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NIKA October 23, 2015 / S8

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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: DONE
check pointing on faint sources (pako pointing f and pointing l): Done pointing l, rta can't reduce pointing f
Secondary calibrators and QSO with various spectral slopes according to iram monitoring: started
Mars again

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 redo a point liss to check beam shape.
37	03h52	3C84	nkpoint l	290	61	5.0, 1.2, -0.00	0.42	set pointing 3.7, 1.9. Beam does not look great or is it the source ?
38	03h55	3C84	nkotf radec	290	59	3.7, 1.9, -0.00	0.42	nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 radec FWHM 13", 19" urgh...
39	04:08	W3OH	track	324	49	3.7, 1.9, 0.00	0.49
40	04:09	W3OH	nkpoint b	324	49	3.7, 1.9, 0.00	0.47	set pointing 2.2 1.4
41	04:12	W3OH	nkotf azel	324	49	2.2, 1.4, 0.00	0.46	nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel
42	04:21	GL490	track	322	55	2.2, 1.4, 0.00	0.39
43	04:22	GL490	nkpoint l	322	54	2.2, 1.4, 0.00	0.39	set pointing 2.3 -0.5
44	04:28	GL490	nkotf azel	324	55	2.3, -0.5, 0.00	0.50	nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel . Moving to 0716+714 that according to Iram monitoring has a very flat spectrum (even if variable)
45	04:39	0716+714	track	366	55	2.3, -0.5, 0.00	0.58
46	04:39	0716+714	nkpoint l	366	55	2.3, -0.5, 0.00	0.43	set pointing 1.6 -1.1
47	04:28	0716+714	nkotf azel	366		1.6, -1.1, 0.00	0.45	nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel . Moving to 0420-014 that according to Iram monitoring has a very flat spectrum (even if variable)
48	04:58	0420-014	track	230	38	1.6, -1.1, 0.00	0.39
49	04:59	0420-014	nkpoint l	230	38	1.6, -1.1, 0.00	0.69	set pointing -1.9 -0.1
50	05:03	0420-014	nkotf azel	230		-1.9, -0.1, 0.00	0.38	nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel
51	05:14	0727-115	track	172	40	-1.9, -0.1, 0.00	0.43
52	05:15	0727-115	nkpoint l	172	40	-1.9, -0.1, 0.00	0.43	set pointing 0.2 0.2
53	05:21	0727-115	nkotf azel	172	40	0.2, 0.2, 0.00	0.43	nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel
54	05:32	0923+392	track	75	65	0.2, 0.2, 0.00	0.36	tau much more stable. even if poor
55	05:33	0923+392	nkpoint l	75	65	0.2, 0.2, 0.00	0.41	set pointing 1.0, 1.1 this source has a steep spectrum according to iram monitoring
56	05:40	0923+392	nkotf azel	76	69	1.0, 1.1, 0.00	0.41	nkotf 6 6 0 0 5 20 azel . Tau stable. then skydip, Next a retuning, we are down to 50% of the pixels on line B. Then focus session on Mars Back to nsample=6 on focustrack.
57	06:03	0923+392	skydip_DIY	76		1.0, 1.1 0.00	0.42
58	06:14	mars	track	114	38	1.0, 1.1, 0.00	0.45	retuning got back B
59	06:18	mars	point b	114	38	1.0, 1.1, 0.00	0.45	set pointing -0.7, -1.1
60	06:20	mars	focustrack z	115	38	-0.7, -1.1, 0.00	0.45	very good fit, -0.01, (-0.08 at 1mm, also a good fit). set focus -0.01
61	06:26	mars	focustrack x	115	38	-0.7, -1.1, -0.01	0.45	good fit at 2mm, no fit at 1mm, set focus -0.88 /dir X not too far from what we had. repeat to try to see a fit at 1mm
62	06:30	mars	focustrack x	117	40	-0.7, -1.1, -0.01	0.45	good fit again. set focus -0.53 /dir X, see a fit at 1mm at -2.35, but not great. repeat
63	06:34	mars	focustrack x	118	40	-0.7, -1.1, -0.01	0.45	good fit again. set focus -0.57 /dir X, see a fit at 1mm at -1.72, but not great. switch to y
64	06:38	mars	focustrack y	119	41	-0.7, -1.1, -0.01	0.45	good fit set focus -0.02 /dir Y, no fit at 1mm. repeat
65	06:42	mars	focustrack y	120	42	-0.7, -1.1, -0.01	0.44	not so good fit @ 2mm, set focus 0.56 /dir Y. poor fit at 1mm, 0.64
66	06:47	mars	focustrack y	121	43	-0.7, -1.1, -0.01	0.41	not so good fit @ 2mm, set focus 0.26 /dir Y. no fit at 1mm ercheck focus z to see impact of moving
67	06:51	mars	focustrack z	122	44	-0.7, -1.1, -0.01	0.41	good fit, set focus 0.03. no efect on z. now check beam size
68	06:55	mars	nkpoint b	123	44	-0.7, -1.1, 0.03	0.41	set pointing -0.3 -0.5 FWHM 1mm : 11x13.5" 2mm: 18.2 x 18.4" We think we are at our best focus. now we do focusliss on all three axes, but don't apply the results. just for comparison.
69	06:58	mars	focusliss z	124	45	-0.3, -0.5, -0.03	0.44	Data looks very poor no fit. Would be intersting to reprocess to see what comes out
70	07:05	mars	focusliss y	124	45	-0.3, -0.5, -0.03	0.44	No imbfits. not processd
71	07:11	mars	focusliss z	130	48	-0.3, -0.5, -0.03	0.44	Data looks very poor poor fit. Would be intersting to reprocess to see what
72-75	07:21	mars	beammap	131	49	-0.3, -0.5, -0.03	0.44	new obs. team
76	08:11	3c279	track					19 Jy 2mm
77	08:14	3c279	pointing	130	34			out put: pointing -0.1 -0.7; not set in pako
78	08:18	3c279	nkotf azel	130	34			nkotf 6 6 0 0 5 20 azel
79		3c279	pointing				set pointing 0.1 -2.6

