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| || 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 /dir Y || | || 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 || |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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First beammap of the session at optimal focus |