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NIKA2 Re-Commissioning: NIKA2 run 80, Cryo run 92

Observers on-site: Miren Muñoz, Mairi Nonhebel, Kaiyi Du, Stefano Berta, Ioannis Myserlis (remote), Angel Bongiovanni

Operators: Sergio Amaya (day), Mario Cervera (night)

Organization of shifts:
22:00-04:00 LT:
04:00-10:00 LT:
10:00:16:00 LT:
16:00-22:00 LT:

Initialization files:
run91*.ini (previous sweep)
run92*.ini (new sweep)

Tables (from 2026/03/24 ~15:00 LT to 2025/03/31 ~10:30:00 LT)

• Focus sequences
  Scan nr	Target	Ar2	Ar1	Ar3	Polarized?	Notes

  Beam maps (99 sub-scans)
  Scan Nr	Target	Focus	Notes

  Polarization beam maps (95 sub-scans)
  Scan Nr	Target	Focus	Notes

  Calibrators (calib_1scan)
  Scan Nr	Target	Focus	Notes

Preliminary plan

We wish to do the following:

• start in total power: point, focus (!), point, calib_1scan, beam maps (at least 2)
• analyze focus difference between Ar1 and Ar2
• analyze beam maps and produce DAFs RPPs for the new Ar3. Install the new RPPs for Ar3
• analyze the focus difference between Ar1 and Ar3
• perform many focus sequences to have some statistics
• polarimetry beam maps
• more total power beam maps
• out of focus total power beam maps
• total power deep field (HLS 091828), to derive the new, final NEFD
• ? maybe polarimetry deep field (3C353, M87, ...?)
• 084-25 polarimetry
• 140-25, 146-25 polarimetry
• 196-25 total power
• test long subscans with our favorite, total power
• C/2025 R3 Panstarrs, polarimetry
• deep field 03h32m31.75s −27d46m51.5s, total power
• test Sgr A* polarimetry calib_1scan
• ... other wishes ...

Tuesday, 24th March 2026