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'' .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
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 .Quick description of the session: Test the Pako sequences and data flows.''  .Quick description of the session: measure polarization of quasars at various elevations and planets to test our system and calibrate
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||188-192 || 17h15 || Uranus || Track off -200 -200 || 200 || 55 || 0,0,-2.4 || 0.004 || Example|| ||276 || 18h20 || 1749+096 || Track off -200 -200 || 219 || 56 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || ||
||277 || 18h26 || 1749+096 || Track off -200 -200 || 219 || 56 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || track source waiting to start observations ||
||278 || 18h29 || 1749+096 || @cross || 219 || 56 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || croix ||
||279 || 18h33 || mars || Track off -200 -200 || 214 || 19 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || track mars ||
||280 || 18h34 || mars || @otfgeom || 214 || 19 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || otf mars ||
||281 || 18h48 || mars || @cross || 217 || 18 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || cross mars : 100" away: going back to 1749 to check ||
||282 || 18h51 || 1749+096 || Track off -200 -200 || 230 || 52 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || go to 1749 to check if see source ||
||283 || 18h53 || 1749+096 || @cross || 230 || 52 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || code Nico plante: redo ||
||284 || 18h58 || 1749+096 || @cross || 232 || 51 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || source unseen: opacity ? + KIDs tuning unstable: go to brighter source ||
||285 || 19:02 || 3c454 || Track off -200 -200 || 106 || 46 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || ||
||286 || 19:06 || 3c454 || @cross || 106 || 46 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || ||
||287 || 19:08 || 3c454 || @cross || 106 || 46 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || source at more than 50" ||
||288 || 19:12 || 3c454 ||@otf3x3 || 109 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || otf on 3c454: realize that source coordinates and coordinates tracked by telescope are different ? ||
||289 || 19:15 || 3c454 || Track off -200 -200 || 109 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || otf on 3c454 ||
||290 || 19:18 || 3c454 || @otf3x3 || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || checking again ||
||291 || 19:19 || 3c454 || @otf3x3 || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || ||
||292 || 19:23 || 3c454 || @otf3x3 || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || ||
||293 || 19:29 || 3c454 || @otf3x3 || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || set offset 0 0 /SYS Nasmyth ||
||294 || 19:29 || 3c454 || track || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || ||
||295 || 19:29 || 3c454 || @otf3x3 || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || M4 was not correctly in place !! That explains the large offsets.. ||
||296 || 19:42 || 3c454 || @otf3x3 || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || New otf with correct M4 position, source seen !! ||
||297 || 19:45 || 3c454 || track || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || ||
||298 || 19:46 || 3c454 || track || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || Bad : Operators in the beam... ||
||299 || 19:46 || 3c454 || track || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 ||canceled ||
||300 || 19:46 || 3c454 || track || 110 || 49 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || ||
||301 || 19:52 || 3c454 || @otf3x3 || 118 || 55 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || offset 21.2 36.75 /sys nasmyth ||
||302 || 19:57 || 3c454 || track || 119 || 56 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || ||
||303 || 19:52 || 3c454 || @cross || 119 || 56 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || offset 7.2 7.2 /sys/ nas ||
||304 || 20:03 || 3c454 || @focusp || 119 || 56 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || ||
||305 || 20:06 || 3c454 || @cross || 122 || 57 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || offset -7.2 -7.2 /sys/ nas ||
||306 || 20:10 || 3c454 || @cross || 122 || 57 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || offset 7.2 7.2 /sys/ nas ||
||307 || 20:14 || 3c454 || @otfgeom || 125 || 59 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || offset 21.2 36.75 /sys nas ||
||308 || 20:28 || 3c454 || @cross || 129 || 60 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || problem scan: can not be reduced ||
||309 || 20:31 || 3c454 || @cross || 130 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || problem scan: can not be reduced ||
||310 || 20:33 || 3c454 || @cross || 130 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || @end: set offset 28.9 42.2 ||
||311 || 20:39 || 3c454 || @cross || 134 || 62 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || @end: set offset 13.5 31.3 ||
||312 || 20:39 || 3c454 || @cross || 135 || 63 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || source seems closer but corrections given by soft do not change ||
||313 || 20:42 || 3c454 || @cross || 135 || 63 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || ||
||314 || 20:48 || 3c454 || @cross || 135 || 63 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || trying to do cross with offsets 0,0 - @end: set offset 0 15 seems good enough: set pointing -19.7 11.4||
||315 || 21:00 || 3c454 || @cross || 144 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || source is centered||
||316 || 21:03 || uranus || track -200 -200 || 117 || 39 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || ||
||317 || 21:03 || uranus || @cross || 118 || 39 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || retuning: untrustable result ||
||318 || 21:06 || uranus || @cross || 118 || 39 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || ||
||319 || 21:08 || uranus || @focusp || 119 || 39 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || do not do focus correction: bad weather and source size seems ok. apply set pointing -26 1.9 ||
||320 || 21:13 || uranus || @cross || 120 || 40 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || can not reduce ? ||
||321 || 21:13 || uranus || @otfgeom || 123 || 43 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || uranus is centered ||
||322 || 21:37 || DIY || @obs/diyup || 122 || 20 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.65 || cancelled ||
||323-327 || 21:40 || DIY || @obs/diyup || 122 || 20 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.62 || cancelled ||
||328 || 21:49 || DIY || @obs/diyup || 122 || 20 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.62 || ||
||329 || 22:04 || Uranus || track -200 -200 || 129 || 48 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.63 || ||
||330 || 22:11 || Uranus || track -200 -200 || 129 || 48 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.63 || ||
||331 || 22:11 || Uranus || @otfgeom_25 || 129 || 48 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.63 || crap : the HWP stopped rotating (speed 2.98 Hz 16 meas/turn) - scan cancelled ||
||332 || 22:23 || Uranus || @otfgeom_25 || 139 || 51 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || 20 meas/turn, 25 arcsec/sec ||
||332 || 22:23 || Uranus || @otfgeom_25 || 139 || 51 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || 20 meas/turn, 25 arcsec/sec ||
||333 || 22:47 || Uranus || track || 139 || 51 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || to tune||
||334 || 22:51 || Uranus || track || 153 || 55 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || seeing the plate turning in the signal (omega, 2omega and 4omega peaks). Trying to remove polarizer||
||335 || 22:59 || Uranus || track || 154 || 55 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || less 2omega and 4omega so they were due to polarized noise, but still a lot of noise at frequency omega (3Hz or so): will check if waveplate is well aligned. Time to use the Vernier caliper !! ||
||336-345 || 23:01 || Uranus || track || 156 || 56 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || tracking uranus while andrea and alain try to fix the waveplate ||
||347 || 23:55 || Uranus || @otfgeom_25 || 180 || 57 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || prism has been inserted, less omega signal: try to do a map on uranus||
||348-3 || 00:12 || Uranus || track || 185 || 57 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || andrea is removing the prism: tracking uranus in the meanwhile ||
||4-6 || 00:16 || Uranus || @otf3x3 || 180 || 57 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || prism has been removed, small map with HWP rotating||
||7 || 00:30 || Uranus || track || 185 || 57 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || ||
||8 || 00:32 || Uranus || @otf3x3 || 180 || 57 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || polariser is mounted, small map with HWP rotating||

