COVER INFORMATION Station: DEFFORD (Code De ) Experiment: Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales Exp. Code: EG131B 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 DEFFORD (Code De ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 Next BBC frequencies: 645.51 645.51 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 12 00 00 4C39.25 04 13 34 36.1 70.8 -5.2 -48.2 0 0 12 00 00 12 05 00 --- 04 18 35 36.8 71.6 -5.2 -48.5 300 19 12 00 01 12 07 00 J0849+5108 04 20 35 49.4 63.5 -4.5 -61.0 60 19 12 07 00 12 10 00 =0846+513 04 23 36 49.9 63.8 -4.5 -61.3 180 31 12 07 01 12 10 00 NGC2639 04 23 36 50.3 65.9 -4.4 -61.0 -25 31 No stop 12 13 30 --- 04 27 06 50.8 66.3 -4.3 -61.3 185 44 12 10 01 12 14 00 J0849+5108 04 27 36 50.4 64.3 -4.4 -61.7 6 44 12 14 00 12 15 00 =0846+513 04 28 36 50.5 64.4 -4.4 -61.8 60 48 12 14 01 12 15 00 NGC2639 04 28 36 51.0 66.5 -4.3 -61.5 -25 48 No stop 12 18 30 --- 04 32 07 51.5 66.9 -4.2 -61.8 185 62 12 15 01 12 18 30 J0849+5108 04 32 07 51.0 64.8 -4.3 -62.2 -25 62 No stop 12 20 00 =0846+513 04 33 37 51.2 65.0 -4.3 -62.4 65 68 12 18 31 12 20 00 NGC2639 04 33 37 51.7 67.1 -4.2 -62.0 -25 68 No stop 12 23 30 --- 04 37 08 52.2 67.5 -4.1 -62.3 185 81 12 20 01 12 24 00 J0849+5108 04 37 38 51.8 65.5 -4.2 -62.8 5 81 12 24 00 12 25 00 =0846+513 04 38 38 51.9 65.6 -4.2 -62.9 60 85 12 24 01 12 25 00 NGC2639 04 38 38 52.4 67.7 -4.1 -62.4 -25 85 No stop 12 28 30 --- 04 42 09 52.9 68.1 -4.1 -62.8 185 99 12 25 01 12 28 30 J0849+5108 04 42 09 52.4 66.0 -4.2 -63.2 -25 99 No stop 12 30 00 =0846+513 04 43 39 52.6 66.2 -4.1 -63.4 65 104 12 28 31 12 30 00 NGC2639 04 43 39 53.1 68.3 -4.0 -62.9 -25 104 No stop 12 33 30 --- 04 47 09 53.6 68.7 -4.0 -63.2 185 118 12 30 01 12 34 00 J0849+5108 04 47 39 53.2 66.6 -4.1 -63.8 5 118 12 34 00 12 35 00 =0846+513 04 48 40 53.4 66.8 -4.1 -63.9 60 122 12 34 01 12 35 00 NGC2639 04 48 40 53.8 68.9 -3.9 -63.4 -25 122 No stop 12 38 30 --- 04 52 10 54.3 69.4 -3.9 -63.7 185 135 12 35 01 12 38 30 J0849+5108 04 52 10 53.8 67.2 -4.0 -64.3 -25 135 No stop 12 40 00 =0846+513 04 53 40 54.1 67.3 -4.0 -64.4 65 141 12 38 31 Schedule for DEFFORD (Code De ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 12 40 00 NGC2639 04 53 40 54.6 69.5 -3.9 -63.8 -26 141 No stop 12 43 30 --- 04 57 11 55.1 70.0 -3.8 -64.2 184 155 12 40 01 12 44 00 J0849+5108 04 57 41 54.6 67.8 -3.9 -64.8 5 155 12 44 00 12 45 00 =0846+513 04 58 41 54.8 67.9 -3.9 -64.9 60 158 12 44 01 12 45 00 NGC2639 04 58 41 55.3 70.1 -3.8 -64.3 -26 158 No stop 12 48 30 --- 05 02 12 55.8 70.6 -3.7 -64.6 184 172 12 45 01 12 48 30 J0849+5108 05 02 12 55.3 68.3 -3.8 -65.3 -25 172 No stop 12 50 00 =0846+513 05 03 42 55.5 68.5 -3.8 -65.4 65 178 12 48 31 12 50 00 NGC2639 05 03 42 56.0 70.8 -3.7 -64.8 -26 178 No stop 12 53 30 --- 05 07 13 56.5 71.2 -3.6 -65.1 184 191 12 50 01 12 54 00 J0849+5108 05 07 43 56.1 69.0 -3.7 -65.8 4 191 12 54 00 12 55 00 =0846+513 05 08 43 56.2 69.1 -3.7 -65.9 60 195 12 54 01 12 55 00 NGC2639 05 08 43 56.7 71.4 -3.6 -65.2 -26 195 No stop 12 58 30 --- 05 12 13 57.2 71.8 -3.6 -65.5 184 209 12 55 01 12 58 30 J0849+5108 05 12 13 56.7 69.5 -3.7 -66.2 -26 209 No stop 13 00 00 =0846+513 05 13 44 56.9 69.7 -3.6 -66.4 64 214 12 58 31 13 00 00 NGC2639 05 13 44 57.5 72.0 -3.5 -65.7 -26 214 No stop 13 03 30 --- 05 17 14 58.0 72.4 -3.5 -66.0 184 228 13 00 01 13 04 00 J0849+5108 05 17 44 57.5 70.1 -3.6 -66.8 4 228 13 04 00 13 05 00 =0846+513 05 18 45 57.7 70.2 -3.5 -66.9 60 232 13 04 01 13 05 00 NGC2639 05 18 45 58.2 72.6 -3.4 -66.1 -27 232 No stop 13 08 30 --- 05 22 15 58.7 73.0 -3.4 -66.4 183 245 13 05 01 13 08 30 J0849+5108 05 22 15 58.2 70.6 -3.5 -67.2 -26 245 No stop 13 10 00 =0846+513 05 23 45 58.4 70.8 -3.5 -67.4 