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NIKA November 2012 S10

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2012-11-24

Cryostat Temperature: 150 +/- 0.03 mK (regulated with power 50uW)
Arrays status tonight: (126 pixels 2mm, 91 pixels 1.25mm) + 1.5h (126 pixels 2mm, 8 pixels 1.25mm) to demonstrate achievable sensitivity.
** Scan 237 onward, power on pixels reduced KB002,011, 012, 027, 028, 054, 057, 059, 120, 124
*** Scan 239 onward, -2dB: KB002, -4dB: KB011, 012, 028, 054, 057, 120, others back at nominal power

Scan	UT	Source	Command	Az	El	Pointing X, Y, Focus	Tau		Comment
66	06h23	OJ287	Track	234	64		0.2	0.	Taking over from EMIR
67	06h26	OJ287	Track	235	64		0.2	0.	Balaying the 2 mm array
68	06h28	OJ287	Cross	236	63	Pointing 1 mm 3.6 -0.3 2 mm 5.2 -1.3	0.2	0.06
69	06h30	OJ287	Cross	237	63	Pointing 1 mm 3.1 0.1 2 mm 5.1 -1.1	0.2	0.06
70	06h33	OJ287	Focus	238	62	Focus 2 mm -1.68	0.2	0.
71	06h38	OJ287	Focus	238	62	Focus 1 mm -1.61	0.2	0.
72	06h44	OJ287	Track	243	60		0.2	0.	Problem with display - restarted PAKO
73	06h48	OJ287	Cross	243	60	Pointing 1 mm 3.4 -0.4 2 mm 5.8 -1.9	0.2	0.06	Set pointing 3.4 -0.4
74	06h50	OJ287	Cross	243	60	Pointing 1 mm 3.6 -0.4 2 mm 5.5 -2.0	0.2	0.06
75	06h52	HAT084933	Track	226	45		0.2	0.	Moving to source
76	06h55	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	227	45		0.2	0.
77	06h59	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	228	44		0.2	0.
78	07h03	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	229	43		0.2	0.
79	07h08	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	229	43		0.2	0.
80	07h12	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	229	43		0.2	0.
81	07h12	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	232	41		0.2	0.
82	07h16	HAT084933	Track	232	41		0.2	0.	Moving to source
83	07h16	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	232	41		0.2	0.
84	07h26	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	235	39		0.2	0.
85	07h30	HAT084933	Track	235	39		0.2	0.	Moving to source
86	07h30	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	235	39		0.2	0.
87	07h34	HAT084933	Track	236	39		0.2	0.	Moving to source
88	07h36	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	237	38		0.2	0.
89	07h40	HAT084933	Track	238	38		0.2	0.	Moving to source
90	07h41	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	239	37		0.2	0.
91	07h45	HAT084933	Track	239	37		0.2	0.	Moving to source
92	07h45	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	239	37		0.2	0.
93	07h49	HAT084933	Track	240	36		0.2	0.	Moving to source
94	07h50	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	240	36		0.2	0.
95	07h54	HAT084933	Track	241	35		0.2	0.	Moving to source
96	07h54	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	241	35		0.2	0.
97	07h58	HAT084933	Track	242	34		0.2	0.	Moving to source
98	07h58	HAT084933	OTFfaintAz	242	34		0.2	0.
99	08h02	3C273	Track	170	55		0.2	0.	Moving to source
100	08h07	3C273	Cross	170	55	Pointing 1 mm 2.9 0.0 2 mm 5.0 -0.8	0.2	0.06
101	08h08	3C273	Cross	171	55	Pointing 1 mm 2.9 0.6 2 mm 5.5 -0.6	0.2	0.06	Set pointing 2.9 0.0
102	08h10	3C273	Cross	172	55	Pointing 1 mm 2.6 0.8 2 mm 4.7 -0.5	0.2	0.06	Set pointing 2.6 0.8
103	08h12	M87	Track	170	65		0.2	0.	Moving to source
104	08h15	M87	OTFfaintAz	171	65		0.2	0.
105	08h19	M87	OTFfaintEl	171	65		0.2	0.
106	08h23	M87	Track	173	65		0.2	0.	Moving to source
107	08h23	M87	OTFfaintAz	174	65		0.2	0.
108	08h27	M87	OTFfaintEl	177	65		0.2	0.
109	08h33	M87	OTFfaintAz	181	65		0.2	0.
110	08h37	M87	OTFfaintEl	184	65		0.2	0.
111	08h41	M87	Track	172	65		0.2	0.	Moving to source
112	08h41	M87	OTFfaintAz	172	65		0.2	0.
113	08h45	M87	OTFfaintEl	172	65		0.2	0.
