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| || 239      ||    	 	23h05||  Uranus    || beam99scans  ||  	177.86    ||    	 	 	60.78    ||  	0.61   ||    -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42      || Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in azimuth)  || || 240 || 23h05|| Uranus || beam99scans || 177.86 || 60.78 || 0.61 || -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in elevation) ||  | 
|| 239      ||    	 	23h05||  Uranus    || beam99scans  ||  	189.78    ||    	 	 	60.57    ||  	0.61   ||    -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42      || Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in azimuth)  || || 240 || 23h28|| Uranus || beam99scans || 198.97 || 59.45 || 0.63 || -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in elevation) || || 241 || 23h51|| Uranus || skydip || 200.51 || 19.24 || 0.62 || -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42 || We now do a skydip before starting another beammap sequence ||  | 
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  | 
  
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  Do not consider, doing test to check problems of oscillations when doing a track  | 
188  | 
  19h14  | 
  Neptune  | 
  nkpoint b  | 
  154  | 
  40  | 
  0.8  | 
  0 0 0 0 0  | 
  DARK TEST no autotuning  | 
189  | 
  19h15  | 
  Neptune  | 
  beam140scans  | 
  154  | 
  40  | 
  0.8  | 
  0 0 0 0 0  | 
  DARK TEST no autotuning, cancelled  | 
190  | 
  19h17  | 
  Neptune  | 
  beam140scans  | 
  154  | 
  40  | 
  0.8  | 
  0 0 0 0 0  | 
  DARK TEST  | 
191  | 
  19h58  | 
  Neptune  | 
  beam99scans  | 
  175.82  | 
  44.09  | 
  0.68  | 
  0 0 0 0 0  | 
  DARK TEST  | 
192  | 
  20h31  | 
  Uranus  | 
  track  | 
  119.67  | 
  44.51  | 
  0.79  | 
  0 0 0 0 0  | 
  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  | 
  0.73  | 
  0 0 0 0 0  | 
  We start by a pointing --> set pointing -4.3 -12.9  | 
194  | 
  20h41  | 
  Uranus  | 
  Pointing b  | 
  121.58  | 
  45.76  | 
  0.70  | 
  -4.30 -12.90 0 0 0  | 
  We check the previous pointing --> set pointing -3.2 -12.4  | 
195-199  | 
  20h46  | 
  Uranus  | 
  FocusOTF-Z 0  | 
  123.08  | 
  46.71  | 
  0.80  | 
  -3.2 -12.40 0 0 0  | 
  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  | 
  0.64  | 
  -3.2 -12.40 0 0 -0.45  | 
  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  | 
  0.72  | 
  -3.2 -12.40 0 0 -0.40  | 
  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  | 
  0.65  | 
  -3.2 -12.40 0.19 0 -0.40  | 
  We now do a focus along the Y-axis --> set focus 0.55 /dir Y  | 
215  | 
  21h16  | 
  Uranus  | 
  Pointing b  | 
  131.76  | 
  51.41  | 
  0.68  | 
  -3.2 -12.40 0.19 0.55 -0.40  | 
  We do a final pointing before the beammap --> set pointing -3.7 -12.5  | 
216  | 
  21h20  | 
  Uranus  | 
  beam99scans  | 
  140.60  | 
  54.97  | 
  0.68  | 
  -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  | 
  First beammap with 99 subscans on the sky (in azimuth)  | 
217  | 
  21h43  | 
  Uranus  | 
  beam99scans  | 
  147.06  | 
  56.77  | 
  0.73  | 
  -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  | 
  Beammap with 99 subscans (in elevation)  | 
218  | 
  22h07  | 
  Uranus  | 
  skydip  | 
  149.72  | 
  65.30  | 
  0.57  | 
  -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  | 
  First skydip of this session, processing went well but tau2mm/tau1mm = 0.53 too low...  | 
219  | 
  22h18  | 
  0113-118  | 
  track  | 
  165.59  | 
  40.36  | 
  0.59  | 
  -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  | 
  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  | 
  0.59  | 
  -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  | 
  Skydip slew  | 
221  | 
  22h34  | 
  Uranus  | 
  track  | 
  163.07  | 
  59.89  | 
  0.61  | 
  -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  | 
  Track on Uranus for a pointing then focus then beammap at high elevation  | 
222  | 
  22h36  | 
  Uranus  | 
  Pointing b  | 
  163.75  | 
  59.93  | 
  0.55  | 
  -3.7 -12.5 0.19 0.55 -0.40  | 
  We start by a pointing --> set pointing -4.7 -10.2  | 
223-227  | 
  22h39  | 
  Uranus  | 
  FocusOTF-Z -0.4  | 
  165.36  | 
  60.13  | 
  0.55  | 
  -4.7 -10.2 0.19 0.55 -0.40  | 
  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  | 
  0.55  | 
  -4.7 -10.2 0.19 0.55 -0.42  | 
  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  | 
  0.62  | 
  -4.7 -10.2 0.16 0.55 -0.42  | 
  We now do a focus along the Y-axis --> set focus 0.58  | 
238  | 
  23h01  | 
  Uranus  | 
  Pointing b  | 
  176.28  | 
  60.81  | 
  0.70  | 
  -4.7 -10.2 0.16 0.58 -0.42  | 
  We do a final pointing before the beammap --> set pointing -4.7 -9.7  | 
239  | 
  23h05  | 
  Uranus  | 
  beam99scans  | 
  189.78  | 
  60.57  | 
  0.61  | 
  -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42  | 
  Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in azimuth)  | 
240  | 
  23h28  | 
  Uranus  | 
  beam99scans  | 
  198.97  | 
  59.45  | 
  0.63  | 
  -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42  | 
  Beammap with 99 subscans at high elevation (in elevation)  | 
241  | 
  23h51  | 
  Uranus  | 
  skydip  | 
  200.51  | 
  19.24  | 
  0.62  | 
  -4.7 -9.7 0.16 0.58 -0.42  | 
  We now do a skydip before starting another beammap sequence  | 
