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<<Anchor(beginOfPage)>> The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2mm Observer (GISMO) is a bolometer camera for the IRAM 30m telescope. It has been build by Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland under the lead of Johannes Staguhn.
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|| || '''Pixels''' || '''Wavelength''' || '''Bandwidth (FWHM)''' || '''Sensitivity (out of atmosphere)''' || '''HPBW''' || '''Field-of-View''' || '''Spacing''' ||
||GISMO since 2012 || 8x16 || 2.0 mm || 140-162 GHz || 14 mJy*s^1/2^ || 16.7" || 1.8' x 3.7' || 13.75" ||
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The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2mm Observer (GISMO) is a bolometer camera for the IRAM 30m telescope. It has been build by Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland under the lead of Johannes Staguhn. GISMO consists of '''8x16 pixels''' with super conducting transition edge sensors (TES). The TES are read out by time domain SQUID multiplexers built at the National Institute for Standards (NIST), in Boulder, Colorado. The nominal bandwidth is 140-162 GHz (FWHM), pixels are spaced by '''13.75"''', the telescope HPBW is '''16.7"'''. The sensitivity has improved relative to the April 2011 run to a media value of about '''14 mJy sqrt(sec)''' (cf. reports below). The field-of-view is ''' 1.8'x3.7' '''. Two standard observing modes are offered, Lissajous curves and on-the-fly scans. Both work in total power, without switching the secondary. An automated pipeline merges the GISMO data with the telescope data streams to create FITS files which are automatically processed by the reduction software crush to
create logs, pointing results, and a first quick view of the data. Typical overheads for single science targets on the sky are 60%. The relative flux stability is about 8% (cf. report below).		 GISMO consists of '''8x16 pixels''' with super conducting transition edge sensors (TES). The TES are read out by time domain SQUID multiplexers built at the National Institute for Standards (NIST), in Boulder, Colorado. The nominal bandwidth is 140-162 GHz (FWHM), pixels are spaced by '''13.75"''', the telescope HPBW is '''16.7"'''. The sensitivity has improved relative to the April 2011 run to a media value of about '''14 mJy sqrt(sec)''' (cf. reports below). The field-of-view is ''' 1.8'x3.7' '''. Two standard observing modes are offered, Lissajous curves and on-the-fly scans. Both work in total power, without switching the secondary. An automated pipeline merges the GISMO data with the telescope data streams to create FITS files which are automatically processed by the reduction software crush to
create logs, pointing results, and a first quick view of the data. Typical overheads for single science targets on the sky are 60%. The relative flux stability is about 8%.

|| || '''Pixels''' || '''Wavelength''' || '''Bandwidth (FWHM)''' || '''Sensitivity (out of atmosphere)''' || '''HPBW''' || '''Field-of-View''' || '''Spacing''' ||
||'''GISMO''' (since 2012) || 8x16 || 2.0 mm || 140-162 GHz || 14 mJy*s^1/2^ || 16.7" || 1.8' x 3.7' || 13.75" ||
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== Call for proposals for the winter semester 2013/14 == == Call for proposals ==
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GISMO is offered again to the community: GISMO is offered again to the community the winter semester 2013/14:
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 * [[http://www.iram-institute.org/EN/content-page-169-7-57-169-0-0.html|Call for observing proposals with the 30m]]
 * [[attachment:TimeEstimator_v3.pdf|Updated guidelines to estimate observing times (Billot et al. 2013)]].
 * [[attachment:3rdGISMOpool_public_v2.pdf|Report on GISMO performance based on the pool run in April-2013 (Hermelo et al. 2013)]].
 * [[attachment:bruni-aug2012-gismo.pdf|Report on GISMO performance based on the pool run in April-2012 (Bruni et al. 2012)]].

