Fundamental properties of novae outburst: Coordinated HST and XMM ToO observations

Sensitive exposures should have an ETC run number provided. Sensitive exposures should have an ETC run number provided. Sensitive exposures should have an ETC run number provided. This is the submission for the last two orbits of the allotted time. The first is the 2nd visit of nova V1369 Cen. It is the same set up as earlier, namely 3 E140H plus 2 E230M exposures. The source is slightly fainter than before according to the AAVSO light curve so there should be no MAMA problems. We request this observation be obtained as close to the end of the visibility window (Oct 5th) as possible). The other observation is the final visit of nova V339 Del. It consists of 1 E140M and 2 E230M exposures. The AAVSO light curve of this source has only declined by about 0.5 magnitudes since the last visit. visit 6: change aperture to F28X50LP on exp. 1 change exposure labels to 'ToO1d' to match the visit name. -65906641 ----- Attempting Submission 7 (Tue Mar 25 21:18:18 GMT 2014) ----- ----- Attempting Submission 8 (Thu Jul 17 14:44:10 GMT 2014) ----- HST Phase II Proposal 13388 (v1369cenv1apt) successfully submitted. ----- Attempting Submission 9 (Wed Jul 23 15:17:11 GMT 2014) ----- ----- Attempting Submission 10 (Mon Sep 15 00:01:16 GMT 2014) ----- ----- Attempting Submission 11 (Mon Sep 22 12:13:51 GMT 2014) ----- The main error is an exposure over run in the first orbit which is weird since that has already been completed. Not sure how to fix that. Fundamental properties of novae outburst: Coordinated HST and XMM ToO observations We propose non-disruptive ToO observations of two optically bright Galactic novae in outburst to observe their temporal UV evolution using the HST/STIS echelle. One ToO will target a Carbon-Oxygen type nova, which are not in the Galactic archive, and the other ToO will be reserved for the next high energy gamma-ray detected nova. The Fermi/LAT detection of high energy gamma-rays is a recent and unexpected discovery whose mechanism in classical novae is not currently understood. In both cases, UV spectroscopy is essential for determining the physical properties of the ejecta which carry the imprint of the thermonuclear runaway: elemental abundances, mass, dynamics, and structure. The UV provides the only opportunity to observe important nucleosynthetic ions, especially carbon, and the full velocity and density structure of the ejecta along with direct measurement of ions along the interstellar line of sight. STIS is currently the only instrument that provides the necessary resolution (R = 30,000 - 45,000) in the UV (1100-3100 Angstroms). Each nova target would also be observed with a single, high resolution XMM/RGS exposure (E/DeltaE ~ 500) obtained while X-ray luminous (as determined by our Swift X-ray monitoring). The XMM observations provide critical information about the conditions of the hot, luminous white dwarf that powers the radiative outburst and cannot be obtained from the low spectral resolution Swift X-ray imaging. We will combine this UV and X-ray dataset with our existing ground based optical, infrared, and radio plus Swift X-ray/UV nova ToO programs to obtain fully pan-chromatic observations of two novae in outburst. The objective of the project is to obtain multiple high resolution UV spectra of two nova ToOs during their outburst and supplement the UV data set with a single XMM exposure for each source. All HST orbits will use multiple STIS medium echelle settings to obtain wavelength coverage from 1100-3100 Angstroms. We were awarded 3 HST orbits and 25 ks for each ToO. Once a candidate nova is identified, the first HST orbit will be obtained as soon as a non-disruptive ToO can be scheduled, e.g. 2-3 weeks, so that we obtain the early optically thick phase. A second HST orbit would be scheduled once our Swift monitoring program has indicated that the source is transitioning to a Super Soft Source (SSS) phase in X-rays. The last HST orbit would be scheduled while the source was a SSS and would be complimented, but not necessarily coordinated with, the XMM exposure. --------- Additional Comments ---------- We requested and were granted long term status to extended the observations into cycle 22 if necessary. 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CASM was run in Phase II mode. 1410739064428 Revised first visit to account for the bright Nova Del 2013. 