COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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: 379.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 443.49 443.49 443.49 443.49 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 14 23 45.3 81.6 -4.2 0.0 0 0 18 00 00 18 05 00 --- 05 19 24 46.0 82.5 -4.2 0.0 300 39 18 00 01 18 25 31 0941-080 05 39 58 9.8 118.4 -4.1 0.0 1060 39 18 25 31 18 35 31 --- 05 50 00 11.1 120.5 -3.9 0.0 600 116 18 25 32 18 35 55 J0942-0759 05 50 24 11.6 120.7 -3.9 0.0 11 116 18 35 55 18 37 55 =0939-077 05 52 25 11.9 121.1 -3.9 0.0 120 131 18 35 56 18 38 20 0941-080 05 52 49 11.5 121.1 -3.9 0.0 11 131 18 38 20 18 48 20 --- 06 02 51 12.8 123.3 -3.7 0.0 600 209 18 38 21 18 48 40 0941-080 06 03 11 12.8 123.4 -3.7 0.0 10 209 18 48 40 18 58 40 --- 06 13 13 14.0 125.6 -3.5 0.0 600 286 18 48 41 18 59 01 0941-080 06 13 34 14.1 125.7 -3.5 0.0 10 286 18 59 01 19 09 01 --- 06 23 35 15.3 127.9 -3.4 0.0 600 363 18 59 02 19 09 27 J0942-0759 06 24 01 15.8 128.1 -3.3 0.0 12 363 19 09 27 19 11 27 =0939-077 06 26 02 16.0 128.6 -3.3 0.0 120 379 19 09 28 19 11 53 0941-080 06 26 27 15.6 128.5 -3.3 0.0 12 379 19 11 53 19 21 53 --- 06 36 29 16.8 130.8 -3.1 0.0 600 456 19 11 54 19 22 13 0941-080 06 36 50 16.8 130.9 -3.1 0.0 10 456 19 22 13 19 32 13 --- 06 46 51 18.0 133.2 -3.0 0.0 600 533 19 22 14 19 32 39 J0942-0759 06 47 17 18.4 133.5 -2.9 0.0 12 533 19 32 39 19 34 39 =0939-077 06 49 18 18.7 133.9 -2.9 0.0 120 549 19 32 40 19 35 05 0941-080 06 49 44 18.3 133.9 -2.9 0.0 12 549 19 35 05 19 45 05 --- 06 59 45 19.3 136.3 -2.8 0.0 600 626 19 35 06 19 45 25 0941-080 07 00 06 19.4 136.3 -2.7 0.0 10 626 19 45 25 19 55 25 --- 07 10 07 20.4 138.7 -2.6 0.0 600 703 19 45 26 20 00 50 4C39.25 07 15 33 63.3 108.2 -2.2 0.0 153 703 20 00 50 20 03 50 --- 07 18 33 63.8 109.1 -2.2 0.0 180 727 20 00 51 20 09 12 J1058+0133 07 23 57 22.0 119.3 -3.6 0.0 185 727 20 09 12 20 12 12 =1055+018 07 26 57 22.4 120.0 -3.5 0.0 180 750 20 09 13 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 28 44 22.6 143.5 -2.2 0.0 29 750 20 13 59 20 15 59 =0939-077 07 30 44 22.8 144.0 -2.2 0.0 120 765 20 14 00 20 16 24 0941-080 07 31 10 22.4 143.9 -2.2 0.0 12 765 20 16 24 20 26 24 --- 07 41 11 23.2 146.4 -2.1 0.0 600 842 20 16 25 20 26 45 0941-080 07 41 32 23.3 146.5 -2.1 0.0 10 842 20 26 45 20 36 45 --- 07 51 34 24.1 149.1 -1.9 0.0 600 920 20 26 46 20 37 11 J0942-0759 07 52 00 24.5 149.4 -1.9 0.0 12 920 20 37 11 20 39 11 =0939-077 07 54 00 24.7 149.9 -1.8 0.0 120 935 20 37 12 20 39 36 0941-080 07 54 25 24.3 149.8 -1.8 0.0 12 935 20 39 36 20 49 36 --- 08 04 27 25.0 152.4 -1.7 0.0 600 1013 20 39 37 20 49 57 0941-080 08 04 48 25.1 152.5 -1.7 0.0 10 1013 20 49 57 20 59 57 --- 08 14 49 25.7 155.2 -1.5 0.0 600 1090 20 49 58 21 00 22 J0942-0759 08 15 15 26.1 155.5 -1.5 0.0 12 1090 21 