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| == 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 ... |
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| The team arrives safely to the observatory :-) we are all thrilled and super excited to test and use the new NIKA2++! | |
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| == Wednesday, 25th March 2026 == | During amintenance, 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! |
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| 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! | |
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| == Thursday, 26th March 2026 == == Friday, 27th March 2026 == == Saturday, 28th March 2026 == == Sunday, 29th March 2026 == == Monday, 30th March 2026 == == Tuesday, 31st March 2026 == |
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Contents
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 amintenance, 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!
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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