Target of Opportunity Proposals in Period 81

This list of OPC approved Target of Opportunity Proposals (ToOs) is updated every observing period. The ESO ToO Policy is available from a separate document. Please note that when activating the observations, the ToO requests have to be fully documented, indicating the trigger of the requested observations. Observing time is only granted up to the indicated maximum of allocated time.

081.D-0026

Gorosabel :

'Are aspherical the hypernova explosions?'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS15.0 h

 

081.C-0115

Richichi :

'Interferometric investigations of bright microlensing events: breaking the parameter degeneracy'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
AMBER18.0 h

 

081.C-0116

Lippi :

'Clues on the formation of the Solar System from high resolution IR spectroscopy of comets'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
CRIRES14.0 h

 

081.D-0128

Dessart :

'Inferring the morphology of Type II supernova explosions'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS133.0 h

 

081.A-0135

Greiner :

'High-resolution spectroscopy of GROND-selected high-redshift GRBs: Probing the very early Universe'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS26.5 h
B
UVES3.5 h
C
ISAAC10.5 h

 

081.C-0137

Orton :

'Dynamics and Chemistry of Jupiter During Continuing Planetary-Scale Evolution'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
VISIR5.0 h
B
VISIR5.0 h
C
VISIR5.0 h

 

081.D-0192

Covino :

'Polarimetry of gamma-ray burst afterglows: a close look at the shock front'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS12.0 h
B
FORS12.0 h
C
FORS12.0 h
D
FORS13.0 h

 

081.D-0279

Mattila :

'Imaging the progenitors of core collapse supernovae - precision astrometry with NAOS-CONICA'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
NACO10.0 h

 

081.D-0318

Rodriguez-Gil :

'The primary role of the SW Sextantis stars in the evolution of cataclysmic variables'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS26.0 h

 

081.D-0401

Chaty :

'Target of Opportunity Infrared and Optical Observations of Galactic X-ray Transients during Outburst'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
SOFI12.0 h
B
EFOSC24.0 h

 

081.D-0406

Bandyopadhyay :

'First IR Images of an X-ray Binary Jet'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
NACO4.0 h
B
NACO4.0 h
C
NACO4.0 h

 

081.C-0429

Kubas :

'Immediate follow-up of microlensing planet candidates with NACO'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
NACO12.0 h

 

081.D-0557

Baade :

'Spectropolarimetry of Core-Collapse Supernovae - Probing the Nature of Asymmetric Explosions'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS117.6 h

 

081.D-0558

Baade :

'Spectropolarimetry of Type Ia Supernovae : Probing the Binary Nature, Explosion Physics, and Cosmological Calibration'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS120.0 h

 

081.D-0588

Levan :

'The progenitors of short gamma-ray bursts'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS11.0 h
B
FORS12.0 h
C
FORS22.0 h
D
FORS10.7 h
E
FORS21.4 h
F
ISAAC1.0 h
G
ISAAC1.0 h

 

081.C-0615

Delorme :

'Spectra of ultracool Brown Dwarfs from CFBDS'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
ISAAC12.0 h

 

081.D-0697

Patat :

'Pinning Down the Nature of Type Ia Supernovae Progenitors'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
UVES20.0 h

 

081.D-0739

Rossi :

'Deep imaging of GROND dark bursts'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS12.4 h
B
ISAAC3.4 h
C
HAWKI3.4 h

 

081.D-0767

Stefanescu :

'High Time Resolution GRB Afterglow Studies'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
SOFI3.5 h
B
SOFI3.5 h
C
SOFI3.5 h

 

081.B-0780

Saxton :

'Spectroscopy of tidal disruption candidates discovered in the XMM-Newton slew survey'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
EFOSC24.8 h
B
EFOSC24.8 h

 

081.D-0804

De Luca :

'Correlated X-ray/IR variability to unravel the mystery of the central source in RCW103.'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
NACO3.0 h

 

081.D-0853

Rol :

'Constraining GRB afterglow physics through their optical light curves'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
FORS21.0 h
B
FORS25.0 h
C
ISAAC1.0 h
D
ISAAC3.0 h

 

081.A-0856

Vreeswijk :

'Securing the Swift legacy: measuring redshifts and host-galaxy ISM properties of Swift g-ray bursts'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
UVES6.0 h
B
FORS26.0 h
C
FORS116.0 h
D
FORS22.0 h
E
ISAAC4.0 h
F
SOFI3.0 h

 

081.D-0866

Casella :

'Infrared Polarization and rapid time variability in transient X-ray binary systems harboring black hole candidates'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
ISAAC13.0 h

 

081.A-0966

Tanvir :

'Probing the high-redshift universe with GRBs'

Obs. Run
InstrumentMax. Time Allocated
A
ISAAC3.4 h
B
FORS22.0 h
C
SOFI4.7 h
D
ISAAC1.4 h
E
FORS21.4 h