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NIKA2 Homepage

NIKA2, the second generation New-IRAM-KID-Array, is a dual band camera operating simultaneously at 150 and 260 GHz. The instrument is based on large arrays of superconducting Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID) operated at temperatures of 100mK. NIKA2 is built by an international consortium, led by the Institute Neel (Grenoble France). Successful installation took place in early October 2015. NIKA2's field of view has a 6.5arcmin diameter, with angular resolutions of 12 and 18 arcsec at 1 and 2 mm wavelengths respectively. NIKA2 is designed as a facility instrument which will remain at its present position for at least a decade. The instrument will allow to measure linear polarizations at 1.15 mm.

For September 2016, some important changes to the hardware are currently being prepared: the 150 GHz array, the dichroic frequency splitter, the lenses, and the cryostat window will be replaced and upgraded. In addition, several of the 20 readout electronics boards will be replaced with the last version. Commissioning will then continue well into the winter semester and NIKA2 shall be opened to the community in 2017.

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NIKA2 Homepage

NIKA2 in the web:

Overview

Some prelimiary characteristics of NIKA-2:

Band	Number of KIDs	Wavelength	Bandwidth	NEFD	HPBW	FoV
NIKA2 2 mm/150 GHz	1020	2.00 mm	125-170 GHz	20 mJy*s^1/2	12"	6.5'
NIKA2 1 mm/260 GHz	2x1140	1.15 mm	240-280 GHz	30 mJy*s^1/2	18"	6.5'

Note that the 2mm array will be replaced in September 2016.

Call for proposals and time estimator

A limited amount of time will be available in the upcoming winter semester 2016/17. See the call for proposals here. No polarization measurement is provided for the time being. On the following page, we give information on how to do the time estimates:

Guidelines to estimate observing times.

Publications

Instrument/detectors papers:
- Catalano et al. 2016, The NIKA2 commissioning campaign: performance and first results, arxiv
- Calvo et al. 2016, The NIKA2 instrument, a dual-band kilopixel KID array for millimetric astronomy, arxiv
- Goupy et al. 2016, Microfabrication technology for large LEKID arrays : from NIKA2 to future applications, arxiv
- Monfardini et al. 2014, Latest NIKA Results and the NIKA-2 Project, JLTP 176, 787, arxiv
- Catalano et al. 2014, Performance and calibration of the NIKA camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope, A&A 569, A9, arxiv
- Calvo et al. 2013, Improved mm-wave photometry for kinetic inductance detectors, A&A, 551, L12 ADS
- Bourrion et al. 2012, NIKEL: Electronics and data acquisition for kilopixels kinetic inductance camera, Journal of Instrumentation, 7, 07, pp. 7014. arXiv
- Monfardini et al. 2011, A Dual-band Millimeter-wave Kinetic Inductance Camera for the IRAM 30 m Telescope, ApJS, 194, 2, article id. 24. arXiv
- Internal list of technical papers
Astronomical papers:
- Adam, R., Comis, B., Bartalucci, I., et al. 2016, High angular resolution Sunyaev-Zel'dovich observations of MACS J1423.8+2404 with NIKA: Multiwavelength analysis, A&A, 586, 122 ADS
- Adam, R., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F., et al, 2015, Pressure distribution of the high-redshift cluster of galaxies CL J1226.9+3332 with NIKA, A&A, 576, A12 ADS
- Adam, R., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F, et al, 2014, First observation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect with kinetic inductance detectors, A&A, 569, 66 ADS
Ph.D. thesis:
- Rémi Adam (2012-2015) - Advisors: J.F. Macías-Pérez and F.X. Désert (Observation des amas de galaxies par effet Sunyaev-Zel'dovich et de la polarisation du fond diffus cosmologique : de Planck à NIKA (in French))
NIKA2 publications list maintained at IPAG

Technical Documentation

NIKA2 Data Acquisition, Camadia, M.Calvo, Feb-2016
NIKA2 tuning procedure and data flagging description, M.Calvo, Feb-2016
Wiki-pages:
- Discussion on beams
- Spectral bands
- Remote network access to NIKA-2
- Pool Preparation provides information on the observing modes offered for NIKA2 and examples of the scripts that you must prepare to observe your project.
- Observing Session provides an example of a typical session with NIKA2 at the 30m telescope.
- Pointing sources and calibrators provides a list of pointing sources and calibrators.

