COVER INFORMATION Station: TORUN (Code Tr ) Experiment: Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales Exp. Code: EG131A Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Salmoli Ghosh Address: National Centre for Radio Astrophysics - TIFR S.P. Pune Univ. Campus, Ganeshkhind Pune India : 411007 Phone: (+91)020-25719000 EMAIL: salmoli.ghosh@gmail.com Fax: Phone during observation: (+91)8240982699/(+91)020-25719230 Observing mode: Phase-referencing continuum Notes: PCAL OFF Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) Page 2 Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 25 May 2024 Day 146 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 Next BBC frequencies: 673.51 673.51 673.51 673.51 609.51 609.51 609.51 609.51 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 20 30 00 3C345 13 59 55 59.3 99.0 -2.7 -50.5 0 0 20 30 00 20 35 00 --- 14 04 55 60.1 100.2 -2.6 -50.2 300 39 20 30 01 20 40 00 J1343+6855 14 09 56 74.0 -8.6 0.4 165.6 68 39 20 40 00 20 49 00 =1341+691 14 18 58 73.8 -11.4 0.6 160.8 540 108 20 40 01 20 49 00 NGC5283 14 18 58 74.9 -13.6 0.6 158.2 -19 108 No stop 20 52 30 --- 14 22 28 74.7 -14.8 0.7 156.3 191 135 20 49 01 20 53 00 J1343+6855 14 22 58 73.6 -12.6 0.7 158.7 12 135 20 53 00 20 54 00 =1341+691 14 23 59 73.6 -12.9 0.7 158.2 60 143 20 53 01 20 54 00 NGC5283 14 23 59 74.7 -15.3 0.7 155.4 -19 143 No stop 20 57 30 --- 14 27 29 74.5 -16.5 0.8 153.5 191 170 20 54 01 20 57 30 J1343+6855 14 27 29 73.5 -14.0 0.7 156.4 -19 170 No stop 20 59 00 =1341+691 14 28 59 73.4 -14.4 0.8 155.6 71 182 20 57 31 20 59 00 NGC5283 14 28 59 74.5 -16.9 0.8 152.7 -19 182 No stop 21 02 30 --- 14 32 30 74.3 -18.0 0.8 150.9 191 209 20 59 01 21 03 00 J1343+6855 14 33 00 73.3 -15.5 0.8 153.6 11 209 21 03 00 21 04 00 =1341+691 14 34 00 73.2 -15.8 0.8 153.1 60 216 21 03 01 21 04 00 NGC5283 14 34 00 74.2 -18.5 0.9 150.1 -20 216 No stop 21 07 30 --- 14 37 31 74.1 -19.6 0.9 148.2 190 243 21 04 01 21 07 30 J1343+6855 14 37 31 73.1 -16.8 0.9 151.3 -20 243 No stop 21 09 00 =1341+691 14 39 01 73.0 -17.2 0.9 150.6 70 255 21 07 31 21 09 00 NGC5283 14 39 01 74.0 -20.0 1.0 147.5 -20 255 No stop 21 12 30 --- 14 42 32 73.8 -21.0 1.0 145.7 190 282 21 09 01 21 13 00 J1343+6855 14 43 02 72.8 -18.3 1.0 148.6 10 282 21 13 00 21 14 00 =1341+691 14 44 02 72.8 -18.5 1.0 148.1 60 290 21 13 01 21 14 00 NGC5283 14 44 02 73.7 -21.4 1.0 144.9 -20 290 No stop 21 17 30 --- 14 47 32 73.5 -22.4 1.1 143.2 190 317 21 14 01 21 17 30 J1343+6855 14 47 32 72.6 -19.4 1.1 146.5 -20 317 No stop 21 19 00 =1341+691 14 49 03 72.5 -19.8 1.1 145.8 70 328 21 17 31 Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) Page 3 Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 25 May 2024 Day 146 --- 21 19 00 NGC5283 14 49 03 73.4 -22.8 