46 45 21 49 09 0941-080 09 25 28 24.1 174.8 -0.3 0.0 15 1445 21 49 09 21 59 09 --- 09 35 29 24.1 177.5 -0.2 0.0 600 1523 21 49 10 22 00 58 J1058+0133 09 37 18 31.7 155.6 -1.4 0.0 37 1523 22 00 58 22 03 58 =1055+018 09 40 19 31.9 156.4 -1.3 0.0 180 1546 22 00 59 Schedule for ONSALA85 (Code O8 ) 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 05 52 J0942-0759 09 42 13 24.5 179.6 -0.0 0.0 39 1546 22 05 52 22 07 52 =0939-077 09 44 13 24.5 180.2 0.0 0.0 120 1561 22 05 53 22 08 16 0941-080 09 44 38 24.2 179.9 -0.0 0.0 15 1561 22 08 16 22 18 16 --- 09 54 39 24.1 182.7 0.2 0.0 600 1639 22 08 17 22 18 42 J0942-0759 09 55 05 24.5 183.1 0.2 0.0 15 1639 22 18 42 22 20 42 =0939-077 09 57 05 24.4 183.7 0.2 0.0 120 1654 22 18 43 22 21 06 0941-080 09 57 30 24.1 183.4 0.2 0.0 15 1654 22 21 06 22 31 06 --- 10 07 32 24.0 186.1 0.4 0.0 600 1731 22 21 07 22 31 27 0941-080 10 07 52 24.0 186.2 0.4 0.0 15 1731 22 31 27 22 41 27 --- 10 17 54 23.8 188.9 0.6 0.0 600 1809 22 31 28 22 41 53 J0942-0759 10 18 20 24.1 189.4 0.6 0.0 16 1809 22 41 53 22 43 53 =0939-077 10 20 20 24.1 190.0 0.6 0.0 120 1824 22 41 54 22 44 17 0941-080 10 20 45 23.8 189.7 0.6 0.0 15 1824 22 44 17 22 54 17 --- 10 30 46 23.5 192.4 0.8 0.0 600 1901 22 44 18 22 54 38 0941-080 10 31 07 23.5 192.5 0.8 0.0 15 1901 22 54 38 23 04 38 --- 10 41 09 23.2 195.2 0.9 0.0 600 1979 22 54 39 23 05 04 J0942-0759 10 41 35 23.4 195.7 1.0 0.0 16 1979 23 05 04 23 07 04 =0939-077 10 43 35 23.4 196.2 1.0 0.0 120 1994 23 05 05 23 07 29 0941-080 10 44 00 23.1 195.9 1.0 0.0 15 1994 23 07 29 23 17 29 --- 10 54 02 22.7 198.6 1.2 0.0 600 2071 23 07 30 23 17 50 0941-080 10 54 23 22.6 198.7 1.2 0.0 15 2071 23 17 50 23 27 50 --- 11 04 24 22.2 201.3 1.3 0.0 600 2149 23 17 51 23 28 16 J0942-0759 11 04 50 22.4 201.8 1.4 0.0 16 2149 23 28 16 23 30 16 =0939-077 11 06 51 22.3 202.4 1.4 0.0 120 2164 23 28 17 23 30 41 0941-080 11 07 16 22.0 202.1 1.4 0.0 15 2164 23 30 41 23 40 41 --- 11 17 18 21.5 204.7 1.5 0.0 600 2241 23 30 42 23 41 02 0941-080 11 17 38 21.5 204.8 1.5 0.0 15 2241 23 41 02 23 51 02 --- 11 27 40 20.9 207.3 1.7 0.0 600 2319 23 41 03 23 51 28 J0942-0759 11 28 06 21.1 207.9 1.7 0.0 16 2319 23 51 28 23 53 28 =0939-077 11 30 07 21.0 208.4 1.8 0.0 120 2334 23 51 29 Schedule for ONSALA85 (Code O8 ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Start: Sun 3 Mar 2024 Day 63 -- Stop: Mon 4 Mar 2024 Day 64 --- 23 53 53 0941-080 11 30 32 20.7 208.1 1.8 0.0 15 2334 23 53 53 00 03 53 --- 11 