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|| 51 || 04h26 || CasA || otf6x6 || 320 || 30 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps || || 51 || 04h26 || CasA || otf3x6 || 320 || 30 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps ||
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|| 53 || 04h31 || CasA || otf6x6 || 320 || 30 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps ||
|| 54 || 04h35 || CasA || otf6x6 || 320 || 30 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 7 steps ||
|| 55 || 04h40 || CasA || otf6x6 || 324 || 28 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 7 steps ||
|| 53 || 04h31 || CasA || otf3x6 || 320 || 30 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps ||
|| 54 || 04h35 || CasA || otf4x6 || 320 || 30 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 7 steps ||
|| 55 || 04h40 || CasA || otf4x6 || 324 || 28 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 7 steps ||
|| 56 || 04h47 || CasA || otf4x6 || 324 || 27 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 14 steps ||
|| 57 || 04h52 || CasA || otf4x6 || 324 || 26 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 14 steps ||
|| 58 || 04h58 || CasA || otf4x6 || 325 || 25 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 21 steps ||
|| 59 || 05h03 || CasA || otf4x6 || 325 || 24 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 21 steps ||
|| 60 || 05h08 || 3C84 || track || 290 || 53 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || ||
|| 61 || 05h10 || 3C84 || cross || 290 || 53 || -2.3,6.2,-0.6 || 0.2 || ||
|| 62 || 05h13 || 3C84 || focus || 290 || 53 || 3.1,-3.5,-0.6 || 0.2 || ||
|| 63 || 05h16 || 3C84 || cross || 290 || 53 || 3.1,-3.5,-1 || 0.2 || ||
|| 64 || 05h19 || Crab || track || 224 || 70 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || Finaly no, the map of Crab would take too long, we need prism data ||
|| 65 || 05h25 || 3C84 || cross || 290 || 53 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || ||
|| 66 || 05h28 || DIY-Tip || DYIup || 290 || 53 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || sky dip ||
|| 67 || 05h28 || DIY-Tip || otfgeom_25 || 290 || 53 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || polariser removed, prism put ; scan cancelled forgot to change source||
|| 68 || 05h50 || 3C84 || track || 290 || 44 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || ||
|| 69 || 05h55 || 3C84 || otfgeom_25 || 290 || 44 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || imbfits not created from here ||
|| 70 || 06h15 || 3C84 || otf3x3 || 290 || 44 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || cancelled ||
|| 71 || 06h15 || 0925+504 || track || 406 || 66 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || ||
|| 72-73 || 06h17 || 0925+504 || otf3x3 || 406 || 66 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || scan 73 cancelled, HWP ref + 0 steps ||
|| 74-75 || 06h30 || 0925+504 || otf3x3 || 406 || 67 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 7 steps ||
|| 76-77 || 06h40 || 0925+504 || otf3x3 || 403 || 68 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 14 steps||
|| 78-79 || 06h51 || 0925+504 || otf3x3 || 401 || 69 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 21 steps||
|| 80 || 07h04 || Horsehead || track || 232 || 35 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps ||
|| 81-82 || 07h10 || Horsehead || otf3x3 || 232 || 35 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps ||
|| 83-84 || 07h25 || Horsehead || otf3x3 || 235 || 33 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 7 steps ||
|| 85-86 || 07h35 || Horsehead || otf3x3 || 238 || 33 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 14 steps||
|| 87-88 || 07h45 || Horsehead || otf3x3 || 238 || 33 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 21 steps||
|| 89 || 07h55 || CRL618 || track || 290 || 37 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps ||
|| 90 || 07h58 || CRL618 || cross || 290 || 37 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps we try a pointing with 2 beams! ||
|| 91 || 08h00 || CRL618 || focus || 290 || 37 || -1.9,4.8,-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps set pointing 7.8 2.9 / focus not good||
|| 92 || 08h02 || CRL618 || focus || 290 || 37 || 7.8, 2.9-1 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps set focus -0.85||
|| 93 || 08h07 || CRL618 || cross || 290 || 37 || 5.8, 0.7,-0.85 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps set pointing 5.8 0.7||
|| 94 || 08h10 || 0925+504 || track || 290 || 37 || 5.8, 0.7,-0.85 || 0.2 || HWP ref + 0 steps ||
|| 95 || 08h22 || 0925+504 || track || 290 || 37 || 5.8, 0.7,-0.85 || 0.2 || start to test with the diode. Maximum power||
|| 96 || 08h24 || 0925+504 || otf5x5 || 349 || 76 || 5.8, 0.7,-0.85 || 0.2 || cancelled, wrong edited of the map step = 16 time 24 min, too long time||
|| 97 || 08h25 || 0925+504 || otf5x5 || 349 || 76 || 5.8, 0.7,-0.85 || 0.2 || cancelled, wrong script modified||
|| 98-100 || 08h29 || 0925+504 || otf5x5 || 349 || 76 || 5.8, 0.7,-0.85 || 0.2 || HWP ref always at 0 step, 99 scan is a track||
|| 101-102 || 08h38 || 0925+504 || otf5x5 || 343 || 76 || 5.8, 0.7,-0.85 || 0.2 || HWP ref +7 step. Source is not detected in scans 100 + lost tuning at 1mm during scan 101. Do not use 102: Alain changed the diode: was at 6.80 and put it at 4.80 ||
|| 103 || 08h49 || 0925+504 || otf5x5 || 337 || 75 || 5.8, 0.7,-0.85 || 0.2 || HWP ref at +7step, measured with diode modulator at 4.80, only one coverage in Az: still no source detected.||
|| 104 || 08h54 || 0925+504 || otf5x5 || 337 || 75 || 5.8, 0.7,-0.85 || 0.2 || HWP ref at +7step, only one coverage in Az: still no source detected in scan 103 while it was detected with same angle at 2mm in scans 74-75: diode is messing things up ? Modulator still at 4.80 but doubler at 0.5V||

