! File: 3251C.PROP ! Database: PEPDB ! Date: 18-FEB-1994:23:57:02 coverpage: title_1: REMNANT STARS IN SUPERNOVA REMNANTS sci_cat: STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS proposal_for: GTO/HSP pi_fname: ROBERT pi_mi: C. pi_lname: BLESS pi_inst: WISCONSIN, UNIVERSITY OF pi_country: USA pi_phone: (608)262-1715 keywords_1: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS; NEUTRON STARS hours_pri: 20.00 num_pri: 10 ! end of coverpage abstract: line_1: The low frequency of occurrence of identified neutron stars located in line_2: supernova remnants (SNR's) is an unexplained embarassment to our generally line_3: accepted theories of stellar evolution and neutron star formation. We propose line_4: to search recent SNR's for any remnant star associated with them, and to study line_5: the photometric variability of known examples of neutron stars which are line_6: remnants of supernovae. The results will place important constraints on the line_7: mechanisms by which neutron stars originate. line_8: Revision History: Received on RPS 9/1/89; Added to SCCS 9/5/89 line_9: RPSS V7.2 remote & local; fixed small syntax err - SALM 9/12/89 line_10: Various small changes - Dolan 9/27/89; Condensed POL obs - SALM 2/23/90 line_11: Reduced Repeats - SALM 3/2/90; Moved SS433 to cycle2 - SALM 3/20/90; line_12: Changed cycle0 typo - SALM 4/19/90; Added needed ACQs for FOS obs - line_13: SALM 5/21/90; Added FOS acqs - SALM 5/30/90; "^"-"#",SEQ changes--BJW line_14: 7/12/90; Added repeats, exposure time to POL--BJW 8/20/90; Changes made at line_15: request of Joe Dolan--BJW 8/27/90, 9/19/90; Split proposal by cycle--BJW line_16: 3/23/91; Made changes for Joe Dolan--BJW 5/23/91; ! ! end of abstract general_form_proposers: lname: BLESS fname: ROBERT mi: C. inst: WISCONSIN, UNIVERSITY OF country: USA ! lname: DOLAN fname: JOSEPH mi: F. inst: NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER country: USA ! lname: ELLIOT fname: JAMES mi: L. inst: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY country: USA ! lname: ROBINSON fname: EDWARD mi: L. inst: TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF country: USA ! lname: WHITE fname: RICHARD mi: L. inst: SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE country: USA ! lname: VAN CITTERS fname: G. mi: W. inst: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION country: USA ! ! end of general_form_proposers block general_form_text: question: 3 section: 1 line_1: Searches for remnant stars at the center of recent SNR's would be conducted by line_2: the HSP in conjunction with the WFC and possibly the FOS. A WFC deep image of line_3: the SNR in the UV would reveal any suitably placed central images. These line_4: images would then be observed serially by the HSP in a wide bandwidth filter line_5: and the data analyzed for pulsation by fast Fourier transform methods. line_6: Observations in 3 different UV filters would allow the star to be plotted on a line_7: color-color diagram. Candidates with a hot color temperature or pulsation line_8: could be confirmed by an FOS spectrum. A neutron star spectrum would be line_9: expected to be a blue, featureless continuum a la the Crab nebula pulsar, but line_10: SS433 has a spectrum dominated by emission lines with relativistic velocity line_11: offsets and wavelength variations apparent from day to day. Hence, any line_12: candidate with an unusual spectrum would merit further study. line_14: Cycle 0 (SV/GTO) Observations: 1H 4M ! question: 4 section: 1 line_1: (1) remnant stars are known from presently available upper limits on most SNR line_2: central stars to be fainter than V = 20; searching for a fainter star requires line_3: the limiting magnitude available only on ST. line_5: (2) remnant stars are expected to have spectra which peak strongly