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|| 31 || 03h15 || 3C84 || nkpoint f || 290 || 69 || 5.9, 0.7, -0.35 || 0.61 || set pointing ||
|| 31 || 03h15 || 3C84 || nkpoint f || 290 || 69 || 5.9, 0.7, -0.35 || 0.61 || auto_nk_rta cannot reduce the pointing. neglect corrections. try point liss. ||
|| 32 || 03h20 || 3C84 || nkpoint l || 290 || 68 || 5.9, 0.7, -0.35 || 0.96 || set pointing 5.0 1.2. FWHM 12 and 18" will try to focus...||
|| 33 || 03h26 || 3C84 || focustrack z || 289 || 67 || 5.0, 1.2, -0.35 || 0.43 || tau very unstable... set focus -0.04 set nsubscans to 10||
|| 34 || 03h30 || 3C84 || focustrack z || 289 || 67 || 5.0, 1.2, -0.04 || 0.43 || tau very unstable... do not help having a good fit without opacity correction set focus 0.00 set subscan to 12 ||
|| 35 || 03h38 || 3C84 || focustrack x || 289 || 64 || 5.0, 1.2, -0.00 || 0.43 || set focus -0.77 /dir X opacity variation not helping ||
|| 36 || 03h45 || 3C84 || focustrack y || 289 || 64 || 5.0, 1.2, -0.00 || 0.43 ||good fit. set focus 0.13 /dir Y small move since last time ||

Describe NK2015_Oct22 here.

NIKA October 23, 2015 / S8

Back to list of day to day logbook of observations

2015-10-23


Following not updated

TAPAS is working properly


Data Repository: /home/nika2/NIKA/Data/run13_X/scan24_X

Goal of the session:

  • OTF geometry and beam map on Uranus
  • check pointing on faint sources (pako pointing f and pointing l)

Scan

UT

Source

Command

Az

El

Pointing X, Y, Focus

Tau225

Comment

12

Uranus

track

0 0 0

0.39

We are not as good as Martino. took us 25 minutes to get the resonances...

13

01h37

Uranus

skydip_DIY

0 0 0

resonances well peaked after the skydip. auto_nika_rta tries to reduce skydip and fails.

14

01h40

Uranus

track

236

44

0 0 0

15

01h40

Uranus

nkpoint b

236

44

0 0 0

0.46

good fit. set pointing 0.3 0.8. FWHM = 14"@1mm, 19"@2mm

16

01h42

Uranus

focustrack z

237

44

0.3, 0.8 , 0.

0.46

not a great fit. set focus -0.42 and do it again.

17

01h48

Uranus

focustrack z

237

44

0.3, 0.8 , -0. 42

0.45

better fit. set focus -0.35

18

01h50

Uranus

focustrack x

239

43

0.3, 0.8 , -0.35

0.46

good fit. set focus -0.32 /dir X . large change, do it again to check

19

01h56

Uranus

focustrack x

239

42

0.3, 0.8 , -0.35

0.46

good fit. set focus /dir X -0.83 Large change !!! try Y and set nsubscan to 9 from scan 21 onward

20

02h03

Uranus

focustrack y

241

41

0.3, 0.8 , -0.35

0.46

good fit. set focus 0.29 /dir Y. large change, do it again to check

21

02h04

Uranus

focustrack y

242

40

0.3, 0.8 , -0.35

0.46

not a good fit, no solution @ 2mm. Do a pointing to check beam shape

22

02h10

Uranus

nkpoint b

243

40

0.3, 0.8 , -0.35

0.46

set pointing -0.5 1, beam is 13" - 18" and looks more circular

23

02h10

Uranus

beammap

243

39

0.3, 0.8 , -0.35

0.46

Scan cancelled, forgot to update pointing before lauching

24-26

02h15

Uranus

beammap

244

36

-0.5, 1.0, -0.35

0.2-0.79

resonances fine at the start of first, second and third scan. tau 225 unstable during map

27

02h

Uranus

nkpoint b

252

20

0.3, 0.8 , -0.35

0.46

check pointing after beammap. set pointing -0.6 -0.3 . beam looks larger. 13" and 20"

28

03h01

Uranus

skydip_DIY

252

-0.6, -0.3, -0.35

0.44

resonances well peaked after the skydip. auto_nika_rta tries to reduce skydip and fails. Uranus getting low, will check focus on 3C84

29

03h08

3C84

track

290

70

-0.6, -0.3, -0.35

0.41

30

03h11

3C84

nkpoint b

290

70

-0.6, -0.3, -0.35

0.41

set pointing 5.9, 0.7. does not look too good, will try point faint

31

03h15

3C84

nkpoint f

290

69

5.9, 0.7, -0.35

0.61

auto_nk_rta cannot reduce the pointing. neglect corrections. try point liss.

32

03h20

3C84

nkpoint l

290

68

5.9, 0.7, -0.35

0.96

set pointing 5.0 1.2. FWHM 12 and 18" will try to focus...

33

03h26

3C84

focustrack z

289

67

5.0, 1.2, -0.35

0.43

tau very unstable... set focus -0.04 set nsubscans to 10

34

03h30

3C84

focustrack z

289

67

5.0, 1.2, -0.04

0.43

tau very unstable... do not help having a good fit without opacity correction set focus 0.00 set subscan to 12

35

03h38

3C84

focustrack x

289

64

5.0, 1.2, -0.00

0.43

set focus -0.77 /dir X opacity variation not helping

36

03h45

3C84

focustrack y

289

64

5.0, 1.2, -0.00

0.43

good fit. set focus 0.13 /dir Y small move since last time

NK2015_Oct23 (last edited 2015-10-29 16:03:06 by NikaBolometer)