COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Experiment: Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 Exp. Code: GM079 Schedule Version: 7.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Nicholas Roy MacDonald Address: Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Auf dem Hugel 69 Bonn Germany Phone: +49228525424 EMAIL: nmacdona@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de Fax: Phone during observation: +492257301155 Observing mode: Notes: PHASECAL should be ON Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 2 Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 17 Mar 2022 Day 76 --- ---------- POINTING ---------- Next scan frequencies: 43040.00 43040.00 43104.00 43104.00 43168.00 43168.00 43232.00 43232.00 Next BBC frequencies: 640.00 640.00 704.00 704.00 768.00 768.00 832.00 832.00 Next scan bandwidths: 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 06 35 40 1156+295 12 08 40 77.2 187.9 0.1 6.8 0 0 06 35 40 06 40 50 --- 12 13 51 77.1 193.0 0.2 11.0 310 80 06 35 41 ---------- POINTING ---------- 06 48 00 1510-089 12 21 02 25.5 131.5 -2.9 -34.5 313 80 06 48 00 06 55 00 --- 12 28 03 26.4 133.1 -2.8 -33.5 420 188 06 48 01 06 55 45 1510-089 12 28 48 26.5 133.3 -2.8 -33.4 39 188 06 55 45 07 02 45 --- 12 35 50 27.5 134.9 -2.6 -32.4 420 296 06 55 46 07 03 30 1510-089 12 36 35 27.6 135.1 -2.6 -32.3 39 296 07 03 30 07 10 30 --- 12 43 36 28.5 136.7 -2.5 -31.2 420 404 07 03 31 ---------- POINTING ---------- 07 12 00 3C279 12 45 06 42.2 175.9 -0.2 -3.1 53 404 07 12 00 07 17 10 --- 12 50 17 42.3 177.6 -0.1 -1.8 310 484 07 12 01 07 18 40 1510-089 12 51 47 29.5 138.7 -2.4 -29.9 54 484 07 18 40 07 25 40 --- 12 58 48 30.4 140.5 -2.3 -28.7 420 593 07 18 41 ---------- Segment (C). VLBA-only (0730-1430) ---------- 07 27 10 1510-089 13 00 19 30.5 140.8 -2.2 -28.5 84 593 07 27 10 07 33 50 --- 13 07 00 31.3 142.5 -2.1 -27.4 400 696 07 27 11 07 35 20 1510-089 13 08 30 31.5 142.9 -2.1 -27.1 84 696 07 35 20 07 42 00 --- 13 15 11 32.2 144.7 -2.0 -25.9 400 799 07 35 21 07 43 30 1510-089 13 16 41 32.4 145.1 -2.0 -25.6 84 799 07 43 30 07 50 10 --- 13 23 22 33.1 146.8 -1.8 -24.4 400 902 07 43 31 07 51 40 3C279 13 24 53 41.9 189.2 0.5 6.9 52 902 07 51 40 07 55 40 --- 13 28 53 41.8 190.5 0.5 7.9 240 964 07 51 41 07 57 10 1510-089 13 30 23 33.8 148.7 -1.7 -23.1 52 964 07 57 10 08 03 50 --- 13 37 05 34.4 150.6 -1.6 -21.8 400 1067 07 57 11 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 3 Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 17 Mar 2022 Day 76 --- 08 05 20 1510-089 13 38 35 34.5 151.0 -1.6 -21.5 84 1067 08 05 20 08 12 00 --- 13 45 16 35.1 152.9 -1.5 -20.1 400 1170 08 05 21 08 13 30 1510-089 13 46 46 35.3 153.3 -1.5 -19.8 84 1170 08 13 30 08 20 10 --- 13 53 27 35.8 155.2 -1.3 -18.5 400 1273 08 13 31 08 21 40 3C279 13 54 57 40.5 199.0 