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NIKA2 run 6 31 October 2016

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2016-10-31

Quick description of the session: Find optimal foci in X and Y and then do beammaps

Observers: Juan + Florian -- Operator: Quique

Scan	UT	Source	Command	Az	El	Pointing X, Y, Focus	Tau225	Tau260	Tau150	Comment
165	16h09	G34.3	Track	175.99	54.11	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0	0.19			We start a new session (Juan, Florian, operator: Quique). We begin this session by some dark tests.
166	16h18	G34.3	Pointing b	176.63	54.09	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0	0.19			The pointing analysis went fine
167-168	16h24	G34.3	nkotf_square 4	179.84	54.14	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0	0.39			Dark test to monitor the vibrations between subscans
169	16h28	G34.3	beammap1scan	181.32	54.09	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0	0.45			Dark test to monitor the noise on a beammap
170	17h05	Neptune	track	125.68	26.35	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0	0.38			We removed the window to be on the sky and now go on Neptune for a beammap sequence. !! Acquisition crashed !!
171	17h22	Neptune	track	128.96	28.77	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0	0.39			Acquisition recovered --> we go on Neptune
172	17h23	Neptune	Pointing b	129.23	28.82	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0	0.39	0.43	0.3	First we do a pointing --> set pointing -5.7 -1.1
173-177	17h27	Neptune	FocusOTF-Z 0	130.39	29.62	-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.39			Now we check the focus along the Z-axis direction --> set focus -0.5 --> It seems we are seriously out of focus so we do it again with this new correction
178-182	17h36	Neptune	FocusOTF-Z -0.5	132.14	30.77	-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.00 -0.50	0.39			Check the focus along the Z-axis direction --> set focus -0.73
183-187	17h45	Neptune	FocusOTF-X 0.0	134.33	32.17	-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.00 -0.73	0.33			Check the focus along the X-axis direction --> set focus 0.0 /dir X (best focus correction found using both the flux maximization and the error beam shape)
188-192	17h53	Neptune	FocusOTF-Y 0.0	136.16	33.18	-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.00 -0.73	0.26			Check the focus along the Y-axis direction --> set focus 0.5 /dir Y
193-197	18h00	Neptune	FocusOTF-Y 0.5	137.95	34.21	-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.50 -0.73	0.36	0.38	0.27	Check the focus along the Y-axis direction again--> set focus 0.0 /dir Y
198	18h12	Neptune	Pointing b	140.99	35.72	-5.70 -1.10 0.00 0.50 -0.73	0.32			We do a pointing again--> set pointing 2.3 -2.5
199	18h15	Neptune	Beammap1scan99sub a	142.10	36.10	2.30 -2.50 0.00 0.50 -0.73	0.32			Cancelled because the focus along the Y-axis is wrong
200	18h17	Neptune	Pointing b	142.43	36.32	2.30 -2.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73	0.32	0.36	0.26	We do the pointing again--> set pointing 1.6 -4.5
201	18h20	Neptune	Beammap1scan99sub a	143.21	36.70	1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73	0.41			First beammap of the session at optimal focus
202	18h44	Neptune	Beammap1scan99sub e	156.53	41.33	1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73	0.22			Now the orthogonal beammap at optimal focus
203	19h07	Neptune	Skydip	156.36	19.23	1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73	0.36			Now the first skydip of the session
204	19h17	2243-123	Track	160.45	38.97	1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73	0.24			We go on a source at an elevation of ~40 degrees to make a skydip slew then
205	19h18	2243-123	Skydip slew	160.70	38.94	1.60 -4.50 0.00 0.00 -0.73	0.25			First skydip slew of the session

