NIKA January 25th, 2015 / S3
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2015-01-26
Data Repository: Raw_X9
47Hz sampling freq.
NASMYTH OFFSETS -4.4 18
NEW PAKO VERSION
HWP and polarizer on.
HWP rotation freq: 3Hz (4 indep points per quarter revolution).
| Scan | UT | Source | Command | Az | El | Pointing X, Y, Focus | Tau225 | Comment | 
| 1 | 3:10 | Jupiter | track -200 -200 | 230 | 60 | 0,0, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP rotating and prism | 
| 2-6 | 3:15 | Jupiter | focusliss | 230 | 60 | 0,0 -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP rotating and prism: to try: not usablem the two beams mix together | 
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 | 3:15 | Jupiter | 
 | 230 | 60 | -0,0, -1.3 | 
 | removing the prism and switching to nikaw-14 | 
| 9-13 | 3:25 | Jupiter | cont_focusZ | 230 | 60 | 0,0 -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP not rotating: trying new scripts (other projects in queue, weird behavior,cancellation) | 
| 14 | 3:33 | Jupiter | cont_focusZ | 230 | 60 | 0,0, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP not rotating: trying new scripts (NO XML FILE) | 
| 15-19 | 3:33 | Jupiter | @NikaTeam/focusliss | 230 | 60 | 0,0, -1.3 | 
 | windy hwp not rotating: | 
| 20 | 3:33 | Jupiter | @cont_pointing | 230 | 60 | 0,0, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP not rotating: trying new script | 
| 21-25 | 3:33 | Jupiter | @NikaTeam/focusliss | 230 | 60 | 0,0, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP not rotating : leave focus to -1.3 and apply pointing corrections of scan 20 :-6.5 -4 | 
| 26 | 3:33 | Jupiter | @NikaTeam/cross | 230 | 60 | -6.5,-4, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP not rotating : checking ptg offsets => -8.8 -5.5 (OK, close enough to -6.5 -4) | 
| 27 | 3:33 | Jupiter | @NikaTeam/pointliss | 230 | 60 | -6.5 -4, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP not rotating : trying old script with the new pako version NO XML FILE | 
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 | testing new synchro on mppsync | 
| 28 | 4:10 | NGC5914 | track -200 -200 | 400 | 73 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | 
 | cancelled | 
| 30 | 4:15 | 1418+546 | @NikaTeam/cross | 400 | 73 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP not rotating: => -12 -3 | 
| 33 | 4:35 | 1418+546 | @NikaTeam/otf3x3 | 400 | 73 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP ROTATING 6000 | 
| 34 | 4:40 | 1418+546 | @NikaTeam/otf3x3 | 400 | 73 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP ROTATING 6000 | 
| 38 | 4:45 | 1418+546 | @NikaTeam/otf3x3 | 400 | 73 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP ROTATING 6000 + prism | 
| 39 | 4:50 | 1418+546 | @NikaTeam/otf3x3 | 400 | 73 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | 
 | windy HWP ROTATING 6000 +prism | 
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 | Observing Annie Hughes' project | 
| 40 | 5:05 | NGC5914 | track | 375 | 79 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | 
 | NO HWP in front of NIKA | 
| 42 | 
 | NGC5914 | map | 375 | 79 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | speed 20 arcsec/s due to elevation limitation | 
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| 43,44,45 | 
 | NGC5914 | map | 375 | 79 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | speed 25 arcsec/s due to elevation limitation | 
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| 46 | 
 | NGC5914 | map | 375 | 79 | -6.5, -4, -1.3 | speed 30 arcsec/s due to elevation limitation | 
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 | we see nothing, stop until we double check coordinates with the PI | 
| 47 | 6:05 | 3C279 | track -200 -200 | 230 | 60 | -12,-3, -1.3 | 
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| 48 | 6:05 | 3C279 | @NikaTeam/beammap | 230 | 60 | -12,-3, -1.3 | cancelled | 
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| 54-58 | 6:20 | 3C279 | @NikaTeam/focusliss | 230 | 60 | -12,-3, -1.3 | leave to -1.3 | 
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| 59 | 6:20 | 3C279 | @NikaTeam/cross | 230 | 60 | -12,-3, -1.3 | 
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| 60 | 6:20 | 3C279 | @NikaTeam/otfgeom | 230 | 60 | 0,0, -1.3 | 
 | force pointing offset to 0,0 for otfgeom | 
| 61 | 6:45 | 1213-172 | track | 220 | 24 | -8.2 -2.4, -1.3 | 
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| 62 | 6:45 | 1213-172 | @NikaTeam/otf3x3 | 220 | 24 | -8.2 -2.4, -1.3 | 
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| 63 | 6:45 | 1213-172 | @NikaTeam/otf3x3 | 220 | 24 | -8.2 -2.4, -1.3 | 
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