AAO IRIS2 Service Proposal Application Form

IRIS2 can be used for either imaging or moderate resolution spectroscopy in the wavelength range from 1.0 to 2.4 microns. The detector is a HgCdTe array of 1024x1024 pixel format with 18.5 micron pixels. See the IRIS2 webpage for more information.

Please contact the instrument scientist Paul Dobbie (pdd@aao.gov.au), if you require any further assistance.

To apply for time, complete sections A to F of the form below. When completed, submit the form by clicking on the SUBMIT button. A copy of the information you have provided will appear on the screen and can be saved using the File-save facility on your web browser.

A: General Information


 Name:
 Institution:
 email address (name@site):

Postal address:

Names and institutions of collaborators directly associated with this proposal:

NOTE: All communication regarding this proposal will be conducted via the named PI.

Title of Proposal:

B: Instrument Setup

For imaging observations complete section B1.
For spectroscopic observations complete section B2.

B1: Imaging Observations

 Preferred imaging configuration:

Select broad-band filter(s)for imaging:

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or [Control] + [left Mouse button] may allow you to select
multiple entries.)

Select narrow-band filter(s)for imaging:

 Signal/noise for each filter:

All imaging will be performed using a jitter technique, in order to provide flatfielding, sky subtraction and the removal of bad pixels. If your source is extended on scales greater than 2', or you wish to mosaic fields larger than the IRIS2 field of view (currently 7.7'x7.7'), then give details in Section D.

B2: Spectroscopic Observations

All spectroscopic observations will be made with f/8.

Slit width: Only a 1" slit is available at present.

Grism: Only the sapphire grisms are available at present.

 Wavelengths of interest (microns):
 Angular extent of object (arcsecs):
 Signal/noise per spectral channel:

C: Observations

Source List

Complete the following table, giving the position, V mag, NIR mag (or line strength), and approximate exposure time for each object (in seconds). Positions should be accurate to ± 1 arcsec. If particular slit position angles are required, please specify this in Section E.

Total time requested should not exceed 6 hours (including overheads and calibration observations).

Name RA(2000) Dec(2000) V_mag IR_mag Texp

Total Time Request (hours): Total time (including overheads and calibration observations),
calculated to the nearest 0.1 of an hour. hours

Calibration Observations

IRIS2 service data will normally be corrected for dark current, flat-fielded, registered and mosaiced by the data reduction pipeline. Spectroscopic data will be extracted to give 1-D spectra which will be automatically wavelength calibrated.

Observations of photometric standards will only be obtained if conditions are photometric. It there are any particular photometric standards you would like us to observe please include them in the source list above. It is also possible to bootstrap a calibration from 2MASS sources in the field, even under non-photometric conditions.

Spectroscopic observations will be accompanied by spectroscopy of a nearby bright A-F star to facilitate removal of telluric absorption features. If there are any particular telluric standards you would like us to observe, please also include them in the source list above.

Scheduling Information

Service proposals remain valid for up to 18 months after the date of submission.

Latest Date for Observation (yy/mm/dd):
 Worst Usable Seeing (arcsec):
 Photometric conditions required?:

Data transfer

Data will be transferred as FITS files by anonymous ftp to the principal investigator where possible.

D: Finding Charts

Please include finding charts for all targets located in crowded fields. These should be emailed as ordinary postscript files (gzipped) to service@aao.gov.au. Please ensure that:

(i) your finding chart file names combine your surname with the field name and the pointing number (if there are different pointings in the one field), e.g.
Smith_ngc253_1.ps.gz

(ii) The finding chart includes the central coordinates and scale written onto the image.

less than 1 Mb

(iv) you give the instrument name, your first initial and your surname in the email subject line, e.g.

Subject: IRIS2 service, J SMITH, finding chart 1

We will accept a maximum of 10 finding charts (unless prior arrangements have been made by emailing service@aao.gov.au ).

Number of finding charts accompanying this proposal (max. 10):

E: Additional Information

Enter any additional information (e.g. mosaicing strategy, favourite standard stars, slit position angles etc) that will assist us with your proposal.

F: Scientific Justification and Figures

Is this application closely related to any AATAC applications for AAT time which you or your collaborators have submitted this Semester or intend to submit next Semester?

Enter a scientific justification here (no more than 50 lines, or 3400 characters, including spaces).
This should include a statement of what the data will be used for (i.e. completion of previous program, try out new program or technique etc).
Note: If you answered "yes" to the question above, please include specific reasons why some of the project should be done in service mode. Projects for which observing time is pending will not normally be considered for service time to acquire the same or similar data.

Justification:

Figures:

If you wish to send figures to clarify points in the scientific justification, please email ordinary postscript files (gzipped) to service@aao.gov.au. Please ensure that:

(i) your figure file names combine your surname with the suffix _figX, where X is the figure number, e.g.
Smith_fig1.ps.gz

less than 1 Mb

(iii) you give the instrument name, your first initial and your surname in the email subject line, e.g.

Subject: IRIS2 service, J SMITH, justification figure 1

We will accept a maximum of three figures.

Number of figures which will be sent (max. 3):

Page Created 18-August-2000
Last Updated on 2-June-2011 by Chris Springob (service@aao.gov.au)