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Technical runs to commission NIKA2

1^st test run of NIKA2: 29-October-2015 till 10-November-2015. Installation, cool down at the 30m, testing/debugging/developing. [= Run 13 of a NIKA instrument]
- Go to the 1st run Wiki page
- Private Wiki detailing the organization of the run and the instrument characterization plan
2^nd test run of NIKA2: 24-November-2015 till 02-December-2015. Continue tests started during run 1, in particular Beam maps and NEFD with the 13 NIKEL boards assembled the last days of run 1. [= Run 14 of a NIKA instrument]
- Go to the 2nd run Wiki page
3^rd test run of NIKA2: 12-January-2016 till 01-February-2016. Implementation of new NIKEL boards; the 20 data lines of NIKA2 are foreseen to be plugged simultaneously. With the 3 arrays fully read, continue and redo tests started with runs 1 & 2, in particular Beam maps and NEFD. [= Run 15 of a NIKA instrument]
- Go to the 3rd run Wiki page
4^th test run of NIKA2: 1-March-2016 till 15-March-2016. Continue tests started with previous runs, in particular investigate deeper beam patterns (XY focus, beam maps), synchronization, array 1 & 3 performances vs electronic boards, NEFD, mapping strategies. [= Run 16 of a NIKA instrument]
- Go to the 4th run Wiki page
Dark run: 4-May-2016. Test sensitivity of NIKA2 to external electromagnetic perturbations, with the entrance window of the cryostat closed. [= Run 17 of a NIKA instrument]
5^th test run of NIKA2: 16-September-2016 till 11-October-2016. Upgrade NIKA2 with new dichroic, new corrugated lenses and window, new 2mm array, new NIKEL boards (get the 20 lines with homogeneous electronics, v3); redo better the tests started with previous runs (mostly beam maps in best weather conditions, but also various types of scan to investigate deeper beams and noise, synchronization, NEFD, skydips, mapping strategies, possibly polarization. [= Run 18 of a NIKA instrument]
- Go to the 5th run Wiki page

Support teams

Overall coordinator:
- Samuel Leclercq (IRAM/Grenoble, <leclercq@iram.fr>)
NIKA2 team:
- Alain Benoit <alain.benoit@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (PI, IN)
- Alessandro Monfardini <monfardini@neel.cnrs.fr> (co-PI, IN)
- François-Xavier Désert <francois-xavier.desert@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr> (IPAG)
- Martino Calvo <martino.calvo@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN)
- Johannes Goupy <johannes.goupy@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN)
- Nicolas Ponthieu <nicolas.ponthieu@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr> (IPAG)
- Juan Macias-Perez <macias@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
- Andrea Catalano <catalano@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
- Laurence Perotto <laurence.perotto@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
IRAM/Granada NIKA2 support team:
- Carsten Kramer (Station Manager and Scheduler, <kramer@iram.es>)
- Pablo Garcia (time estimator, continuum Pool Manager, <pgarcia@iram.es>)
- Albrecht Sievers (IMBfits, <sievers@iram.es>)
- Hans Ungerechts (NCS/pako, <ungerechts@iram.es>)
- Pablo Mellado (Computers/Network, <mellado@iram.es>)

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Author: Israel Hermelo. Created: 5-Aug-2015. This page is maintained by PG, CK, SL and the NIKA team. Last update: 29-Jul-2016

