Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 2607c Report Date: 09-May-96:17:15 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: BLACK HOLES, STELLAR DYNAMICS AND POPULATIONS IN THE NUCLEI OF A COMPLETE SAMPLE OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES: CYCLE 1 OBSERVATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID GALAXIES & CLUSTERS GO 2 Long Term yrs Sub Category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone Dr. Walter Jaffe LEIDEN UNIVERSITY NETHERLAND 011-3171-27588 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract We will determine the prevalence of massive black holes in a complete sample of bright Virgo ellipticals using FOS spectra and WFPC surface photometry. We will correlate the dynamical evidence for massive black holes with indicators of nuclear activity (radio and optical emission, and star formation). Additionally, we will use our data to study the stellar dynamics and demography of the 'cores' of these elliptical galaxies. Our observations will establish the fundamental properties of the nuclear regions: photometric profiles, rotation and dispersion velocities, and spectroscopic metallicity indicies. FOC-UV images will reveal the presence of young stars and/or nonthermal emission. We will determine black hole masses by comparing the predictions of self-consistent dynamical models of the core to the observed surface photometry and kinematics. We wil model the stellar populations by comparing the observed metallicities and spectral energy distributions to synthetic spectra constructed from stellar libraries. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: MASSIVE BLACK HOLES; GALACTIC NUCLEI; STELLAR DYNAMICS, STELLAR POPULATIONS, ACTIVITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 23.70 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 11 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS FOC WF/PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 2607c PI: Dr. Walter Jaffe Proposal Title: BLACK HOLES, STELLAR DYNAMICS AND POPULATIONS IN THE NUCLEI OF A COMPLETE SAMPLE OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES: CYCLE 1 OBSERVATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Proposers: Proposers Institution Country ESA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.I. Walter Jaffe LEIDEN UNIVERSITY NETHERLANDS X Robert W. O'Connell VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF USA H. C. Ford JHU AND STSCI USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Description of proposed observations. WE WISH TO MEASURE THE MASS OF A CENTRAL BODY EXCLUDING EFFECTS OF VELOCITY ANISOTROPIES, NON- SPHERICAL SYMMETRY, NONSTELLAR EMISSION, INDIVIDUAL STARS, AND SO FORTH. WE PLAN TO MAKE 9 FOS G570 EXPOSURES OF EACH GALAXY: ONE ON THE NUCLEUS, FOUR AT A RADIUS OF 0.25 ARCSEC, AND FOUR AT A RADIUS OF 0.50 ARCSEC. THE FIVE INNER EXPOSURES WILL USE THE 0.25 ARCSEC APERTURE. THE FOUR OUTER ONES WILL USE A 0.50 ARCSEC APERTURE AND PROVIDE AN EXTRA-NUCLEAR BASELINE. VELOCITY DISPERSIONS WILL BE MEASURED FROM THE STRONG METALLIC ABSORPTION FEATURES IN THE G570 REGION, INCLUDING MG I AND NA I. THE OFF-NUCLEAR SPECTRA WILL BE ARRANGED ON A CROSS. FOS RED PRISM SPECTRA COVERING 2000-8000 A WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE TEMPERATURE AND METALLICITY OF THE STELLAR POPULATION AND THEIR GRADIENTS. IMAGES WILL BE TAKEN FOR ACCURATE POSITIONING (WF), THE NUCLEAR BRIGHTNESS GRADIENT AT V (PC), AND FOR IDENTIFICATION OF NONTHERMAL NUCLEI OR HOT OB STARS (FOC WITH F220W FILTER). TEMPLATE STARS WILL BE OBSERVED WITH THE FOS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVE SPECTRAL POINT SPREAD FUNCTION. