COVER INFORMATION Station: TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) Experiment: Tracing the Radio Outflows in RQ AGN from Pc- to Kpc-scales Exp. Code: EG131F 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 TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 22 Oct 2024 Day 296 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 Next BBC frequencies: 643.51 643.51 643.51 643.51 579.51 579.51 579.51 579.51 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 21 00 00 3C84 07 11 40 43.4 -60.2 3.8 83.6 0 0 21 00 00 21 05 00 --- 07 16 41 42.4 -60.1 3.9 82.9 300 39 21 00 01 21 07 00 J0259-0019 07 18 41 21.5 255.9 4.3 W 56.2 -517 39 21 07 00 21 10 00 =0256-005 07 21 42 20.9 256.4 4.3 W 56.3 0 62 21 07 01 21 10 00 NGC1194 07 21 42 21.4 255.1 4.3 55.8 -5 62 No stop 21 13 30 --- 07 25 12 20.6 255.6 4.3 56.0 205 89 21 10 01 21 14 00 J0259-0019 07 25 42 20.1 257.0 4.4 56.5 25 89 21 14 00 21 15 00 =0256-005 07 26 43 19.8 257.1 4.4 56.6 60 97 21 14 01 21 15 00 NGC1194 07 26 43 20.3 255.8 4.4 56.1 -5 97 No stop 21 18 30 --- 07 30 13 19.6 256.3 4.4 56.3 205 124 21 15 01 21 18 30 J0259-0019 07 30 13 19.1 257.6 4.5 56.8 -5 124 No stop 21 20 00 =0256-005 07 31 43 18.8 257.9 4.5 56.8 85 135 21 18 31 21 20 00 NGC1194 07 31 43 19.3 256.5 4.4 56.4 -5 135 No stop 21 23 30 --- 07 35 14 18.6 257.1 4.5 56.6 205 162 21 20 01 21 24 00 J0259-0019 07 35 44 18.0 258.4 4.6 57.0 25 162 21 24 00 21 25 00 =0256-005 07 36 44 17.8 258.6 4.6 57.1 60 170 21 24 01 21 25 00 NGC1194 07 36 44 18.2 257.3 4.5 56.7 -5 170 No stop 21 28 30 --- 07 40 15 17.5 257.8 4.6 56.8 205 197 21 25 01 21 28 30 J0259-0019 07 40 15 17.0 259.1 4.7 57.2 -5 197 No stop 21 30 00 =0256-005 07 41 45 16.7 259.3 4.7 57.3 85 209 21 28 31 21 30 00 NGC1194 07 41 45 17.2 258.0 4.6 56.9 -5 209 No stop 21 33 30 --- 07 45 16 16.5 258.5 4.7 57.1 205 236 21 30 01 21 34 00 J0259-0019 07 45 46 15.9 259.9 4.7 57.5 25 236 21 34 00 21 35 00 =0256-005 07 46 46 15.6 260.0 4.8 57.5 60 243 21 34 01 21 35 00 NGC1194 07 46 46 16.1 258.7 4.7 57.1 -5 243 No stop 21 38 30 --- 07 50 16 15.4 259.2 4.8 57.3 205 271 21 35 01 21 38 30 J0259-0019 07 50 16 14.9 260.5 4.8 57.6 -5 271 No stop 21 40 00 =0256-005 07 51 47 14.6 260.7 4.9 57.7 85 282 21 38 31 Schedule for TIANMA65 (Code T6 ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Tue 22 Oct 2024 Day 296 --- 21 40 00 NGC1194 07 51 47 15.1 259.4 4.8 57.3 -5 282 No stop 21 43 30 --- 07 55 17 14.3 259.9 4.8 57.5 205 309 21 40 01 21 44 00 J0259-0019 07 55 47 13.7 261.2 4.9 57.8 25 309 21 44 00 21 45 00 =0256-005 07 56 47 13.5 261.4 4.9 57.9 60 317 21 44 01 21 45 00 NGC1194 07 56 47 14.0 260.1 4.9 57.5 -5 317 No stop 21 48 30 --- 08 00 18 13.3 260.6 4.9 57.7 205 344 21 45 01 21 48 30 J0259-0019 08 00 18 12.8 261.9 5.0 58.0 -5 344 No stop 21 50 00 =0256-005 08 01 48 12.5 262.1 5.0 58.0 85 356 21 48 31 21 50 00 NGC1194 08 01 48 13.0 260.8 4.9 57.7 -5 356 No stop 21 53 30 --- 08 05 19 12.2 261.3 5.0 57.8 205 383 21 50 01 21 54 00 J0259-0019 08 05 49 11.6 262.6 5.1 58.1 25 383 21 54 00 21 55 00 =0256-005 08 06 49 11.4 262.7 5.1 58.2 60 390 21 54 01 21 55 00 NGC1194 08 06 49 11.9 261.5 5.0 57.9 -4 390 No stop 21 58 30 --- 08 10 20 11.2 262.0 5.1 58.0 206 417 21 55 01 21 58 30 J0259-0019 08 10 20 10.7 263.2 5.2 58.2 -5 417 No stop 22 00 00 =0256-005 08 11 50 10.3 263.4 5.2 58.3 85 429 21 58 31 22 00 00 