NIKA October 13th, 2014 / S5

Back to list of day to day logbook of observations

2014-10-13


Opacity is measured with the new taumeter at 225 GHz

Nasmyth offsets : -19, 5.8

Set pointing : 0, 0

Set Focus : -2.4 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, and since MPPSync is dead, we will turn the HWP by hand when we start polarised observations.

Data Repository: Raw_X9

Acquisition = 39.7 Hz

Observing account: t21

Remark after few scans: TAPAS is working now, we see the scans, but we continue the manual log just in case.

Scan

UT

Source

Command

Az

El

Pointing X, Y, Focus

Tau225

Comment

1-3

00h46

Uranus

Track off -200 -200

208

54

0,0,-2.4

0.2

Tuning. We started a bit late, the time that ice melts and sky clears !

4

00h50

Uranus

cross

208

54

0,0,-2.4

0.2

5

00h56

Uranus

cross

213

53

0,0,-2.4

0.1

Problem processing the scan

6

01h00

Uranus

cross

213

53

0,0,-2.4

0.1

7

01h03

Uranus

cross

213

53

-2.5,6.4,-2.4

0.1

set pointing -2.5 6.4

8

01h08

Uranus

focusp

213

53

-2.5,6.4,-2.4

0.1

9

01h03

Uranus

cross

213

53

-2.5,6.4,-2.0

0.1

set focus -2.0

10

01h08

Uranus

focusp

213

53

3.5,-3.8,-2.0

0.1

Jumps in data, bad for processing

11

01h17

Uranus

focusp

220

51

3.5,-3.8,-2.0

0.1

12

01h25

Uranus

otfgeom_25

220

49

3.5,-3.8,-2.0

0.1

surely defocussed, but useful to debug holes with dataprocessing

13

01h38

Uranus

focusp

225

48

3.5,-3.8,-2.0

0.1

14-18

01h45

Uranus

focusliss

225

48

3.5,-3.8,-2.0

0.1

19-23

01h52

Uranus

focusliss

230

48

3.5,-3.8,-1.4

0.1

24-28

01h55

Uranus

focusliss

230

48

3.5,-3.8,-0.6

0.1

we were visibly completely out of focus in preceeding scans

29

02h10

Uranus

cross

235

41

3.5,-3.8,-0.6

0.2

30

02h20

Uranus

cross

235

41

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

31

02h25

Uranus

focusp

240

38

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

say focus -0.77

32

02h28

Uranus

otfgeom_25

240

38

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

33

02h49

Uranus

otf3x3

240

38

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP in reference position (Andrea in cabin to rotate by hand)

34

02h54

Uranus

otf3x3

240

38

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP in reference position

35

03h01

Uranus

otf3x3

240

35

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 7 steps anti-clockwise (facing cryostat)

36

03h07

Uranus

otf3x3

240

35

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 7 steps anti-clockwise (facing cryostat)

