12968( 3) - 03-Oct-2012 15:55:21 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 12968 Version: 3 Check-in Time: 03-Oct-2012 15:55:21 STScI Edit Number: 0 Title Stellar Forensics IV: A post-explosion view of the progenitors of core-collapse supernovae ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Dr. Justyn Maund The Queen's University of Belfast Y CoI: Dr. Morgan Fraser The Queen's University of Belfast N CoI: Dr. Stephen J. Smartt The Queen's University of Belfast N CoI: Dr. John J. Eldridge The University of Auckland N CoI: Dr. Seppo Mattila University of Turku N CoI: Ms. Emma Reilly The Queen's University of Belfast N CoI: Dr. Richard Stancliffe Australian National University N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract Recent studies have used high spatial resolution HST observations of supernova (SN) sites to directly identify the progenitors of core-collapse SNe on pre-explosion images. These studies have set constraints about the nature of massive stars and their evolution just prior to their explosion as SNe. Now, at late-times when the SNe have faded sufficiently, it is possible to return to the sites of these core-collapse supernovae to search for clues about the nature of their progenitors. We request time to conduct deep, late-time, high-resolution imaging with WFC3 UVIS of the site of the core-collapse SN 2009hd. We aim to: 1) Confirm our original identification, made in pre-explosion images, by confirming that the progenitor is now missing; 2) Apply image subtraction techniques for the pre-explosion images with this late-time imaging to determine accurate photometry of the progenitor to constrain its temperature and luminosity; and 3) use the stellar population in the immediate vicinity of the SN to determine the reddening and extinction that affected the progenitor. HST provides the unique combination of high-resolution optical/IR imaging at very faint magnitudes that will facilitate this study. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ We require deep 4 colour imaging of the site of the Type II SN 2009hd at late-times. A progenitor object was identified in deep pre-explosion WFPC2 and ACS imaging; we wish to see if the object that was identified in the pre-explosion F555W and F814W images has disappeared (and determine if the progenitor was also part of the background in pre-explosion F336W and F439W images, but not resolved as an individual source). This late-time imaging consists of a series of deep observations at the site of SN 2009hd, using WFC3 UVIS and a 1kx1k subarray (to reduce readout times, since only a small area around the SN is actually required). The observations are to be conducted in the F336W, F438W, F555W and F814W filters, to match the corresponding pre-explosion HST observations. A standard 4-point box dither pattern is employed to aid the rejection of cosmic rays and hotpixels, as well as improve the sampling of the PSF. The observations are designed to go down to 12968( 3) - 03-Oct-2012 15:55:21 - [ 2] levels of m_F336W~26.5, m_F438W~27, m_F555W~27, m_F814W~26.5 (to a S/N of 3) to probe the nature of the faint background. Given the duration of the four individual exposures that make up the dither pattern, nearby bright sources should not saturate. As we require as little as possible flux from the SN in these late-time images (to facilitate image subtraction analysis), we make a general requirement that the observation take place sometime towards the end of Cycle 20 (and have placed a requirement in this phase 2, such that the observations take place in the second half of cycle 20). 03-Oct-2012 - UPDATE The F336W observation has been updated to use a larger box dither pattern to overcome the effects of local droplets in the UVIS field. The pattern A4 (from ISR WFC3-2010-09, Dahlen et al.) has been adopted, and I have calculated the values of the point spacing, line spacing, pattern orientation and angles between sides using their prescription - the resulting positions for the fovs for the individual pointings in this dither pattern (checked using Aladin) seem consistent with what I would expect for this pattern, but a check of my calculations would be useful. The F336W and F438W observations have been updated to include a postflash - which has been set to 12e- per pixel in accordance with Anderson et al. 2012 Real Time Justification ----------------------- Calibration Justification ------------------------- No special calibrations are required for these observations Additional Comments ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12968( 3) - 03-Oct-2012 15:55:21 - [ 3] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SN-2009HD EXT-STAR, SUPERNOVA RA=11H20M16.9900S +/- 0.1", J2000 V = 27 +/- 0.5 TYPE II DEC=+12D58'46.30" +/- 0.1" Reference Frame: ICRS Comments: This object was generated by the targetselector and retrieved from the SIMBAD database. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12968( 3) - 03-Oct-2012 15:55:21 - [ 4] Patterns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pattern_Number: 2 Primary_Pattern Secondary_Pattern Pattern_Type WFC3-UVIS-DITHER-BOX Pattern_Purpose DITHER Number_Of_Points 4 Point_Spacing 0.119 Line_Spacing 4.312 Coordinate_Frame POS-TARG Pattern_Orient 33.715 Angle_Between_Sides 80.735 Center_Pattern NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pattern_Number: 3 Primary_Pattern Secondary_Pattern Pattern_Type WFC3-UVIS-DITHER-BOX Pattern_Purpose DITHER Number_Of_Points 4 Point_Spacing 0.173 Line_Spacing 0.112 Coordinate_Frame POS-TARG Pattern_Orient 23.884 Angle_Between_Sides 81.785 Center_Pattern NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12968( 3) - 03-Oct-2012 15:55:21 - [ 5] Visit: 01 Visit Requirements: SCHED 100%; AFTER 01-APR-2013 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 SN-2009HD WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1K F336W FLASH=12 1 598 S PATTERN 2 1 S 1C-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SN-2009HD WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1K F438W FLASH=12 1 408 S PATTERN 3 2 S 1C-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SN-2009HD WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1K F555W 1 335 S PATTERN 3 3 S 1C-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 SN-2009HD WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1K F814W 1 417 S PATTERN 3 4 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SN-2009HD 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 1 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 2 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 3 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 4 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F438W 1 none none none 2 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F438W 2 none none none 2 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F438W 3 none none none 2 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F438W 4 none none none 2 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 3 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F555W 1 none none none 2 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 3 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F555W 2 none none none 2 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 3 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F555W 3 none none none 3 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 3 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F555W 4 none none none 3 N/A S K1C-SUB 12968( 3) - 03-Oct-2012 15:55:21 - [ 6] 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SN-2009HD 4 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F814W 1 none none none 3 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 4 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F814W 2 none none none 3 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 4 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F814W 3 none none none 3 N/A S K1C-SUB SN-2009HD 4 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F814W 4 none none none 3 N/A S K1C-SUB 12968( 3) - 03-Oct-2012 15:55:21 - [ 7] Summary Form for Proposal 12968 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures UVIS2-C1K1C-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations WFC3/UVIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters FLASH=12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements AFTER 01-APR-2013, PATTERN 2 1, PATTERN 3 2, PATTERN 3 3, PATTERN 3 4, SCHED 100% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F336W, F438W, F555W, F814W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names SN-2009HD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------