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This page summarizes the '''present instrumentation''' installed at the 30m observatory. [[BR]] The current system '''status''' is described [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/TelescopeSystemStatus on a second page]. | This page summarizes the '''present instrumentation''' installed at the 30m observatory. <<BR>> The current system '''status''' is described [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/TelescopeSystemStatus|on a second page]]. |
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* Eight single pixel receivers A,B,C,D, and the 3x3 dual-polarisation HERA receiver are installed in the [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/telescope/telescopeSummary/receiver6.html receiver cabin]. | * EmirforAstronomers : '''new''' EMIR (Eight MIxer Receiver) * HeraforAstronomers : HERA 3x3 dual-polarisation 1mm receiver * AbcdforAstronomers : '''old''' ABCD receivers |
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* Four of the 8 A,B,C,D receivers can be used simultaneously. HERA cannot be combined with other receivers. * [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/telescope/telescopeSummary/receiver3.html Plots of the receiver characteristics taken 2007] ||'''Rx''' ||#||'''Pol'''|||||||||| '''Rx combinations''' ||'''tuning range''' || '''Trx''' || '''IF''' || '''IF Bw''' || '''Gim''' || '''Rem.''' || || || || || || || || || ||'''[GHz]''' || '''[K]''' || '''[GHz]''' || '''[GHz]''' || '''[dB]''' || || ||A100 || 1|| V || X || || X || || ||(72-)80.0-115.5 || 60-80 || 1.5 || 0.5 || >20 || '''1. '''|| ||B100 || 1|| H || X || || || X || ||(72-)81.0-115.5 || 60-85 || 1.5 || 0.5 || >20 || '''1.'''|| ||C150 || 1|| V || || X || || X || ||130-183 || 70-125 || 4 || 1 || 15-25 || || ||D150 || 1|| H || || X || X || || ||130-183 || 80-125 || 4 || 1 || 08-17 || || ||A230 || 1|| V || X || || X || || ||197-266 || 85-150 || 4 || 1 || 12-17 || || ||B230 || 1|| H || X || || || X || ||197-266 || 95-160 || 4 || 1 || 12-17 || || ||C270 || 1|| V || || X || || X || ||241-281 || 125-250 || 4 || 1 || 10-20 || '''2.'''|| ||D270 || 1|| H || || X || X || || ||241-281 || 150-250 || 4 || 1 || 9-13 || '''2.'''|| ||HERA1 || 9|| H || || || || || X || 215-272 || 110-380 || 4 || 1 || ~10 || '''2.,3.'''|| ||HERA2 || 9|| V || || || || || X || 215-241 || 120-340 || 4 || 1 || ~10 || '''2.,3.'''|| * [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/groups/receiver/receiver.html More information on the heterodyne receivers.] '''Remarks:''' 1. Using a special external LO, frequencies down to 77 GHz can be measured with good sideband rejection. For frequencies below 77 GHz, the sideband recection becomes weaker, and the sideband ratio reaches unity at 72 GHz. [http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/PV/lowfreqs/report.ps.gz Test report of 2004], [http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/PV/lowfreqs/spectra.html Test spectra] 1. Noise increasing with frequency 1. [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/HeraWebPage More information on HERA ] [#beginOfPage Back to top] |
* [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/groups/receiver/receiver.html|Web pages of the IRAM/Granada receiver group]] |
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Two large field bolometer cameras are installed: '''MAMBO1''' with 37 pixels, and '''MAMBO2''' with 117 pixels ([http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/bolometer/#mamgo MAx-Planck Millimeter BOlometer Array]). Usually MAMBO2 is in use. Both cameras work at 1.2mm wavelength, the HPBW is 11 arcsec, pixel spacing is 20 arcsec, and the sensitivity is 1.5mJy. This is the rms after 10 minutes integration (normal bolometric conditions) with skynoise removal. See [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/MamboWebPage the MAMBO page for details.] | Two large field bolometer cameras are installed: '''MAMBO1''' with 37 pixels, and '''MAMBO2''' with 117 pixels ([[http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/bolometer/#mamgo|MAx-Planck Millimeter BOlometer Array]]). Usually MAMBO2 is in use. Both cameras work at 1.2mm wavelength, the HPBW is 11", pixel spacing is 20", and the sensitivity is 1.5mJy. This is the rms after 10 minutes integration (normal bolometric conditions) with skynoise removal. See [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/MamboWebPage|the MAMBO page for details.]] |
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* Below you find the forward and beam efficiencies measured in March 2005 ([http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/ARN/aug05/node6.html IRAM Newsletter 8/05]). | Iram30mEfficiencies |