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+||     170  ||  17h05 ||  Neptune     || track     ||  	125.68  || 26.35   ||    0.00    0.00 	0.00 	0.00 	0.0   ||   0.38  ||   ||   ||  We removed the window to be on the sky and now go on Neptune for a beammap sequence. !! Acquisition crashed !! ||
||     171  ||  17h22 ||  Neptune     || track     ||  	128.96  || 28.77  ||    0.00    0.00 	0.00 	0.00 	0.0   ||   0.39  ||   ||   ||  Acquisition recovered --> we go on Neptune ||
||     172  ||  17h23 ||  Neptune     || Pointing b     ||  	129.23  || 28.82   ||    0.00    0.00 	0.00 	0.00 	0.0   ||   0.39  || 0.43  || 0.3  ||  First we do a pointing --> set pointing -5.7 -1.1 ||
||     173-177  ||  17h27 ||  Neptune     || FocusOTF-Z 0     ||  	130.39  || 29.62   || -5.70 	-1.10 	0.00 	0.00 	0.00 ||   0.39  ||   ||   ||  Now we check the focus along the Z-axis direction --> set focus -0.5 --> It seems we are seriously out of focus so we do it again with this new correction ||
||     178-182  ||  17h36 ||  Neptune     || FocusOTF-Z -0.5     ||  	132.14  || 30.77  || -5.70 	-1.10 	0.00 	0.00 	-0.50 ||   0.39  ||   ||   ||  Check the focus along the Z-axis direction --> set focus -0.73 ||
||     183-187  ||  17h45 ||  Neptune     || FocusOTF-X  0.0     ||  	134.33 	 || 32.17  || -5.70 	-1.10 	0.00 	0.00 	-0.73 ||   0.33  ||   ||   ||  Check the focus along the X-axis direction --> set focus 0.0 /dir X (best focus correction found using both the flux maximization and the error beam shape)||
||     188-192  ||  17h53 ||  Neptune     || FocusOTF-Y  0.0     ||  	136.16 	 || 33.18  || -5.70 	-1.10 	0.00 	0.00 	-0.73 ||   0.26  ||   ||   ||  Check the focus along the Y-axis direction --> set focus 0.5 /dir Y ||
||     193-197  ||  18h00 ||  Neptune     || FocusOTF-Y  0.5     ||  	137.95 	 || 34.21  || -5.70 	-1.10 	0.00 	0.50 	-0.73 ||   0.36  || 0.38  || 0.27  ||  Check the focus along the Y-axis direction again--> set focus 0.0 /dir Y ||
||     198  ||  18h12 ||  Neptune     || Pointing b     ||  	 	140.99  || 35.72   || -5.70 	-1.10 	0.00 	0.50 	-0.73 ||   0.32  ||   ||   ||  We do a pointing again--> set pointing 2.3 -2.5 ||
||     199  ||  18h15 ||  Neptune    || Beammap1scan99sub a        ||  	 	 	142.10  || 36.10  || 2.30 	-2.50 	0.00 	0.50 	-0.73||   0.32  ||   ||   ||  Cancelled because the focus along the Y-axis is wrong ||
||     200  ||  18h17 ||  Neptune    || Pointing b        ||  	142.43 ||36.32   ||  	2.30 	-2.50 	0.00 	0.00 	-0.73 ||   0.32  || 0.36  || 0.26  ||  We do the pointing again--> set pointing 1.6 -4.5 ||
||     201  ||  18h20 ||  Neptune    || Beammap1scan99sub a        || 143.21 || 36.70  ||  1.60  -4.50 	0.00 	0.00 	-0.73 ||   0.41  ||   ||   ||  First beammap of the session at optimal focus ||
||     202  ||  18h44 ||  Neptune    || Beammap1scan99sub e        || 156.53 || 41.33  ||  1.60  -4.50 	0.00 	0.00 	-0.73 ||   0.22  ||   ||   ||  Now the orthogonal beammap at optimal focus ||
||     203  ||  19h07 ||  Neptune    || Skydip       || 156.36 || 19.23 ||  1.60  -4.50 	0.00 	0.00 	-0.73 ||   0.36  ||   ||   ||  Now the first skydip of the session ||
||     204  ||  19h17 ||  2243-123    || Track       || 160.45 || 38.97 ||  1.60  -4.50 	0.00 	0.00 	-0.73 ||   0.24  ||   ||   ||  We go on a source at an elevation of ~40 degrees to make a skydip slew then||
||     205 ||  19h18 ||  2243-123    || Skydip slew       || 160.70 || 38.94 ||  1.60  -4.50 	0.00 	0.00 	-0.73 ||   0.25  ||   ||   ||   First skydip slew of the session ||