114	08h50	IDCS	Track	141	75		0.2	0.	Moving to source
115	08h54	3C273	Track	192	54		0.2	0.	Moving to source
116	08h56	3C273	Cross	192	54	Pointing 1 mm 4.1 3.5 2 mm 6.4 2.8	0.2	0.06
117	08h58	3C273	Cross	193	54	Pointing 1 mm 0.3 3.0 2 mm 3.0 2.2	0.2	0.06	Set pointing 3.0 2.2
118	09h01	3C273	Cross	194	54	Pointing 1 mm 1.6 3.4 2 mm 3.5 0.1	0.2	0.06
119	09h03	HAT133008	Track	153	77		0.26	0.1	Moving to source
120	09h05	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	156	77		0.26	0.1
121	09h09	HAT133008	Track	160	77		0.26	0.1	Moving to source
122	09h09	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	160	77		0.26	0.1
123	09h13	HAT133008	Track	165	77		0.26	0.1	Moving to source
124	09h13	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	165	77		0.26	0.1
125	09h17	HAT133008	Track	169	78		0.26	0.1	Moving to source
126	09h17	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	169	78		0.26	0.1
127	09h25	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	175	78		0.26	0.1
128	09h29	HAT133008	Track	179	78		0.26	0.1	Moving to source
129	09h29	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	179	78		0.26	0.1
130	09h34	HAT133008	Track	185	78		0.26	0.1	Moving to source
131	09h34	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	185	78		0.26	0.1
132	09h39	HAT133008	Track	189	77		0.26	0.1	Moving to source
133	09h39	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	189	77		0.26	0.1
134	09h43	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	194	77		0.26	0.1
135	09h47	HAT133008	Track	200	77		0.3	0.25	Moving to source
136	09h48	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	200	77		0.3	0.25
137	09h52	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	204	77		0.3	0.25	Lots of cirrus
138	09h56	HAT133008	Track	207	76		0.3	0.25	Moving to source
139	09h57	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	208	76		0.3	0.25
140	10h01	HAT133008	Track	211	76		0.3	0.25
141	10h01	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	211	76		0.3	0.25
142	10h05	HAT133008	Track	216	75		0.3	0.25
143	10h05	HAT133008	OTFfaintAz	216	75		0.3	0.25
144	10h13	3C279	Track	206	43		0.3	0.25
145	10h13	3C279	Cross	207	43		0.3	0.25	set pointing @2mm 3.2 2.1 (@1mm 1.4 4.9)
146	10h16	3C279	Focus4	206	43	P (3.2 2.1) F(-1.61)	0.3	0.25	set focus @2mm -1.41 (not good fit @1mm -1.11)
147	10h24	3C279	Cross	207	43	P (3.2 2.1) F(-1.41)	0.3	0.25	bad fit @2mm 8.5 5.0 @1mm 6.1 --
148	10h24	3C279	Cross	207	43	P (3.2 2.1) F(-1.41)	0.3	0.25	set pointing @2mm 4.5 2.8 (@1mm 2.2 3.4)
149	10h32	3C279	OTF_geom	212	41	P (4.5 2.8) F(-1.41)	0.32	0.18
150	10h50	HO	Track	215	65	P (4.5 2.8) F(-1.41)	0.32	0.196+/-0.042
151	10h51	HO	SKYDIP_DOWN	215	65	P (4.5 2.8) F(-1.41)	0.32	0.196+/-0.04
152	10h51	HO	SKYDIP_UP	215	65	P (4.5 2.8) F(-1.41)	0.32	0.196+/-0.04
153	11h12	IDCSJ1426	Track	262	80		0.3	0.25	Moving to source
154	11h14	IDCSJ1426	Track	262	80		0.3	0.25	Un petit balayage
155	11h15	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	262	80		0.3	0.25
156	11h22	IDCSJ1426	Track	264	78		0.3	0.25
157	11h22	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	264	78		0.3	0.25
158	11h29	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	265	77		0.3	0.25
159	11h36	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	267	75		0.3	0.25
160	11h43	IDCSJ1426	Track	268	74		0.3	0.25
161	11h43	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	269	74		0.3	0.25
162	11h50	IDCSJ1426	Track	269	73		0.3	0.25
163	11h50	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	269	73		0.3	0.25
164	11h56	IDCSJ1426	Track	270	71		0.3	0.25
165	11h57	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	270	71		0.3	0.25
166	12h04	IDCSJ1426	Track	271	70		0.3	0.25
167	12h04	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	271	69		0.3	0.25
168	12h11	IDCSJ1426	Track	272	68		0.3	0.25
169	12h11	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	272	68		0.3	0.25
170	12h18	IDCSJ1426	Track	273	67		0.3	0.25
171	12h18	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	273	67		0.3	0.25
172	12h25	IDCSJ1426	Track	274	66		0.3	0.25
173	12h25	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	274	66		0.3	0.25
174	12h32	IDCSJ1426	Track	275	65		0.3	0.25
175	12h32	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	275	65		0.3	0.25