00 22 21 02 22 =0939-077 08 17 15 26.3 156.0 -1.4 0.0 120 1105 21 00 23 21 02 48 0941-080 08 17 41 25.9 155.9 -1.5 0.0 12 1105 21 02 48 21 12 48 --- 08 27 42 26.5 158.6 -1.3 0.0 600 1183 21 02 49 21 13 08 0941-080 08 28 03 26.5 158.7 -1.3 0.0 10 1183 21 13 08 21 23 08 --- 08 38 05 27.0 161.4 -1.1 0.0 600 1260 21 13 09 21 23 34 J0942-0759 08 38 30 27.4 161.8 -1.1 0.0 12 1260 21 23 34 21 25 34 =0939-077 08 40 30 27.5 162.3 -1.1 0.0 120 1275 21 23 35 21 25 59 0941-080 08 40 55 27.2 162.2 -1.1 0.0 12 1275 21 25 59 21 35 59 --- 08 50 57 27.6 164.9 -0.9 0.0 600 1353 21 26 00 21 36 19 0941-080 08 51 18 27.6 165.0 -0.9 0.0 10 1353 21 36 19 21 46 19 --- 09 01 19 28.0 167.8 -0.7 0.0 600 1430 21 36 20 21 46 44 J0942-0759 09 01 45 28.3 168.2 -0.7 0.0 11 1430 21 46 44 21 48 44 =0939-077 09 03 45 28.4 168.8 -0.7 0.0 120 1445 21 46 45 21 49 09 0941-080 09 04 10 28.0 168.6 -0.7 0.0 11 1445 21 49 09 21 59 09 --- 09 14 12 28.3 171.4 -0.5 0.0 600 1523 21 49 10 22 00 58 J1058+0133 09 16 01 34.2 148.1 -1.7 0.0 34 1523 22 00 58 22 03 58 =1055+018 09 19 01 34.4 149.0 -1.7 0.0 180 1546 22 00 59 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 20 55 28.8 173.6 -0.4 0.0 36 1546 22 05 52 22 07 52 =0939-077 09 22 55 28.8 174.2 -0.3 0.0 120 1561 22 05 53 22 08 16 0941-080 09 23 20 28.5 174.0 -0.4 0.0 11 1561 22 08 16 22 18 16 --- 09 33 22 28.6 176.8 -0.2 0.0 600 1639 22 08 17 22 18 42 J0942-0759 09 33 47 28.9 177.2 -0.2 0.0 12 1639 22 18 42 22 20 42 =0939-077 09 35 48 29.0 177.8 -0.1 0.0 120 1654 22 18 43 22 21 06 0941-080 09 36 12 28.6 177.6 -0.1 0.0 11 1654 22 21 06 22 31 06 --- 09 46 14 28.6 180.4 0.0 0.0 600 1731 22 21 07 22 31 27 0941-080 09 46 35 28.6 180.5 0.0 0.0 10 1731 22 31 27 22 41 27 --- 09 56 36 28.6 183.3 0.2 0.0 600 1809 22 31 28 22 41 53 J0942-0759 09 57 02 28.9 183.8 0.2 0.0 12 1809 22 41 53 22 43 53 =0939-077 09 59 02 28.9 184.4 0.3 0.0 120 1824 22 41 54 22 44 17 0941-080 09 59 27 28.6 184.1 0.2 0.0 11 1824 22 44 17 22 54 17 --- 10 09 29 28.4 186.9 0.4 0.0 600 1901 22 44 18 22 54 38 0941-080 10 09 49 28.4 187.0 0.4 0.0 10 1901 22 54 38 23 04 38 --- 10 19 51 28.2 189.8 0.6 0.0 600 1979 22 54 39 23 05 04 J0942-0759 10 20 17 28.5 190.4 0.6 0.0 12 1979 23 05 04 23 07 04 =0939-077 10 22 17 28.4 190.9 0.6 0.0 120 1994 23 05 05 23 07 29 0941-080 10 22 42 28.1 190.6 0.6 0.0 11 1994 23 07 29 23 17 29 --- 10 32 44 27.8 193.4 0.8 0.0 600 2071 23 07 30 23 17 50 0941-080 10 33 05 27.8 193.5 0.8 0.0 10 2071 23 17 50 23 27 50 --- 10 43 06 27.4 196.3 1.0 0.0 600 2149 23 17 51 23 28 16 J0942-0759 10 43 33 27.7 196.8 1.0 0.0 13 2149 23 28 16 23 30 16 =0939-077 10 45 33 27.6 197.4 1.0 0.0 120 2164 23 28 17 23 30 41 0941-080 10 45 58 27.3 197.1 1.0 0.0 12 2164 23 30 41 23 40 41 --- 10 56 00 26.8 199.8 1.2 0.0 600 2241 23 30 42 23 41 02 0941-080 10 56 21 26.8 199.9 1.2 0.0 10 2241 23 