COVER INFORMATION Station: PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 Next BBC frequencies: 645.51 645.51 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 18 00 00 4C39.25 04 38 14 40.0 75.7 -4.8 -48.1 0 0 18 00 00 18 05 00 --- 04 43 14 40.7 76.6 -4.8 -48.4 300 19 18 00 01 18 59 01 0941-080 05 37 24 9.3 117.9 -4.1 -32.3 3103 19 18 59 01 19 09 01 --- 05 47 26 10.6 120.0 -4.0 -31.5 600 58 18 59 02 19 09 27 J0942-0759 05 47 52 11.1 120.2 -3.9 -31.4 13 58 19 09 27 19 11 27 =0939-077 05 49 52 11.3 120.7 -3.9 -31.3 120 66 19 09 28 19 11 53 0941-080 05 50 18 11.0 120.7 -3.9 -31.3 13 66 19 11 53 19 21 53 --- 06 00 20 12.2 122.8 -3.7 -30.5 600 104 19 11 54 19 22 13 0941-080 06 00 40 12.3 122.9 -3.7 -30.5 17 104 19 22 13 19 32 13 --- 06 10 42 13.5 125.1 -3.6 -29.6 600 143 19 22 14 19 32 39 J0942-0759 06 11 08 14.0 125.3 -3.5 -29.5 13 143 19 32 39 19 34 39 =0939-077 06 13 08 14.3 125.8 -3.5 -29.3 120 151 19 32 40 19 35 05 0941-080 06 13 34 13.9 125.7 -3.5 -29.4 13 151 19 35 05 19 45 05 --- 06 23 36 15.1 128.0 -3.4 -28.4 600 189 19 35 06 19 45 25 0941-080 06 23 56 15.1 128.1 -3.3 -28.4 17 189 19 45 25 19 55 25 --- 06 33 58 16.3 130.3 -3.2 -27.4 600 228 19 45 26 20 00 50 4C39.25 06 39 23 58.0 99.3 -2.8 -49.3 178 228 20 00 50 20 03 50 --- 06 42 24 58.4 100.0 -2.8 -49.2 180 240 20 00 51 20 09 12 J1058+0133 06 47 47 16.9 111.4 -4.2 -33.8 174 240 20 09 12 20 12 12 =1055+018 06 50 48 17.4 112.0 -4.1 -33.7 180 251 20 09 13 20 13 59 J0942-0759 06 52 35 18.8 134.8 -2.8 -25.4 16 251 20 13 59 20 15 59 =0939-077 06 54 35 19.0 135.3 -2.8 -25.1 120 259 20 14 00 20 16 24 0941-080 06 55 00 18.6 135.2 -2.8 -25.2 13 259 20 16 24 20 26 24 --- 07 05 02 19.6 137.6 -2.7 -24.0 600 298 20 16 25 20 26 45 0941-080 07 05 23 19.6 137.7 -2.7 -24.0 16 298 20 26 45 20 36 45 --- 07 15 24 20.6 140.1 -2.5 -22.8 600 336 20 26 46 20 37 11 J0942-0759 07 15 50 21.1 140.4 -2.5 -22.6 13 336 20 37 11 20 39 11 =0939-077 07 17 50 21.3 140.9 -2.4 -22.4 120 344 20 37 12 Schedule for PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 18 16 20.9 140.8 -2.4 -22.5 13 344 20 39 36 20 49 36 --- 07 28 18 21.8 143.3 -2.3 -21.2 600 383 20 39 37 20 49 57 0941-080 07 28 38 21.9 143.4 -2.3 -21.1 16 383 20 49 57 20 59 57 --- 07 38 40 22.7 145.9 -2.1 -19.8 600 421 20 49 58 21 00 22 J0942-0759 07 39 06 23.2 146.2 -2.1 -19.6 13 421 21 00 22 21 02 22 =0939-077 07 41 06 23.3 146.7 -2.0 -19.4 120 429 21 00 23 21 02 48 0941-080 07 41 31 23.0 146.6 -2.1 -19.4 13 429 21 02 48 21 12 48 --- 07 51 33 23.8 149.2 -1.9 -18.0 600 468 21 02 49 21 13 08 0941-080 07 51 53 23.8 149.2 -1.9 -18.0 16 468 21 13 08 21 23 08 --- 08 01 55 24.5 151.8 -1.7 -16.6 600 506 21 13 09 21 23 34 J0942-0759 08 02 21 25.0 152.2 -1.7 -16.4 13 506 21 23 34 21 25 34 =0939-077 08 04 21 25.1 152.7 -1.7 -16.1 120 514 21 23 35 21 25 59 0941-080 08 04 46 24.7 152.6 -1.7 -16.2 13 514 21 25 59 21 35 59 --- 08 14 48 25.4 155.2 -1.5 -14.7 600 553 21 26 00 21 36 19 0941-080 08 15 08 25.4 155.3 -1.5 -14.6 16 553 21 36 19 21 46 19 --- 08 25 10 26.0 158.0 -1.3 -13.1 600 591 21 36 20 21 46 44 J0942-0759 08 25 35 26.4 158.4 -1.3 -12.9 13 591 21 46 44 21 48 44 =0939-077 08 27 35 26.5 158.9 -1.3 -12.6 120 599 21 46 45 21 49 09 0941-080 08 28 00 26.2 158.7 -1.3 -12.7 13 599 21 49 09 21 59 09 --- 08 38 02 26.7 161.5 -1.1 -11.1 600 638 21 49 10 22 00 58 J1058+0133 08 39 51 30.6 138.2 -2.3 -23.5 16 638 22 00 58 22 03 58 =1055+018 08 42 52 30.9 139.0 -2.3 -23.1 180 649 22 00 59 22 05 52 J0942-0759 08 44 46 27.3 163.6 -1.0 -9.8 17 649 22 05 52 22 07 52 =0939-077 08 46 46 27.4 164.1 -0.9 -9.5 120 657 22 05 53 22 08 16 0941-080 08 47 11 27.1 163.9 -1.0 -9.6 13 657 22 08 16 22 18 16 --- 08 57 12 27.4 166.7 -0.8 -8.0 600 696 22 08 17 22 18 42 J0942-0759 08 57 38 27.8 167.1 -0.8 -7.7 14 696 22 18 42 22 20 42 =0939-077 08 59 38 27.9 167.7 -0.7 -7.4 120 703 22 18 43 22 21 06 0941-080 09 00 03 27.5 167.5 -0.7 -7.5 13 703 22 21 06 22 31 06 --- 09 10 04 27.8 170.3 -0.6 -5.9 600 742 22 21 07 Schedule for PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 10 25 27.8 170.4 -0.6 -5.8 16 742 22 31 27 22 41 27 --- 09 20 27 28.1 173.2 -0.4 -4.1 600 781 22 31 28 22 41 53 J0942-0759 09 20 53 28.4 173.6 -0.4 -3.9 14 781 22 41 53 22 43 53 =0939-077 09 22 53 28.4 174.2 -0.3 -3.5 120 788 22 41 54 22 44 17 0941-080 09 23 18 28.1 174.0 -0.4 -3.6 13 788 22 44 17 22 54 17 --- 09 33 19 28.2 176.8 -0.2 -2.0 600 827 22 44 18 22 54 38 0941-080 09 33 40 28.2 176.9 -0.2 -1.9 16 827 22 54 38 23 04 38 --- 09 43 42 28.3 179.7 -0.0 -0.2 600 866 22 54 39 23 05 04 J0942-0759 09 44 08 28.6 180.2 0.0 0.1 14 866 23 05 04 23 07 04 =0939-077 09 46 08 28.6 180.7 0.0 0.4 120 873 23 05 05 23 07 29 0941-080 09 46 33 28.3 180.5 0.0 0.3 14 873 23 07 29 23 17 29 --- 09 56 35 28.2 183.3 0.2 2.0 600 912 23 07 30 23 17 50 0941-080 09 56 55 28.2 183.4 0.2 2.1 16 912 23 17 50 23 27 50 --- 10 06 57 28.1 186.2 0.4 3.7 600 951 23 17 51 23 28 16 J0942-0759 10 07 23 28.4 186.7 0.4 4.0 14 951 23 28 16 23 30 16 =0939-077 10 09 24 28.4 187.3 0.4 4.4 120 958 23 28 17 23 30 41 0941-080 10 09 49 28.0 187.0 0.4 4.2 14 958 23 30 41 23 40 41 --- 10 19 51 27.8 189.8 0.6 5.9 600 997 23 30 42 23 41 02 0941-080 10 20 11 27.8 189.9 0.6 6.0 16 997 23 41 02 23 51 02 --- 10 30 13 27.5 192.7 0.8 7.6 600 1036 23 41 03 23 51 28 J0942-0759 10 30 39 27.8 193.2 0.8 7.9 14 1036 23 51 28 23 53 28 =0939-077 10 32 40 27.7 193.8 0.8 8.3 120 1043 23 51 29 --- Start: Sun 3 Mar 2024 Day 63 -- Stop: Mon 4 Mar 2024 Day 64 --- 23 53 53 0941-080 10 