Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 3088c Report Date: 09-May-96:17:57 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: SPECTROSCOPY OF 3C 273 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID QUASARS & AGN SAT/OS Sub Category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone Dr. John N. Bahcall INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY USA (609) 734-8054 DR. JOHN N. BAHCALL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract FOS spectra will be obtained of 3C 273. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: QUASAR, SPECTROSCOPY, EMISSION LINES, ABSORPTION LINES, INTERGALACTIC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 3.82 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 11 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 3088c PI: Dr. John N. Bahcall Proposal Title: SPECTROSCOPY OF 3C 273 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Proposers: Proposers Institution Country ESA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John N. Bahcall INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY USA Donald Schneider INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Description of proposed observations. FOS spectra will be obtained of 3C 273. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Justification of need for HST observations. HST observations are required in order to reach the relevant ultraviolet wavelengths at which the quasar absorption and emission features occur. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Data reduction and analysis plans. Primary data reduction and analysis will be performed at the IAS and STScI. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. Resources to be supplied by investigator's institution(s). Full computing support will be supplied by IAS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: JOHN N. BAHCALL Category: PI Institution: INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY Address: City: State: Zip Code: Country: Telephone: Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 3088c [ 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 PG1226+023 OPTICALLY BRIGHT QUASAR RA = 12H 29M 06.7S +/- 0.1S, 2000 Z=0.158 1 V = 12.8 +/- 0.2 3C 273 DEC = +02D 03' 08" +/- 1.0" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3088c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR TYPE=UP 1 0.2S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK 1.1 SPATIAL SCAN CYCLE 0 / 1-23.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.1 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=330000.0 1 0.88S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR BINARY FAINT=330.0 1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.2 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACQ/ 0.3 MIRROR TYPE=UP 1 1.2S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK SEARCH-SIZE=6 1.3-6 SCAN-STEP=0.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.3 TALED FOS/BL ACQ 0.3 MIRROR 1 64S 1 RT ANALYSIS SEQ 1.3-1.4 NON- INT SEQ 1.3-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.4 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACQ 4.3 MIRROR 1 128S 1 RT ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G130H 1150- 1 500S 35 1 1 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACCUM 1.0 G130H 1150- 1 1000S 35 1 1 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.1 WAVE FOS/BL ACCUM 1.0 G130H 1150- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 3,3.1 NON-INT 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.5 G130H 1150- 1 1500S 35 1 1 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.1 WAVE FOS/BL ACCUM 0.5 G130H 1150- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 4,4.1 NON-INT 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G130H 1150- 1 1300S 35 1 1 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.05 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G130H 1150- 1 1300S 35 1 1 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.1 WAVE FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G130H 1150- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 5.05, 5.1 NON- 1608 INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACQ/ 0.25X2. G130H TYPE=UP 1 10.0S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 7 PEAK 0 SPATIAL SCAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 PG1226+023 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.25X2. G130H 1150- 1 2000S 35 1 1 0 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.1 WAVE FOS/BL ACCUM 0.25X2. G130H 1150- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 7,7.1 NON-INT 0 1608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3088c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 PG1226+023 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR TYPE=UP 1 0.1S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK 11.1 SPATIAL SCAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.1 PG1226+023 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=330000.0 1 0.44S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR BINARY FAINT=330.0 11.