The Science Demonstration (SD) of MAD is carried out largely following the philosophy applied to the Science Verification of the VLT instruments (see the VLT Science Verification Policy and Procedures document as reference).

MAD SD runs took place in November 2007 (SD1), January 2008 (SD2) and August 2008 (SD3).

The MAD SD Team is chaired by J. Melnick and includes the following team members: E. Marchetti (INS), P. Amico (PSO), S. D'Odorico (INS), R. Gilmozzi (TSD), J. Kolb (INS), M. Sterzik (PSO), and Y. Wang (ex ESO Student Santiago).

Important Notes

Before downloading the SD data please READ CAREFULLY the MAD SD1 & SD2 Data Guidelines and the MAD SD3 Data Guidelines documents. They contain critical information about programs' completeness and execution, data file naming (science and calibration) and IMPORTANT HINTS FOR DATA REDUCTION. The nightlogs can be downloaded here.

Useful Links

• MCAO Demonstrator (MAD) pages
  

SD Observing Run 3 (Second call for proposals)

Science demonstration raw science and calibration data are available through the ESO archive. Data can be downloaded following the link provided below.

1: H. Bouy et al.: Stellar formation in the cores of SFR: Lupus III
    BO (Lupus III) raw data package (ID96463) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

2: A. Calamida et al.: A new spin to constrain the absolute age of 47 Tucanae
    CA (47 Tucanae) raw data package (ID96464) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

3: A. Di Cecco et al.: The absolute age of the Galactic Globular Clusters
    N. Sanna et al.: A new spin to constrain the absolute age of Metal Rich Globular Clusters
    DC1 (NGC6752) raw data package (ID96465) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    DC2 (NGC6352) raw data package (ID96466) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    DC3 (NGC6496) raw data package (ID96467) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    DC4 (NGC7099) raw data package (ID96468) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

4: F. R. Ferraro et al.: Hunting for optical companions to binary MSPs in Terzan 5
    FE (Terzan 5) raw data package (ID96469) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

5: F. Marchis et al.: Velocities and hazes in Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt observed with MAD
    JF (Jupiter) raw data package (ID96462) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

6: S. Ortolani et al.: The age of a metal rich and a moderately metal poorglobular clusters in the Galactic bulge
    OR1 (HP1) raw data package (ID96470) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

7: A. Seifahrt and M. McCaughrean: A MAD view of the M16 elephant trunks
    SE1 (M16 field 1) raw data package (ID96471) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

8: E. Tolstoy et al.: The Large Magellanic Cloud
    TO1 (NGC1928 field 1) raw data package (ID96472) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    TO2 (NGC1928 field 2) raw data package (ID96473) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

9: E. Valenti et al.: Towards the determination of the Galactic Bulge formation timescale
    VA (NGC6441) raw data package (ID96474) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

Calibration data SD3: J, H, K standards, twilight flat fields and darks from August 2008 SD run
    Data package (ID96476) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

SD Observing Runs 1 & 2 (First call for proposals)

Science demonstration raw science and calibration data are available through the ESO archive. Data can be downloaded following the link provided below.

1: H. Bouy et al.: A new census of 4 young associations: Trapezium, lambda-Ori, sigma-Ori and NGC2362
    M. Petr-Gotzens et al.: The Orion Trapezium cluster ultra deep field
    BO11 (Trapezium field 1) raw data package (ID96399) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    BO1c (Trapezium center field) raw data package (ID96400) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    BO12 (Trapezium field 2) raw data package (ID96401) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    BO2 (Lambda Orionis) raw data package (ID96402) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    BO3 (NGC2362) raw data package (ID96403) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    BO4 (Sigma Orionis) raw data package (ID96405) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

2: E. Marchetti et al.: Nailing down the second parameter problem in NGC288
    MA (NGC288) raw data package (ID96404) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

3: A. Calamida et al.: Deep into the lower main sequence of the globular cluster NGC3201
    CA (NGC3201) raw data package (ID96406) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

4: R. Davies et al.: Testing the astrometric and photometric accuracy of MCAO data
    DA (Davies calibration field) raw data package (ID96407) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

5: C. Evans et al.: R136: the young massive star cluster at the core of 30 Doradus
    EV (R136) raw data package (ID96408) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

6: R. Gilmozzi et al.: MAD deep extragalactic field
    GI (MAD Deep Field 1) raw data package (ID96409) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

7: S. Ortolani et al.: Unveiling a new Milky Way globular cluster
    OR (Milky Way Globular Cluster) raw data package (ID96410) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

8: H. Sana et al.: Massive star clusters in the Carina nebula region: a critical diagnostic for massive star multiplicity
    B. Rochau et al.: Young massive star clusters in the Carina nebula
    SA (Trumpler 14a) raw data package (ID96411) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

9: I. Smail et al.: High resolution Ks-band imaging of COSMOS
    SM (COSMOS Field) raw data package (ID96412) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

10: E. Tolstoy et al.: The Magellanic clouds
    TO1 (NGC1928) raw data package (ID96413) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

11: S. Vicente et al.: Deep high spatial resolution HKs observations of "giant" proplyds
    VI1 (NGC2244) raw data package (ID96414) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.
    VI2 (NGC2264) raw data package (ID96415) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

Calibration data SD1: J, H, K standards, twilight flat fields and darks from November 2007 SD run
    Data package (ID96416) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.

Calibration data SD2: J, H, K standards, twilight flat fields and darks from January 2008 SD run
    Data package (ID96417) can be downloaded from here and the single files from here.