14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 14137 Version: 6 Check-in Time: 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 STScI Edit Number: 1 Title Damped Lyman-alpha Systems in the Disks of Low-z SDSS Galaxies on Top of QSOs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Lorrie Straka Sterrewacht Leiden Y CoI: Dr. David V. Bowen Princeton University Y CoI: Dr. Pasquier Noterdaeme CNRS, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris N CoI: Dr. Raghunathan Srianand Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and N Astrophysics CoI: Prof. Donald G. York University of Chicago N CoI: Dr. Varsha Kulkarni University of South Carolina Research N Foundation CoI: Dr. Pushpa Khare Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and N Astrophysics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract Damped Lyman-alpha (DLA) and sub-DLA absorbers dominate the mass density of neutral gas in the Universe (log N(HI) > 20.3 and 19.0< log N(HI) < 20.3 respectively) and are easily detected in the spectra of background QSOs. Though they have been studied for decades, the relationship between DLAs, sub-DLAS, and the properties of their host galaxies remain an open question. This class of objects, being cold and neutral, have long been believed to be critical in the formation of galaxies and ideal staging grounds for new star formation. In fact, many studies suggest they may arise in galaxy disks or, due to their low metallicity nature, dwarf galaxies. The distinction is of great importance and requires the identification of as many host galaxies as possible, which is easiest at low-z due to the decrease in surface brightness with distance. We present a sample of 10 FUV-bright QSOs probing the disks of foreground galaxies at z<0.14 from the SDSS. These galaxies have known star formation rates, E(B-V), and most importantly: imaging detections detailing their morphology and orientation relative to the QSO line of sight. We propose to use HST/COS to determine the neutral hydrogen column density of these galaxies in order to constrain the host environments of DLAs and sub-DLAs. We will use the spectra to determine metallicity gradients and HI covering fraction at z<0.14. Finally, we will determine correlations between the HI absorption strength with the galaxy orientation and morphology that have been found in the literature for Mg II and Na I D. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ Since we are looking specically for sub-DLAs and DLAs (with 19.020.3, respectively), a spectral resolution of Delta-lambda = 10A would be suffcient. At the wavelengths we are considering (~1350A), COS has a resolving power of approximately 1500 with the G140L grating, corresponding to a spectral resolution of Delta-lambda ~ 1A, which is more than suitable for our 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 2] purposes. We plan COS observations of 10 QSO sight lines that coincide with foreground galaxies in the SDSS. We have chosen our sample from our survey of 103 GOTOQs based on their FUV brightness (> 30 microJy in GALEX) and redshifts z < 2. We estimate using the COS ETC that we can reach a S/N~10 per resolution element in two orbits per QSO (4x1200s exposures) using the G140L_1105 grating. In our simulation, we have assumed a FOS-based QSO spectrum and FUV flux (> 30 microJy) from GALEX data. The emission redshifts of the QSO and the foreground galaxy are known from SDSS and our previous study of the GOTOQs (York+12; Straka+13, 15). The QSOs we target are faint enough to avoid saturation during our exposures on COS. TARGET ACQUISITION: Each object will have target acquisition as follows: COS ACQ/IMAGE - We use the ETC to determine the exposure time required to reach S/N~40. Because these QSOs have galaxies directly on top of them, the galaxies may be contributing UV flux to the GALEX flux measurements and magnitudes. Therefore, we conservatively estimate that the QSOs have half the flux reported by GALEX for the purposes of target acquisition in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. We use the PSA and Mirror A for our settings. We assume a FOS-based QSO spectrum. We also ran acquisition simulations at STScI in order to determine if the foreground galaxies would cause acquisition problems. The simulations came back with no problems centering on the QSOs. EXPOSURE SETUP: We will use the default FLASH = YES for all of our observations, which are taken in TIME-TAG PSA mode, in order to maximize science integration times. In addition, we will use all 4 FP-POS settings, manually set across four exposures (2 exposures per orbit, 2 orbits). This will minimize fixed position noise and detector artifacts. The FP-POS settings are arranged in increasing order for each visit (1, 2, 3, and 4) to minimize overhead. BRIGHT OBJECTS AND BUFFER TIMES: We have checked the GALEX FUV and NUV images for foreground galaxy contribution to the flux and found no detection of the foreground galaxies for any of our targets. We have used the APT Bright Object Tracker to determine if there are any field objects that might pose a health or safety threat while using COS/FUV. We used the GALEX database for this search and found that all of our fields return safe. We have used the ETC to determine the buffer time for each of our science frames. In each case, the ETC buffer time exceeds the science exposure time. Therefore, we take 2/3 of the ETC buffer time as our APT buffer time input for each science frame. The typical 2/3 ETC buffer time fore our sample is ~7000s. OBSERVING FORMAT: Our COS observations will proceed on average as follows (with some variability 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 3] depending on target