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| The New IRAM KIDs Array (NIKA) is a Kinetic Inductance Detectors camera for bolometric observations at the IRAM 30m telescope. NIKA has been built by the Institut Néel (IN), in Grenoble, France under the lead of Alain Benoit, and with the contributions of other persons forming the NIKA collaboration. In 2013 the main contributing institutes are IN, IRAM, IPAG, LPSC, AIG Cardiff. | The New IRAM KIDs Array (NIKA) is a Kinetic Inductance Detectors camera for bolometric observations at the IRAM 30m telescope. NIKA has been built by the Institut Néel (IN) and LPSC in Grenoble, France under the lead of Alain Benoit, and with the contributions of other persons forming the NIKA collaboration. In 2013 the main contributing institutes are IN, IRAM, IPAG, LPSC, AIG Cardiff. |
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| || || '''Pixels''' || '''Wavelength''' || '''Bandwidth (FWHM)''' || '''Sensitivity (out of atmosphere)''' || '''HPBW''' || '''Field-of-View''' || '''Spacing''' || ||NIKA1 run 6 || 132 (125 valid) || 2.00 mm || 137-172 GHz || 14 mJy*s^1/2^ (preliminary) || 17.5" || 2.3' diameter || 9.8" || ||NIKA1 run 6 || 224 (190 valid) || 1.25 mm || 220-270 GHz || 35 mJy*s^1/2^ (preliminary) || 12.0" || 2.3' diameter || 6.8" || |
|| || '''Pixels''' || '''Wavelength''' || '''Bandwidth (FWHM)''' || '''Sensitivity (out of atmosphere)''' || '''HPBW''' || '''Field-of-View diameter''' || '''Spacing''' || ||NIKA1 run 6 || 132 (125 valid) || 2.00 mm || 137-172 GHz || 14 mJy*s^1/2^ (preliminary) || 17.5" || (2.3' optics) 1.8' array || 9.8" || ||NIKA1 run 6 || 224 (190 valid) || 1.25 mm || 220-270 GHz || 35 mJy*s^1/2^ (preliminary) || 12.0" || (2.3' optics) 1.7' array || 6.8" || |
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| NIKA is a 2.3' FOV prototype used to test the technologies to be used in the bigger 6.5' FOV NIKA2 instrument currently in development phase. | NIKA is a prototype used to test the technologies to be used in the bigger 6.5' FOV [[http://ipag.osug.fr/nika2/Welcome.html | NIKA2 ]] instrument currently in development phase. |
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| [[http://ipag.osug.fr/nika2/Welcome.html | NIKA2 main web page]] [[http://www.iram.fr/wiki/nika2/index.php/Nika2Wiki | NIKA2 development dedicated (private Wiki)]] |
## [[http://www.iram.fr/wiki/nika2/index.php/Nika2Wiki | NIKA2 development dedicated (private Wiki)]] |
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| * [[http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2013/03/aa19854-12.pdf|Calvo et al. 2013]] * [[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2011ApJS..194...24M|Monfardini et al. 2011]] * [[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2010A%26A...521A..29M|Monfardini et al. 2010]] |
* 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]]) |
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| * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/NIKA/PoolPreparation | Pool Preparation (coming soon)]] provides information on the observing modes offered as well as examples of the scripts that you need to prepare to observe your project. | * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/PoolPreparation | 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. |
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| * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/NIKA/ObservingSession | Observing Session (coming soon)]] provides an example of a typical session at the 30m telescope with GISMO. | * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/SecondaryCalibrators | Secondary calibrators ]] for the IRAM 30m continuum cameras. |
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| * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/NIKA/DataReduction | Data Reduction (coming soon)]] provides some basic examples to reduce NIKA data. | * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/ObservingSession | Observing Session]] provides an example of a typical bolometer session at the 30m telescope. |
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| * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/NIKA/FAQs | Frequently asked questions (coming soon)]] provides answers to some commonly asked questions. | * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/NIKA/DataReduction | Data Reduction]] (coming soon) provides some basic examples to reduce NIKA data. |
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| ## * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Bolometers/FAQs | Frequently asked questions]] (coming soon) provides answers to some commonly asked questions about the IRAM 30m bolometers. | |
