NIKA2 technical run #64 / January 2024
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Goals
Test the performance of the new control system of the 30m telescope using NIKA2, according to the 30m Commissioning document.
Essential cases to be tested:
DONE 6.2 First pointing observations with NIKA2 (NKP)
DONE 6.5 Perform NIKA2 focus (NKF) observations
DONE 6.16 NIKA2 standard science scans of compact sidereal targets
DONE 6.17 NIKA2 standard science scans of compact non-sidereal targets
DONE 6.18 NIKA2 flux calibration scans and skydips
DONE 6.19 NIKA2 standard science scans of extended sidereal target
DONE 6.21 NIKA2 standard pointing session
DONE 6.22 NIKA2 beam map at standard elevation
- 6.6 and 6.7 correspond to lateral focus corrections with NIKA2 (pending in the 30m Commissioning document). We will try, anyway.
Get a new sweep of the instrument (Jan. 23) and obtain beam maps and other calibrations
- Note: DAQ's run_76_tp_old_sweep.ini file should be used for commissioning tests, otherwise use the run_76_tp_new_sweep.ini
Input documentation
30m Commissioning document.
Template for summarising the results of each test case.
- Scripts and source files are located in the ~/pako/Scripts_30mCommissioning_2024 folder of t22 account.
Staff
Stefano Berta, Stergios Amarantidis, Angel Bongiovanni