NIKA January 20th, 2014 / S1
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2014-01-20
- Cryostat Temperature: 150mK (regulated, RMS ripple 0.03mK).
- Arrays status tonight: 128 pixels 2mm - 1Hz noise; 196 pixels 1mm 3-5Hz noise
Modulation frequency: 8kHz 1mm, 5kHz 2mm
Opacity is measured with the new taumeter at 225 GHz
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.
Data Repository: Raw_X9
FOR THE ENTIRE SESSION NO ANTENNA DATA DUE TO SW PROBLEMS
Scan |
UT |
Source |
Command |
Az |
El |
Pointing X, Y, Focus |
Tau225 |
Comment |
188-192 |
17h15 |
Uranus |
Track off -200 -200 |
200 |
55 |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.004 |
Flux 42/16Jy. Expected KID signal > 9KHz/1KHz (AM) |
193 |
17h35 |
Uranus |
Cross |
120 |
55 |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.004 |
SEEN URANUS !!! 1KHz/10kHz as expected |
194 |
17h40 |
Uranus |
Focus |
200 |
54 |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.02 |
|
195 |
17h45 |
|
DIY skydip_test |
190 |
na |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.02 |
|
196 |
17h50 |
Uranus |
OTF_geom |
204 |
53 |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.03 |
NOISE 0.8Hz/3-5Hz on two arrays. ONE JUMP IN TT JUST BEFORE SEEING THE SOURCE |
197 |
18h00 |
|
DIY skydip_up |
200 |
na |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.044 |
|
198 |
18h05 |
Uranus |
Track off -200 -200 |
212 |
51 |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.02 |
|
199 |
18h05 |
Uranus |
pointliss |
212 |
51 |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.025 |
|
200-204 |
18h10 |
Uranus |
focusliss |
212 |
51 |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.096 |
|
205 |
18h15 |
Uranus |
OTF_geom |
204 |
53 |
0,0,-1.4 |
0.03 |
Test OTF_geom with a different focus |
206 |
18h25 |
|
DIY skydip_up |
200 |
na |
0,0,-1.4 |
0.014 |
|
207 |
18h30 |
Uranus |
Track off -200 -200 |
212 |
51 |
0,0,-2.4 |
0.02 |
After this scan radio-alignment in the cabin (15 minutes). Gained 2.5/7.5kHz in background on 1/2mm. More or less equivalent to Uranus, so I would say something like 2K ?? |
208-209 |
18h50 |
|
DIY skydip_updown |
290 |
na |
0,0,-2.4 |
Strange peak at 0.4, otherwise around 0.08 |
|
FOR THE ENTIRE SESSION NO ANTENNA DATA DUE TO SW PROBLEMS