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2013-06-17
- Cryostat Temperature: 220mK .
- Arrays status today: 192 pixels 1mm ; 128 pixels 2mm
- Modulation frequency: 8kHz 1mm, 4kHz 2mm
Opacity is measured with the new taumeter at 225 GHz
Wind is still quite strong but better than during all night (antenna stopped) For start:
- Working with the new pointing model
- Nasmyth offset 28, 28 implemented in the pointing model
- offset 0 0 /system nasmyth
- Quick description of the session 12h30 to 8h30 UT
- Calibration: Pointing, focus, otfgeom.
- Secondary calibrators:
- RXJ
- Rho Oph
- CasA
- faint sources
- M33
Scan |
UT |
Source |
Command |
Az |
El |
Pointing X, Y, Focus |
Tau225 |
Found (pointing + other) |
Comment |
1 |
12h43 |
Mars |
Track |
239 |
65 |
0, 0, -2.4 |
0.59 |
|
tuning the resonances |
2 |
13h02 |
Mars |
Track |
246 |
62 |
0, 0, -2.4 |
|
|
after some lost resonances are found again |
3 |
13h05 |
Mars |
pointliss |
247 |
61 |
0, 0, -1 |
|
-14 0, Fw 14 19, Fl 84 30 |
|
4 |
13h05 |
Mars |
|
247 |
61 |
0, 0, -1 |
|
|
canceled |
5-9 |
13h10 |
Mars |
focusliss |
249 |
60 |
-14, 0, -1 |
|
Opt -1, Corr -11 0, Fw 14 18, Fl 49 21 |
|
10 |
13h21 |
Mars |
otfgeom |
251 |
58 |
-11, 0, -1 |
0.6 |
|
|
11 |
13h33 |
L1551IRS5 |
track |
251 |
52 |
-11, 0, -1 |
0.6 |
|
Secondary calibration |
12 |
13h36 |
L1551IRS5 |
faintliss1 |
251 |
51 |
-11, 0, -1 |
0.54 |
Fl2mm 0.34Jy |
1 arcmin amplitude to keep the point source in at all time |
13 |
13h42 |
L1551IRS5 |
faintliss1 |
253 |
50 |
-11, 0, -1 |
0.59 |
|
sky noise |
14 |
13h |
HLTAU |
track |
255 |
48 |
-11, 0, -1 |
0.52 |
|
|
15 |
13h49 |
HLTAU |
faintliss1 |
255 |
48 |
-11, 0, -1 |
|
tauNIKA = 0.49 0.30, Fl2mm 0.21 |
|
16 |
13h55 |
HLTAU |
faintliss1 |
255 |
48 |
-11, 0, -1 |
0.62 |
|
some resonances lost at 1mm |
17 |
14h06 |
HLTAU |
faintliss1 |
255 |
48 |
-11, 0, -1 |
|
|
after recovering reso (new auto tune not working) |
18 |
14h |
HLTAU |
faintliss1 |
258 |
44 |
-11, 0, -1 |
|
|
Cloud layer everywhere |
19 |
14h17 |
GL490 |
track |
318 |
44 |
-11, 0, -1 |
0.435 |
|
|
20 |
14h20 |
GL490 |
faintliss1 |
319 |
43 |
-11, 0, -1 |
|
|
|
21 |
14h27 |
GL490 |
faintliss1 |
319 |
43 |
-11, 0, -1 |
|
-15 -2?, Fl 0.55 |
Many 1mm reso lost, Time spent to make auto-recovering work |
22 |
15h20 |
Mars |
track |
272 |
35 |
-11, 0, -1 |
|
|
|
23 |
15h26 |
Mars |
pointliss |
273 |
35 |
-11, 0, -1 |
|
-12 -3, Fw 16 19, Fl 65 30 |
|
24-28 |
15h31 |
Mars |
focusliss |
274 |
33 |
-11, 0, -1 |
|
Opt -1.7 -1.3, Corr -12 -4, Fw 14 20, Fl 42 18 |
|
29 |
15h42 |
Mars |
otfgeom |
275 |
31 |
-12, -4, -1.7 |
0.439 |
Fw 17 20, Fl 51 25, set po -12 -2 |
Not the best one, some 1mm reso near saturation |
30 |
16h09 |
Mars |
otf10x10 in Az |
279 |
28 |
-12, -4, -1.7 |
0.519 |
|
more debug on auto-recovering before that scan |
31 |
16h18 |
Mars |
track |
277 |
28 |
-12, -4, -1.7 |
0.519 |
|
cancelled to have time to recover resos |
32 |
16h20 |
Mars |
otf10x10 in El |
281 |
23 |
-12, -4, -1.7 |
|
|
|
33 |
16h29 |
0716+714 |
track |
340 |
50 |
-12, -4, -1.7 |
0.607 |
|
|
34 |
16h35 |
0716+714 |
pointliss |
340 |
50 |
-12, -4, -1.7 |
0.53 |
