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= NIKA2 = = NIKA2 Homagepage =
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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. 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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'''[[ http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/FrontPage | Go to the Front Page ]]''' '''[[ http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NIKA2/Main | Go to the Front Page ]]'''
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The main characteristics of the latest configuration (2015.AUG.05) are summarized on the following table. Somre 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''' (goal, TBC) || '''HPBW''' || '''FoV''' ||
|| NIKA2 2 mm/150 GHz || 1020 || 2.00 mm || 125-170 GHz || TBC mJy*s^1/2^ || TBC || 6.5' ||
|| NIKA2 1 mm/260 GHz || 2x1140 || 1.15 mm || 240-280 GHz || TBC mJy*s^1/2^ || TBC || 6.5' ||
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 * [[http://ipag.osug.fr/nika2/Welcome.html | NIKA2 official website ]]
 * [[http://www.iram.fr/wiki/nika2/index.php/Nika2Wiki | Private wiki]].
 * Web information in France:
  
* [[http://ipag.osug.fr/nika2/Welcome.html | NIKA2 website at IPAG ]]
   * [[http://www.iram.fr/wiki/nika2/index.php/Nika2Wiki | IRAM-internal wiki at IRAM-FR ]].
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## == Call for proposals ==
## NIKA2 is not offered to the community yet.
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## NIKA2 is offered to the community in our regular calls for proposals:
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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]]
## * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/TimeEstimatorScript | Guidelines to estimate observing times]].
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== Call for proposals == == Technical Documentation ==
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NIKA2 will be offered for the first time to the community the summer semester 2016:  * [[attachment:calvo-27oct2015-nika2-camadia.pdf | NIKA2 Data Acquisition, Camadia, M.Calvo, 27-Oct-2015 ]]
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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]]
 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/TimeEstimatorScript | Guidelines to estimate observing times]].
 * 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/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.]]
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## The progress of the pool can be followed via:
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## * [[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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== 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]])
== Technical runs ==
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----  * '''1st test run''' (29-October-2015 till 10-November-2015: Installation, cool down at the 30m, testing/debugging/developing)
  * [[Nika2Run1|Go to the 1<sup>st</sup> 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]]
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 * '''2nd test run''' (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)
  * [[Nika2Run2|Go to the 2<sup>nd</sup> run Wiki page]]


== 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
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 * NIKA team:  * NIKA2 team:
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  * '''Alessandro Monfardini''' <monfardini@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (co-PI, IN)   * '''Alessandro Monfardini''' <monfardini@neel.cnrs.fr> (co-PI, IN)
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  * Martino Calvo <martino.calvo@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (IN)
  * Antonio D'Addabbo <antonio.d-addabbo@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (IN)
  * Martino Calvo <martino.calvo@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN)
  * Johannes Goupy <johannes.goupy@neel.cnrs.fr> (IN)
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  * Robert Zylka
  * Walter Brunswig
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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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Last update: 2015.AUG.05 Last update: 2015.OCT.19

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.

Go to the Front Page


Overview

Somre prelimiary characteristics of NIKA-2:

Band

Number of KIDs

Wavelength

Bandwidth

NEFD (goal, TBC)

HPBW

FoV

NIKA2 2 mm/150 GHz

1020

2.00 mm

125-170 GHz

TBC mJy*s1/2

TBC

6.5'

NIKA2 1 mm/260 GHz

2x1140

1.15 mm

240-280 GHz

TBC mJy*s1/2

TBC

6.5'


Technical Documentation


Technical runs

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


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

Continuum/NIKA2/Main (last edited 2025-02-21 12:02:51 by CarstenKramer)