New WFPC2 visits 45, 46, and 47 replace the ACS visits 15, 25, and 35.
new between, earlier by a week.
----- Attempting Submission 5 (Thu Mar 01 08:01:21 GMT 2007) -----
----- Attempting Submission 6 (Mon Apr 16 10:13:05 GMT 2007) -----
----- Attempting Submission 7 (Mon Apr 16 14:04:25 GMT 2007) -----
Phase II Proposal 10910 (10910) successfully submitted.
----- Attempting Submission 8 (Mon Apr 16 14:10:12 GMT 2007) -----
Phase II Proposal 10910 (10910) successfully submitted.
----- Attempting Submission 9 (Mon Apr 16 14:25:10 GMT 2007) -----
----- Attempting Submission 10 (Wed Apr 18 15:56:55 GMT 2007) -----
There is an error message about coordinate systems, but I think
it is OK.
HST / Chandra Monitoring of a Dramatic Flare in the M87 Jet
As the nearest galaxy with an optical jet, M87 affords an unparalleled opportunity to study extragalactic jet phenomena at the highest resolution. During 2002, HST and Chandra monitoring of the M87 jet detected a dramatic flare in knot HST-1 located ~1" from the nucleus. Its optical brightness eventually increased seventy-fold and peaked in 2005; the X-rays show a similarly dramatic outburst. In both bands HST-1 is still extremely bright and greatly outshines the galaxy nucleus. To our knowledge this is the first incidence of an optical or X-ray outburst from a jet region which is spatially distinct from the core source -- this presents an unprecedented opportunity to study the processes responsible for non-thermal variability and the X-ray emission.
We propose five epochs of HST/ACS flux monitoring during Cycle 15, as well as seven epochs of Chandra/ACIS observation (5ksec each, five Chandra epochs contemporary with HST). At two of the HST/ACS epochs we also gather spectral information and map the magnetic field structure.
The results of this investigation are of key importance not only for understanding the nature of the X-ray emission of the M87 jet, but also for understanding flares in blazar jets, which are highly variable, but where we have never before been able to resolve the flaring region in the optical or X-rays. These observations will allow us to test synchrotron emission models for the X-ray outburst, constrain particle acceleration and loss timescales, and study the jet dynamics associated with this flaring component.
Visits 31-35: Flux monitoring and proper motions of knots in the M87 Jet. We will obtain ACS/HRC F250W images of the jet using a setup which duplicates our recent Cycle 13 monitor observations. A single orbit is required. The superluminal knots in region HST-1 which have estimated fluxes 2 * 10^-18 erg cm^-2 s^-1 AA^-1 at 3000Angstrom\ (assuming a nu^-1 spectrum found in nearby knots) will have SNR=24 in 2400 sec. Sub-exposures will be dithered to improve PSF sampling by the 0.05" pixels and minimize detector artifacts; a large 3" dither is also used to remove the occulting finger. The observations are scheduled to be within 3 days of Chandra M87 observations (where possible); the Chandra observations are an important part of this program. Short polarization observations in either F330W or F606W are included to allow correction of instrumental polarization effects on the observed F250W fluxes (theses are needed since the target is expected to be highly polarized). Visits 11, 15: ACS/HRC multi-band observations roughly 6 months apart. Images taken in F220W, F475W, and F814W for derivation of optical spectral indicies. Again a large dither is used to avoid data loss due to the occulting finger. Visit 21, 25: ACS/HRC F606W polarimetry is performed so as to derive the magnetic field configuation of the jet, and especially region HST-1. Same large dithers are used to avoid the occulting finger.
Visit 43 replaces visit 33 due to ACS failure. 30-jan-2007
Visit 44 replaces visit 34 due to ACS failure. 28-feb-2007 JB
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