40 34 20.1 210.6 1.9 0.0 600 2411 23 53 54 00 04 14 0941-080 11 40 55 20.0 210.7 1.9 0.0 15 2411 00 04 14 00 14 14 --- 11 50 56 19.3 213.2 2.1 0.0 600 2489 00 04 15 00 14 40 J0942-0759 11 51 23 19.5 213.8 2.1 0.0 16 2489 00 14 40 00 16 40 =0939-077 11 53 23 19.3 214.3 2.2 0.0 120 2504 00 14 41 00 17 06 0941-080 11 53 49 19.1 214.0 2.1 0.0 15 2504 00 17 06 00 27 06 --- 12 03 50 18.3 216.4 2.3 0.0 600 2582 00 17 07 00 27 27 0941-080 12 04 11 18.3 216.5 2.3 0.0 15 2582 00 27 27 00 37 27 --- 12 14 13 17.5 219.0 2.5 0.0 600 2659 00 27 28 00 37 53 J0942-0759 12 14 39 17.6 219.5 2.5 0.0 16 2659 00 37 53 00 39 53 =0939-077 12 16 40 17.5 220.0 2.6 0.0 120 2674 00 37 54 00 40 19 0941-080 12 17 05 17.2 219.7 2.5 0.0 16 2674 00 40 19 00 50 19 --- 12 27 07 16.3 222.1 2.7 0.0 600 2752 00 40 20 00 50 39 0941-080 12 27 27 16.3 222.2 2.7 0.0 15 2752 00 50 39 01 00 39 --- 12 37 29 15.4 224.6 2.9 0.0 600 2829 00 50 40 01 01 06 J0942-0759 12 37 56 15.5 225.1 2.9 0.0 17 2829 01 01 06 01 03 06 =0939-077 12 39 56 15.3 225.6 2.9 0.0 120 2844 01 01 07 01 03 31 0941-080 12 40 22 15.1 225.3 2.9 0.0 16 2844 01 03 31 01 13 31 --- 12 50 23 14.1 227.6 3.1 0.0 600 2922 01 03 32 01 13 52 0941-080 12 50 44 14.1 227.7 3.1 0.0 15 2922 01 13 52 01 23 52 --- 13 00 46 13.1 230.0 3.3 0.0 600 2999 01 13 53 01 24 19 J0942-0759 13 01 12 13.2 230.5 3.3 0.0 16 2999 01 24 19 01 26 19 =0939-077 13 03 13 13.0 231.0 3.3 0.0 120 3014 01 24 20 01 26 44 0941-080 13 03 38 12.8 230.7 3.3 0.0 16 3014 01 26 44 01 36 44 --- 13 13 40 11.7 233.0 3.5 0.0 600 3092 01 26 45 01 37 05 0941-080 13 14 01 11.7 233.0 3.5 0.0 15 3092 01 37 05 01 47 05 --- 13 24 02 10.6 235.3 3.7 0.0 600 3169 01 37 06 01 47 31 J0942-0759 13 24 29 10.7 235.8 3.7 0.0 16 3169 01 47 31 01 49 31 =0939-077 13 26 29 10.5 236.3 3.7 0.0 120 3184 01 47 32 Schedule for ONSALA85 (Code O8 ) 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 49 31 3C286 13 26 29 63.0 177.3 -0.1 0.0 -201 3184 No stop 02 00 00 --- 13 37 00 63.0 182.2 0.1 0.0 428 3265 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: 4 Station: ONSALA85 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= 730.00 730.00 730.00 730.00 730.00 730.00 730.00 730.00 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: 6 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= 896.49 896.49 896.49 896.49 960.49 960.49 960.49 960.49 Bandwd= 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 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