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| || 110 || 18h14 || 2200+410 (BBLac)|| Track off -200 -200 || 67 || 58 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || Tuning || | || 110-111  || 18h14  || 2200+410 (BLLac)||  Track  off -200 -200     ||  67    ||  58    ||   0,0,-1.8               ||   0.7      ||  Tuning                  || || 112 || 18h18 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 58 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || || || 113 || 18h18 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 58 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || || || 114 || 18h || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross or track ? || 67 || 58 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || || || 115 || 18h || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| track || 67 || 58 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || || || 116 || 18h28 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| track || 67 || 58 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || || || 117 || 18h30 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 58 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || Holes in the data || || 118 || 18h34 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || try to center on ref detector using updated pipeline || || 119 || 18h37 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || offset 42 31 /sys nasmyth || || 120 || 18h40 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || offset 21 5.8 /sys nasmyth || || 121 || 18h42 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || offset 0 5.8 /sys nasmyth || || 122 || 18h46 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || offset -19 5.8 /sys nasmyth - holes in the data || || 123 || 18h48 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || offset -19 5.8 /sys nasmyth - holes in the data || || 124 || 18h50 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || offset -19 5.8 /sys nasmyth OK well centered || || 125 || 18h52 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || set pointing -41.2 5.0 || || 126 || 18h54 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || set pointing 0 0 - holes in the data || || 127 || 18h56 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || set pointing 0 0 (in Alain data only 1 hole at 18h42m49s) || || 128 || 18h58 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || set pointing 41.2 0 || || 129 || 19h00 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || set pointing -41.2 0 || || 130 || 19h10 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @cross || 67 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || set pointing 0 0 source on ref det but offset w.r.t az-el offset 0 0|| || 131 || 19h13 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @focusp || 67 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || || || 132 || 19h16 || DIY-Tip || @skydip_up || 67 || 45 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.8 || || || 133 || 19h29 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| track || 67 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || || || 134 || 19h30 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @focusp || 67 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || - holes in data (MJD antenna) || || 135 || 19h30 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @focusp || 67 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || (pipeline say set focus -2.78) || || 136 || 19h30 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @focusp || 67 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || set focus -2.78 (pipeline say set focus -2.0) || || 137-139 || 19h44 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @otf3x3 || 63 || 74 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || HWP rotating: 2.48Hz 6pts independants - LOOK AT DATA ON X9|| || 140-141 || 19h55 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @otf3x3 || 61 || 76 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || cancelled at scan 142 : max azimuth reached || || 143 || 20h09 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| track || 416 || 79 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || set topology high and track source while looking for imbfits. || || 144-146 || 20h20 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @otf3x3 || 410 || 80 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || HWP not rotating to check data || || 147 || 20h33 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @otf3x3 || 400 || 82 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.7 || HWP rotating 6pts independants. only one coverage because reaching elevation limit || || 148 || 20h39 || NGC7538 || track || 381 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || HWP rotating 6pts independants. || || 149-151 || 20h41 || NGC7538 || @otf5x5 || 382 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || HWP rotating 6pts independants. HWP stopped during scan 151: ignore and use only 149 || || 152 || 21h01 || NGC7538 || @otf5x5 || 377 || 63 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || HWP rotating 8pts independants. HWP stopped : cancelled || || 153-155 || 21h08 || NGC7538 || @otf3x3 || 375 || 63 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || HWP rotating 8pts independants. || || 156 || 21h20 || 3C84 || track || 419 || 34 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || go to 3C84 for a cross || || 157 || 21h22 || 3C84 || @cross || 419 || 34 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || || || 158 || 21h23 || 3C84 || @otf3x3 || 420 || 34 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || HWP rotating 8pts independants. cancelled because motor speed too high|| || 159 || 21h27 || 3C84 || track || 420 || 34 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || HWP rotating 8pts independants. see if motor currents come back|| || 160 || 21h28 || 3C84 || track || 420 || 34 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || HWP rotating 8pts independants. motor speed : cancelled. change source to avoid wind direction || || 161 || 21h32 || NGC7538 || track || 370 || 64 