in the UV. line_6: This wavelength region is available for faint objects only on ST. line_8: (3) one method of identifying remnant stars searches for their pulsational line_9: periods which are expected to be in the sub-second to second range. Freedom line_10: from noise induced by atmospheric scintillation makes the HSP the most line_11: efficient and sensitive instrument available to detect such periodicities. ! question: 7 section: 1 line_1: Deep images of SNR's in the UV will be analyzed to determine whether any line_2: suitably placed central images exist. The HSP photometric observations of line_3: these candidates will be analyzed by power spectrum analysis methods to line_4: determine if any pulsation exists (as it does in the Crab Nebula and line_5: 1E2259+586). Three filter photometry will be analyzed to determine the color line_6: temperature of the candidate in a color-color diagram; candidate stars with a line_7: hot color temperature will be confirmed by an FOS spectrum. Neutron star line_8: spectra are expected to be blue, featureless continua, as in the Crab Nebula, line_9: but SS433 has a spectrum dominated by emission lines with relativistic velocity line_10: offsets and wavelength variations apparent from day to day. Any candidate with line_11: an unusual spectrum will be studied further photometrically. Wide bandwidth line_12: photometric observations will be analyzed by power spectrum analysis methods line_13: for pulsation in the source. Photometric observations will also be analyzed line_14: for longer periodicities which may be present in the light curve. Concurrent line_15: polarimetric observations will also be searched for longer periodicities line_16: present in the source. The results will be applied to determining the line_17: location, geometry, and motion of the emitting regions. ! question: 12 section: 1 line_1: Searching for the remnant stars in supernova remnants is directly related to line_2: Scientific Objective 2 specified in the HSP CEI specifications, "searches for line_3: optical counterparts to radio pulsars". This program is also related to line_4: Scientific Objective 5, "determination of the wavelength and time dependence of line_5: polarization in compact binaries, white dwarfs. . . etc.". ! question: 13 section: 1 line_1: Recent supernova remnants will be searched for any remnant star associated line_2: with them. The photometric variability of neutron stars which are remnant line_3: stars of supernova explosions will be monitored. The results will be used to line_4: place constraints upon the mechanisms by which neutron stars can originate. ! !end of general form text general_form_address: lname: BLESS fname: ROBERT mi: C. category: PI inst: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN addr_1: SPACE ASTRONOMY LAB. city: MADISON state: WI zip: 53706 country: USA ! lname: DOLAN fname: JOSEPH mi: F. category: CON inst: NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER addr_1: CODE 681 city: GREENBELT state: MD zip: 20771 country: USA phone: (301)286-5920 ! ! end of general_form_address records fixed_targets: targnum: 1 name_1: SS433 name_2: V1343-AQL descr_1: REMNANT STAR IN SNR pos_1: RA = 19H 09M 21.3S +/- 0.1S, pos_2: DEC = +04D 53' 54" +/- 1" equinox: 1950 acqpr_1: BKG fluxnum_1: 1 fluxval_1: V=14 ! targnum: 2 name_1: 1E2259+586 descr_1: X-RAY PULSAR IN SNR pos_1: RA = 22H 59M 02.5S +/- 0.5S, pos_2: DEC = +58D 36' 38" +/- 1" equinox: ^ acqpr_1: ^ ! targnum: 3 name_1: 1E2259+586-OFFSET descr_1: TO BE SELECTED; STAR USED FOR OFFSET ACQ pos_1: RA = 22H 59M +/- 1M, pos_2: DEC = +58D 36' +/- 2' equinox: 1950 ! targnum: 4 name_1: 1E2259+586-CAND1 descr_1: TO BE FOUND CANDIDATE REMNANT pos_1: RA-OFF = +0M +/- 5S, pos_2: DEC-OFF = +0' +/- 1', pos_3: FROM 3 ! targnum: 5 name_1: 1E2259+586-CAND2 