11672( 4) - 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 11672 Version: 4 Check-in Time: 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 STScI Edit Number: 1 Title Microlensing of the Broad Line Region in the Most Anomalous Lensed Quasar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Dr. Charles R. Keeton Rutgers the State University of New Jersey CoI: Mr. Ross Fadely Rutgers the State University of New Jersey N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract The gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J0924+0219 has highly anomalous flux ratios: image D is more than a factor of 10 fainter than expected if the lens galaxy has a smooth mass distribution. From previous HST spectra (Keeton et al. 2006) and photometric variability (Morgan et al. 2006) we know the anomalous continuum flux ratios are caused by microlensing by stars in the lens galaxy. However, with existing data we do not know whether the anomalous emission line flux ratios are caused by microlensing by stars or millilensing by dark matter clumps. With just four orbits we can measure spectra at two more epochs and determine unambiguously whether the quasar's broad line region (BLR) is microlensed. If the emission line flux ratios vary, that would prove the BLR is microlensed and make SDSS0924 only the second known quasar with microlensing of an optical broad emission line. In this case we would be able to constrain the BLR size and and relative densities of stars and dark matter in the lens galaxy. Conversely, if the emission line flux ratios do not vary, that would prove the BLR is millilensed rather than microlensed, and make SDSS0924 the first lens known to have both microlensing (of the continuum) and millilensing (of the BLR). This would usher in a new and rich field of multiscale lensing. The conclusions about small-scale structure in galaxies and quasars will be exciting in either case. This experiment is infeasible with ground-based telescopes, but with HST it is easy and fast to make this powerful test of small-scale structure in SDSS0924. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ Our target, SDSS 0924+0219, is a strong gravitational lens system featuring four images of a background quasar surrounding a foreground early-type galaxy. Our goal is to determine whether and how the spectra of the quasar images vary with time. In May 2005 we obtained dispersed images of our target using ACS/HRC with the sapphire prism PR200L (program GO-9854). With proposal 11672 we were approved to repeat those observations to look for spectral variability, but since ACS/HRC is no longer available we now propose to switch to STIS. With the G430L grating we will obtain wavelength coverage that matches well with our previous observations and provides significantly improved spectral resolution. In three of the orbits we will place a longslit over the lensed images A and D in order to obtain simultaneous spectra of the two most important quasar images. In the fourth orbit we will shift the slit to obtain a spectrum of the lens galaxy, in order to remove any galaxy contamination of the quasar spectra. We specify ORIENT constraints in order to get both quasar images in the slit, 11672( 4) - 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 - [ 2] and use the same constraints when observing the galaxy in order to enable accurate subtraction. (Note that we are principally interested in flux ratios between the quasar images, so precise absolute calibration across epochs is not essential.) Real Time Justification ----------------------- Calibration Justification ------------------------- Additional Comments ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11672( 4) - 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 - [ 3] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSS-J0924+0 GALAXY, ELLIPTICAL, RA=09H24M55.8293S +/- 0.01", J2000 V = 19.6 +/- 0.5 219-IMG-A GRAVITATIONAL LENS, QSO DEC=+02D19'25.36" +/- 0.01" Reference Frame: ICRS Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSS-J0924+0 GALAXY, ELLIPTICAL, RA=09H24M55.8293S +/- 0.01", J2000 V = 19.6 +/- 0.5 219-IMG-A-OF GRAVITATIONAL LENS, QSO DEC=+02D19'25.36" +/- 0.01" FSET Reference Frame: ICRS Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SDSS-J0924+0 GALAXY, ELLIPTICAL, RA-OFF=-0.012S +/- 0.001S, J2000 V = 22.7 +/- 0.5 219-GAL GRAVITATIONAL LENS, QSO DEC-OFF=-0.8685" +/- 0.01", FROM 2 Reference Frame: ICRS Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11672( 4) - 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 - [ 4] Patterns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pattern_Number: 1 Primary_Pattern Secondary_Pattern Pattern_Type STIS-ALONG-SLIT Pattern_Purpose DITHER Number_Of_Points 2 Point_Spacing 0.48241 Line_Spacing Coordinate_Frame POS-TARG Pattern_Orient 90.0 Angle_Between_Sides Center_Pattern NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11672( 4) - 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 - [ 5] Visit: 01 Visit Requirements: ORIENT 352.6D TO 354.3 D; GROUP 01, 02, 03, 04 WITHIN 14D On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSS-J0924+ STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 20 S 0219-IMG-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSS-J0924+ STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 CR-SPLIT=2 1 1020 S PATTERN 1 2 0219-IMG-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sub Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target | Exp |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Cent.|Primary |Secondary |Iteration |CR-SPLIT |Orbit |Duration Name | Num |Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Wave.|Pattern Pos |Pattern Pos |Num |Num |Number | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 1 none none 1 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 1 none none 2 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 2 none none 1 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 2 none none 2 1 N/A -A 11672( 4) - 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 - [ 6] Visit: 02 Visit Requirements: ORIENT 352.6D TO 354.3 D On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSS-J0924+ STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 20 S 0219-IMG-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSS-J0924+ STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 CR-SPLIT=2 1 1020 S PATTERN 1 2 0219-IMG-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sub Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target | Exp |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Cent.|Primary |Secondary |Iteration |CR-SPLIT |Orbit |Duration Name | Num |Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Wave.|Pattern Pos |Pattern Pos |Num |Num |Number | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 1 none none 1 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 1 none none 2 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 2 none none 1 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 2 none none 2 1 N/A -A 11672( 4) - 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 - [ 7] Visit: 03 Visit Requirements: ORIENT 352.6D TO 354.3 D On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSS-J0924+ STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 20 S 0219-IMG-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSS-J0924+ STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 CR-SPLIT=2 1 1020 S PATTERN 1 2 0219-IMG-A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sub Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target | Exp |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Cent.|Primary |Secondary |Iteration |CR-SPLIT |Orbit |Duration Name | Num |Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Wave.|Pattern Pos |Pattern Pos |Num |Num |Number | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 1 none none 1 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 1 none none 2 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 2 none none 1 1 N/A -A SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 2 none none 2 1 N/A -A 11672( 4) - 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 - [ 8] Visit: 04 Visit Requirements: ORIENT 352.6D TO 354.3 D On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSS-J0924+ STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 20 S 0219-IMG-A- OFFSET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSS-J0924+ STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 CR-SPLIT=2 1 1020 S PATTERN 1 2 0219-GAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sub Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target | Exp |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Cent.|Primary |Secondary |Iteration |CR-SPLIT |Orbit |Duration Name | Num |Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Wave.|Pattern Pos |Pattern Pos |Num |Num |Number | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A -A-OFFSET SDSS-J0924+0219-GAL 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 1 none none 1 1 N/A SDSS-J0924+0219-GAL 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 1 none none 2 1 N/A SDSS-J0924+0219-GAL 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 2 none none 1 1 N/A SDSS-J0924+0219-GAL 2 STIS/CCD ACCUM 52X0.2 G430L 4300 2 none none 2 1 N/A 11672( 4) - 14-Jul-2009 15:24:11 - [ 9] Summary Form for Proposal 11672 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures 52X0.2, F28X50LP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations STIS/CCD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM, ACQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters CR-SPLIT=2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements GROUP 01, 02, 03, 04 WITHIN 14D, ORIENT 352.6D TO 354.3 D, PATTERN 1 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements G430L, MIRROR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names SDSS-J0924+0219-GAL, SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG-A, SDSS-J0924+0219-IMG-A-OFFSET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------