Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 3277c Report Date: 09-May-96:18:20 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: STELLAR AND GAS DYNAMICS IN NORMAL GALAXIES (FOS 24): FUTURE-CYCLE CONTINUATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID GALAXIES & CLUSTERS GTO/FOS 1044 Sub Category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone Dr. Holland C. Ford SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INST USA (301) 338-4803 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract The FOS will be used with small apertures to map the stellar velocity dispersion and rotation in the central 1" of NGC221 (M32), NGC224 (M31), and NGC3031 (M81). The velocity disperions and rotation curves will be used to model the nuclear dynamics and to measure nuclear M/Ls. Line strengths will be use to measure changes in the stellar populations in the central 1". WF/PC pictures will be used to isolate nuclear emission line regions in M31 and M81. FOS spectra of the regions will be used to measure the physical characteristics, ionization mechanisms, and dynamics of the clouds. A special search will be made for the remnant of the supernova S-And (1885). FOS spectra will be taken of any candidate nebulosity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: GALAXIES, STELLAR DYNAMICS, IONIZED GAS, SUPERNOVAE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 4.66 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 11 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS WF/PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 3277c PI: Dr. Holland C. Ford Proposal Title: STELLAR AND GAS DYNAMICS IN NORMAL GALAXIES (FOS 24): 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 APPLIES 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: 203-224 Cycle 9: 901 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 nuclear dynamics in normal galaxies and will not be complete until 2 of 3 galaxies and the reference stars from program 1040 (for velocity dispersion measurements) have been completely observed. Data release should not be until 1 year after completion of all observations of 2 galaxies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. Stellar velocity dispersion and rotation will be mapped in the central 1" of M31, M32, and M81. FOS spectra of nuclear clouds in M31 and M32 will be used to establish physical conditions and dynamics in the ionized gas. S-And (1885) will be searched for and spectra will be taken of any promising candidate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: HOLLAND C. FORD Category: PI Institution: SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Address: HOMEWOOD CAMPUS City: BALTIMORE State: MD Zip Code: 21218 Country: USA Telephone: (301) 338-4803 Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 3277c [ 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 NGC224 M31 SPIRAL GALAXY TBD-EARLY, 1975 V=-200 1 SURF(V)=12.7, RA=00H 41M 22.255S +/- 1", DEC=+41D 07' 56.08" +/- 1" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NGC3031 M81 SB GALAXY TBD-EARLY, 1950 V=-44 EXT RA=09H 51M 27.254S +/- 0.03", DEC=+69D 18' 8.51" +/- 0.03" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NGC3031-POS- POSITION NEAR NUCLEUS TBD-EARLY, A1 R=0.25", PA=152D, FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NGC3031-POS- POSITION NEAR NUCLEUS TBD-EARLY, A2 R=0.5", PA=152D, FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 NGC3031-POS- POSITION NEAR NUCLEUS TBD-EARLY, A3 R=1.0", PA=152D, FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 NGC3031-POS- POSITION NEAR NUCLEUS TBD-EARLY, A4 R=0.75", PA=152D, FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 NGC3031-POS- POSITION NEAR NUCLEUS TBD-EARLY, B1 R=0.25", PA=332D, FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 NGC3031-POS- POSITION NEAR NUCLEUS TBD-EARLY, B2 R=0.5", PA=332D, FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 NGC3031-POS- POSITION NEAR NUCLEUS TBD-EARLY, B3 R=1.0", PA=332D, FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 NGC3031-POS- POSITION NEAR NUCLEUS TBD-EARLY, B4 R=0.75", PA=332D, FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 3277c [ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 NGC3031- OFFSET STAR TBD-EARLY, OFFSET-STAR RA-OFF=0S +/- 22.64S, DEC-OFF=0' +/- 2', FROM 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3277c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 201 DEFINE # FOS/RD ACCUM # G570H STEP- 1 300S # VDSP PATT=SINGLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 202 DEFINE WAVE FOS/RD ACCUM # G570H STEP- 1 DEF # CAL-VD PATT=SINGLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 203 NGC3031- FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=660000 1 10S 2 GROUP 203-210 NO OFFSET-STAR BINARY GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 204-210 REQ UPDATE CYCLE 2 / 203-224 Comments: EXPOSURE TIMES OF ALL OFFSET STARS TO BE REVISED AFTER CYCLE 0. REQ DATA FROM 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 