[[D2DLogNika11 |Back to list of day to day logbook of observations]] == 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 || best focus X at 0.7 at 1mm|| || 47-51 || 12:30 || Mars || focuslissY || || || -2 -5 -1.1 || 0.3-0.5 || best focus Y at 0.7 as well|| || 52-56 || 13:10 || Mars || focusliss || || || -2 -5 -1.1 (0.7X 0.7Y) || 0.3-0.5 || best 1mm beam at 12.6" but unstable atmosphere || || 57 || 13:10 || Mars || cross || || || -2 -5 -1.1 (0.7X 0.7Y) || 0.3-0.5 || missing blocks... || || 58 || 13:10 || Mars || cross || || || -2 -5 -1.1 (0.7X 0.7Y) || 0.3-0.5 || some shoulders on the side of the beam are apparent || || 59 || 13:10 || Mars || cross || || || -2 -5 -1.1 (0.0X 0.0Y) || 0.3-0.5 || shape of the shoulders did change, but with ~similar intensity || || 60 || 13:40 || Mars || cross || || || -2 -5 -1.1 (0.0X 0.0Y) || 0.3-0.5 || atmosphere is just too unstable for these measurements... || || 61 || 13:40 || Mars || track || || || -2 -5 -1.1 (0.0X 0.0Y) || 0.3-0.5 || WARNING : Cap is on || || 62 || 13:40 || Mars || pointliss || || || -2 -5 -1.1 (0.0X 0.0Y) || 0.3-0.5 || WARNING : Cap is on, we should measure only noise from the motors ||