Page 1 PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS ST ScI Use Only ID 4201c Report Date: 09-May-96:19:25 Version: ********** Check-in Date: ********** 1.Proposal Title: SPECTROPOLARIMETRY OF QSOS, BLAZARS AND AGN: FUTURE-CYCLE CONTINUATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Scientific Category 3. Proposal For 4. Proposal Type 5. Continuation ID QUASARS & AGN GTO/FOS 1029 Sub Category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Principal Investigator Institution Country Telephone J. roger P Angel UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Abstract Measurement of the spectrum of polarization has proven to be a powerful tool in deciphering emission processes and source geometry in AGN. This program will extend these observations into the UV below 3000A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Scientific Key Words: QSOS, BLAZARS, SEYFERT, AGN, POLARIZATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. Est obs time (hours) pri: 13.56 par: 0 10. Num targs pri: 5 par: 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Instruments requested: FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 I. GENERAL FORM Proposal 4201c PI: J. roger P Angel Proposal Title: SPECTROPOLARIMETRY OF QSOS, BLAZARS AND AGN: FUTURE-CYCLE CONTINUATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Proposers: Proposers Institution Country ESA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Edward Beaver UC, SAN DIEGO USA Dr. E. Margaret Burbidge UC, SAN DIEGO USA Dr. J. Roger P Angel UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA USA Dr. Bruce Margon WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF USA Dr. Holland C Ford JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY USA Dr. Frank Bartko MARTIN MARIETTA CORPORATION USA Dr. Arthur F Davidsen JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY USA Dr. Richard J Harms APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION USA Dr. Ralph Bohlin SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE USA INSTITUTE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Description of proposed observations. The spectrum of polarization for a number of AGN of diverse type will be observed with the FOS spectropolarimeter. Targets include QSOs, Seyfert galaxies, and BL Lac objects. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Justification of need for HST observations. The ST is needed to do spectropolarimetry below 3000A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Description of special scheduling requirements. Blazars are so rapidly variable that any observation must be completed within a few hours. 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 Prop ID 1430 Polarimetric y-bases (lines 103,104) and polarimetric wavelength calibrations (lines 105,106) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. Spectropolarimetry of QSOs, BL Lac objects, Blazars, Seyferts, and other AGN, are obtained in order to decipher emission and scattering processes and source geometry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. Address Information Name: RICHARD ALLEN Category: CON Institution: STEWARD OBSERVATORY Address: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA City: TUCSON State: AZ Zip Code: 85721 Country: USA Telephone: 602-621-7661 Telex (or e-mail): 467175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: J. ROGER P. ANGEL Category: PI Institution: STEWARD OBSERVATORY Address: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA City: TUCSON State: AZ Zip Code: 85721 Country: USA Telephone: 602-621-7661 Telex (or e-mail): 467175 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET LIST a) Fixed Targets ID = 4201c [ 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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 OJ287 E,316 RA=8H 54M 48.89S +/- 1", 2000 Z=.306 DEC=20D 06' 30.1" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=0204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 OI090.4 E,316 RA=7H 57M 06.67S +/- 1", 2000 DEC=9D 56' 34.7" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=02UX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 PKS2155-304 E,316 RA=21H 58M 52.00S +/- 1", 2000 Z=.117 DEC=-30D 13' 32.3" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=02J3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 H0323+022 E,316 RA=3H 26M 13.92S +/- 1", 2000 DEC=2D 25' 14.7" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=0174 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 MRK486 E,312 RA=15H 36M 38.36S +/- 1", 2000 Z=.039 DEC=54D 33' 33.1" +/- 1", PLATE-ID=01BT, TBD-EARLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 4201c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 43 OJ287 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=720000 1 1.5S 1 CYCLE 9 / 43.0- BINARY 45.0 SEQ 43.0-45.0 NO GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 44.0-45.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 44 OJ287 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.7X2.0 MIRROR TYPE=DOWN 1 1S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 45 PEAK -BAR SEARCH-SIZE=11 SCAN-STEP=0.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 45 OJ287 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.7X2.0 G650L 3770- 1 1500S 1 -BAR 8715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 OI090.4 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=720000 1 5.0S 1 CYCLE 9 /51.0-53.0 BINARY SEQ 51.0-53.0 NO GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 52.0-53.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52 OI090.4 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.7X2.0 MIRROR TYPE=DOWN 1 1S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 53 PEAK -BAR SEARCH-SIZE=11 SCAN-STEP=0.