16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 16489 Version: 15 Check-in Time: 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 STScI Edit Number: 2 Title Outflow Legacy Accretion Survey: unveiling the wind driving mechanism in BHXRBs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Dr. Noel Castro Segura University of Southampton Y CoI: Dr. Diego Altamirano University of Southampton N CoI: Prof. Christian Knigge University of Southampton N CoI: Dr. Maria Diaz Trigo European Southern Observatory - Germany N CoI: Dr. Nathalie Degenaar Universiteit van Amsterdam N CoI: Mariano Mendez Kapteyn Astronomical Institute N CoI: Dr. Teo Munoz Darias Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias N CoI: Prof. Rob Fender University of Oxford N CoI: Federico Vincentelli UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELL'INSUBRIA N CoI: Dr. Knox S. Long Eureka Scientific Inc. N CoI: Mr. Douglas Buisson University of Cambridge N CoI: Dr. Nick Higginbottom University of Southampton N CoI: Dr. James Matthews University of Cambridge N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract Transient black-hole X-ray binaries viewed at high inclinations display blue-shifted absorption lines in their X-ray spectra. These features are the signatures of powerful, hot and equatorial accretion disk winds being driven from these systems in their luminous soft states. Remarkably, blue-shifted absorption lines have recently also been discovered in optical and NIR recombination lines and ultraviolet resonance features. These features must also be produced in an outflow, but the physical conditions traced by these outflows are different. Despite this, the characteristic Doppler velocities of all three types of signatures are comparable, yet they have never been observed simultaneously. It is therefore completely unclear if they are associated with distinct outflows (e.g. driven by different mechanisms) or simply with different regions/phases within the same outflow. Here, we propose to answer this question by carrying out simultaneous time-resolved spectroscopy of a high-inclination system in the X-ray, ultraviolet and optical bands, in its two distinct physical configurations (hard- and soft-states). This will allow us to test if the three types of wind features are present simultaneously, and, if so, whether they display correlated variability and/or velocity structure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ We will observe LMXRB in the hard and soft states coordinated with XMM-Newton. Ideally we will have 3 visits, at the begining and end of the XMM exposure, in order to swarch for simultaneous accretion disk winds in the X-ray and FUV. Given the unknown UV luminosity of the transient I am leaving different observing strategies in this mock phase II. 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 2] Once we have a suitable target I will update all this carefully. For now the target is Swift J1858 which is a transient where we triggered similar programs during the past two cycles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 3] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SWIFJ1727 STAR, LMXB, X-RAY RA=17H27M43.3100S +/- 0.04S, J2000 V = 13 +/- 0.1 NOVAE, X-RAY TRANSIENT DEC=-16D12'19.23" +/- 0.02" Reference Frame: ICRS Extended: NO 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 4] Visit: 03 (NUV-FUV) Visit Requirements: TOO RESPONSE TIME 21.0D 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 SWIFJ1727 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 0.1 S (0.1 S) Comments: For this we used a 25kK Blackbody with 0.34 extinction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=150 1 3000 S -MAMA G see below (2215 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 5] Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SWIFJ1727 STIS/NUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.06 E230M 2707 BUFFER-TIME=99 1 430 S -MAMA G see below (422 S) Comments: NUV with the higher flux and realistic 25kK blackbody emission with 2e-12 erg/s/cm2/A @ 2030 will give buffer warnings:STIS.sp.1889476 about 60% of the photons will be lost due to buffer overload. 400s should give a good signal to noise to estimate the extinction and tetect any weak emission line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 6] Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=150 1 1800 S -MAMA G see below (1792 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A SWIFJ1727 2 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 2215.0 S -MAMA G SWIFJ1727 3 STIS/NUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.06 E230M 2707 none none none none 2 422.0 S -MAMA G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 7] 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 4 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 2 1792.0 S -MAMA G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 8] Visit: 04 (FUV) Visit Requirements: TOO RESPONSE TIME 21.0D 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 SWIFJ1727 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 0.1 S (0.1 S) Comments: For this we used a 25kK Blackbody with 0.34 extinction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=150 1 2000 S -MAMA G see below (2215 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 9] Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=150 1 3000 S -MAMA G see below (2717 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A SWIFJ1727 2 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 2215.0 S -MAMA G SWIFJ1727 3 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 2 2717.0 S -MAMA G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 10] Visit: 05 (FUV) Visit Requirements: TOO RESPONSE TIME 21.0D 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 SWIFJ1727 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 0.1 S (0.1 S) Comments: For this we used a 25kK Blackbody with 0.34 extinction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=100 1 2000 S -MAMA G see below (2215 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 11] Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=100 1 3000 S -MAMA G see below (2717 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A SWIFJ1727 2 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 2215.0 S -MAMA G SWIFJ1727 3 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 2 2717.0 S -MAMA G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 12] Visit: 06 (FUV) Visit Requirements: TOO RESPONSE TIME 21.0D 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 SWIFJ1727 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 0.1 S (0.1 S) Comments: For this we used a 25kK Blackbody with 0.34 extinction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=100 1 2000 S -MAMA G see below (2215 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 13] Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=100 1 3000 S -MAMA G see below (2717 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A SWIFJ1727 2 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 2215.0 S -MAMA G SWIFJ1727 3 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 2 2717.0 S -MAMA G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 14] Visit: 07 (FUV) Visit Requirements: TOO RESPONSE TIME 21.0D 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 SWIFJ1727 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 0.1 S (0.1 S) Comments: