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On the very variable thick clouds, we notice a very different response of Ar1 and Ar3 to sky noise (variations), the latter having a bkg few times higher than the former (compare the y-axis scales): <<BR>> On the very variable thick clouds, we notice a very different response of Ar1 and Ar3 to sky noise (variations), the latter having a bkg few times higher than the former (compare the y-axis scales). Flux calibration problems in the old DAFs?: <<BR>>

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NIKA2 Re-Commissioning (4th. attempt)

NIKA2 run 75, Cryo run 87

Oct. 13, 2025

14:00-17:00; Martino, Alessandro, Dave, Angel: a new sweep was performed. Previous initialization file: run87_old.ini. Bad/total KIDs counts (cryo window closed) after sweep (Ar1, Ar2, Ar3): 9/1000, 8/574, 4/1013. New file in force: run87_new.ini. Files run87_new_tp.ini and run87_new_pol.ini were also created. See nika2-a:~/nika_V3_IRAM.ini.

Oct. 14, 2025

We rename the ini files:
run87.ini (active file)
run87_old.ini (OLD active file, not used in August)
run87_newSweep_tp.ini
run87_newSweep_pol.ini
run87_oldSweep_tp.ini
run87_oldSweep_pol.ini

@15:00 LT we start, after preparing the whole "NIKA2 week environment architecture: 15/8/55 lost KIDs in Ar 1,2,3. Unstable sky and thick clouds coming from the N. We're entering in the peak of the tau forecast. It will be better later this evening. Meanwhile we try to focus. The old make-imbf script does not produce the imbfits files. Angel contacts Albrecht to solve the issue. The new make-imbf produces the file regularly.

On the very variable thick clouds, we notice a very different response of Ar1 and Ar3 to sky noise (variations), the latter having a bkg few times higher than the former (compare the y-axis scales). Flux calibration problems in the old DAFs?:
Ar2 bad sky Ar1 bad sky Ar3 bad sky

  • Focus sequences

    Scan nr

    Target

    Ar2

    Ar1

    Ar3

    Notes

    20251013s133-136

    1641+399

    3C345, bad sky, the Ar2 focus curve is funny

    138-...

    1633+382

    Forget it, 100 Jy sky variations

    Beam maps

    Scan Nr

    Target

    Focus

    Notes

    Calibrators

    Scan Nr

    Target

    Focus

    Notes

    Scan Nr

    Target

    Focus

    Notes

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