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || HWP rotating 8pts independants. Holes in data really annoying, they are due to missing antenna MJD data lacking: Antenna not recorded anymore except on MAC10 || || 162 || 21h32 || NGC7538 || @otf3x3 || 375 || 63 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || cancelled: andrea was creating a file || || 163-165 || 21h33 || NGC7538 || @otf3x3 || 369 || 64 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.5 || HWP rotating 8pts independants. || || 166-168 || 21h44 || NGC7538 || @otf3x3 || 366 || 65 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.5 || HWP rotating 8pts independants. || || 169 || 21h54 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| track || 299 || 77 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.5 || go on BLLac to do pointing focus || || 170 || 21h57 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| cross || 299 || 77 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.5 || || || 171 || 21h59 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| focus || 299 || 77 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.5 || set focus -2.4 || || 172 || 22h08 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| otfgeom_20 || 296 || 75 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.45 || otfgeometry with rotation of HWP || || 173 || 22h32 || DIY || skydip_up || 310 || 20 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.5 || cancelled because bad azimuth in macro || || 174 || 22h36 || DIY || skydip_up || 310 || 20 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.5 || with HWP rotating || || 175 || 22h43 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| track || 292 || 68 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.5 || go on BLLac to do OTF || || 176-178 || 22h45 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @otf3x3 || 292 || 68 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.55 || HWP rotating OTF || || 179-181 || 22h55 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| @otf3x3 || 291 || 66 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.55 || HWP rotating OTF - issues with Fifo ?|| || 182 || 23h07 || 2200+410 (BLLac)|| otfgeom_20 || 296 || 64 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.45 || otfgeometry without rotation of HWP to try implement nasmyth offsets. some gaps in data, might be better on X35 || || 183 || 23h30 || NGC7538 || track || 338 || 62 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || HWP not rotating || || 184 || 22h30 || DIY || skydip_up || 340 || 20 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || skydip without HWP rotating || || 185 || 22h39 || NGC7538 || track || 337 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || go to NGC7538 || || 186-188 || 22h40 || NGC7538 || @otf3x3 || 336 || 61 || 0,0,-1.8 || 0.6 || otf map without polar to compare stokesI || | 
NIKA October 10th, 2014 / S4
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2014-10-09
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
Polarizer on, HWP on but not turning at session start
Data Repository: Raw_X35
Acquisition = 59,605 Hz
Observing account: t21
Values in brackets [] are not updated.
| Scan | UT | Source | Command | Az | El | Pointing X, Y, Focus | Tau225 | Comment | 
| 110-111 | 18h14 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | Track off -200 -200 | 67 | 58 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | Tuning | 
| 112 | 18h18 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 58 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | 
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| 113 | 18h18 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 58 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | 
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| 114 | 18h | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross or track ? | 67 | 58 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | 
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| 115 | 18h | 2200+410 (BLLac) | track | 67 | 58 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | 
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| 116 | 18h28 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | track | 67 | 58 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | 
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| 117 | 18h30 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 58 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | Holes in the data | 
| 118 | 18h34 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | try to center on ref detector using updated pipeline | 
| 119 | 18h37 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | offset 42 31 /sys nasmyth | 
| 120 | 18h40 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | offset 21 5.8 /sys nasmyth | 
| 121 | 18h42 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | offset 0 5.8 /sys nasmyth | 
| 122 | 18h46 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | offset -19 5.8 /sys nasmyth - holes in the data | 
| 123 | 18h48 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | offset -19 5.8 /sys nasmyth - holes in the data | 
| 124 | 18h50 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | offset -19 5.8 /sys nasmyth OK well centered | 
| 125 | 18h52 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | set pointing -41.2 5.0 | 
| 126 | 18h54 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | set pointing 0 0 - holes in the data | 
| 127 | 18h56 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | set pointing 0 0 (in Alain data only 1 hole at 18h42m49s) | 
| 128 | 18h58 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | set pointing 41.2 0 | 
| 129 | 19h00 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | set pointing -41.2 0 | 
| 130 | 19h10 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @cross | 67 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | set pointing 0 0 source on ref det but offset w.r.t az-el offset 0 0 | 
| 131 | 19h13 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @focusp | 67 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | 