-14 -1, Fw 19 18, Fl 1.8 3.3 |
|
35 |
16h40 |
0716+714 |
faintliss |
340 |
50 |
-12, -4, -1.7 |
0.53 |
-14 0, Fw 15.5 18, Fl 3.1 3.3, tau 0.46 0.26 |
|
36 |
16h45 |
APM08279 |
track |
319 |
66 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
0.65 |
|
|
37-38 |
17h00 |
APM08279 |
faintliss1t (faint 1arcmin+track) |
319 |
66 |
-14 0 -1.7 |
0.47 |
|
after finding the resonances |
39-40 |
17h08 |
APM08279 |
faintliss1t |
315 |
63 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
|
|
very cloudy, very windy |
41-42 |
17h14 |
APM08279 |
faintliss1t |
314 |
62 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
|
|
|
43-44 |
17h20 |
APM08279 |
faintliss1t |
|
|
-14, 0, -1.7 |
|
|
|
45-46 |
17h49 |
APM08279 |
faintliss1t |
|
|
-14, 0, -1.7 |
0.584 |
|
after recovering resonances |
47-48 |
17h54 |
APM08279 |
faintliss1t |
311 |
56 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
|
|
|
49-50 |
18h00 |
APM08279 |
faintliss1t |
311 |
55 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
0.685 |
|
|
51-52 |
18h |
APM08279 |
faintliss1t |
|
|
-14, 0, -1.7 |
|
|
|
53-54 |
18h |
APM08279 |
faintliss1t |
|
|
-14, 0, -1.7 |
|
|
Lots of wind. Borderline. Put the brake on the telescope at the end of scan! |
55 |
20h02 |
3C279 |
track |
193 |
46 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
0.99 |
|
high tau, clouds, resonances lost, re-tune |
56-60 |
20h14 |
3C279 |
focusliss |
195 |
46 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
0.96 |
-13 0 -1.7 but very noisy data |
|
61 |
20h30 |
3C279 |
faintlissfast |
204 |
44 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
0.96 |
|
try 2x faster to beat sky noise, stopped resonances lost, Alain update auto-tuning script |
62-63 |
20h45 |
3C279 |
faintlissfast |
204 |
44 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
0.7 |
-12 1, Fw 12 20, Fl 5.7 7.3 |
high fluctuations of tau |
64-65 |
20h45 |
3C279 |
faintliss1t |
209 |
42 |
-14, 0, -1.7 |
0.7 |
-12 1, Fw 13 20, Fl 3.2 6.9 |
to compare with faintliss fast |
66-70 |
20h50 |
3C279 |
focusliss |
215 |
40 |
-12, 1, -1.7 |
0.9 |
-12 1 -1 stil pretty noisy |
tones again lost |
71-75 |
21h |
3C279 |
focusliss |
215 |
40 |
-12, 1, -1 |
0.9 |
-12 2 -1.3, Fw 12 18, Fl 10 11, much better data |
|
76 |
21h15 |
RXJ1347-1145 |
track |
200 |
35 |
-12, 2, -1.3 |
0.6 |
|
tones were lost again just after the scan |
77-80 |
21h54 |
RXJ1347-1145 |
otfsz |
210 |
35 |
-12, 2, -1.3 |
0.6 |
|
|
81-84 |
22h05 |
RXJ1347-1145 |
otfsz |
212 |
35 |
-12, 2, -1.3 |
0.4 |
|
|
85-88 |
22h05 |
RXJ1347-1145 |
otfsz |
219 |
31 |
-12, 2, -1.3 |
0.4 |
|
|
89 |
22h35 |
3C279 |
pointliss |
236 |
28 |
-12, 2, -1.3 |
0.4 |
-9 1, fw 12.6 17.4, fl 10 12 |
|
90 |
22h35 |
OPHB1-1 |
Track |
175 |
28 |
-9, 1, -1.3 |
0.4 |
|
waiting for lost resonances |
91-94 |
22h39 |
OPHB1-1 |
OTF4x4 (Az.+El. with tracks in between) |
175 |
28 |
-9, 1, -1.3 |
0.3 |
|
|
95-98 |
22h59 |
OPHB1-1 |
OTF4x4 |
180 |
28 |
-9, 1, -1.3 |
0.3 |
|
|
99-102 |
23h15 |
OPHB1-3 |
OTF4x4 |
185 |
28 |
-9, 1, -1.3 |
0.3 |
|
|
103-106 |
23h30 |
OPHB1-3 |
OTF4x4 |
188 |
28 |
-9, 1, -1.3 |
0.3 |
|
sky more stable, take some minutes to recover some lost resonances at 1mm |
