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NIKA2 run 6 26 October 2016

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2016-10-27

Quick description of the session: first dark tests then beammaps

Observers: Juan + Florian -- Operator: Quique

Scan	UT	Source	Command	Az	El	Pointing X, Y, Focus	Tau225	Comment
172	16h01	G34.3	Track	165.46	53.34	0 0 0 0 0	3.48	We start a new session (Juan, Florian, operator: Quique). We decide to start by some dark tests
173	16h08	G34.3	Pointing b	166.14	53.38	0 0 0 0 0	2.98	First a pointing --> The processing went well
174	16h12	G34.3	Beammap	174.73	54.11	0 0 0 0 0	1.81	We now do a beammap in azimuth in this dark test as we have not done such study in the previous sessions
175	16h36	G34.3	Beammap	181.09	54.27	0 0 0 0 0	0.73	Beammap in elevation. WARNING: the cryostat temperature increased to 215 mK so we lost the pixels.
176	17h56	G34.3	Pointing b	210.51	49.97	0 0 0 0 0	0.70	Martino managed to recover the nominal temperature so we launch a pointing to see the timeline behavior on trace
176-187								Do not consider, doing test to check problems of oscillations when doing a track
188	19h14	Neptune	nkpoint b	154	40	0 0 0 0 0	0.8	DARK TEST no autotuning
189	19h15	Neptune	beam140scans	154	40	0 0 0 0 0	0.8	DARK TEST no autotuning, cancelled
190	19h17	Neptune	beam140scans	154	40	0 0 0 0 0	0.8	DARK TEST
191	19h58	Neptune	beam99scans	175.82	44.09	0 0 0 0 0	0.68	DARK TEST
192	20h31	Uranus	track	119.67	44.51	0 0 0 0 0	0.79	We are now on the sky (window off), we start by a pointing --> set pointing -4.3 -12.9
193	20h35	Uranus	Pointing b	120.01	44.71	0 0 0 0 0	0.73	We start by a pointing --> set pointing -4.3 -12.9
194	20h41	Uranus	Pointing b	121.58	45.76	-4.30 -12.90 0 0 0	0.70	We check the previous pointing --> set pointing -3.2 -12.4
195-199	20h46	Uranus	FocusOTF-Z 0	123.08	46.71	-3.2 -12.40 0 0 0	0.80	We now do a focus along the Z-axis --> set focus -0.45
200-204	20h54	Uranus	FocusOTF-Z -0.45	125.08	48.00	-3.2 -12.40 0 0 -0.45	0.64	We check focus along the Z-axis and combine the 10 OTFs --> set focus -0.40
205-209	21h03	Uranus	FocusOTF-X 0	127.68	49.37	-3.2 -12.40 0 0 -0.40	0.72	We now do a focus along the X-axis --> set focus 0.19 /dir X
210-214	21h10	Uranus	FocusOTF-Y 0	129.54	50.35	-3.2 -12.40 0.19 0 -0.40	0.65	We now do a focus along the Y-axis --> set focus 0.55 /dir Y
215	21h16	Uranus	Pointing b	131.76	51.41	-3.2 -12.40 0.19 0.55 -0.40	0.68	We do a final pointing before the beammap --> set pointing -3.7 -12.5
216	21h20	Uranus	beam99scans	140.60	54.97	-3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40	0.68	First beammap with 99 subscans on the sky (in azimuth)
217	21h43	Uranus	beam99scans	147.06	56.77	-3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40	0.73	Beammap with 99 subscans (in elevation)
218	22h07	Uranus	skydip	149.72	65.30	-3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40	0.57	First skydip of this session, processing went well but tau2mm/tau1mm = 0.53 too low...
