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Principal Investigator Email Address

• thatte@astro.ox.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 2 hours

General Description

• The program aims to obtain a high SNR spectrum of AB Dor C, a low mass
   brown dwarf companion to AB Dor A. The companion is located 204 mas from the primary,
   at PA 182. We will also test the Super SDI technique in the data reduction to provide
   a high SNR spectrum of the companion. 
  The contrast between the primary and secondary is 5 magnitudes. The program consists
   of two OBs for AB Dor at two different roll angles. There is a priority associated
   with the OBs, with the priority 1 OB to be executed before the other. 
  We do need the good seeing and high Strehl, as the companion is so close to the
   primary. The fixed jitter pattern is also very important.
  A third OB provides a template spectrum of an young M8 star to compare with AB Dor
   C. This object is very faint in V (V~22), but has K=15. It is visible in the 2MASS
   images. Please see the finding chart for more details.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• The seeing needs to be good enough to provide the high Strehl requested.

Time-Critical Aspects

• None, except that the source is setting rapidly, as we go further into
   the semester

Special Execution Requirements

• It is important to center the object (AB Dor A) correctly in the 0.025
   pixel scale. It should be visible even with the minimum DIT (DIT has been set to
   the minimum to prevent saturation). If the DIT can be any lower (manual not too
   clear about this, neither P2PP), it should be lowered. 
  Given the small FoV in the 0.025 pixel, the OBs do rely on correct centering of
   the object at the end of the acquisition sequence. It should be placed at the center
   of the FoV as best possible.

Special Calibration Information

• Telluric standards need to be observed for OBs "Pleiades M8 template"
   and "Super SDI 2".

ToO Information

• Although this program is not a ToO, the data will be treated as such,
   and placed at an ftp site immediately after the observations are taken, with an
   e-mail notification being sent to the P.I.  This should also be the case for partial
   execution of the program.

ToO Activators List

• None

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 ?

• YES

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

Did you indicate the magnitude of the brightest object in the field in
 each SINFONI OB?

• YES

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)?

• YES

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?

• YES

Did you make really sure that none of your OBs ever saturates the detector?

• YES

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?

• YES