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2015-02-02
Data Repository: Raw_X9
23Hz sampling freq.
NASMYTH OFFSETS -4.4 18
NEW PAKO VERSION
Scan  | 
  UT  | 
  Source  | 
  Command  | 
  Az  | 
  El  | 
  Pointing X, Y, Focus  | 
  Tau225  | 
  Comment  | 
1  | 
  10:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  Track  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  0 0 -1.3  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  project t21, start after de-icing on all night (stopped 1.5h ago)  | 
2-6  | 
  10:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  focusliss  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  0 0 -1.3  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  clouds are coming in...  | 
7  | 
  10:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  0 0 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  Missing XML file (recovered manually)  | 
8  | 
  10:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  Missing XML file (recovered manually) -> rebooting of a process  | 
9  | 
  10:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  XML file OK, but scan seems corrupted (nk_rta not going through)  | 
10  | 
  10:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  One bump remains at the bottom of the beam. Could be due to the ice remaning at the top of the subreflector?  | 
11  | 
  10:45  | 
  3C345  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  cancelled, better start with a track  | 
12  | 
  10:45  | 
  3C345  | 
  track  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  
  | 
13  | 
  10:45  | 
  3C345  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  
  | 
14-18  | 
  11:00  | 
  3C345  | 
  focusliss  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  very unstable. Let's try again  | 
19-23  | 
  11:00  | 
  3C345  | 
  focusliss  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  still bad fit of the focus data...  | 
24  | 
  11:15  | 
  3C345  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  the atmospehere is very unstable (1000Jy variations over 1 minute, according to nk_rta)  | 
25  | 
  11:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  pointing /tune  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  testing /tune option, scan seem to be corrupted in nk_rta, NIKA did NOT tune during the first subscan!  | 
26  | 
  11:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  pointing /tune  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  
  | 
27  | 
  11:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  pointing /tune no  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  nk_rta ran through this time  | 
28  | 
  11:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  lissajous /tune yes  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  nk_rta OK, and tuning executed during first subscan (as expected)  | 
29  | 
  11:15  | 
  2251+158  | 
  pointing /tune yes  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  trying after re-launching Elvin listener, but nk_rta fails, and no tuning executed during first subscan  | 
30  | 
  11:45  | 
  Mars  | 
  track  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  trying to move on Mars and see if the focus and pointing are stable  | 
31  | 
  11:45  | 
  Mars  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  XML file OK, but scan seems corrupted -- It did not work because tuning was set to yes  | 
32  | 
  11:45  | 
  Mars  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  XML file OK, but scan seems corrupted -- It did not work because tuning was set to yes  | 
33  | 
  11:45  | 
  Mars  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  Bad pointing, unstable atmosphere  | 
34  | 
  12:00  | 
  Mars  | 
  cross  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  Repeating the pointing until it is good...  | 
35  | 
  12:00  | 
  Mars  | 
  OTFMAP /tune yes  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  NIKA and nk_rta behaved as expected for OTFMAP /tune yes  | 
36-40  | 
  12:00  | 
  Mars  | 
  focusliss  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.4-0.5  | 
  Focus is good-ish, but the 1mm beam is ~14" at best  | 
41  | 
  12:23  | 
  Mars  | 
  @cont_focusZ  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  testing lissajous /focus -2 -1 0 1 2 Z, but nk_rta fails to reduce this scan  | 
42-46  | 
  12:30  | 
  Mars  | 
  focuslissX  | 
  
  | 
  
  | 
  -2 -5 -1.1  | 
  0.3-0.5  | 
  
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