107-1 |
23h50 |
OPHB1-3 |
OTF4x4 |
193 |
27 |
-9, 1, -1.3 |
0.25 |
|
|
2-5 |
00h05 |
OPHB1-3 |
OTF4x4 |
197 |
26 |
-9, 1, -1.3 |
0.25 |
|
|
6 |
00h19 |
1757-240 |
pointliss |
177 |
29 |
-9, 1, -1.3 |
0.23 |
-11 -3, -11 -2, Fw 16 19, Fl 12 8 |
|
7 |
00h31 |
MWC349 |
track |
430 |
60 |
-9, 1, -1.3 |
0.23 |
|
|
8-12 |
00h33 |
MWC349 |
focusliss |
430 |
60 |
-11, -2, -1.3 |
0.26 |
-11 8 -1.5, Fw n/a 18, Fl n/a 1.3 |
why do we have nothing at 1mm although tau is the best of run 6 ? |
13 |
00h50 |
MWC349 |
faintliss |
430 |
64 |
-11, 8, -1.5 |
0.26 |
-10 4, Fw n/a 18, Fl n/a 1.5 |
still nothing at 1mm go stronger |
14 |
01h01 |
K3-50A |
faintliss |
453 |
71 |
-11, 8, -1.5 |
0.19 |
-8 4, Fw n/a 19, Fl n/a 5 |
nothing either at 1mm, good at 2mm |
15 |
01h01 |
3C345 |
faintliss |
280 |
55 |
-9, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
cancelled lost some 1mm resonnances |
16 |
01h21 |
3C345 |
faintliss |
280 |
55 |
-9, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
-10 4, Fw n/a 18, Fl 2 |
there's definitely a pb with 1mm; resonances too sharp on good sky ? go anyway on HFLS3 while Martino looks for a solution |
17 |
01h30 |
HFLS3 |
faintliss |
320 |
55 |
-9, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
18 |
01h40 |
3C345 |
track |
280 |
55 |
-9, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
19 |
01h42 |
3C345 |
faintliss |
280 |
55 |
-11 4, Fw 13 18, Fl 2 2 |
0.3 |
1mm is back ! thanks Martino, hypthesis seemed confirmed |
|
20 |
01h55 |
HFLS3 |
faintliss |
320 |
55 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
tuning by hand on the fly just before scan started |
21 |
02h03 |
HFLS3 |
faintliss |
320 |
55 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
22 |
02h08 |
MWC349 |
track |
424 |
79 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
23 |
02h11 |
MWC349 |
faintliss |
421 |
81 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
-8 5, Fw 14 18, Fl 1.9 1.3 |
to get flux for the 1mm array before >80 deg for 4 hours |
24 |
02h20 |
HFLS3 |
track |
320 |
55 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
tau nika 0.13 0.07 |
25 |
02h25 |
HFLS3 |
faintliss |
320 |
55 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
few resonances lost 1st half of scan, tau nika 0.16 0.06 |
26 |
02h30 |
HFLS3 |
faintliss |
320 |
55 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.26 |
|
tau nika 0.13 0.07 |
27 |
02h35 |
HFLS3 |
faintliss |
320 |
54 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
28 |
02h41 |
HFLS3 |
faintliss |
320 |
53 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
29 |
02h47 |
3C345 |
track |
290 |
48 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
30-34 |
02h49 |
3C345 |
focusliss |
290 |
47 |
-11, 4, -1.5 |
0.2 |
10 5 -1.5, Fw 11.8, 18 Fl 2.1,1.9Jy |
|
35 |
03h02 |
3C345 |
focusp |
292 |
45 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
0.2 |
|
|
36-39 |
03h06 |
DIY-Tip |
skydip |
292 |
45 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
0.257 |
|
2mm Nikel reboot before skydip proper |
40 |
03h26 |
NGC7538 |
track |
388 |
57 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
