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============================================================================== TOPIC: Daily Report #5002
== 1 of 1 == Date: Wed, Dec 30 2009 9:53Â am From: "Bassford, Lynn"
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - Continuing to Collect World Class Science
DAILY REPORT #5002
PERIOD COVERED: 5am December 29 - 5am December 30, 2009 (DOY 363/10:00z-364/10:00z)
OBSERVATIONS SCHEDULED
COS/FUV 11895
FUV Detector Dark Monitor
The purpose of this proposal is to monitor the FUV detector dark rate by taking long science exposures without illuminating the detector The detector dark rate and spatial distribution of counts will be compared to pre-launch and SMOV data in order to verify the nominal operation of the detector Variations of count rate as a function of orbital position will be analyzed to find dependence of dark rate on proximity to the SAA Dependence of dark rate as function of time will also be tracked
COS/NUV/FUV 11718
The Stellar Halos of Dwarf Galaxies
The metal-poor stellar halo is the oldest extended structure in the Galaxy Such halos are thought to form through hierarchical merging, and contain stars pulled from accreted subhalos The diffuse stellar halo therefore stores information about the prop reties of the accreted galaxies (i e , their orbits, stellar masses, and metallicities) It is therefore unsurprising that stellar halos have become a popular probe of the early epoch of galaxy formation
Almost all current work on stellar halos has focused on massive galaxies, however We propose to extend the work on stellar halos to much lower mass scales, by studying the halos of faint dwarf galaxies By taking halo studies into the dwarf galaxy regime, we can probe exceptionally small mass scales for the accreted halos At these mass scales the effects of reionization and supernova feedback have the largest impact on the galaxy population Stellar halos of dwarf galaxies are therefore a sensitive probe of the key processes needed to resolve the lack of substructure observed at low masses
We are requesting two far-field ACS pointings for the three closest isolated nearby dwarf irregular galaxies whose inner halos have already been mapped with the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury These outer fields will allow us to trace the halo out to roughly half the virial radius, further than any previous study We will use the resulting distribution of halo stars (1) to unambiguously measure the structure of the stellar halo, with minimal contamination from the main galaxy; (2) to constrain the flattening of the stellar halo; (3) to measure the metallicity of halo stars as a function of radius; (4) to correlate any changes in halo profile with changes in metallicity The resulting data will constrain models of halo accretion and the epoch of reionization
COS/NUV/FUV 11741
Probing Warm-Hot Intergalactic Gas at 0 5 < z < 1 3 with a Blind Survey for O VI, Ne VIII, Mg X, and Si XII Absorption Systems
Currently we can only account for half of the baryons (or less) expected to be found in the nearby universe based on D/H and CMB observations This "missing baryons problem" is one of the highest-priority challenges in observational extragalatic astronomy Cosmological simulations suggest that the baryons are hidden in low-density, shock-heated intergalactic gas in the log T = 5 - 7 range, but intensive UV and X-ray surveys using O VI, O VII, and O VIII absorption lines have not yet confirmed this prediction We propose to use COS to carry out a sensitive survey for Ne VIII and Mg X absorption in the spectra of nine QSOs at z(QSO) > 0 89 For the three highest-redshift QSOs, we will also search for Si XII This survey will provide more robust constraints on the quantity of baryons in warm-hot intergalactic gas at 0 5 < z < 1 3, and the data will provide rich constraints on the metal enrichment, physical conditions, and nature of a wide variety of QSO absorbers in addition to the warm-hot systems By comparing the results to other surveys at lower redshifts (with STIS, FUSE, and from the COS GTO programs), the project will also enable the first study of how these absorbers evolve with redshift at z < 1 By combining the program with follow-up galaxy redshift surveys, we will also push the study of galaxy-absorber relationships to higher redshifts, with an emphasis on the distribution of the WHIM with respect to the large-scale matter distribution of the universe
S/C 12046
COS FUV DCE Memory Dump
Whenever the FUV detector high voltage is on, count rate and current draw information is collected, monitored, and saved to DCE memory Every 10 msec the detector samples the currents from the HV power supplies (HVIA, HVIB) and the AUX power supply (AUXI) The last 1000 samples are saved in memory, along with a histogram of the number of occurrences of each current value
In the case of a HV transient (known as a "crackle" on FUSE), where one of these currents exceeds a preset threshold for a persistence time, the HV will shut down, and the DCE memory will be dumped and examined as part of the recovery procedure However, if the current exceeds the threshold for less than the persistence time (a "mini-crackle" in FUSE parlance), there is no way to know without dumping DCE memory By dumping and examining the histograms regularly, we will be able to monitor any changes in the rate of "mini-crackles" and thus learn something about the state of the detector
STIS/CCD 11703
The Nature of the Black Hole in a NGC 4472 Globular Cluster and the Origin of Its Broad [OIII] Emission
