Describe NK2015_Oct24 here.
NIKA October 25, 2015 / S8
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2015-10-25
IMPORTANT NOTES ON OBSERVING INFO
- TAPAS is working properly
- Rely on TAPAS for most scan info (time, az, el, opacity)
- Here, this wiki will inform in greater detail the PAKO command and quick analysis of scans (e.g. pointing results).
Data Repository: /home/nika2/NIKA/Data/run13_X/scan24_X
Goal of the session:
- Push to faint point sources
- Re-assess KIDs every couple(?) of hours on a bright source
- Observe faint extended objects (NGC1068, Crab Nebula?)
- Have a great time
Scan |
UT |
Source |
Command |
Az |
El |
Pointing X, Y, Focus |
Tau225 |
Comment |
1 |
00:18 |
Uranus |
track |
211 |
55 |
0 0 0 |
0.6 |
|
2 |
00:19 |
Uranus |
track |
211 |
55 |
0 0 0 |
0.6 |
|
3 |
00:20 |
Uranus |
nkpoint b |
211 |
55 |
0 0 0 |
0.6 |
|
4-7 |
00:24 |
Uranus |
nkpoint b |
211 |
55 |
0 0 0 |
0.6 |
These first scans were useless because of many problems. The session of today starts with scan 8. |
8 |
00:50 |
Uranus |
track |
225 |
50 |
0 0 0 |
0.6 |
|
9 |
00:53 |
Uranus |
nkpoint b |
225 |
50 |
0 0 0 |
0.6 |
Bad weather. good fit. set pointing 2.3 -2.5 |
10 |
00:58 |
Uranus |
focustrack z |
225 |
50 |
2.3 -2.5 0 |
0.9 |
Because of the weather the resonances are very unstable. Very bad fit. Repeat. |
11 |
01:02 |
Uranus |
focustrack z |
227 |
50 |
2.3 -2.5 0 |
0.9 |
good fit. set focus 0.3. |
12-16 |
01:04 |
Uranus |
foculissold |
227 |
50 |
2.3 -2.5 0.3 |
0.8 |
we keep the correction of before. NAN in reducing data with nk_focus_liss_old |
17 |
01:18 |
|
skydip |
230 |
* |
2.3 -2.5 0.3 |
0.8 |
|
18 |
01:18 |
Uranus |
track |
234 |
45 |
2.3 -2.5 0.3 |
0.8 |
|
19 |
01:18 |
Uranus |
nkpoint b |
234 |
45 |
2.3 -2.5 0.3 |
0.8 |
Array 2: set pointing 2.7 -4.4 NOT CHANGED |
20 |
01:18 |
Uranus |
nkpoint l |
234 |
45 |
2.3 -2.5 0.3 |
0.9-1.0 |
Array 2: set pointing 2.6 -4.1 |
21 |
01:18 |
Uranus |
focustrack z |
237 |
43 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.9-1.0 |
Array 2: set focus 0.57 NOT APPLIED |
22-26 |
01:18 |
Uranus |
focuslissold |
237 |
43 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.9-1.0 |
we get something like 0.3 nk_focus_liss_old |
27 |
2:00 |
W3OH |
track |
336 |
61 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
|
28 |
2:00 |
W3OH |
nkpoint b |
336 |
61 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
|
29 |
2:00 |
W3OH |
nkliss 2 |
336 |
61 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
|
30-34 |
2:00 |
W3OH |
focuslissold |
336 |
61 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
2 scans lost over 5, bad fit; no change in pako |
35 |
2:00 |
W3OH |
nkotf_square 2 |
336 |
61 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
|
36 |
2:00 |
W3OH |
nkotf_square 2 |
336 |
61 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
|
37 |
2:00 |
GL490 |
track |
340 |
66 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
2Jy@1mm |
38 |
2:28 |
GL490 |
nkpoint b |
340 |
66 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
bad fit : pointing 6.8 -3.1 |
39 |
2:30 |
GL490 |
nkpoint l |
340 |
66 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
output@2mm : pointing 6.4 -3.7 ; fwhm = (14, 19) |
40 |
2:33 |
GL490 |
nkliss 2 |
340 |
66 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.7 |
|
41-54 |
2:39 |
GL490 |
nkotf_square 2 |
340 |
66 |
6.4 -3.7 0.3 |
0.7 |
testing using pointing correction from scan 39; Pako command launched 6 times; fwhm = (12, 21) ; scan 49 has no raw data file ; ended at 3:07 |
55 |
2:33 |
GL490 |
nkliss 2 |
340 |
66 |
6.4 -3.7 0.3 |
0.7 |
no raw data file; wether the pointing correction are ok or not is unconclusive; go on to a brighter source |
56 |
3:15 |
W3OH |
track |
|
|
6.4 -3.7 0.3 |
0.7 |
previous team already observed it, move to 3C84 |
57 |
3:17 |
3C84 |
track |
289 |
67 |
6.4 -3.7 0.3 |
0.7 |
|
58 |
3:19 |
3C84 |
nkpoint b |
289 |
67 |
6.4 -3.7 0.3 |
0.7 |
results: pointing 6.7 -2.6; fwhm = (11, 18.5); not so bad considering the weather |
59 |
3:20 |
3C84 |
nkpoint l |
289 |
67 |
6.4 -3.7 0.3 |
0.7 |
results: pointing 6.3 -3.4; fwhm = (12, 19); map more or less ok, the cross-shaped side lobe are there; we keep the current value |
60 |
3:26 |
3C84 |
nkliss 2 |
289 |
67 |
6.4 -3.7 0.3 |
0.8 |
tau 225 = 0.8 +/- 0.05 |
61-66 |
3:32 |
3C84 |
nkotf_square 2 |
289 |
67 |
6.4 -3.7 0.3 |
0.8 |
ended at 3:42 |
67-71 |
|
3C84 |
focuslissold |
289 |
67 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.8 |
the best map at z=0.3, no need to change |
72 |
|
NGC7538 |
track |
327 |
27 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.8 |
|
73 |
|
NGC7538 |
nkpoint b |
327 |
27 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.8 |
outputs : 1.8 -5.8, large beams |
74 |
|
NGC7538 |
nkpoint l |
327 |
27 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.8 |
outputs : 2.1 -6.0 consistent results |
75-79 |
|
NGC7538 |
focuslissold |
327 |
27 |
2.6 -4.1 0.3 |
0.8 |
set pointing 2.1 -6.0 ; no raw data file for scan 76; only 2 maps over 5, not usable; launch another one with the new pointing correction |
80-84 |
4:10 |
NGC7538 |
focuslissold |
327 |
27 |
2.1 -6.0 0.3 |
0.8 |
Flux A2: 0.23 ; nice ! |
85 |
|
NGC7538 |
focustrack z |
327 |
27 |
2.1 -6.0 0.3 |
0.8 |
outputs: Array 1: focus -0.38 Array 3: focus -1.06 ; we take the focus old outputs : set focus 0.23 |
86-87 |
|
NGC7538 |
nkliss 2 |
329 |
25 |
2.1 -6.0 0.23 |
0.53 |
|
87-94 |
|
NGC7538 |
nkotf_square 2 |
329 |
25 |
2.1 -6.0 0.23 |
0.53 |
|