visibility): First orbit: Guide star acquisition + ACQ/IMAGE + science (~20 minutes) + science overhead (5 minutes first exposure) + science (~20 minutes) + science overhead during occult (2 minutes subsequent exposure otherwise). Second orbit: Guide star re-acquisition (~4 minutes) + science (~24 minutes) + science overhead (2 minutes) + science (~24 minutes) + science overhead (2 minutes) + occult. Total science for 2 orbits : ~80 minutes Total overhead for 2 orbits: ~20 minutes Total orbits for 10 targets: 20 orbits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 4] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q0902+1414 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=09H02M50.4700S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 18.59 FUV=38microJy, NUV=102microJy DEC=+14D14'8.29" +/- 0.1" 0.980 Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q1005+5302 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=10H05M14.2100S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 18.85 FUV=63microJy, NUV=115microJy DEC=+53D02'40.04" +/- 0.1" 0.560 Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q1010-0100 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=10H10M15.7400S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 19.67 FUV=53microJy, NUV=59microJy DEC=-01D00'38.11" +/- 0.1" 0.230 Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q1130+6026 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=11H30M2.9900S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 19.69 FUV=35microJy, NUV=36microJy DEC=+60D26'28.62" +/- 0.1" 0.370 Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 Q1135+2414 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=11H35M55.6600S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 19.29 FUV=113microJy, DEC=+24D14'38.10" +/- 0.1" 1.450 NUV=155microJy Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 Q1328+2159 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=13H28M24.3300S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 19.05 FUV=40microJy, NUV=46microJy DEC=+21D59'19.66" +/- 0.1" 0.330 Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 Q1452+5443 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=14H52M40.5300S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 18.77 FUV=48microJy, NUV=82microJy DEC=+54D43'45.11" +/- 0.1" 1.520 Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Q1457+5321 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=14H57M19.0000S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 18.39 FUV=39microJy, NUV=99microJy DEC=+53D21'59.27" +/- 0.1" 1.200 Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 Q1659+6202 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=16H59M58.9400S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 17.87 FUV=119microJy, DEC=+62D02'18.14" +/- 0.1" 0.230 NUV=146microJy Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 Q2117+0026 GALAXY, QSO, QUASAR RA=21H17M1.3100S +/- 0.1", J2000 Z = V = 19.14 FUV=70microJy, NUV=120microJy DEC=-00D26'38.80" +/- 0.1" 1.137 Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 5] Visit: 01 (Q0902+1414) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q0902+1414 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 30 S (30 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q0902+1414 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 SEGMENT=A, BUFFER-TIME=7000, 1 1192 S G FP-POS=1, FLASH=YES (1192 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q0902+1414 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FLASH=YES, 1 1192 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=2, SEGMENT=A (1192 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q0902+1414 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FLASH=YES, 1 1410 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=3, SEGMENT=A (1410 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q0902+1414 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FP-POS=4, 1 1407 S SAME POS AS 2 G SEGMENT=A, FLASH=YES (1407 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q0902+1414 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q0902+1414 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q0902+1414 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q0902+1414 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G Q0902+1414 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 6] Visit: 02 (Q1005+5302) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q1005+5302 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 30 S (30 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q1005+5302 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=9500, FLASH=YES, 1 1287 S G FP-POS=1, SEGMENT=BOTH (1287 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q1005+5302 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=9500, FLASH=YES, 1 1290 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=2, SEGMENT=BOTH (1290 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q1005+5302 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=9500, FP-POS=3, 1 1501 S SAME POS AS 2 G SEGMENT=BOTH, FLASH=YES (1501 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q1005+5302 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=9500, FP-POS=4, 1 1501 S SAME POS AS 2 G SEGMENT=BOTH, FLASH=YES (1501 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q1005+5302 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q1005+5302 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1005+5302 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1005+5302 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 2 N/A G Q1005+5302 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 7] Visit: 03 (Q1010-0100) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q1010-0100 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 50 S (50 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q1010-0100 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FLASH=YES, 1 1168 S G SEGMENT=A, FP-POS=1 (1168 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q1010-0100 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FP-POS=2, 1 1168 S G SEGMENT=A, FLASH=YES (1168 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q1010-0100 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FLASH=YES, 1 1405 S G FP-POS=3, SEGMENT=A (1405 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q1010-0100 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FP-POS=4, 1 1404 S G SEGMENT=A, FLASH=YES (1404 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q1010-0100 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q1010-0100 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1010-0100 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1010-0100 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G Q1010-0100 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 8] Visit: 04 (Q1130+6026) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q1130+6026 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 60 S (60 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q1130+6026 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FLASH=YES, 1 1292 S G FP-POS=1, SEGMENT=A (1292 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q1130+6026 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FLASH=YES, 1 1292 S G SEGMENT=A, FP-POS=2 (1292 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q1130+6026 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FP-POS=3, 1 1540 S G SEGMENT=A, FLASH=YES (1540 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q1130+6026 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7000, FLASH=YES, 1 1537 S G SEGMENT=A, FP-POS=4 (1537 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q1130+6026 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q1130+6026 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1130+6026 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1130+6026 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G Q1130+6026 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 9] Visit: 05 (Q1135+2414) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q1135+2414 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 30 S (30 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q1135+2414 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=6200, FLASH=YES, 1 1200 S G SEGMENT=A, FP-POS=1 (1200 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q1135+2414 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=6200, FLASH=YES, 1 1188 S G FP-POS=2, SEGMENT=A (1188 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q1135+2414 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=6200, FLASH=YES, 1 1406 S G FP-POS=3, SEGMENT=A (1406 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q1135+2414 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=6200, FP-POS=4, 1 1406 S G FLASH=YES, SEGMENT=A (1406 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q1135+2414 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q1135+2414 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1135+2414 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1135+2414 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G Q1135+2414 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 10] Visit: 06 (Q1328+2159) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q1328+2159 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 60 S (60 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q1328+2159 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 SEGMENT=BOTH, 1 1165 S G BUFFER-TIME=10000, FP-POS=1, (1165 S) FLASH=YES Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q1328+2159 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=10000, FLASH=YES, 1 1171 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=2, SEGMENT=BOTH (1171 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q1328+2159 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=10000, FLASH=YES, 1 1415 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=3, SEGMENT=BOTH (1415 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q1328+2159 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=10000, FP-POS=4, 1 1406 S SAME POS AS 2 G SEGMENT=BOTH, FLASH=YES (1406 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q1328+2159 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q1328+2159 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1328+2159 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1328+2159 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 2 N/A G Q1328+2159 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 11] Visit: 07 (Q1452+5443) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q1452+5443 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 30 S (30 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q1452+5443 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 SEGMENT=BOTH, 1 1292 S G BUFFER-TIME=9700, FP-POS=1, (1292 S) FLASH=YES Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q1452+5443 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=9700, FLASH=YES, 1 1285 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=2, SEGMENT=BOTH (1285 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q1452+5443 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=9700, FLASH=YES, 1 1502 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=3, SEGMENT=BOTH (1502 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q1452+5443 