README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_82090301

Principal Investigator Email Address

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popesso@mpe.mpg.de
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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15h
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General Description

The program aims at observing a z~5 galaxy with SINFONI with Natural
guide star. The aim is to map the [OII] at 3727 $\AA$ redshifted into
the K band at z~5. The project is very challenging because it
represents the first attempt to observe the dynamics of systems at
such high redshift. For this reason we have prepared a pre-imaging run
(run ID 082-0903(A)) to test the feasibility of the program. The
pre-imaging run consists of 3 OBs, 1h and 18 m each, for a total time
of 4h. The remaining 15h allocated to the program are assigned to the
run 082-0903(B). This run consists of 12 OBs, 11 of 1h and 18m each and
one of 37m, for a total time of 15h.  The NGS star is 13" away from
the target, with R=16 mag. We have requested also the observation a
PSF calibration star, which corresponds to the NGS star.  Each OB
consists of 6 offset positions, each of 600s. Since the target is very
small, the sky subtraction is performed by putting the object in
two corners of the FOV. The offset is about 2" in ra and dec.
The brightest star in the SINFONI field is the NGS star (K=12.9 mag).

Waiver Requests

Our OBs are longer than 1h05m. We have requested an extension of this
 limit for the two run 0820903(A) and 0820903(B). The waiver has been granted to
 both run, under the usual restriction that an OB will not be aborted or repeated
 if conditions degrade below specification after the first hour.

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 ?

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)?

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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