1.1 142.5 -21 328 No stop 21 22 30 --- 14 52 33 73.2 -23.7 1.2 140.8 189 356 21 19 01 21 23 00 J1343+6855 14 53 03 72.3 -20.8 1.2 143.9 10 356 21 23 00 21 24 00 =1341+691 14 54 03 72.3 -21.0 1.2 143.4 60 363 21 23 01 21 24 00 NGC5283 14 54 03 73.1 -24.1 1.2 140.1 -21 363 No stop 21 27 30 --- 14 57 34 72.9 -25.0 1.3 138.4 189 390 21 24 01 21 27 30 J1343+6855 14 57 34 72.1 -21.9 1.2 141.8 -21 390 No stop 21 29 00 =1341+691 14 59 04 72.0 -22.2 1.3 141.1 69 402 21 27 31 21 29 00 NGC5283 14 59 04 72.8 -25.3 1.3 137.7 -21 402 No stop 21 32 30 --- 15 02 35 72.6 -26.1 1.3 136.1 189 429 21 29 01 21 33 00 J1343+6855 15 03 05 71.8 -23.1 1.3 139.4 9 429 21 33 00 21 34 00 =1341+691 15 04 05 71.7 -23.3 1.3 138.9 60 437 21 33 01 21 34 00 NGC5283 15 04 05 72.5 -26.5 1.4 135.5 -21 437 No stop 21 37 30 --- 15 07 36 72.3 -27.3 1.4 133.9 189 464 21 34 01 21 37 30 J1343+6855 15 07 36 71.5 -24.1 1.4 137.4 -21 464 No stop 21 39 00 =1341+691 15 09 06 71.4 -24.4 1.4 136.7 69 475 21 37 31 21 39 00 NGC5283 15 09 06 72.2 -27.6 1.5 133.2 -21 475 No stop 21 42 30 --- 15 12 37 71.9 -28.3 1.5 131.7 189 502 21 39 01 21 43 00 J1343+6855 15 13 07 71.1 -25.2 1.5 135.0 9 502 21 43 00 21 44 00 =1341+691 15 14 07 71.1 -25.4 1.5 134.6 60 510 21 43 01 21 44 00 NGC5283 15 14 07 71.8 -28.6 1.5 131.1 -21 510 No stop 21 47 30 --- 15 17 37 71.6 -29.3 1.6 129.6 189 537 21 44 01 21 47 30 J1343+6855 15 17 37 70.9 -26.1 1.6 133.2 -21 537 No stop 21 49 00 =1341+691 15 19 08 70.8 -26.3 1.6 132.5 69 549 21 47 31 21 49 00 NGC5283 15 19 08 71.4 -29.6 1.6 129.0 -21 549 No stop 21 52 30 --- 15 22 38 71.2 -30.3 1.7 127.6 189 576 21 49 01 21 53 00 J1343+6855 15 23 08 70.5 -27.1 1.7 130.9 9 576 21 53 00 21 54 00 =1341+691 15 24 08 70.4 -27.2 1.7 130.5 60 584 21 53 01 21 54 00 NGC5283 15 24 08 71.1 -30.5 1.7 127.0 -21 584 No stop 21 57 30 --- 15 27 39 70.8 -31.1 1.8 125.6 189 611 21 54 01 Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) Page 4 Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 25 May 2024 Day 146 --- 21 57 30 J1343+6855 15 27 39 70.2 -27.8 1.7 129.1 -21 611 No stop 21 59 00 =1341+691 15 29 09 70.1 -28.1 1.8 128.6 69 622 21 57 31 21 59 00 NGC5283 15 29 09 70.7 -31.4 1.8 125.0 -21 622 No stop 22 02 30 --- 15 32 40 70.4 -32.0 1.8 123.7 189 649 21 59 01 22 03 00 J1343+6855 15 33 10 69.8 -28.7 1.8 127.0 9 649 22 03 00 22 04 00 =1341+691 15 34 10 69.7 -28.9 1.8 126.6 60 657 22 03 01 22 04 00 NGC5283 15 34 10 70.3 -32.2 1.9 123.1 -21 657 No stop 22 07 30 --- 15 37 41 70.0 -32.7 1.9 121.8 189 684 22 04 01 22 07 30 J1343+6855 15 37 41 69.4 -29.4 1.9 125.3 -21 684 No stop 22 09 00 =1341+691 15 39 11 69.3 -29.7 1.9 124.8 69 696 22 07 31 22 09 00 NGC5283 15 39 11 69.9 -32.9 2.0 121.2 -21 696 No stop 22 12 30 --- 15 42 41 69.6 -33.4 2.0 120.0 189 723 22 