176	12h39	IDCSJ1426	Track	276	64		0.3	0.25
177	12h39	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	276	64		0.3	0.25
178	12h46	IDCSJ1426	Track	277	63		0.3	0.25
179	12h46	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	277	63		0.3	0.25
180	12h53	IDCSJ1426	Track	278	61		0.4	0.25
181	12h53	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	278	61		0.4	0.25
182	13h00	IDCSJ1426	Track	279	59		0.4	0.25
183	13h00	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	279	59		0.4	0.25
184	13h07	IDCSJ1426	Track	279	57		0.4	0.25
185	13h07	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	279	57		0.5	0.25
186	13h14	IDCSJ1426	Track	279	56		0.5	0.25
187	13h14	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	279	56		0.5	0.25
188	13h21	IDCSJ1426	Track	279	54		0.5	0.25
189	13h21	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	279	54		0.5	0.25
190	13h28	IDCSJ1426	Track	280	53		0.5	0.25
191	13h28	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	280	53		0.5	0.25
192	13h35	IDCSJ1426	Track	281	52		0.5	0.25
193	13h35	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	281	52		0.5	0.25
194	13h42	IDCSJ1426	Track	282	51		0.5	0.25
195	13h42	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	282	51		0.5	0.25
196	13h49	IDCSJ1426	Track	283	49		0.5	0.25
197	13h49	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	283	49		0.5	0.25
198	13h56	IDCSJ1426	Track	283	48		0.5	0.25
199	13h56	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	283	48		0.5	0.25
200	14h03	IDCSJ1426	Track	284	46		0.5	0.25
201	14h03	IDCSJ1426	OTF_SZ_Az	284	46		0.5	0.25
202	14h10	1633+382	Track	280	71		0.5	0.31	Moving to source
203	14h11	1633+382	Cross	280	70	Pointing 1 mm (5.6 2.9) 2 mm (7.2 0.6)	0.5	0.31
204	14h13	1633+382	Track	280	70		0.5	Lambda 0.31	Moving to source
205	14h13	1633+382	Cross	280	70	Pointing 1 mm (4.2 91.7) 2 mm (5.4 -0.8)	0.5	0.31	Set pointing (5.6 2.9)
206	14h15	1633+382	Cross	280	70	Pointing 1 mm (2.7 4.0) 2 mm (4.6 1.2)	0.5	0.31
207	14h17	Mars	Track	179	29		0.5	0.31	Moving to source
208	14h22	Mars	Cross	180	29	Pointing 1 mm (5.5 2.2) 2 mm (7.7 1.8)	0.5	0.31
209	14h23	Mars	Track	179	29		0.5	0.31	Moving to source
210	14h23	Mars	Cross	180	29	Pointing 1 mm (3.1 7.4) 2 mm (5.5 6.7)	0.5	0.31	Set pointing (5.5 2.2)
211	14h25	Mars	Focus	181	29	Focus 1 mm: -1.55 2 mm: -1.55	0.5	0.31	Set focus -1.55
212	14h30	Mars	Cross	182	29	Pointing 1 mm (4.5 1.9) 2 mm (6.5 -0.4)	0.5	0.31	Set pointing (4.5 1.9)
213	14h34	GRB121123A	Track	146	36		0.5	0.31	Moving to source
214	14h36	GRB121123A	Track	146	36		0.5	0.31	Un petit balayage
215	14h37	GRB121123A	Track	146	36		0.5	0.31	Un petit balayage
216	14h56	GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT	151	37		0.5	0.31	Target of opportunity for AM
217		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT	151	37
218		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT	151	37
219		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT	151	37
220		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT	151	37
221		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT	151	37
222	15h24	GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT	159	39		0.6	0.37+-0.05
223		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT
224		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT
225		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT	163	40	4.5 1.8 -1.55	0.6	0.38+-0.05
226		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT
227		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT
228		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT
229		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT
230		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT
231	16h03	GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT	172	41
232		GRB121123A	OTF_FAINT
233	16h12	3C454.3	Track	110	49	4.5 1.8 -1.55		0.35+-0.04	Tuning power on KB097 only (RTS fighting)
234	16h19	3C454.3	Cross	111	50	4.5 1.8 -1.55			2mm 2.4Jy, From now on KB097 power has been corrected by -4dB
235	16h26	M2228	Track	113	59	4.4 -0.7 -1.55			From now on KB097 power has been corrected by -4dB
236	16h28	M2228	OTF_SZ_Az	113	59	4.4 -0.7 -1.55		0.39+-0.05	Corr Pointing 2mm only KB097 is much cleaner!