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-The New Instrument of Kids Arrays (NIKA2) is the next generation continuum instrument to be placed at the 30m telescope of IRAM, at Pico Veleta (Spain). The instrument is based on Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDS). The baseline detector focal plane units consist of 1000 detectors at 2 mm and 4000 detectors at 1.25 mm. The instrument will provide the measurement of the linear polarization at 1.25 mm.
+NIKA2, the second generation New-IRAM-KID-Array, is a dual band camera operating simultaneously at 150 and 260 GHz. The instrument is based on large arrays of superconducting Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID) operated at temperatures of 100mK. NIKA2 is built by an international consortium, led by the Institute Neel (Grenoble France).
Successful installation took place in early October 2015. NIKA2's field of view has a 6.5arcmin diameter, with angular resolutions of 12 and 18 arcsec at 1 and 2 mm wavelengths respectively. NIKA2 is designed as a facility instrument which will remain at its present position for at least a decade. The instrument will allow to measure linear polarizations at 1.15 mm.

For September 2016, some important changes to the hardware are currently being prepared: the 150 GHz array, the dichroic frequency
splitter, the lenses, and the cryostat window will be replaced and upgraded. In addition, several of the 20 readout electronics boards
will be replaced with the last version.  Commissioning will then continue well into the winter semester and NIKA2 shall be opened to the community in 2017.
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-'''[[ http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/FrontPage | Go to the Front Page ]]'''
+NIKA2 in the web:
 * [[http://ipag.osug.fr/nika2/Welcome.html | NIKA2 website at IPAG ]]
 * [[http://www.iram.fr/wiki/nika2/index.php/Nika2Wiki | NIKA2-internal wiki at IRAM-FR ]].
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-The main characteristics of the latest configuration (2015.AUG.05) are summarized on the following table.
+Some prelimiary characteristics of NIKA-2:
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-|| '''Band'''  || '''Number of KIDs''' || '''Wavelength''' || '''Bandwidth ''' ||  '''NEFD'''     || '''HPBW''' || '''FoV''' ||
|| NIKA 2 mm   ||         1000         ||      2.0 mm      ||      xxx GHz     || 10 mJy*s^1/2^   ||    18.5"   ||    6.5'   ||
|| NIKA 1 mm   ||        2x2000        ||      1.2 mm      ||      xxx GHz     || 15 mJy*s^1/2^   ||    11.0"   ||    6.5'   ||
+|| '''Band'''  || '''Number of KIDs''' || '''Wavelength'''  || '''Bandwidth ''' ||  '''NEFD'''    || '''HPBW''' || '''FoV''' ||
|| NIKA2 2 mm/150 GHz   ||         1020         ||      2.00 mm     ||      125-170 GHz     || 20 mJy*s^1/2^   ||    12"  ||    6.5'   ||
|| NIKA2 1 mm/260 GHz   ||        2x1140        ||      1.15 mm      ||      240-280 GHz     || 30 mJy*s^1/2^   ||    18"   ||    6.5'   ||
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- * [[http://ipag.osug.fr/nika2/Welcome.html | NIKA2 website ]]
 * [[http://www.iram.fr/wiki/nika2/index.php/Nika2Wiki | Private Wiki]]).
+Note that the 2mm array will be replaced in September 2016.
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+== Call for proposals and time estimator ==
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+A limited amount of time will be available in the upcoming winter semester 2016/17. See the call for proposals [[http://www.iram-institute.org/EN/content-page-169-7-57-169-0-0.html | here ]]. No polarization measurement is provided for the time being. On the following page, we give information on how to do the time estimates:
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-== Call for proposals ==

NIKA2 will be offered for the first time to the community the summer semester 2016:

 * [[http://www.iram-institute.org/EN/content-page-169-7-57-169-0-0.html | Call for observing proposals with the 30m]]
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-== Reports and Publications ==
 