  * [[http://www.iram-institute.org/EN/content-page-169-7-57-169-0-0.html | Call for observing proposals with the 30m]]
 * [[attachment:TimeEstimator.pdf | Guidelines to estimate observing times (Billot et al. 2013)]].
 * [[attachment:3rdGISMOpool.pdf | Report on GISMO performance based on the 3rd pool run (Hermelo et al. 2013)]].
 * [[attachment:2ndGISMOpool.pdf | Report on GISMO performance based on the 2nd pool run (Bruni et al. 2012)]].
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 * [[attachment:GISMO Software Operational Manual - May 2013]] by Steve Maher and Johannes Staguhn, May 2013  * [[attachment:GISMO_Manual_2013.05 | GISMO Software Operational Manual]] by Steve Maher and Johannes Staguhn  (May 2013)
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 * [[attachment:GISMONCSInterfaceandFITSFormatv0.5.pdf|GISMO NCS Software Interface and FITS File Description]] by Steve Maher, Attila Kovacs, Albrecht Sievers, April 2012  * [[attachment:GISMO_NCS_2012.04 | GISMO NCS Software Interface and FITS File Description]] by Steve Maher, Attila Kovacs, Albrecht Sievers (April 2012)
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 * Overall coordinator: '''Samuel Leclercq''' <leclercq@iram.fr> (IRAM/Grenoble)
 * GISMO support team:    * '''Johannes Staguhn''' <johannes.g.staguhn@nasa.gov> (PI)
   * Elmer Sharp
   * Steve Maher
   * Dale Fixen
   * Attila Kovacs (crush)		  * Overall coordinator:
  * '''Samuel Leclercq''' (IRAM/Grenoble, <leclercq@iram.fr>)

 * GISMO support team:
 * '''Johannes Staguhn ''' (GISMO PI, <johannes.g.staguhn@nasa.gov>)
  * Elmer Sharp
  * Steve Maher
  * Dale Fixen
  * Attila Kovacs (crush)
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  * '''Carsten Kramer''' (station manager, <kramer@iram.es>)
   * Israel Hermelo (bolometer pool manager, <hermelo@iram.es>)
  * Albrecht Sievers (friend of GISMO, <sievers@iram.es>)
   * Manuel Gonzalez (heterodyne pool manager, <gonzalez@iram.es>)
   * Nicolas Billot (30m scheduler, <billot@iram.es>)		   * '''Carsten Kramer''' (station manager, <kramer@iram.es>)
  * Israel Hermelo (bolometer pool manager, <hermelo@iram.es>)
  * Albrecht Sievers (friend of GISMO, <sievers@iram.es>)
  * Manuel Gonzalez (heterodyne pool manager, <gonzalez@iram.es>)
  * Nicolas Billot (30m scheduler, <billot@iram.es>)
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== Observations == == GISMO How-to's ==
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 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GISMO/PoolPreparation | Pool Preparation]] provides information on the observing modes offered as well as examples of the scripts that you need to prepare to observe your project.
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=== How to observe ===  * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GISMO/ObservingSession | Observing Session]] provides an example of a typical session at the 30m telescope with GISMO.
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The [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GISMOforDummies | Quick GISMO guide for dummies]] provides examples and explanations about how to start !PaKo in order to run the telescope with GISMO, and about total power maps using Lissajous and On-the-fly patterns. Observations using the wobbler will not be offered for this run.

## [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GismoObservingScripts | GismoObservingScripts ]]
## The old page GismoHowToObserve is obsolete.
## [[https://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GismoPakoNotes|Notes on paKo and NCS for GISMO 2012]]

=== Pointing Sources ===

[[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/FluxMonitoring/PointingSources/plotPointingSources.html|Plots for Pointing Sources]] can be accessed within the IRAM network. These data are provided ONLY to help in the planning of observations, in particular to select pointing and focus sources at the IRAM 30-m telescope. They should not be used for any other purpose.


=== Data reduction ===

GISMO data are reduced using CRUSH (Comprehensive Reduction Utility for SHARC2 - and more).

