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|| 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 || ||

NIKA2 run 6 26 October 2016

Back to list of day to day logbook of observations

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

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

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

9

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

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