[[Observing Log]] ** ASTE-165 Investigation of unstable signals of DASH345 [#uf138700] - &color(red){&ref(dash345_20161024.log,,console log);}; *** 12CO(3-2) toward EP Aqr [#d9f35a56] - UT01:24 aste16/ast0165/EAC2Up0.tune -- 12CO(3-2) USB IF=5.8 MAC-HIGH - UT01:35 LOST CONTROL PRIORITY just when scan monitor was launched... -- envmon and asp-mon also wend away -- Recovered just by taking the control priority again - UT01:39 aste16/ast0165/EAC2Up0.start - UT01:43 aste16/ast0165/EAC2Up0.start - UT02:01 aste16/ast0165/EAC2Up0.start -- Flat spectra were seen in the frequency domain on the line QLOOK -- The flat spectra persisted even after restarting COSMOS3 at the ASTE and Mitaka sites - &ref(20161024-0205.png,,25%); - UT02:11 mac_sw REBOOT -- We found dummy mode messages in the manager GUI -> ASTE-163 - UT02:18 aste16/ast0165/EAC2Up0.start az,el = -62 51 daz,del = 0.0 0.0 Tsys A[1,3] = [P0U,P1U] = 594.6 284.7 -- The flat spectra were gone! -- A1's baseline levels were up and down. -- A1's Tsys is a double of A3's Tsys. - &ref(20161024-0222a1.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0222a3.png,,25%); - loatt_dash345 -p0 287 -- Baseline stability looked to be improved - UT02:39 aste16/ast0165/EAC2Up0.tune - UT02:40 aste16/ast0165/EAC2Up0.start az,el = -67 47 daz,del = 0.0 0.0 Tsys A[1,3] = [P0U,P1U] = 443.2 294.0 Peak Ta* A[1,3] = ~3.3 ~3.4 - &ref(20161024-0243a1.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0243a3.png,,25%); - UT03:44 aste16/ast0165/EAC2Up0.tune - UT03:45 aste16/ast0165/EAC2Up0.start az,el = -76 32 daz,del = 0.0 0.0 Tsys A[1,3] = [P0U,P1U] = 494.9 306.0 - &ref(20161024-0351a1.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0351a3.png,,25%); *** 12CO(3-2) toward O Cet [#r8a1e233] - UT04:24 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up0.tune - UT04:25 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up0.start -- 12CO(3-2) USB IF=5.8 MAC-HIGH -- same tuning parameters as the previous EAC2Up0.start - az,el = +10 70 daz,del = 0.0 0.0 Tsys A[1,3] = [P0U,P1U] = 366.6 254.8 - &ref(20161024-0431a1.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0431a3.png,,25%); - az,el = +5 70 daz,del = 0.0 +4.0 - &ref(20161024-0433a1.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0433a3.png,,25%); - UT04:43 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up0.tune - UT04:43 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up0.start -- 12CO(3-2) USB IF=5.8 -- default tuning - az,el = -4 70 daz,del = 0.0 +4.0 Tsys A[1,3] = 423.4 251.0 Tsys A[1,3] = [P0U,P1U] = 423.4 251.0 - &ref(20161024-0448a1.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0448a3.png,,25%); - UT04:54 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up0.tune - UT04:55 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up0.start -- 12CO(3-2) USB IF=5.8 -- loatt_dash345 -p0 287 - az,el = -13 69 daz,del = 0.0 +4.0 Tsys A[1,3] = 387.7 250.5 Tsys A[1,3] = [P0U,P1U] = 387.7 250.5 - &ref(20161024-0457a1.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0457a3.png,,25%); - UT05:03 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up0.tune - UT05:04 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up0.start -- 12CO(3-2) USB IF=5.8 -- loatt_dash345 -p0 297 - az,el = -19 69 daz,del = 0.0 +4.0 Tsys A[1,3] = 443.0 249.8 Tsys A[1,3] = [P0U,P1U] = 443.0 249.8 - &ref(20161024-0506a1.