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Principal Investigator Email Address

• colina@damir.iem.csic.es

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 35.9 hours

General Description

• For this observing period we propose the observation of a total of 5 galaxies
   (3 LIRGs with 4 pointings and 2 ULIRGs with 4 pointings, details in the User Comments
   Field of each OB). The SINFONI configuration selected is the non-AO FoV 8"x8" (slices
   size 0".25), spectral resolution R=3000-4000.  Both LIRGs and ULIRGs will be observed
   in the K-band, while the LIRGs will be observed in the H-band too.
  
  The next table indicate some details of the targets:
  
  OB names        Magnitude(H-band)     Magnitude(K-band)    Angular Size (Arcsec)
     Pointings
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  IRAS12112***       15.2                ~14.8                      ~ 16"        
         2
  NGC5135***         10.36               ~9.96                      ~ 1'         
         1
  IRAS14348***       15.0                ~14.6                      ~ 20"        
         2
  IC4687***          11.05               ~10.65                     ~ 15"        
         1
  NGC7130***         10.80               ~10.4                      ~ 30"        
         2 
  CAL-HD116786***    -----                 6.94                  Point Source
  
  The OBs CAL-HD116786*** should be executed after two NGC5135*** OBs. See details
   in Special Execution Requirements
  Regarding the execution of the OBs, see an IMPORTANT NOTES in Special Execution
   Requirements.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request has been submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• We require a seeing less or equal than 0".7 (IR) and the sky transparency
   clear.

Time-Critical Aspects

• N/A

Special Execution Requirements

• We have selected one standard star (HD116786) that must be observed right
   after two OB of the galaxy NGC5135. Thus, the Galaxy+Standard OB that should be
   executed in a row are:
  NGC5135-K-1
  CAL-HD116786-K1
  and 
  NGC5135-K-2
  CAL-HD116786-K2
  
  ***************
  IMPORTANT NOTE:
  In order to secure the needed S/N with SINFONI, each galaxy has to be
  observed for the three requested OBs of one hour each. The observations will not
   be
  completed for a given galaxy + setting combination until the three
  corresponding OBs have been done successfully. Note however, that the OBs
  have not to be back-to-back provided the separated OBs are executed with similar
  observing conditions (seeing, zenital distance, transparency).
  
  For example, if the first OB executed is the North pointing for NGC7130
  in the K-band, we will need to have the three OBs on this galaxy
  pointing+setting completed. In this particular case the OBs names are:
  
   NGC7130South-K-1
   NGC7130South-K-2
   NGC7130South-K-3
  
  ******************
  IMPORTANT NOTE2:
  For the galaxy IC4687, center the FOV of the instrument on the center of the nucleus.
  For the NGC7130-South, center the FoV on the nucleus of the galaxy
  For the NGC7130-North, center the FoV using a blind-offset from the nucleus of the
   galaxy, as indicated on the OBs.
  For the NGC5135 center the FoV on the region marked on the detailed (third) finding
   chart, which is not the nucleus of the galaxy.
  For the IRAS14348-South, center the FoV on the Southern nucleus of the galaxy
  For the IRAS14348-North, center the FoV on the Northern nucleus of the galaxy
  For the IRAS12112-North, center on the structure marked on the second finding chart.
  For the IRAS12112-South, center on the southern nucleus marked on the second finding
   chart.

Special Calibration Information

• N/A

ToO Information

• N/A

ToO Activators List

• N/A

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• N/A

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 ?

• YES

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

• YES

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

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)?

• N/A

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

• YES

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?

• N/A