NIKA January 20th, 2014 / S2

Back to list of day to day logbook of observations

2014-10-08


Opacity is measured with the new taumeter at 225 GHz

Nasmyth offsets : 21.2, 36.75

Set pointing : 0, 0

Set Focus : -1.8 mm

  • Quick description of the session: measure polarization of quasars at various elevations and planets to test our system and calibrate


Data Repository: Raw_X35

Values in brackets [] are not updated.

Scan

UT

Source

Command

Az

El

Pointing X, Y, Focus

Tau225

Comment

276

18h20

1749+096

Track off -200 -200

219

56

0,0,-1.8

0.6

277

18h26

1749+096

Track off -200 -200

219

56

0,0,-1.8

0.6

track source waiting to start observations

278

18h29

1749+096

@cross

219

56

0,0,-1.8

0.6

croix

279

18h33

mars

Track off -200 -200

214

19

0,0,-1.8

0.6

track mars

280

18h34

mars

@otfgeom

214

19

0,0,-1.8

0.6

otf mars

281

18h48

mars

@cross

217

18

0,0,-1.8

0.6

cross mars : 100" away: going back to 1749 to check

282

18h51

1749+096

Track off -200 -200

230

52

0,0,-1.8

0.6

go to 1749 to check if see source

283

18h53

1749+096

@cross

230

52

0,0,-1.8

0.6

code Nico plante: redo

284

18h58

1749+096

@cross

232

51

0,0,-1.8

0.6

source unseen: opacity ? + KIDs tuning unstable: go to brighter source

285

19:02

3c454

Track off -200 -200

106

46

0,0,-1.8

0.6

286

19:06

3c454

@cross

106

46

0,0,-1.8

0.6

287

19:08

3c454

@cross

106

46

0,0,-1.8

0.6

source at more than 50"

288

19:12

3c454

@otf3x3

109

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

otf on 3c454: realize that source coordinates and coordinates tracked by telescope are different ?

289

19:15

3c454

Track off -200 -200

109

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

otf on 3c454

290

19:18

3c454

@otf3x3

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

checking again

291

19:19

3c454

@otf3x3

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

292

19:23

3c454

@otf3x3

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

293

19:29

3c454

@otf3x3

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

set offset 0 0 /SYS Nasmyth

294

19:29

3c454

track

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

295

19:29

3c454

@otf3x3

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

M4 was not correctly in place !! That explains the large offsets..

