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General Description
Program 076.B-0221 plans to measure the host galaxy kinematics of a sample
of Seyfert 1 and Quasars. The kinematics will be measured from gas emission lines
and stellar absorption lines. The modeling of the kinematics will allow to measure
the mass of the central BH.
In run (A) we plan to obtain AO assisted kinematics with the 25mas scale of SINFONI;
it is at these scales that the BH influence will be visible.
In run (B) we plan to obtain seeing limited kinematics with the 250mas scale in
order to constrain the stellar gravitational potential (except for 3C273).
In run (C) we will obtain stellar templates with the same setup as run A.
In run (D) we will obtain stellar templates with the same setup as run B.
All the targets are point sources in the R band (AGN continuum emission) and are
bright enough that the source itself will serve as NGS. These point sources are
overimposed on the host galaxy emission which is expected to be at most at the level
of 20% of the point source, at most. Also the template standard stars are bright
enough top serve as NGS.
OB names R (NGS) target separation comments
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HD60874-*** ~11.1 K~10.5 target = NGS
HD288378-*** ~10.0 K~9.1 target = NGS
HD293050-*** ~10.0 K~7.9 target = NGS
R78b-245-*** ~10.7 K~7.1 target = NGS
None of the NGSs and targets is brighter than 6th magnitude in the NIR. The target
is the brightest object in the field. We have checked with the SINFONI/ETC that
the adopted exposure times are within the lineary range of the instrument i.e. <
30000 e- at peak.
Waiver Requests
Critical Observing Condition Constraints
Time-Critical Aspects
Special Execution Requirements
Special Calibration Information
ToO Information
ToO Activators List
Is this a Pre-imaging run ?
Pre-imaging Requirements
Source(s) of Pre-imaging
Pre-imaging sources not listed above
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 ?
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 ?
Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are
not part of the Calibration Plan ?
If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris
files to your OBs?
If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make
use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?
If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities,
did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?
Did you indicate the magnitude of the brightest object in the field in
each SINFONI OB?
If you are using the AO: Did you indicate for every OB the magnitude
of the guide star, and its distance to the target (if any)?
If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar
templates?
If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle: did you
check carefully the definition in the manual?
Did you make really sure that none of your OBs ever saturates the detector?
If you are using the AO: did you enter the correct Strehl Ratio (on-axis,
K-band) AND the seeing value in the constraint set?
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