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During maintenance, the new make-imbf is transformed into the default one. From now on we will use only the new make-imbf and the old one will be kept inactive. We verify that the directory where the make-imbf wrote is not the "production" directory and that all users can read its content. We also run the PIIC QL manually on a couple of old scans, of which William newly produces the files using the new make-imbf and writing them here. The QL reads and processes these scans regurlarly. Well done! During maintenance, the new make-imbf is transformed into the default one. From now on we will use only the new make-imbf and the old one will be kept inactive. We verify that the directory where the make-imbf wrote is now the "production" directory and that users can read its content. We also run the PIIC QL manually on a couple of old scans, of which William newly produces the files using the new make-imbf and writing them here. The QL reads and processes these scans regurlarly. Well done!

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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 of NIKA2 TP
  • polarimetry deep field (3C286, M87, 3C353, ...?) to derive the new IQU NEFD of NIKA2-Pol
  • 084-25 polarimetry
  • 140-25, 146-25 polarimetry
  • 196-25 total power
  • test long subscans with our favorite, total power, 100 arcsec/s
  • C/2025 R3 Panstarrs, polarimetry
  • deep field 03h32m31.75s −27d46m51.5s, total power, 14x14 arcmin2, 100 arcsec/s
  • test Sgr A* polarimetry scan strategy
  • ... other wishes ...

Tuesday, 24th March 2026

The team arrives safely to the observatory :-) we are all thrilled and super excited to test and use the new NIKA2++!

During maintenance, the new make-imbf is transformed into the default one. From now on we will use only the new make-imbf and the old one will be kept inactive. We verify that the directory where the make-imbf wrote is now the "production" directory and that users can read its content. We also run the PIIC QL manually on a couple of old scans, of which William newly produces the files using the new make-imbf and writing them here. The QL reads and processes these scans regurlarly. Well done!

We take over after maintenance at 14:45 UT. All is ready. We start with total power (TP). And we stop at scan nr zero, because we are in the clouds and the humidity is at 100%. The rain alarm rings loud!

Progress of the day:

  • ...

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