09 01 22 13 00 J1343+6855 15 43 12 69.0 -30.2 2.0 123.3 9 723 22 13 00 22 14 00 =1341+691 15 44 12 69.0 -30.4 2.0 122.9 60 730 22 13 01 22 14 00 NGC5283 15 44 12 69.5 -33.6 2.0 119.4 -21 730 No stop 22 17 30 --- 15 47 42 69.2 -34.1 2.1 118.2 189 757 22 14 01 22 17 30 J1343+6855 15 47 42 68.7 -30.8 2.1 121.7 -21 757 No stop 22 19 00 =1341+691 15 49 12 68.6 -31.0 2.1 121.1 69 769 22 17 31 22 19 00 NGC5283 15 49 12 69.0 -34.3 2.1 117.7 -21 769 No stop 22 22 30 --- 15 52 43 68.7 -34.7 2.2 116.5 189 796 22 19 01 22 23 00 J1343+6855 15 53 13 68.3 -31.5 2.2 119.7 9 796 22 23 00 22 24 00 =1341+691 15 54 13 68.2 -31.6 2.2 119.4 60 804 22 23 01 22 24 00 NGC5283 15 54 13 68.6 -34.9 2.2 116.0 -21 804 No stop 22 27 30 --- 15 57 44 68.3 -35.3 2.3 114.8 189 831 22 24 01 22 27 30 J1343+6855 15 57 44 67.9 -32.1 2.2 118.2 -21 831 No stop 22 29 00 =1341+691 15 59 14 67.8 -32.2 2.3 117.7 69 842 22 27 31 22 29 00 NGC5283 15 59 14 68.2 -35.4 2.3 114.3 -21 842 No stop 22 32 30 --- 16 02 45 67.9 -35.8 2.3 113.1 189 870 22 29 01 22 33 00 J1343+6855 16 03 15 67.5 -32.7 2.3 116.4 9 870 22 33 00 22 34 00 =1341+691 16 04 15 67.4 -32.8 2.3 116.0 60 877 22 33 01 Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) Page 5 Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 25 May 2024 Day 146 --- 22 34 00 NGC5283 16 04 15 67.7 -35.9 2.4 112.7 -21 877 No stop 22 37 30 --- 16 07 46 67.4 -36.3 2.4 111.5 189 904 22 34 01 22 37 30 J1343+6855 16 07 46 67.1 -33.1 2.4 114.9 -21 904 No stop 22 39 00 =1341+691 16 09 16 67.0 -33.3 2.4 114.4 69 916 22 37 31 22 39 00 NGC5283 16 09 16 67.3 -36.4 2.5 111.1 -21 916 No stop 22 42 30 --- 16 12 46 67.0 -36.7 2.5 110.0 189 943 22 39 01 22 43 00 J1343+6855 16 13 16 66.6 -33.6 2.5 113.1 9 943 22 43 00 22 44 00 =1341+691 16 14 17 66.6 -33.7 2.5 112.8 60 951 22 43 01 22 44 00 NGC5283 16 14 17 66.8 -36.8 2.5 109.5 -21 951 No stop 22 47 30 --- 16 17 47 66.5 -37.1 2.6 108.5 189 978 22 44 01 22 47 30 J1343+6855 16 17 47 66.3 -34.0 2.6 111.7 -21 978 No stop 22 49 00 =1341+691 16 19 17 66.1 -34.1 2.6 111.2 69 989 22 47 31 22 49 00 NGC5283 16 19 17 66.4 -37.2 2.6 108.0 -21 989 No stop 22 52 30 --- 16 22 48 66.1 -37.5 2.7 107.0 189 1016 22 49 01 22 53 00 J1343+6855 16 23 18 65.8 -34.5 2.7 110.0 9 1016 22 53 00 22 54 00 =1341+691 16 24 18 65.7 -34.5 2.7 109.7 60 1024 22 53 01 22 54 00 NGC5283 16 24 18 65.9 -37.6 2.7 106.5 -21 1024 No stop 22 57 30 --- 16 27 49 65.6 -37.8 2.8 105.5 189 1051 22 54 01 22 57 30 J1343+6855 16 27 49 65.4 -34.8 2.7 108.7 -20 1051 No stop 22 59 00 =1341+691 16 29 19 65.3 -34.9 2.8 108.2 70 1063 22 57 31 22 59 00 NGC5283 16 29 19 65.5 -37.9 2.8 105.1 -21 1063 No stop 23 02 30 --- 16 32 50 65.2 -38.1 2.8 104.1 189 1090 22 59 01 23 03 00 J1343+6855 16 33 20 64.9 -35.1 2.8 107.1 10 1090 23 03 00 