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0506a3.png,,25%); - UT05:28 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up1.tune - UT05:36 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up1.tune - UT05:37 aste16/ast0165/OCC2Up1.start -- 12CO(3-2) USB IF=6.0 MAC-HIGH -- default tuning parameters - az,el = -39 65 daz,del = 0.0 +4.0 Tsys A[1,3] = 320.3 223.1 Tsys A[1,3] = [P0U,P1U] = 320.3 223.1 - 2016/10/24 05:42:43 Temp. : -3.26 C Humid. : 12.16 % ( 0.58 hPa ) Solar : 0.00 kW/m2 Wind : 2.31 m/s 298 deg AirPressure : 572.04 hPa ( Rain: 0.01 ) Opacity @220 GHz : 0.0389 - Current time = 2016/10/24 05:42:45 Aspirin time = 2016/10/24 05:42:43 Weather time = 2016/10/24 05:42:31 Aspirin Offset : (Az, El) = ( 4.59, -9.64 ) Aspirin status : ** WIND ON ** ( C22:on C6:OFF WIND:on ) Refraction Corr. status : OK -- Unstability could not be seen ... - &ref(20161024-0541a1.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0541a3.png,,25%); *** 12CO(3-2) toward Orion KL [#cb8fdf06] - UT06:04 aste16/ast0165/OKC2Up1.tune - UT06:05 aste16/ast0165/OKC2Up1.start -- 12CO(3-2) USB IF=6.0 MAC-HIGH -- Same tuning parameters -- MAC-HIGH was used by mistake - UT06:10 aste16/ast0165/OKC2Up1.tune - UT06:11 aste16/ast0165/OKC2Up1.start -- 12CO(3-2) USB IF=6.0 MAC-WIDE -- Same tuning parameters - az,el = 58 60 daz,del = 0.0 +4.0 Tsys A[1,3] = 353 243 Tsys A[1,3] = [P0U,P1U] = 353 243 - &ref(20161024-0615.png,,25%); *** 13CO(3-2) toward Orion-KL [#b61ee966] - UT06:48 aste16/ast0165/OKC3Lp1.tune -- 13CO(3-2) LSB IF=6.0 MAC-WIDE -- default tuning parameters - UT06:54 aste16/ast0165/OKC3Lp1.tune - UT06:56 aste16/ast0165/OKC3Lp1.start -- 13CO(3-2) LSB IF=6.0 MAC-WIDE - az,el = 40 68 daz,del = 0.0 +4.0 Tsys A[1,3] = 233 415 - &ref(20161024-0700.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0703.png,,25%); -- A spike at ~120km/s in A1 and NOT not in A3 - &ref(20161024-0706.png,,25%); &ref(20161024-0719.png,,25%); -- The spike at ~120km/s was common to A1 and A2, which came from IF#1 -- The frequency of the spike was about 330.45 GHz - UT07:19 aste16/aste0165/OKC3Lp2.tune - UT07:20 aste16/aste0165/OKC3Lp2.start -- 13CO(3-2) LSB IF=5.95 (2nd LO=8250) MAC-WIDE -- default tuning parameters - az,el = 15 72 daz,del = 0.0 0.0 Tsys A[1-4] = 246 275 424 429 - &ref(20161024-0735.png,,25%); -- Since the spike moved by ~-50 MHz, we considered that it came from signal sideband after the 1st downconversion by LO. -- One possible explanation is that there is a spurious signal in the IF #1 and its amplitude depends on cancellation by on-off switching. We need to take a look at raw data before the switching. - UT08:03 aste16/aste0165/OKC3Lp3.tune - UT08:04 aste16/aste0165/OKC3Lp3.start -- 13CO(3-2) LSB IF=5.95 (2nLO=8300->shifted center frequency by 50MHz) MAC-WIDE -- default tuning parameters - az,el = -10 72 daz,del = 0.0 +4.0 Tsys A[1-4] = 255 281 438 491 - &ref(20161024-0806.png,,25%); - UT08:27 aste16/aste0165/OCC2Up0.tune -- Confirm the update of loatt_dash345.conf - [astecntl@aste-1c ~]$ ls -l /home/astedev/frontend/loatt_ctl/loatt_dash345.conf lrwxrwxrwx 1 astedev astctl 25 Oct 24 08:26 /home/astedev/frontend/loatt_ctl/loatt_dash345.conf -> loatt_dash345.conf.161024 [astecntl@aste-1c loatt_ctl]$ diff loatt_dash345.conf loatt_dash345.conf.150604 4,5c4,5 < 338 285 300 < 342 290 270 --- > 338 275 300 > 342 280 270