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GISMO

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GISMO

Overview

	Pixels	Wavelength	Bandwidth (FWHM)	Sensitivity (out of atmosphere)	HPBW	Field-of-View	Spacing
GISMO since 2012	8x16	2.0 mm	140-162 GHz	14 mJy*s^1/2	16.7"	1.8' x 3.7'	13.75"

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 140-162 GHz (FWHM), pixels are spaced by 13.75", the telescope HPBW is 16.7". The sensitivity has improved relative to the April 2011 run to a media value of about 14 mJy sqrt(sec) (cf. reports below). The field-of-view is 1.8'x3.7' . Two standard observing modes are offered, Lissajous curves and on-the-fly scans. Both work in total power, 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. Typical overheads for single science targets on the sky are 60%. The relative flux stability is about 8% (cf. report below).

Call for proposals for the winter semester 2013/14

GISMO is offered again to the community:

Documentation

GISMO Software Operational Manual - May 2013 by Steve Maher and Johannes Staguhn, May 2013
GISMO NCS Software Interface and FITS File Description by Steve Maher, Attila Kovacs, Albrecht Sievers, April 2012

Publications

Dwek, Staguhn et al. 2011 ApJ,
Star and dust formation activities in AzTEC-3: A starburst galaxy at z = 5.3
Arendt et al. 2011 ApJ,
The Radio - 2 mm Spectral Index of the Crab Nebula Measured with GISMO
Capack et al. 2011 Nature,
A massive proto-cluster of galaxies at a redshift of z~5.3
Dicker et al. 2009 ApJ,
90GHz and 150GHz observations of the Orion M42 region. A sub-millimeter to radio analysis
Benford, Moseley, Zmuidzinas 2009 Journal of Physics
Direct detectors for the Einstein inflation probe
IRAM Newsletter 2/2009
GISMO - The Goddard-IRAM Superconducting 2 Millimeter Observer tested at the IRAM 30m observatory
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

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:
- Carsten Kramer (station manager, <kramer@iram.es>)
- Israel Hermelo (bolometer pool manager, <hermelo@iram.es>)
- Albrecht Sievers (friend of GISMO, <sievers@iram.es>)
- Manuel Gonzalez (heterodyne pool manager, <gonzalez@iram.es>)
- Nicolas Billot (30m scheduler, <billot@iram.es>)

Observations

How to observe

The Quick GISMO guide for dummies provides examples and explanations about how to start PaKo in order to run the telescope with GISMO, and about total power maps using Lissajous and On-the-fly patterns. Observations using the wobbler will not be offered for this run.

Pointing Sources

Plots for Pointing Sources can be accessed within the IRAM network. These data are provided ONLY to help in the planning of observations, in particular to select pointing and focus sources at the IRAM 30-m telescope. They should not be used for any other purpose.

Data reduction

GISMO data are reduced using CRUSH (Comprehensive Reduction Utility for SHARC2 - and more).

4th GISMO pool (October/November 2013)

The 4th GISMO pool will take place from the 22nd of October to the 5th of November 2013. Observations will be carried from a dedicated pool account (I. Hermelo will provide login information).

Pool projects and observers

For information about the accepted projects and the observers at the 30m please go to:

Progress

The progress of the 4th GISMO pool can be followed via:

Pool data base
External GISMO Nexus log with slow updates
Internal GISMO Nexus log with fast updates

Status

2013.09.22 14:00 UT: Stopped by bad weather conditions (strong wind and rain)

Previous observing runs

3rd GISMO pool (April 2013)

Pool projects and observers

Winter semester 2012 observations will be carried out as pooled observations from a dedicated pool account. M.Gonzalez will provide login information.
List of accepted projects.
Progress of observations can be followed via the pool data base.
Pool observers for the April 2013 run

2nd GISMO pool (November 2012)

Two weeks of dedicated GISMO observations have been carried out during November 2012.

Pool projects and observers

Daily reports

GismoRun7

1st GISMO pool (April 2012)

In September 2011, GISMO had for the 1st time been offered to the community. Two weeks of dedicated GISMO observations have been carried out during April 2012.

Daily reports

GismoRun6

Test plan

TestPlan for the first days of the April run
GismoToDoList

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)

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||GISMO since 2012 || 8x16   || 2.0 mm           || 140-162 GHz        || 14 mJy*s^1/2^   ||  16.7"     || 1.8' x 3.7'           || 13.75" ||
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-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 140-162 GHz (FWHM), pixels are spaced by '''13.75"''', the telescope HPBW is '''16.7"'''. The sensitivity has improved relative to the April 2011 run to about '''10 mJy sqrt(sec)''' (cf. report below). The field-of-view is ''' 1.8'x3.7' '''. Two standard observing modes are offered, Lissajous curves and on-the-fly scans. Both work in total power, 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. Typical overheads for single science targets on the sky are 60%. The relative flux stability is about 8% (cf. report below).
+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 140-162 GHz (FWHM), pixels are spaced by '''13.75"''', the telescope HPBW is '''16.7"'''. The sensitivity has improved relative to the April 2011 run to a media value of about '''14 mJy sqrt(sec)''' (cf. reports below). The field-of-view is ''' 1.8'x3.7' '''. Two standard observing modes are offered, Lissajous curves and on-the-fly scans. Both work in total power, 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. Typical overheads for single science targets on the sky are 60%. The relative flux stability is about 8% (cf. report below).
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-== Call for proposals for the summer semester 2013 ==
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- * [[attachment:TimeEstimator_v2.pdf|Updated guidelines to estimate observing times (Billot et al. 2012)]].
+ * [[attachment:TimeEstimator_v3.pdf|Updated guidelines to estimate observing times (Billot et al. 2013)]].
 * [[attachment:3rdGISMOpool_public_v2.pdf|Report on GISMO performance based on the pool run in April-2013 (Hermelo et al. 2013)]].
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- * [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/|crush]] data processing software will be used to reduce all data.
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- * [[attachment:GISMOSoftwareOperationalManual-Apr2013.pdf|GISMO Software Operational Manual]] by Steve Maher and Johannes Staguhn, April 2013
+ * [[attachment:GISMO Software Operational Manual - May 2013]] by Steve Maher and Johannes Staguhn, May 2013
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-=== April 2013 - 3rd pool run ===
+The [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GismoObservingScripts | Quick GISMO guide for dummies]] provides examples and explanations about how to start !PaKo in order to run the telescope with GISMO, and about total power maps using Lissajous and On-the-fly patterns. Observations using the wobbler will not be offered for this run. 

