15416( 2) - 27-Nov-2017 19:50:23 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 15416 Version: 2 Check-in Time: 27-Nov-2017 19:50:23 STScI Edit Number: 0 Title Identifying DLA Host Galaxies: The First Deep Ultraviolet Imaging of a high NHI Damped Lyman-alpha System ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Dr. Marc Rafelski Space Telescope Science Institute Y CoI: Michele Fumagalli Durham Univ. N CoI: Dr. John M. O'Meara Saint Michaels College N CoI: Dr. Regina Jorgenson Maria Mitchell Association N CoI: Dr. Marcel Neeleman University of California - Santa Cruz N CoI: Dr. Harry Teplitz California Institute of Technology N CoI: Dr. Jason X. Prochaska University of California - Santa Cruz N CoI: Dr. Ryan J. Cooke Durham Univ. N CoI: Dr. Jonathan P. Gardner NASA Goddard Space Flight Center N CoI: Dr. Nissim Kanekar National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, N TIFR CoI: Mr. Ruari Mackenzie Durham Univ. N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract We propose very deep imaging of the star-forming region of a high NHI z~2.4 damped Lyman-alpha system (DLA) to probe the faint galaxy population that gives rise to DLAs. We select a high NHI system to ensure detection, as it is expected to have a higher in-situ SFR. We will use a novel and proven technique that completely removes the glare of the background quasar, enabling us to reach unprecedented depths of ~0.1 Msun/yr at all impact parameters from the quasar. Specifically, we target a quasar sightline with multiple DLAs and use the higher redshift sub-DLA as a 'blocking filter' (via Lyman limit absorption) to eliminate all rest-frame FUV emission from the quasar. This enables us to search for rest-frame FUV emission from the lower redshift DLA, at wavelengths shortward of the Lyman limit of the higher redshift absorber. The high NUV throughput in F336W and high spatial resolution of WFC3/UVIS enables us to directly image the lower redshift DLA, and thus measure its star-formation rate, morphology, and impact parameter from the QSO sightline. WFC3 is the only instrument capable of directly imaging DLAs at z~2.4, where careful selection of targets, filters, and exposure times will let us measure the SFR to lower levels than previous studies. At the same time, by selecting the highest NHI system possible, its SFR will be higher, making this our best chance for imaging a DLA host galaxy. This target was identified and confirmed after the most recent proposal deadline. By studying this system, it will also pave the way to build a sample of such systems in the next cycle to learn about the DLA population as a whole, and address what type of galaxies give rise to DLAs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ This program images a foreground Damped Lyman-alpha (DLA) system by using a higher redshift absorption system to block the light of the background quasar. Full orbit integrations are obtained in order to minimize post-flash and 15416( 2) - 27-Nov-2017 19:50:23 - [ 2] read-noise and maximize the total depth (~0.5 mag improvement). Therefore 4 orbit vists are required to enable fully cleaning the cosmic rays (as described in our phase I). Exposures are post-flashed by 4e- to help mitigate the CTE, and reach 12e- backgrounds per pixel. The dither pattern per visit is set 5 times larger than the default box pattern to help minimize the blotchy pattern observed in F336W imaging (i.e., similar to that seen in Rafelski et al. 2015, AJ, 150 31, Figure 15). Reducing CTE effects and blotchy patterns are important for our science targeting extremely faint flux from the DLA. The target is placed on chip 2 using the UVIS2-C1K1C-CTE aperture, as this places the target centered in the bottom half of chip 2 in quadrant C, which has a lower geometrical distortion and improved focus. This is done to minimize CTI and throughput in the UV. The target is >500 pixels from the bottom of the chip, which corresponds to ~160 kpc at z~2.4. The visits additionally apply a pos-targ offset to minimize a repetition of the background pattern with a 15.25 pixel shift (0.6065") for each visit. As described in the Phase I, we wish to observe this target before the cycle 26 deadline so that we can propose for a sample of these targets in cycle 26. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15416( 2) - 27-Nov-2017 19:50:23 - [ 3] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 J1036+2240 ISM, ABSORPTION LINE RA=10H36M30.7500S, J2000 V = 20.95 +/- 0.1 u=23.76 SYSTEM, ABSORPTION LINE DEC=+22D40'36.76" SYSTEM - EXTRAGALACTIC, DAMPED LYMAN ALPHA CLOUD Reference Frame: ICRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15416( 2) - 27-Nov-2017 19:50:23 - [ 4] Patterns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pattern_Number: 1 Primary_Pattern Secondary_Pattern Pattern_Type WFC3-UVIS-DITHER-BOX Pattern_Purpose DITHER Number_Of_Points 4 Point_Spacing 0.865 Line_Spacing 0.56 Coordinate_Frame POS-TARG Pattern_Orient 23.884 Angle_Between_Sides 81.785 Center_Pattern NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15416( 2) - 27-Nov-2017 19:50:23 - [ 5] Visit: 01 Visit Requirements: BEFORE 01-APR-2018:00:00:00 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| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 J1036+2240 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1K F336W FLASH=4 1 2876 S POS TARG -0.6065, S 1C-CTE (11837 S) -0.6065; PATTERN 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J1036+2240 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 1 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-CTE J1036+2240 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 2 none none none 2 2987.0 S S K1C-CTE J1036+2240 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 3 none none none 3 2987.0 S S K1C-CTE J1036+2240 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 4 none none none 4 2987.0 S S K1C-CTE 15416( 2) - 27-Nov-2017 19:50:23 - [ 6] Visit: 02 Visit Requirements: BEFORE 01-APR-2018:00:00:00 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| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 J1036+2240 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1K F336W FLASH=4 1 2876 S POS TARG 0.6065, 0.6065; S 1C-CTE (11837 S) PATTERN 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J1036+2240 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 1 none none none 1 N/A S K1C-CTE J1036+2240 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 2 none none none 2 2987.0 S S K1C-CTE J1036+2240 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 3 none none none 3 2987.0 S S K1C-CTE J1036+2240 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS2-C1 F336W 4 none none none 4 2987.0 S S K1C-CTE 15416( 2) - 27-Nov-2017 19:50:23 - [ 7] Summary Form for Proposal 15416 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures UVIS2-C1K1C-CTE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations WFC3/UVIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters FLASH=4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements BEFORE 01-APR-2018:00:00:00, PATTERN 1 1, POS TARG -0.6065, -0.6065, POS TARG 0.6065, 0.6065 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F336W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names J1036+2240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------