descr_1: TO BE FOUND CANDIDATE REMNANT pos_1: RA-OFF = +0M +/- 5S, pos_2: DEC-OFF = +0' +/- 1', pos_3: FROM 3 ! targnum: 6 name_1: 1E2259+586-CAND3 descr_1: TO BE FOUND CANDIDATE REMNANT pos_1: RA-OFF = +0M +/- 5S, pos_2: DEC-OFF = +0' +/- 1', pos_3: FROM 3 ! targnum: 7 name_1: LMC-N49 descr_1: GAMMA-RAY BURST SOURCE pos_1: RA = 05H 25M 56S +/- 1S, pos_2: DEC = -66D 07' 07" +/- 1" equinox: 1950 acqpr_1: ^ ! targnum: 8 name_1: LMC-N49-OFFSET descr_1: TO BE SELECTED; STAR USED FOR OFFSET ACQ pos_1: RA = 05H 25M +/- 1M, pos_2: DEC = -66D 07' +/- 2' equinox: 1950 ! targnum: 9 name_1: LMC-N49-CAND1 descr_1: TO BE FOUND CANDIDATE REMNANT pos_1: RA-OFF = +0M +/- 5S, pos_2: DEC-OFF = +0' +/- 1', pos_3: FROM 8 ! targnum: 10 name_1: LMC-N49-CAND2 descr_1: TO BE FOUND CANDIDATE REMNANT pos_1: RA-OFF = +0M +/- 5S, pos_2: DEC-OFF = +0' +/- 1', pos_3: FROM 8 ! targnum: 11 name_1: LMC-N49-CAND3 descr_1: TO BE FOUND CANDIDATE REMNANT pos_1: RA-OFF = +0M +/- 5S, pos_2: DEC-OFF = +0' +/- 1', pos_3: FROM 8 ! targnum: 12 name_1: CTB-80 descr_1: X-RAY SOURCE; descr_2: SNR pos_1: RA = 19H 51M 02.5S +/- 0.1S, pos_2: DEC = +32D 44' 50.2" +/- 0.1" equinox: 1950 acqpr_1: BKG ! targnum: 13 name_1: CTB-80-OFFSET descr_1: TO BE SELECTED; STAR USED FOR OFFSET ACQ pos_1: RA = 19H 51M +/- 1M, pos_2: DEC = +32D 44' +/- 2' equinox: 1950 ! targnum: 14 name_1: CTB-80-CAND1 descr_1: TO BE FOUND CANDIDATE REMNANT pos_1: RA-OFF = +0M +/- 5S, pos_2: DEC-OFF = +0' +/- 1', pos_3: FROM 13 ! targnum: 15 name_1: CTB-80-CAND2 descr_1: TO BE FOUND CANDIDATE REMNANT pos_1: RA-OFF = +0M +/- 5S, pos_2: DEC-OFF = +0' +/- 1', pos_3: FROM 13 ! targnum: 16 name_1: CTB-80-CAND3 descr_1: TO BE FOUND CANDIDATE REMNANT pos_1: RA-OFF = +0M +/- 5S, pos_2: DEC-OFF = +0' +/- 1', pos_3: FROM 13 ! ! end of fixed targets ! No solar system records found ! No generic target records found exposure_logsheet: linenum: 0.500 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: ACQP targname: # config: HSP/POL opmode: ACQ num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 2M s_to_n: # fluxnum_1: 1 priority: # ! linenum: 0.600 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: ACQ2 targname: # config: HSP/UV2 opmode: ACQ num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 2M s_to_n: # fluxnum_1: 1 priority: # ! linenum: 0.650 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: ACQV targname: # config: HSP/VIS opmode: ACQ num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 2M s_to_n: # fluxnum_1: 1 priority: # ! linenum: 0.700 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: ACQF targname: # config: FOS/RD opmode: ACQ/BINARY aperture: 4.3 sp_element: MIRROR num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 2M fluxnum_1: 1 priority: # ! linenum: 1.000 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: PULSE targname: # config: HSP/UV2 opmode: SINGLE aperture: 1.0 sp_element: F140LP num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 10M fluxnum_1: 1 priority: # param_1: SAMPLE-TIME=0.0000108, ! linenum: 2.000 sequence_1: ^ targname: # config: HSP/UV2 opmode: ^ aperture: 1.0 sp_element: F160LP num_exp: ^ time_per_exp: ^ fluxnum_1: ^ priority: # param_1: ^ ! linenum: 3.000 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: POL targname: # config: HSP/POL opmode: SINGLE aperture: POL0 sp_element: # num_exp: ^ time_per_exp: 180S fluxnum_1: ^ priority: ^ param_1: SAMPLE-TIME=0.1, req_1: SEQ 3-6 NO GAP; req_2: GUID TOL 0.020" / 3-6; ! linenum: 4.000 sequence_1: ^ targname: # config: ^ opmode: ^ aperture: POL90 sp_element: # num_exp: ^ time_per_exp: ^ fluxnum_1: ^ priority: ^ param_1: ^ ! linenum: 5.000 sequence_1: ^ targname: # config: ^ opmode: ^ aperture: POL45 sp_element: # num_exp: ^ time_per_exp: ^ fluxnum_1: ^ priority: ^ param_1: ^ ! linenum: 6.000 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: POL targname: # config: HSP/POL opmode: SINGLE aperture: POL135 sp_element: # num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 180S fluxnum_1: 1 priority: # param_1: SAMPLE-TIME=0.1, ! linenum: 7.100 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: WBLUE targname: # config: WFC opmode: IMAGE aperture: ALL sp_element: F336W num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 20M priority: ^ ! linenum: 7.200 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: PFIND targname: # config: PC opmode: IMAGE aperture: ALL sp_element: F702W num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 30M priority: # ! linenum: 8.000 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: WFIND targname: # config: WFC opmode: IMAGE aperture: ALL sp_element: F702W num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 20M priority: # ! linenum: 9.000 sequence_1: DEFINE FFT targname: # config: HSP/VIS opmode: SINGLE aperture: 1.0 sp_element: F160LP num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 40M priority: # param_1: SAMPLE-TIME=0.0001, ! linenum: 10.000 sequence_1: DEFINE sequence_2: CONF targname: ^ config: FOS/RD opmode: ACCUM aperture: 0.3 sp_element: G650L wavelength: 4000-8000 num_exp: 1 time_per_exp: 30M priority: ^ ! linenum: 10.900 sequence_1: USE ACQ2 targname: SS433 s_to_n: 10 s_to_n_time: 0.6S priority: 1 req_1: CYCLE 2 /10.9-16.5; req_2: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 11; ! linenum: 11.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: PULSE targname: SS433 priority: 1 req_1: PHASE 0.635 +/- 0.001 OF req_2: REF 12.0; ! linenum: 11.100 sequence_1: USE ACQ2 targname: ^ s_to_n: 10 s_to_n_time: 0.6S priority: ^ req_1: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 11.2; ! linenum: 11.200 sequence_1: USE PULSE targname: ^ priority: ^ req_1: REPEAT 11.1-11.2 EVERY 3.28D +/- 0.1D req_2: FOR 2 MORE TIMES; req_3: AFTER 11 BY 3.28D +/- 0.1D; ! linenum: 11.900 sequence_1: USE ACQ2 targname: SS433 s_to_n: 10 s_to_n_time: 0.6S priority: 1 req_1: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 12; ! linenum: 12.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: PULSE targname: SS433 priority: ^ req_1: PHASE 0.000 +/- 0.001; req_2: ZERO-PHASE JD 2443562.27 +/- 0.39D; req_3: PERIOD 162.532D +/- 0.062D; ! linenum: 12.050 sequence_1: USE ACQ2 targname: SS433 s_to_n: 10 s_to_n_time: 0.6S priority: 1 req_1: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 12.1; ! linenum: 12.100 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: PULSE targname: SS433 priority: 1 req_1: PHASE 0.131 +/- 0.001 req_2: OF REF 12.0; ! linenum: 12.150 sequence_1: USE ACQ2 targname: SS433 s_to_n: 10 s_to_n_time: 0.6S priority: 1 req_1: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 12.2; ! linenum: 12.200 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: PULSE targname: SS433 priority: ^ req_1: PHASE 0.311 +/- 0.001 req_2: OF REF 12.0; ! linenum: 12.250 sequence_1: USE ACQP targname: SS433 s_to_n: 10 s_to_n_time: 0.6S priority: 1 req_1: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 13 - 16; req_2: SEQ 12.25-16 NO GAP; ! linenum: 13.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: POL targname: SS433 sp_element: F216M time_per_exp: X5 priority: 2 req_1: COND IF TAC OK / 12.25-16.5; ! linenum: 14.000 sequence_1: ^ targname: ^ sp_element: F237M time_per_exp: X5 priority: ^ ! linenum: 15.000 sequence_1: ^ targname: ^ sp_element: F277M time_per_exp: X4 priority: ^ ! linenum: 16.