64 251 13 08 31 13 10 00 NGC2639 05 23 45 58.9 73.2 -3.4 -66.5 -27 251 No stop 13 13 30 --- 05 27 16 59.5 73.7 -3.3 -66.8 183 265 13 10 01 13 14 00 J0849+5108 05 27 46 59.0 71.3 -3.4 -67.8 4 265 13 14 00 13 15 00 =0846+513 05 28 46 59.1 71.4 -3.4 -67.8 60 269 13 14 01 13 15 00 NGC2639 05 28 46 59.7 73.8 -3.3 -67.0 -27 269 No stop 13 18 30 --- 05 32 17 60.2 74.3 -3.2 -67.3 183 282 13 15 01 Schedule for DEFFORD (Code De ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 13 18 30 J0849+5108 05 32 17 59.6 71.8 -3.3 -68.2 -27 282 No stop 13 20 00 =0846+513 05 33 47 59.8 72.0 -3.3 -68.3 63 288 13 18 31 13 20 00 NGC2639 05 33 47 60.4 74.5 -3.2 -67.4 -27 288 No stop 13 23 30 --- 05 37 18 60.9 74.9 -3.1 -67.7 183 301 13 20 01 13 24 00 J0849+5108 05 37 48 60.4 72.4 -3.2 -68.7 3 301 13 24 00 13 25 00 =0846+513 05 38 48 60.6 72.6 -3.2 -68.8 60 305 13 24 01 13 25 00 NGC2639 05 38 48 61.2 75.1 -3.1 -67.8 -27 305 No stop 13 28 30 --- 05 42 18 61.7 75.5 -3.1 -68.1 183 319 13 25 01 13 28 30 J0849+5108 05 42 18 61.1 73.0 -3.2 -69.1 -27 319 No stop 13 30 00 =0846+513 05 43 49 61.3 73.1 -3.1 -69.3 63 325 13 28 31 13 30 00 NGC2639 05 43 49 61.9 75.7 -3.0 -68.2 -28 325 No stop 13 33 30 --- 05 47 19 62.4 76.2 -3.0 -68.5 182 338 13 30 01 13 34 00 J0849+5108 05 47 49 61.9 73.6 -3.1 -69.6 3 338 13 34 00 13 35 00 =0846+513 05 48 49 62.0 73.7 -3.0 -69.7 60 342 13 34 01 13 35 00 NGC2639 05 48 49 62.7 76.4 -2.9 -68.6 -28 342 No stop 13 38 30 --- 05 52 20 63.2 76.8 -2.9 -68.9 182 356 13 35 01 13 38 30 J0849+5108 05 52 20 62.6 74.1 -3.0 -70.0 -28 356 No stop 13 40 00 =0846+513 05 53 50 62.8 74.3 -3.0 -70.2 62 361 13 38 31 13 40 00 NGC2639 05 53 50 63.4 77.0 -2.9 -69.0 -28 361 No stop 13 43 30 --- 05 57 21 63.9 77.5 -2.8 -69.3 182 375 13 40 01 13 44 00 J0849+5108 05 57 51 63.4 74.8 -2.9 -70.5 2 375 13 44 00 13 45 00 =0846+513 05 58 51 63.5 74.9 -2.9 -70.6 60 379 13 44 01 13 47 00 4C39.25 06 00 51 52.2 89.3 -3.5 -52.2 54 379 13 47 00 13 52 00 --- 06 05 52 53.0 90.3 -3.4 -52.2 300 398 13 47 01 13 54 00 3C286 06 07 53 12.0 55.4 -7.4 -35.9 -26 398 13 54 00 14 00 00 --- 06 13 54 12.8 56.4 -7.3 -36.4 334 421 13 54 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: 13 Station: DEFFORD 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: 9 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: 9 10 11 12 13 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) * NGC2639 08 40 03.107956 * 08 43 38.060000 08 45 21.664197 0.00 50 23 10.06567 * 50 12 19.90000 50 07 17.36128 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0846+513 08 46 22.457277 * 08 49 57.976839 08 51 41.893106 0.16 * J0849+5108 51 19 39.98140 * 51 08 29.02376 51 03 16.72119 0.11 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 173 observations. * 4C39.25 09 23 55.319216 * 09 27 03.013937 09 28 33.871852 0.31 J0927+3902 39 15 23.56644 * 39 02 20.85185 38 56 11.84629 0.16 0923+392 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0927+39 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 250526 observations. * 3C286 13 28 49.657769 * 13 31 08.288061 13 32 17.007978 0.17 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64066 * 30 30 32.95930 30 23 05.20736 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 NGC2639 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.108 75.918 J0849+5108 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.442 27.191 4C39.25 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.167 13.000 3C286 sess224.L1024 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.100 4.459 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) NGC2639 58.7 J0849+5108 59.8 4C39.25 67.1 3C286 114.4 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