13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 13388 Version: 20 Check-in Time: 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 STScI Edit Number: 11 Title Fundamental properties of novae outburst: Coordinated HST and XMM ToO observations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Dr. Gregory James Schwarz American Astronomical Society Y CoI: Prof. Michael F. Bode Liverpool John Moores University N CoI: Dr. Elena Mason INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste N CoI: Dr. Jan-Uwe Ness European Space Agency - ESTEC N CoI: Dr. Julian P. Osborne University of Leicester N CoI: Dr. Kim Page University of Leicester N CoI: Dr. Steve Shore Universita di Pisa N CoI: Dr. Sumner G. Starrfield Arizona State University N CoI: Dr. Daniel R van Rossum University of Chicago N CoI: Dr. Frederick M. Walter State University of New York at Stony N Brook CoI: Dr. Robert E. Williams Space Telescope Science Institute N CoI: Dr. Charles E. Woodward University of Minnesota - Twin Cities N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract We propose non-disruptive ToO observations of two optically bright Galactic novae in outburst to observe their temporal UV evolution using the HST/STIS echelle. One ToO will target a Carbon-Oxygen type nova, which are not in the Galactic archive, and the other ToO will be reserved for the next high energy gamma-ray detected nova. The Fermi/LAT detection of high energy gamma-rays is a recent and unexpected discovery whose mechanism in classical novae is not currently understood. In both cases, UV spectroscopy is essential for determining the physical properties of the ejecta which carry the imprint of the thermonuclear runaway: elemental abundances, mass, dynamics, and structure. The UV provides the only opportunity to observe important nucleosynthetic ions, especially carbon, and the full velocity and density structure of the ejecta along with direct measurement of ions along the interstellar line of sight. STIS is currently the only instrument that provides the necessary resolution (R = 30, 000 - 45, 000) in the UV (1100-3100 Angstroms). Each nova target would also be observed with a single, high resolution XMM/RGS exposure (E/DeltaE ~ 500) obtained while X-ray luminous (as determined by our Swift X-ray monitoring). The XMM observations provide critical information about the conditions of the hot, luminous white dwarf that powers the radiative outburst and cannot be obtained from the low spectral resolution Swift X-ray imaging. We will combine this UV and X-ray dataset with our existing ground based optical, infrared, and radio plus Swift X-ray/UV nova ToO programs to obtain fully pan-chromatic observations of two novae in outburst. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ The objective of the project is to obtain multiple high resolution UV spectra of two nova ToOs during their outburst and supplement the UV data set with a single XMM exposure for each source. All HST orbits will use multiple STIS 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 2] medium echelle settings to obtain wavelength coverage from 1100-3100 Angstroms. We were awarded 3 HST orbits and 25 ks for each ToO. Once a candidate nova is identified, the first HST orbit will be obtained as soon as a non-disruptive ToO can be scheduled, e.g. 2-3 weeks, so that we obtain the early optically thick phase. A second HST orbit would be scheduled once our Swift monitoring program has indicated that the source is transitioning to a Super Soft Source (SSS) phase in X-rays. The last HST orbit would be scheduled while the source was a SSS and would be complimented, but not necessarily coordinated with, the XMM exposure. --------- Additional Comments ---------- We requested and were granted long term status to extended the observations into cycle 22 if necessary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 3] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NOVADEL2013 STAR, CLASSICAL NOVA RA=20H23M30.7300S +/- 0.1", J2000 V = 8.5 +/- 1 DEC=+20D46'4.10" +/- 0.1" Reference Frame: ICRS Epoch of Position RA proper motion (seconds of time/yr) DEC Proper Motion (arcsec/yr) Annual Parallax (arcsec) 2000 0.0 0.0 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NOVACEN2013 STAR, CLASSICAL NOVA RA=13H54M45.2200S, J2000 V = 8 DEC=-59D09'4.50" Reference Frame: ICRS Epoch of Position RA proper motion (seconds of time/yr) DEC Proper Motion (arcsec/yr) Annual Parallax (arcsec) 2000 0.0 0.0 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 4] Visit: 01 Visit Requirements: AFTER 30-AUG-2013:00:00:00 On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Revised first visit to account for the bright Nova Del 2013. Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NOVADEL2013 STIS/CCD ACQ F25ND3 MIRROR 1 1 S (1 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NOVADEL2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 1 10 S -MAMA see below (108 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 1763 1 10 S -MAMA see below (105 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 2013 1 10 S -MAMA see below (105 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 2263 1 10 S -MAMA see below (105 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 2513 1 10 S -MAMA see below (105 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 2762 1 10 S -MAMA see below (105 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVADEL2013 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F25ND3 MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A NOVADEL2013 2 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 108.0 S -MAMA NOVADEL2013 3 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 1763 none none none none 1 105.0 S -MAMA NOVADEL2013 4 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 2013 none none none none 1 105.0 S -MAMA NOVADEL2013 5 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 2263 none none none none 1 105.0 S -MAMA 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 5] 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVADEL2013 6 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 2513 none none none none 1 105.0 S -MAMA NOVADEL2013 7 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230H 2762 none none none none 1 105.0 S -MAMA 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 6] Visit: 02 Visit Requirements: AFTER 01 BY 60.0 D TO 365.0 D On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Second visit of ToO1 Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NOVADEL2013 STIS/CCD ACQ 50CCD MIRROR 1 1 S (1 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NOVADEL2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 1 575 S (575 -MAMA S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 1 575 S (575 -MAMA S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 1 575 S (575 -MAMA S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVADEL2013 1 STIS/CCD ACQ 50CCD MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A NOVADEL2013 2 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 N/A -MAMA NOVADEL2013 3 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 none none none none 1 N/A -MAMA NOVADEL2013 4 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 none none none none 1 N/A -MAMA 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 7] Visit: 03 Visit Requirements: AFTER 02 BY 60.0 D TO 365.0 D On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Third visit of ToO1 Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NOVADEL2013 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 1 S (1 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NOVADEL2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 1 300 S -MAMA see below (310 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 1 300 S -MAMA see below (310 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 1 300 S -MAMA see below (307 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 NOVADEL2013 STIS/CCD ACCUM 0.2X0.2 G430L 4300 GAIN=4 1 5 S see below (10 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 NOVADEL2013 STIS/CCD ACCUM 0.2X0.2 G430M 3423 1 50 S see below (50 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVADEL2013 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A NOVADEL2013 2 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 310.0 S -MAMA NOVADEL2013 3 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 none none none none 1 310.0 S -MAMA NOVADEL2013 4 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 none none none none 1 307.0 S -MAMA NOVADEL2013 5 STIS/CCD ACCUM 0.2X0.2 G430L 4300 none none none 1 1 5.0 S NOVADEL2013 5 STIS/CCD ACCUM 0.2X0.2 G430L 4300 none none none 2 1 5.0 S NOVADEL2013 6 STIS/CCD ACCUM 0.2X0.2 G430M 3423 none none none 1 1 25 S NOVADEL2013 6 STIS/CCD ACCUM 0.2X0.2 G430M 3423 none none none 2 1 25 S 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 8] Visit: 04 Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: First visit of V1369 Cen Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NOVACEN2013 STIS/CCD ACQ 50CCD MIRROR 1 1 S (1 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NOVACEN2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1234 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NOVACEN2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1416 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NOVACEN2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1598 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 NOVACEN2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 NOVACEN2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVACEN2013 1 STIS/CCD ACQ 50CCD MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A NOVACEN2013 2 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1234 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA NOVACEN2013 3 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1416 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA NOVACEN2013 4 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1598 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA NOVACEN2013 5 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA NOVACEN2013 6 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 9] Visit: 05 Visit Requirements: BETWEEN 27-SEP-2014:00:00:00 AND 11-OCT-2014:00:00:00 On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Second visit of V1369 Cen Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NOVACEN2013 STIS/CCD ACQ 50CCD MIRROR 1 1 S (1 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NOVACEN2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1234 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NOVACEN2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1416 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NOVACEN2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1598 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 NOVACEN2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 NOVACEN2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 1 300 S -MAMA see below (249 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVACEN2013 1 STIS/CCD ACQ 50CCD MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A NOVACEN2013 2 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1234 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA NOVACEN2013 3 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1416 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA NOVACEN2013 4 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140H 1598 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA NOVACEN2013 5 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA NOVACEN2013 6 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 none none none none 1 249.0 S -MAMA 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 10] Visit: 06 Visit Requirements: BETWEEN 11-OCT-2014:00:00:00 AND 31-OCT-2014:00:00:00; ON HOLD ; TOO RESPONSE TIME 21.0D On Hold Comments: On hold until the first ToO target is a bright X-ray source as determined by Swift monitoring. Additional Comments: Last visit of V339 Del Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NOVADEL2013 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 1 S (1 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NOVADEL2013 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 1 300 S -MAMA see below (587 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 1 300 S -MAMA see below (587 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NOVADEL2013 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 1 300 S -MAMA see below (587 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOVADEL2013 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A NOVADEL2013 2 STIS/FUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 587.0 S -MAMA NOVADEL2013 3 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 none none none none 1 587.0 S -MAMA NOVADEL2013 4 STIS/NUV ACCUM 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 none none none none 1 587.0 S -MAMA 13388( 20) - 22-Sep-2014 12:27:40 - [ 11] Summary Form for Proposal 13388 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures 0.2X0.2, 50CCD, F25ND3, F28X50LP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations STIS/CCD, STIS/FUV-MAMA, STIS/NUV-MAMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM, ACQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters GAIN=4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements AFTER 01 BY 60.0 D TO 365.0 D, AFTER 02 BY 60.0 D TO 365.0 D, AFTER 30-AUG-2013:00:00:00, BETWEEN 11-OCT-2014:00:00:00 AND 31-OCT-2014:00:00:00, BETWEEN 27-SEP-2014:00:00:00 AND 11-OCT-2014:00:00:00, ON HOLD , TOO RESPONSE TIME 21.0D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements E140H, E140M, E230H, E230M, G430L, G430M, MIRROR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names NOVACEN2013, NOVADEL2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------