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Principal Investigator Email Address

• kw113@star.le.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 1.0

General Description

• This is a target-of-opportunity program aimed R band imaging polarimetry
   of a gamma-ray burst afterglows. It contains RRM OBs (run E) and ToO-hard OBs (run
   B,D,E). The aim is to sample (when brightness allows) the afterglow lightcurve with
   imaging polarimetry (linear, circular), so for 
  a given target multiple observations may be requested with OBs taken from the list
   of submitted OBs.
  Run A and E are for a long burst afterglow, run B for a short burst afterglow.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• n/a

Time-Critical Aspects

• n/a

Special Execution Requirements

• n/a

Special Calibration Information

• FORS1 imaging polarimetry calibration is covered by the ESO standard calibration
   plan, so no special calibration required.

ToO Information

• Coordinates and a findingchart for the targets will be submitted together
   with the ToO/RRM request. This request will contain OBs that will be selected from
   the list of submitted OBs. Please make the data (both science and calibration) available
   through ftp a.s.a.p., so we can analyze the data and immediately determine our strategy
   for following nights. Considering the fact that this is a ToO program, the observing
   strategy may change a bit, possibly leading to slight changes in the prepared OBs.
   We will communicate these clearly to the observer. Note that, to be able to deal
   with different ToO strategies, we may have submitted more OBs than our allocated
   time allows for. We will, however, take care not to override the total allocated
   time.

ToO Activators List

• Klaas Wiersema              kw113@star.le.ac.uk 
  Evert Rol                   er45@star.le.ac.uk
  Nial Tanvir                 nrt3@star.le.ac.uk
  Andrew Levan                A.J.Levan@warwick.ac.uk
  Daniele Malesani            malesani@astro.ku.dk
  Paul Vreeswijk              pmv@astro.ku.dk
  Pall Jakobsson              pja@raunvis.hi.is
  Javier Gorosabel            jgu@iaa.es
  Eliana Palazzi              palazzi@iasfbo.inaf.it

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• ---(Empty)---

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 ?

• 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