Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 1032c Report Date: 09-May-96:16:03 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: QSO NEBULOSITY AND HOST GALAXIES (FOS NO. 10A): FUTURE-CYCLE OBSERVATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID QUASARS & AGN GTO/FOS Sub Category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone Dr. Holland C. Ford SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INST USA (301) 338-4803 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract WF/PC images will be taken of a sample of quasars to identify and type host galaxies and to look for environmental factors, such as interactions, which may contribute to the quasar phenomenon. FOS spectra will be taken of host galaxies and any interesting nebulosity, such as jets and filaments, which appear associated with the quasars. Our target list is strongly influenced by recent findings that quasar fuzz spectra correlate well with radio properties. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: QUASAR, HOST GALAXY, NEBULOSITY, JETS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 10.49 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 8 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: WF/PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 1032c PI: Dr. Holland C. Ford Proposal Title: QSO NEBULOSITY AND HOST GALAXIES (FOS NO. 10A): FUTURE-CYCLE OBSERVATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Proposers: Proposers Institution Country ESA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edward Beaver UC, SAN DIEGO USA E. Margaret Burbidge UC, SAN DIEGO USA Bruce Margon WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF USA J. Roger P. Angel ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF USA Frank Bartko APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION USA Arthur F. Davidsen JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY USA Richard J. Harms APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION USA Ralph Bohlin SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE USA INSTITUTE Dr. Holland C. Ford SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE USA INSTITUTE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Description of proposed observations. Cycle 9: 901-916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Description of special scheduling requirements. 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 All WF/PC imaging with a center wavelength blueward of 5000 Angstroms requires UV flood ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. Each WF/PC + FOS sequence on a quasar is a scientific whole; consequently, the program is not complete until the sequence is complete. The set of quasars constitutes a scientific investigation which will not be complete until at least 8 quasars have been completed. Data release should not begin until 1 year after that time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. WFC images and FOS spectra are used to investigate QSO host galaxies, nebulosity and jets associated with QSOs, and the QSO environment over a wide range of redshifts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: HOLLAND C. FORD Category: PI Institution: SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Address: HOMEWOOD CAMPUS City: BALTIMORE State: MD Zip Code: 21218 Country: USA Telephone: Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 1032c [ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 4C11.72 QUASAR TBD-EARLY, 2000 Z=0.323 1 V=15.8 RA=22H 54M 10.45S+/-0.3", DEC=+11D 36' 38.9"+/-0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 3C95 QUASAR TBD-EARLY, 2000 Z=0.614 1 V=16.2 RA=3H 51M 28.60S +/- 0.3", DEC=-14D 29' 9.1" +/- 0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 3C205 QUASAR TBD-EARLY, 2000 Z=1.534 1 V=17.6 RA=8H 39M 6.53S +/- 0.3", DEC=+57D 54' 16.8" +/- 0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 4C65.15 QUASAR TBD-EARLY, 2000 Z=1.618 1 V=17.8 RA=13H 25M 29.70S +/- 0.3", DEC=+65D 15' 13.6" +/- 0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 PG1700+518 BAL QSO TBD-EARLY, 2000 Z=0.292 1 V=15.4 RA=17H 01M 24.88S +/- 0.3", DEC=+51D 49' 20.4" +/- 0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 3C48 QUASAR TBD-EARLY, 2000 Z=0.367 1 V=16.2 RA=1H 37M 41.30S +/- 0.3", DEC=+33D 09' 34.6" +/- 0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 3C286 QUASAR TBD-EARLY, 2000 Z=0.849 1 V=17.2 RA=13H 31M 8.29S +/- 0.3", DEC=+30D 30' 32.8" +/- 0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 PG1329+412 QUASAR TBD-EARLY, 2000 Z=1.930 1 V=16.3 RA=13H 31M 41.15S +/- 0.3", DEC=+41D 1' 58.7" +/- 0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 1032c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 901 4C11.72 PC IMAGE ALL F128LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 700S 2 SAME POS FOR 902 PRE-FLASH=YES AS 901 DARK TIME / 901- 916 CYCLE 9 / 901-916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 902 4C11.72 PC IMAGE ALL F725LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 700S 2 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 903 3C95 PC IMAGE ALL F128LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 1400S 2 SAME POS FOR 904 PRE-FLASH=YES AS 903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 904 3C95 PC IMAGE ALL F850LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 1400S 2 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 905 3C205 PC IMAGE ALL F128LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 2100S 2 SAME POS FOR 906 PRE-FLASH=YES AS 905 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 906 3C205 PC IMAGE ALL F850LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 2100S 2 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 907 4C65.15 PC IMAGE ALL F128LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 2100S 2 SAME POS FOR 908 PRE-FLASH=YES AS 907 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 908 4C65.15 PC IMAGE ALL F850LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 2100S 2 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 909 PG1700+518 PC IMAGE ALL F128LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 700S 2 SAME POS FOR 910 PRE-FLASH=YES AS 909 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 910 PG1700+518 PC IMAGE ALL F725LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 700S 2 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 911 3C48 PC IMAGE ALL F128LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 700S 3 SAME POS FOR 912 PRE-FLASH=YES AS 911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 912 3C48 PC IMAGE ALL F725LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 700S 3 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 913 3C286 PC IMAGE ALL F128LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 1400S 1 SAME POS FOR 914 PRE-FLASH=YES AS 913 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 914 3C286 PC IMAGE ALL F850LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 1400S 1 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 915 PG1329+412 PC IMAGE ALL F128LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 2100S 2 SAME POS FOR 916 PRE-FLASH=YES AS 915 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 916 PG1329+412 PC IMAGE ALL F850LP CR-SPLIT=NO 1 2100S 2 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 1032c [ 5] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes IMAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters CR-SPLIT=NO PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 10.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category QUASARS & AGN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements SAME POS FOR 902 AS 901; DARK TIME / 901-916; CYCLE 9 / 901-916 SAME POS FOR 904 AS 903 SAME POS FOR 906 AS 905 SAME POS FOR 908 AS 907 SAME POS FOR 910 AS 909 SAME POS FOR 912 AS 911 SAME POS FOR 914 AS 913 SAME POS FOR 916 AS 915 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F128LP F725LP F850LP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names 4C11.72 3C95 3C205 4C65.15 PG1700+518 3C48 3C286 PG1329+412 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------