219	22h18	0113-118	track	165.59	40.36	-3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40	0.59	Track on a source at an elevation of 40 degrees to make a skydip slew
220	22h20	0113-118	skydip slew	165.83	40.39	-3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40	0.59	Skydip slew
221	22h34	Uranus	track	163.07	59.89	-3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40	0.61	Track on Uranus for a pointing then focus then beammap at high elevation
222	22h36	Uranus	Pointing b	163.75	59.93	-3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40	0.55	We start by a pointing --> set pointing -4.7 -10.2
223-227	22h39	Uranus	FocusOTF-Z -0.4	165.36	60.13	-4.7 -10.2 0.19 0.55 -0.40	0.55	We now do a focus along the Z-axis --> set focus -0.42
228-232	22h48	Uranus	FocusOTF-X 0.19	169.71	60.50	-4.7 -10.2 0.19 0.55 -0.42	0.55	We now do a focus along the X-axis --> set focus 0.16
233-237	22h55	Uranus	FocusOTF-Y 0.55	172.95	60.69	-4.7 -10.2 0.16 0.55 -0.42	0.62	We now do a focus along the Y-axis --> set focus 0.58
238	23h01	Uranus	Pointing b	176.28	60.81	-4.7 -10.2 0.16 0.58 -0.42	0.70	We do a final pointing before the beammap --> set pointing -4.7 -9.7
239	23h05	Uranus	beam99scans	189.78	60.57	-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42	0.61	Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in azimuth)
240	23h28	Uranus	beam99scans	198.97	59.45	-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42	0.63	Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in elevation)
241	23h51	Uranus	skydip	200.51	19.24	-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42	0.62	We now do a skydip before starting another beammap sequence
								results: tau 0.670 (1mm) 0.393 (2mm) 0.404 (tau225) -- kidpar values: 0.806 0.451
1	00h10	Uranus	beam99subs azimuth	209.6	57.5	-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -1.22	~ 0.7	observers now Charles, Xavier & Helene -- beammap out of focus : optimal focus z - 0.8
2	00h10	Uranus		209.6	57.5	-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -1.22	~ 0.7	cancelled
3	00h30	Uranus	pointing	219.5	54.5	-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42	~ 0.63	back to optimal focus -- new pointing should have been -6.1 -11.8
4	00h35	Uranus	beam99subs azimuth	219.5	54.5	-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 +0.38	~ 0.63	beammap out of focus : optimal focus z + 0.8
5		Uranus	nk_point b			-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42
6		2251+158	track			-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42		We're going to measure the flux while waiting for 3C84 to be low enough

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-||     172  ||  16h01 ||  G34.3      || Track        ||    165.46    ||  53.34      ||                          ||            ||  We start a new session (Juan, Florian, operator: Quique). We decide to start by some dark tests ||
||     173  ||  16h08 ||  G34.3      || Pointing b        ||    166.14    ||  53.38      ||                          ||            ||  First a pointing --> The processing went well ||
||     174  ||  16h12 ||  G34.3      || Beammap        ||    174.73    ||   	54.11      ||                          ||            ||  We now do a beammap in this dark test as we have not done such study in the previous sessions ||
+||     172  ||  16h01 ||  G34.3      || Track        ||    165.46    ||  53.34      ||    0 0 0 0 0                     ||     3.48       ||  We start a new session (Juan, Florian, operator: Quique). We decide to start by some dark tests ||
||     173  ||  16h08 ||  G34.3      || Pointing b        ||    166.14    ||  53.38      ||      0 0 0 0 0                   ||      	2.98      ||  First a pointing --> The processing went well ||
