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Principal Investigator Email Address

• a.j.levan@warwick.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• total for all observations will not exceed 6 hours

General Description

• This is an ToO run for observations of short duration GRBs visible from
   Paranal. We will trigger on bursts with i) an apparent duration from its publically
   available lightcurve of <3s or ii) is suggested by the initial GCN cicrcular
   to belong to short duration class. In general these observations will be requested
   where RRM observations are not possible (i.e. where the burst is first visible from
   Chilie >2 hours after the GRB event). This run is for Hard-ToOs, and they should
   be conducted as soon as possible (unless specifically requested otherwise in the
   trigger request).
  
  In these circumstances we may request a variety of observations, depending on the
   information which is available on the burst at this time. For bursts where afterglows
   have not been discovered we will attempt a search using VRI (and possible B and
   V depending on lunar phase). Two epochs of observations will be requested in this
   case, either at the beginning and end of the night, or possibly on consecutive nights.
   
  
  If the burst has an afterglow reported, or one is discovered in our observations
   we will request spectroscopy, nominally using 300V (depending on other information
   available).
  
  Additionally if a host galaxy is suggested with a magnitude of R<25 we may also
   request spectroscopic observations.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Given the nature of these ToO observations we do not place constraints
   at this stage, but will fill these in upon the ToO/RRM request when submitted. In
   general no constraints will be placed on RRM observations since they will be the
   first of a given GRB. Constraints on ToO observations will depend upon the known
   information about the burst at the time of the trigger

Time-Critical Aspects

• This is a ToO run. Observations should begin as soon as possible after
   the receipt of the trigger unless a specific request is made for a different strategy
   in the ToO request.

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

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ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

• Andrew Levan (a.j.levan@warwick.ac.uk or anl@star.le.ac.uk)
  Nial Tanvir  (nrt3@star.le.ac.uk)
  Evert Rol    (er45@star.le.ac.uk)
  Pall Jakobsson (P.Jakobsson@herts.ac.uk)
  Robert Priddey (R.S.Priddey@herts.ac.uk)
  Daniele Malesani (malesani@astro.ku.dk)
  Jens Hjorth      (jens@astro.ku.dk)
  Johan Fynbo      (jfynbo@astro.ku.dk)
  Paul Vreeswijk   (pmv@dark-cosmology.dk)
  Ralph Wijers     (rwijers@science.uva.nl)
  Klaas Wiersema   (kwrsema@science.uva.nl)
  Rhaana Starling  (rlcs1@star.le.ac.uk)
  Andrew Fruchter  (fruchter@stsci.edu)
  Melissa Nysewander (mysenwan@stsci.edu)
  Javier Gorosabel (jgu@iaa.es)
  David Bersier (dfb@astro.livjm.ac.uk)

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 ?

• N/A

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 ?

• 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 prepared your finding charts with tools other than FIMS,
 do they comply with the specifications on the FORS1 Phase 2 web page ?

• N/A