12363( 2) - 16-Sep-2010 18:15:50 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 12363 Version: 2 Check-in Time: 16-Sep-2010 18:15:50 STScI Edit Number: 0 Title X-ray and HST Imaging of Kpc-Scale Binary AGNs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Dr. Yue Shen Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory CoI: Dr. Paul J. Green Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical N Observatory CoI: Dr. Jenny E. Greene Princeton University N CoI: Dr. Xin Liu Princeton University N CoI: Dr. Michael A. Strauss Princeton University N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract Binary active galactic nuclei (AGN) with kiloparsec separations are of great value in understanding the role of galaxy mergers in AGN fueling and the interplay between supermassive black holes and their hosts. While pervasive in theoretical models, despite decades of searching, merging kpc-scale binary AGNs remain extremely difficult to find. Here we propose to observe four newly discovered, optically-selected kpc-scale binary Type 2 AGNs with Chandra and HST. The detection of two X-ray nuclei in each galaxy will confirm their binary AGN nature unambiguously, and triple the number of kpc-scale binary X-ray AGN known. The joint HST observations will explore host morphologies and small-scale star formation activity in these merging systems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ WFC3 (F336W and F105W) observations of kpc binary AGNs. Real Time Justification ----------------------- Calibration Justification ------------------------- Additional Comments ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12363( 2) - 16-Sep-2010 18:15:50 - [ 2] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSSJ1108+06 GALAXY, MULTIPLE RA=11H08M51.0300S +/- 0.1", J2000 sdss r 17.04 59 NUCLEI, NLR, SEYFERT, DEC=+06D59'1.40" +/- 0.1" STAR FORMING REGION, TIDAL TAIL Reference Frame: ICRS Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSSJ1131-02 GALAXY, MULTIPLE RA=11H31M26.0800S +/- 0.1", J2000 sdss r 16.39 04 NUCLEI, NLR, SEYFERT, DEC=-02D04'59.30" +/- 0.1" STAR FORMING REGION, TIDAL TAIL Reference Frame: ICRS Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SDSSJ1146+51 GALAXY, MULTIPLE RA=11H46M42.4700S +/- 0.1", J2000 sdss r 16.90 10 NUCLEI, NLR, SEYFERT, DEC=+51D10'29.60" +/- 0.1" STAR FORMING REGION, TIDAL TAIL Reference Frame: ICRS Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 SDSSJ1332+06 GALAXY, MULTIPLE RA=13H32M26.3400S +/- 0.1", J2000 sdss r 17.62 06 NUCLEI, NLR, SEYFERT, DEC=+06D06'27.30" +/- 0.1" STAR FORMING REGION, TIDAL TAIL Reference Frame: ICRS Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12363( 2) - 16-Sep-2010 18:15:50 - [ 3] Patterns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pattern_Number: 1 Primary_Pattern Secondary_Pattern Pattern_Type WFC3-IR-DITHER-BOX-MIN Pattern_Purpose DITHER Number_Of_Points 4 Point_Spacing 0.572 Line_Spacing 0.365 Coordinate_Frame POS-TARG Pattern_Orient 18.528 Angle_Between_Sides 74.653 Center_Pattern NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pattern_Number: 2 Primary_Pattern Secondary_Pattern Pattern_Type WFC3-UVIS-DITHER-LINE-3PT Pattern_Purpose DITHER Number_Of_Points 3 Point_Spacing 0.135 Line_Spacing Coordinate_Frame POS-TARG Pattern_Orient 46.84 Angle_Between_Sides Center_Pattern NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12363( 2) - 16-Sep-2010 18:15:50 - [ 4] Visit: 01 Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: J1108+0659 Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSSJ1108+0 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W NSAMP=7, SAMP-SEQ=STEP25 1 DEF PATTERN 1 1 659 CUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSSJ1108+0 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1K F336W 1 722 S PATTERN 2 2 659 S 1C-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSSJ1108+0659 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 1 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1108+0659 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 2 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1108+0659 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 3 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1108+0659 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 4 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1108+0659 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 1 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1108+0659 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 2 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1108+0659 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 3 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB 12363( 2) - 16-Sep-2010 18:15:50 - [ 5] Visit: 02 Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: J1131-0204 Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSSJ1131-0 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W NSAMP=7, SAMP-SEQ=STEP25 1 DEF PATTERN 1 1 204 CUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSSJ1131-0 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1K F336W 1 719 S PATTERN 2 2 204 S 1C-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSSJ1131-0204 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 1 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1131-0204 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 2 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1131-0204 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 3 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1131-0204 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 4 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1131-0204 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 1 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1131-0204 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 2 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1131-0204 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 3 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB 12363( 2) - 16-Sep-2010 18:15:50 - [ 6] Visit: 03 Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: J1146+5110 Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSSJ1146+5 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W NSAMP=7, SAMP-SEQ=STEP25 1 DEF PATTERN 1 1 110 CUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSSJ1146+5 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1K F336W 1 789 S PATTERN 2 2 110 S 1C-SUB see below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSSJ1146+5110 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 1 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1146+5110 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 2 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1146+5110 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 3 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1146+5110 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 4 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1146+5110 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 1 none none none 1 789.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1146+5110 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 2 none none none 1 789.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1146+5110 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 3 none none none 1 789.0 S S K1C-SUB 12363( 2) - 16-Sep-2010 18:15:50 - [ 7] Visit: 04 Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: J1332+0606 Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSSJ1332+0 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W NSAMP=7, SAMP-SEQ=STEP25 1 DEF PATTERN 1 1 606 CUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSSJ1332+0 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1K F336W 1 722 S PATTERN 2 2 606 S 1C-SUB see below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSSJ1332+0606 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 1 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1332+0606 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 2 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1332+0606 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 3 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1332+0606 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 4 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1332+0606 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 1 none none none 1 722.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1332+0606 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 2 none none none 1 722.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1332+0606 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 3 none none none 1 722.0 S S K1C-SUB 12363( 2) - 16-Sep-2010 18:15:50 - [ 8] Summary Form for Proposal 12363 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures IRSUB512, UVIS2-M1K1C-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations WFC3/IR, WFC3/UVIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM, MULTIACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters NSAMP=7, SAMP-SEQ=STEP25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements PATTERN 1 1, PATTERN 2 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F105W, F336W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names SDSSJ1108+0659, SDSSJ1131-0204, SDSSJ1146+5110, SDSSJ1332+0606 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------