BASIC INSTRUCTIONS

Utilizing ARK, the Astrophysics Research Knowledgebase, a service of NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center, RPS provides a facility for filling out the Request for Observation form for Fermi Targets of Opportunity (TOOs). Electronic submission of the form is required.

Please read the description of Fermi TOOs before submitting a TOO request.

In order to access the Fermi TOO request web form, you must first create an ARK account and/or join the FERMITOO group.

If you already have an ARK account, login first and select "Join Group" from the menu next to "Fermi Target of Opportunity RPS (FERMITOO)" and then click on the Submit Changes button.

If you do not already have an ARK account, enter your e-mail address in the input field provided and click on the checkbox next to "Fermi Target of Opportunity Request for Observation (FERMITOO)" and then click on the Join ARK button. Check your e-mail and click on the activation code found therein. Fill out the ARK registration form and submit.

Next, proceed to the Fermi Target of Opportunity Request for Observation web form and fill out the form as directed below. Click the Verify button to make sure you have entered the form information correctly. Once the form verifies successfully, a Submit button will appear, allowing you to submit the request to the Fermi team.

After clicking on the Submit button, go to your Recent Activity page. Summary information for the request that you just submitted should be listed here. If it is, then you have successfully completed the submission of your Fermi TOO request.

Note: After submission, ARK has the capability to Modify or Discard submissions using the appropriate buttons on the Recent Activity page. However, you should be aware that discarding your Fermi TOO request in ARK really has no effect. In order for the TOO requests to be responded to in a timely fashion, the TOO request is sent to the Fermi Science Support Center's TOO system immediately upon submission. Similarly, modifying your TOO request in ARK does not modify the TOO request in the Fermi TOO system. Indeed, modifying an already submitted request in ARK will actually result in sending an additional request to the Fermi TOO system, which is not desirable. Any modifications to a TOO request should be communicated directly to the Fermi Science Support Center.

Additional information on how to use RPS and the answers to some frequently asked questions can be found on the RPS Quick Help page.

Short descriptions of the forms and fields are below. The fields are listed in the same order as found on the web page. The labels for the fields in the web form will link to the appropriate field description below.

FORM/FIELD-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

Request Form

Urgency of Alerting FSSC Staff

Justification for TOO

Additional Proprietary Information

Principal Investigator Title

First Name

Middle Name or Initial

Last Name

Department

Institution

Address 1

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Telephone Number

Fax Number

E-mail Address

Target Form

Target Name

R.A.

Dec.

Observing Time

Autonomous Repoints

Constraints

Other Details