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: POL targname: SS433 sp_element: F327M time_per_exp: X3 priority: 2 ! linenum: 16.050 sequence_1: USE ACQP targname: SS433 s_to_n: 10 s_to_n_time: 0.6S priority: 1 req_1: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 16.1; req_2: REPEAT 16.05-16.1 EVERY 2.19D +/- 0.1D req_3: FOR 4 MORE TIMES; ! linenum: 16.100 sequence_1: USE POL targname: SS433 sp_element: F277M time_per_exp: X4 priority: 2 req_1: AFTER 15 BY 2.19D +/- 0.1D; ! linenum: 16.450 sequence_1: USE ACQP targname: SS433 s_to_n: 10 s_to_n_time: 0.6S priority: 1 req_1: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 16.5; req_2: REPEAT 16.45-16.5 EVERY 27.25D req_3: +/- 1.5D FOR 4 MORE TIMES; ! linenum: 16.500 sequence_1: USE POL targname: SS433 sp_element: F277M time_per_exp: X4 priority: 2 req_1: AFTER 15 BY 27.25D +/- 1.5D; ! linenum: 17.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: PFIND targname: CTB-80 priority: 2 req_1: EARLY ACQ FOR 18-19.1; req_2: CYCLE 8 /17-23; comment_1: DELAY UNTIL WF/PC II ! linenum: 17.500 sequence_1: USE ACQV targname: CTB-80-CAND1 priority: 1 req_1: COND ON 17 IF STAR FOUND; req_2: INT ACQ FOR 18-19; ! linenum: 18.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: FFT targname: CTB-80-CAND1 priority: ^ req_1: COND ON 17 IF STAR FOUND; ! linenum: 19.000 sequence_1: ^ targname: CTB-80-CAND2 priority: ^ req_1: COND ON 17 IF STAR FOUND; ! linenum: 19.010 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: ACQF targname: CTB-80-OFFSET priority: ^ req_1: SEQ 19.01-19.1 NO GAP; req_2: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 19.1; req_3: AFTER 18 BY 14D +/- 7D; comment_1: AFTER 18 BY AT LEAST 7 DAYS SO comment_2: WE CAN ANALYZE FOURIER SPECTRUM. ! linenum: 19.100 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: CONF targname: CTB-80-CAND3 priority: 2 req_1: COND ON 18 IF PULSATION FOUND; comment_1: CAND3 IS EITHER CAND1 OR CAND2 comment_2: FROM ABOVE. ! linenum: 20.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: PFIND targname: 1E2259+586 priority: 2 req_1: EARLY ACQ FOR 21-23; ! linenum: 20.500 sequence_1: USE ACQV targname: 1E2259+586-CAND1 priority: 1 req_1: COND ON 20 IF STAR FOUND; req_2: INT ACQ FOR 21-22; ! linenum: 21.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: FFT targname: ^ priority: ^ req_1: COND ON 20 IF STAR FOUND; ! linenum: 22.000 sequence_1: ^ targname: 1E2259+586-CAND2 priority: ^ req_1: COND ON 20 IF STAR FOUND; ! linenum: 22.500 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: ACQF targname: 1E2259+586-OFFSET priority: ^ req_1: SEQ 22.5-23 NO GAP; req_2: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 23; req_3: AFTER 21 BY 14D +/- 7D; comment_1: AFTER 21 BY AT LEAST 7D SO comment_2: WE CAN ANALYZE FOURIER SPECTRUM. ! linenum: 23.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: CONF targname: 1E2259+586-CAND3 priority: ^ req_1: COND ON 21 IF PULSATION FOUND; ! linenum: 24.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: WFIND targname: LMC-N49 priority: ^ req_1: EARLY ACQ FOR 25-27; req_2: SEQ 24-24.1; req_3: CYCLE 8 /24-27; comment_1: DELAY UNTIL WF/PC II. ! linenum: 24.100 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: WBLUE targname: ^ priority: ^ ! linenum: 24.500 sequence_1: USE ACQV targname: LMC-N49-CAND1 priority: 1 req_1: COND ON 24 IF STAR FOUND; req_2: INT ACQ FOR 25-26; ! linenum: 25.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: FFT targname: LMC-N49-CAND1 priority: 2 req_1: COND ON 24 IF STAR FOUND; ! linenum: 26.000 sequence_1: ^ targname: LMC-N49-CAND2 priority: ^ req_1: COND ON 24 IF STAR FOUND; ! linenum: 26.500 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: ACQF targname: LMC-N49-OFFSET priority: ^ req_1: SEQ 26.5-27 NO GAP; req_2: ONBOARD ACQ FOR 27; req_3: AFTER 25 BY 14D +/- 7D; comment_1: AFTER 25 BY AT LEAST 7D SO comment_2: WE CAN ANALYZE FOURIER SPECTRUM. ! linenum: 27.000 sequence_1: USE sequence_2: CONF targname: LMC-N49-CAND3 priority: ^ req_1: COND ON 25 IF PULSATION FOUND; ! ! end of exposure logsheet ! 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