33 05 27.4 193.5 0.8 8.1 14 1043 23 53 53 00 03 53 --- 10 43 07 27.0 196.2 1.0 9.7 600 1082 23 53 54 00 04 14 0941-080 10 43 27 27.0 196.3 1.0 9.8 16 1082 00 04 14 00 14 14 --- 10 53 29 26.6 199.1 1.1 11.4 600 1121 00 04 15 00 14 40 J0942-0759 10 53 56 26.8 199.6 1.2 11.7 14 1121 00 14 40 00 16 40 =0939-077 10 55 56 26.7 200.1 1.2 12.0 120 1128 00 14 41 Schedule for PICKMERE (Code Pi ) 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 10 56 22 26.4 199.8 1.2 11.8 14 1128 00 17 06 00 27 06 --- 11 06 23 25.9 202.5 1.4 13.4 600 1167 00 17 07 00 27 27 0941-080 11 06 44 25.9 202.6 1.4 13.4 16 1167 00 27 27 00 37 27 --- 11 16 45 25.3 205.3 1.5 15.0 600 1206 00 27 28 00 37 53 J0942-0759 11 17 12 25.5 205.8 1.6 15.3 14 1206 00 37 53 00 39 53 =0939-077 11 19 12 25.3 206.4 1.6 15.5 120 1213 00 37 54 00 40 19 0941-080 11 19 38 25.1 206.0 1.6 15.4 14 1213 00 40 19 00 50 19 --- 11 29 40 24.4 208.7 1.7 16.9 600 1252 00 40 20 00 50 39 0941-080 11 30 00 24.4 208.8 1.8 16.9 16 1252 00 50 39 01 00 39 --- 11 40 02 23.6 211.3 1.9 18.3 600 1291 00 50 40 01 01 06 J0942-0759 11 40 29 23.8 211.9 1.9 18.6 14 1291 01 01 06 01 03 06 =0939-077 11 42 29 23.6 212.4 2.0 18.9 120 1298 01 01 07 01 03 31 0941-080 11 42 55 23.4 212.1 2.0 18.7 14 1298 01 03 31 01 13 31 --- 11 52 56 22.6 214.6 2.1 20.1 600 1337 01 03 32 01 13 52 0941-080 11 53 17 22.5 214.7 2.1 20.1 16 1337 01 13 52 01 23 52 --- 12 03 19 21.7 217.2 2.3 21.4 600 1376 01 13 53 01 24 19 J0942-0759 12 03 45 21.8 217.8 2.3 21.7 13 1376 01 24 19 01 26 19 =0939-077 12 05 45 21.6 218.3 2.4 22.0 120 1384 01 24 20 01 26 44 0941-080 12 06 11 21.4 217.9 2.4 21.8 14 1384 01 26 44 01 36 44 --- 12 16 13 20.4 220.4 2.5 23.0 600 1422 01 26 45 01 37 05 0941-080 12 16 33 20.4 220.5 2.5 23.1 16 1422 01 37 05 01 47 05 --- 12 26 35 19.4 222.9 2.7 24.3 600 1461 01 37 06 01 47 31 J0942-0759 12 27 02 19.5 223.4 2.7 24.5 13 1461 01 47 31 01 49 31 =0939-077 12 29 02 19.3 223.9 2.8 24.8 120 1469 01 47 32 01 49 31 3C286 12 29 02 64.4 147.1 -1.1 -22.1 -247 1469 No stop 02 00 00 --- 12 39 33 65.2 152.1 -0.9 -18.9 382 1509 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: 15 Station: PICKMERE Total bit rate: 512 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate:128.000 Number of channels: 2 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 2272.00 2272.00 Net SB= U U IF SB = L L Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 BBC SB= L L IF = A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 12 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1626.49 1626.49 BBC fr= 645.51 645.51 Bandwd= 64.00 64.00 Matching frequency sets: 12 13 14 15 16 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2 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