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=9700, FP-POS=4, 1 1500 S SAME POS AS 2 G SEGMENT=BOTH, FLASH=YES (1500 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q1452+5443 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q1452+5443 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1452+5443 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1452+5443 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 2 N/A G Q1452+5443 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 12] Visit: 08 (Q1457+5321) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q1457+5321 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 30 S (30 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q1457+5321 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 SEGMENT=A, BUFFER-TIME=7200, 1 1285 S G FP-POS=1, FLASH=YES (1285 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q1457+5321 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7200, FLASH=YES, 1 1284 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=2, SEGMENT=A (1284 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q1457+5321 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7200, FLASH=YES, 1 1502 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=3, SEGMENT=A (1502 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q1457+5321 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=7200, FP-POS=4, 1 1500 S SAME POS AS 2 G SEGMENT=A, FLASH=YES (1500 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q1457+5321 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q1457+5321 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1457+5321 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1457+5321 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G Q1457+5321 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 13] Visit: 09 (Q1659+6202) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q1659+6202 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 30 S (30 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q1659+6202 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 SEGMENT=A, BUFFER-TIME=8700, 1 1326 S G FP-POS=1, FLASH=YES (1326 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q1659+6202 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=8700, FLASH=YES, 1 1326 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=2, SEGMENT=A (1326 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q1659+6202 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=8700, FLASH=YES, 1 1537 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=3, SEGMENT=A (1537 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q1659+6202 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 BUFFER-TIME=8700, FP-POS=4, 1 1540 S SAME POS AS 2 G SEGMENT=A, FLASH=YES (1540 S) Comments: The 1280 central wavelength will allow us to cover Ly-beta in addition to Ly-alpha. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q1659+6202 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q1659+6202 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1659+6202 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 1 N/A G Q1659+6202 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 2 N/A G Q1659+6202 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1280 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 14] Visit: 10 (Q2117+0026) Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: GALEX FUV flux halved for ETC in order to account for QSO variability and foreground galaxy contamination. 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 Q2117+0026 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA 1 30 S (30 GE S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Q2117+0026 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=6700, FLASH=YES, 1 1195 S G FP-POS=1, SEGMENT=A (1195 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Q2117+0026 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=6700, FLASH=YES, 1 1181 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=2, SEGMENT=A (1181 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Q2117+0026 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=6700, FLASH=YES, 1 1404 S SAME POS AS 2 G FP-POS=3, SEGMENT=A (1404 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Q2117+0026 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=6700, FP-POS=4, 1 1405 S SAME POS AS 2 G FLASH=YES, SEGMENT=A (1405 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q2117+0026 1 COS/NUV ACQ/IMA PSA MIRRORA none none none none 1 N/A GE Q2117+0026 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q2117+0026 3 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A G Q2117+0026 4 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G Q2117+0026 5 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 2 N/A G 14137( 6) - 17-Feb-2016 16:03:33 - [ 15] Summary Form for Proposal 14137 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures PSA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations COS/FUV, COS/NUV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACQ/IMAGE, TIME-TAG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters BUFFER-TIME=10000, BUFFER-TIME=6200, BUFFER-TIME=6700, BUFFER-TIME=7000, BUFFER-TIME=7200, BUFFER-TIME=8700, BUFFER-TIME=9500, BUFFER-TIME=9700, FLASH=YES, FP-POS=1, FP-POS=2, FP-POS=3, FP-POS=4, SEGMENT=A, SEGMENT=BOTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements SAME POS AS 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements G140L, MIRRORA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names Q0902+1414, Q1005+5302, Q1010-0100, Q1130+6026, Q1135+2414, Q1328+2159, Q1452+5443, Q1457+5321, Q1659+6202, Q2117+0026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------