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Principal Investigator Email Address

• elena@ster.kuleuven.be

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 09:50:35.000

General Description

• In this project we want to study the outflow activity around UCHII regions.
   We have selected our candidates based on a snapshot survey performed with the NTT.
   We find knotty or bow-like features in the images obtained with the NB_H2_S1 filter,
   indicating the presence of jets or outflows. Molecular hydrogen emission can be
   produced by collisional excitation (shocks) or by radiative excitation (fluorescence).
   Our strategy is to obtain line ratios of ro-vibrational linesin the K and H band
   and compare them with the models to discriminate between these mechanisms.
  Especially important are the lines:
  1-0 S(0)    2.2235
  1-0 S(1)    2.1218
  1-0 S(2)    2.0338
  2-1 S(1)    2.2477
  2-1 S(2)    2.1542
  2-1 S(3)    2.073
  1-0 Q(1)    2.4066
  1-0 Q(2)    2.4134
  1-0 Q(3)    2.4237
  3-2 S(2)    2.2870
  [FeII]      1.644
  [FeII]      1.81
  The calibration of the telluric absorption is critical for this program, so ideally,
   a difference in airmass of less than 0.02 should be achieved. Therefore, the sequence
   of observations of the telluric standards is detailed in each observing block.
  In our finding charts, the science objects in which we are interested are indicated
   with a MAGENTA ARROW.

Waiver Requests

• A waiver is needed to perform the observations of each object in sequence.
   The sequence for calibration is calculated according to this constraint. Even if
   the individual OB are less than one hour, it is needed that the ones containing
   in the name the expressions: block or slit are done sequentially with their respective
   telluric standards.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• The nights should be at least clear and with seeing lower than 1.2 arcsecs.

Time-Critical Aspects

• No time-critical aspects

Special Execution Requirements

• In the case of IRAS17175, the slit_1 position should be done before the
   slit_2 position.
  
  Most of our slit positions in the finding charts are simply centred on the science
   object. We assume that they will be brought to the centre, and offset by NOD.THROW/2,
   in other cases, we have placed the slit in the A position directly in the finding
   charts. In any case, we have clearly indicated the interesting targets with MAGENTA
   ARROWS in our finding charts.
  
  see waiver requests

Special Calibration Information

• Special-Calibration Information:
  
  Name            Standard   Vmag   Observation Sequence
  IRAS17136-3617   HIP83742  9.37  Std(K)--O(K)--O(H)--Std(H)--O(H)--O(K)--Std(K)
  
  IRAS17149-3916   HIP84673  8.27  Std(K)--O(K)
  
  IRAS17175-3544   HIP84846  6.7   slit 1 Std(K)--O(K)--O(H)--Std(H)--O(H)--O(K)--Std(K)
                                   slit 2 O(K)--O(H)--Std(H)
  
  IRAS17258-3637   HIP85589  6.39  O(K)--Std(K)--O(K)--Std(K)
  
  IRAS18006-2422   HIP88566  8.32  O(K)--Std(K)--O(K)--Std(K)--O(K)
  
  IRAS18592+0108   HIP93835  9.60  Std(K)--O(K)--O(H)--Std(H)

ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

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 ?

• 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 ?

• 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 ?

• 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