41 02 23 51 02 --- 11 06 22 26.2 202.6 1.4 0.0 600 2319 23 41 03 23 51 28 J0942-0759 11 06 49 26.5 203.1 1.4 0.0 13 2319 23 51 28 23 53 28 =0939-077 11 08 49 26.3 203.7 1.4 0.0 120 2334 23 51 29 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 09 15 26.1 203.4 1.4 0.0 12 2334 23 53 53 00 03 53 --- 11 19 16 25.4 206.0 1.6 0.0 600 2411 23 53 54 00 04 14 0941-080 11 19 37 25.4 206.1 1.6 0.0 10 2411 00 04 14 00 14 14 --- 11 29 38 24.7 208.7 1.7 0.0 600 2489 00 04 15 00 14 40 J0942-0759 11 30 05 24.9 209.3 1.8 0.0 13 2489 00 14 40 00 16 40 =0939-077 11 32 05 24.8 209.8 1.8 0.0 120 2504 00 14 41 00 17 06 0941-080 11 32 31 24.5 209.5 1.8 0.0 12 2504 00 17 06 00 27 06 --- 11 42 33 23.7 212.1 2.0 0.0 600 2582 00 17 07 00 27 27 0941-080 11 42 53 23.7 212.2 2.0 0.0 10 2582 00 27 27 00 37 27 --- 11 52 55 22.9 214.7 2.1 0.0 600 2659 00 27 28 00 37 53 J0942-0759 11 53 21 23.0 215.3 2.2 0.0 13 2659 00 37 53 00 39 53 =0939-077 11 55 22 22.9 215.8 2.2 0.0 120 2674 00 37 54 00 40 19 0941-080 11 55 47 22.6 215.4 2.2 0.0 12 2674 00 40 19 00 50 19 --- 12 05 49 21.7 217.9 2.3 0.0 600 2752 00 40 20 00 50 39 0941-080 12 06 10 21.7 218.0 2.4 0.0 10 2752 00 50 39 01 00 39 --- 12 16 11 20.7 220.5 2.5 0.0 600 2829 00 50 40 01 01 06 J0942-0759 12 16 38 20.9 221.0 2.6 0.0 13 2829 01 01 06 01 03 06 =0939-077 12 18 38 20.7 221.5 2.6 0.0 120 2844 01 01 07 01 03 31 0941-080 12 19 04 20.4 221.2 2.6 0.0 12 2844 01 03 31 01 13 31 --- 12 29 06 19.4 223.6 2.7 0.0 600 2922 01 03 32 01 13 52 0941-080 12 29 26 19.4 223.6 2.7 0.0 10 2922 01 13 52 01 23 52 --- 12 39 28 18.3 226.0 2.9 0.0 600 2999 01 13 53 01 24 19 J0942-0759 12 39 55 18.4 226.6 2.9 0.0 13 2999 01 24 19 01 26 19 =0939-077 12 41 55 18.2 227.0 3.0 0.0 120 3014 01 24 20 01 26 44 0941-080 12 42 21 18.0 226.7 3.0 0.0 12 3014 01 26 44 01 36 44 --- 12 52 22 16.9 229.0 3.1 0.0 600 3092 01 26 45 01 37 05 0941-080 12 52 43 16.9 229.1 3.1 0.0 10 3092 01 37 05 01 47 05 --- 13 02 45 15.7 231.4 3.3 0.0 600 3169 01 37 06 01 47 31 J0942-0759 13 03 11 15.8 231.9 3.3 0.0 13 3169 01 47 31 01 49 31 =0939-077 13 05 11 15.5 232.4 3.4 0.0 120 3184 01 47 32 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) 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 05 11 66.9 165.0 -0.5 0.0 -201 3184 No stop 02 00 00 --- 13 15 42 67.3 170.7 -0.3 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: 2 Station: WSTRBORK 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= 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 1247.00 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 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 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= 379.49 379.49 379.49 379.49 443.49 443.49 443.49 443.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 2 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