 * [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/ | CRUSH website]]
 * [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/download.html | Download CRUSH]]
 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/CrushExamples | Quick introduction to CRUSH]]		  * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GISMO/DataReduction | Data Reduction]] provides some basic examples to reduce GISMO data using [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/ | CRUSH ]]. For more detail please see the [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/document.html| CRUSH documentation]].
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 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/ProjectsPoolS13 | List of accepted projects.]]  * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GISMO/4thPool/Projects | List of accepted projects.]]
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 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolS13 | Pool observers for the October/November 2013 run]]  * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolS13 | Pool observers for the October/November 2013 run]]

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GISMO/4thPool/Rooms | Room occupancy.]]
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=== Status === ==== Status ====
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 * ''' 2013.09.27 11:00 UT:''' Starting the observations. TAU(225GHz)~0.5
 * ''' 2013.09.25 21:00 UT:''' The wind died down but it started to rain.
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=== 3rd GISMO pool (April 2013) ===
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==== Pool projects and observers ====  * '''3rd GISMO pool''' (April 2013)
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 * Winter semester 2012 observations will be carried out as pooled observations from a dedicated pool account. M.Gonzalez will provide login information.   * [[http://www.iram.fr/php/rel_sched/bgfiles/13/Bolopool-w12.html | List of accepted projects.]]
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 * [[http://www.iram.fr/php/rel_sched/bgfiles/13/Bolopool-w12.html|List of accepted projects.]]

 * Progress of observations can be followed via the [[https://pools.iram.es|pool data base]].

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolW12 |Pool observers for the April 2013 run]] 		  * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolW12 |Pool observers for the April 2013 run]]
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 * '''2nd GISMO pool''' (November 2012)
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=== 2nd GISMO pool (November 2012) ===   * [[http://www.iram.fr/php/rel_sched/bgfiles/12/bolopool-S12.html | List of accepted projects.]]
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Two weeks of dedicated GISMO observations have been carried out during November 2012.

==== Pool projects and observers ====		   * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolS12 |Pool observers for the November 2012 run]]
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 * [[http://www.iram.fr/php/rel_sched/bgfiles/12/bolopool-S12.html|List of accepted projects.]]

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolS12 |Pool observers for the November 2012 run]]

 * [[attachment:GISMO_observations_summary.pdf|Observations summary]].		  * '''1st GISMO pool''' (April 2012)
 
  * [[http://www.iram.fr/php/rel_sched/bgfiles/12/bolopool-W11.html | List of accepted projects.]]
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 * '''5th alignment run''' (March 2012)
  
  Installation of GISMO at a permanent position with new optics, baffle and new filter.
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==== Daily reports ====   * [[GismoRun5|Go to the 5th run Wiki page]]
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 * GismoRun7  * '''4th test run''' (April 2011)
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  * [[GismoRun4|Go to the 4th run Wiki page]]
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 * '''3rd test run''' (April 2010)
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=== 1st GISMO pool (April 2012) ===
In September 2011, GISMO had for the 1st time been offered to the community. Two weeks of dedicated GISMO observations have been carried out during April 2012.		    * [[GismoRun3|Go to the 3rd run Wiki page]]
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==== Daily reports ====

 * GismoRun6


==== Test plan ====

 * TestPlan for the first days of the April run
 * GismoToDoList


=== 5th alignment run, March 2012 ===

    [[GismoRun5|Go to the 5th run Wiki page]] (installation of GISMO at a permanent position with new optics, baffle and new filter)

=== 4th test run, April 2011 ===

    [[GismoRun4|Go to the 4th run Wiki page]] (restricted access, please send an email to SL to obtain the login information)

=== 3rd test run, April 2010 ===

    [[GismoRun3|Go to the 3rd run Wiki page]]

=== 2nd test run, October 2008 ===		  * '''2nd test run''' (October 2008)
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=== 1st test run, November 2007 ===  * '''1st test run''' (November 2007)
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    [[GismoRun1|Go to the 1st run Wiki page]]   * [[GismoRun1|Go to the 1st run Wiki page]]
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Last update: 2013.10.25 Last update: 2013.10.27

GISMO

The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2mm Observer (GISMO) is a bolometer camera for the IRAM 30m telescope. It has been build by Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland under the lead of Johannes Staguhn.

