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=== Page last updated, HA, 2015-10-23 ===
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||<|3>[[#allpoints| Pointing]] || nkpoint b || tested OK || 2015-10-21 ||
|| nkpoint f || Not tested   || 2015-10-21 ||
|| nkpoint l || Not tested || 2015-10-21 ||
||<|6>Focus         || focustrack z || tested AR  || 2015-10-22 ||
||<|3>[[#allpoints|Pointing]]    || nkpoint b || tested OK || 2015-10-21 ||
|| nkpoint f || Not tested || 2015-10-21 ||
|| nkpoint l || tested OK || 2015-10-23 ||
||<|6>[[#focus|Focus]]|| focustrack z || tested AR || 2015-10-22 ||
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||<|2>Skydip        || skydip_DIY || tested AR || || ||<|2>[[#skydips|Skydip]]|| skydip_DIY || tested AR || ||
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||Lissajou Maps     || nkliss || tested || ||
||<|2>OTF Maps azel || nkotf_square || tested OK || ||
||[[#lissmaps|Lissajou Maps]]|| nkliss || tested || ||
||<|2>[[#otfmapsazel|OTF Maps azel]]|| nkotf_square || tested OK || ||
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||<|1>OTF Maps radec|| nktotf ...azel || tested OK || || ||[[#otfmapsradec|OTF Maps radec]]|| nktotf ... radec || tested OK || ||
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<<Anchor(allpoints)>>
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nkpoint b has been used from 2015-10-21 onward to point on Mars and Uranus. No problems have been noticed so far, neither on the Pako side or on the nk_rta side. No detailed analysis beyond running the RTA have been done to my knowledge. Any needed ?

 * Pako script: OK
 * Analysis: OK
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tested on [[NK2015_Oct23|2015-10-23]] on scan 31. The RTA failed, so the status of this Obs mode is still to be tested.
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Used on a few sources at the Jy level on [[NK2015_Oct23|2015-10-23]]. Worked fine. Should be tried on fainter sources.
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<<Anchor(focus)>>
=== focustrack z ===
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=== focustrack z == Used on [[NK2015_Oct23|2015-10-23]] for focus on Uranus, 3C84 and Mars. If the atmosphere is stable, the method seems good, and result are reasonably reproducible (see the log for the Mars sequence for example). If the atmosphere is unstable (variable opacity), the fit looks much worse. In this case, it is on no use to add subscans for now, because the longer the observation, the more likely is the atmosphere to change opacity. The situation should improve when the opacity correction is on in the RTA. An alternative could be to fit separately consecutive triplets of -1, 0, 1 positions, and average the fits afterwards.
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=== focustrack x,y == === focustrack x,y ===
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=== focusliss z == Same remark as focus z, see RTA results of [[NK2015_Oct23|2015-10-23]]
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=== focusliss x,y == === focusliss z ===

=== focusliss x,y ===
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skydip_DIY tested on:
 * [[NK2015_Oct21| Oct 21]], scans 18 and 58
 * [[NK2015_Oct22| Oct 22]], scan 118

Pako script seems fine. FXD and NP working on analysis
 * Pako script: OK
 * Analysis results: pending.
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Tested on [NK2015_Oct21| Oct 21] after track 19. Nothing happened, antenna did not move. Tested on [[NK2015_Oct21| Oct 21]] after track 19. Nothing happened, antenna did not move.
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=== nkliss ===
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=== nkliss ===
 * Tested on Jupiter + satellites on [[NK2015_Oct21| Oct 21]] scan 22
 * Test results [[OffProcNika2Run1ObsModeTests20151021| here ]]
    * Pako script: OK
    * Analysis results: seems OK. Would be good to check again on faint source to see if the noise problems we had with NIKA are still present.
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 * Tested on Jupiter + satellites on [NK2015_Oct21| Oct 21] scans 24-25  * Tested on Jupiter + satellites on [[NK2015_Oct21| Oct 21]] scans 24-25
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=== nkotf .... azel ===
 * Tested on Jupiter + satellites on [[NK2015_Oct21| Oct 21]] scans 27, 29, 30
 * Test results [[OffProcNika2Run1ObsModeTests20151021| here ]]
    * scan 30 (tilted map) not reduced
    * Pako script ok for angles 90 or 0, not analysed for tilted
    * Analysis results: seems OK