1379479160000 108.84574563054008 (Tic-Visit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "01" :proposal-version -1 :trans-version "20140605" :date "14-Sep-2014 19:57:43.0" :trans-errors '(:WARNINGS 1 :ERRORS 0 :HEALTH-AND-SAFETY 0 :FATAL-ERRORS 0 :CONTINUABLE-FATALS 0) :number-of-orbits 1 :saa-model "24" :si-bright-earth-limb-angle 20.0 :data-volume 522448 :tdrss-contact-duration 0 :coron NIL ) (Tic-Obset :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "01" :obset-id "01" :pcs-mode "FGS" ) (Tic-Orbit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "01" :orbit-number 1 :pcs-time 333 :si-vis-utilization 2911 :al-overhead-at-end 0 :internal-dur-at-end 394 :dark-offset NIL :dark-utilization 0 :max-dark-utilization 1920 :low-sky "N" :pcs-visibility 3232 :pcs-gap 0 ) true 1 1 Timing link suitability includes constraints ([02 After 01 by 60.0 to 365.0 days] [03 After 02 by 60.0 to 365.0 days]) The scheduling data was generated by CASM 22.2. CASM was run in Phase II mode. 1410739066542 Second visit of ToO1 1385070217000 63.1363865263032 (Tic-Visit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "02" :proposal-version -1 :trans-version "20140605" :date "14-Sep-2014 19:57:45.0" :trans-errors '(:WARNINGS 0 :ERRORS 0 :HEALTH-AND-SAFETY 0 :FATAL-ERRORS 0 :CONTINUABLE-FATALS 0) :number-of-orbits 1 :saa-model "24" :si-bright-earth-limb-angle 20.0 :data-volume 261424 :tdrss-contact-duration 0 :coron NIL ) (Tic-Obset :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "02" :obset-id "02" :pcs-mode "FGS" ) (Tic-Orbit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "02" :orbit-number 1 :pcs-time 333 :si-vis-utilization 2859 :al-overhead-at-end 0 :internal-dur-at-end 394 :dark-offset NIL :dark-utilization 0 :max-dark-utilization 1920 :low-sky "N" :pcs-visibility 3232 :pcs-gap 0 ) true 1 0 Timing link suitability includes constraints ([03 After 02 by 60.0 to 365.0 days]) The scheduling data was generated by CASM 22.2. CASM was run in Phase II mode. 1410739069985 Third visit of ToO1 1397867628000 262.7651192655034 (Tic-Visit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "03" :proposal-version -1 :trans-version "20140605" :date "14-Sep-2014 19:57:48.0" :trans-errors '(:WARNINGS 0 :ERRORS 0 :HEALTH-AND-SAFETY 0 :FATAL-ERRORS 0 :CONTINUABLE-FATALS 0) :number-of-orbits 1 :saa-model "24" :si-bright-earth-limb-angle 20.0 :data-volume 371856 :tdrss-contact-duration 0 :coron NIL ) (Tic-Obset :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "03" :obset-id "03" :pcs-mode "FGS" ) (Tic-Orbit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "03" :orbit-number 1 :pcs-time 333 :si-vis-utilization 2894 :al-overhead-at-end 0 :internal-dur-at-end 379 :dark-offset NIL :dark-utilization 0 :max-dark-utilization 1920 :low-sky "N" :pcs-visibility 3232 :pcs-gap 0 ) true 1 0 The scheduling data was generated by CASM 22.2. CASM was run in Phase II mode. 1410739072879 First visit of V1369 Cen 1407831421000 117.27534331501408 (Tic-Visit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "04" :proposal-version -1 :trans-version "20140605" :date "14-Sep-2014 19:57:51.0" :trans-errors '(:WARNINGS 0 :ERRORS 0 :HEALTH-AND-SAFETY 0 :FATAL-ERRORS 0 :CONTINUABLE-FATALS 0) :number-of-orbits 1 :saa-model "24" :si-bright-earth-limb-angle 20.0 :data-volume 435440 :tdrss-contact-duration 0 :coron NIL ) (Tic-Obset :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "04" :obset-id "04" :pcs-mode "FGS" ) (Tic-Orbit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "04" :orbit-number 1 :pcs-time 333 :si-vis-utilization 3134 :al-overhead-at-end 0 :internal-dur-at-end 394 :dark-offset NIL :dark-utilization 0 :max-dark-utilization 1920 :low-sky "N" :pcs-visibility 3470 :pcs-gap 0 ) true 1 0 The scheduling data was generated by CASM 22.2. CASM was run in Phase II mode. 1410651208137 Second visit of V1369 Cen 1412344001000 156.70050266721108 (Tic-Visit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "05" :proposal-version -1 :trans-version "20140605" :date "13-Sep-2014 19:33:28.0" :trans-errors '(:WARNINGS 0 :ERRORS 0 :HEALTH-AND-SAFETY 0 :FATAL-ERRORS 0 :CONTINUABLE-FATALS 0) :number-of-orbits 1 :saa-model "24" :si-bright-earth-limb-angle 20.0 :data-volume 435440 :tdrss-contact-duration 0 :coron NIL ) (Tic-Obset :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "05" :obset-id "05" :pcs-mode "FGS" ) (Tic-Orbit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "05" :orbit-number 1 :pcs-time 333 :si-vis-utilization 3134 :al-overhead-at-end 0 :internal-dur-at-end 394 :dark-offset NIL :dark-utilization 0 :max-dark-utilization 1920 :low-sky "N" :pcs-visibility 3470 :pcs-gap 0 ) true 1 0 The scheduling data was generated by CASM 22.2. CASM was run in Phase II mode. 1410651452605 Last visit of V339 Del (Tic-Visit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "06" :proposal-version -1 :trans-version "20140605" :date "13-Sep-2014 19:37:32.0" :trans-errors '(:WARNINGS 0 :ERRORS 0 :HEALTH-AND-SAFETY 0 :FATAL-ERRORS 0 :CONTINUABLE-FATALS 0) :number-of-orbits 1 :saa-model "24" :si-bright-earth-limb-angle 20.0 :data-volume 261424 :tdrss-contact-duration 0 :coron NIL ) (Tic-Obset :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "06" :obset-id "06" :pcs-mode "FGS" ) (Tic-Orbit :proposal-id 13388 :visit-id "06" :orbit-number 1 :pcs-time 333 :si-vis-utilization 2895 :al-overhead-at-end 0 :internal-dur-at-end 394 :dark-offset NIL :dark-utilization 0 :max-dark-utilization 1920 :low-sky "N" :pcs-visibility 3232 :pcs-gap 0 ) false 1 0 On hold until the first ToO target is a bright X-ray source as determined by Swift monitoring.