Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 4141c Report Date: 09-May-96:19:15 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND NUCLEOSYNTHESIS (FOS 30): CYCLE 3 AUGMENTATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM AUG/FOS 3666 Sub Category SN & SNR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone Arthur F. Davidsen JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY USA (410) 516-7370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract Overall program: UV and optical spectra of four supernova remnants (SNRs) will be used to study a number of problems related to abundances, grain destruction, interstellar medium properties and physical conditions in SNR shocks. Representatives of three of the main classes of SNRs (Crab-nebula like, Balmer-line and "normal") will be studied in the LMC, where reasonably low reddening permits UV observations. In earlier parts of the program, an oxygen-rich SNR in NGC 4449 was observed, taking advantage of the small FOS slits to isolate the SNR from surrounding H II emission. Two M33 SNRs that were previously part of this proposal have been dropped due to time limitations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS, NUCLEOSYNTHESIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 14.99 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 4 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 4141c PI: Arthur F. Davidsen Proposal Title: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND NUCLEOSYNTHESIS (FOS 30): CYCLE 3 AUGMENTATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Proposers: Proposers Institution Country ESA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edward Beaver UC, SAN DIEGO USA E. Margaret Burbidge UC, SAN DIEGO USA Frank Bartko APPLIED RESEARCH CORP. USA Bruce Margon WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF USA J. Roger P. Angel ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF 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. The spatial resolution provided by ST may resolve the emission of the three LMC SNRs into thin filaments. It will be necessary, therefore, to obtain short WFC exposures to permit exact positions for the FOS aperture to be chosen. The slit positions relative to offset stars (also chosen from the WFC images) will be measured and the FOS will be positioned by blind offset. A similar technique will be used to place a smaller FOS slit on the SNR in NGC4449. Each object will be observed with a sequence of gratings providing coverage from 1150-6800 A (thus overlapping with existing optical data). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. The two M33 SNRs that have previously been part of this proposal have been dropped from the program due to the time limitations incurred because of the PSF problem. The other objects are interesting each in their own right, and while comparison of one object to another will be useful, the observations of each object define a viable investigation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. UV and optical spectra of four extragalactic supernova remnants will be used to study a number of problems relating to abundances, interstellar medium properties, nucleosynthesis, grain destruction and physical conditions in the remnant shocks. Observations will be concentrated in the LMC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: ARTHUR F. DAVIDSEN Category: PI Institution: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Address: CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICAL SCIENCES City: BALTIMORE State: MD Zip Code: 21218 Country: USA Telephone: Telex (or e-mail): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 4141c [ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 STAR2-OFFSET OFFSET STAR FOR 0519- TBD-EARLY, 1950 1 V=15 +/- 4 69.0P1 RA = 05H 19M 52S +/- 30", DEC = -69D 05' 05" +/- 30" Comments: EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE PART OF A CYCLE 2 PROGRAM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 STAR3-OFFSET OFFSET STAR FOR 0540- TBD-EARLY, 1950 1 V=15 +/- 4 69.3P1 RA = 05H 40M 34S +/- 15", DEC = -69D 21' 24" +/- 15" Comments: EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE PART OF A CYCLE 2 PROGRAM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 0519-69.0P1 SNR FILAMENT CHOSEN TBD-EARLY, 1950 1 F-LINE(4861)=1.6 +/- 0.5 E-16, FROM WFC IMAGES RA = 05H 19M 52S +/- 30", DEC = -69D 05' 05" +/- 30" Comments: EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE PART OF A CYCLE 2 PROGRAM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 0540-69.3P1 SNR FILAMENT CHOSEN TBD-EARLY, 1950 1 F-LINE(5007)=2.6 +/- 0.5 E-16, FROM WFC IMAGES RA = 05H 40M 34S +/- 15", DEC = -69D 21' 24" +/- 15" Comments: EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE PART OF A CYCLE 2 PROGRAM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 4141c [ 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 DEFINE # FOS/BL ACCUM # G190H STEP- 1 1000S # SPECB PATT=SINGLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ G130H ^ 2000S ^ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 DEFINE # FOS/RD ACCUM # G270H STEP- 1 500S # SPECR PATT=SINGLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ G570H ^ 500S ^ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ G400H ^ 500S ^ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 STAR2- FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=33000 1 11S 1 CYCLE 3 / 6-7 OFFSET BINARY FAINT=660 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 7 SEQ 6-7 NO GAP REQUIRES UPDATE Comments: SET REALISTIC BRIGHT AND FAINT LIMITS WHEN ACTUAL OFFSET STAR IS CHOSEN. EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE IN CYCLE 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 USE 0519-69.0P1 1.0- STEP- X4.0 1 1 REQUIRES UPDATE SPECB PAIR PATT=SINGLE Comments: EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE IN CYCLE 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 STAR2- FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=52000 1 11S 1 CYCLE 3 / 8-9 OFFSET BINARY FAINT=1040 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 9 SEQ 8-9 NO GAP REQUIRES UPDATE Comments: SET REALISTIC BRIGHT AND FAINT LIMITS WHEN ACTUAL OFFSET STAR IS CHOSEN. EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE IN CYCLE 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 USE 0519-69.0P1 1.0- STEP- X4.8 1 1 REQUIRES UPDATE SPECR PAIR PATT=SINGLE Comments: EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE IN CYCLE 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 STAR3- FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=33000 1 11S 1 CYCLE 3 / 10-11 OFFSET BINARY FAINT=660 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 11 SEQ 10-11 NO GAP REQUIRES UPDATE Comments: SET REALISTIC BRIGHT AND FAINT LIMITS WHEN ACTUAL OFFSET STAR IS CHOSEN. EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE IN CYCLE 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 4141c [ 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 USE 0540-69.3P1 1.0- STEP- X4.0 1 1 REQUIRES UPDATE SPECB PAIR PATT=SINGLE Comments: EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE IN CYCLE 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 STAR3- FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=52000 1 11S 1 CYCLE 3 / 12-13 OFFSET BINARY FAINT=1040 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 13 SEQ 12-13 NO GAP REQUIRES UPDATE Comments: SET REALISTIC BRIGHT AND FAINT LIMITS WHEN ACTUAL OFFSET STAR IS CHOSEN. EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE IN CYCLE 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 USE 0540-69.3P1 1.0- STEP- X4.8 1 1 REQUIRES UPDATE SPECR PAIR PATT=SINGLE Comments: EARLY ACQ IMAGES ARE IN CYCLE 2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 4141c [ 6] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations FOS/BL ^ FOS/RD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM ^ ACQ/BINARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters STEP-PATT=SINGLE BRIGHT FAINT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for AUG/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 14.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category SN & SNR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements CYCLE 3 / 6-7; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 7; SEQ 6-7 NO GAP; REQUIRES UPDATE; CYCLE 3 / 8-9; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 9; SEQ 8-9 NO GAP; REQUIRES UPDATE; CYCLE 3 / 10-11; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 11; SEQ 10-11 NO GAP; REQUIRES UPDATE; CYCLE 3 / 12-13; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 13; SEQ 12-13 NO GAP; REQUIRES UPDATE; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements G190H G130H G270H G570H G400H MIRROR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names STAR2-OFFSET STAR3-OFFSET 0519-69.0P1 0540-69.3P1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------