== OTF Maps in Ra - Dec ==
<<Anchor(otfmapsradec)>>
  * Tested on Jupiter + satellites on [[NK2015_Oct21| Oct 21]] scans 31, 38
  * Test only for angles 90 or 0. Other angles not tried as of 2015-10-22
  * Test results [[OffProcNika2Run1ObsModeTests20151021| here for angles 0 and 90 ]]
     * To be updated
  

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Tests of the observing modes

Page last updated, HA, 2015-10-23

Status of the tests

Note on the meaning of current status:

  • Not tested : not tested yet
  • Tested AR : data has been taken, processing results are pending.
  • Tested NOK: data taken, not working properly
  • Tested OK: test data taken on at least a target and analysed. Analysis shows the Obs Mode is OK
  • Fully tested OK: test data taken on many targets (bright, faint, etc..). Analysis shows the Obs Mode is OK

Obs Mode

Pako command

Current status

Current status date

Pointing

nkpoint b

tested OK

2015-10-21

nkpoint f

Not tested

2015-10-21

nkpoint l

tested OK

2015-10-23

Focus

focustrack z

tested AR

2015-10-22

focustrack x

tested AR

focustrack y

tested AR

focusliss z

tested AR

focusliss x

tested AR

focusliss y

tested AR

Skydip

skydip_DIY

tested AR

skydip_tip

tested NOT OK

2015-10-21

Lissajou Maps

nkliss

tested

OTF Maps azel

nkotf_square

tested OK

nktotf ...azel

tested OK

OTF Maps radec

nktotf ... radec

tested OK

OTF Geometry

tested OK

Beammap

tested OK

Pointing

nkpoint b

nkpoint b has been used from 2015-10-21 onward to point on Mars and Uranus. No problems have been noticed so far, neither on the Pako side or on the nk_rta side. No detailed analysis beyond running the RTA have been done to my knowledge. Any needed ?

  • Pako script: OK
  • Analysis: OK

nkpoint f

tested on 2015-10-23 on scan 31. The RTA failed, so the status of this Obs mode is still to be tested.

nkpoint l

Used on a few sources at the Jy level on 2015-10-23. Worked fine. Should be tried on fainter sources.

Focus

focustrack z

Used on 2015-10-23 for focus on Uranus, 3C84 and Mars. If the atmosphere is stable, the method seems good, and result are reasonably reproducible (see the log for the Mars sequence for example). If the atmosphere is unstable (variable opacity), the fit looks much worse. In this case, it is on no use to add subscans for now, because the longer the observation, the more likely is the atmosphere to change opacity. The situation should improve when the opacity correction is on in the RTA. An alternative could be to fit separately consecutive triplets of -1, 0, 1 positions, and average the fits afterwards.

focustrack x,y

Same remark as focus z, see RTA results of 2015-10-23

focusliss z

focusliss x,y

Skydips

skydip_DIY

skydip_DIY tested on:

Pako script seems fine. FXD and NP working on analysis

  • Pako script: OK
  • Analysis results: pending.

skydip_tip

Tested on Oct 21 after track 19. Nothing happened, antenna did not move.

  • Pako script: NOT OK

Lissajous Maps

nkliss

  • Tested on Jupiter + satellites on Oct 21 scan 22

  • Test results here

    • Pako script: OK
    • Analysis results: seems OK. Would be good to check again on faint source to see if the noise problems we had with NIKA are still present.

OTF Maps in Azimuth Elevation

nkotf_square

  • Tested on Jupiter + satellites on Oct 21 scans 24-25

  • Test results here

    • Pako script: OK
    • Analysis results: seems OK

nkotf .... azel

  • Tested on Jupiter + satellites on Oct 21 scans 27, 29, 30

  • Test results here

    • scan 30 (tilted map) not reduced
    • Pako script ok for angles 90 or 0, not analysed for tilted
    • Analysis results: seems OK

OTF Maps in Ra - Dec

  • Tested on Jupiter + satellites on Oct 21 scans 31, 38

  • Test only for angles 90 or 0. Other angles not tried as of 2015-10-22
  • Test results here for angles 0 and 90

    • To be updated

OffProcNika2Run1ObsModeTests (last edited 2015-11-01 09:45:27 by CarstenKramer)