13112( 5) - 04-Feb-2013 16:09:59 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 13112 Version: 5 Check-in Time: 04-Feb-2013 16:09:59 STScI Edit Number: 2 Title The Hierarchical Assembly of Massive Black Holes: Identifying Kpc-Scale Triple AGNs with Chandra, HST, and EVLA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Dr. Xin Liu University of California - Los Angeles Y CoI: Dr. Yue Shen Carnegie Institution of Washington N CoI: Dr. J. M. Wrobel Associated Universities, Inc. N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract We propose to image three optically selected kpc-scale triple-AGN candidates with Chandra, HST, and EVLA. The detection of three luminous hard X-ray point sources in each system would confirm their triple AGN nature unambiguously, enabling the first direct evidence for galaxies containing triple massive black holes. The joint HST and EVLA imaging will help characterize the excitation mechanism of the observed emission (AGN, starburst, and/or shocks), and will explore host galaxy morphologies and spatially resolved star formation activity in these unique mergers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ WFC3 (F336W and F105W) imaging of optically selected kpc-scale triple AGN candidates. F105W imaging for host galaxy morphology. F336W imaging for small-scale star formation. Real Time Justification ----------------------- Calibration Justification ------------------------- Additional Comments ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13112( 5) - 04-Feb-2013 16:09:59 - [ 2] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSSJ0849+11 GALAXY, INTERACTING RA=08H49M5.4000S +/- 0.1", J2000 sdss r 15.90 14 GALAXY, MULTIPLE DEC=+11D14'45.90" +/- 0.1" NUCLEI, SEYFERT Reference Frame: ICRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSSJ0858+18 GALAXY, INTERACTING RA=08H58M37.7000S +/- 0.1", J2000 sdss r 15.70 22 GALAXY, MULTIPLE DEC=+18D22'23.40" +/- 0.1" NUCLEI, SEYFERT Reference Frame: ICRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SDSSJ1027+17 GALAXY, INTERACTING RA=10H27M0.5500S +/- 0.1", J2000 sdss r 15.18 49 GALAXY, MULTIPLE DEC=+17D49'0.20" +/- 0.1" NUCLEI, SEYFERT Reference Frame: ICRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13112( 5) - 04-Feb-2013 16:09:59 - [ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13112( 5) - 04-Feb-2013 16:09:59 - [ 4] Visit: 01 Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: SDSSJ0849+1114 Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSSJ0849+1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W NSAMP=7, SAMP-SEQ=STEP25 1 DEF PATTERN 1 1 114 CUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSSJ0849+1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1K F336W FLASH=10 1 722 S PATTERN 2 2 114 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSSJ0849+1114 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 1 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ0849+1114 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 2 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ0849+1114 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 3 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ0849+1114 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 4 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ0849+1114 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 1 none none none 1 717.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ0849+1114 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 2 none none none 1 717.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ0849+1114 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 3 none none none 1 717.0 S S K1C-SUB 13112( 5) - 04-Feb-2013 16:09:59 - [ 5] Visit: 02 Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: SDSSJ0858+1822 Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSSJ0858+1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W NSAMP=7, SAMP-SEQ=STEP25 1 DEF PATTERN 1 1 822 CUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSSJ0858+1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1K F336W FLASH=10 1 722 S PATTERN 2 2 822 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSSJ0858+1822 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 1 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ0858+1822 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 2 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ0858+1822 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 3 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ0858+1822 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 4 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ0858+1822 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 1 none none none 1 718.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ0858+1822 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 2 none none none 1 718.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ0858+1822 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 3 none none none 1 718.0 S S K1C-SUB 13112( 5) - 04-Feb-2013 16:09:59 - [ 6] Visit: 03 Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: SDSSJ1027+1749 Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 SDSSJ1027+1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W NSAMP=7, SAMP-SEQ=STEP25 1 DEF GS ACQ SCENARIO BASE1B3; 749 CUM PATTERN 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SDSSJ1027+1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1K F336W FLASH=10 1 722 S PATTERN 2 2 749 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDSSJ1027+1749 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 1 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1027+1749 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 2 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1027+1749 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 3 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1027+1749 1 WFC3/IR MULTIAC IRSUB512 F105W 4 none none none 1 N/A CUM SDSSJ1027+1749 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 1 none none none 1 718.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1027+1749 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 2 none none none 1 718.0 S S K1C-SUB SDSSJ1027+1749 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-M1 F336W 3 none none none 1 718.0 S S K1C-SUB 13112( 5) - 04-Feb-2013 16:09:59 - [ 7] Summary Form for Proposal 13112 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures IRSUB512, UVIS2-M1K1C-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations WFC3/IR, WFC3/UVIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM, MULTIACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters FLASH=10, NSAMP=7, SAMP-SEQ=STEP25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements GS ACQ SCENARIO BASE1B3, PATTERN 1 1, PATTERN 2 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F105W, F336W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names SDSSJ0849+1114, SDSSJ0858+1822, SDSSJ1027+1749 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------