! Hubble Space Telescope Cycle 5 (1995) Phase II Proposal Template
! $Id: 5784,v 1.1 1994/12/14 18:49:17 pepsa Exp $
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!   Visit_Requirements and Special_Requirements keywords which can be
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! This partially completed template was generated from a Phase I proposal.
! Name of Phase I Proposal: arav-743.prop
! Date generated: Wed Dec 14 13:49:07 EST 1994
!

Proposal_Information                           ! Section 4
              Title:  Ionization Equilibrium in BALQSOs
  Proposal_Category:  AR
Scientific_Category:  Quasars
             Cycle:    5

Investigators
     PI_name:         Nahum Arav
     PI_Institution:  University of Colorado

          CoI_Name:   Kirk Korista
   CoI_Institution:   University of Kentucky
           Contact:             ! Y or N (designate at most one contact)

          CoI_Name:   Mitchell Begelman
   CoI_Institution:   University of Colorado
           Contact:             ! Y or N (designate at most one contact)

          CoI_Name:   Michael Shull
   CoI_Institution:   University of Colorado
           Contact:             ! Y or N (designate at most one contact)

          CoI_Name:   Martijn de Kool
   CoI_Institution:   Max-Planck Institute
           Contact:             ! Y or N (designate at most one contact)


Abstract:                                ! Free format text (please update)
    About 10\ resonance lines of ions from abundant species. One
    of the prominent questions in the study of these objects is:
    What is the ionization equilibrium that gives rise to the
    observed BALs? For answering this question, ground-based
    spectra are of limited value. The main problem is that only
    about four BALs are typically observed from the ground (even
    in high redshift QSOs), and each arises from a different
    element. Therefore, attempts at determining the ionization
    equilibrium from ground based spectra are foiled by too many
    free parameters.    However, the HST (through UV spectroscopy)
    has already observed many more BALs in a few objects, and
    combined with ground-based spectra we now have data on BALs
    from two to four ions for each of the CNO elements. This
    situation can  dramatically improve our understanding of the
    ionization equilibrium. We propose to perform a detailed
    analysis on the BALQSO data in the HST archive, in order to
    extract the column densities and attempt to determine the
    optical depth as a function of velocity for all these BALs. We
    then plan to use three of the available ionization codes to
    infer the intrinsic shape of the ionizing continuum, the
    ionization parameter and the abundance of different elements.

Questions                       ! Free format text (please update)

     Observing_Description:

   Real_Time_Justification:



Calibration_Justification:              ! Move appropriate text from Real_Time_Justification

      Additional_Comments:


Fixed_Targets                           ! Section 5.1
  Target_Number:
    Target_Name:
Alternate_Names:
    Description:
       Position:                        ! Most common specification format is
                                        ! RA=0H 0M 0.00S +/- 0S,
                                        ! DEC=0D 0' 0.0" +/- 0",
                                        ! PLATE-ID=0000
        Equinox:
        RV_or_Z:
          RA_PM:                        ! Units are seconds of time per year
         Dec_PM:                        ! Units are seconds of arc per year
          Epoch:
Annual_Parallax:
           Flux:                        ! Include at least V and B-V
       Comments:


Solar_System_Targets                    ! Section 5.2
  Target_Number:
    Target_Name:
    Description:
        Level_1:                        ! Satellite of Sun
        Level_2:                        ! Satellite of Level_1
        Level_3:                        ! Satellite of Level_2
         Window:
           Flux:                        ! Include at least V and B-V
       Comments:


Generic_Targets                         ! Section 5.3
  Target_Number:
    Target_Name:
    Description:
       Criteria:
           Flux:
       Comments:


Scan_Data                               ! Appendix B
    Scan_Number:
       FGS_Scan:
  Cont_or_Dwell:
   Dwell_Points:
     Dwell_Secs:
     Scan_Width:
    Scan_Length:
    Sides_Angle:
   Number_Lines:
      Scan_Rate:
  First_Line_PA:
     Scan_Frame:
  Length_Offset:
   Width_Offset:


! This is a template for a single visit containing a single exposure
! Repeat exposure and visit blocks as needed

Visits                                  ! Section 6
      Visit_Number:
Visit_Requirements:                     ! Section 7.1

! Uncomment or copy visit level special requirements needed
! Most of these requirements (including ORIENT) will limit scheduling

        ! PCS MODE [Fine | Gyro]
        ! GUIDing TOLerance <angle>
        ! ORIENTation <angle1> TO <angle2>
        ! ORIENTation <angle1> TO <angle2> FROM <visit>
        ! ORIENTation <angle1> TO <angle2> FROM NOMINAL
        ! SAME ORIENTation AS <visit>
        ! CVZ
        ! PARallel
        ! AFTER <visit> [BY <time1> [TO <time2>]]
        ! AFTER <date>
        ! BEFORE <date>
        ! BETWEEN <date1> AND <date2>
        ! GROUP <visit-list> WITHIN <time>
        ! PERIOD <time> AND ZERO-PHASE <date>
        ! SEQ <visit-list> WITHIN <time>
        ! ON HOLD [FOR <visit>]

  On_Hold_Comments:
    Visit_Comments:

     Exposure_Number:                   ! Section 6.5
         Target_Name:
              Config:
              Opmode:
            Aperture:
          Sp_Element:
          Wavelength:
 Optional_Parameters:
Number_of_Iterations:
   Time_Per_Exposure:
Special_Requirements:                   ! Section 7.2

! Uncomment or copy exposure level special requirements needed

        ! INTeractive ACQuisition FOR <exp-list>
        ! ONBOARD ACQuisition FOR <exp-list>
        ! POSition TARGet <x-value>,<y-value>
        ! SAME POSition AS <exp>
        ! DO FOR TARGets <targ-list>    ! FGS only
        ! PARallel WITH <exp>
        ! GROUP-FGS <exp-list> WITHIN <time>
        ! SPATIAL SCAN <#> [<exp-list> | SINGLE-EXP ]
        ! RT ANALYSIS [FOR <exp-list>]
        ! REQuires UPLINK
        ! DARK TIME
        ! END ORBIT
        ! EXPAND
        ! MAXimum DURation [<time> | <%>]
        ! MINimum DURation [<time> | <%>]
        ! NO SPLIT
        ! PHASE <number1[0,1]> TO <number2[0,1]>
        ! SEQuence <exp-list> NON-INTerruptible

            Comments:

Data_Distribution                       ! Defaults indicated; change if desired

         Medium:        8MM             ! 8MM or 6250BPI or 1600BPI
Blocking_Factor:        10              ! 10 or 1
                                        ! Only astronomers with very old 9-
                                        ! track tape drives should consider
                                        ! a blocking factor of 1

        Ship_To:        PI_Address      ! STSCI or PI_Address or <free-text>
                                        ! PI Address from Phase I is:
                                        !
                                                 !  CASA, campus box 389,
                                                 !   Boulder CO 80309-0389
                                        !
                                        !
       Ship_Via:        UPS             ! UPS (2-day) or OVERNIGHT
                                        ! Overnight shipping done at PI expense

Recipient_Email:                        ! Needed if Ship_To: is not PI_Address
                                        ! <free-text>

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