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== 2014-01-21 ==

 .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
== 2014-01-22 ==
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So please login with the t21 acount and its usual password (durc***9). So please login with the t21 acount and its usual password (durc***9) to the [[https://tapas.iram.es/tapas/ | TAPAS]] database.

Programm for today:
 * Check pointing and Nasmyth offset after re-alignment with the laser. Conclusion from yesterday: we don't have a reliable way to optimise the radio alignment, so we will rely only on the laser alignment, which seem very close to optimal according to 1st conclusions from yesterday.
 * Focus and Beam maps (standard + Lissajou).
 * Pointing session
 * Polariser on, and test observations with polariser: beam maps (+pointing and focus of course) first on planet then on a polarised source.



||'''Scan'''||'''UT'''||'''Source'''||'''Command''' ||'''Az'''||'''El'''||'''Pointing X, Y, Focus'''||'''Tau225'''|| '''Comment''' ||
||10 || 14h00 || Uranus || Track -200 -200 || 123 || 40 || 0,0,0.0 -2.4 || 0.15 || Track60 ||
||11 || 14h03 || Uranus || cross || 123 || 40 || 0,0,0.0 || 0.15 || offset 0 0 ||
||12 || 14h04 || Uranus || stopped || 123 || 40 || 0,0,0.0 || 0.15 || ||
||13 || 14h04 || Uranus || Cross || 123 || 40 || 0,0,0.0 || 0.15 || offset -40 10 ||
||14-18 || 14h11 || Uranus || pointliss || 123 || 40 || 0,0,0.0 || 0.15 || tuning not working between subscans ||
||19 || 14h11 || Uranus || otfgeom || 123 || 40 || 0,0,0.0 || || ||
||20 || 14h11 || Diy-TIP || skydip_up || 124 || 40 || 0,0,0.0 || || ||
||22 || 14h18 || Uranus || track -200 -200 || 127 || 42 || 0,0,0.0 || || ||
||23 || 14h19 || Uranus || focusp || 128 || 42 || 0,0,0.0 || || set focus -1.8 ||
||24 || 14h22 || Uranus || focusp || 128 || 44 || 0,0,0.0 || || ||
||25-29 || 14h26 || Uranus || focusliss || 129 || 44 || 0,0,0.0 || ||set focus -1.4 ||
||30-34 || 14h39 || Uranus || focusliss || 133 || 46 || 0,0,0.0 || || ||

NIKA January 22th, 2014 / S3

Back to list of day to day logbook of observations

2014-01-22

Now we will use the tapas database that automatically fills scans table with the informations we were filling by hand untill now.

So please login with the t21 acount and its usual password (durc***9) to the TAPAS database.

Programm for today:

  • Check pointing and Nasmyth offset after re-alignment with the laser. Conclusion from yesterday: we don't have a reliable way to optimise the radio alignment, so we will rely only on the laser alignment, which seem very close to optimal according to 1st conclusions from yesterday.
  • Focus and Beam maps (standard + Lissajou).
  • Pointing session
  • Polariser on, and test observations with polariser: beam maps (+pointing and focus of course) first on planet then on a polarised source.

Scan

UT

Source

Command

Az

El

Pointing X, Y, Focus

Tau225

Comment

10

14h00

Uranus

Track -200 -200

123

40

0,0,0.0 -2.4

0.15

Track60

11

14h03

Uranus

cross

123

40

0,0,0.0

0.15

offset 0 0

12

14h04

Uranus

stopped

123

40

0,0,0.0

0.15

13

14h04

Uranus

Cross

123

40

0,0,0.0

0.15

offset -40 10

14-18

14h11

Uranus

pointliss

123

40

0,0,0.0

0.15

tuning not working between subscans

19

14h11

Uranus

otfgeom

123

40

0,0,0.0

20

14h11

Diy-TIP

skydip_up

124

40

0,0,0.0

22

14h18

Uranus

track -200 -200

127

42

0,0,0.0

23

14h19

Uranus

focusp

128

42

0,0,0.0

set focus -1.8

24

14h22

Uranus

focusp

128

44

0,0,0.0

25-29

14h26

Uranus

focusliss

129

44

0,0,0.0

set focus -1.4

30-34

14h39

Uranus

focusliss

133

46

0,0,0.0

NK2014_Jan22 (last edited 2014-01-31 16:01:35 by NikaBolometer)