204 NGC3031 FOS/RD ACQ 4.3 MIRROR 1 64S 2 REQ UPDATE Comments: REQ DATA FROM 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 205 USE NGC3031 0.3 X2.0 2 SEQ 205-206 NO GAP VDSP Comments: OFFSET FROM STAR BASED ON WF/PC PICTURES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 206 USE CAL 0.3 2 CALIB FOR 205 -VD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 207 USE NGC3031-POS 0.3 X3.7 2 SEQ 207-208 NO GAP VDSP -A2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 208 USE CAL 0.3 2 CALIB FOR 207 -VD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 209 USE NGC3031-POS 0.3 X3.7 2 SEQ 209-210 NO GAP VDSP -B2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 210 USE CAL 0.3 2 CALIB FOR 209 -VD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 211 NGC3031- FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=660000 1 10S 2 ONBOARD ACQ FOR OFFSET-STAR BINARY 212-224 REQ UPDATE COND ON 205-210 IF NUCLEAR ROTATION AND Comments: EXPOSURE TIMES OF ALL OFFSET VELOCITY STARS TO BE REVISED AFTER CYCLE DISPERSION 0. REQ DATA FROM 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3277c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 212 NGC3031-POS FOS/RD ACQ 4.3 MIRROR 1 64S 2 COND ON 205-210 IF -A1 NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION REQ UPDATE Comments: OFFSET FROM STAR BASED ON WF/PC GROUP 212-224 NO PICTURES. REQ DATA FROM 5 GAP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 213 USE NGC3031-POS 0.3 X2.2 2 COND ON 205-210 IF VDSP -A1 NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION SEQ 213-214 NO GAP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 214 USE CAL 0.3 2 CALIB FOR 213 -VD COND ON 205-210 IF NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 215 USE NGC3031-POS 0.5 X2.4 2 COND ON 205-210 IF VDSP -A3 NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION SEQ 215-216 NO GAP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 216 USE CAL 0.5 2 CALIB FOR 215 -VD COND ON 205-210 IF NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 217 USE NGC3031-POS 0.5 X2.3 2 COND ON 205-210 IF VDSP -A4 NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION SEQ 217-218 NO GAP COND IF TAC OK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 218 USE CAL 0.5 2 CALIB FOR 217 -VD COND ON 205-210 IF NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION COND IF TAC OK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 3277c [ 7] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 219 USE NGC3031-POS 0.3 X2.2 3 COND ON 205-210 IF VDSP -B1 NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION SEQ 219-220 NO GAP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 220 USE CAL 0.3 3 CALIB FOR 219 -VD COND ON 205-210 IF NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 221 USE NGC3031-POS 0.5 X2.4 3 COND ON 205-210 IF VDSP -B3 NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION SEQ 221-222 NO GAP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 222 USE CAL 0.5 3 CALIB FOR 221 -VD COND ON 205-210 IF NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 223 USE NGC3031-POS 0.5 X2.3 3 COND ON 205-210 IF VDSP -B4 NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION SEQ 223-224 NO GAP COND IF TAC OK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 224 USE CAL 0.5 3 CALIB FOR 223 -VD COND ON 205-210 IF NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION COND IF TAC OK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 901 NGC224 WFC IMAGE ALL F157W CR-SPLIT=NO 1 2400S 1 1 CYCLE 9 PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 3277c [ 8] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations FOS/RD WFC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM ACQ/BINARY ACQ IMAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters STEP-PATT=SINGLE BRIGHT=660000 CR-SPLIT=NO PRE-FLASH=YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 4.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category GALAXIES & CLUSTERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements GROUP 203-210 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 204-210; REQ UPDATE; CYCLE 2 / 203-224 REQ UPDATE SEQ 205-206 NO GAP CALIB FOR 205 SEQ 207-208 NO GAP CALIB FOR 207 SEQ 209-210 NO GAP CALIB FOR 209 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 212-224; COND ON 205-210 IF NUCLEAR ROTATION AND VELOCITY DISPERSION VELOCITY DISPERSION; GROUP 212-224 NO GAP; SEQ 213-214 NO GAP CALIB FOR 213; SEQ 215-216 NO GAP CALIB FOR 215; SEQ 217-218 NO GAP; COND IF TAC OK CALIB FOR 217; SEQ 219-220 NO GAP CALIB FOR 219; SEQ 221-222 NO GAP CALIB FOR 221; SEQ 223-224 NO GAP; CALIB FOR 223; CYCLE 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements G570H MIRROR F157W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names NGC224 M31 NGC3031 M81 NGC3031-POS-A1 NGC3031-POS-A2 NGC3031-POS-A3 NGC3031-POS-A4 NGC3031-POS-B1 NGC3031-POS-B2 NGC3031-POS-B3 NGC3031-POS-B4 NGC3031-OFFSET-STAR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------