= NIKA2 run #9 February 2017 =

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== Goals of the run ==

Continue the commissioning started in run 5 and continued in run 6:<<BR>>
 * Given the intervention in January: Redo the alignment (laser for pointing + ecosorb for pupil alignment), and then the pointing model.
 * As previous runs '''perform again the scans which are the most useful for commissioning: stack more beam maps at various focus (Z,Y,X), various elevation and various scan orientations.'''
 * In particular we lack statistics on beam maps focus sequences starting at best average focus (not best central focus !). 
 * Continue to monitor regularly secondary calibrators to check stability of the instrument gains.
 * Continue any necessary work on detectors working point, electronics, acquisition, synchronizations, data files... monitoring possible effects on the beam maps.
 * Continue all necessary calibration scnas (pointing, focus, skydips...)
 * In parallel to beam maps, test deep integration on well known sources to show reproducibility in reaching the rms expected.
 * Map extended features (see previous run).
 * Start polarization commissioning.

See all the [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GoalsPrepStaffNika2Run5|goals listed and described in run 5]] and related links for more details.


== Schedule of the run ==

 * [[http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/PV/sche/17/s08v1.html|February Telescope Schedule]] 24h/day Observations.<<BR>>


All the persons who will participate to the run must appear in the table below; each one must have informed at least Samuel, Esther (for the rooms in Granada and at the telescope), Beatrice (for the ones who fly on IRAM funds, see [[http://www.iram.fr/wiki/nika2/index.php/Travel_rules|NIKA2 travel rules]]).

Staff of the run: table of the nights spent at the observatory for the NIKA2 collaboration members participating to the run (T = Tuesday, S = Saturday, 1 = night scheduled at the telescope, g = night in Granada office. <<BR>>

 * FEBRUARY:

||<rowbgcolor="#e5dd55"> People\Date    || 18|| 19|| 20|| T21|| 22|| 23|| 24|| S25|| 26|| 27|| T28|| 1 ||
|| Confirmed travels:||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> M. Calvo       ||   ||   || g ||  1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||   ||   ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> A. Gomez       ||   ||   || g ||  1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || g ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> N. Ponthieu    || 1 || 1 || 1 ||  1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> C. Romero      ||   ||   || g ||  1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || g ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> J. Macias-Perez||   ||   || g ||  1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || g ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> J.-F. Lestrade ||   ||   || g ||  1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || g ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> F. Ruppin      ||   ||   || g ||  1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || g ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> P. Garcia (IRAM Gra.)|| || ||g || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || g ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> A. Ritacco(IRAM Gra.)|| || ||g || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || g ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddccff"> R. Zylka       ||   ||   || g ||  g || g || g || g || g || g || g || g ||    ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ddcc55"> Sleep at obs. (*)|| 1 || 1 || 1|| 7 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0  ||
(*) Count persons from the NIKA collaboration not from IRAM Granada.

IRAM's [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/AstronomerOnDutySchedule|Astronomer on Duty]].