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'''GISMO - The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2 Millimeter Observer''' This page is maintained by CK, SL, and the GISMO team
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   In November 2007, this 8x16 BUG bolometer camera was tested at the 30m telescope. Bandwidth 125-175GHz, 17" beam, 14" pixel offsets. A second test run is currently running (Oct 08). PI is [http://www.astro.umd.edu/people/staguhn.html Johannes Staguhn] [http://gsfctechnology.gsfc.nasa.gov/Detector.htm (Goddard)], [http://www.phys.ufl.edu/tes3/pdfs/Benford_TES_Bolometer_Arrays_Poster.pdf Poster on TES Bolometers] <<Anchor(beginOfPage)>>
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   * attachment:SPIE_GISMO_Staguhn.pdf
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== Overview ==

The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2mm Observer (GISMO) is a bolometer camera for the IRAM 30m telescope. It has been build by Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland under the lead of Johannes Staguhn. GISMO consists of '''8x16 pixels''' with super conducting transition edge sensors (TES). The TES are read out by time domain SQUID multiplexers built at the National Institute for Standards (NIST), in Boulder, Colorado. . The nominal bandwidth is 140-162GHz (FWHM), pixels are spaced by '''13.75"''', the telescope HPBW is '''16.7"'''. The sensitivity is '''16 mJy sqrt(sec)''' per beam. The field-of-view is 1.8'x3.7'. In the standard observing mode, data are taken while the telescope follows Lissajous curves without switching the secondary. An automated pipeline merges the GISMO data with the telescope data streams to create FITS files which are automatically processed by the reduction software crush to create logs, pointing results, and a first quick view of the data.

The 2mm spectral range provides a unique terrestrial window enabling ground-based observations of the earliest active dusty galaxies in the universe and thereby allowing a better constraint on the star formation rate in these objects.

== Documentation ==

=== Science Observations ===

During the first open observing run in April 2012, observations will be carried out as pooled observations from a dedicated pool account gismo11. M.Gonzalez will provide login information. Progress of observations can be followed via the [[https://herapool.iram.es|pool data base]].

 * GismoObservingScripts for the April 2012 run providing samples and explanations for total power maps using Lissajous and On-the-fly patterns. Observations using the wobbler will not be offered for this run. The old page GismoHowToObserve is obsolete.

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolW11|Pool observers in April 2012]]
 * [[attachment:rooms-gismo-run-april12-02apr2012.pdf|Room planning at the observatory for the 2 GISMO pool weeks in April 2012]] (Note that the final room planning is subject to change at short notice, CK, 2-Apr))

=== GISMO observing schedule for the April 2012 run ===

This file contains the previous schedule for the two weeks of GISMO pool in April.
Please, note that this schedule is a '''VERY FIRST DRAFT ''', so the observations
can be carried out in a very different way, depending on how GISMO is installed, the
weather conditions, the needs of the GISMO team... Priority has been given to the
A-rated projects. This schedule is ''' VERY SUSCEPTIBLE ''' to be modified again.

* '''[[attachment:GISMOscheduleApr2012]]'''

=== Call for proposals ===

In September 2011, GISMO had for the 1st time been offered to the community. Two weeks of dedicated GISMO observations are now planned for April 2012. GISMO will be available again for the summer semester 2012.

 * [[http://www.iram-institute.org/EN/content-page-169-7-57-169-0-0.html|Call for proposals]].
 * [[attachment:GISMO_TimeEstimator.pdf|Time estimator.]] This document contains guidelines for astronomers to compute observing time estimates.
 * [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/|crush]] data processing software will be used to reduce all data and [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/|crush GISMO manual]].

=== Publications ===
 
 1. [[http://arxiv.org/abs/1106.2092|Dwek, Staguhn et al. 2011]] ApJ, <<BR>> '''Star and dust formation activities in AzTEC-3: A starburst galaxy at z = 5.3'''
 1. [[http://arxiv.org/abs/1103.6225|Arendt et al. 2011]] ApJ, <<BR>> '''The Radio - 2 mm Spectral Index of the Crab Nebula Measured with GISMO'''
 1. [[http://arxiv.org/abs/1101.3586|Capack et al. 2011]] Nature, <<BR>> '''A massive proto-cluster of galaxies at a redshift of z~5.3'''
 1. [[http://arxiv.org/abs/0907.1300|Dicker et al. 2009]] ApJ, <<BR>> '''90GHz and 150GHz observations of the Orion M42 region. A sub-millimeter to radio analysis'''
 1. [[http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/155/1/012001/pdf/jpconf9_155_012001.pdf|Benford, Moseley, Zmuidzinas 2009]] Journal of Physics <<BR>>'''Direct detectors for the Einstein inflation probe'''
 1. [[http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/ARN/feb09/node12.html|IRAM Newsletter 2/2009]] <<BR>> '''GISMO - The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2 Millimeter Observer tested at the IRAM 30m observatory'''
 1. [[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2008JLTP..151..709S|Staguhn et al. 2008]] Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 151, 3, 709 <<BR>>'''GISMO, a 2 mm Bolometer Camera Optimized for the Study of High Redshift Galaxies'''

