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Principal Investigator Email Address

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frederic.courbin@epfl.ch
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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24:00:00.000
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General Description

This program is the continuation of GTO program 073.B-0287(A). It is aimed
 at obtaining deep ARGUS spectra of 3 quasar host galaxies for which we have HST/ACS
 imaging.

Our goal is to map the velocity field of the galaxies in the emission lines, in
 OIII, Hbeta and Halpha, and possibly also in absorption, in NaI. We are using the
 big (0.5 arcsec) fibers of ARGUS and 2 setups for each object: a blue one for the
 Hbeta + OIII
lines and a red setup for the Halpha+NII lines. We use the LR gratings. 

There are 4 OBs of 1 hour each per setup, i.e., 8 OBs per object with no dithering.

We need all the exposure time for each object, the priority is therefore to try
 to obtain the full exposure time for a given object before going to the next one.
 
The amount of time spent per objet and per setup is the minimum to get a continuum
 detection for these quasar host galaxies (S/N around 5 per spectral resolution element).
 The S/N in the emission lines should be as high as possible. 

For the LR5 and LR7 gratings we are not taking simultaneous calibration lamps as
 they tend to produce scattered light on the data. We do instead one calibration
 lamp
before and after the science exp.

Waiver Requests

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No Waiver Request was submitted
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints

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None
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Time-Critical Aspects

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None
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Special Execution Requirements

Please check the centering of the object from the pipeline
reconstructed image for the first OB of a series of 4, 
before continuing with the 3 last OBs.

Special Calibration Information

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None
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ToO Information

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This is not a ToO program
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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

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false
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Pre-imaging Requirements

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Source(s) of Pre-imaging

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Pre-imaging sources not listed above

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Do all your OBs comply with the instrument-specific requirements listed on the instrument-specific Phase 2 web page ?

If this is a pre-imaging run, did you select PRE-IMAGING for the Observing Category for each Observing Template ?

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N/A
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Do all your finding charts comply with both the general and instrument-specific Phase 2 Web Pages ?

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you specify the magnitude and spectral type of all standard stars in the OBs ?

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N/A
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Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are not part of the Calibration Plan ?

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N/A
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If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris files to your OBs?

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N/A
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If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?

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N/A
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If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities, did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?

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N/A
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Did you specify in your OBs the hour angle range for which your Target Setup files are valid ?

Did you specify in your OBs the magnitudes of FACBs and Guide Star for all your fields ?

Are the FACBs and Guide Star in the brightness ranges specified in the FLAMES manual ?

Did you enter the expected signal to noise in your OBs ?

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N/A
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