NIKA run #9 October 2014

Back to the NIKA run 9

Goals of the run

Test polarized observations. Test new PaKo features (see wish list). Test diode calibrator prototype. Test pipeline upgrades. 60h total. About 8h/day. Leave the cryostat cold and ready for the scientific run (run #10, Pool #2) in November 2014.

  1. Startup and check instrument is working well; freq sweep, tune and check valid pixels. Check previous pointing model (runs #7, #8) still valid. (4h)
  2. Validate all sequences (pointing, focus, skydip, zigzag otf map, Lissajou map). (4h)

  3. Test PaKo upgrades. (3h)

  4. Commission the instrument using statistics on beam maps ==> FOV geometry, flat field for each array, detectors stability, parasitic effects such as cross-talk, plateau, oscillations and so on. (10h)

  5. Check the sensitivity and time estimator, using not only beam maps mentioned in 4. but also scans on other primary and secondary calibrators.(4h)
  6. Check the noise integration for 6 hours oriented towards deep field measurements, Establish standard faint source photometry (5h mostly high-z faint sources: 10-40 mJy).
  7. Perform on-sky measurements of polarization at 1 and 2 mm. Use planets, quasars, the Crab Nebula, CasA, and Orion. (30h).

Preparation of the run

Telescope Schedule T21-13

October presence at Pico (Dash (-) is for travel with night in the Granada office room on 1stDayAtPico-1, and go down from Pico and travel on FinalDayAtPico+1, X is night at Pico)

Name

Tue 30

Wed 1

Thu 2

Fri 3

Sat 4

Sun 5

Mon 6

Tue 7

Wed 8

Thu 9

Fri 10

Sat 11

Sun 12

Mon 13

Tue 14

|| Andrea C. || - || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || - || || || || ||

Nicolas P.

-

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

Alessia R.

-

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

Alain B.

-

X

X

X

X

X

-

Samuel L.

-

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

Reveret V.

-

X

X

X

X

-

Maury A.

-

X

X

X

X

-

Number of people

0

1

1

1

2

4

4

4

7

6

4

4

4

4

4

0

Min room requirement*

0

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

* Min room requirement gives the minimal number of room required at the telescope, implying several persons can share room in case the occupancy at the telescope is such that single rooms can't be provided to all (according to Dec 5 2013's status of the telescope room schedule everybody can have a single room; except maybe the 21 and 22 a double room might be necessary).

Alessandro M.

-

X

X

X

X

-

-

Martino C.

-

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

-

January presence at Grenoble, for offline data analysis

Name

Fri 17

Sat 18

Sun 19

Mon 20

Tue 21

Wed 22

Thu 23

Fri 24

Sat 25

Sun 26

Mon 27

Rémi A.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Juan M-P

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Xavier D.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nicolas P.

X

X

X

Frederic M

X

X

X (matin)

X (apres midi)

X

X

X

X (matin)

Laurence P

X

X

X

X?

X?

Guilaine L.

X

X

Alexandre B.

X

X

Andrea C.

X

X

X

X

Barbara C.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (matin)

Observations schedule (from telescope schedule)

Program

Travel plans

TBW