|| 80 || || 3c279 || nkotf azel || || || || || source is seen by the 3 arrays

81	9:13	3c279	nkliss 6	144	41			nkliss 6
82	9:41	3c279	focustrack z	144	41

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-TAPAS is working properly ? TBC
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- * OTF geometry and beam map on Uranus
 * if time check Neptune
 * check pointing on faint sources (pako pointing f and pointing l)
+ * OTF geometry and beam map on Uranus: DONE
 * check pointing on faint sources (pako pointing f and pointing l): Done pointing l, rta can't reduce pointing f
 * Secondary calibrators and QSO with various spectral slopes according to iram monitoring: started
 * Mars again
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-||         ||       ||  Uranus   ||   track       ||    ||    ||     0 0 0           ||      ||      ||
+||    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 redo a point liss to check beam shape.||
||   37     || 03h52  ||  3C84      || nkpoint l       || 290	  ||  61    ||  5.0, 1.2, -0.00        || 0.42     || set pointing 3.7, 1.9. Beam does not look great or is it the source ?||
||   38     || 03h55  ||  3C84      || nkotf radec       || 290	  ||  59   ||  3.7, 1.9, -0.00        || 0.42     || nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 radec FWHM 13", 19" urgh...||
|| 39       || 04:08  ||  W3OH      || track             || 324   || 49    ||  3.7, 1.9, 0.00         || 0.49     ||                       ||
|| 40       || 04:09  ||  W3OH      || nkpoint b         || 324   || 49    ||  3.7, 1.9, 0.00         || 0.47     ||  set pointing 2.2 1.4                     ||
|| 41       || 04:12  ||  W3OH      || nkotf azel        || 324   || 49    ||  2.2, 1.4, 0.00         || 0.46     ||  nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel                   ||
|| 42       || 04:21  ||  GL490      || track             || 322   || 55    ||  2.2, 1.4, 0.00         || 0.39     ||                       ||
|| 43       || 04:22  ||  GL490      || nkpoint l         || 322   || 54    ||  2.2, 1.4, 0.00         || 0.39     ||  set pointing 2.3 -0.5                     ||
|| 44       || 04:28  ||  GL490      || nkotf azel        || 324   || 55    ||  2.3, -0.5, 0.00        || 0.50     ||  nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel      . Moving to 0716+714 that according to Iram monitoring has a very flat spectrum (even if variable)             ||
|| 45       || 04:39  ||  0716+714   || track             || 366   || 55    ||  2.3, -0.5, 0.00        || 0.58     ||                       ||
|| 46       || 04:39  ||  0716+714   || nkpoint l         || 366   || 55    ||  2.3, -0.5, 0.00        || 0.43     ||  set pointing 1.6 -1.1                     ||
|| 47       || 04:28  ||  0716+714   || nkotf azel        || 366   ||       ||  1.6, -1.1, 0.00        || 0.45     ||  nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel      . Moving to 0420-014 that according to Iram monitoring has a very flat spectrum (even if variable)             ||
|| 48       || 04:58  ||  0420-014   || track             || 230   || 38    ||  1.6, -1.1, 0.00        || 0.39     ||                       ||
|| 49       || 04:59  ||  0420-014   || nkpoint l         || 230   || 38    ||  1.6, -1.1, 0.00        || 0.69     ||  set pointing -1.9 -0.1                    ||
|| 50       || 05:03  ||  0420-014   || nkotf azel        || 230   ||       ||  -1.9, -0.1, 0.00       || 0.38     ||  nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel                  ||
|| 51       || 05:14  ||  0727-115   || track             || 172   || 40    ||  -1.9, -0.1, 0.00       || 0.43     ||                       ||
|| 52       || 05:15  ||  0727-115   || nkpoint l         || 172   || 40    ||  -1.9, -0.1, 0.00       || 0.43     ||  set pointing 0.2 0.2                    ||
|| 53       || 05:21  ||  0727-115   || nkotf azel        || 172   || 40    ||  0.2, 0.2, 0.00         || 0.43     ||  nkotf 6 6 0 0 10 36 azel                  ||
|| 54       || 05:32  || 0923+392    || track             ||  75   || 65    ||  0.2, 0.2, 0.00        || 0.36     ||   tau much more stable. even if poor                    ||
|| 55       || 05:33  || 0923+392    || nkpoint l         ||  75   || 65    ||  0.2, 0.2, 0.00        || 0.41     ||  set pointing 1.0, 1.1    this source has a steep spectrum according to iram monitoring                ||
