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 * [[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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 * [[attachment:3rdGISMOpool_public_v2.pdf|Report on GISMO performance based on the pool run in April-2013 (Hermelo et al. 2013)]].
 * [[http://www.submm.caltech.edu/~sharc/crush/|crush]] data processing software will be used to reduce all data.


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=== pako scripts === === How to observe ===
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 * 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 The old page GismoHowToObserve is obsolete. 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.
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 * [[https://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GismoPakoNotes|Notes on paKo and NCS for GISMO 2012]] ## [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/GismoObservingScripts | GismoObservingScripts ]]
## The old page GismoHowToObserve is obsolete.
## [[https://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Gismo
PakoNotes|Notes on paKo and NCS for GISMO 2012]]
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=== crush data reduction === === Data reduction ===
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 * CrushExamples GISMO data are reduced using CRUSH (Comprehensive Reduction Utility for SHARC2 - and more).
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 * [[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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== Observing Runs == ----
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== 4th GISMO pool (October/November 2013) ==
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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).
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=== Pool projects and observers ===
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=== 22-October - 5-November 2013 - 4th pool run === For information about the accepted projects and the observers at the 30m please go to:
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==== Pool projects and observers ====

 * Summer semester 2013 observations will be carried out as pooled observations from a dedicated pool account. I. Hermelo will provide login information.

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

 * Progress of observations can be followed via the [[https://pools.iram.es | pool data base]].
 * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/ProjectsPoolS13 | List of accepted projects.]]
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 * GISMO NEXUS log
   * [[https://mrt-lx1/Devices/GISMO/|internal with fast updates]]
   * [[https://herapool.iram.es/GISMO/|external with slow updates]]
=== 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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=== April 2013 - 3rd pool run === == Previous observing runs ==

=== 3rd GISMO pool (April 2013) ===
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=== November 2012 - 2nd pool run === === 2nd GISMO pool (November 2012) ===
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=== April 2012 - 1st pool run === === 1st GISMO pool (April 2012) ===
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=== Test runs 2007-2012 ===

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=== 5th alignment run, March 2012 ====
=== 5th alignment run, March 2012 ===
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==== 1st test run, November 2007 ==== === 1st test run, November 2007 ===

GISMO

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


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*s1/2

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


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


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:

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

2nd GISMO pool (November 2012)

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

Pool projects and observers

Daily reports

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

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

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