Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 3274c Report Date: 09-May-96:18:19 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: IMAGING AND SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF SEYFERT NUCLEI (FOS 14): FUTURE-CYCLE CONTINUATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID QUASARS & AGN GTO/FOS 1036 Sub Category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone Dr. Holland C. Ford SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INST USA (410) 338-4803 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract WF/PC narrow band images will be used to isolate clouds near the nucleus and to look for organized structure such as disks, bubbles, and jets. FOS spectrophotometry from 1200A to 7000A will be used to establish density, temperature, chemical composition, ionization mechanisms, and reddening in the emission regions near the nucleus. Line profiles and radial velocities will be used to investigate broadening mechanisms near the nucleus such as turbulence, gas flows, and rotation. Small aperture FOS spectra of the nuclei will be used to separate the broad line region from the narrow line region. The spectra will be used to investigate physical conditions and gas dynamics in the broad line region. Absorption lines in the nuclear spectra will be used to measure the amount and distribution of gas along the line of sight through the parent galaxy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: SEYFERT, AGN, IONIZED GAS, NUCLEUS, NARROW LINE REGION, BROAD LINE REGION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 10.28 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 8 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS WF/PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 3274c PI: Dr. Holland C. Ford Proposal Title: IMAGING AND SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF SEYFERT NUCLEI (FOS 14): FUTURE-CYCLE CONTINUATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 3: 301-320 Cycle 9: 901-909 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 program to study the morpholgy, dynamics, and ionization of the narrow line region in Type 1 and Type 2 Seyfert galaxies. The program will not be complete until 7 of the 12 Seyferts have been observed. Data release should not begin until one year after the seventh Seyfert has been completed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. WF/PC images will be used to study the structure of the narrow line region (NLR) in low redshift Seyferts. FOS spectra will used to establish physical conditions, chemical composition, ionization mechanisms and dynamics of individual clouds in the NLR. Small-aperture spectra of the nucleus will be used to isolate the broad line region (BLR) and to study physical condition and gas motion in the BLR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: (410) 338-4803 Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 3274c [ 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 MRK463- E,312,910 RA=13H 56M 08.3S +/- 0.07S, 2000 OFFSET-STARS DEC=+18D 21' 47" +/- 1.0" -FIELD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 MRK463-NUC2 E,312,910 TBD-EARLY, 2000 RA=13H 56M 09.24S +/- 0.02S, DEC=+18D 22' 17.6" +/- 0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 MRK463 E,312,910,924 TBD-EARLY, R=3.92" +/- 0.05", PA=77D +/- 0.5D, FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 MRK463-POS1 E,312,907 TBD-EARLY, RA-OFF=+0.265S +/- 0.004S, DEC-OFF=-0.35" +/- 0.05", FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 MRK463-POS2 E,312,913 TBD-EARLY, RA-OFF=+0.265S +/- 0.004S, DEC-OFF=+0.35" +/- 0.05", FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 MRK463- A,140 TBD-EARLY, OFFSET RA-OFF=-4.46S +/- 0.12S, DEC-OFF=+63.00" +/- 0.3", FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 NGC4151 E,301,312,910,923,924 RA=12H 10M 32.52S +/- 2000 V=900 1 V=12.00, E(B-V)=0.050 0.026S, DEC=+39D 24' 20.8" +/- 0.3" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 NGC1068 E,301,312,910,923,924 RA=02H 42M 40.691S +/- 2000 V=1090 1 V=11.57, E(B-V)=0.07 0.007S, DEC=-00D 00' 48.52" +/- 0.1" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3274c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 301 MRK463- WFC IMAGE WF2-FIX F547M CR-SPLIT=NO 1 3S 1 EARLY ACQ FOR 303- OFFSET- PRE-FLASH=YES 320 STARS-FIELD GROUP 301-302 NO GAP SAME POS FOR 302 AS 301 CYCLE 3 / 301-320 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 302 MRK463- WFC IMAGE WF2-FIX F547M CR-SPLIT=NO 1 120S 1 EARLY ACQ FOR 303- OFFSET- PRE-FLASH=YES 320 STARS-FIELD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 303 MRK463- FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR 1 52S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR OFFSET BINARY 304 GROUP 303-320 NO GAP REQ UPDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 304 MRK463-NUC2 