| 34 | | **Phase 3**: Phase 3 commences the nighttime commissioning, starting from sending preset to the telescope to testing individual SHARK-NIR observation modes for performance to the total SHARK-NIR performance. The final form of the SHARK-NIR software, observing blocks, data-reduction pipeline, etc., will be tested for all the observing cases of the instrument. All the activities are nighttime. However, some daytime activities may be anticipated as well. There will be a common run (Run 1) to test the basic common requirements for each of the observing cases. Run 2-5 blocks represent the nighttime technical commissioning of a set of 17 observing cases. After the completion of each of these runs, SHARK-NIR will be ready for Phase 4 (science verification) of the respective observing cases. [Commissioning] |
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| 36 | | **Phase 4**: SHARK-NIR is ready for the final phase of the commissioning - the early science (or science verification) observations. The final performance of the SHARK-NIR will be analyzed using the data from this run. All the activities are nighttime. By the end of this phase, SHARK-NIR is ready for single-eye shared-risk scientific exploitation. [Early Science or Science Verification] |
| | 35 | **Phase 3**: The nighttime commissioning commences, starting from sending preset to the telescope to testing individual SHARK-NIR observation cases for performance to the total SHARK-NIR performance. The final form of the SHARK-NIR software, observing blocks, data-reduction pipeline, etc., will be tested for all the observing cases of the instrument. All the activities are at nighttime. Very few daytime activities are anticipated. Science verification of a set of observing cases will be performed immediately after the completion of a set of essential nighttime activities. [Commissioning and Science Verification] |
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| 119 | | In this section, all the commissioning activities are listed in chronological order. If you click on the individual activity, you can find more details. __8 hours is considered as the duration of a day or night__. It is to be noted that the phases **do not** correspond to the commissioning visits to the LBT. The various commissioning runs with the list of activities to be performed (derived from this document) will be decided at a later point in time. Of course, depending on the month of the year, we will modify the actual number of days required for that specific commissioning run. From commissioning experience at the LBT, for the daytime activities at the telescope platform, the telescope may be handed over around 09:00 am local time. And, the SHARK-NIR team needs to hand over the telescope to LBT ~2 hours before the sunset (unless we have the first half of the night or full night and to be negotiated with the telescope operator). As a general rule, the SHARK-NIR team will be working also on the weekends when at the summit. Of course, if LBTO support is required, this will be communicated with the LBTO mountain manager well in advance. Note that the duration of the individual activities mentioned in this document will not match that of AD4 for the same activities. |
| | 119 | In this section, all the commissioning activities are listed in chronological order. If you click on the individual activity, you can find more details. __8 hours is considered as the duration of a day or night__. Of course, depending on the month of the year, make sure to estimate the correct number of days/nights required at the LBT. Each table below corresponds to a trip to LBT. |
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| | 121 | From commissioning experience at the LBT, for the daytime activities at the telescope platform, the telescope may be handed over around 09:00 am local time. And, the SHARK-NIR team needs to hand over the telescope to LBT ~2 hours before the sunset (unless we have the first half of the night or full night and to be negotiated with the telescope operator). As a general rule, the SHARK-NIR team will be working also on the weekends when at the summit. Of course, if LBTO support is required, this will be communicated with the LBTO mountain manager well in advance. Note that the duration of the individual activities mentioned in this document will not match that of AD4 for the same activities. |
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