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* '''Polarimetry at millimeter wavelengths with the NIKA camera: calibration and performance''' ([[http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2017/03/aa29666-16/aa29666-16.html|A&A 599, A34 (2017)]]) * '''Non parametric deprojection of NIKA SZ observations: pressure distribution in the Planck-discovered cluster PSZ1 G045.85+57.71''' ([[http://arxiv.org/abs/1607.07679 | Ruppin, et al., A&A, submitted (2016) ]]) * '''Mapping the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect toward MACS J0717.5+3745 with NIKA''' ([[http://arxiv.org/abs/1606.07721 | Adam et al., A&A, submitted (2016) ]]) * '''High angular resolution Sunyaev-Zel'dovich observations of MACS J1423.8+2404 with NIKA: Multiwavelength analysis''' ([[http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.06674 | Adam et al., A&A 586, A122 (2016) ]]) * '''First Polarised Light with the NIKA camera''' ([[http://arxiv.org/abs/1508.00747 | Ritacco et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Volume 184, Issue 3-4, pp. 724-732 ]]) * '''Pressure distribution of the high-redshift cluster of galaxies CL J1226.9+3332 with NIKA''' ([[http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.2808 | Adam et al., A&A 576, A12 (2015) ]]) |
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* First observation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect with Kinetic Inductance Detectors ([[ http://arxiv.org/abs/1310.6237 | Adam et al. 2013, arXiv]]) * Improved mm-wave photometry for kinetic inductance detectors ([[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013A%26A...551L..12C | Calvo et al. 2013, A&A]]) * NIKEL: Electronics and data acquisition for kilopixels kinetic inductance camera ([[http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1415 | O. Bourrion et al. 2012, arXiv]]) * A Dual-band Millimeter-wave Kinetic Inductance Camera for the IRAM 30 m Telescope ([[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2011ApJS..194...24M | Monfardini et al. 2011, ApJS]]) * NIKA: A millimeter-wave kinetic inductance camera ([[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2010A%26A...521A..29M |Monfardini et al. 2010, A&A]]) |
* '''First observation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect with Kinetic Inductance Detectors''' ([[ http://arxiv.org/abs/1310.6237 | Adam et al., A&A 569, A66 (2014)]]) * '''Improved mm-wave photometry for kinetic inductance detectors''' ([[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013A%26A...551L..12C | Calvo et al. 2013, A&A]]) * '''NIKEL: Electronics and data acquisition for kilopixels kinetic inductance camera''' ([[http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1415 | O. Bourrion et al. 2012, arXiv]]) * '''A Dual-band Millimeter-wave Kinetic Inductance Camera for the IRAM 30 m Telescope''' ([[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2011ApJS..194...24M | Monfardini et al. 2011, ApJS]]) * '''NIKA: A millimeter-wave kinetic inductance camera''' ([[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2010A%26A...521A..29M |Monfardini et al. 2010, A&A]]) * Ph.D. thesis: * ''Rémi Adam (2012-2015) - Advisors: J.F. Macías-Pérez and F.X. Désert'' ([[https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01303736 | Observation des amas de galaxies par effet Sunyaev-Zel'dovich et de la polarisation du fond diffus cosmologique : de Planck à NIKA (in French)]]) * ''Alessia Ritacco (2013-2016) - Advisors: J.F. Macías-Pérez, Alessandro Monfardini, Andrea Catalano, Nicolas Ponthieu''([[https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01303736 | Polarimetry at millimeter wavelengths with the instruments NIKA and NIKA2]]) |
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----- == NIKA2 == [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/NIKA2/Main |NIKA2]] |
NIKA
The New IRAM KID Arrays (NIKA) is a dual-band (150 and 240 GHz) Kinetic Inductance Detectors camera for continuum observations at the IRAM 30m telescope. NIKA has been built by the Institut Néel, LPSC, IPAG and IRAM Grenoble, and the University of Cardiff. NIKA comprises two focal planes: 132 pixels at 120-170 GHz and 224 pixels at 200-280 GHz. NIKA covers simultaneously in the two bands the same portion of the Sky with an instantaneous field-of-view of 2 arc-min.
Contents
Overview
NIKA is a dual band instrument using few hundreds of Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID). The KID resonances variations which are dependent on the incoming power are probed by a comb of tones allowing to perform frequency domain multiplexing. Being a prototype in constant evolution the arrays characteristics (number of pixels, field of view, sensitivity, etc.) have evolved over the years from each test run to the other. The main characteristics of the latest configuration are summarized on the following table.
last update: 17-Feb-2014 |
Number of KIDs |
Wavelength |
Bandwidth (FWHM) |
NEFD |
HPBW |
FoV |
Spacing |
NIKA 1mm band |
196 (136 valid) |
1.25 mm |
220-270 GHz |
35 mJy*s1/2 (preliminary) |
12.0" |
1.8' |
6.8" |
NIKA 2mm band |
128 (114 valid) |
2.00 mm |
137-172 GHz |
14 mJy*s1/2 (preliminary) |
17.5" |
2.0' |
9.6" |
- Number of KIDs = number of KIDs which resonance is probed with a tone generated by the electronics (in parenthesis = conservative number of KIDs for which no problem has been found in the data). Physically there's 224 KIDs on the 1mm array and 132 KIDs on the 2mm array.
- NEFD = Noise equivalent flux density outside of the atmosphere = sensitivity.
- HPBW = Half power beam width = angular resolution.
- FoV = effective Field-of-View calculated from area covered by all pixels.
NIKA is a prototype used to test the technologies to be used in the bigger 6.5' FOV NIKA2 instrument currently in development phase (private Wiki here).
Go to the NIKA wish list.
