= Astronomer's page = <> <> ---- == The instrument == === General description === NIKA is a prototype camera at the focus of the 30 m IRAM telescope. It measures the continuum emission of astronomical sources at 260 and 150 GHz (the 1 and 2mm bands) simultaneously in a FOV of 2.3 arcminute diameter. === Description of the optics === === Description of the cryogenics === === Description of the detectors and readout electronics === === References === == Calibrating NIKA == === Pako sequences === === IDL reduction sequences === == Observing with NIKA == === Pako sequence examples === === Quick-look assessment === === Pipeline products ===