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Table 1

VLT/NACO observations.

Date-Obs Filter DIT NDIT EXPTIME N frames N used t driz Seeing FWHM NGS
[s] [s] [min] [′′] [mas] [mag]

Arches Field 1

2002-Mar-31 K s 0.5 8 4.0 10 10 0.7 0.8 84 V = 16.3
2002-Mar-31 K s 15.0 4 60.0 20 7 7.0 0.8 84 V = 16.3
2010-Aug-09 K s 10.0 2 20.0 40(80) 11(22) 3.7 0.7 130 Ks = 10.4
2011-Mar-31 K s 3.0 23 69.0 31(713) 27(621) 31.0 0.8 108 Ks = 10.4
2012-Jun-15 L p 0.2 57 11.4 91 67 12.73 0.6 162 Ks = 10.4

Arches Field 2

2008-Jun-06 K s 15.0 2 30.0 40 38 19.0 0.7 87 Ks = 9.2
2010-Aug-09 K s 10.0 2 20.0 40(80) 36(72) 12.0 0.7 122 Ks = 9.2
2011-Sep-09 L p 0.175 170 29.75 22 22 10.9 0.9 122 Ks = 9.2

Arches Field 3

2008-Jun-06 K s 15.0 2 30.0 40 32 16.0 0.8 108 Ks = 9.8
2011-Sep-17 K s 3.0 23 69.0 20(460) 10(224) 11.2 0.9 157 V = 16.0
2012-Jun-12 K s 3.0 20 60.0 20(400) 19(381) 19.0 0.8 87 Ks = 9.8
2012-Aug-05 L p 0.175 170 29.75 22 22 10.9 1.2 145 Ks = 9.8

Arches Field 4

2008-Jun-06 K s 15.0 2 30.0 40 33 16.5 0.9 87 Ks = 10.4
2011-Sep-18 K s 6.0 11 66.0 20(220) 20(220) 22.0 0.7 81 Ks = 10.4
2012-Jun-12 K s 3.0 20 60.0 20(400) 17(339) 17.0 0.9 108 Ks = 10.4
2012-Jun-15 L p 0.2 58 11.6 40 31 6.0 0.9 122 Ks = 10.4

Arches Field 5

2008-Jun-10 K s 15.0 2 30.0 40 29 14.5 0.8 135 Ks = 10.3
2011-Sep-19 K s 3.0 23 69.0 20(460) 15(352) 17.6 0.6 135 V = 16.1
2012-Jun-12 K s 3.0 20 60.0 20(400) 16(319) 16.0 0.8 92 Ks = 10.3
2012-Jun-15 L p 0.2 58 11.6 40 40 7.7 1.0 122 Ks = 10.3

Quintuplet Field 1

2003-Jul-22 K s 2.0 30 60.0 16 16 16.0 0.4 87 Ks = 6.6
2003-Jul-22 K s 20.0 2 40.0 16 16 10.7 0.4 76 Ks = 6.6
2008-Jul-24 K s 2.0 15 30.0 44 33 16.5 0.5 87 Ks = 6.6
2009-Jun-17 L p 0.175 170 29.75 36 36 17.9 0.6 106 Ks = 6.6

Quintuplet Field 2

2008-Jul-24 K s 2.0 15 30.0 47 34 17.0 0.5 70 Ks = 7.3
2011-Sep-19 K s 2.0 30 60.0 22 13(397) 13.2 0.9 108 V = 16.2
2012-Jun-14 K s 2.0 30 60.0 38 30(901) 30.0 0.9 119 Ks = 7.3
2011-Sep-10 L p 0.175 170 29.75 21 21 10.4 1.2 108 Ks = 7.3

Quintuplet Field 3

2008-Aug-25 K s 2.0 15 30.0 63 17 8.5 0.7 108 Ks = 7.8
2009-Apr-07 K s 2.0 15 30.0 87 32 16.0 0.5 108 Ks = 7.8
2012-Jun-14 K s 2.0 30 60.0 34 27(827) 27.6 0.8 108 Ks = 7.8
2011-Sep-11 L p 0.175 170 29.75 22 22 10.9 0.9 108 Ks = 7.8

Quintuplet Field 4

2009-Apr-10 K s 2.0 15 30.0 44 32 16.0 0.5 81 Ks = 7.1
2012-Jun-14 K s 2.0 30 60.0 20 17(515) 17.2 0.9 108 Ks = 7.1
2012-Jun-13 L p 0.2 66 13.2 63 20 4.4 1.5 154 Ks = 7.1

Quintuplet Field 5

2009-Apr-10 K s 2.0 15 30.0 44 31 15.5 0.5 84 Ks = 7.5
2012-Aug-02 K s 2.0 30 60.0 12 9(269) 9.0 0.7 108 Ks = 7.5
2012-Jun-13 L p 0.2 66 13.2 44 38 8.4 1.0 114 Ks = 7.5

Notes. Seeing refers to the optical seeing measured with the DIMM facility at the time of observations. DIT: detector integration time, NDIT: number of DITs obtained per frame, EXPTIME: resulting exposure time per position, Nframes: number of images obtained, Nused: number of images with good quality, tdriz: total integration time in the final, drizzled image, FWHM: full width at half maximum of the PSF in milliarcseconds (mas), NGS: brightness of the natural guide star. The Arches 2002 data are described in detail in Stolte et al. (2002).

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