10638(  1) - 04/05/05 12:10  - [  1]

    PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS   ST ScI Use Only
                                                       ID:      10638
                                                       Version: 1
                                                       Check-in Date: 05-Apr-2005
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1.Proposal Title:
StarCAT
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2. Proposal For  3. Cycle  4. Parallel Pointing Tolerance
AR               14        <none>
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5. Investigators
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    PI: Dr. Thomas R. Ayres               University of Colorado at Boulder
   CoI: Dr. Seth Redfield                 University of Texas at Austin                 N

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6. Abstract

StarCAT is a two-year Legacy Archival project to assemble all of the STIS
ultraviolet echelle exposures of normal stars into a broad-ranging UV spectral
library. The STIS echelle collection will be unique for the decade, or more, that it
will take to reproduce the lost UV high-resolution capability in space.
Consequently, StarCAT will be an important resource for a wide variety of
investigations, for years to come. It follows-on an earlier Cycle 11 effort--
CoolCAT--focussing on late-type stars, which stands as a successful demonstration
project. But, StarCAT will capture as many as 300 targets and 2000 individual
spectra (6X CoolCAT), so it will have much further reach and impact. Equally
important, we can improve upon the CoolCAT post-processing procedures and employ the
definitive version of the STIS pipeline when it becomes available. StarCAT will
serve a broad cross-section of the community beyond the familiar stellar
enterprises, supporting work on the interstellar medium, asterospheres,
circumstellar environments, exoplanets, and more. Now, at the end of STIS
operations, is the time to undertake such a UV preservation effort for the benefit
of future researchers, before the current expertise with the instrument inevitably
fades away.
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            Summary Form for Proposal  10638

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