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Principal Investigator Email Address

• nicole.nesvadba@obspm.fr

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 16 hrs

General Description

• Strong outflows of ~10^10 M_sun of ionized gas observed in powerful radio
   galaxies at z>2 are the best direct evidence to-date for AGN feedback terminating
   the evolution of massive galaxies during the cosmologically most important epoch
   of galaxy evolution. The corresponding measurements have been performed with SINFONI.
   
  
  In the present program, we will observe a small set of quasars at similar redshifts
   and with a very similar observational setup to investigate whether these outflows
   are related to the radio source or the radiative energy output of the AGN. Our program
   serves mostly as a pilot study, to investigate on a small sample whether the quasar
   emission can be well removed from the data set. Previous tests on simulated data
   and very shallow SINFONI data of z~2 quasars are highly encouraging, and we are
   convinced that this program will also allow us to start addressing the scientific
   questions.
  
  We do not have NIR photometry of the targets, but since these are relatively faint,
   high-z objects, we do not expect that any of the targets will be readily visible
   in an individual frame. We give the magnitudes of the NGS and distances to the target
   in each OB.
  
  Note that our main goal in using the NGSF is to concentrate the quasar light, while
   tracing relatively large-scale outflows. This is why we use the 250mas pixel scale,
   and this is why we do not have specific requirements on the Strehl ratio. Our previous
   experience with visitor-mode observations of high-z objects using SINFONI/NGSF suggests
   that the given observing parameters will be appropriate. 
  
  Note that this is primarily a test run to illustrate the feasibility of the project.
   Hence, completed observations of any individual target will be highly useful.

Waiver Requests

• 1 waiver request (change of targets) was submitted and approved: 082.A-0602A.01
  sent July 9th, 2008; approved by F. Primas July 14th, 2008

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• none

Time-Critical Aspects

• none

Special Execution Requirements

• none

Special Calibration Information

• none.

ToO Information

• none.

ToO Activators List

• none

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 ?

• 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 ?

• 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

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)?

• YES

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

• N/A

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