NGC1194 08 11 50 10.8 262.2 5.1 58.0 -4 429 No stop 22 03 30 --- 08 15 21 10.1 262.6 5.2 58.1 206 456 22 00 01 22 04 00 J0259-0019 08 15 51 9.5 263.9 5.3 58.4 25 456 22 04 00 22 05 00 =0256-005 08 16 51 9.3 264.1 5.3 58.4 60 464 22 04 01 22 05 00 NGC1194 08 16 51 9.8 262.8 5.2 58.2 -4 464 No stop 22 08 30 --- 08 20 21 9.0 263.3 5.3 58.3 206 491 22 05 01 22 52 00 3C84 09 03 58 23.1 305.9 5.7 68.1 2522 491 22 52 00 22 58 00 --- 09 09 59 22.0 306.3 5.8 67.3 360 537 22 52 01 --- Wed 23 Oct 2024 Day 297 --- 00 34 30 0528+134 10 46 45 16.6 276.1 5.2 61.2 5702 537 00 34 30 00 39 30 --- 10 51 46 15.5 276.7 5.3 61.0 300 576 00 34 31 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess324.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: 10 Station: TIANMA65 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= 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 2270.00 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 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 BBC SB= U U L L U U L L IF = A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 A4 B3 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 6 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= 643.51 643.51 643.51 643.51 579.51 579.51 579.51 579.51 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 6 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) * NGC1194 03 01 16.358834 * 03 03 49.110000 03 05 06.058841 0.00 -01 17 54.13611 *-01 06 13.40000 -01 00 15.67379 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * IRAS04385-08 04 38 30.503603 * 04 40 54.960000 04 42 07.576785 0.00 -08 28 06.08811 *-08 22 22.10000 -08 19 18.12175 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. 0256-005 02 56 55.117078 * 02 59 28.516158 03 00 45.787606 0.01 * J0259-0019 -00 31 54.17486 *-00 19 59.97541 -00 13 55.72147 0.01 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 5055 observations. * 3C84 03 16 29.567265 * 03 19 48.160096 03 21 28.094840 1.50 J0319+4130 41 19 51.91692 * 41 30 42.10404 41 36 08.52369 2.86 0316+413 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J0319+41 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 10291 observations. 0436-089 04 36 13.871050 * 04 38 37.876765 04 39 50.281908 0.69 * J0438-0848 -08 54 14.84663 *-08 48 21.50594 -08 45 12.84824 0.70 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 63 observations. * 0528+134 05 28 06.759216 * 05 30 56.416746 05 32 21.280481 0.21 J0530+1331 13 29 42.28882 * 13 31 55.14948 13 33 08.91615 0.24 J0530+13 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 138236 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 NGC1194 sess324.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2.217 188.263 IRAS04385-0sess324.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 2.042 150.255 J0259-0019 sess324.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0.892 66.554 3C84 sess324.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0.183 18.220 J0438-0848 sess324.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 0.825 53.689 0528+134 sess324.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0.300 22.849 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) NGC1194 158.0 IRAS04385-08 133.3 J0259-0019 159.3 3C84 144.1 J0438-0848 133.6 0528+134 126.3 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