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| 132 | 19h16 | DIY-Tip | @skydip_up | 67 | 45 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.8 | 
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| 133 | 19h29 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | track | 67 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | 
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| 134 | 19h30 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @focusp | 67 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | - holes in data (MJD antenna) | 
| 135 | 19h30 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @focusp | 67 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | (pipeline say set focus -2.78) | 
| 136 | 19h30 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @focusp | 67 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | set focus -2.78 (pipeline say set focus -2.0) | 
| 137-139 | 19h44 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @otf3x3 | 63 | 74 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | HWP rotating: 2.48Hz 6pts independants - LOOK AT DATA ON X9 | 
| 140-141 | 19h55 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @otf3x3 | 61 | 76 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | cancelled at scan 142 : max azimuth reached | 
| 143 | 20h09 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | track | 416 | 79 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | set topology high and track source while looking for imbfits. | 
| 144-146 | 20h20 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @otf3x3 | 410 | 80 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | HWP not rotating to check data | 
| 147 | 20h33 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @otf3x3 | 400 | 82 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.7 | HWP rotating 6pts independants. only one coverage because reaching elevation limit | 
| 148 | 20h39 | NGC7538 | track | 381 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | HWP rotating 6pts independants. | 
| 149-151 | 20h41 | NGC7538 | @otf5x5 | 382 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | HWP rotating 6pts independants. HWP stopped during scan 151: ignore and use only 149 | 
| 152 | 21h01 | NGC7538 | @otf5x5 | 377 | 63 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | HWP rotating 8pts independants. HWP stopped : cancelled | 
| 153-155 | 21h08 | NGC7538 | @otf3x3 | 375 | 63 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | HWP rotating 8pts independants. | 
| 156 | 21h20 | 3C84 | track | 419 | 34 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | go to 3C84 for a cross | 
| 157 | 21h22 | 3C84 | @cross | 419 | 34 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | 
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| 158 | 21h23 | 3C84 | @otf3x3 | 420 | 34 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | HWP rotating 8pts independants. cancelled because motor speed too high | 
| 159 | 21h27 | 3C84 | track | 420 | 34 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | HWP rotating 8pts independants. see if motor currents come back | 
| 160 | 21h28 | 3C84 | track | 420 | 34 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | HWP rotating 8pts independants. motor speed : cancelled. change source to avoid wind direction | 
| 161 | 21h32 | NGC7538 | track | 370 | 64 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | HWP rotating 8pts independants. Holes in data really annoying, they are due to missing antenna MJD data lacking: Antenna not recorded anymore except on MAC10 | 
| 162 | 21h32 | NGC7538 | @otf3x3 | 375 | 63 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | cancelled: andrea was creating a file | 
| 163-165 | 21h33 | NGC7538 | @otf3x3 | 369 | 64 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.5 | HWP rotating 8pts independants. | 
| 166-168 | 21h44 | NGC7538 | @otf3x3 | 366 | 65 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.5 | HWP rotating 8pts independants. | 
| 169 | 21h54 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | track | 299 | 77 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.5 | go on BLLac to do pointing focus | 
| 170 | 21h57 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | cross | 299 | 77 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.5 | 
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| 171 | 21h59 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | focus | 299 | 77 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.5 | set focus -2.4 | 
| 172 | 22h08 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | otfgeom_20 | 296 | 75 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.45 | otfgeometry with rotation of HWP | 
| 173 | 22h32 | DIY | skydip_up | 310 | 20 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.5 | cancelled because bad azimuth in macro | 
| 174 | 22h36 | DIY | skydip_up | 310 | 20 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.5 | with HWP rotating | 
| 175 | 22h43 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | track | 292 | 68 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.5 | go on BLLac to do OTF | 
| 176-178 | 22h45 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @otf3x3 | 292 | 68 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.55 | HWP rotating OTF | 
| 179-181 | 22h55 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | @otf3x3 | 291 | 66 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.55 | HWP rotating OTF - issues with Fifo ? | 
| 182 | 23h07 | 2200+410 (BLLac) | otfgeom_20 | 296 | 64 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.45 | otfgeometry without rotation of HWP to try implement nasmyth offsets. some gaps in data, might be better on X35 | 
| 183 | 23h30 | NGC7538 | track | 338 | 62 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | HWP not rotating | 
| 184 | 22h30 | DIY | skydip_up | 340 | 20 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | skydip without HWP rotating | 
| 185 | 22h39 | NGC7538 | track | 337 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | go to NGC7538 | 
| 186-188 | 22h40 | NGC7538 | @otf3x3 | 336 | 61 | 0,0,-1.8 | 0.6 | otf map without polar to compare stokesI | 