Call for proposals
NIKA is offered for the first time to the community the winter semester 2013/14:
Reports and Publications
- Reports:
- Refereed papers:
Polarimetry at millimeter wavelengths with the NIKA camera: calibration and performance (A&A 599, A34 (2017))
Non parametric deprojection of NIKA SZ observations: pressure distribution in the Planck-discovered cluster PSZ1 G045.85+57.71 (Ruppin, et al., A&A, submitted (2016))
Mapping the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect toward MACS J0717.5+3745 with NIKA (Adam et al., A&A, submitted (2016))
High angular resolution Sunyaev-Zel'dovich observations of MACS J1423.8+2404 with NIKA: Multiwavelength analysis (Adam et al., A&A 586, A122 (2016))
First Polarised Light with the NIKA camera (Ritacco et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Volume 184, Issue 3-4, pp. 724-732)
Pressure distribution of the high-redshift cluster of galaxies CL J1226.9+3332 with NIKA (Adam et al., A&A 576, A12 (2015))
Performance and calibration of the NIKA camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope (Catalano et al. 2014, arXiv)
First observation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect with Kinetic Inductance Detectors (Adam et al., A&A 569, A66 (2014))
Improved mm-wave photometry for kinetic inductance detectors (Calvo et al. 2013, A&A)
NIKEL: Electronics and data acquisition for kilopixels kinetic inductance camera (O. Bourrion et al. 2012, arXiv)
A Dual-band Millimeter-wave Kinetic Inductance Camera for the IRAM 30 m Telescope (Monfardini et al. 2011, ApJS)
NIKA: A millimeter-wave kinetic inductance camera (Monfardini et al. 2010, A&A)
- Ph.D. thesis:
Rémi Adam (2012-2015) - Advisors: J.F. Macías-Pérez and F.X. Désert (Observation des amas de galaxies par effet Sunyaev-Zel'dovich et de la polarisation du fond diffus cosmologique : de Planck à NIKA (in French))
Alessia Ritacco (2013-2016) - Advisors: J.F. Macías-Pérez, Alessandro Monfardini, Andrea Catalano, Nicolas Ponthieu(Polarimetry at millimeter wavelengths with the instruments NIKA and NIKA2)
Support teams
- Overall coordinator:
Samuel Leclercq (IRAM/Grenoble, <leclercq@iram.fr>)
- NIKA team:
Alain Benoit <alain.benoit@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (PI, IN)
Alessandro Monfardini <monfardini@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (co-PI, IN)
François-Xavier Désert <francois-xavier.desert@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr> (IPAG)
Martino Calvo <martino.calvo@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (IN)
Antonio D'Addabbo <antonio.d-addabbo@grenoble.cnrs.fr> (IN)
- Nicolas Ponthieu (IPAG)
Juan Macias-Perez <macias@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
Andrea Catalano <catalano@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
Remi Adam <adam@lpsc.in2p3.fr> (LPSC)
- IRAM/Granada support team:
Carsten Kramer (Station Manager, <kramer@iram.es>)
Israel Hermelo (30m Continuum Pool Manager, <hermelo@iram.es>)
Nicolas Billot (30m Scheduler, <billot@iram.es>)
Claudia Marka (30m Heterodyne Pool Manager, <marka@iram.es>)
Albrecht Sievers (<sievers@iram.es>)
- Robert Zylka
- Walter Brunswig
How-to's
Pool Preparation provides information on the observing modes offered for the continuum cameras as well as examples of the scripts that you need to prepare to observe your project.
Observing Session provides an example of a typical session with the continuum cameras at the 30m telescope.
Pointing sources and calibrators provides a list of pointing sources and calibrators for the IRAM 30m continuum cameras.
For observers: Check the staus of NIKA during the observations.
For Experts: Alignment and pointing sesion (in prep.) provides a step-by-step procedure to implement a new pointing model with NIKA
Data Reduction Quick look analysis and Offline processing products.
Open runs
3rd NIKA pool (Jan-Feb 2015)
The 3rd NIKA open pool will take place from the January 27th to February 10th.
For information about the accepted projects and the observers at the 30m please go to:
The progress of the pool can be followed via:
Both databases are synchronized and can be used to write/read the logsheet.
2nd NIKA pool (November 2014)
1st NIKA pool (February 2014)
Available data products
Run |
Date |
v0 |
v1 |
v2 |
1st NIKA pool |
Feb 2014 |
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2nd NIKA pool |
Nov 2014 |
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3rd NIKA pool |
Jan 2015 |
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To retrive the data please use the following command:
scp xxx-yy@enter.iram.es:~/observationData/nika/v?.tar.gz /path/in/your/computer
where xxx-yy is your project number and v? is the version of the data to retrieve (options are v0, v1, and v2).
Technical runs
9th test run - Polarisation (February 2015)
8th test run (October 2014)
May 2014 Dry run
- Two slots of 4 hours scheduled for the NIKA dry run: Wed 7th May 2014 from 11:00 to 15:00 (LT), Mon 12th May 2014 from 12:00 to 16:00 (LT)
See the NIKA dry run organization wiki.
7th test run (January 2014)
6th test run (June 2013)
5th test run (November 2012)
4th test run (June 2012, final position, final cryostat)
3rd test run (October 2011, cryogen free 1st cold stage cryostat)
2nd test run (October 2010, dual band cryostat)
1st test run (October 2009, 1 band cryostat on MAMBO bench, liquid He 1st cold stage)
NIKA2
Author: Israel Hermelo (IRAM 30m continuum pool manager)
email: hermelo@iram.es
Created: 2013.Dec.16
This page is maintained by IH, CK, SL and the NIKA team
Last update: 2014.Dec.17