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|| 184 - 188 || 16h46 || G34.3 || focusOTF-Z || 185.49 || 54.02 || 4.10 -4.80 0.00 -0.36 0.5 || 0.42 || 0.35 || 0.24 || We check the focus along the Z-direction --> set focus || || 184 - 188 || 16h46 || G34.3 || focusOTF-Z || 185.49 || 54.02 || 4.10 -4.80 0.00 -0.36 0.5 || 0.42 || 0.30 || 0.21 || We check the focus along the Z-direction --> set focus 0.61 (now we have good results, with a parabolic variation of the flux but it is still weird that the focus correction is positive) ||
|| 189 || 16h55 || G34.3 || pointing b || 189.19 || 53.76 || 4.10 -4.80 0.00 -0.36 0.61 || 0.36 || 0.39 || 0.24 || Check the pointing --> set pointing -0.4 -3.3 ||
|| 190 || 17h04 || Neptune || Track -200 -200 || 123.81 || 24.70 || -0.4 -3.3 0.00 -0.36 0.61 || 0.28 || || || Now that the pointing and the focus is quite good, we go on Neptune which is high enough to start the beammap sequence (poiniting/focus_X_Y_Z/beammap) ||
|| 191 || 17h06 || Neptune || pointing b || 123.97 || 24.86 || -0.4 -3.3 0.00 -0.36 0.61 || 0.28 || 0.27 || 0.18 || First a pointing --> set pointing -1.1 -3.9 ||
|| 192 - 196 || 17h09 || Neptune || focusOTF-Z || 124.73 || 25.46 || -1.10 -3.90 0.00 0.00 0.61 || 0.34 || || || Focus along the Z-direction --> set focus 0.21 ||
|| 197 - 201 || 17h17 || Neptune || focusOTF-Z || 126.26 || 26.66 || -1.10 -3.90 0.00 0.00 0.21 || 0.36 || || || Check the focus along the Z-direction --> set focus 0.21 ||

NIKA2 run 6 29 October 2016

Back to list of day to day logbook of observations

2016-10-29

  • Quick description of the session: Beammaps then secondary calibrator

We regulate at 205 mK and we are at 30% on the pump to be on the safe side. We solve the issue with the noise on the 2 mm array which was due to a misbehavior of the synthesizer: Martino told us to restart it and now the noise looks very good. Juan Penalver has provided a new pointing model.

Observers: Juan + Florian -- Operator: Quique

Scan

UT

Source

Command

Az

El

Pointing X, Y, Focus

Tau225

Tau260

Tau150

Comment

167

15h50

Mars

Track

158.19

26.31

0 0 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.34

We start a new session (Juan, Florian, operator: Quique). We decide to start by going on Mars for a large map on the sky to get enough flux to sample the far side lobes

168

15h58

Mars

Track -200 -200

159.61

26.72

0 0 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.34

Another track to tune the detectors

169

16h00

Mars

Track -200 -200

160.15

26.81

0 0 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.34

Another track to tune the detectors

170

16h12

Mars

Track -200 -200

163.14

27.56

0 0 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.34

Another track to tune the detectors

171

16h13

1921-293

Track -200 -200

167.63

22.69

0 0 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.28

Another track to tune the detectors

172

16h14

1921-293

pointing b

167.85

22.74

0 0 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.28

We do a pointing a another source than Mars to avoid saturation of the detectors --> To faint for a good pointing --> We go on Neptune

173

16h18

Neptune

Track -200 -200

115.25

16.85

0 0 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.28

174

16h21

Neptune

pointing b

115.43

17.08

0 0 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.33

0.39

0.24

The pointing is really bad... tau is low but fluctuating a lot --> set pointing 3.6 -7.7

175

16h24

Neptune

pointing b

115.99

17.64

3.60 -7.70 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.33

0.39

0.24

The pointing is really bad... tau is low but fluctuating a lot --> we go at higher elevation

176

16h28

G34.3

Track -200 -200

178.39

54.10

3.60 -7.70 -0.36 -0.45

0.36

This source is much higher so the pointing should be good

177

16h30

G34.3

pointing b

178.80

54.12

3.60 -7.70 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.29

0.39

0.24

Now the pointing is ok --> set pointing 1.90 -5.60

178

16h33

G34.3

pointing b

180.06

54.13

1.90 -5.60 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.25

0.39

0.24

Check the pointing --> set pointing 4.10 -4.80

179 - 183

16h36

G34.3

focusOTF-Z

181.40

54.15

4.10 -4.80 0.00 -0.36 -0.45

0.30

0.35

0.24

Now we do a focus along the Z-direction --> set focus 0.5 (weird it seems that the flux keeps increasing --> we do the focus again)

184 - 188

16h46

G34.3

focusOTF-Z

185.49

54.02

4.10 -4.80 0.00 -0.36 0.5

0.42

0.30

0.21

We check the focus along the Z-direction --> set focus 0.61 (now we have good results, with a parabolic variation of the flux but it is still weird that the focus correction is positive)

189

16h55

G34.3

pointing b

189.19

53.76

4.10 -4.80 0.00 -0.36 0.61

0.36

0.39

0.24

Check the pointing --> set pointing -0.4 -3.3

190

17h04

Neptune

Track -200 -200

123.81

24.70

-0.4 -3.3 0.00 -0.36 0.61

0.28

Now that the pointing and the focus is quite good, we go on Neptune which is high enough to start the beammap sequence (poiniting/focus_X_Y_Z/beammap)

191

17h06

Neptune

pointing b

123.97

24.86

-0.4 -3.3 0.00 -0.36 0.61

0.28

0.27

0.18

First a pointing --> set pointing -1.1 -3.9

192 - 196

17h09

Neptune

focusOTF-Z

124.73

25.46

-1.10 -3.90 0.00 0.00 0.61

0.34

Focus along the Z-direction --> set focus 0.21

197 - 201

17h17

Neptune

focusOTF-Z

126.26

26.66

-1.10 -3.90 0.00 0.00 0.21

0.36

Check the focus along the Z-direction --> set focus 0.21

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