Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 1029c Report Date: 09-May-96:16:03 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: SPECTROPOLARIMETRY OF QSOS, BLAZARS AND AGN -- CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID QUASARS & AGN GTO/FOS Sub Category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone J. roger P Angel UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract Measurement of the spectrum of polarization has proven to be a powerful tool in deciphering emission processes and source geometry in AGN. This program will extend these observations into the UV below 3000A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: QSOS, BLAZARS, SEYFERT, AGN, POLARIZATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 38.70 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 49 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS WF/PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 1029c PI: J. roger P Angel Proposal Title: SPECTROPOLARIMETRY OF QSOS, BLAZARS AND AGN -- CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Proposers: Proposers Institution Country ESA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Edward Beaver UC, SAN DIEGO USA Dr. E. Margaret Burbidge UC, SAN DIEGO USA Dr. J. Roger P Angel UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA USA Dr. Bruce Margon WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF USA Dr. Holland C Ford JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY USA Dr. Frank Bartko MARTIN MARIETTA CORPORATION USA Dr. Arthur F Davidsen JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY USA Dr. Richard J Harms APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION USA Dr. Ralph Bohlin SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE USA INSTITUTE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Description of proposed observations. The spectrum of polarization for a large number of AGN of diverse type will be observed with the FOS spectropolarimeter. Targets include both low and high polarization QSOs, Seyfert galaxies of types 1 and 2, BL Lac objects, a broad- line radio galaxy, and a giant elliptical (M87). Clouds close to the nucleus in two nearby Seyferts will also be observed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Justification of need for HST observations. The ST is needed to do spectropolarimetry below 3000A. The ST will also allow us to do spatially resolved polarimetry in the nuclear regions of NGC 1068 and 4151. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Description of special scheduling requirements. Blazars are so rapidly variable that any observation must be completed within a few hours. The SV prerequisite programs for all FOS observations in this program are: Prop ID 2195 FOS Target Acquisition Tests All observations Prop ID 1317 Int./Ext. Wavelength Offsets 1st target Prop ID 1318 Spectral Flat Fields 1st target Prop ID 1320 Absolute Spectrophotometry 1st visit of bright targets Prop ID 1430 Polarimetric y-bases (lines 103,104) and polarimetric wavelength calibrations (lines 105,106) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. Spectropolarimetry of QSOs, BL Lac objects, Blazars, Seyferts, and other AGN, are obtained in order to decipher emission and scattering processes and source geometry. Twenty-five objects are to be studied. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: RICHARD ALLEN Category: CON Institution: STEWARD OBSERVATORY Address: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA City: TUCSON State: AZ Zip Code: 85721 Country: USA Telephone: 602-621-7661 Telex (or e-mail): 467175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 3 Name: J. ROGER P. ANGEL Category: PI Institution: STEWARD OBSERVATORY Address: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA City: TUCSON State: AZ Zip Code: 85721 Country: USA Telephone: 602-621-7661 Telex (or e-mail): 467175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 1029c [ 4] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 3C273 QSO RA=12H 29M 06.71S +/- 1", 2000 Z=.158 DEC=2D 03' 07.9" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=00BB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 PKS2155-304 BL LAC OBJECT RA=21H 58M 52.00S +/- 1", 2000 Z=.117 DEC=-30D 13' 32.3" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=02J3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 1029c [ 5] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 3C273 FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=720000 1 1.1S 1 CYCLE 0 / 1.0-2.4 BINARY SEQ 1.0-2.4 NO GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 2.0-2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 ^ ^ ACCUM ^ G130H 1280- POLSCAN=8B ^ 1440S ^ 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.1 ^ ^ ^ ^ G190H 1600- ^ ^ ^ ^ 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.2 ^ ^ ^ ^ G270H 2227- ^ ^ ^ ^ 3306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.3 ^ ^ ^ ^ G190H 1600- ^ ^ ^ ^ 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.4 ^ ^ ^ ^ G130H 1280- ^ ^ ^ ^ 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 54 PKS2155-304 FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=720000 1 2.2S 1 CYCLE 0 / 54.0- BINARY 56.0 SEQ 54.0-56.0 NO GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 55.0-56.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 55 PKS2155-304 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G130H 1280- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 55.1 ^ ^ ^ ^ G190H 1600- ^ ^ ^ ^ 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 55.2 ^ ^ ^ ^ G270H 2227- ^ ^ ^ ^ 3306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 55.3 ^ ^ ^ ^ G190H 1600- ^ ^ ^ ^ 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 55.4 ^ ^ ^ ^ G130H 1280- ^ ^ ^ ^ 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 56 ^ ^ ACCUM 1.0 G130H 1150- ^ 1500S ^ 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 1029c [ 6] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations FOS/BL ^ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACQ/BINARY ACCUM ^ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters BRIGHT POLSCAN=8B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 38.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category QUASARS & AGN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements CYCLE 0 / 1.0-2.4; SEQ 1.0-2.4 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 2.0-2.4 CYCLE 0 / 54.0-56.0; SEQ 54.0-56.0 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 55.0-56.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements MIRROR G130H G190H G270H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names 3C273 PKS2155-304 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------