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Justification of need for HST observations. THE HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF HST IS CRUCIAL IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE LIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND THE VELOCITY DISPERSION AS NEAR TO THE PUTATIVE BLACK HOLES AS POSSIBLE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Description of special scheduling requirements. THE TOTAL EXPOSURE TIME IS DOMINATED BY THE FOS SPECTRA. TIMES WERE CALCULATED BY COMBINING LAUER'S BRIGHTNESS PROFILES WITH THE FOS SIMULATOR. USING FOURIER DISPERSION MEASURING TECHNIQUES WE ESTIMATE THAT WE NEED 200 PHOTONS/ANGSTROM TO ACHIEVE A DISPERSION ACCURACY OF 15 KM/SEC. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO DETECT BLACK HOLES WITH MASSES LESS THAN 1.5E8 M(SUN). THE INDICATED EXPOSURE TIMES ARE 3.3 HOURS ON THE NUCLEUS; THE TOTAL OFF- NUCLEAR EXPOSURE WILL BE THE SAME BUT BROKEN INTO FOUR PIECES AT 90D SEPARATED POSITION ANGLES TO YIELD A SIMILAR S/N BUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ROTATION OR ASYMMETRIES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Description of special calibration exposures. WE EXPECT THE FOS TO HAVE AN INTERNAL WAVELENGTH STABILITY OF BETTER THAN 0.1 DIODES OVER SEVERAL ORBITS AFTER INITIAL WARMUP. IF STABILITY IS NOT THIS GOOD, WE REQUIRE A CALIBRATION LAMP SPECTRUM BE TAKEN SUFFICIENTLY OFTEN TO INSURE THIS LEVEL OF ACCURACY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Data reduction and analysis plans. PRELIMINARY REDUCTION WILL BE DONE WITH SDAS AND IRAF AT STSCI. JAFFE HAS WRITTEN A FOURIER TRANSFORM VELOCITY DISPERION PROGRAM WHICH WORKS WITHIN SDAS. DYNAMICAL MODELS WILL BE MADE OF THE GALAXIES USING THE SURFACE PHOTOMETRY AND DISPERSION MEASURES. SPECTRAL SYNTHESIS WILL BE PERFORMED USING PROGRAMS AND DATA BASES DEVELOPED BY O'CONNELL. Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Additional comments or special requests. A PROGRAM TO OBTAIN MULTICOLOR IMAGES AND LONG SLIT SPECTRA OF OUR GALAXIES USING THE HERSCHEL TELESCOPE ON LA PALMA IS UNDER WAY. TWO GALAXIES (N4476 AND 4621) HAVE SCHEDULED GTO F555W PC IMAGES. WE WILL USE THE GTO FRAMES FOR THESE WHEN THEY BECOME PUBLIC. F4406 AND 4374 HAVE SCHEDULED GTO FOC FRAMES WHICH WILL YIELD 20 TIMES FEWER ELECTRONS PER PIXEL THAN OUR PROPOSED PC EXPOSURES. WE WISH TO RETAIN OUR PC EXPOSURES OF THESE. SOME OBJECTS HAVE UNPROTECTED CONDITIONAL EXPOSURES LISTED IN THE GTO PROGRAMS. THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THESE WILL BE ACTUALLY BE MADE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Description of previous HST work. NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Resources to be supplied by investigator's institution(s). SALARY AND TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR JAFFE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN. JAFFE WILL BE ASSISTED BY A GRADUATE STUDENT. JAFFE, FORD AND O'CONNELL HAVE REQUISITE COMPUTER RESOURCES, INCLUDING IVAS IMAGE DISPLAYS AND IRAF OR IDL IMAGE ANALYSIS PACKAGES, AVAILABLE AT THEIR INSTITUTIONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: WALTER JAFFE Category: PI Institution: LEIDEN OBSERVATORY Address: P.O. BOX 9513 City: LEIDEN 2300 RA State: Zip Code: Country: NETHERLANDS Telephone: Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 2607c [ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 NGC4406-PSF- GALAXY; NUCLEUS OF NGC RA = 12H 26M 11.533S +/- 2000.0 V = -250 1 SURF(V) = 15.8 +/- 0.3 