Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 3273c Report Date: 09-May-96:18:19 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: M87'S JET, NUCLEUS, AND HOT CORONA (FOS NO. 12): CYCLE 2 OBSERVATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID QUASARS & AGN GTO/FOS 1034 Sub Category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone Dr. Holland C. Ford SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INST USA (301) 338-4803 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract WF/PC narrow band images of M87 will be used to isolate emission line regions near the nucleus and jet. FOS spectra of these clouds will be used to i) map the velocity field near the nucleus, ii) understand physical conditions and ionization mechanisms in these clouds, and iii) measure chemical composition of the clouds. FOS spectra of the stellar nucleus and synchotron knots in the jet will be used to establish long- base-line spectral indices and to look for spectral features. Long exposure ultraviolet spectra of the nucleus and jet will be used to look for absorption lines from M87's hot corona. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: JET, CORONA, M87, IONIZED GAS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 12.28 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 3 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 3273c PI: Dr. Holland C. Ford Proposal Title: M87'S JET, NUCLEUS, AND HOT CORONA (FOS NO. 12): CYCLE 2 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 Holland C. Ford SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE USA INSTITUTE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Description of proposed observations. Cycle 2: 201-217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. This is an integrated scientific program investigating the jet and nucleus of M87, and will not be complete until 80% of the observations have been obtained. Data release should not begin until 1 year after the 80% completion point. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. WF/PC narrow band images and FOS spectra will be used to isolate emission line regions, measure their velocities, and establish physical conditions and chemical compositions in the gas. FOS spectra of the nucleus and jet will establish their spectral energy distributions from the UV to the optical. Long exposure FOS UV spectra of the nucleus and jet will be used to search for absorption lines from M87's hot corona. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: HOLLAND C. FORD Category: PI Institution: SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Address: HOMEWOOD CAMPUS 3700 SAN MARTIN DRIVE City: BALTIMORE State: MD Zip Code: 21218 Country: USA Telephone: (301) 338-4803 Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 3273c [ 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 M87 E,303,910 RA=12H 28M 17.549S +/- 0.2", 1950 V=1100 EXT 1 V=16.7, E(B-V)=0.01 DEC=+12D 40' 01.46" +/- 0.2", TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 M87-JET-KNOT E,303,907,927 R=12.18" +/- 0.16", 1950 V=1100 BKG 1 V=17.65, E(B-V)=0.05 -A PA=290.83D +/- 0.4D, FROM 1 Comments: POWER LAW INDEX=0.75 BKG(V)=18.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 M87-CLOUD-A E,303,H,517 R=0.5"+/-0.02", 1950 PA=339D +/- 0.3D, FROM 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3273c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 201 M87 FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=660000 1 42.9S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR BINARY FAINT=1320 202 GROUP 201-208 WITHIN 15D CYCLE 2 / 201-217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 202 M87 FOS/BL ACQ/ 0.3 MIRROR TYPE=UP 1 7S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK SEARCH-SIZE=5 203-206 SCAN-STEP=0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 203 M87 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G130H 1 2850S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 204 M87 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G190H 1 1100S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 205 M87-CLOUD-A FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G130H 1 2850S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 206 M87-CLOUD-A FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G190H 1 1650S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 206.5 M87 FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=660000 1 42.9S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR BINARY FAINT=1320 206.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 206.6 M87 FOS/BL ACQ/ 0.3 MIRROR TYPE=UP 1 7S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK SEARCH-SIZE=5 207-208 SCAN-STEP=0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 207 M87-JET- FOS/BL ACCUM 1.0 G130H 1 4450S 1 1 KNOT-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 208 M87-JET- FOS/BL ACCUM 1.0 G190H 1 4450S 1 1 KNOT-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 209 M87 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=660000 1 18.2S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR BINARY FAINT=1320 210 GROUP 209-217 WITHIN 15D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 210 M87 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.3 MIRROR TYPE=UP 1 2.5S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK SEARCH-SIZE=5 211-217 SCAN-STEP=0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 211 M87 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G270H 1 1100S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 212 M87 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G400H 1 1100S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 213 M87 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G570H 1 1100S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 214 M87-JET- FOS/RD ACCUM 1.0 G270H 1 2200S 1 1 KNOT-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 215 M87-CLOUD-A FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G270H 1 1300S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 216 M87-CLOUD-A FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G400H 1 1300S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3273c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 217 M87-CLOUD-A FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G570H 1 1300S 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 3273c [ 6] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations FOS/BL FOS/RD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACQ/BINARY ACQ/PEAK ACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters BRIGHT=660000 FAINT=1320 TYPE=UP SEARCH-SIZE=5 SCAN-STEP=0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 12.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category QUASARS & AGN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements ONBOARD ACQ FOR 202; GROUP 201-208 WITHIN 15D; CYCLE 2 / 201-217 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 203-206 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 206.6 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 207-208 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 210; GROUP 209-217 WITHIN 15D ONBOARD ACQ FOR 211-217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements MIRROR G130H G190H G270H G400H G570H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names M87 M87-JET-KNOT-A M87-CLOUD-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------