 * Reports:
   * [[attachment:1stNIKApool.pdf  | Summary of the 1st NIKA pool (February 2014)]].
   * [[ CoolingPTcryostatNIKA | Procedure for cooling down the PT NIKA cryostat]] -- for IRAM staff 
 * Refereed papers:
   * '''Performance and calibration of the NIKA camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope''' ([[http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.0260 | Catalano et al. 2014, arXiv ]])
   * '''First observation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect with Kinetic Inductance Detectors''' ([[ http://arxiv.org/abs/1310.6237 | Adam et al. 2013, arXiv]])
   * '''Improved mm-wave photometry for kinetic inductance detectors''' ([[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013A%26A...551L..12C | Calvo et al. 2013, A&A]])
   * '''NIKEL: Electronics and data acquisition for kilopixels kinetic inductance camera''' ([[http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1415 | O. Bourrion et al. 2012, arXiv]])
   * '''A Dual-band Millimeter-wave Kinetic Inductance Camera for the IRAM 30 m Telescope''' ([[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2011ApJS..194...24M | Monfardini et al. 2011, ApJS]])
   * '''NIKA: A millimeter-wave kinetic inductance camera''' ([[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2010A%26A...521A..29M |Monfardini et al. 2010, A&A]])
+== Publications ==

 * Instrument/detectors papers:  

   * Catalano et al. 2016, '''The NIKA2 commissioning campaign: performance and first results''', [[http://arxiv.org/abs/1605.08628|arxiv]]
   * Calvo et al. 2016, '''The NIKA2 instrument, a dual-band kilopixel KID array for millimetric astronomy''', [[http://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:1601.02774|arxiv]]
   * Goupy et al. 2016, '''Microfabrication technology for large LEKID arrays : from NIKA2 to future applications''', [[http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.03969|arxiv]]
   * Monfardini et al. 2014, '''Latest NIKA Results and the NIKA-2 Project''', JLTP 176, 787, [[http://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:1310.1230|arxiv]]
   * Catalano et al. 2014, '''Performance and calibration of the NIKA camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope''', A&A 569, A9, [[http://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:1402.0260|arxiv]]
   * Calvo et al. 2013, '''Improved mm-wave photometry for kinetic inductance detectors''', A&A, 551, L12  [[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013A%26A...551L..12C|ADS]]
   * Bourrion et al. 2012, '''NIKEL: Electronics and data acquisition for kilopixels kinetic inductance camera''', Journal of Instrumentation, 7, 07, pp. 7014. [[http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1415|arXiv]]
   * Monfardini et al. 2011, '''A Dual-band Millimeter-wave Kinetic Inductance Camera for the IRAM 30 m Telescope''', ApJS, 194, 2, article id. 24. [[http://arxiv.org/abs/1102.0870|arXiv]]
   * [[http://www.iram.fr/wiki/nika2/index.php/Technical_NIKA_papers_to_be_cited|Internal list of technical papers]]

 * Astronomical papers:

   * Adam, R., Comis, B., Bartalucci, I., et al. 2016, '''High angular resolution Sunyaev-Zel'dovich observations of MACS J1423.8+2404 with NIKA: Multiwavelength analysis''', A&A, 586, 122 [[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2016A%26A...586A.122A|ADS]]
   * Adam, R., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F., et al, 2015, '''Pressure distribution of the high-redshift cluster of galaxies CL J1226.9+3332 with NIKA''', A&A, 576, A12 [[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015A%26A...576A..12A|ADS]]
   * Adam, R., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F, et al, 2014, '''First observation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect with kinetic inductance detectors''', A&A, 569, 66 [[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014A%26A...569A..66A|ADS]]

 * Ph.D. thesis:
   * ''Rémi Adam (2012-2015) -  Advisors: J.F. Macías-Pérez and F.X. Désert'' ([[https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01303736 | Observation des amas de galaxies par effet Sunyaev-Zel'dovich et de la polarisation du fond diffus cosmologique : de Planck à NIKA (in French)]])

 * [[http://ipag.osug.fr/nika2/Publications.html|NIKA2 publications list maintained at IPAG]]
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+== Technical Documentation ==