PCPOS M86 4406 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +12D 56' 42.83" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 NGC4374- GALAXY; POSN FOR WF RA = 12H 25M 1.538S +/- 2", 2000.0 1 SURF(V) = 16.0 +/- 0.3 WFPOS-CNTR IMAGE DEC = +12D 52' 55.24" +/- 2" Comments: PUT THIS POSN IN CNTR OF WF IMAGE; THIS PLACES GALAXY AND OFFSET STAR IN THE SAME FRAME. THIS POSITION IS HALFWAY BETWEEN THE NUCLEUS AND OFFSET STAR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 NGC4374- STAR; OFFSET STAR NEAR RA = 12H 24M 59.210S +/- 2", 2000.0 1 V = 15.6 +/- 0.3 OFFSET NGC 4374 DEC = +12D 52' 40.93" +/- 2" Comments: OFFSET STAR (NO. 1) FOR NUCLEAR POINTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 NGC4374- GALAXY; NUCLEUS OF NGC TBD-EARLY, 2000.0 V = 952 1 SURF(V) = 16.0 +/- 0.3 NUCLEUS M84 4374 RA-OFF = 0S +/- 60S, 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC-OFF = +0" +/- 180", FROM 21 Comments: NUCLEAR POSN FOR FOS SPECTRUM WILL BE MEASURED FROM EARLY ACQ WF IMAGE. FLUXVAL_2 HERE AND IN LATER ENTRIES IS FOR BRIGHTEST OB STARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23 NGC4374-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 25M 3.865S +/- 2", 2000.0 1 SURF(V) = 16.0 +/- 0.3 PCPOS IMAGE DEC = +12D 53' 9.56" +/- 2" 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 50 NGC4365- GALAXY; POSN FOR WF RA = 12H 24M 29.1S +/- 2", 2000.0 V = 1230 1 SURF(V) = 15.4 +/- 0.3 WFPOS-CNTR IMAGE DEC = +07D 18' 46.8" +/- 2" 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 Comments: PUT THIS POSN IN CENTER OF WF FRAME; THIS INCLUDES THE NUCLEUS AND 2 FAINT STARS; GSSS POSITION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 NGC4365- STAR; OFFSET STAR NEAR RA = 12H 24M 29.65S +/- 2000.0 1 V = 17 +/- 1.0 OFFSET NGC 4365 0.05", DEC = +7D 18' 52.10" +/- 0.05" Comments: FAINT OFFSET STAR (NO. 1) FOR NUCLEAR POINTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 2607c [ 5] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52 NGC4365- GALAXY; NUCLEUS OF NGC 2000.0 V = 1230 1 SURF(V) = 15.4 +/- 0.3 NUCLEUS 4365 RA-OFF = -1.315S +/- 0.001S, 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC-OFF = +11.002" +/- 0.001", FROM 51 Comments: NUCLEAR POSN FOR FOS SPECTRUM WILL BE MEASURED FROM EARLY ACQ WF IMAGE. FLUXVAL_2 HERE AND IN LATER ENTRIES IS FOR BRIGHTEST OB STARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 53 NGC4365-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 24M 28.451S +/- 2000.0 V = 1230 1 SURF(V) = 15.4 +/- 0.3 PCPOS IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +07D 19' 2.96" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60 NGC4473- GALAXY; POSN FOR WF RA = 12H 29M 47.16S +/- 2", 2000.0 1 SURF(V) = 15.4 +/- 0.3 WFPOS-CNTR IMAGE DEC = +13D 26' 33.6" +/- 2" Comments: PUT THIS POSN IN CNTR OF WF IMAGE; THIS PLACES GALAXY AND OFFSET STAR IN THE SAME FRAME. THIS POSITION IS HALFWAY BETWEEN THE NUCLEUS AND OFFSET STAR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61 NGC4473- STAR; OFFSET STAR NEAR RA = 12H 29M 42.6S +/-0.05", 2000.0 1 V = 15.6 +/- 0.3 OFFSET NGC 4473 DEC = +13D 26' 47.22" +/- 0.05" Comments: OFFSET STAR (NO. 1) FOR NUCLEAR POINTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 63 NGC4473- GALAXY; NUCLEUS OF NGC 2000.0 V = 952 1 SURF(V) = 16 +/- 0.6 NUCLEUS M84 4374 RA-OFF = +6.284S +/- 0.001S, 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC-OFF = -61.116" +/- 0.001", FROM 61 Comments: NUCLEAR POSN FOR FOS SPECTRUM WILL BE MEASURED FROM EARLY ACQ WF IMAGE. FLUXVAL_2 HERE AND IN LATER ENTRIES IS FOR BRIGHTEST OB STARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 