## [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GismoObservingScripts | GismoObservingScripts ]]
## The old page GismoHowToObserve is obsolete.
## [[https://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GismoPakoNotes|Notes on paKo and NCS for GISMO 2012]]

=== Pointing Sources ===

[[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/FluxMonitoring/PointingSources/plotPointingSources.html|Plots for Pointing Sources]] can be accessed within the IRAM network. These data are provided ONLY to help in the planning of observations, in particular to select pointing and focus sources at the IRAM 30-m telescope. They should not be used for any other purpose.
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+=== Data reduction ===

GISMO data are reduced using CRUSH (Comprehensive Reduction Utility for SHARC2 - and more). 

 * [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/ | CRUSH website]]
 * [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/download.html | Download CRUSH]]
 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/CrushExamples | Quick introduction to CRUSH]]

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== 4th GISMO pool (October/November 2013) ==

The 4th GISMO pool will take place from the 22nd of October to the 5th of November 2013.
Observations will be carried from a dedicated pool account (I. Hermelo will provide login information).

=== Pool projects and observers ===

For information about the accepted projects and the observers at the 30m please go to:

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/ProjectsPoolS13 | List of accepted projects.]]

 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolS13  | Pool observers for the October/November 2013 run]] 

=== Progress ===

The progress of the 4th GISMO pool can be followed via:

 * [[https://pools.iram.es | Pool data base]]
 * [[https://herapool.iram.es/GISMO/|External GISMO Nexus log]] with slow updates
 * [[https://mrt-lx1/Devices/GISMO/|Internal GISMO Nexus log]] with fast updates

=== Status ===

 * ''' 2013.09.22 14:00 UT:''' Stopped by bad weather conditions (strong wind and rain)


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== Previous observing runs ==

=== 3rd GISMO pool (April 2013) ===
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-==== Observing scripts ====

 * GismoObservingScripts provides examples and explanations about how to start !PaKo in order to run the telescope with GISMO, and about 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.

 * [[https://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GismoPakoNotes|Notes on paKo and NCS for GISMO 2012]]

==== Pointing Sources ====

[[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/FluxMonitoring/PointingSources/plotPointingSources.html|Plots for Pointing Sources]] can be accessed within the IRAM network. These data are provided ONLY to help in the planning of observations, in particular to select pointing and focus sources at the IRAM 30-m telescope. They should not be used for any other purpose. 


==== Data reduction ====

To reduce GISMO data with crush, first log into your project account:

{{{
ssh -X project_number@mrt-lx3.iram.es     (for project "test" data the project_number is t16. Ask the AoD for the password)
}}}

Raw data are stored in the directory ~/observationData/gismo. The scans are stored in a filing hierarchy, organised by source name, then an IRAM scan ID composed of a UT calendar date and a scan number. For example, the scan 113 taken on 2013-04-12 of M33 is stored as:

{{{
~/observationData/gismo/M33/2013-04-12.113/M33_2013-04-12.113_gismo.fits}}}

To reduce this scan with crush, type in your terminal:

{{{
crush gismo -default -datapath=~/observationData/gismo -object=M33 -date=2013-04-12 113 -outpath=~/crush_reduction -name=M33
}}}

In the case of faint sources (S/N<10) you can use the option "faint":

{{{
crush gismo -faint -datapath=~/observationData/gismo -object=M33 -date=2013-04-12 113 -outpath=~/crush_reduction -name=M33_faint
}}}

Other options to optimise the reduction are "bright" for strong sources (S/N>1000), "extended" for structures larger than the field of view, and "deep" for deep fields (faint point sources).

It is possible to add several scans:

{{{
crush gismo -faint -datapath=~/observationData/gismo -object=M33 -date=2013-04-12 113-116 120 -date=2013-04-13 1-6 -outpath=~/crush_reduction -name=M33_faint_allscans
}}}

and also to combine different fields of view:

{{{
crush gismo -faint -datapath=~/observationData/gismo -object=M33a -date=2013-04-12 113-116 120 -object=M33b -date=2013-04-14 21-23 -outpath=~/crush_reduction -name=M33ab_faint_allscans
}}}

For a detailed description of crush's options and capabilities, see the [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/document.html|crush documentation]]. 


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GISMO

Overview

Call for proposals for the winter semester 2013/14

Documentation

Publications

Support teams

Observations

How to observe

Pointing Sources

Data reduction

4th GISMO pool (October/November 2013)

Pool projects and observers

Progress

Status

Previous observing runs

3rd GISMO pool (April 2013)

Pool projects and observers

2nd GISMO pool (November 2012)

Pool projects and observers

Daily reports

1st GISMO pool (April 2012)

Daily reports

Test plan

5th alignment run, March 2012

4th test run, April 2011

3rd test run, April 2010

2nd test run, October 2008

1st test run, November 2007