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# * ''' camera > ''' IRAM 30m continuum camera. Options are GISMO, NIKA1mm, NIKA2mm.
# * ''' rms > ''' Any value above the confussion limit.
# * ''' pwv > ''' Precipitable water vapor. Possible values 2, 4, and 7 mm.
# * ''' elevation > ''' Values from 20 to 83 degrees.
# * ''' Xsize Ysize > ''' Mapping area. Xsize and Ysize must be equal (point sources) or larger than the Field of View.
# * ''' filtering > ''' Data filtering scheme. Values from 1 to 4.
# * ''' overheads > ''' Telescope/observing overheads (calibration, pointing, focus). Values from 1.6 to 2.6.		  * ''' camera > ''' IRAM 30m continuum camera. Options are GISMO, NIKA1mm, NIKA2mm.
 * ''' rms > ''' Any value above the confussion limit.
 * ''' pwv > ''' Precipitable water vapor. Possible values 2, 4, and 7 mm.
 * ''' elevation > ''' Values from 20 to 83 degrees.
 * ''' Xsize Ysize > ''' Mapping area. Xsize and Ysize must be equal (point sources) or larger than the Field of View.
 * ''' filtering > ''' Data filtering scheme. Values from 1 to 4.
 * ''' overheads > ''' Telescope/observing overheads (calibration, pointing, focus). Values from 1.6 to 2.6.

Guidelines to estimate observing times with NIKA2

Guidelines to estimate observing times (Billot et al. 2014).

Python Script to estimate observing times.

To use the script, open a terminal in the same folder and type: 

   python time-estimator-IRAM30m-nika-gismo.py --camera "GISMO" --rms 0.5 --pwv 2 --elevation 30 --Xsize 4 --Ysize 6 --filtering 1.2 --overheads 2.0

where:

  • camera > IRAM 30m continuum camera. Options are GISMO, NIKA1mm, NIKA2mm.

  • rms > Any value above the confussion limit.

  • pwv > Precipitable water vapor. Possible values 2, 4, and 7 mm.

  • elevation > Values from 20 to 83 degrees.

  • Xsize Ysize > Mapping area. Xsize and Ysize must be equal (point sources) or larger than the Field of View.

  • filtering > Data filtering scheme. Values from 1 to 4.

  • overheads > Telescope/observing overheads (calibration, pointing, focus). Values from 1.6 to 2.6.

Author: Pablo García (IRAM 30m Continuum Pool Manager)

email: pgarcia@iram.es

Created: 2014.Feb.10

Last update: 2016.Mar.02

Go to the GISMO |NIKA page.

Continuum/TimeEstimatorScript (last edited 2017-07-05 13:08:36 by CarstenKramer)