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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 (KID). The baseline detector focal plane units consist of 1020 detectors at 2 mm and 2x1140 detectors at 1.15 mm. The instrument will provide the measurement of the linear polarization at 1.15 mm. | The New Instrument of Kids Arrays (NIKA2) is the next generation continuum instrument at the IRAM 30m telescope, at Pico Veleta (Spain). The instrument is based on Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID). The instrument will allow to measure linear polarizations at 1.15 mm. |
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| NIKA2 is not offered to the community yet. It is being commissioned during Oct 2015 until mid 2016. | NIKA2 is not offered to the community yet. |
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---- == Publications == * Technical papers: * Catalano, A., Goupy, J., Le Sueur, H., et al, 2015, A&A submitted * Monfardini, A., Adam, R., Adane, A., et al, 2014, JLTP, Vol. 176, Issue 5-6, pp. 787-795 * Bourrion, O., Vescovi, C., Catalano, A. et al, 2013, Journ. of Instr., Vol. 8, Issue 12, article id. C12006 * Bourrion, O., Vescovi, C., Bouly J.-L. et al, 2012, Journ. of Instr., Vol. 7, Issue 07, pp. 7014 * Bourrion, O., Bideaud, A., Benoit, A., et al, 2011, Journ. of Instr., Vol. 6, Issue 06, pp. 6012 * Astronomical papers: * Adam, A., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F., et al, 2015, A&A, 576, A12 * Catalano, A., Ponthieu, N., Calvo M., et al, 2014, A&A, 569, A9 * Adam, R., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F, et al, 2014, A&A in press * Calvo, M., Roesh, M., Désert, F.-X., et al, 2013, A&A, 551, L12 * Monfardini, A., Benoit, A., Bideaud, A., et al, 2011, ApJs, 194, 24 * Monfardini, A., Swenson, L. J., Bideaud, A., et al, 2010, AAp, 521, A29 ---- == 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@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr> (IPAG) * Martino Calvo <martino.calvo@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN) * Johannes Goupy <johannes.goupy@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN) * Nicolas Ponthieu (IPAG) * Juan Macias-Perez <macias@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC) * Andrea Catalano <catalano@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC) * Remi Adam <adam@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC) * 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>) |
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| * Technical papers: * Catalano, A., Goupy, J., Le Sueur, H., et al, 2015, A&A submitted * Monfardini, A., Adam, R., Adane, A., et al, 2014, JLTP, Vol. 176, Issue 5-6, pp. 787-795 * Bourrion, O., Vescovi, C., Catalano, A. et al, 2013, Journ. of Instr., Vol. 8, Issue 12, article id. C12006 * Bourrion, O., Vescovi, C., Bouly J.-L. et al, 2012, Journ. of Instr., Vol. 7, Issue 07, pp. 7014 * Bourrion, O., Bideaud, A., Benoit, A., et al, 2011, Journ. of Instr., Vol. 6, Issue 06, pp. 6012 * Astronomical papers: * Adam, A., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F., et al, 2015, A&A, 576, A12 * Catalano, A., Ponthieu, N., Calvo M., et al, 2014, A&A, 569, A9 * Adam, R., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F, et al, 2014, A&A in press * Calvo, M., Roesh, M., Désert, F.-X., et al, 2013, A&A, 551, L12 * Monfardini, A., Benoit, A., Bideaud, A., et al, 2011, ApJs, 194, 24 * Monfardini, A., Swenson, L. J., Bideaud, A., et al, 2010, AAp, 521, A29 |
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| * 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@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr> (IPAG) * Martino Calvo <martino.calvo@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN) * Johannes Goupy <johannes.goupy@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN) * Nicolas Ponthieu (IPAG) * Juan Macias-Perez <macias@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC) * Andrea Catalano <catalano@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC) * Remi Adam <adam@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC) * 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>) ------- |
NIKA2 Homagepage
The New Instrument of Kids Arrays (NIKA2) is the next generation continuum instrument at the IRAM 30m telescope, at Pico Veleta (Spain). The instrument is based on Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID). The instrument will allow to measure linear polarizations at 1.15 mm.
Contents
Overview
The main characteristics of the instrument installed the 29th September at Pico Veleta are:
Band |
Number of KIDs |
Wavelength |
Bandwidth |
NEFD (goal, TBC) |
HPBW |
FoV |
NIKA2 2 mm/150 GHz |
1020 |
2.00 mm |
125-170 GHz |
10 mJy*s1/2 |
18.5" |
6.5' |
NIKA2 1 mm/260 GHz |
2x1140 |
1.15 mm |
240-280 GHz |
15 mJy*s1/2 |
12.0" |
6.5' |
Call for proposals
NIKA2 is not offered to the community yet.
How-to's
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.
Technical runs
1st test run (29-October-2015 till 10-November-2015: Installation, cool down at the 30m, testing/debugging/developing)
Publications on NIKA-1
- Technical papers:
Catalano, A., Goupy, J., Le Sueur, H., et al, 2015, A&A submitted
- Monfardini, A., Adam, R., Adane, A., et al, 2014, JLTP, Vol. 176, Issue 5-6, pp. 787-795
- Bourrion, O., Vescovi, C., Catalano, A. et al, 2013, Journ. of Instr., Vol. 8, Issue 12, article id. C12006
- Bourrion, O., Vescovi, C., Bouly J.-L. et al, 2012, Journ. of Instr., Vol. 7, Issue 07, pp. 7014
- Bourrion, O., Bideaud, A., Benoit, A., et al, 2011, Journ. of Instr., Vol. 6, Issue 06, pp. 6012
- Astronomical papers:
Adam, A., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F., et al, 2015, A&A, 576, A12
Catalano, A., Ponthieu, N., Calvo M., et al, 2014, A&A, 569, A9
Adam, R., Comis, B., Macias-Perez, J.-F, et al, 2014, A&A in press
Calvo, M., Roesh, M., Désert, F.-X., et al, 2013, A&A, 551, L12
Monfardini, A., Benoit, A., Bideaud, A., et al, 2011, ApJs, 194, 24
- Monfardini, A., Swenson, L. J., Bideaud, A., et al, 2010, AAp, 521, A29
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@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr> (IPAG)
Martino Calvo <martino.calvo@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN)
Johannes Goupy <johannes.goupy@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN)
- Nicolas Ponthieu (IPAG)
Juan Macias-Perez <macias@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
Andrea Catalano <catalano@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
Remi Adam <adam@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
- 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>)
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.OCT.19