237	16h40	M2228	OTF_SZ_Az	118	62	4.4 -0.7 -1.55			Other bad kids with reduced power **cf above
238		M2228	OTF_SZ_Az
239	17h03	M2228	OTF_SZ_Az	126	65				Change of config 2mm ***cf above, noise improvement
240	17h03	M2228	OTF_SZ_Az
241	17h14	M2228	OTF_SZ_Az					0.62+-0.07	Very high sky noise and opacity at 1mm , 10m/s wind
242		M2228	OTF_SZ_Az
243		M2228	OTF_SZ_Az
244	17h35	M2228	OTF_SZ_Az
245		M2228	OTF_SZ_Az
246		M2228	OTF_SZ_Az
247		M2228	OTF_SZ_Az
248	18h06	M2228	OTF_SZ_Az	164	73			1.22+-.1 !
249		M2228	OTF_SZ_Az						Due to skynoise, may have lost quite a few resonances
250		M2228	OTF_SZ_Az						Due to skynoise, may have lost quite a few resonances
251		M2228	OTF_SZ_Az						Due to skynoise, may have lost quite a few resonances,give up
252	18h34	Uranus	Track	140	47	4.4 -0.7 -1.55			Move to a backup program: measure secondary calibrators
253	18h35	Uranus	Cross	141	47	4.4 -0.7 -1.55			OK at 2mm only
254	18h42	Uranus	FocusNIKA4	143	48	7.5 1.8 -1.55			No result
255	18h45	Uranus	Cross	145	49	7.5 1.8 -1.55		0.97+-0.15	Almost did not change
256	19h	Uranus	OTF GeomFast	145	49	8.0 1.5 -1.55			Should be OK
257	19h12	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	154	51	8.0 1.5 -1.55		0.93+-0.13	Photometry of the OTF faint mode
258	19h16	G45.1	Track	260	29	8.0 1.5 -1.55			Too low
259	19h20	CRL2688	Track	279	61	8.0 1.5 -1.55
260	19h23	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	280	61	8.0 1.5 -1.55
261	19h27	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	280	59	8.0 1.5 -1.55
262	19h32	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	280	59	8.0 1.5 -1.55
263	19h37	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	281	58	8.0 1.5 -1.55			!! Alain informs that we should take the file on Archeops 9 for this scan: Martino: done
264	19h42	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	281	57	8.0 1.5 -1.55
265	19h47	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	281	56	8.0 1.5 -1.55
266	19h51	CRL2688	Track 200 200	282	55	8.0 1.5 -1.55
267	19h53	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	282	55	8.0 1.5 -1.55
268	19h57	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	282	54	8.0 1.5 -1.55
269	20h02	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	283	53	8.0 1.5 -1.55
270	20h06	CRL2688	OTF FaintAz	283	53	8.0 1.5 -1.55
271	20h12	DIY-Tip HO 284 67	Track	284	67	8.0 1.5 -1.55			Prepare 2 skydips (target 2mm only)
272	20h14	DIY-Tip HO 284 67	diydown	284	67	8.0 1.5 -1.55		0.99+-0.13	Skydip downward
273	20h24	DIY-Tip HO 284 67	diyup	284	67	8.0 1.5 -1.55		0.78+-0.13	Skydip upward. Even 2mm is too noisy to get tau!
274	20h37	LKH234	Track	332	51	8.0 1.5 -1.55
275		LKH234	OTF FaintAz
276		LKH234	OTF FaintAz
277		LKH234	OTF FaintAz
278		LKH234	OTF FaintAz
279		LKH234	OTF FaintAz
280	21h10	Uranus	Track	202	52			0.7+-0.1
281	21h15	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	204	51				Follow the planet downward as a skydip calibrator
282	21h20	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	207	51
283		Uranus	OTF FaintAz	207	51
284		Uranus	OTF FaintAz	207	51
285		Uranus	OTF FaintAz	207	51
286		Uranus	OTF FaintAz	213	49			0.60+0.07
287		Uranus	OTF FaintAz	214	49
288	21h50	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	216	48
289	22h00	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	220	47
290		Uranus	OTF FaintAz	207	51
291		Uranus	OTF FaintAz	213	49			0.60+0.07
292	22h12	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	214	49
293		Uranus	OTF FaintAz	216	48			1.2
294		Uranus	OTF FaintAz	216	48
295	22h39	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	231	41			0.60+0.07	Absent minded obs(fxd) forgot to press start for a while
296		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
297		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
298		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
299	22h58	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	236	37.6
300		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
301		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
302		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
303	23h17	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	240	35
304		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
305		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
306		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
307	23h32	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	243
308		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
309		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
310		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
311	23h50	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	247	28.7
312		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
313	23h59	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	249	27
1		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
2		Uranus	OTF FaintAz
3	00h13	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	251	24.6
4	00h17	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	252	23.7
5	00h22	Uranus	OTF FaintAz	253	23				End of special skydip session. Emir takes over. 3mm only I guess