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Principal Investigator Email Address

• gianluca@mporzio.astro.it

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 48

General Description

• This program is a ToO which deals with very faint and variable IR
  sources.  The main aim is to study the polarisation level of two
  sources of this class during their IR brightening/bursting phase
  which follows the X-ray/Gamma-ray activity. Run B is activated only
  in the case of positive detection/brigthening during run A or brigthening 
  reported by telegrams (IAUC, ATel, GCN).
   
  Each trigger is made up by 6 OBs: 4 on the target and 2(+2) OBs for high
  and zero level polarization standards.
  Up to a total of two nights are considered to complete the trigger program 
  observation is  foreseen for the 4 target OBs (plus 2 calibration OBs for 
  each night).
   
  We submitted 64 OBs for a total execution time of about 48hr (3.9hr x
  11 sources + 8hr for standards).
  
  IMPORTANT We request to make available the relevant scientific and calibration 
  files as soon as possible after the observational night through the ftp server 
  at Paranal or Garching.
  
  
  
   OBs                         IR magnitudes
                                within S27
  --------------------------------------------
  ToO_1E1048*                     H > 12
  ToO_1E1841*                     K = 10  Ref1
  ToO_AXJ1844*                    K = 12
  ToO_CXCJ0110*                   K ~ 13
  ToO_RXSJ1708*                   K = 11  Ref1
  ToO_SGR0526*                    K ~ 10
  ToO_SGR1627*                    K > 12
  ToO_SGR1900*                    H = 7   Ref1
  ToO_SGR1806*                    K = 12
  ToO_XTEJ1810*                   K > 12
  ---------------
  HD147283                        K = 7.5  Target
  HD38563C                        K = 8.8  Target
  VSS                             K = 7.6  Target
  WD0310                          K = 12   Target
  WD1344                          K = 12.5 Target

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• It is recommended to carry out the 4 target OBs within a maximum of 2
   nights.
  
  A number of target have a seeinf constraint whichs is based on our previous NACO
   observation of the given source.

Time-Critical Aspects

• The pointing should be carried out as soon as possible after the trigger.

Special Execution Requirements

• none

Special Calibration Information

• For each night of observation 2 polarimetric standards have to be observed:
   a high level and zero level polarization standard. Please choose the  ones closest
   to the target. Once a given WFS (VIS or IR) has been choosen for the science OBs
   during the first night  we ask to continue the trigger with the same WFS both for
   science and calibration OBs.

ToO Information

• This is a ToO program. See the General Overview section for more details.

ToO Activators List

• Below are the e-mail addresses and phone numbers of the people which
  can take decisions and activate the triggers.
      
   GianLuca Israel -  gianluca@mporzio.astro.it
                      uff  +39-06-94286437
                      mobile +39-348-1348590
                                                                                 
   
  Feel you free to write or call the PI whenever you want (even during
  nighttime).
                                                                                 
   
                                                                                 
   
   Stefano Covino    - covino@merate.mi.astro.it
                       uff  +39-039-9991166
                                                                                 
   
                                                                                 
   
   Roberto Mignani   - rm2@mssl.ucl.ac.uk
                       uff  +44 1483 204267
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                        
   Gianni Marconi    - gmarconi@eso.org
                       uff  +56-24633118

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 ?

• 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

If you have PSF reference star OBs, do the names of those OBs begin with
 PSF_ ?

• N/A

If there are Finding Charts attached to your OBs, is the field-of-view
 of at least one of these charts 2' x 2' (with clearly labelled field orientation)
 ?

• YES

Have you clearly marked and labelled your wavefront reference objects
 R1, R2, R3, ... (as specified in the NAOS Preparation Software) on your Finding
 Charts ?

• YES

Have you specified the magnitude of the brightest object in the field-of-view
 for each OB ?

• YES

Are there objects in any of your fields (including standard stars) which
 are brighter than the limits specified in the User Manual and on NACO web Pages
 ?

• NO

If the previous answer is yes, have you given a list of OBs and a justification
 for the brightness limit violation in the general description field ?

• N/A