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.3 MIRROR SEARCH-SIZE=5 1 8.1S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK SCAN-STEP=0.06 305-314 REQ UPDATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 305 MRK463 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G570H 1 300S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 306 MRK463 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G400H 1 300S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 307 MRK463 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G270H 1 1000S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 308 MRK463-POS1 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G570H 1 1000S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 309 MRK463-POS1 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G400H 1 1000S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 310 MRK463-POS1 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G270H 1 2000S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 311 MRK463-POS2 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G570H 1 120S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 312 MRK463-POS2 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G400H 1 120S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 313 MRK463-POS2 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.3 G270H 1 120S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 314 MRK463-NUC2 FOS/BL ACQ/ 0.3 MIRROR SEARCH-SIZE=5 1 25S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK SCAN-STEP=0.06 315-320 REQ UPDATE Comments: BLIND OFFSET FROM FOS RED SIDE APERTURE TO FOS BLUE SIDE APERTURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 315 MRK463 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G190H 1 1000S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 316 MRK463 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G130H 1 1500S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 317 MRK463-POS1 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G190H 1 2000S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3274c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 318 MRK463-POS1 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G130H 1 2400S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 319 MRK463-POS2 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G190H 1 240S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 320 MRK463-POS2 FOS/BL ACCUM 0.3 G130H 1 300S 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 901 NGC4151 PC IMAGE PCALL F502N CR-SPLIT=0.33 1 900S 1 1 SAME POS FOR 902- PRE-FLASH=YES 906 AS 901 GROUP 901-906 WITHIN 15D CYCLE 9 / 901-909 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 902 NGC4151 PC IMAGE PCALL F502N CR-SPLIT=NO 1 10S 1 1 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 903 NGC4151 PC IMAGE PCALL F664N CR-SPLIT=0.33 1 900S 1 1 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 904 NGC4151 PC IMAGE PCALL F664N CR-SPLIT=NO 1 10S 1 1 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 905 NGC4151 PC IMAGE PCALL F547M CR-SPLIT=NO 1 300S 1 1 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 906 NGC4151 PC IMAGE PCALL F547M CR-SPLIT=NO 1 10S 1 1 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 907 NGC1068 PC IMAGE PCALL F502N CR-SPLIT=0.33 1 900S 1 1 SAME POS FOR 908- PRE-FLASH=YES 909 AS 907 GROUP 907-909 WITHIN 15D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 908 NGC1068 PC IMAGE PCALL F664N CR-SPLIT=0.33 1 900S 1 1 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 909 NGC1068 PC IMAGE PCALL F547M CR-SPLIT=0.33 1 450S 1 1 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 3274c [ 6] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations WFC FOS/RD FOS/BL PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes IMAGE ACQ/BINARY ACQ/PEAK ACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters CR-SPLIT=NO PRE-FLASH=YES SEARCH-SIZE=5 SCAN-STEP=0.06 CR-SPLIT=0.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 10.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category QUASARS & AGN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements EARLY ACQ FOR 303-320; GROUP 301-302 NO GAP; SAME POS FOR 302 AS 301; CYCLE 3 / 301-320 EARLY ACQ FOR 303-320 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 304; GROUP 303-320 NO GAP; REQ UPDATE ONBOARD ACQ FOR 305-314; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 315-320; SAME POS FOR 902-906 AS 901; GROUP 901-906 WITHIN 15D; CYCLE 9 / 901-909 SAME POS FOR 908-909 AS 907; GROUP 907-909 WITHIN 15D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F547M MIRROR G570H G400H G270H G190H G130H F502N F664N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names MRK463-OFFSET-STARS-FIELD MRK463-NUC2 MRK463 MRK463-POS1 MRK463-POS2 MRK463-OFFSET NGC4151 NGC1068 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------