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Tests of the observing modes

Page last updated, HA, 2015-10-22

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

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

Not tested as of 2015-10-22

nkpoint l

Not tested as of 2015-10-22

Focus

focustrack z

focustrack x,y

focusliss z

focusliss x,y

Skydips

skydip_DIY

skydip_DIY tested on:

• Oct 21, scans 18 and 58

• Oct 22, scan 118

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