12952( 5) - 15-Mar-2013 11:28:44 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 12952 Version: 5 Check-in Time: 15-Mar-2013 11:28:44 STScI Edit Number: 1 Title The extreme X-ray weakness of PG 0043+039 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Dr. Norbert Schartel European Space Agency - ESTEC Y CoI: Dr. Maria Santos-Lleo European Space Agency - ESTEC N CoI: Prof. Wolfram Kollatschny Universitats-Sternwarte Gottingen Y CoI: Dr. Lucia Ballo Instituto de Fisica de Cantabria N CoI: Dr. Pedro Rodriguez European Space Agency - ESTEC N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract The majority of broad absorption line quasars are X-ray weak which is usually explained by the absorption of the out-flowing wind in combination with the winds velocity shear. PG 0043+039 is the most extreme X-ray weak quasar known to date, but shows surprisingly only a very weak broad absorption line system. A conclusive interpretation is hampered by the absence of simultaneous measurements which is mandatory as both, the X-ray flux and the broad absorption system are known to be variable. We propose simultaneous XMM-Newton, HST (1 orbit) and 10m Hobby-Eberly or SALT Telescope observations in order to characterize simultaneously PG 0043-036|*|s X-ray emission and (broad) absorption (line system) properties. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ The UV spectrum of this quasar should be taken simultaneously with XMM observations. A UV spectrum of this variable quasar has been taken before with HST-FOS-G190H in 1991 (Turnshek et al., ApJ 476, 40 (1997)). The target coordinates are taken from "The large quasar reference frame (LQRF). An optical representation of the ICRS" Andrei, A. H., Souchay, J., Zacharias, N., et al., A&A 505, 385 (2009). Real Time Justification ----------------------- Calibration Justification ------------------------- Additional Comments ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12952( 5) - 15-Mar-2013 11:28:44 - [ 2] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 PG0043+039 GALAXY, QSO RA=00H45M47.2291S +/- 0.1071", J2000 Z = V = 15.9 +/- 0.5 DEC=+04D10'23.36" +/- 0.1062" 0.385120 Reference Frame: ICRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12952( 5) - 15-Mar-2013 11:28:44 - [ 3] Visit: 01 Visit Requirements: SCHED 100% On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: HST observations should be done simultaneously with XMM observations. Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 PG0043+039 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORB 1 78.8 S GE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 PG0043+039 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 FLASH=YES, FP-POS=ALL, 1 3600 S G BUFFER-TIME=3743 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PG0043+039 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORB none none none none 1 N/A GE PG0043+039 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 1 1 388.0 S G PG0043+039 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 2 1 388.0 S G PG0043+039 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 3 1 388.0 S G PG0043+039 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 4 1 388.0 S G 12952( 5) - 15-Mar-2013 11:28:44 - [ 4] Summary Form for Proposal 12952 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures PSA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations COS/FUV, COS/NUV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACQ/IMAGE, TIME-TAG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters BUFFER-TIME=3743, FLASH=YES, FP-POS=ALL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements SCHED 100% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements G140L, MIRRORB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names PG0043+039 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------