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|| freq || HPBW || Beff || S/TA* || Feff || || (GHz) || (arcsec) || (%) || (Jy/K) || (%) || || || (1) || (2) || (3) || (4) || ||72 (extrapolated) || 34 || 79 || 6.0 || 95 || ||77 (extrapolated) || 32 || 79 || 6.0 || 95 || ||86 ||29 || 78 || 6.0 || 95 || ||110 || 22 || 75 || 6.3 || 95 || ||145 || 17 || 69 || 6.7 || 93 || ||170 || 14.5 || 65 || 7.1 || 93 || ||210 || 12 || 57 || 7.9 || 91 || ||235 || 10.5 || 52 || 8.7 || 91 || ||260 || 9.5 || 46 || 9.5 || 88 || ||279 || 9 || 42 || 10.4 || 88 || 1. The '''half power beam width, HPBW''', can be well fitted by: HPBW/arcsec = 2460/freq/GHz. 1. '''Main beam efficiency Beff'''. The data can be well fit by a Ruze function Beff = 1.2 epsilon exp[-(4pi R sigma/ lambda)^2] with sigma being the rms value of the telescope optics deformations, R the reduction factor for a steep main reflector, epsilon the aperture efficieny of the perfect telescope and lambda the wavelength in mm. The data can be fit by R*sigma = 0.07 and epsilon = 0.69. The aperture efficiency of the 30-m telescope can be obtained using eta_a=B_eff*0.79 1. '''Point source sensitivity S/T_A*.''' For a Gaussian source and beam size, and a source which is much smaller than the beam, S(Jy)/T_mb(K)=8.18E-7*theta(")**2*nu(GHz)**2 (Rohlfs & Wilson, Tools of Radioastronomy (2. ed., Eq. 8.20). Using the approximation in 1) yields for the 30-m telescope S/T_mb=4.95 Jy/K. S/T_A* is obtained by multiplying 4.95 J/K with F_eff/B_eff. 1. '''Forward efficiency Feff''': The values for Feff are valid after the 12th of December 2000 when a new reflecting ring was put around the secondary mirror. * Historic values: [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/telescope/telescopeSummary/beam_effis.html Plot of efficiencies against frequency, measured in 2000], [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/telescope/telescopeSummary/effi_history.html Compilation of efficiencies obtained in the past till 2001]. [#beginOfPage Back to top] |
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|| || Type || Resolution || Bandwidth || Receiver (width mode) || Remark || || '''1 MHz''' || Filterbank || 1 MHz || 4x256 MHz, 2x512 MHz, or, 1x1GHz || A100, B100 (narrow), A230, B230, C150, D150, C270, D270 (narrow or wide) || (1) || || '''4 MHz''' || Filterbanks || 4 MHz || 9x1GHz || either HERA1 or HERA2 (wide), all other SIS receivers (wide) except 3mm || (2) || || '''WILMA''' || Autocorrelator || 2 MHz || 18x930 MHz || HERA (wide) || (3) || || '''VESPA''' || Autocorrelator || 3.3 kHz-1.25 MHz || 10-512 MHz || all SIS receives incl. HERA (narrow) || (4) || || '''XPOL''' || VESPA || 40kHz-1.25MHz || 120-640MHz || A100 and B100 (narrow) || (5) || || '''ABBA''' || || || || || (6) || In general, several backends can be attached to one receiver. Exceptions are listed below. The [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/documents/ncs30mPako/Current/PDF/pako.pdf pako manual] describes in detail how to configure the backends. 1. '''1MHz Filterbank''': max. 4 parts; series, parallel, or mixed mode possible; using the 1MHz filterbank with 1GHz bandwidth excludes the use of VESPA with the same receiver. The filterbank can be shifted in multiples of 32MHz from the center frequency of the connected receiver. 1. '''4MHz Filterbank''': max. 9 parts; use of the 4MHz filterbank excludes the use of VESPA on the same receiver. Frequency switching not available. While the channel spacing is 4MHz, the 3dB width is 5.4MHz and the noise equivalent width is 6.5 MHz 1. '''WILMA''': [http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/TA/backend/veleta/wilma/index.htm The Wideband Line Multiple Autocorrelator] for HERA 1. '''VESPA''': [http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/TA/backend/veleta/vespa/index.htm The Versatile SPectrometer Array]. Up to 18000 channels. In connection with HERA (9 pixels) the following combinations of resolution (kHz) and bandwidth (MHz) are possible: (20/40), (40,80), (80, 160), (320,320), (1250, 640); [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/otherDocuments/manuals/vespa_ug.ps VESPA User Guide (2002)], [http://www.iram.es/IRAMFR/ARN/dec02/node6.html Summary in IRAM Newsletter No. 54 (Dec 2002)], local contact: G. Paubert 1. '''XPOL''': Line and continuum polarimetry is possible at the 30m using a new type of IF polarimeter designated XPOL. The central feature of XPOL is the correlator VESPA where the IF signals from two orthogonally polarized receivers are cross correlated to determine the four Stokes parameters. A manual is in preparation, contact: C. Thum 1. '''ABBA1 and ABBA2''' (Adc Bolometer Backend) are the bolometer backends, i.e. dedicated PCs connected to the bolometers. |
* Backends for the new EMIR receiver, HERA, and MAMBO: BackendsForEmirHeraMambo * Backends for the old ABCD receivers (till mid March 2009): BackendsForAbcdReceivers |
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. [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/ncs30m/ NCS documentation] [http://mrt-lx1/mainWiki/ Wiki with up-to-date Notes on NCS] | . [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/ncs30m/|NCS documentation]] [[http://mrt-lx1/mainWiki/|Wiki with up-to-date Notes on NCS]] |
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|| '''Track''' || || || || X || || '''ONOFF''' || X || || X || || || '''OTFMAP''' (Heterodyne) || X || || || X || |
|| '''Track''' || || || || fsw || || '''ONOFF''' || psw || || wsw || || || '''OTFMAP''' (Heterodyne) || otf/psw || || || otf/fsw || || '''Raster''' || || || || || |
