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TNG Allocations - Period AOT50/2024B

Below are listed the time allocations for semester AOT50/2024B (October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025). The schedule of the semester can be found here



INAF TAC

Programme PI Title Instrument Allocation
(hours)
A50TAC_1 V. D’Orazi FLUorine abundances in Open cluster M Dwarfs (FLUO-MD) GIANOB 15
A50TAC_3 E. Mazzotta Epifani The evolving activity in the newly discovered hyperbolic comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) DOLORES 6.7
A50TAC_4 A. Migliorini Investigating the origin of basaltic and olivine-rich asteroids in the middle and outer main belt NICS 20.7
A50TAC_5 M. Scialpi Dolores spectroscopy of dual and lensed AGN identified with Gaia DOLORES 36
A50TAC_7 M. Della Valle Classical and recurrent Novae at high-resolution with the TNG DOLORES/HARPS-N 5
A50TAC_8 G. Illiano Chasing for optical pulsations from accreting millisecond pulsars in outburst SIFAP2 4.5
A50TAC_10 G. Illiano Searching for optical millisecond pulsations from an extremely bright Fermi gamma-ray source SIFAP2 15
A50TAC_12 M. Scialpi J0133-0810: an intriguing Changing look AGN at high redshift. DOLORES/NICS 21
A50TAC_13 L. Izzo Optical spectroscopy of relativistic supernovae DOLORES 7
A50TAC_15 I. Bertini Dinamically New Comets as instrument for constraining the formation of protoplanetary disks. DOLORES 12
A50TAC_17 F. Guarneri A Reverse Selection for bright and high-z QSOs at the end of Reionization Epoch DOLORES 27
A50TAC_20 R. Aloisi/G. Mantovan VOYAGERS: Views of Yore: Ancient Gaia-enceladus Exoplanet Revealing Survey HARPS-N Proposal HARPS-N 13
A50TAC_23 P. Casella Hunting for optical flashes from FRB-like magnetars SIFAP2 3
A50TAC_28 E. Lusso On the nature of changing-look AGN: variable accretion or variable absorption? DOLORES/NICS 31
A50TAC_30 G. Mantovan Confirming and characterising a rare planetary system with a short-period giant and an inner companion HARPS-N 18.75
A50TAC_31 S. Ieva Spectral characterization of high-profile NEOs in support of the NEOPOPS project DOLORES 27
A50TAC_36 S. Ieva Unveiling the true nature of (3200) Phaethon, target of the DESTINY+ mission DOLORES/NICS 13.5
A50TAC_37 S. Campana Follow up of extragalactic transients from new high-energy and optical facilities DOLORES 10
A50TAC_40 V. Petrecca SYNERGY between TNG and EUCLID to explore the Transient Universe DOLORES 8
A50TAC_43 S. Vissapragada/L. Naponiello The HARPS-N Hot Neptune Initiative HARPS-N 30
A50TAC_44 G. Mantovan ORME. Probing the orbital obliquity of a planet transiting a member of the 96 Myr old Theia214 association GIARPS 5.8
A50TAC_46 L. Ighina Identifying the most extreme X-ray and radio QSOs at z>4 DOLORES 30
A50TAC_47 G. Guilluy Investigating atmospheric photo-evaporation in the young compact planetary system TOI-5398 GIARPS 19.5
A50TAC_51 R. Spinelli Probing Helium depletion in outflowing atmospheres through simultaneous Halpha and HeI10830 detections GIARPS 12
Ongoing Large Programmes:
A48TAC_28 (until 2026A) X. Dumusque Pushing HARPS-N towards detecting temperate terrestrial-mass planets and habitable-zone Super-Earths HARPS-N 103.5
A48TAC_48 (until 2028A) S. Benatti The magnifying glass of HARPS-N & Ariel on the nature of the exoplanets in the Radius Valley HARPS-N 94.5
A48TAC_52 (until 2028A) F. Borsa BRIDGES: Building a Road to the In-Depth investiGation of Exoplanetary atmospheres GIARPS 81
A48TAC_59 (until 2026A) L. Malavolta Accurate masses of transiting small planets and their hidden friends HARPS-N 189
A48TAC_66 (until 2028A) A. Sozzetti The Great HARPS-N hunt for super-Earths and Neptunes interior to outer giant planets detected by Gaia HARPS-N 117
New long Term Programmes (until 2025B):
A50TAC_19 P. D’Avanzo Follow-up of the electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave sources at TNG during O4b DOLORES/NICS 30
A50TAC_21 A. Melandri Unveiling the Cosmos: Exploring the Universe with Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows DOLORES/NICS 17.5
A50TAC_26 V. Ripepi GIANO-B abundances of distant Classical Cepheids GIANOB 28.5
A50TAC_41 G. Valerin Interacting transients as a key to decode the mysteries of stellar evolution DOLORES 30


Spanish CAT

Programme PI Title Instrument Allocation
(nights)
CAT23A_42 J. Maiz Apellaniz A very-high-resolution spectroscopic legacy survey of the ISM in absorption GIARPS 5
CAT24B_20 I. Carleo Understanding the nature of small planets across stellar types HARPS-N 5
CAT24B_21 F. Murgas Alcaino Finding the siblings of USP planets HARPS-N 1
CAT24B_30 J. Orell Miquel Comparative atmospheric characterization of sub-Neptune population GIARPS 2
CAT24B_75 M. R. Zapatero Osorio Planetary systems around low-metallicity stars HARPS-N 7
CAT24B_81 J. Orell Miquel Young Atmospheres: measuring the primordial composition of newly formed planets GIARPS 3
CAT24B_112 A. Suarez Mascareño Confirmation of Earth and super-Earth candidates with HARPS-N HARPS-N 6
CAT24B_S IAC Service No title Various instruments 2


OPTICON

Programme PI Title Instrument Allocation
(nights)
OPT24B_2 A. Smith Towards the mysterious origin of warm Jupiters HARPS-N 1
OPT24B_13 F. Onori Understanding the crucial early emission in TDEs with fast-response discovery and high-cadence follow-up DOLORES 0.5
OPT24B_30 S. Ulmer-Moll Revealing the nature of sub-Neptunes: gas dwarfs or water worlds? HARPS-N 7.2
OPT24B_31 E. Zimmerman Infant Supernovae: Observing Massive Stars as They Explode DOLORES 0.25
OPT24B_35 S. Taubenberger Spectroscopic confirmation of lensed supernovae to constrain the Hubble constant and supernova progenitors DOLORES 0.8