For this we used a 25kK Blackbody with 0.34 extinction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=100 1 2000 S -MAMA G see below (2215 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 15] Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=100 1 3000 S -MAMA G see below (2717 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A SWIFJ1727 2 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 2215.0 S -MAMA G SWIFJ1727 3 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 2 2717.0 S -MAMA G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 16] Visit: 08 (FUV) Visit Requirements: 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 SWIFJ1727 COS/FUV ACQ/SEA PSA G140L 1105 SCAN-SIZE=2 1 40 S (40 RCH S) Comments: FUV flux matched to the observed as of 25th Sep ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SWIFJ1727 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=900, FP-POS=ALL 1 1000 S G see below (4616 S) Comments: 2500K BB generously matching the observed FUV flux from HST obs taken on 25th Sep ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 1 COS/FUV ACQ/SEA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A RCH SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 1 1 1038.0 S G SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 2 1 1038.0 S G SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 3 2 1270.0 S G SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 4 2 1270.0 S G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 17] Visit: 09 (FUV) Visit Requirements: 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 SWIFJ1727 COS/FUV ACQ/SEA PSA G140L 1105 SCAN-SIZE=2 1 40 S (40 RCH S) Comments: FUV flux matched to the observed as of 25th Sep ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SWIFJ1727 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=900, FP-POS=ALL 1 1000 S G see below (4616 S) Comments: 2500K BB generously matching the observed FUV flux from HST obs taken on 25th Sep ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 1 COS/FUV ACQ/SEA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A RCH SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 1 1 1038.0 S G SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 2 1 1038.0 S G SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 3 2 1270.0 S G SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 4 2 1270.0 S G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 18] Visit: A5 (FUV) Visit Requirements: TOO RESPONSE TIME 21.0D 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 SWIFJ1727 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR 1 0.1 S (0.1 S) Comments: For this we used a 25kK Blackbody with 0.34 extinction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=100 1 2000 S -MAMA G see below (2215 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 19] Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SWIFJ1727 STIS/NUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 BUFFER-TIME=99 1 200 S (200 -MAMA G S) Comments: NUV with the higher flux and realistic 25kK blackbody emission with 2e-12 erg/s/cm2/A @ 2030 will give buffer warnings:STIS.sp.1889476 about 60% of the photons will be lost due to buffer overload. 400s should give a good signal to noise to estimate the extinction and tetect any weak emission line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 SWIFJ1727 STIS/NUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 BUFFER-TIME=99 1 220 S (220 -MAMA G S) Comments: NUV with the higher flux and realistic 25kK blackbody emission with 2e-12 erg/s/cm2/A @ 2030 will give buffer warnings:STIS.sp.1889476 about 60% of the photons will be lost due to buffer overload. 400s should give a good signal to noise to estimate the extinction and tetect any weak emission line. 0.5e-12 at 2600 -- STIS.sp.1892366 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 20] Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 SWIFJ1727 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 BUFFER-TIME=100 1 1363 S -MAMA G (1363 S) Comments: Quoted ETC is for a 25kK blackbody based on standard theory, using the line of sight extinction. radio observations of the current outburst confirm the extinction is at least the 0.34 observed by the dust maps. The NUV flux used it for the ETC simulation is 2E-12 (ergs/s/cm2/AA) at 2030 Angstroms. More than the highest flux ever observed by swift UVOT (1.7E-12) only in one observation. All the other observations have NUV fluxes are below 1.3. To be even more conservative we also estimated the count rate for extinction E(B-V) = 0.2: STIS.sp.1889430 Increasing the flux a factor of 2 of the above, 25kK and E(B-V)=0.2 will only lead a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889442 An blackbody with infitinte temperature and 0.35 extinction and 2E-12 flux only lead to a buffer warning: STIS.sp.1889438 The target shows small modulation of 0.5 mag in the optical the optical V band from 12.5 to 13, less than a factor of two and consistent with the observed variability in the Swift UVOT observations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 1 STIS/CCD ACQ F28X50LP MIRROR none none none none 1 N/A SWIFJ1727 2 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 1 2215.0 S -MAMA G SWIFJ1727 3 STIS/NUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E230M 1978 none none none none 2 N/A -MAMA G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 21] 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 4 STIS/NUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E230M 2707 none none none none 2 N/A -MAMA G SWIFJ1727 5 STIS/FUV TIME-TA 0.2X0.2 E140M 1425 none none none none 2 N/A -MAMA G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 22] Visit: A7 (FUV) Visit Requirements: 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 SWIFJ1727 COS/FUV ACQ/SEA PSA G140L 1105 SCAN-SIZE=2 1 40 S (40 RCH S) Comments: FUV flux matched to the observed as of 25th Sep ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 SWIFJ1727 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 BUFFER-TIME=850, FP-POS=ALL 1 1000 S G see below (4616 S) Comments: 2500K BB generously matching the observed FUV flux from HST obs taken on 25th Sep ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SWIFJ1727 1 COS/FUV ACQ/SEA PSA G140L 1105 none none none none 1 N/A RCH SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 1 1 1038.0 S G SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 2 1 1038.0 S G SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 3 2 1270.0 S G SWIFJ1727 2 COS/FUV TIME-TA PSA G140L 1105 none none none 4 2 1270.0 S G 16489( 15) - 03-Oct-2023 12:49:14 - [ 23] Summary Form for Proposal 16489 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures 0.2X0.06, 0.2X0.2, F28X50LP, PSA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations COS/FUV, STIS/CCD, STIS/FUV-MAMA, STIS/NUV-MAMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACQ, ACQ/SEARCH, TIME-TAG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters BUFFER-TIME=100, BUFFER-TIME=150, BUFFER-TIME=850, BUFFER-TIME=900, BUFFER-TIME=99, FP-POS=ALL, SCAN-SIZE=2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements TOO RESPONSE TIME 21.0D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements E140M, E230M, G140L, MIRROR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names SWIFJ1727 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------