 * [[attachment:calvo-feb2016-nika2-camadia.pdf | NIKA2 Data Acquisition, Camadia, M.Calvo, Feb-2016 ]]

 * [[attachment:calvo-docTuning_feb2016.pdf | NIKA2 tuning procedure and data flagging description, M.Calvo, Feb-2016 ]]


 * Wiki-pages:

   * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/OffProcNika2Run1Beam | Discussion on beams ]]

   * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Spectral%20bands | Spectral bands ]]

   * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NetworkAccess | Remote network access to NIKA-2 ]]

   * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/PoolPreparation | Pool Preparation]] provides information on the observing modes offered for NIKA2 and examples of the scripts that you must prepare to observe your project.

   * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/ObservingSession | Observing Session]] provides an example of a typical session with NIKA2 at the 30m telescope.

   * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/Calibrators | Pointing sources and calibrators ]] provides a list of pointing sources and calibrators.

## * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/TimeEstimatorScript|Time Estimator (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)]]

## * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/ObserveGRBs | Observe GRBs]]

## ----
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## == Open runs ==
##
## === 1st NIKA2 pool (coming soon) ===
##
## For information about the accepted projects and the observers at the 30m please go to:
##  * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NIKA2/Pool1st | 1st NIKA2 pool organization.]]
##
## The progress of the pool can be followed via:
##
## * [[https://pools.iram.es | Pool data base]]
##  
## * [[https://tapas.iram.es/tapas/ | TAPAS]]
##
## Both databases are synchronized and can be used to write/read the logsheet.

'''[[ http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NIKA2/Main | Go to the top ]]'''

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== Technical runs to commission NIKA2 ==

 * '''1^st^ test run of NIKA2''': 29-October-2015 till 10-November-2015. Installation, cool down at the 30m, testing/debugging/developing. [= Run 13 of a NIKA instrument]
  * [[Nika2Run1|Go to the 1st run Wiki page]]
  * [[http://www.iram.fr/wiki/nika2/index.php/NIKA2_Run1_30m_CharacterizationPlan | Private Wiki detailing the organization of the run and the instrument characterization plan]]

 * '''2^nd^ test run of NIKA2''': 24-November-2015 till 02-December-2015. Continue tests started during run 1, in particular Beam maps and NEFD with the 13 NIKEL boards assembled the last days of run 1. [= Run 14 of a NIKA instrument]
  * [[Nika2Run2|Go to the 2nd run Wiki page]]

 * '''3^rd^ test run of NIKA2''': 12-January-2016 till 01-February-2016. Implementation of new NIKEL boards; the 20 data lines of NIKA2 are foreseen to be plugged simultaneously. With the 3 arrays fully read, continue and redo tests started with runs 1 & 2, in particular '''Beam maps''' and NEFD. [= Run 15 of a NIKA instrument]
  * [[Nika2Run3|Go to the 3rd run Wiki page]]

 * '''4^th^ test run of NIKA2''': 1-March-2016 till 15-March-2016. Continue tests started with previous runs, in particular investigate deeper beam patterns (XY focus, beam maps), synchronization, array 1 & 3 performances vs electronic boards, NEFD, mapping strategies. [= Run 16 of a NIKA instrument]
  * [[Nika2Run4|Go to the 4th run Wiki page]]

 * '''Dark run''': 4-May-2016. Test sensitivity of NIKA2 to external electromagnetic perturbations, with the entrance window of the cryostat closed. [= Run 17 of a NIKA instrument]

 * '''5^th^ test run of NIKA2''': 16-September-2016 till 11-October-2016. Upgrade NIKA2 with new dichroic, new corrugated lenses and window, new 2mm array, new NIKEL boards (get the 20 lines with homogeneous electronics, v3); redo better the tests started with previous runs (mostly beam maps in best weather conditions, but also various types of scan to investigate deeper beams and noise, synchronization, NEFD, skydips, mapping strategies, possibly polarization. [= Run 18 of a NIKA instrument]
  * [[Nika2Run5|Go to the 5th run Wiki page]]

