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Principal Investigator Email Address

• colina@damir.iem.csic.es

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 35.88

General Description

• For this observing period we propose the observation of a total of 5 galaxies
   (3 LIRGs with 5 pointings and 2  ULIRGs with 3 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 indicates some details of the targets, as well as the standard stars
   selected:
  
  OB names        Magnitude(H-band)     Magnitude(K-band)    Angular Size (Arcsec)
     Pointings
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  IFU_IRAS06206***       13.34               ~12.94                     ~ 10".0  
          1
  IFU_NGC2369***         10.22               ~9.82                      ~ 1'.0   
          1
  IFU_NGC3256***         9.75                ~9.35                      ~ 40".0  
          3
  IFU_ESO320***          10.28               ~9.88                      ~ 30".0  
          1
  IFU_IRAS23128***       12.08               ~11.68                     ~ 15".5  
          2
  
  OB names        Magnitude(B-band)     Magnitude(K-band)         Angular Size 
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  CAL_HD2240_K1           10.44                 ~6.55              Point source
  CAL_HD92431*            10.40                 ~6.46              Point Source  
                  
  See details about the calibration stars on the Special calibration information section.
  Regarding the execution of the OBs see and important note on the Special execution
   requirements section.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• We require a seeing less or equal than 0".8 (IR) and the sky transparency
   clear.

Time-Critical Aspects

• N/A

Special Execution Requirements

• ****IMPORTANT NOTE
  In order to secure the needed S/N with SINFONI, each galaxy pointing has to be
  observed for the three requested OBs of about 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 NGC3256
  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:
  
   NGC3256North-K1
   NGC3256North-K2
   NGC3256North-K3
  
  In this particular case, the OB named CAL_HD92431_K1 should be executed right after
    NGC3256North-K1.

Special Calibration Information

• For this run we have selected two standard stars, HD224078 and HD92431.
  The first one will be observed in the K band, whereas the second one will be observed
   in both K and H bands.
  
  OB names        Magnitude(B-band)     Magnitude(K-band)    Angular Size  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  CAL_HD2240_K1           10.44                 ~6.55          Point source
  CAL_HD92431*            10.40                 ~6.46          Point Source 
                   
  The OB CAL_HD2240_K1 should be executed rigth after the first OB of IRAS23128North
   in the K band.
  The OBs CAL_HD92431* should be executed right after the first OB of NGC3256North
   in the K and H bands.

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