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| == NIKA dry run (May 2014) == Two slots of 4 hours have been scheduled for the NIKA dry run: * 7th May 2014 from 11:00 to 15:00 (LT) * 12th May 2014 from 12:00 to 16:00 (LT) See the [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/PoolOrganization/1stNIKApool | NIKA dry run]] organization wiki. ## === 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/Continuum/PoolOrganization/2ndNIKApool | 2nd NIKA pool organization.]] |
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| == Previous runs == | == Technical runs == * '''9th test run''' (October 2014) * [[NikaRun9 | Go to the 9th run Wiki page]] * '''May 2014 Dry run''' * Two slots of 4 hours have been 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 [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/Continuum/PoolOrganization/DryRunNIKA | NIKA dry run]] organization wiki. |
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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.
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:
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. 2013, arXiv)
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 (continuum 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
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.
Technical runs
9th test run (October 2014)
May 2014 Dry run
- Two slots of 4 hours have been 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.
1st NIKA pool (February 2014)
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)
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.Mar.17