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Principal Investigator Email Address

• gianluca@mporzio.astro.it

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 21

General Description

• This Program is a pseudo-RMM which deals with variable IR sources.
  The main aim is to study the IR variability followed by X-ray/Gamma-ray activity
   (bursts or giant flares) of the targets (Anomalous X-ray Pulsars and Soft Gamma-ray
   Repeaters).
    
  OBs corresponding to 10 known sources (2 OBs for each source for a total of 20 OBs).
   Up to 2 OBs will be used during the Period. Each OB has an execution time of about
   1hr. One target may be triggered twice during the period.
   
  Each OB is made up of four jittering imaging templates: H, Ks, H  and Ks. This strategy
   is used to rely upon at least 2 independent flux measurements (to study its variability)
   of a given target at the beginning and the end of the 1hr OB duration.
  
  Below is the list of the brightest objects within the ISAAC FOV and close to the
   target.
   
   OBs                         Brightest star
                               within ISAAC FOV
  --------------------------------------------
  RRM_1E1048*                     K = 6   @  90arcsec
  RRM_1E1841*                     K = 7   @  80arcsec
  RRM_AXJ1844*                    K = 7.5 @  50arcsec
  RRM_CXCJ0110*                   K = 13  @  20arcsec
  RRM_1RXSJ1708*                   K = 5   @  90arcsec
  RRM_SGR0526*                    K = 10  @  60arcsec
  RRM_SGR1627*                    K = 6.5 @ 140arcsec
  RRM_SGR1900*                    K = 5.5 @  11arcsec
  RRM_SGR1806*                    K = 6   @  90arcsec
  RRM_XTEJ1810                    K = 8.5 @  90arcsec

Waiver Requests

• The following waiver request has been accepted
  
  the possibility of performing images with DIT as shorter as 3.56s due to the presence
   of bright objects in the ISAAC field of view and within 1.5arcmin from the target.
   See the General Description section for the details on the bright objects in the
   ISAAC FOV (076.D-0383A.01.WAV).

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• To be executed as a pseudo-RRM program. OBs have to be carried out as
   soon as possible

Time-Critical Aspects

• To be executed as a pseudo-RRM program. OBs have to be carried out as
   soon as possible

Special Execution Requirements

• none

Special Calibration Information

• none

ToO Information

• This is a pseudo-RRM program. See the General Description section for
   more details.

ToO Activators List

• GianLuca Israel   -  gianluca@mporzio.astro.it
                       uff    +39-06-94286437
                       mobile +39-3481348590
   
  Stefano Covino    - covino@merate.mi.astro.it
                       uff  +39-039-9991166
   
  Sandro Mereghetti - sandro@mi.iasf.cnr.it
                       uff +39-02-23699323

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• none

Source(s) of Pre-imaging

• ---(Empty)---

Pre-imaging sources not listed above

• ---(Empty)---

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

• YES

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

• N/A

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

• YES

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

• N/A

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

• N/A

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

• N/A

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

• N/A

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

• N/A

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar
 templates ?

• N/A

If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle, did you
 check carefully the definition in the manual ?

• N/A

If you are doing spectroscopy, did you draw the slit on the Finding Charts
 ?

• N/A

Did you enter the magnitude of the brightest star in the field-of-view
 in each OB ?

• YES

If you use the MoveToPixel acquisition, have you given clear instructions
 on the FC and in the OB comment section as to how the field should be centered ?

• N/A