296

19:42

3c454

@otf3x3

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

New otf with correct M4 position, source seen !!

297

19:45

3c454

track

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

298

19:46

3c454

track

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

Bad : Operators in the beam...

299

19:46

3c454

track

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

canceled

300

19:46

3c454

track

110

49

0,0,-1.8

0.6

301

19:52

3c454

@otf3x3

118

55

0,0,-1.8

0.65

offset 21.2 36.75 /sys nasmyth

302

19:57

3c454

track

119

56

0,0,-1.8

0.65

303

19:52

3c454

@cross

119

56

0,0,-1.8

0.65

offset 7.2 7.2 /sys/ nas

304

20:03

3c454

@focusp

119

56

0,0,-1.8

0.65

305

20:06

3c454

@cross

122

57

0,0,-1.8

0.65

offset -7.2 -7.2 /sys/ nas

306

20:10

3c454

@cross

122

57

0,0,-1.8

0.65

offset 7.2 7.2 /sys/ nas

307

20:14

3c454

@otfgeom

125

59

0,0,-1.8

0.65

offset 21.2 36.75 /sys nas

308

20:28

3c454

@cross

129

60

0,0,-1.8

0.65

problem scan: can not be reduced

309

20:31

3c454

@cross

130

61

0,0,-1.8

0.65

problem scan: can not be reduced

310

20:33

3c454

@cross

130

61

0,0,-1.8

0.65

@end: set offset 28.9 42.2

311

20:39

3c454

@cross

134

62

0,0,-1.8

0.65

@end: set offset 13.5 31.3

312

20:39

3c454

@cross

135

63

0,0,-1.8

0.65

source seems closer but corrections given by soft do not change

313

20:42

3c454

@cross

135

63

0,0,-1.8

0.65

314

20:48

3c454

@cross

135

63

0,0,-1.8

0.65

trying to do cross with offsets 0,0 - @end: set offset 0 15 seems good enough: set pointing -19.7 11.4

315

21:00

3c454

@cross

144

65

0,0,-1.8

0.65

source is centered

316

21:03

uranus

track -200 -200

117

39

0,0,-1.8

0.65

317

21:03

uranus

@cross

118

39

0,0,-1.8

0.65

retuning: untrustable result

318

21:06

uranus

@cross

118

39

0,0,-1.8

0.65

319

21:08

uranus

@focusp

119

39

0,0,-1.8

0.7

do not do focus correction: bad weather and source size seems ok. apply set pointing -26 1.9

320

21:13

uranus

@cross

120

40

0,0,-1.8

0.7

can not reduce ?

321

21:13

uranus

@otfgeom

123

43

0,0,-1.8

0.65

uranus is centered

322

21:37

DIY

@obs/diyup

122

20

0,0,-1.8

0.65

cancelled

323-327

21:40

DIY

@obs/diyup

122

20

0,0,-1.8

0.62

cancelled

328

21:49

DIY

@obs/diyup

122

20

0,0,-1.8

0.62

329

22:04

Uranus

track -200 -200

129

48

0,0,-1.8

0.63

330

22:11

Uranus

track -200 -200

129

48

0,0,-1.8

0.63

331

22:11

Uranus

@otfgeom_25

129

48

0,0,-1.8

0.63

crap : the HWP stopped rotating (speed 2.98 Hz 16 meas/turn) - scan cancelled

332

22:23

Uranus

@otfgeom_25

139

51

0,0,-1.8

0.6

20 meas/turn, 25 arcsec/sec

332

22:23

Uranus

@otfgeom_25

139

51

0,0,-1.8

0.6

20 meas/turn, 25 arcsec/sec

333

22:47

Uranus

track

139

51

0,0,-1.8

0.6

to tune

334

22:51

Uranus

track

153

55

0,0,-1.8

0.6

seeing the plate turning in the signal (omega, 2omega and 4omega peaks). Trying to remove polarizer

335

22:59

Uranus

track

154

55

0,0,-1.8

0.6

less 2omega and 4omega so they were due to polarized noise, but still a lot of noise at frequency omega (3Hz or so): will check if waveplate is well aligned. Time to use the Vernier caliper !!

336-345

23:01

Uranus

track

156

56

0,0,-1.8

0.6

tracking uranus while andrea and alain try to fix the waveplate

347

23:55

Uranus

@otfgeom_25

180

57

0,0,-1.8

0.6

prism has been inserted, less omega signal: try to do a map on uranus

348-3

00:12

Uranus

track

185

57

0,0,-1.8

0.6

andrea is removing the prism: tracking uranus in the meanwhile

4-6

00:16

Uranus

@otf3x3

180

57

0,0,-1.8

0.6

prism has been removed, small map with HWP rotating

7

00:30

Uranus

track

185

57

0,0,-1.8

0.6

8

00:32

Uranus

@otf3x3

180

57

0,0,-1.8

0.6

polariser is mounted, small map with HWP rotating

NK2014_Oct08 (last edited 2014-10-10 18:19:29 by NikaBolometer)