1.0 14.1 51 1273 08 21 40 08 25 40 --- 13 58 58 40.3 200.3 1.0 15.1 240 1335 08 21 41 08 27 10 1510-089 14 00 28 36.3 157.3 -1.2 -17.0 51 1335 08 27 10 08 33 50 --- 14 07 09 36.8 159.2 -1.1 -15.5 400 1438 08 27 11 08 35 20 1510-089 14 08 40 36.9 159.7 -1.1 -15.2 84 1438 08 35 20 08 42 00 --- 14 15 21 37.3 161.7 -1.0 -13.7 400 1541 08 35 21 08 43 30 1510-089 14 16 51 37.4 162.1 -1.0 -13.4 84 1541 08 43 30 08 50 10 --- 14 23 32 37.7 164.2 -0.8 -11.9 400 1644 08 43 31 08 51 40 3C279 14 25 02 38.3 208.2 1.5 20.8 50 1644 08 51 40 08 55 40 --- 14 29 03 37.9 209.4 1.5 21.6 240 1706 08 51 41 08 57 10 1510-089 14 30 33 38.1 166.3 -0.7 -10.3 51 1706 08 57 10 09 03 50 --- 14 37 14 38.3 168.4 -0.6 -8.7 400 1809 08 57 11 09 05 20 1510-089 14 38 45 38.4 168.9 -0.6 -8.4 84 1809 09 05 20 09 12 00 --- 14 45 26 38.6 170.9 -0.5 -6.8 400 1912 09 05 21 09 13 30 1510-089 14 46 56 38.7 171.4 -0.5 -6.5 84 1912 09 13 30 09 20 10 --- 14 53 37 38.8 173.5 -0.3 -4.9 400 2015 09 13 31 09 21 40 3C279 14 55 07 35.3 216.8 2.0 26.7 51 2015 09 21 40 09 25 40 --- 14 59 08 34.8 217.9 2.0 27.4 240 2077 09 21 41 09 27 10 1510-089 15 00 38 39.0 175.7 -0.2 -3.2 51 2077 09 27 10 09 33 50 --- 15 07 19 39.0 177.9 -0.1 -1.6 400 2180 09 27 11 09 35 20 1510-089 15 08 50 39.0 178.3 -0.1 -1.3 84 2180 09 35 20 09 42 00 --- 15 15 31 39.0 180.5 0.0 0.4 400 2283 09 35 21 09 43 30 1510-089 15 17 01 39.0 180.9 0.0 0.7 84 2283 09 43 30 09 50 10 --- 15 23 42 39.0 183.1 0.2 2.3 400 2386 09 43 31 09 51 40 3C279 15 25 12 31.6 224.6 2.5 31.8 52 2386 09 51 40 09 55 40 --- 15 29 13 31.1 225.6 2.5 32.4 240 2448 09 51 41 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 4 Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 17 Mar 2022 Day 76 --- 09 57 10 1510-089 15 30 43 38.9 185.3 0.3 4.0 53 2448 09 57 10 10 03 50 --- 15 37 24 38.8 187.4 0.4 5.6 400 2551 09 57 11 10 05 20 1510-089 15 38 55 38.7 187.9 0.4 5.9 84 2551 10 05 20 10 12 00 --- 15 45 36 38.5 190.0 0.5 7.5 400 2654 10 05 21 10 13 30 1510-089 15 47 06 38.5 190.4 0.6 7.9 84 2654 10 13 30 10 20 10 --- 15 53 47 38.2 192.5 0.7 9.4 400 2757 10 13 31 10 21 40 3C279 15 55 17 27.4 231.7 3.0 36.1 54 2757 10 21 40 10 25 40 --- 15 59 18 26.8 232.7 3.0 36.6 240 2819 10 21 41 10 27 10 1510-089 16 00 48 37.9 194.7 0.8 11.0 54 2819 10 27 10 10 33 50 --- 16 07 29 37.6 196.7 0.9 12.6 400 2922 10 27 11 10 35 20 1510-089 16 08 59 37.5 197.2 0.9 12.9 84 2922 10 35 20 10 42 00 --- 16 15 41 37.1 199.2 1.0 14.4 400 3025 10 35 21 10 43 30 1510-089 16 17 11 37.0 199.7 1.1 14.7 84 3025 10 43 30 10 50 10 --- 16 23 52 36.6 201.6 1.2 16.2 400 3128 10 43 31 10 51 40 3C279 16 25 22 22.8 238.3 3.5 39.6 54 3128 10 51 40 10 55 40 --- 16 29 23 22.2 239.1 3.5 40.0 240 3190 10 51 41 10 57 10 1510-089 16 30 53 36.1 203.7 1.3 17.7 53 3190 10 57 10 11 03 50 --- 16 37 34 35.6 205.6 1.4 19.1 400 3293 10 57 11 