Contents

  1. GISMO
    1. Overview
    2. Call for proposals
    3. Documentation
    4. Publications
    5. Support teams
    6. GISMO How-to's
    7. 4th GISMO pool (October/November 2013)
      1. Pool projects and observers
      2. Progress
    8. Previous observing runs

Overview

GISMO consists of 8x16 pixels with super conducting transition edge sensors (TES). The TES are read out by time domain SQUID multiplexers built at the National Institute for Standards (NIST), in Boulder, Colorado. The nominal bandwidth is 140-162 GHz (FWHM), pixels are spaced by 13.75", the telescope HPBW is 16.7". The sensitivity has improved relative to the April 2011 run to a media value of about 14 mJy sqrt(sec) (cf. reports below). The field-of-view is 1.8'x3.7' . Two standard observing modes are offered, Lissajous curves and on-the-fly scans. Both work in total power, without switching the secondary. An automated pipeline merges the GISMO data with the telescope data streams to create FITS files which are automatically processed by the reduction software crush to create logs, pointing results, and a first quick view of the data. Typical overheads for single science targets on the sky are 60%. The relative flux stability is about 8%.

Pixels

Wavelength

Bandwidth (FWHM)

Sensitivity (out of atmosphere)

HPBW

Field-of-View

Spacing

GISMO (since 2012)

8x16

2.0 mm

140-162 GHz

14 mJy*s1/2

16.7"

1.8' x 3.7'

13.75"

Call for proposals

GISMO is offered again to the community the winter semester 2013/14:

Documentation

Publications

  1. Dwek, Staguhn et al. 2011 ApJ,
    Star and dust formation activities in AzTEC-3: A starburst galaxy at z = 5.3

  2. Arendt et al. 2011 ApJ,
    The Radio - 2 mm Spectral Index of the Crab Nebula Measured with GISMO

  3. Capack et al. 2011 Nature,
    A massive proto-cluster of galaxies at a redshift of z~5.3

  4. Dicker et al. 2009 ApJ,
    90GHz and 150GHz observations of the Orion M42 region. A sub-millimeter to radio analysis

  5. Benford, Moseley, Zmuidzinas 2009 Journal of Physics
    Direct detectors for the Einstein inflation probe

  6. IRAM Newsletter 2/2009
    GISMO - The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2 Millimeter Observer tested at the IRAM 30m observatory

  7. Staguhn et al. 2008 Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 151, 3, 709
    GISMO, a 2 mm Bolometer Camera Optimized for the Study of High Redshift Galaxies

Support teams

GISMO How-to's

  • Pool Preparation provides information on the observing modes offered as well as examples of the scripts that you need to prepare to observe your project.

  • Observing Session provides an example of a typical session at the 30m telescope with GISMO.

  • Data Reduction provides some basic examples to reduce GISMO data using CRUSH. For more detail please see the CRUSH documentation.

4th GISMO pool (October/November 2013)

The 4th GISMO pool will take place from the 22nd of October to the 5th of November 2013. Observations will be carried from a dedicated pool account (I. Hermelo will provide login information).

Pool projects and observers

For information about the accepted projects and the observers at the 30m please go to:

Progress

The progress of the 4th GISMO pool can be followed via:

Status

  • 2013.09.27 11:00 UT: Starting the observations. TAU(225GHz)~0.5

  • 2013.09.25 21:00 UT: The wind died down but it started to rain.

  • 2013.09.24 23:00 UT: Stopped by strong wind. TAU(225GHz)~0.6

  • 2013.09.23 09:00 UT: Bad weather conditions. Testing new scripts on Mars

  • 2013.09.22 14:00 UT: Stopped by bad weather conditions (strong wind and rain)

Previous observing runs

Author: Israel Hermelo (GISMO pool manager)

email: hermelo@iram.es

Created: 2013.10.25

This page is maintained by IH, CK, SL and the GISMO team

Last update: 2013.10.27

Continuum/GISMO/Main (last edited 2015-02-26 17:56:08 by dhcp-185)