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Principal Investigator Email Address

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nicole.nesvadba@obspm.fr
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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18 hrs
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General Description

Perhaps the most surprising result obtained with the Spitzer IRS spectrograph
 was the detection of large amounts of warm molecular hydrogen associated with shocks
 but not star-formation -- in strong contradiction to the existing paradigms, where
 mid-IR emitting H2 is unevitably related to star-formation. Detailed theoretical
 modelling of members of our team suggests that the dissipation of kinetic energy
 which leads to the enhanced H2 emission may play a substantial -- but so far entirely
 neglected -- role for galaxy evolution. Our program aims at zooming into the regions
 which are luminous mid-IR H2 emitters, enhancing the existing Spitzer observations
 through SINFONIs much higher spatial and spectral resolution and ability to trace
 the co-existence of ionized and molecular gas, and the stars. 

Observationally this program is rather straight-forward. Targets have typical K
 and H band magnitudes of 13-14 mag and should be easily detected in the continuum.
 We provide offset stars because we rely on an accurate positioning on the nucleus
 of the galaxies. We give a list of priorities, and emphasize that we will be able
 to address parts of our scientific goals with each individual target observed.

Waiver Requests

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No Waiver Request was submitted
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints

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none
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Time-Critical Aspects

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none
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Special Execution Requirements

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none
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Special Calibration Information

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none
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ToO Information

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none
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ToO Activators List

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none
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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

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false
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Pre-imaging Requirements

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none
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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 ?

If this is a pre-imaging run, did you select PRE-IMAGING for the Observing Category for each Observing Template ?

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N/A
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Do all your finding charts comply with both the general and instrument-specific Phase 2 Web Pages ?

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you specify the magnitude and spectral type of all standard stars in the OBs ?

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N/A
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Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are not part of the Calibration Plan ?

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N/A
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If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris files to your OBs?

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N/A
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If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?

If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities, did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?

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N/A
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Did you indicate the magnitude of the brightest object in the field in each SINFONI OB?

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)?

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

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N/A
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If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle: did you check carefully the definition in the manual?

Did you make really sure that none of your OBs ever saturates the detector?

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?

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N/A
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