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 53 OI090.4 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.7X2.0 G650L 3770- 1 1500S 1 -BAR 8715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 59 PKS2155-304 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=720000 1 0.66S 1 CYCLE 9 /59.0-61.0 BINARY SEQ 59.0-61.0 NO GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 60.0-61.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60 PKS2155-304 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.7X2.0 MIRROR TYPE=DOWN 1 1S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 61 PEAK -BAR SEARCH-SIZE=11 SCAN-STEP=0.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61 PKS2155-304 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.7X2.0 G650L 3770- 1 1500S 1 -BAR 8715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 70 H0323+022 FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=720000 1 66S 1 CYCLE 3 / 70.0- BINARY 72.0 SEQ 70.0-72.0 NO GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 71.0-72.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71 H0323+022 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G190H 1600- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.1 H0323+022 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G270H 2227- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 3306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 4201c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.2 H0323+022 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G190H 1600- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.3 H0323+022 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G190H 1600- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71.4 H0323+022 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G270H 2227- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 3306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 72 H0323+022 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G190H 1600- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 77 H0323+022 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=720000 1 25S 1 CYCLE 9 / 77.0- BINARY 79.0 SEQ 77.0-79.0 NO GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 78.0-79.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 78 H0323+022 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.7X2.0 MIRROR TYPE=DOWN 1 1S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 79 PEAK -BAR SEARCH-SIZE=11 SCAN-STEP=0.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 79 H0323+022 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.7X2.0 G650L 3770- 1 1500S 1 -BAR 8715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 88 MRK486 FOS/BL ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=720000 1 6.6S 1 CYCLE 3 / 88.0- BINARY 89.3 SEQ 88.0-89.3 NO GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 89.1-89.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 89.1 MRK486 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G190H 1600- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 89.2 MRK486 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G270H 2227- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 3306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 89.3 MRK486 FOS/BL ACCUM 4.3 G190H 1600- POLSCAN=8B 1 1440S 1 2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 93 MRK486 FOS/RD ACQ/ 4.3 MIRROR BRIGHT=720000 1 3.0S 1 CYCLE 9 / 93.0- BINARY 95.0 SEQ 93.0-95.0 NO GAP ONBOARD ACQ FOR 94.0-95.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 94 MRK486 FOS/RD ACQ/ 0.7X2.0 MIRROR TYPE=DOWN 1 1S 1 ONBOARD ACQ FOR PEAK -BAR SEARCH-SIZE=11 95.0 SCAN-STEP=0.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXPOSURE LOGSHEET ID = 4201c [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 95 MRK486 FOS/RD ACCUM 0.7X2.0 G650L 3770- 1 1500S 1 -BAR 8715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary Form for Proposal 4201c [ 7] Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations FOS/RD FOS/BL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACQ/BINARY ACQ/PEAK ACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters BRIGHT TYPE=DOWN SEARCH-SIZE=11 SCAN-STEP=0.05 POLSCAN=8B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposal for GTO/FOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S/C Hours 13.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Category QUASARS & AGN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific Sub-category ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements CYCLE 9 / 43.0-45.0; SEQ 43.0-45.0 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 44.0-45.0 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 45 CYCLE 9 /51.0-53.0; SEQ 51.0-53.0 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 52.0-53.0 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 53 CYCLE 9 /59.0-61.0; SEQ 59.0-61.0 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 60.0-61.0 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 61 CYCLE 3 / 70.0-72.0; SEQ 70.0-72.0 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 71.0-72.0 CYCLE 9 / 77.0-79.0; SEQ 77.0-79.0 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 78.0-79.0 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 79 CYCLE 3 / 88.0-89.3; SEQ 88.0-89.3 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 89.1-89.3 CYCLE 9 / 93.0-95.0; SEQ 93.0-95.0 NO GAP; ONBOARD ACQ FOR 94.0-95.0 ONBOARD ACQ FOR 95.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements MIRROR G650L G190H G270H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names OJ287 OI090.4 PKS2155-304 H0323+022 MRK486 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------