|| 56       || 05:40  || 0923+392    || nkotf azel        || 76    ||  69   ||  1.0, 1.1, 0.00         || 0.41     ||  nkotf 6 6 0 0 5 20 azel . Tau stable. then skydip, Next a retuning, we are down to 50% of the pixels on line B. Then focus session on Mars  Back to nsample=6 on focustrack.                ||
|| 57       || 06:03   || 0923+392   || skydip_DIY        || 76    ||       ||  1.0, 1.1  0.00         || 0.42      ||   ||
|| 58       || 06:14   || mars       || track             ||114    || 38    || 1.0, 1.1, 0.00          || 0.45      ||retuning got back B ||
|| 59       || 06:18   || mars       || point b           ||114    || 38    || 1.0, 1.1, 0.00          || 0.45      || set pointing -0.7, -1.1 ||
|| 60       || 06:20  || mars        || focustrack z      ||115    || 38    || -0.7, -1.1, 0.00          || 0.45      || very good fit, -0.01, (-0.08 at 1mm, also a good fit). set focus -0.01 ||
|| 61       || 06:26   || mars       || focustrack x      ||115    || 38    || -0.7, -1.1, -0.01        || 0.45      ||  good fit at 2mm, no fit at 1mm, set focus -0.88 /dir X not too far from what we had. repeat to try to see a fit at 1mm||
|| 62       || 06:30   || mars       || focustrack x      ||117    || 40    || -0.7, -1.1, -0.01        || 0.45      || good fit again. set focus -0.53 /dir X, see a fit at 1mm at -2.35, but not great. repeat||
|| 63       || 06:34   || mars       || focustrack x      ||118    || 40    || -0.7, -1.1, -0.01        || 0.45      || good fit again. set focus -0.57 /dir X, see a fit at 1mm at -1.72, but not great. switch to y||
|| 64       || 06:38   || mars       || focustrack y      ||119    || 41    || -0.7, -1.1, -0.01        || 0.45      || good fit  set focus -0.02 /dir Y, no fit at 1mm. repeat||
|| 65       || 06:42   || mars       || focustrack y      ||120    || 42    || -0.7, -1.1, -0.01        || 0.44      ||  not so good fit @ 2mm, set focus 0.56 /dir Y. poor fit at 1mm, 0.64 ||
|| 66       || 06:47   || mars       || focustrack y      ||121    || 43    || -0.7, -1.1, -0.01        || 0.41      ||  not so good fit @ 2mm, set focus 0.26 /dir Y. no fit at 1mm  ercheck focus z to see impact of moving||
|| 67       || 06:51   || mars       || focustrack z      ||122    || 44    || -0.7, -1.1, -0.01        || 0.41      ||  good fit, set focus 0.03. no efect on z. now check beam size||
|| 68       || 06:55   || mars       || nkpoint b         ||123    || 44    || -0.7, -1.1, 0.03        || 0.41      ||   set pointing -0.3 -0.5 FWHM 1mm : 11x13.5" 2mm: 18.2 x 18.4" We think we are at our best focus. now we do focusliss on all three axes, but don't apply the results. just for comparison.||
|| 69       || 06:58   || mars       || focusliss z      ||124    || 45    || -0.3, -0.5, -0.03        || 0.44      || Data looks very poor no fit. Would be intersting to reprocess to see what comes out||
|| 70       || 07:05   || mars       || focusliss y      ||124    || 45    || -0.3, -0.5, -0.03        || 0.44      || No imbfits. not processd ||
|| 71       || 07:11   || mars       || focusliss z      ||130    || 48    || -0.3, -0.5, -0.03        || 0.44      || Data looks very poor poor fit. Would be intersting to reprocess to see what||
|| 72-75     || 07:21   || mars       || beammap          || 131   || 49    || -0.3, -0.5, -0.03           || 0.44   ||                         new obs. team   ||
|| 76     ||  08:11 || 3c279       || track          ||     ||      ||           ||   ||            19 Jy  2mm              ||
|| 77     ||  08:14 || 3c279       || pointing          ||  130   || 34     ||           ||   ||            out put: pointing  -0.1  -0.7; not set in pako             ||
|| 78     ||  08:18 || 3c279       || nkotf azel          ||  130   || 34     ||           ||   ||           nkotf 6 6 0 0 5 20 azel            ||
|| 79     ||  || 3c279       || pointing          ||     ||            ||   ||         set pointing 0.1 -2.6           ||
|| 80     ||  || 3c279       || nkotf azel          ||     ||            ||   ||                || source is seen by the 3 arrays
|| 81     ||  9:13 || 3c279       || nkliss 6          ||  144   || 41     ||           ||   ||    nkliss 6             ||
|| 82     ||  9:41 || 3c279       || focustrack z          ||  144   || 41     ||           ||   ||                ||