!  File:  4984C.PROP
!  Database:  PEPDB
!  Date:  23-FEB-1994:13:40:54

coverpage:

  title_1:         UV LINE PROFILES OF AM HER STARS:LATER CYCLE - EXPO
    sci_cat:       STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS
    sci_subcat:    SUBLUMINOUS STARS
    proposal_for:  GTO/HRS
    pi_title:      DR.
    pi_fname:      JOHN
    pi_mi:         B.
    pi_lname:      HUTCHINGS
    pi_inst:       DOMINION ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
    pi_country:    CANADA
    pi_phone:      (604) 388-0018
    keywords_1:    AM HER STARS, EMISSION LINE PROFILES, MAGNETIC FIELDS
    hours_pri:     2.00
    num_pri:       3
! end of coverpage

abstract:

    line_1:        AM Her type binaries contain highly magnetic accreting White Dwarf stars.
    line_2:        Emission lines originate in complex columns of accreting material and their
    line_3:        profiles change significantly in times of a few minutes as the line of sight
    line_4:        geometry alters with binary phase. IUE data reveal that emission lines are
    line_5:        present in the UV spectrum but lack the spectral and time resolution to study
    line_6:        profile changes. The UV resonance lines arise in different parts of the
    line_7:        accretion column from the visible - so will allow new insights into the
    line_8:        accretion mechanisms.

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! end of abstract

general_form_proposers:

  lname:           COWLEY
    fname:         A.
    mi:            P.
    inst:          ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    country:       USA

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  lname:           CRAMPTON
    fname:         D.
    inst:          DOMINION ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
    country:       CANADA

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  lname:           HUTCHINGS
    fname:         JOHN
    mi:            B.
    inst:          DOMINION ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
    country:       CANADA

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! end of general_form_proposers block

general_form_text:

  question:        3
    section:       1
    line_1:        The longest available continuous run is required on each object. In addition,
    line_2:        the object should not be in one of its (rare) low states. Thus, scheduling is
    line_3:        required to be known far enough ahead to react to the known state of the
    line_4:        target.
    line_6:        Readouts are required every 5 minutes for as long as the target is available.
    line_7:        If earth occultation time is not charged it may help to acquire the target
    line_8:        before earth occultation, and start observing immediately it becomes available
    line_9:        again.

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  question:        4
    section:       1
    line_1:        ST is the only instrument able to acquire these UV data. HRS lowest dispersion
    line_2:        provides the best compromise of S/N and time and spectral resolution.

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  question:        5
    section:       1
    line_1:        Observations should be aborted or rescheduled if star is in low state.

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  question:        6
    section:       1
    line_1:        Uninterrupted exposures required to provide continuous coverage of rapidly
    line_2:        changing spectral lines.

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  question:        7
    section:       1
    line_1:        All data reductions can be made at DAO from ST standard output. Line
    line_2:        velocities, profiles and intensities will be derived to study orbital and
    line_3:        non-orbital velocities, and derive models for the mass-transfer process.
    line_4:        Continuum data will simultaneously yield spectral index or temperature changes,
    line_5:        and possibly varying cyclotron emission overtones.

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  question:        8
    section:       1
    line_1:        Need to know scheduled observation date in time to obtain ground-based
    line_2:        information on high/low state, and possibly request rescheduling.

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  question:        10
    section:       1
    line_1:        All scientific data reductions and other support.

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  question:        13
    section:       1
    line_1:        Continuous 5m readouts will be taken for >/= 30 minutes of the UV spectra of 3
    line_2:        AM Her binaries, at resolution 2000 in the far UV.

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!end of general form text

general_form_address:

  lname:           HUTCHINGS
    fname:         JOHN
    mi:            B.
    title:         PROF.
    category:      PI
    inst:          DOMINION ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
    addr_1:        5071 W. SAANICH ROAD
    addr_2:        R.R. #5
    addr_3:        V8X 4M6
    city:          VICTORIA
    state:         BC
    country:       CANADA
    phone:         (604) 388-0018
    telex:         0497295

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! end of general_form_address records

fixed_targets:

    targnum:       1
    name_1:        EF-ERI
    descr_1:       MAWD BINARY
    pos_1:         RA = 03H 14M 13.08S +/- 1",
    pos_2:         DEC = -22D 35' 41.5" +/- 1"
    equinox:       2000

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    targnum:       2
    name_1:        VV-PUP
    descr_1:       MAWD BINARY
    pos_1:         RA = 08H 12M 52S +/- 1",
    pos_2:         DEC = -18D 53' 52" +/- 1"
    equinox:       1950

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    targnum:       3
    name_1:        AM-HER
    descr_1:       MAWD BINARY
    pos_1:         RA = 18H 14M 58.6S +/- 1",
    pos_2:         DEC = 49D 50' 55" +/- 1"
    equinox:       1950
    comment_1:     UV FLUXES KNOWN FROM IUE

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! end of fixed targets

! No solar system records found

! No generic target records found

exposure_logsheet:

    linenum:       1.000
    sequence_1:    DEFINE
    sequence_2:    OBS.
    targname:      #
    config:        HRS
    opmode:        ACQ
    aperture:      2.0
    sp_element:    MIRROR-N2
    num_exp:       1
    time_per_exp:  10S
    priority:      #
    param_1:       SEARCH-SIZE=3,
    param_2:       FAINT=400
    req_1:         ONBOARD ACQ FOR 2;
    req_2:         DARK TIME

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    linenum:       1.200
    sequence_1:    ^
    targname:      ^
    config:        ^
    opmode:        ^
    aperture:      2.0
    sp_element:    MIRROR-N2
    num_exp:       1
    time_per_exp:  53.0S
    fluxnum_1:     1
    priority:      1
    param_1:       SEARCH-SIZE=1,
    param_2:       MAP=END-POINT,
    param_3:       LOCATE=NO,
    param_4:       FAINT=0
    req_1:         ONBOARD ACQ FOR 2
    comment_1:     TAKE MAP AFTER SLEW, WITH
    comment_2:     200 MSEC INTEGRATIONS

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    linenum:       2.000
    sequence_1:    ^
    targname:      ^
    config:        ^
    opmode:        ACCUM
    aperture:      2.0
    sp_element:    G140L
    wavelength:    1380-1660
    num_exp:       8
    time_per_exp:  5M
    priority:      #
    req_1:         NON-INT

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    linenum:       3.000
    sequence_1:    USE
    sequence_2:    OBS.
    targname:      EF-ERI
    priority:      1
    req_1:         CYCLE 9

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! end of exposure logsheet

! No scan data records found