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* for more details on observing and switching modes, see the section "NCS explained" in the [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/documents/ncs30mPako/Current/PDF/pako.pdf pako cookbook] | * for more details on observing and switching modes, see the section "NCS explained" in the [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/documents/ncs30mPako/Current/PDF/pako.pdf|pako cookbook]] |
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* the combination of ONOFF with swTotal is also sometimes called "Position Switching". (swTotal stands for total power observations without switching, while still using the internal synchronization signals.) | * '''swTotal''' stands for total power observations without switching, while still using the internal synchronization signals. * '''swBeam''' beam switched observations using the chopper wheel on mirror M4. * '''swWobbler''' switching the wobbling secondary (M2). The maximum allowed throw is +/-2'. * '''swFrequency''' switching the local oscillator frequency |
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* '''Pointing''': Using nearby (within 10 degree) pointing sources, <1" accuracy can be obtained; with absolute ("blind") pointing, the accuracy is about 2" rms, the receivers are aligned within 1.7" (see the [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/TelescopeSystemStatus Telescope Status page] for current values). Checking the pointing and alignment (using e.g. a planet) is the responsibility of the observer. * '''Focus''': residual errors of <1mm may need correction. There are systematic differences of upto 0.6mm in the focus of the different receivers (cf. [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/TelescopeSystemStatus Telescope Status page]). The focus is subject to change especially during sunrise and sunset. * '''Position switching''': only relative off-source reference positions possible. * '''Wobbler switching''': with wobbling secondary: max. 240" throw at 0.25 Hz, standard phase duration 0.5 Hz. * '''Frequency switching''': max. 45 km/s throw up to about 10 Hz. * '''On the fly mapping (Heterodyne)''': Works with all receivers and backends, typical dump rate 0.5 to 10 Hz. |
* '''Pointing''': Using nearby (within 10 degree) pointing sources, <1" accuracy can be obtained; with absolute ("blind") pointing, the accuracy is about 2" rms, the receivers are aligned within 1.7" (see the [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/TelescopeSystemStatus|Telescope Status page]] for current values). Checking the pointing and alignment (using e.g. a planet) is the responsibility of the observer. * '''Focus''': residual errors of <1mm may need correction. There are systematic differences of upto 0.6mm in the focus of the different receivers (cf. [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/TelescopeSystemStatus|Telescope Status page]]). The focus is subject to change especially during sunrise and sunset. * '''Position switching (psw)''': the combination of ONOFF with swTotal is called "Position Switching". Only relative off-source reference positions are possible. * '''Wobbler switching (wsw)''': often called '''double beam switching mode''': max. 240" throw at 0.25 Hz, standard phase duration 0.5 Hz. * '''Frequency switching (fsw)''': max. 45 km/s throw up to about 10 Hz. * '''On the fly mapping (Heterodyne)''': Works with all receivers and backends, typical dump rate 0.5 to 10 Hz. ''OTF can be observed without reference position, e.g. for galaxies, and MIRA is able to use emission-free OTF data as reference!'' * '''Raster mapping''' is at present '''not offered'''. The observer may want to use either psw or otf instead. |
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* [http://mrt-lx3.iram.es/tau/meteo-main.php Weather station] | * [[http://mrt-lx3.iram.es/tau/meteo-main.php|Weather station]] |
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* Outside temperature and relative humidity measured at base of telescope | * Outside temperature and relative humidity measured at base of telescope. In case the sensors are frozen, the operator will use a mobile weather station and enter values by hand into the drive program. |
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* [http://mrt-lx3.iram.es/tau/taumeter-main-db.php 225GHz Taumeter] does regular skydips | * [[http://mrt-lx3.iram.es/tau/taumeter-main-db.php|Taumeter]] does regular skydips to inform the observer about the sky transmission near '''225 GHz'''. The local oscillator works at 225GHz. The IF is 1.5GHz and the bandwidth is 0.5GHz. It is a double-sideband Schottky receiver. |
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Old [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/telescope/telescopeSummary/telescope_summary.html Telescope System Summary page of September 07] | Old [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/telescope/telescopeSummary/telescope_summary.html|Telescope System Summary page of September 07]] |
This page summarizes the present instrumentation installed at the 30m observatory.