|
41 |
03h30 |
NGC7538 |
faintliss2 |
388 |
58 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
0.254 |
-11 6, -11 5, Fw 23 23 (extended), Fl 7 3 |
|
42 |
03h40 |
Cas A |
track |
392 |
59 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
|
43 |
03h41 |
Cas A |
otf10x10 |
392 |
58 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
0.24 |
|
cancelled at subscan 14, lost 1mm resonances |
44-46 |
|
Cas A |
otf10x10 |
392 |
58 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
0.271 |
|
(Az, Track, El) |
47-49 |
04h08 |
Cas A |
otf10x10 |
392 |
58 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
(Az, Track, El) |
50 |
04h27 |
NGC7538 |
track |
378 |
63 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
|
51 |
04h |
NGC7538 |
faintliss2 |
378 |
63 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
-10 5 -10 4 Fl6.6,3 Fw 24, 24 extended |
|
52 |
04h |
W3OH |
track |
395 |
44 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
dawn |
53 |
04h42 |
W3OH |
faintliss2 |
395 |
44 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
-9 3;-10 5 Fl10,3.7Jy Fw19,22 extended |
3 2mm pixels lost: KB108, KB126, KB34double |
54 |
04h49 |
NGC604 |
track |
443 |
50 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
|
55-58 |
04h51 |
NGC604 |
otf5x5 |
443 |
50 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
0.213 |
|
Az,track,Elcanceled, El |
59-62 |
05h14 |
NGC604 |
otf5x5 |
447 |
55 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
0.209 |
|
Az,track,Elcanceled, (1mm reso lost), Elok, sunny |
63-65 |
05h37 |
NGC604 |
otf5x5 |
450 |
59 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
0.157 |
|
Az,track, El |
66-68 |
05h57 |
NGC604 |
otf5x5 |
453 |
63 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
Az,track, El |
69 |
06h17 |
3C84 |
track |
67 |
49 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
0.187 |
|
set topo low to unwind the telescope before track |
70 |
06h17 |
3C84 |
pointliss |
67 |
49 |
-10, 5, -1.6 |
|
-9 5;-9 5 ;Fw 13, 19; Fl11,9.5Jy |
|
71 |
06h33 |
NGC604 |
track |
102 |
71 |
-9, 5, -1.6 |
0.182 |
|
|
72-74 |
06h35 |
NGC604 |
otf5x5 |
103 |
71 |
-9, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
|
75-77 |
07h01 |
NGC604 |
otf5x5 |
112 |
76 |
-9, 5, -1.6 |
|
NikaTau 0.15,0.067 |
|
78-79 |
07h25 |
NGC604 |
otf5x5slow |
112 |
76 |
-9, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
speed 20"/s step 9 to go to high elev, last el scan cancelled : too high elev |
80 |
07h37 |
Uranus |
track |
191 |
56 |
-9, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
|
81 |
07h44 |
Uranus |
otfgeom |
193 |
56 |
-9, 5, -1.6 |
0.44 |
|
|
82-83 |
07h44 |
NGC891 |
track |
417 |
79 |
-9, 5, -1.6 |
|
-12 5 Fw 13,19 Fl46,12 |
set topo high |
84-86 |
08h05 |
NGC891 |
ngc891liss |
413 |
80 |
-9, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
liss with 0.07 speed 2 arcmin, 3 positions 0,0;-20,-60;20,60; |
87 |
08h17 |
NGC891 |
ngc891liss |
413 |
80 |
-9, 5, -1.6 |
|
|
tune resonances between 86 and 87 |
|
08h20 |
natural skydip |
going to park |
|
|
|
|
|
End of Run6. Last night was very useful! thanks to all |