11 05 20 1510-089 16 39 04 35.4 206.1 1.4 19.4 84 3293 11 05 20 11 12 00 --- 16 45 45 34.9 208.0 1.5 20.7 400 3396 11 05 21 11 13 30 1510-089 16 47 16 34.7 208.4 1.6 21.0 84 3396 11 13 30 11 20 10 --- 16 53 57 34.1 210.2 1.7 22.4 400 3499 11 13 31 11 21 40 3C279 16 55 27 17.9 244.3 4.0 42.5 49 3499 11 21 40 11 25 40 --- 16 59 28 17.2 245.1 4.0 42.8 240 3561 11 21 41 11 27 10 1510-089 17 00 58 33.5 212.2 1.8 23.7 48 3561 11 27 10 11 33 50 --- 17 07 39 32.8 214.0 1.9 25.0 400 3664 11 27 11 11 35 20 1510-089 17 09 09 32.6 214.3 1.9 25.2 84 3664 11 35 20 11 42 00 --- 17 15 50 31.9 216.1 2.0 26.4 400 3767 11 35 21 11 43 30 1510-089 17 17 21 31.7 216.5 2.1 26.7 84 3767 11 43 30 11 50 10 --- 17 24 02 31.0 218.2 2.2 27.9 400 3870 11 43 31 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 5 Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 17 Mar 2022 Day 76 --- 11 51 40 3C279 17 25 32 12.8 249.9 4.5 44.8 44 3870 11 51 40 11 55 40 --- 17 29 33 12.0 250.6 4.5 45.0 240 3932 11 51 41 11 57 10 1510-089 17 31 03 30.1 220.0 2.3 29.0 44 3932 11 57 10 12 03 50 --- 17 37 44 29.3 221.6 2.4 30.1 400 4035 11 57 11 12 05 20 1510-089 17 39 14 29.1 222.0 2.4 30.4 84 4035 12 05 20 12 12 00 --- 17 45 55 28.3 223.6 2.5 31.4 400 4138 12 05 21 12 13 30 1510-089 17 47 26 28.1 224.0 2.6 31.6 84 4138 12 13 30 12 20 10 --- 17 54 07 27.2 225.6 2.7 32.6 400 4241 12 13 31 12 21 40 3C279 17 55 37 7.4 255.2 5.0 46.5 41 4241 12 21 40 12 25 40 --- 17 59 38 6.7 255.9 5.0 46.7 240 4303 12 21 41 12 27 10 1510-089 18 01 08 26.3 227.2 2.8 33.7 41 4303 12 27 10 12 33 50 --- 18 07 49 25.4 228.7 2.9 34.6 400 4406 12 27 11 12 35 20 1510-089 18 09 19 25.1 229.0 2.9 34.8 84 4406 12 35 20 12 42 00 --- 18 16 00 24.2 230.5 3.0 35.7 400 4509 12 35 21 12 43 30 1510-089 18 17 30 24.0 230.8 3.1 35.9 84 4509 12 43 30 12 50 10 --- 18 24 12 23.0 232.3 3.2 36.7 400 4612 12 43 31 12 57 10 1510-089 18 31 13 22.0 233.8 3.3 37.6 414 4612 12 57 10 13 03 50 --- 18 37 54 20.9 235.2 3.4 38.3 400 4715 12 57 11 13 05 20 1510-089 18 39 24 20.7 235.5 3.4 38.5 84 4715 13 05 20 13 12 00 --- 18 46 05 19.7 236.9 3.5 39.2 400 4818 13 05 21 13 13 30 1510-089 18 47 35 19.4 237.2 3.6 39.4 84 4818 13 13 30 13 20 10 --- 18 54 17 18.4 238.5 3.7 40.1 400 4921 13 13 31 13 27 10 1510-089 19 01 18 17.3 239.9 3.8 40.8 414 4921 13 27 10 13 33 50 --- 19 07 59 16.2 241.2 3.9 41.5 400 5024 13 27 11 13 35 20 1510-089 19 09 29 15.9 241.5 3.9 41.6 84 5024 13 35 20 13 42 00 --- 19 16 10 14.8 242.8 4.0 42.2 400 5127 13 35 21 13 43 30 1510-089 19 17 40 14.6 243.0 4.1 42.3 84 5127 13 43 30 13 50 10 --- 19 24 21 13.5 244.3 4.2 42.9 400 5230 13 43 31 13 51 40 1156+295 19 25 52 5.0 305.2 7.4 44.2 38 5230 13 51 40 13 55 40 --- 19 29 52 4.4 305.8 7.5 43.8 240 5292 13 51 41 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 6 Unravelling the Nature of the Jets