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|| 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 || || 189 || 16h55 || G34.3 || pointing b || 189.19 || 53.76 || 4.10 -4.80 0.00 -0.36 0.61 || 0.36 ||   || || Check the pointing --> set pointing -0.4 -3.3 ||
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|| 222 - 226 || 17h57 || Neptune || focusOTF-Z 0.09 || 135.53 || 32.81 || -1.10 -3.90 -0.56 0.86 0.09 || 0.29 || 0.25 || 0.18 || Check the focus along the Z-direction --> set focus -0.06 ||
|| 227 || 18h07 || Neptune || pointing b || 137.81 || 34.06 || -1.10 -3.90 -0.56 0.86 -0.06 || 0.37 || || || Check the pointing before the beammap --> we do not believe the profiles so we do the pointing again ||
|| 228 || 18h11 || Neptune || pointing b || 138.80 || 34.58 || -1.10 -3.90 -0.56 0.86 -0.06 || 0.24 || 0.25 || 0.18 || Check the pointing before the beammap --> set pointing -2.00 -2.70 ||
|| 229 || 18h16 || Neptune || beammap1scan99sub || 140.71 || 35.45 || -2.00 -2.70 -0.56 0.86 -0.06|| 0.27 || || || First beammap of the session ||

NIKA2 run 6 29 October 2016

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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

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 0.61

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 0.09

202 - 206

17h25

Neptune

focusOTF-X 0

127.91

27.96

-1.10 -3.90 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.09

0.35

0.24

0.17

Focus along the X-direction --> set focus -0.5 /dir X

207 - 211

17h34

Neptune

focusOTF-X -0.5

129.86

29.33

-1.10 -3.90 -0.50 0.00 0.09

0.24

0.23

0.17

Check the focus along the X-direction --> set focus -0.56 /dir X

212 - 216

17h25

Neptune

focusOTF-Y 0

131.77

30.59

-1.10 -3.90 -0.56 0.00 0.09

0.77

0.24

0.17

Focus along the Y-direction --> set focus 1.04 /dir Y

217 - 221

17h50

Neptune

focusOTF-Y 1.04

133.66

31.72

-1.10 -3.90 -0.56 1.04 0.09

0.30

0.23

0.17

Check the focus along the Y-direction --> set focus 0.86 /dir Y

222 - 226

17h57

Neptune

focusOTF-Z 0.09

135.53

32.81

-1.10 -3.90 -0.56 0.86 0.09

0.29

0.25

0.18

Check the focus along the Z-direction --> set focus -0.06

227

18h07

Neptune

pointing b

137.81

34.06

-1.10 -3.90 -0.56 0.86 -0.06

0.37

Check the pointing before the beammap --> we do not believe the profiles so we do the pointing again

228

18h11

Neptune

pointing b

138.80

34.58

-1.10 -3.90 -0.56 0.86 -0.06

0.24

0.25

0.18

Check the pointing before the beammap --> set pointing -2.00 -2.70

229

18h16

Neptune

beammap1scan99sub

140.71

35.45

-2.00 -2.70 -0.56 0.86 -0.06

0.27

First beammap of the session

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