||     174  ||  16h12 ||  G34.3      || Beammap        ||    174.73    ||   	54.11      ||     0 0 0 0 0                    ||       1.81     ||  We now do a beammap in azimuth in this dark test as we have not done such study in the previous sessions ||
||     175  ||  16h36 ||  G34.3      || Beammap        ||    181.09    ||   	54.27      ||     0 0 0 0 0                    ||       0.73     ||  Beammap in elevation. WARNING: the cryostat temperature increased to 215 mK so we lost the pixels. ||
||     176  ||  17h56 ||  G34.3      || Pointing b        ||    210.51    ||   	 49.97      ||     0 0 0 0 0            ||        0.70    ||  Martino managed to recover the nominal temperature so we launch a pointing to see the timeline behavior on trace ||
||     176-187 ||     ||             ||                   ||               ||               ||                         ||                 ||    Do not consider, doing test to check problems of oscillations when doing a track         ||
|| 188      ||   19h14||  Neptune    || nkpoint b  || 154    ||   40        ||    0 0 0 0 0   || 0.8      ||   DARK TEST no autotuning        ||
|| 189      ||   19h15||  Neptune    || beam140scans  || 154    ||   40     ||    0 0 0 0 0    || 0.8      || DARK TEST   no autotuning, cancelled        ||
|| 190      ||   19h17||  Neptune    || beam140scans  || 154    ||   40     ||    0 0 0 0 0    || 0.8      || DARK TEST        ||
|| 191      ||   19h58||  Neptune    || beam99scans  || 175.82    ||    	44.09   ||    0 0 0 0 0    || 0.68     || DARK TEST        ||
|| 192      ||    	20h31||  Uranus    || track  || 119.67    ||    	44.51    ||    0 0 0 0 0    ||  	0.79      ||  We are now on the sky (window off), we start by a pointing --> set pointing  -4.3 -12.9       ||
|| 193      ||    	20h35||  Uranus    || Pointing b  || 120.01    ||    	 	44.71      ||    0 0 0 0 0      ||  	0.73   ||  We start by a pointing --> set pointing  -4.3 -12.9       ||
|| 194      ||    	20h41||  Uranus    || Pointing b  || 121.58    ||    	 	 	45.76    ||    -4.30 -12.90 0 0 0    ||  	0.70    ||  We check the previous pointing --> set pointing -3.2 -12.4   ||
|| 195-199      ||    	 	20h46||  Uranus    || FocusOTF-Z 0  || 123.08    ||    	 	 	46.71      ||    -3.2 -12.40 0 0 0  ||  	0.80      ||  We now do a focus along the Z-axis --> set focus -0.45   ||
|| 200-204      ||    	 	20h54||  Uranus    || FocusOTF-Z -0.45  || 125.08    ||    	 	 	48.00    ||    -3.2 -12.40 0 0 -0.45  ||  	0.64      ||  We check focus along the Z-axis and combine the 10 OTFs --> set focus -0.40   ||
|| 205-209      ||    	 	21h03||  Uranus    || FocusOTF-X 0  || 127.68 	    ||    	 	 	49.37    ||    -3.2 -12.40 0 0 -0.40   ||  	0.72      ||  We now do a focus along the X-axis --> set focus 0.19 /dir X    ||
|| 210-214      ||    	 	21h10||  Uranus    || FocusOTF-Y 0  || 129.54 	    ||    	 	 	50.35     ||    -3.2 -12.40 0.19 0 -0.40  ||  	0.65      ||  We now do a focus along the Y-axis --> set focus 0.55 /dir Y    ||
|| 215      ||    	 	21h16||  Uranus    || Pointing b  || 131.76	    ||    	 	 	51.41    ||    -3.2 -12.40 0.19 0.55 -0.40   ||  	0.68      ||  We do a final pointing before the beammap --> set pointing  -3.7 -12.5  ||
|| 216      ||    	 	21h20||  Uranus    || beam99scans  ||  	140.60    ||    	 	 	 	54.97      ||    -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  ||  	0.68     ||  First beammap with 99 subscans on the sky (in azimuth)  ||
|| 217      ||    	 	21h43||  Uranus    || beam99scans  ||  	147.06    ||    	 	 	56.77      ||    -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40   ||  	0.73     ||  Beammap with 99 subscans (in elevation)  ||
|| 218      ||    	 	22h07||  Uranus    || skydip  ||  	149.72    ||    	 	 	 	65.30     ||    -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40   ||  	0.57     || First skydip of this session, processing went well but tau2mm/tau1mm = 0.53 too low...  ||