== Support teams ==

 * Overall coordinator: '''Samuel Leclercq''' <leclercq@iram.fr> (IRAM/Grenoble)
 * GISMO support team:
   * Johannes Staguhn <johannes.g.staguhn@nasa.gov> (PI)
   * Elmer Sharp
   * Steve Maher
   * Dale Fixen
   * Attila Kovacs (crush)
 * IRAM/Granada support team:
   * Albrecht Sievers (friend of GISMO, <sievers@iram.es>)
   * Manuel Gonzalez (pool manager, <gonzalez@iram.es>)
   * Nicolas Billot (30m scheduler, <billot@iram.es>)
   * Carsten Kramer (station manager, <kramer@iram.es>)

== Internal pages ==

=== Test plan ===

 * TestPlan for the first days of the April run

=== GISMO ToDo list for April run ===

 * GismoToDoList

=== Test runs 2007-2012 ===

==== 5th alignment run, March 2012 ====

[[GismoRun5|Go to the 5th run Wiki page]] (installation of GISMO at a permanent position with new optics, baffle and new filter)

==== 4th test run, April 2011 ====

[[GismoRun4|Go to the 4th run Wiki page]] (restricted access, please send an email to SL to obtain the login information)

==== 3rd test run, April 2010 ====

[[GismoRun3|Go to the 3rd run Wiki page]]

==== 2nd test run, October 2008 ====

[[GismoRun2|Go to the 2nd run Wiki page]]

==== 1st test run, November 2007 ====

[[GismoRun1|Go to the 1st run Wiki page]]

GISMO

This page is maintained by CK, SL, and the GISMO team

Contents

  1. GISMO
    1. Overview
    2. Documentation
      1. Science Observations
      2. GISMO observing schedule for the April 2012 run
      3. Call for proposals
      4. Publications
    3. Support teams
    4. Internal pages
      1. Test plan
      2. GISMO ToDo list for April run
      3. Test runs 2007-2012
        1. 5th alignment run, March 2012
        2. 4th test run, April 2011
        3. 3rd test run, April 2010
        4. 2nd test run, October 2008
        5. 1st test run, November 2007

Overview

The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2mm Observer (GISMO) is a bolometer camera for the IRAM 30m telescope. It has been build by Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland under the lead of Johannes Staguhn. GISMO consists of 8x16 pixels with super conducting transition edge sensors (TES). The TES are read out by time domain SQUID multiplexers built at the National Institute for Standards (NIST), in Boulder, Colorado. . The nominal bandwidth is 140-162GHz (FWHM), pixels are spaced by 13.75", the telescope HPBW is 16.7". The sensitivity is 16 mJy sqrt(sec) per beam. The field-of-view is 1.8'x3.7'. In the standard observing mode, data are taken while the telescope follows Lissajous curves without switching the secondary. An automated pipeline merges the GISMO data with the telescope data streams to create FITS files which are automatically processed by the reduction software crush to create logs, pointing results, and a first quick view of the data.

The 2mm spectral range provides a unique terrestrial window enabling ground-based observations of the earliest active dusty galaxies in the universe and thereby allowing a better constraint on the star formation rate in these objects.

Documentation

Science Observations

During the first open observing run in April 2012, observations will be carried out as pooled observations from a dedicated pool account gismo11. M.Gonzalez will provide login information. Progress of observations can be followed via the pool data base.

GISMO observing schedule for the April 2012 run

This file contains the previous schedule for the two weeks of GISMO pool in April. Please, note that this schedule is a VERY FIRST DRAFT , so the observations can be carried out in a very different way, depending on how GISMO is installed, the weather conditions, the needs of the GISMO team... Priority has been given to the A-rated projects. This schedule is VERY SUSCEPTIBLE to be modified again.

* GISMOscheduleApr2012

Call for proposals

In September 2011, GISMO had for the 1st time been offered to the community. Two weeks of dedicated GISMO observations are now planned for April 2012. GISMO will be available again for the summer semester 2012.

Publications

  1. Dwek, Staguhn et al. 2011 ApJ,
    Star and dust formation activities in AzTEC-3: A starburst galaxy at z = 5.3

  2. Arendt et al. 2011 ApJ,
    The Radio - 2 mm Spectral Index of the Crab Nebula Measured with GISMO

  3. Capack et al. 2011 Nature,
    A massive proto-cluster of galaxies at a redshift of z~5.3

  4. Dicker et al. 2009 ApJ,
    90GHz and 150GHz observations of the Orion M42 region. A sub-millimeter to radio analysis

  5. Benford, Moseley, Zmuidzinas 2009 Journal of Physics
    Direct detectors for the Einstein inflation probe

  6. IRAM Newsletter 2/2009
    GISMO - The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2 Millimeter Observer tested at the IRAM 30m observatory

  7. Staguhn et al. 2008 Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 151, 3, 709
    GISMO, a 2 mm Bolometer Camera Optimized for the Study of High Redshift Galaxies

Support teams

Internal pages

Test plan

  • TestPlan for the first days of the April run

GISMO ToDo list for April run

Test runs 2007-2012

5th alignment run, March 2012

Go to the 5th run Wiki page (installation of GISMO at a permanent position with new optics, baffle and new filter)

4th test run, April 2011

Go to the 4th run Wiki page (restricted access, please send an email to SL to obtain the login information)

3rd test run, April 2010

Go to the 3rd run Wiki page

2nd test run, October 2008

Go to the 2nd run Wiki page

1st test run, November 2007

Go to the 1st run Wiki page

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