COVER INFORMATION Station: JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 Next BBC frequencies: 645.51 645.51 645.51 645.51 581.51 581.51 581.51 581.51 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 12 00 00 4C39.25 04 12 54 36.4 71.4 -5.3 -46.8 0 0 12 00 00 12 05 00 --- 04 17 55 37.1 72.3 -5.2 -47.1 300 39 12 00 01 12 07 00 J0849+5108 04 19 56 49.8 64.6 -4.5 -59.3 13 39 12 07 00 12 10 00 =0846+513 04 22 56 50.3 65.0 -4.5 -59.6 180 62 12 07 01 12 10 00 NGC2639 04 22 56 50.6 67.1 -4.4 -59.3 -24 62 No stop 12 13 30 --- 04 26 27 51.1 67.5 -4.3 -59.6 186 89 12 10 01 12 14 00 J0849+5108 04 26 57 50.8 65.5 -4.4 -60.0 6 89 12 14 00 12 15 00 =0846+513 04 27 57 50.9 65.6 -4.4 -60.1 60 97 12 14 01 12 15 00 NGC2639 04 27 57 51.3 67.7 -4.3 -59.7 -24 97 No stop 12 18 30 --- 04 31 28 51.8 68.2 -4.2 -60.1 186 124 12 15 01 12 20 00 NGC2639 04 32 58 52.0 68.4 -4.2 -60.2 82 124 12 20 00 12 23 30 --- 04 36 28 52.5 68.8 -4.1 -60.5 210 151 12 20 01 12 24 00 J0849+5108 04 36 58 52.2 66.7 -4.2 -61.0 6 151 12 24 00 12 25 00 =0846+513 04 37 59 52.3 66.9 -4.2 -61.1 60 158 12 24 01 12 25 00 NGC2639 04 37 59 52.7 69.0 -4.1 -60.6 -24 158 No stop 12 28 30 --- 04 41 29 53.2 69.5 -4.1 -60.9 186 185 12 25 01 12 30 00 NGC2639 04 42 59 53.4 69.7 -4.0 -61.1 82 185 12 30 00 12 33 30 --- 04 46 30 53.9 70.1 -4.0 -61.4 210 213 12 30 01 12 34 00 J0849+5108 04 47 00 53.6 68.0 -4.1 -62.0 6 213 12 34 00 12 35 00 =0846+513 04 48 00 53.7 68.1 -4.1 -62.1 60 220 12 34 01 12 35 00 NGC2639 04 48 00 54.1 70.3 -4.0 -61.5 -25 220 No stop 12 38 30 --- 04 51 31 54.6 70.8 -3.9 -61.8 185 247 12 35 01 12 40 00 NGC2639 04 53 01 54.8 71.0 -3.9 -61.9 82 247 12 40 00 12 43 30 --- 04 56 32 55.3 71.4 -3.8 -62.2 210 274 12 40 01 12 44 00 J0849+5108 04 57 02 55.0 69.2 -3.9 -62.9 6 274 12 44 00 12 45 00 =0846+513 04 58 02 55.1 69.4 -3.9 -63.0 60 282 12 44 01 12 45 00 NGC2639 04 58 02 55.6 71.6 -3.8 -62.4 -25 282 No stop 12 48 30 --- 05 01 32 56.1 72.1 -3.7 -62.7 185 309 12 45 01 Schedule for JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 50 00 NGC2639 05 03 03 56.3 72.3 -3.7 -62.8 82 309 12 50 00 12 53 30 --- 05 06 33 56.8 72.7 -3.6 -63.1 210 336 12 50 01 12 54 00 J0849+5108 05 07 03 56.4 70.5 -3.7 -63.8 5 336 12 54 00 12 55 00 =0846+513 05 08 04 56.5 70.6 -3.7 -63.9 60 344 12 54 01 12 55 00 NGC2639 05 08 04 57.0 72.9 -3.6 -63.2 -25 344 No stop 12 58 30 --- 05 11 34 57.5 73.4 -3.6 -63.5 185 371 12 55 01 13 00 00 NGC2639 05 13 04 57.7 73.6 -3.5 -63.6 82 371 13 00 00 13 03 30 --- 05 16 35 58.2 74.1 -3.5 -63.9 210 398 13 00 01 13 04 00 J0849+5108 05 17 05 57.8 71.7 -3.6 -64.7 5 398 13 04 00 13 05 00 =0846+513 05 18 05 57.9 71.9 -3.6 -64.8 60 406 13 04 01 13 05 00 NGC2639 05 18 05 58.4 74.3 -3.5 -64.0 -25 406 No stop 13 08 30 --- 05 21 36 58.9 74.8 -3.4 -64.2 185 433 13 05 01 13 10 00 NGC2639 05 23 06 59.2 75.0 -3.4 -64.4 82 433 13 10 00 13 13 30 --- 05 26 37 59.7 75.4 -3.3 -64.6 210 460 13 10 01 13 14 00 J0849+5108 05 27 07 59.2 73.0 -3.4 -65.6 5 460 13 14 00 13 15 00 =0846+513 05 28 07 59.4 73.1 -3.4 -65.7 60 468 13 14 01 13 15 00 NGC2639 05 28 07 59.9 75.6 -3.3 -64.7 -26 468 No stop 13 18 30 --- 05 31 37 60.4 76.1 -3.2 -65.0 184 495 13 15 01 13 20 00 NGC2639 05 33 08 60.6 76.3 -3.2 -65.1 82 495 13 20 00 13 23 30 --- 05 36 38 61.1 76.8 -3.1 -65.3 210 522 13 20 01 13 24 00 J0849+5108 05 37 08 60.7 74.3 -3.2 -66.4 4 522 13 24 00 13 25 00 =0846+513 05 38 08 60.8 74.4 -3.2 -66.5 60 529 13 24 01 13 25 00 NGC2639 05 38 08 61.3 77.0 -3.1 -65.5 -26 529 No stop 13 28 30 --- 05 41 39 61.8 77.5 -3.1 -65.7 184 556 13 25 01 13 30 00 NGC2639 05 43 09 62.1 77.7 -3.0 -65.8 82 556 13 30 00 13 33 30 --- 05 46 40 62.6 78.2 -3.0 -66.0 210 584 13 30 01 13 34 00 J0849+5108 05 47 10 62.1 75.6 -3.1 -67.2 4 584 13 34 00 13 35 00 =0846+513 05 48 10 62.2 75.7 -3.1 -67.3 60 591 13 34 01 13 35 00 NGC2639 05 48 10 62.8 78.4 -3.0 -66.1 -27 591 No stop 13 38 30 --- 05 51 41 63.3 78.9 -2.9 -66.4 183 618 13 35 01 Schedule for JODRELL1 (Code Jb ) 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 40 00 NGC2639 05 53 11 63.5 79.1 -2.9 -66.5 82 618 13 40 00 13 43 30 --- 05 56 41 64.1 79.7 -2.8 -66.7 210 645 13 40 01 13 44 00 J0849+5108 05 57 12 63.6 76.9 -2.9 -68.0 3 645 13 44 00 13 45 00 =0846+513 05 58 12 63.7 77.0 -2.9 -68.1 60 653 13 44 01 13 47 00 4C39.25 06 00 12 52.1 90.6 -3.5 -50.3 21 653 13 47 00 13 52 00 --- 06 05 13 52.9 91.7 -3.4 -50.3 300 692 13 47 01 13 54 00 3C286 06 07 13 12.6 55.5 -7.4 -34.9 -191 692 13 54 00 14 00 00 --- 06 13 14 13.3 56.5 -7.3 -35.4 169 738 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: 3 Station: JODRELL1 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= 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 2272.00 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: 1 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= 645.51 645.51 645.51 645.51 581.51 581.51 581.51 581.51 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 1 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) * 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