|| 219      ||    	 	22h18||   	0113-118    || track  ||  	 	165.59    ||     	40.36     ||    -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  ||  	0.59      || Track on a source at an elevation of 40 degrees to make a skydip slew  ||
|| 220      ||    	 	22h20||   	0113-118    || skydip slew  ||  	 	165.83    ||     	40.39    ||    -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  ||  	0.59     || Skydip slew  ||
|| 221      ||    	 	22h34||   	Uranus    || track  ||  	 	163.07 	   ||     	59.89    ||    -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  ||  	0.61      || Track on Uranus for a pointing then focus then beammap at high elevation  ||
|| 222      ||    	 	22h36||   	Uranus    || Pointing b  ||  	 	163.75 	   ||     	 	59.93    ||    -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  ||  	0.55     || We start by a pointing --> set pointing  -4.7 -10.2  ||
|| 223-227      ||    	 	22h39||  Uranus    || FocusOTF-Z -0.4  || 165.36    ||    	 	 	60.13      ||    -4.7 -10.2 0.19 0.55 -0.40   ||  	0.55     || We now do a focus along the Z-axis --> set focus -0.42   ||
|| 228-232      ||    	 	22h48||  Uranus    || FocusOTF-X 0.19  || 169.71    ||    	 	 	60.50     ||    -4.7 -10.2 0.19 0.55 -0.42   ||  	0.55      || We now do a focus along the X-axis --> set focus 0.16   ||
|| 233-237      ||    	 	22h55||  Uranus    || FocusOTF-Y 0.55  || 172.95    ||    	 	 	60.69     ||    -4.7 -10.2 0.16 0.55 -0.42  ||  	0.62     || We now do a focus along the Y-axis --> set focus 0.58   ||
|| 238      ||    	 	23h01||  Uranus    || Pointing b  || 176.28    ||    	 	 	60.81   ||    -4.7 -10.2 0.16 0.58 -0.42    ||  	0.70    || We do a final pointing before the beammap --> set pointing  -4.7  -9.7  ||
|| 239      ||    	 	23h05||  Uranus    || beam99scans  ||  	189.78    ||    	 	 	60.57    ||    -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42   ||  	0.61     || Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in azimuth)  ||
|| 240      ||    	 	23h28||  Uranus    || beam99scans  ||  	198.97    ||    	 	 	59.45    ||    -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42   ||  	0.63    || Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in elevation)  ||
|| 241      ||    	 	23h51||  Uranus    || skydip  ||  	200.51    ||    	 	 	19.24    ||    -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42   ||  	0.62     || We now do a skydip before starting another beammap sequence  ||
|| ||    	 ||      || ||  	   ||    	 	 	   ||     ||  	  || results: tau 0.670 (1mm)    0.393 (2mm)    0.404 (tau225) -- kidpar values: 0.806    0.451   ||
|| 1     ||    	 	00h10||  Uranus    || beam99subs azimuth  ||  	209.6    ||    	57.5    ||     -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -1.22  || ~ 0.7   || observers now Charles, Xavier & Helene -- beammap out of focus : optimal focus z - 0.8 ||
|| 2      ||    	 	00h10||  Uranus    ||   ||  	209.6    ||    	57.5    ||     -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -1.22  || ~ 0.7   ||cancelled ||
|| 3      ||    	 	00h30||  Uranus    || pointing  ||  	219.5    ||    	54.5    ||     -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42  || ~ 0.63   || back to optimal focus -- new pointing should have been -6.1 -11.8 ||
|| 4      ||    	 	00h35||  Uranus    || beam99subs azimuth  ||  	219.5    ||    	54.5    ||     -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 +0.38  || ~ 0.63   || beammap out of focus : optimal focus z + 0.8 ||
|| 5      ||    	 	||  Uranus    || nk_point b  ||  	   ||    	    ||     -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42  ||    ||  ||
|| 6      ||    	 	|| 2251+158  ||track  ||  	   ||    	  ||     -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42  ||    || We're going to measure the flux while waiting for 3C84 to be low enough ||