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- * NIKA team:
+ * NIKA2 team:
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-  * '''Alessandro Monfardini''' <monfardini@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (co-PI, IN)
  * François-Xavier Désert <francois-xavier.desert@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr> (IPAG)
  * Martino Calvo <martino.calvo@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (IN)
  * Antonio D'Addabbo <antonio.d-addabbo@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (IN)
  * Nicolas Ponthieu (IPAG)
+  * '''Alessandro Monfardini''' <monfardini@neel.cnrs.fr> (co-PI, IN)
  * François-Xavier Désert <francois-xavier.desert@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr> (IPAG)
  * Martino Calvo <martino.calvo@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN)
  * Johannes Goupy <johannes.goupy@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN)
  * Nicolas Ponthieu <nicolas.ponthieu@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr> (IPAG)
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-  * Remi Adam <adam@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
+  * Laurence Perotto <laurence.perotto@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
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- * IRAM/Granada support team: 
  * '''Carsten Kramer''' (Station Manager, <kramer@iram.es>) 
  * Israel Hermelo (30m Continuum Pool Manager, <hermelo@iram.es>)
  * Nicolas Billot (30m Scheduler, <billot@iram.es>)
  * Claudia Marka (30m Heterodyne Pool Manager, <marka@iram.es>)
  * Albrecht Sievers (<sievers@iram.es>)
  * Robert Zylka 
  * Walter Brunswig
+ * IRAM/Granada NIKA2 support team: 
  * Carsten Kramer (Station Manager and Scheduler, <kramer@iram.es>) 
  * Pablo Garcia (time estimator, continuum Pool Manager, <pgarcia@iram.es>)
  * Albrecht Sievers (IMBfits, <sievers@iram.es>)
  * Hans Ungerechts (NCS/pako, <ungerechts@iram.es>)
  * Pablo Mellado (Computers/Network, <mellado@iram.es>)
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== How-to's ==

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/PoolPreparation | Pool Preparation]] provides information on the observing modes offered for the continuum cameras as well as examples of the scripts that you need to prepare to observe your project.

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/ObservingSession | Observing Session]] provides an example of a typical session with the continuum cameras at the 30m telescope.

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/Calibrators | Pointing sources and calibrators ]] provides a list of pointing sources and calibrators for the IRAM 30m continuum cameras.

 * For observers: [[attachment:NIKA_status.pdf | Check the staus of NIKA during the observations]]. 

 * For Experts: [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NIKA/PointingSession | Alignment and pointing sesion ]] (in prep.) provides a step-by-step procedure to implement a new pointing model with NIKA

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NIKA/DataReduction | Data Reduction]]  Quick look analysis and Offline processing products.

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/ObserveGRBs | Observe GRBs]]

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== Open runs ==

=== 1st NIKA2 pool (NOV 2016?) ===

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

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NIKA2/Pool1st | 1st NIKA2 pool organization.]]

The progress of the pool can be followed via:

 * [[https://pools.iram.es | Pool data base]]
  
 * [[https://tapas.iram.es/tapas/ | TAPAS]]

Both databases are synchronized and can be used to write/read the logsheet.

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== Technical runs ==

 * '''Commissioning''' (October 2015)
  * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NIKA2/Commissioning | Go to the NIKA2 commissioning wiki]]

 * '''Installation''' (September 2015)
  * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NIKA2/Installation | Go to the NIKA2 installation wiki]]



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Author: Israel Hermelo (IRAM 30m continuum pool manager)

email: hermelo@iram.es
 
Created: 2015.AUG.05

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

Last update: 2015.AUG.05
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Author: Israel Hermelo.
Created: 5-Aug-2015.
This page is maintained by PG, CK, SL and the NIKA team.
Last update: 29-Jul-2016

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