37

03h16

Uranus

otf3x3

240

31

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 14 steps

38

03h20

Uranus

otf3x3

240

31

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 14 steps

39

03h25

Uranus

otf3x3

240

28

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 21 steps

40

03h29

Uranus

otf3x3

240

28

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 21 steps

41

03h35

0234+285

track -200 -200

263

60

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

this quasar was observed at PDB on Aug 22 at 2mm

42

03h38

0234+285

otf3x3

263

60

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps

43

03h41

0234+285

otf3x3

263

60

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps

44

03h49

0234+285

otf3x3

265

58

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 7 steps

45

03h54

0234+285

otf3x3

265

58

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 7 steps

46

04h00

0234+285

otf3x3

265

56

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 14 steps

47

04h06

0234+285

otf3x3

265

56

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 14 steps

48

04h12

0234+285

otf3x3

268

54

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 21 steps

49

04h16

0234+285

otf3x3

268

54

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 21 steps

50

04h22

CasA

track -200 -200

320

30

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

51

04h26

CasA

otf3x6

320

30

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps

52

04h30

CasA

track

320

30

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

53

04h31

CasA

otf3x6

320

30

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps

54

04h35

CasA

otf4x6

320

30

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 7 steps

55

04h40

CasA

otf4x6

324

28

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 7 steps

56

04h47

CasA

otf4x6

324

27

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 14 steps

57

04h52

CasA

otf4x6

324

26

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 14 steps

58

04h58

CasA

otf4x6

325

25

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 21 steps

59

05h03

CasA

otf4x6

325

24

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

HWP ref + 21 steps

60

05h08

3C84

track

290

53

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

61

05h10

3C84

cross

290

53

-2.3,6.2,-0.6

0.2

62

05h13

3C84

focus

290

53

3.1,-3.5,-0.6

0.2

63

05h16

3C84

cross

290

53

3.1,-3.5,-1

0.2

64

05h19

Crab

track

224

70

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

Finaly no, the map of Crab would take too long, we need prism data

65

05h25

3C84

cross

290

53

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

66

05h28

DIY-Tip

DYIup

290

53

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

sky dip

67

05h28

DIY-Tip

otfgeom_25

290

53

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

polariser removed, prism put ; scan cancelled forgot to change source

68

05h50

3C84

track

290

44

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

69

05h55

3C84

otfgeom_25

290

44

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

imbfits not created from here

70

06h15

3C84

otf3x3

290

44

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

cancelled

71

06h15

0925+504

track

406

66

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

72-73

06h17

0925+504

otf3x3

406

66

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

scan 73 cancelled, HWP ref + 0 steps

74-75

06h30

0925+504

otf3x3

406

67

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 7 steps

76-77

06h40

0925+504

otf3x3

403

68

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 14 steps

78-79

06h51

0925+504

otf3x3

401

69

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 21 steps

80

07h04

Horsehead

track

232

35

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps

81-82

07h10

Horsehead

otf3x3

232

35

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps

83-84

07h25

Horsehead

otf3x3

235

33

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 7 steps

85-86

07h35

Horsehead

otf3x3

238

33

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 14 steps

87-88

07h45

Horsehead

otf3x3

238

33

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 21 steps

89

07h55

CRL618

track

290

37

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps

90

07h58

CRL618

cross

290

37

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps we try a pointing with 2 beams!

91

08h00

CRL618

focus

290

37

-1.9,4.8,-1

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps set pointing 7.8 2.9 / focus not good

92

08h02

CRL618

focus

290

37

7.8, 2.9-1

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps set focus -0.85

93

08h07

CRL618

cross

290

37

5.8, 0.7,-0.85

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps set pointing 5.8 0.7

94

08h10

0925+504

track

290

37

5.8, 0.7,-0.85

0.2

HWP ref + 0 steps

95

08h22

0925+504

track

290

37

5.8, 0.7,-0.85

0.2

start to test with the diode. Maximum power

96

08h24

0925+504

otf5x5

349

76

5.8, 0.7,-0.85

0.2

cancelled, wrong edited of the map step = 16 time 24 min, too long time

97

08h25

0925+504

otf5x5

349

76

5.8, 0.7,-0.85

0.2

cancelled, wrong script modified

98-100

08h29

0925+504

otf5x5

349

76

5.8, 0.7,-0.85

0.2

HWP ref always at 0 step, 99 scan is a track

101-102

08h38

0925+504

otf5x5

343

76

5.8, 0.7,-0.85

0.2

HWP ref +7 step. Source is not detected in scans 100 + lost tuning at 1mm during scan 101. Do not use 102: Alain changed the diode: was at 6.80 and put it at 4.80

103

08h49

0925+504

otf5x5

337

75

5.8, 0.7,-0.85

0.2

HWP ref at +7step, measured with diode modulator at 4.80, only one coverage in Az: still no source detected.

104

08h54

0925+504

otf5x5

337

75

5.8, 0.7,-0.85

0.2

HWP ref at +7step, only one coverage in Az: still no source detected in scan 103 while it was detected with same angle at 2mm in scans 74-75: diode is messing things up ? Modulator still at 4.80 but doubler at 0.5V

NK2014_Oct12 (last edited 2014-10-14 01:02:08 by NikaBolometer)