Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 1033c Report Date: 09-May-96:16:03 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: SEARCH FOR MISDIRECTED BL LAC OBJECTS -- 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 Prof. J. roger P Angel UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA USA 602-621-6541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract FOC images will be obtained in the UV and visible of galaxies whose isotropic properties are the same as those of BL Lac objects. A search will be made for weak unresolved UV nuclei that would be expected if the relativistic beaming theory of normal BL Lac emission is correct. Candidate nuclei found this way will be studied with the FOS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: BL LAC OBJECTS, RELATIVISTIC BEAMS, RADIO GALAXIES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 2.90 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 45 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS FOC WF/PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 1033c PI: Prof. J. roger P Angel Proposal Title: SEARCH FOR MISDIRECTED BL LAC OBJECTS -- CYCLE 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Proposers: Proposers Institution Country ESA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Edward Beaver UC, SAN DIEGO USA Dr. E. Margaret Burbidge UC, SAN DIEGO USA Holland C Ford JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY USA Dr. Bruce Margon UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON USA Dr. J. Roger P. Angel UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 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 FOC will be used to obtain high resolution images of several Fanaroff-Riley type I ellipticals. Additional targets are being proposed by the FOC team. Six of the most promising targets will be followed up spectroscopically with the FOS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Justification of need for HST observations. The high spatial resolution and UV response of ST is needed to find the faint unresolved UV nuclei in galaxies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. FOC images of Fanaroff and Riley type I sources will be examined for unresolved UV nuclei. Such nuclei will be common if BL Lac objects are a small subset of a larger class, whose nuclei are bright because of relativistic beaming in our direction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: RICHARD G 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: J. ROGER P ANGEL Category: PI Institution: STEWARD OBSERVATORY Address: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA City: TUCSON State: AZ Zip Code: 85721 Country: USA Telephone: 602-621-6541 Telex (or e-mail): 467175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 1033c [ 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 3C29 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=0H 57M 34.88S +/- 1", 2000 NUCLEUS DEC=-1D 23' 27.5" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=023A, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 3C75 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=2H 57M 41.56S +/- 1", 2000 NUCLEUS DEC=6D 01' 36.7" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=00ZU, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 3C296 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=14H 16M 52.95S +/- 1", 2000 NGC5532 NUCLEUS DEC=10D 48' 27.2" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=01US, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 3C317 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=15H 16M 44.59S +/- 1", 2000 NUCLEUS DEC=7D 01' 17.6" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=0292, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 3C40 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=1H 25M 59.74S +/- 1", 2000 NUCLEUS DEC=-1D 20' 32.5" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=00WT, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 3C264 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=11H 45M 05.00S +/- 1", 2000 NGC3862 NUCLEUS DEC=19D 36' 22.7" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=019N, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19 3C272.1 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=12H 25M 03.78S +/- 1", 2000 NGC4374 NUCLEUS DEC=12D 53' 12.9" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=00IY, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 3C78 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=3H 8M 26.27S +/- 1", 2000 NUCLEUS DEC=4D 06' 38.4" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=01GA, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31 3C83.1 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=3H 18M 15.79S +/- 1", 2000 NGC1265 NUCLEUS DEC=41D 51' 28.0" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=02RZ, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37 3C402 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=19H 41M 42.12S +/- 1", 2000 NUCLEUS DEC=50D 37' 56.5" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=00TD, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 1033c [ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 40 3C270 FANAROFF-RILEY TYPE I RA=12H 19M 23.19S +/- 1", 2000 NGC4261 NUCLEUS DEC=5D 49' 29.0" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=01UQ, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 43 MKN421 BL LAC OBJECT RA=11H 4M 27.32S +/- 1", 2000 DEC=38D 12' 31.5" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=01QX, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 1033c [ 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 3C29 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 1-2 SEQ 1-2 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 1.0-2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 3C75 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 6-7 SEQ 6-7 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 6.0-7.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 3C296 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 11-12 SEQ 11-12 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 11.0-12.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 3C317 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 16-17 SEQ 16-17 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 16.0-17.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 3C40 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 21-22 SEQ 21-22 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 21.0-22.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26 3C264 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 26-27 SEQ 26-27 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 26.0-27.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 27 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31 3C272.1 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 31-32 SEQ 31-32 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 31.0-32.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 1033c [ 6] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 32 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 46 3C78 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 46-47 SEQ 46-47 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 46.0-47.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 47 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 3C83.1 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 51-52 SEQ 51-52 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 51.0-52.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61 3C402 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 61-62 SEQ 61-62 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 61.0-62.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 62 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 66 3C270 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 66-67 SEQ 66-67 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 66.0-67.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 67 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71 MKN421 FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F370LP 4040 1 300S 2 CYCLE 0 / 71-72 SEQ 71-72 NO GAP GUID TOL 0.030" / 71.0-72.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 72 ^ ^ ^ ^ F220W, 2260 ^ 900S ^ F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 1033c [ 7] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations FOC/96 ^ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes IMAGE ^ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 2.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category QUASARS & AGN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements CYCLE 0 / 1-2; SEQ 1-2 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 1.0-2.0 CYCLE 0 / 6-7; SEQ 6-7 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 6.0-7.0 CYCLE 0 / 11-12; SEQ 11-12 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 11.0-12.0 CYCLE 0 / 16-17; SEQ 16-17 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 16.0-17.0 CYCLE 0 / 21-22; SEQ 21-22 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 21.0-22.0 CYCLE 0 / 26-27; SEQ 26-27 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 26.0-27.0 CYCLE 0 / 31-32; SEQ 31-32 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 31.0-32.0 CYCLE 0 / 46-47; SEQ 46-47 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 46.0-47.0 CYCLE 0 / 51-52; SEQ 51-52 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 51.0-52.0 CYCLE 0 / 61-62; SEQ 61-62 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 61.0-62.0 CYCLE 0 / 66-67; SEQ 66-67 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 66.0-67.0 CYCLE 0 / 71-72; SEQ 71-72 NO GAP; GUID TOL 0.030" / 71.0-72.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F370LP F220W,F231M ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names 3C29 3C75 3C296 NGC5532 3C317 3C40 3C264 NGC3862 3C272.1 NGC4374 3C78 3C83.1 NGC1265 3C402 3C270 NGC4261 MKN421 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------