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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.

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NIKA2 Homagepage

Go to the Front Page

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*s^1/2	18.5"	6.5'
NIKA2 1 mm/260 GHz	2x1140	1.15 mm	240-280 GHz	15 mJy*s^1/2	12.0"	6.5'

Technical Documentation

Camadia - Data Acquisition
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.

Technical runs

1st test run (29-October-2015 till 10-November-2015: Installation, cool down at the 30m, testing/debugging/developing)
- Go to the 1st run Wiki page
- Private Wiki detailing the organization of the run and the instrument characterization plan

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

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-= NIKA2 =
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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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-The main characteristics of the latest configuration (2015.AUG.05) are summarized on the following table.
+The main characteristics of the instrument installed the 29th September at Pico Veleta are:
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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     || 10 mJy*s^1/2^   ||    18.5"   ||    6.5'   ||
|| NIKA2 1 mm/260 GHz   ||        2x1140        ||      1.15 mm      ||      240-280 GHz     || 15 mJy*s^1/2^   ||    12.0"   ||    6.5'   ||
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== Call for proposals ==

Coming soon:

 * [[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]].
+## == 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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-== Reports and Publications ==
 
 * Reports:
   * [[attachment:1stNIKA2pool.pdf  | Summary of the 1st NIKA2 pool (coming soon)]].
+== Technical Documentation ==

 * [[attachment:calvo-27oct2015-nika2-camadia.pdf | Camadia - Data Acquisition ]]

 * [[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 ==
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## === 1st NIKA2 pool (coming soon) ===
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## 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]]
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## * [[https://tapas.iram.es/tapas/ | TAPAS]]
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## Both databases are synchronized and can be used to write/read the logsheet.

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== Technical runs ==

 * '''1st test run''' (29-October-2015 till 10-November-2015: Installation, cool down at the 30m, testing/debugging/developing)
  * [[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]]

== Publications on NIKA-1 ==
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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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  * 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 (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.

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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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