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The earwig (pince-oreille) night
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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 ||
|| || || || || || || || || log edited manually : tedious and many values are approximate ! ||
|| 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 || 01h00 || Uranus || nk_point b || 227.6 || 51.4 || -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.6 || ||
|| 6 || 01h02 || 2251+158 ||track || 268.3 || 29.3 || -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.6 || We're going to measure the flux while waiting for 3C84 to be low enough ||
|| 7 || 01h05 || 2251+158 ||nk_point b || 268.3 || 29.3 || -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.6 || new pointing -1.4 -13.4 1mm flux ~ 3 Jy||
|| 8 & 9 || 01h08 || 2251+158 ||nk_otf_square 4 || 269.3 || 27.9 || -1.4 -13.4 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.62 || small map ||
|| 10 || 01h10 || 2251+158 ||nk_otf 4 4 90 step 30 azel vscan 30 || 269.8 || 27.1 || -1.4 -13.4 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.55 || small map ||
|| 11 || 01h14 || W3OH || track || 343.6 || 63.3 || -1.4 -13.4 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.55 || still waiting for 3C84 to be low enough ||
|| 12 || 01h17 || W3OH || nk_point b || 342.6 || 63.1 || -1.4 -13.4 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.55 || set pointing -4.3 -8.9 ||
|| 13 & 14 || 01h21 || W3OH || nk_otf_square 4 || 341.7 || 62.9 || -4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.62 || small map ||
|| 15 || 01h26 || W3OH || nkotf 4 4 90 0 30 30 azel || 340.9 || 62.7 || -4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.62 || small map ||
|| 16 & 17 || 01h30 || W3OH || nkotf square 10 || 339.6 || 62.2 || -4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.5 ||slightly bigger map ||
|| 18 || 01h44 || 3C84 || track || 304.2 || 81.3 || -4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.64 || preparing for more beammaps ||
|| 19 || 01h48 || 3C84 || nkpoint b|| 301.8 || 80.6 || -4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.66 || scan loaded but does not start -> cancelled ||
|| 20 || 01h50 || 3C84 || nkpoint b|| 301.8 || 80.6 || -4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.66 || set pointing -4.6 -4.9 ||
|| 23 - 27 || 01h54 || 3C84 || focusotf z -0.42|| 299.7 || 79.8 || -4.6 -4.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || 0.61 || do focus in z (scan 21 cancelled because telescope did not move and scan 22 was a track) set focus -0.5||
|| 28 || 02h12 || 3C84 || beam99subs elevation|| 295.0 || 77.2 || -4.6 -4.9 0.16 0.58 -0.50 || 0.54 || source still too high for focus in y -> beammap -- telescope does not move -> cancelled ||
|| 29 || 02h22 || 3C84 || beam99subs elevation|| 292.2 || 74.6 || -4.6 -4.9 0.16 0.58 -0.50 || 0.56 || beammap at optimal focus ||
|| 30 || 02h45 || 3C84 || nkpoint b|| 290 || 70 || -4.6 -4.9 0.16 0.58 -0.50 || 0.64 || set pointing -6.0 -6.5 output not including array 1 because ref kid has problems ||
|| 31 - 35 || 02h48 || 3C84 || focusotf y 0.58|| 290 || 69 || -6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50 || 0.64 || results totally inconclusive (probably because bad weather) -> no correction applied ||
|| 36 - 40 || 02h57 || 3C84 || focusotf x 0.16|| 290 || 68 || -6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50 || 0.67 || same conclusion ||
|| 41 || 03h04 || 3C84 || nkpoint b|| 290 || 67 || -6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50 || 0.66 || set pointing -6.4 -6.7 -> not worth, very close to previous values||
|| 42 || 03h07 || 3C84 || beam99subs elevation|| 290 || 66 || -6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50 || 0.62 || beammap at optimal focus||
|| 43 || 03h30 || 3C84 || nkpoint b|| 290 || 62 || -6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50 || 0.66 || pointing which should have been applied: -5.3 -8.4 ||
|| 44 || 03h33 || 3C84 || beam99sub elevation|| 290 || 61 || -6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50 || 0.59 || beammap at optimal focus ||

NIKA2 run 6 26 October 2016

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2016-10-27

  • Quick description of the session: first dark tests then beammaps

The earwig (pince-oreille) night

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

log edited manually : tedious and many values are approximate !

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

01h00

Uranus

nk_point b

227.6

51.4

-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.6

6

01h02

2251+158

track

268.3

29.3

-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.6

We're going to measure the flux while waiting for 3C84 to be low enough

7

01h05

2251+158

nk_point b

268.3

29.3

-4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.6

new pointing -1.4 -13.4 1mm flux ~ 3 Jy

8 & 9

01h08

2251+158

nk_otf_square 4

269.3

27.9

-1.4 -13.4 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.62

small map

10

01h10

2251+158

nk_otf 4 4 90 step 30 azel vscan 30

269.8

27.1

-1.4 -13.4 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.55

small map

11

01h14

W3OH

track

343.6

63.3

-1.4 -13.4 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.55

still waiting for 3C84 to be low enough

12

01h17

W3OH

nk_point b

342.6

63.1

-1.4 -13.4 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.55

set pointing -4.3 -8.9

13 & 14

01h21

W3OH

nk_otf_square 4

341.7

62.9

-4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.62

small map

15

01h26

W3OH

nkotf 4 4 90 0 30 30 azel

340.9

62.7

-4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.62

small map

16 & 17

01h30

W3OH

nkotf square 10

339.6

62.2

-4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.5

slightly bigger map

18

01h44

3C84

track

304.2

81.3

-4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.64

preparing for more beammaps

19

01h48

3C84

nkpoint b

301.8

80.6

-4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.66

scan loaded but does not start -> cancelled

20

01h50

3C84

nkpoint b

301.8

80.6

-4.3 -8.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.66

set pointing -4.6 -4.9

23 - 27

01h54

3C84

focusotf z -0.42

299.7

79.8

-4.6 -4.9 0.16 0.58 -0.42

0.61

do focus in z (scan 21 cancelled because telescope did not move and scan 22 was a track) set focus -0.5

28

02h12

3C84

beam99subs elevation

295.0

77.2

-4.6 -4.9 0.16 0.58 -0.50

0.54

source still too high for focus in y -> beammap -- telescope does not move -> cancelled

29

02h22

3C84

beam99subs elevation

292.2

74.6

-4.6 -4.9 0.16 0.58 -0.50

0.56

beammap at optimal focus

30

02h45

3C84

nkpoint b

290

70

-4.6 -4.9 0.16 0.58 -0.50

0.64

set pointing -6.0 -6.5 output not including array 1 because ref kid has problems

31 - 35

02h48

3C84

focusotf y 0.58

290

69

-6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50

0.64

results totally inconclusive (probably because bad weather) -> no correction applied

36 - 40

02h57

3C84

focusotf x 0.16

290

68

-6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50

0.67

same conclusion

41

03h04

3C84

nkpoint b

290

67

-6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50

0.66

set pointing -6.4 -6.7 -> not worth, very close to previous values

42

03h07

3C84

beam99subs elevation

290

66

-6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50

0.62

beammap at optimal focus

43

03h30

3C84

nkpoint b

290

62

-6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50

0.66

pointing which should have been applied: -5.3 -8.4

44

03h33

3C84

beam99sub elevation

290

61

-6.0 -6.5 0.16 0.58 -0.50

0.59

beammap at optimal focus

NK2run6_20161027 (last edited 2016-10-28 05:51:15 by NikaBolometer)