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    PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS   ST ScI Use Only
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1.Proposal Title:
Evidence for Starbursts in Active Galaxies
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2. Scientific Category   3. Proposal For  4. Cycle
AGN                         AR               5
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5. Investigators
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    PI: Claus Leitherer                   Space Telescope Science Institute
   CoI: Carmelle Robert                   Space Telescope Science Institute             N
   CoI: Elena Terlevich                   Institute of Astronomy                        N
   CoI: Roberto Terlevich                 Royal Greenwich Observatory                   N

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6. Abstract

We propose to search for evidence of recent star formation around active galactic
nuclei. FOS and GHRS ultraviolet spectra of all Seyfert1/2 galaxies and LINER's in
the  HST Archive will be extracted. In addition, we will retrieve all available WFPC
and FOC images. The data will be used to study the UV continuum and spectral lines
in and near the Seyfert nucleus. In particular, we will search for signatures of
stellar absorption lines of Si IV, C IV, and N V to constrain the population of hot
stars. The stellar-wind absorptions have blueshifts of the order of 1000 - 2000\ km\
s^-1. The method will be calibrated with the Seyfert2 prototype NGC1068 for which a
plethora of material is available in the Archive. FOS and GHRS spectra of NGC1068
will allow us to evaluate the relative contribution of circumnuclear star formation
to the nuclear spectrum. Evolutionary synthesis models of starburst regions will be
used to investigate if and how the properties of the NGC1068 starburst can be
generalized and applied to other Seyfert galaxies. We will use the results of the
proposed study to address the universality of massive star formation in active
galaxies.
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            Summary Form for Proposal  5804

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