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| The 1st NIKA pool pool will take place from the 18th of February to the 28th of February 2014. Observations will be carried from a dedicated pool account (I. Hermelo will provide login information). |
The 1st NIKA pool will take place from the 18th of February to the 28th of February 2014. |
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| * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/NIKA/1stPool/Projects | List of accepted projects.]] | * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/PoolOrganization/1stNIKApool | 1st NIKA pool organization.]] |
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| * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolW13 | Pool observers for the February 2014 run]] | * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/PoolW13 | IRAM 30m pool observers for the Winter 2013 semmester.]] |
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| * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/NIKA/1stPool/Rooms | Room occupancy.]] | * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/NikaRun8 | Internal NIKA team page for organisation]] |
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| The progress of the 4th GISMO pool can be followed via: | The progress of the pool can be followed via: |
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| * [[https://tapas.iram.es/tapas/ | TAPAS]] Both databases are synchronized and can be used to write/read the logsheet. |
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| == Previous observing runs == | == Previous test and commissioning runs == |
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| * '''6th test run''' (June 201) | * '''6th test run''' (June 2013) |
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| Author: Israel Hermelo (GISMO pool manager) | Author: Israel Hermelo (IRAM 30m continuum pool manager) |
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| Last update: 2013.12.16 | Last update: 2014.01.13 |
NIKA
The New IRAM KIDs Array (NIKA) is a Kinetic Inductance Detectors camera for bolometric observations at the IRAM 30m telescope. NIKA has been built by the Institut Néel (IN) and LPSC in Grenoble, France under the lead of Alain Benoit, and with the contributions of other persons forming the NIKA collaboration. In 2013 the main contributing institutes are IN, IRAM, IPAG, LPSC, AIG Cardiff.
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.
|
Pixels |
Wavelength |
Bandwidth (FWHM) |
Sensitivity (out of atmosphere) |
HPBW |
Field-of-View diameter |
Spacing |
NIKA1 run 6 |
132 (125 valid) |
2.00 mm |
137-172 GHz |
14 mJy*s1/2 (preliminary) |
17.5" |
(2.3' optics) 1.8' array |
9.8" |
NIKA1 run 6 |
224 (190 valid) |
1.25 mm |
220-270 GHz |
35 mJy*s1/2 (preliminary) |
12.0" |
(2.3' optics) 1.7' array |
6.8" |
NIKA is a prototype used to test the technologies to be used in the bigger 6.5' FOV NIKA2 instrument currently in development phase.
Call for proposals
NIKA is offered for the first time to the community the winter semester 2013/14:
Publications
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)
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 (bolometer pool manager, <hermelo@iram.es>)
Manuel Gonzalez (heterodyne pool manager, <gonzalez@iram.es>)
Nicolas Billot (30m scheduler, <billot@iram.es>)
Albrecht Sievers (<sievers@iram.es>)
- Robert Zylka
- Walter Brunswig
NIKA 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.
Secondary calibrators for the IRAM 30m continuum cameras.
Observing Session provides an example of a typical bolometer session at the 30m telescope.
Data Reduction (coming soon) provides some basic examples to reduce NIKA data.
1st NIKA pool (February 2014)
The 1st NIKA pool will take place from the 18th of February to the 28th of February 2014.
Pool projects and observers
For information about the accepted projects and the observers at the 30m please go to:
Progress
The progress of the pool can be followed via:
Both databases are synchronized and can be used to write/read the logsheet.
Previous test and commissioning runs
7th test run (January 2014)
6th test run (June 2013)
5th test run (November 2012)
4th test run (June 2012)
3rd test run (October 2011)
2nd test run (October 2010)
1st test run (October 2009)
Author: Israel Hermelo (IRAM 30m continuum pool manager)
email: hermelo@iram.es
Created: 2013.12.16
This page is maintained by IH, CK, SL and the NIKA team
Last update: 2014.01.13