Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 1028c Report Date: 09-May-96:16:03 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: SPECTRA AT LAMBDA <3000 ANGSTROMS FOR QSOS WITH Z~2 (FOS 3): CYCLE 3 OBSERVATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID QUASARS & AGN GTO/FOS 1028 Sub Category GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone E. margaret Burbidge UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SA USA 619-534-4477 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract Scientific goals are to determine and compare the density and density evolution of Lyman alpha forests of narrow absorptions per unit z over an extended range of Lambda < Lambda (L alpha emission). We will also study known metal line systems in these objects at z(absorption) << z(emission), and we shall look for intervening galaxies. One of these objects is one of the brightest BAL QSOs. In this object we will study the physical conditions in the absorbing object with observations of high ionization UV lines. We will also detect presently unobserved high ionization emission lines. This data set will yield high quality absorption line data for studies of specific absorption line systems and an independent sample for studies of absorption line evolution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 7.57 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 3 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 1028c PI: E. margaret Burbidge Proposal Title: SPECTRA AT LAMBDA <3000 ANGSTROMS FOR QSOS WITH Z~2 (FOS 3): CYCLE 3 OBSERVATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Proposers: Proposers Institution Country ESA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Richard J. Harms APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION USA Richard G. Allen UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA USA J. Roger P. Angel UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA USA Frank Bartko UNAFFILIATED USA Edward Beaver UC, SAN DIEGO USA Ralph C. Bohlin SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE USA INSTITUTE Pi E. Margaret Burbidge UC, SAN DIEGO USA Aurthur F. Davidsen JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY USA Holland C. Ford SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE USA INSTITUTE George F. Hartig SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE USA INSTITUTE Bruce H. Margon UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: E. MARGARET BURBIDGE Category: Institution: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Country: Telephone: Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 1028c [ 3] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial |Acqui|FLX| Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. |Prblm|REF| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 B21225+317 E,314,923, RA = 12H 28M 24.916S +/- 2000 Z=2.230 1 V=15.9 +/- 1.0 H,515,519, 0.3", 2 F(2600)=2.6 +/- 0.5 E-15 DEC = 31D 28' 37.11" +/- 0.3", PLATE-ID = 00DJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 1246-057 E,314,923, RA = 12H 49M 13.844S +/- 2000 Z=2.212 1 V=17.0 +/- 1.0 H,515,519, 0.3", DEC = -05D 59' 19.34" +/- 0.3", PLATE-ID = 024P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 PG1247+267 E,314,923, RA = 12H 50M 5.727S +/- .3", 2000 Z=2.038 1 V=15.8 +/- 1.0 H,515,519, DEC = 26D 31' 7.53" +/- 2 B=15.5 +/- 1.0 0.3", 3 F(2500)=2.5 +/- 0.5 E-15 PLATE-ID = 01PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 1028c [ 4] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |10 | 11 | 12 |13 |14| 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Line | Seq | Target |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | S/N |Flx|Pr| Special Number | Name | Name |Config| Mode |or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| |Rel. Time|Ref| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16.5 1246-057 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=700000 1 7.5S 1 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR BINARY 16.59-16.95 SEQ 16.5-16.95 NO GAP CYCLE 3 / 16.5- 16.95 COND IF ENOUGH LIGHT REQ UPDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16.59 1246-057 FOS/RD RAPID 1.0 G270H 2700 READ-TIME=40 1 3000S 30 1 1 COND IF ENOUGH LIGHT REQ UPDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16.9 1246-057 FOS/RD RAPID 1.0 G190H 1900 READ-TIME=40 1 4000S 30 1 1 COND IF ENOUGH LIGHT REQ UPDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16.95 1246-057 FOS/BL RAPID 1.0 G160L 1600 READ-TIME=40 1 2000S 30 1 1 COND IF ENOUGH LIGHT REQ UPDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18.5 PG1247+267 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=700000 1 7.5S 1 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR BINARY 18.55 SEQ 18.5-18.59 NO GAP CYCLE 3 / 18.5- 18.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18.55 PG1247+267 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.25X2. MIRROR TYPE=UP 1 7.5S 1 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK 0 18.59 SPATIAL SCAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18.59 PG1247+267 FOS/RD RAPID 0.25X2. G270H 2700 READ-TIME=40 1 4500S 30 3 1 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 B21225+317 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=344467 1 11S 1 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR BINARY 22.5 SEQ 22-22.9 NO GAP CYCLE 3 / 22.0- 22.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22.5 B21225+317 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.25X2. MIRROR TYPE=UP 1 11S 1 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK 0 22.9 SPATIAL SCAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22.9 B21225+317 FOS/RD RAPID 0.25X2. G270H 2700 READ-TIME=40 1 3000S 30 2 1 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scan Paramters Form Proposal ID: 1028c [ 5] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Data ID: 1 Exposure Logsheet lines: 18.55,22.5 FGS Scan: DWELL Dwell Only: dwell points/line: 7 Seconds per dwell: 0.00 Scan width (arc-secs): 0.0000 Scan length (arc-secs): 0.4000 Angle between sides (degrees) 0.00 Number of lines: 1 Scan rate (arc-sec/sec): 0.0000 PA of first scan line (degrees) 90.000 Scan frame (CEL or S/C): S/C Length Offset (arc-sec): 0.2000 Width Offset (arc-sec): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 1028c [ 6] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations FOS/RD FOS/BL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACQ/BINARY RAPID ACQ/PEAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters BRIGHT READ-TIME=40 TYPE=UP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 7.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category QUASARS & AGN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements ONBOARD ACQ FOR 16.59-16.95; SEQ 16.5-16.95 NO GAP; CYCLE 3 / 16.5-16.95; COND IF ENOUGH LIGHT; REQ UPDATE ONBOARD ACQ FOR 18.55; SEQ 18.5-18.59 NO GAP; CYCLE 3 / 18.5-18.59 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 18.59; SPATIAL SCAN ONBOARD ACQ FOR 22.5; SEQ 22-22.9 NO GAP; CYCLE 3 / 22.0-22.9 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 22.9; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements MIRROR G270H G190H G160L ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names B21225+317 1246-057 PG1247+267 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------