The current system status is described on a second page.
Contents
Frontends
Heterodyne Receivers
EmirforAstronomers : new EMIR (Eight MIxer Receiver)
HeraforAstronomers : HERA 3x3 dual-polarisation 1mm receiver
AbcdforAstronomers : old ABCD receivers
Bolometers
Two large field bolometer cameras are installed: MAMBO1 with 37 pixels, and MAMBO2 with 117 pixels (MAx-Planck Millimeter BOlometer Array). Usually MAMBO2 is in use. Both cameras work at 1.2mm wavelength, the HPBW is 11", pixel spacing is 20", and the sensitivity is 1.5mJy. This is the rms after 10 minutes integration (normal bolometric conditions) with skynoise removal. See the MAMBO page for details.
Telescope efficiencies and beam widths
Backends
Backends for the new EMIR receiver, HERA, and MAMBO: BackendsForEmirHeraMambo
Backends for the old ABCD receivers (till mid March 2009): BackendsForAbcdReceivers
Control System
The 30-m telescope runs under the New Control System (NCS), see:
Observing modes and source offsets in:
- Projection "Radio" (same offsets as in old CS) in Equatorial J2000.0
- "true angle" horizontal
- Nasmyth (receiver offsets)
Observing Modes and Switching Modes
Observing mode |
swTotal |
swBeam |
swWobbler |
swFrequency |
Calibrate (Heterodyne) |
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Pointing |
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Focus |
X |
X |
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Tip (Skydip) |
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Track |
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fsw |
ONOFF |
psw |
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wsw |
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OTFMAP (Heterodyne) |
otf/psw |
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otf/fsw |
Raster |
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OTFMAP (MAMBO Bolometer) |
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VLBI |
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for more details on observing and switching modes, see the section "NCS explained" in the pako cookbook
swTotal stands for total power observations without switching, while still using the internal synchronization signals.
swBeam beam switched observations using the chopper wheel on mirror M4.
swWobbler switching the wobbling secondary (M2). The maximum allowed throw is +/-2'.
swFrequency switching the local oscillator frequency
Pointing: Using nearby (within 10 degree) pointing sources, <1" accuracy can be obtained; with absolute ("blind") pointing, the accuracy is about 2" rms, the receivers are aligned within 1.7" (see the Telescope Status page for current values). Checking the pointing and alignment (using e.g. a planet) is the responsibility of the observer.
Focus: residual errors of <1mm may need correction. There are systematic differences of upto 0.6mm in the focus of the different receivers (cf. Telescope Status page). The focus is subject to change especially during sunrise and sunset.
Position switching (psw): the combination of ONOFF with swTotal is called "Position Switching". Only relative off-source reference positions are possible.
Wobbler switching (wsw): often called double beam switching mode: max. 240" throw at 0.25 Hz, standard phase duration 0.5 Hz.
Frequency switching (fsw): max. 45 km/s throw up to about 10 Hz.
On the fly mapping (Heterodyne): Works with all receivers and backends, typical dump rate 0.5 to 10 Hz. OTF can be observed without reference position, e.g. for galaxies, and MIRA is able to use emission-free OTF data as reference!
Raster mapping is at present not offered. The observer may want to use either psw or otf instead.
Polarimetry: using VESPA as an IF polarimeter
Weather station and Taumeter
- Wind velocity and direction measured on hill behind the telescope
- Outside temperature and relative humidity measured at base of telescope. In case the sensors are frozen, the operator will use a mobile weather station and enter values by hand into the drive program.
- Pressure measured at entrance to control building
Taumeter does regular skydips to inform the observer about the sky transmission near 225 GHz. The local oscillator works at 225GHz. The IF is 1.5GHz and the bandwidth is 0.5GHz. It is a double-sideband Schottky receiver.
Old Telescope System Summary page of September 07
This is page http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/TelescopeSystemSummary moderated by Carsten Kramer