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.2 PG1226+023 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.3 MIRROR SEARCH-SIZE=6 1 0.6S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 12 PEAK SCAN-STEP=0.06 -21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 TALED FOS/RD ACQ 0.3 MIRROR 1 64S 1 RT ANALYSIS SEQ 12-12.1 NON- INT SEQ 12-23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12.1 PG1226+023 FOS/RD ACQ 4.3 MIRROR 1 128S 1 RT ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 4.3 G190H 1650- READ-TIME=40 1 520S 35 1 1 2311 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 1.0 G190H 1650- READ-TIME=40 1 1000S 35 1 1 2311 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14.1 WAVE FOS/RD ACCUM 1.0 G190H 1650- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 14,14.1 NON- 2311 INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 0.5 G190H 1650- READ-TIME=40 1 1520S 35 1 1 2311 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15.1 WAVE FOS/RD ACCUM 0.5 G190H 1650- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 15,15.1 NON- 2311 INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 0.3 G190H 1650- READ-TIME=40 1 1300S 35 1 1 2311 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16.05 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 0.3 G190H 1650- READ-TIME=40 1 1300S 35 1 1 2311 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16.1 WAVE FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G190H 1650- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 16.05, 16.1 2311 NON-INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 0.3 G270H 2225- READ-TIME=40 1 1300S 30 1 1 3281 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17.05 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 0.3 G270H 2225- READ-TIME=40 1 1300S 30 1 1 3281 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17.1 WAVE FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G270H 2225- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 17.05, 17.1 3281 NON-INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 0.5 G270H 2225- READ-TIME=40 1 1520S 30 1 1 3281 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3088c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18.1 WAVE FOS/RD ACCUM 0.5 G270H 2225- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 18,18.1 NON- 3281 INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 1.0 G270H 2225- READ-TIME=40 1 1000S 30 1 1 3281 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19.1 WAVE FOS/RD ACCUM 1.0 G270H 2225- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 19,19.1 NON- 3281 INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 4.3 G270H 2225- READ-TIME=40 1 520S 30 1 1 3281 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 PG1226+023 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.25X2. G270H TYPE=UP 1 1.0S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 22 PEAK 0 -23 SPATIAL SCAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 0.25X2. G270H 2225- READ-TIME=40 1 2000S 30 1 1 0 3281 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22.1 WAVE FOS/RD ACCUM 0.25X2. G270H 2225- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 22,22.1 NON- 0 3281 INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23 PG1226+023 FOS/RD RAPID 0.25X2. G190H 1650- READ-TIME=40 1 2000S 30 1 1 0 2311 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23.1 WAVE FOS/RD ACCUM 0.25X2. G190H 1650- 1 DEF 1 SEQ 23,23.1 NON- 0 2311 INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scan Paramters Form Proposal ID: 3088c [ 7] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Data ID: 1 Exposure Logsheet lines: 1,11 FGS Scan: DWELL Dwell Only: dwell points/line: 2 Seconds per dwell: 0.00 Scan width (arc-secs): 7.0000 Scan length (arc-secs): 4.3000 Angle between sides (degrees) 90.00 Number of lines: 6 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): 2.1500 Width Offset (arc-sec): 3.5000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Data ID: 2 Exposure Logsheet lines: 6,21 FGS Scan: DWELL Dwell Only: dwell points/line: 9 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): 0.0000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 3088c [ 8] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations FOS/BL FOS/RD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACQ/PEAK ACQ/BINARY ACQ ACCUM RAPID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters TYPE=UP BRIGHT=330000.0 FAINT=330.0 SEARCH-SIZE=6 SCAN-STEP=0.06 READ-TIME=40 STEP-TIME=0.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for SAT/OS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 3.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category QUASARS & AGN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements ONBOARD ACQ FOR 1.1 ; SPATIAL SCAN ; CYCLE 0 / 1-23.1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 1.2 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 1.3-6 RT ANALYSIS ; SEQ 1.3-1.4 NON-INT ; SEQ 1.3-7 RT ANALYSIS SEQ 3,3.1 NON-INT SEQ 4,4.1 NON-INT SEQ 5.05, 5.1 NON-INT ONBOARD ACQ FOR 7 ; SPATIAL SCAN SEQ 7,7.1 NON-INT ONBOARD ACQ FOR 11.1 ; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 11.2 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 12-21 SEQ 12-12.1 NON-INT ; SEQ 12-23 SEQ 14,14.1 NON-INT SEQ 15,15.1 NON-INT SEQ 16.05, 16.1 NON-INT SEQ 17.05, 17.1 NON-INT SEQ 18,18.1 NON-INT SEQ 19,19.1 NON-INT ONBOARD ACQ FOR 22-23 ; SEQ 22,22.1 NON-INT SEQ 23,23.1 NON-INT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements MIRROR G130H G190H G270H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names PG1226+023 3C 273 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------