NIKA November 2012 S1
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2012-11-14
- WARNING : RAW DATA FORMAT WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH EXPECTATIONS --- DATA REDUCTION BY SPECIALIST ONLY
- Cryostat Temperature: 200mK +/- 0.02mK (regulated with power 105uW). Better for 2mm array (optimal at 300mK).
- Arrays status tonight: 126 pixels 2mm - good noise; XX pixels 1mm VERY NOISY (not even worth it !!)
Nasmyth offsets : 0, 0
Set pointing : 0, 0
Set Focus : -2.40 mm
- Quick description of the session: Test the Pako sequences and data flows.
Scan |
UT |
Source |
Command |
Az |
El |
Pointing X, Y, Focus |
Tau |
Comment |
155 |
16h50 |
Mars |
Track |
211 |
21 |
|
0.35 |
|
156 |
16h52 |
Mars |
OTF Geometry |
211 |
21 |
|
0.35 |
We had the wrong init file in PaKo (nini used EMIR receiver) |
157 |
17h11 |
Mars |
Tuning on track (@diy-test-00) |
218 |
17 |
|
0.35 |
after correct init file (ini.pako) for NIKA, test track with 11s offset for tuning |
158 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
159 |
|
Uranus |
Track |
|
|
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
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|
|
|
161 |
17h30 |
Uranus |
OTF Geometry |
115 |
31 |
|
0.18 |
|
162 |
17h49 |
Uranus |
Cross |
|
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|
0.18 |
|
163 |
17h54 |
Uranus |
Cross |
119 |
35 |
|
0.16 |
|
164 |
17h57 |
Uranus |
OTF Geometry |
120 |
35 |
|
0.16 |
There was a problem in Alain's data stream, still pb: stop |
165 |
18h02 |
Uranus |
OTF_2x2 |
121 |
36 |
|
0.15 |
Test with shorter maps |
166 |
18h10 |
Uranus |
OTF_RXJ |
122 |
37 |
|
0.15 |
Test with shorter maps |
167 |
18h25 |
Uranus |
Focus |
126 |
40 |
|
0.24 |
Test Focus for NIKA data stream |
168 |
18h |
Uranus |
OTF_2x2 |
126 |
40 |
|
0.24 |
Test small OTF maps focus -2.4 |
169 |
18h |
Uranus |
OTF_2x2 |
|
|
|
|
focus -1.9 |
170 |
18h |
Uranus |
OTF_2x2 |
|
|
|
|
focus -2.9 |
171 |
18h58 |
Uranus |
OTF_2x2 |
136 |
45 |
|
0.23 |
focus -1.4 |
172 |
19h20 |
Uranus |
DIY Tip (@diy-test-13) |
|
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|
|
Test sky dip without pause for tuning... NCS load but doesn't start |
173 |
|
Uranus |
DIY Tip (@diy-test-12) |
|
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|
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Test sky dip with pause for tuning... NCS load but doesn't start |
174 |
|
Uranus |
DIY Tip |
|
|
|
|
Test sky dip with pause for tuning... NCS load but doesn't start |
175 |
|
Uranus |
DIY Tip |
|
|
|
|
Test sky dip with pause for tuning... give up |
176 |
19h35 |
Uranus |
OTF Geometry |
160 |
50 |
|
|
focus -1.9 remaining unchanged for the rest of the night |
177 |
20h15 |
Uranus |
Cross |
163 |
53 |
|
|
|
178 |
20h17 |
Uranus |
Focus |
163 |
53 |
|
|
(starting point is -1.9) |
179 |
20h30 |
3C84 |
Track |
67 |
51 |
|
|
|
180 |
20h38 |
3C84 |
OTF_2x2 |
67 |
51 |
|
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