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This Wiki is dedicated to the Bolometer Pool Observing at the IRAM-30m. The Pool Observing is organized to optimize the observing time at the telescope, especially during winter with the bolometer projects. Newcomers should read first that [:IntoductionToThePool:Introduction to the Pool].

MAMBO Pool S08: November 2008

• MAMBO pool data base: http://pool.iram.es

• MAMBO pool observer schedule: PoolS08

!!! PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION BELOW IS UNDER REVISION AND MAY BE OUTDATED !!! (CK, 17.10.08)

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Pool Informations

• Prepare the Pool observations: HowToPrepareThePool (OK)

• A special page is dedicated to typical setup/procedure with the New Control System: PoolSetup (OK, redundant information). You can find there the templates for the heterodyne macros.

• Known problems with the Pool: PoolSystemBugs

Pool Observers

• Notes for Observers: PoolObs (OK, very useful)

• Cookbook to observe with PaKo: CookbookPako. (OK, very useful)

• Cookbook to use MOPSIC: CookbookMopsic

• To help the observers here are some PoolTips. (OK)

• Quick data reduction for CLASS: attachment:ClassQuickReduction

Please, fill the [http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/PV/obs_request/formulaire.html Travel confirmation form] before coming to the IRAM-30m telescope.

Technical Issues

• [:AbsorberTests:Absorber tests] with the bolometer

• [:PointingSources:Pointing Sources] used for the bolometers.

Pool Miscellaneous

• ContactPersons: phone number, topic.

• [http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/staff/bertoldi/mambo/index.html MPIfR MAMBO page]

• [http://mrt-lx3.iram.es/tau/taumeter.html Tau-meter]

• [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/telescope/telescopeSummary/telescope_summary.html Telescope characteristics]: Receivers, Efficiencies, Backend, etc.

• To reach the Pool Manager: ScheduleContactPoolManager

Pool Sessions

• OldPool sessions (logs).

• PoolS05

• PoolW0506

• PoolS06

• PoolW0607

• PoolS07

• PoolW0708 [Current]

Old Pages

We keep here some old pages for the pool whcih can be useful for the general informations but the commands should be checked in CookbookPako since they may have changed.

• Observing Instructions SIS: http://mrt-lx3.iram.es/flexible/pool-hetobs.html

• Observing Instructions BOLOMETER: http://mrt-lx3.iram.es/flexible/instruction.html

• PoolProject (outdated) relates the last news and the future projects.

• This page is reserved to the users who want to share informations: PoolUsers (outdated)