64 NGC4473-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 29M 49.084S +/- 2000.0 V = 2275 1 SURF(V) = 16 +/- 0.6 PCPOS IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +13D 25' 44.60" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 70 NGC4261- GALAXY; NUCLEUS; POSN RA = 12H 19M 25.388S +/- 2", 2000.0 V = 2227 1 SURF(V) = 16.6 +/- 0.3 WFPOS-CNTR FOR WF IMAGE DEC = +5D 49' 42.82" +/- 2" 3C270 Comments: PUT THIS POSN IN CNTR OF WF IMAGE; THIS PLACES GALAXY AND OFFSET STAR IN THE SAME FRAME. THIS POSITION IS HALFWAY BETWEEN THE NUCLEUS AND OFFSET STAR. TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 2607c [ 6] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71 NGC4261- STAR; OFFSET STAR NEAR RA = 12H 19M 27.586S +/- 2000.0 1 V = 14.8 +/- 0.3 OFFSET NGC 4261 0.05", DEC = +5D 49' 54.64" +/- 0.05" Comments: OFFSET STAR (NO. 1) FOR NUCLEAR POINTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 72 NGC4261- GALAXY; NUCLEUS OF NGC V = 2227 1 SURF(V) = 16.6 +/- 0.3 NUCLEUS 4261 RA-OFF = -4.358S +/- 0.001S, 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 3C270 DEC-OFF = -24.097" +/- 0.001", FROM 71 Comments: NUCLEAR POSN FOR PRISM SPECTRUM WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THE EARLY ACQ WF IMAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 73 NGC4261-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 19M 23.2212S +/- 2000.0 V = 2227 1 SURF(V) = 16.6 +/- 0.3 PCPOS 3C270 IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +05D 49' 29.588" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION GSSS CATALOG POSITION 287 669 THIS IS THE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 80 NGC4570-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 36M 53.3911S +/- 2000.0 V = 1730 1 SURF(V) = 16 +/- 0.6 PCPOS IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +07D 14' 47.088" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION GSSS CATALOG POSITION 295 152 THIS IS THE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 90 NGC4564-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 36M 26.9885S +/- 2000.0 V = 1230 1 SURF(V) = 16 +/- 0.6 PCPOS IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +11D 26' 20.906" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION THIS IS THE GSSS CATALOG POSITION 878 782 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 100 NGC4660-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 44M 31.9955S +/- 2000.0 V = 1017 1 SURF(V) = 16 +/- 0.6 PCPOS IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +11D 11' 25.408" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION THIS IS THE GSSS CATALOG POSITION 878 322 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 2607c [ 7] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 110 NGC4478-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 30M 17.4281S +/- 2000.0 V = 1482 1 SURF(V) = 16 +/- 0.6 PCPOS IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +12D 19' 43.221" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION THIS IS THE GSSS CATALOG POSITION 877 539 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 120 NGC4168-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 12M 17.2388S +/- 2000.0 V = 2389 1 SURF(V) = 16 +/- 0.6 PCPOS IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +13D 12' 18.454" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION THIS IS THE GSSS CATALOG POSITION 872 497 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 130 NGC4550-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 35M 30.5909S +/- 2000.0 V = 378 1 SURF(V) = 16 +/- 0.6 PCPOS IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +12D 13' 14.353" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION THIS IS THE GSSS CATALOG POSITION 877 645 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 140 NGC4476-PSF- GALAXY; POSN FOR PC RA = 12H 29M 59.0953S +/- 2000.0 V = 1978 1 SURF(V) = 16 +/- 0.6 PCPOS IMAGE 2", 2 F(2200) = 5.6 +/- 5 E-18 DEC = +12D 20' 55.400" +/- 2" Comments: PLACE GALAXY NUCLEUS ON P6 PIXELS X, Y FOR PSF DETERMINATION THIS IS THE GSSS CATALOG POSITION 877 511 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 150 PSFSTAR1 STAR NEAR NGC 4621 RA = 12H 40M 39.101S +/- 2000.0 1 V = 8.7 +/- 0.2 0.2", DEC = +10D 55' 51.29" +/- 0.2" Comments: THE STAR IS GSC 878 821 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 160 PSFSTAR2 STAR NEAR NGC 4374 RA = 12H 23M 05.13S +/- 2000.0 1 V = 9.35 +/- 0.2 0.2", DEC = +12D 41' 06.3" +/- 0.2" Comments: THE STAR IS GSC 879 295 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 2607c [ 8] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 DEFINE # WFC IMAGE ALL F555W 5555 READ=YES 1 1S # 1 1 POS TARG 0.0,0.0 WFEXP CR-SPLIT=NO PRE-FLASH=YES Comments: WFC EXPOSURE FOR WFC-ASSISTED ACQUISITION. SNR IS PER PIXEL FOR THE CENTRAL SURFACE BRIGHT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 DEFINE # PC IMAGE P6 F555W 5555 READ=YES 1 42M # 1 1 POS TARG -13.8, PCEXP CR-SPLIT=0.286 +10.0 PRE-FLASH=YES GUID TOL 0.02" Comments: PC SCIENCE EXPOSURE OF NUCLEUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 DEFINE # FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=33000.0 1 1S 1 1 OFFSET BINARY FAINT=660.0 Comments: FIRST ACQUIRE STAR, THEN OFFSET TO NUCLEUS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 DEFINE # FOS/RD ACQ 4.3 MIRROR 1 64S 1 1 FOSPIC Comments: VERIFICATION IMAGE AFTER OFFSET TO NUCLEUS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 DEFINE # FOS/RD ACCUM # PRISM 3500 1 1M # 1 1 PRISM Comments: SNR CALCULATED AT 3500 ANG FOR K0III SPECTRUM WITH SURF BRIGHTNESS OF FLUXNUM_1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 DEFINE # FOC/96 IMAGE 512X512 F220W 1 3300S 20 2 1 FOCEXP Comments: EXPOSURE TO DETECT BRIGHT OB STARS OR NONTHERMAL NUCLEUS; ACQUISITION SHOULD NOT BE PROBLEM AFTER WF EARLY-ACQ EXPOSURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 PSFSTAR2 PC IMAGE P6 F555W 5555 READ=YES 1 0.11S 1 POS TARG -13.8, CR-SPLIT=NO +10.0 PRE-FLASH=YES GUID TOL 0.02" / 10-14 SEQ 10-22 NO GAP CYCLE 1 / 10-180 Comments: PC EXPOSURE OF PSFSTAR AT THE PSF POSN IN P6 THIS SEQ SHOULD BE AS CLOSE IN TIME AS POSS. TO 20-22, 30-32, 80-82, 90-92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 2607c [ 9] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 PSFSTAR2 PC IMAGE P6 F555W 5555 READ=YES 1 0.11S 1 POS TARG -16.8, CR-SPLIT=NO +10.0 PRE-FLASH=YES Comments: PC EXPOSURE OF PSFSTAR AT X = - 19.45'', Y = 13.0'' -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 PSFSTAR2 PC IMAGE P6 F555W 5555 READ=YES 1 0.11S 1 POS TARG -10.8, CR-SPLIT=NO +10.0 PRE-FLASH=YES Comments: PC EXPOSURE OF PSFSTAR AT X = - 13.45'', Y = 7.0'' -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 USE NGC4374-PSF 64 SEQ 20-22 NO GAP PCEXP -PCPOS EARLY ACQ FOR 23 - 27 BEFORE 23 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 USE NGC4374- X5 3 EARLY ACQ FOR 23 - WFEXP WFPOS-CNTR 27 BEFORE 23 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 USE NGC4374- X300 47 EARLY ACQ FOR 23 - WFEXP WFPOS-CNTR 27 BEFORE 23 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23 USE NGC4374- FOCEXP NUCLEUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 2607c [ 10] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24 USE NGC4374- X20 SEQ 25-27 NO GAP OFFSET OFFSET ONBOARD ACQ FOR 25 - 27 Comments: ACQUIRE STAR AND THEN OFFSET TO THE NUCLEUS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 25 USE NGC4374- FOSPIC NUCLEUS Comments: VERIFICATION IMAGE AFTER OFFSET TO THE NUCLEUS. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 27 USE NGC4374- 0.5 X30 14 PRISM NUCLEUS Comments: THE SNR IS PER RESOLUTION ELEMENT. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 30 USE NGC4473-PSF 48 SEQ 30-32 NO GAP PCEXP -PCPOS EARLY ACQ FOR 33 - 37 BEFORE 33 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31 USE NGC4473- X5 2 EARLY ACQ FOR 33 - WFEXP WFPOS-CNTR 37 BEFORE 33 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 32 USE NGC4473- X300 37 EARLY ACQ FOR 33 - WFEXP WFPOS-CNTR 37 BEFORE 33 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 2607c [ 11] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 33 USE NGC4473- FOCEXP NUCLEUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 34 USE NGC4473- X11 SEQ 35-37 NO GAP OFFSET OFFSET ONBOARD ACQ FOR 35 - 37 Comments: ACQUIRE STAR AND THEN OFFSET TO THE NUCLEUS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35 USE NGC4473- FOSPIC NUCLEUS Comments: VERIFICATION IMAGE AFTER OFFSET TO THE NUCLEUS. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37 USE NGC4473- 0.5 X30 14 PRISM NUCLEUS Comments: THE SNR IS PER RESOLUTION ELEMENT. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 80 USE NGC4261-PSF 48 SEQ 80-82 NO GAP PCEXP -PCPOS EARLY ACQ FOR 83- 87 BEFORE 83 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 81 USE NGC4261- X5 2 EARLY ACQ FOR 83 - WFEXP WFPOS-CNTR 87 BEFORE 83 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 2607c [ 12] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 82 USE NGC4261- X300 37 EARLY ACQ FOR 83 - WFEXP WFPOS-CNTR 87 BEFORE 83 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 83 USE NGC4261- FOCEXP NUCLEUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 84 USE NGC4261- X11 SEQ 85 - 87 NO GAP OFFSET OFFSET ONBOARD ACQ FOR 85 - 87 Comments: ACQUIRE STAR AND THEN OFFSET TO THE NUCLEUS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85 USE NGC4261- FOSPIC NUCLEUS Comments: VERIFICATION IMAGE AFTER OFFSET TO THE NUCLEUS. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 87 USE NGC4261- 0.5 X30 14 PRISM NUCLEUS Comments: THE SNR IS PER RESOLUTION ELEMENT. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 90 USE NGC4365-PSF 48 SEQ 90 - 92 NO GAP PCEXP -PCPOS EARLY ACQ FOR 93 - 97 BEFORE 93 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 2607c [ 13] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 91 USE NGC4365- X5 2 EARLY ACQ FOR 93 - WFEXP WFPOS-CNTR 97 BEFORE 93 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 92 USE NGC4365- X300 37 EARLY ACQ FOR 93 - WFEXP WFPOS-CNTR 97 BEFORE 93 BY 90D + /- 30D Comments: THE SNR IS PER PIXEL. THE POSITION OF THE NUCLUES RELATIVE TO THE OFFSET STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THIS IMAGE. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 93 USE NGC4365- FOCEXP NUCLEUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 94 USE NGC4365- X60 SEQ 95 - 97 NO GAP OFFSET OFFSET ONBOARD ACQ FOR 95 - 97 Comments: ACQUIRE STAR AND THEN OFFSET TO THE NUCLEUS. THE MAG OF OF THE STAR WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THE WF IMAGES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 95 USE NGC4365- FOSPIC NUCLEUS Comments: VERIFICATION IMAGE AFTER OFFSET TO THE NUCLEUS. