Daily Reports (2025/11/11-18, NIKA2 run 76, Cryo run 88)
Observers on-site: Maite, Mairi, Victor and Hamza safe at the telescope.
Operators: Pedro (daytime) and Sergio (night). Angel around.
Times below in LT (UT+1h), unless otherwise is specified.
Preparatory notes
Please, remember to use the focus value of Ar1 (roughly Ar2 + 0.65 mm, but use directly the focus Ar1 monitor if possible).
Please fill the Table with the Ar1,2,3 focus values as follows. At best, make one table per day.
Focus sequences
Scan nr
Target
Ar2
Ar1
Ar3
Polarized?
Notes
Similarly, if any beam maps are taken:
Beam maps (99 sub-scans)
Scan Nr
Target
Focus
Notes
November 11th, 2025, Tuesday
Focus sequences
Scan nr
Target
Ar2
Ar1
Ar3
Polarized?
Notes
Angel (15:30-XX): NIKA2 cryo in good shape after cool-down. HWP checked with Dave. Starting system-check with EMIR (amplifier of BBC backend replaced during maintenance; Blue-Pill checking asked by Jean), account t07, receiver setup 2 of project 068-25. Clear skies, mild wind. Opacity tau_225GHz ~ 0.2 and rising.