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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 |
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 focus X at 0.7 |
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 |
|