Magnetic Field within PKS 1510-089 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 17 Mar 2022 Day 76 --- 13 57 10 1510-089 19 31 23 12.3 245.6 4.3 43.5 38 5292 13 57 10 14 03 50 --- 19 38 04 11.1 246.8 4.4 44.0 400 5395 13 57 11 14 05 20 1510-089 19 39 34 10.9 247.1 4.4 44.1 84 5395 14 05 20 14 12 00 --- 19 46 15 9.7 248.3 4.5 44.6 400 5498 14 05 21 14 13 30 1510-089 19 47 45 9.5 248.5 4.6 44.7 84 5498 14 13 30 14 20 10 --- 19 54 26 8.3 249.7 4.7 45.1 400 5601 14 13 31 14 27 10 1510-089 20 01 28 7.1 251.0 4.8 45.6 414 5601 14 27 10 14 30 00 --- 20 04 18 6.6 251.4 4.8 45.7 170 5645 14 27 11 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess122.Q2048glob Matching groups in /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/freq_RDBE.dat: v7mm_c8 Setup group: 2 Station: VLBA_NL Total bit rate: 2048 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate:128.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: RDBE_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 3.9 7.6 11.6 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. See the crd files for VLBA legacy system setups and pcal detection details. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 43040.00 43040.00 43104.00 43104.00 43168.00 43168.00 43232.00 43232.00 BBC fr= 640.00 640.00 704.00 704.00 768.00 768.00 832.00 832.00 Bandwd= 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 64.00 VLBA legacy crd files using 4 channels based on RDBE channels: 3 4 5 6 CRD fr= 727.99 727.99 791.99 791.99 CRD bw= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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) J1159+2914 11 56 57.786211 * 11 59 31.833912 12 00 40.929516 0.11 * 1156+295 29 31 25.73868 * 29 14 43.82678 29 07 16.19518 0.10 J1159+29 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 64535 observations J1256-0547 12 53 35.831299 * 12 56 11.166567 12 57 20.504851 0.69 * 3C279 -05 31 07.99595 *-05 47 21.52481 -05 54 36.62774 0.92 1253-055 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul J1256-05 GSFC 2011B astro solution 7402 Observations J1512-0905 15 10 08.900178 * 15 12 50.532926 15 14 02.216367 0.10 * 1510-089 -08 54 47.61966 *-09 05 59.82981 -09 11 01.93761 0.10 J1512-09 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.vlba.2012jul rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 6238 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 1156+295 sess122.Q2048glob 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.417 12.331 3C279 sess122.Q2048glob 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2.711 46.869 1510-089 sess122.Q2048glob 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12.621 279.808 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) 1156+295 152.1 3C279 161.0 1510-089 127.4 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