23 04 00 =1341+691 16 34 20 64.9 -35.2 2.8 106.8 60 1098 23 03 01 23 04 00 NGC5283 16 34 20 65.0 -38.2 2.9 103.7 -20 1098 No stop 23 07 30 --- 16 37 50 64.7 -38.3 2.9 102.7 190 1125 23 04 01 23 07 30 J1343+6855 16 37 50 64.5 -35.4 2.9 105.8 -20 1125 No stop 23 09 00 =1341+691 16 39 21 64.4 -35.5 2.9 105.3 70 1136 23 07 31 23 14 00 3C345 16 44 22 76.7 180.4 0.0 0.3 -151 1136 23 14 00 23 21 00 --- 16 51 23 76.6 186.3 0.1 4.9 269 1190 23 14 01 Schedule for TORUN (Code Tr ) Page 6 Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 25 May 2024 Day 146 --- 23 23 00 3C286 16 53 23 47.4 258.3 3.4 43.0 -39 1190 23 23 00 23 30 00 --- 17 00 24 46.3 259.9 3.5 43.3 381 1244 23 23 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess224.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: TORUN 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= 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 2300.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U IF SB = L L L L L L L L Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 A1 B1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 7 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= 673.51 673.51 673.51 673.51 609.51 609.51 609.51 609.51 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 7 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) * NGC5283 13 39 41.395322 * 13 41 05.740000 13 41 50.563926 0.00 67 55 27.09700 * 67 40 19.90000 67 33 06.91470 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * 3C286 13 28 49.657769 * 13 31 08.288061 13 32 17.007115 0.17 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64066 * 30 30 32.95930 30 23 05.01502 0.16 1328+307 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1331+30 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 269 observations. 1341+691 13 41 42.128375 * 13 43 00.553634 13 43 42.786856 0.54 * J1343+6855 69 10 20.67868 * 68 55 17.15645 68 48 05.90567 0.18 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 101 observations. * 3C345 16 41 17.606229 * 16 42 58.809967 16 43 49.870540 0.79 J1642+3948 39 54 10.81492 * 39 48 36.99399 39 45 45.58745 0.59 1641+399 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1642+39 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 53724 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 NGC5283 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.633 112.982 3C286 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.117 4.917 J1343+6855 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.733 45.182 3C345 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.200 11.222 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) NGC5283 87.0 3C286 115.6 J1343+6855 86.1 3C345 118.7 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