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 97 USE NGC4365- 0.5 X30 14 PRISM NUCLEUS Comments: THE SNR IS PER RESOLUTION ELEMENT. -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 2607c [ 14] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 100 PSFSTAR1 PC IMAGE P6 F555W 5555 READ=YES 1 0.11S 1 GUID TOL 0.02" / CR-SPLIT=NO 100-104 PRE-FLASH=YES SEQ 100-180 NO GAP POS TARG -13.8, +10.0 Comments: PC EXPOSURE OF PSFSTAR AT THE PSF POSN IN P6 THE SEQ 100-180 REQ CAN BE RELAXED IF IT CAUSES SCHEDULING PROBS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 102 PSFSTAR1 PC IMAGE P6 F555W 5555 READ=YES 1 0.11S 1 POS TARG -13.8, CR-SPLIT=NO +7.0 PRE-FLASH=YES Comments: PC EXPOSURE OF PSFSTAR AT X = - 19.45'', Y = 13.0'' -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 104 PSFSTAR1 PC IMAGE P6 F555W 5555 READ=YES 1 0.11S 1 POS TARG -13.8, CR-SPLIT=NO +13.0 PRE-FLASH=YES Comments: PC EXPOSURE OF PSFSTAR AT X = - 13.45'', Y = 7.0'' -10M; OFFSET LESS THAN 2' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 120 USE NGC4570-PSF 64 PCEXP -PCPOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 130 USE NGC4564-PSF 64 PCEXP -PCPOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 150 USE NGC4478-PSF 64 PCEXP -PCPOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 160 USE NGC4168-PSF 64 PCEXP -PCPOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 170 USE NGC4550-PSF 64 PCEXP -PCPOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 180 USE NGC4476-PSF 64 PCEXP -PCPOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 210 USE NGC4406-PSF 64 CYCLE 1 PCEXP -PCPOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 240 USE NGC4660-PSF 64 CYCLE 1 PCEXP -PCPOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 2607c [ 15] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations WFC PC FOS/RD FOC/96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes IMAGE ACQ/BINARY ACQ ACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters READ CR-SPLIT PRE-FLASH BRIGHT FAINT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 23.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category GALAXIES & CLUSTERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements POS TARG 0.0,0.0 POS TARG -13.8,+10.0; GUID TOL 0.02" GUID TOL 0.02" / 10-14; SEQ 10-22 NO GAP; CYCLE 1 / 10-180 POS TARG -16.8,+10.0; POS TARG -10.8,+10.0; SEQ 20-22 NO GAP; EARLY ACQ FOR 23 - 27; BEFORE 23 BY 90D +/- 30D SEQ 25-27 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 25 - 27 SEQ 30-32 NO GAP; EARLY ACQ FOR 33 - 37; BEFORE 33 BY 90D +/- 30D SEQ 35-37 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 35 - 37 SEQ 80-82 NO GAP; EARLY ACQ FOR 83-87; BEFORE 83 BY 90D +/- 30D EARLY ACQ FOR 83 - 87; SEQ 85 - 87 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 85 - 87 SEQ 90 - 92 NO GAP; EARLY ACQ FOR 93 - 97; BEFORE 93 BY 90D +/- 30D SEQ 95 - 97 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 95 - 97 GUID TOL 0.02" / 100-104; SEQ 100-180 NO GAP; POS TARG -13.8,+7.0; POS TARG -13.8,+13.0; CYCLE 1; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F555W MIRROR PRISM F220W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names NGC4406-PSF-PCPOS M86 NGC4374-WFPOS-CNTR NGC4374-OFFSET NGC4374-NUCLEUS M84 NGC4374-PSF-PCPOS NGC4365-WFPOS-CNTR NGC4365-OFFSET NGC4365-NUCLEUS NGC4365-PSF-PCPOS NGC4473-WFPOS-CNTR NGC4473-OFFSET NGC4473-NUCLEUS NGC4473-PSF-PCPOS NGC4261-WFPOS-CNTR 3C270 NGC4261-OFFSET NGC4261-NUCLEUS NGC4261-PSF-PCPOS NGC4570-PSF-PCPOS NGC4564-PSF-PCPOS NGC4660-PSF-PCPOS NGC4478-PSF-PCPOS NGC4168-PSF-PCPOS NGC4550-PSF-PCPOS NGC4476-PSF-PCPOS PSFSTAR1 PSFSTAR2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------