We propose to use STIS to obtain optical spectroscopy at high spatial resolution of the black hole-hosting globular cluster RZ2109 in the Virgo elliptical NGC 4472 This is motivated by our very recent discovery broad [OIII] 4959, 5007 emission with a width of several thousand km/s in this globular cluster The STIS spectroscopy will enable us to determine if the very broad [OIII] emission is due to material driven at high velocity from the central accreting black hole across the globular cluster, or if the velocity widths are due to gravitational motions very close to the central black hole In the former case, the [OIII] emission should extend over a few-tenths of an arcsecond and be spatially resolved by HST and STIS, while in the latter case, the emission lines will be unresolved Distinguishing between these two possibilities will allow us to - 1) determine whether the black hole is of intermediate mass or a stellar mass, and thereby whether the black hole mass - sigma relation extends to globular cluster masses, 2) test models of black hole formation and evolution in dense stellar systems, and 3) address the nature of accretion in the high luminosity black-hole X-ray source, and constrain the feedback processes from luminous black holes into their surrounding medium in dense stellar systems
STIS/CCD 11844
CCD Dark Monitor Part 1
The purpose of this proposal is to monitor the darks for the STIS CCD
STIS/CCD 11846
CCD Bias Monitor-Part 1
The purpose of this proposal is to monitor the bias in the 1x1, 1x2, 2x1, and 2x2 bin settings at gain=1, and 1x1 at gain = 4, to build up high-S/N superbiases and track the evolution of hot columns
STIS/CCD/FGS 11848
CCD Read Noise Monitor
This proposal measures the read noise of all the amplifiers (A, B, C, D) on the STIS CCD using pairs of bias frames Full-frame and binned observations are made in both Gain 1 and Gain 4, with binning factors of 1x1, 1x2, 2x1, and 2x2 All exposures are internals Pairs of visits are scheduled monthly for the first four months and then bi-monthly after that
WFC3/ACS/UVIS 11803
Observing Cluster Assembly Around the Massive Cluster RXJ0152-13
We request ACS imaging for groups and filaments in the outskirts of two z=0 8 forming clusters of galaxies These images will be combined with an unparalleled dataset of wide-field spectroscopy from Magellan, with ~2200 confirmed members (~3200 by the summer) of the superstructures surrounding the two clusters We will estimate merger rates and determine the morphological composition of the galaxy populations within the infalling groups and filaments identified in our spectroscopic dataset The HST data are critical to understand how the early-type galaxy fraction remains constant in cluster centers, while clusters double in mass through the steady accretion of lower mass groups One possibility is that the galaxies in the filaments and infalling groups already have predominantly early-type morphologies, while another is that galaxies transform during, and possibly even in connection with, the process of infall Our unique dataset of spectroscopic membership, when combined with the exquisite high-resolution imaging of ACS and WF3, will enable us to witness the accretion of galaxies unto massive clusters and how this process affects their properties
WFC3/IR 11696
Infrared Survey of Star Formation Across Cosmic Time
We propose to use the unique power of WFC3 slitless spectroscopy to measure the evolution of cosmic star formation from the end of the reionization epoch at z>6 to the close of the galaxy-building era at z~0 3 Pure parallel observations with the grisms have proven to be efficient for identifying line emission from galaxies across a broad range of redshifts The G102 grism on WFC3 was designed to extend this capability to search for Ly-alpha emission from the first galaxies Using up to 250 orbits of pure parallel WFC3 spectroscopy, we will observe about 40 deep (4-5 orbit) fields with the combination of G102 and G141, and about 20 shallow (2-3 orbit) fields with G141 alone
Our primary science goals at the highest redshifts are: (1) Detect Lya
in ~100 galaxies with z>5
6 and measure the evolution of the Lya
luminosity function, independent of of cosmic variance; 2) Determine
the connection between emission line selected and continuum-break
selected galaxies at these high redshifts, and 3) Search for the
proposed signature of neutral hydrogen absorption at re-ionization
At
intermediate redshifts we will (4) Detect more than 1000 galaxies in
Halpha at 0
5 To identify single-line Lya emitters, we will exploit the wide
0
8--1
9um wavelength coverage of the combined G102+G141 spectra
All
[OII] and [OIII] interlopers detected in G102 will be reliably
separated from true LAEs by the detection of at least one strong line
in the G141 spectrum, without the need for any ancillary data
We
waive all proprietary rights to our data and will make high-level data
products available through the ST/ECF
WFC3/IR 11926 IR Zero Points We will measure and monitor the zeropoints through the IR filters
using observations of the white dwarf standard stars, GD153, GD71 and
GD191B2B and the solar analog standard star, P330E
Data will be taken
monthly during Cycle 17
Observations of the star cluster, NGC 104,
are made twice to check color transformations
We expect an accuracy
of 2% in the wide filter zeropoints relative to the HST photometric
system, and 5% in the medium- and narrow-band filters
WFC3/IR/S/C 11929 IR Dark Current Monitor Analyses of ground test data showed that dark current signals are more
reliably removed from science data using darks taken with the same
exposure sequences as the science data, than with a single dark
current image scaled by desired exposure time
Therefore, dark current
images must be collected using all sample sequences that will be used
in science observations
These observations will be used to monitor
changes in the dark current of the WFC3-IR channel on a day-to-day
basis, and to build calibration dark current ramps for each of the
sample sequences to be used by Gos in Cycle 17
For each sample
sequence/array size combination, a median ramp will be created and
delivered to the calibration database system (CDBS)
WFC3/UVIS 11594 A WFC3 Grism Survey for Lyman Limit Absorption at z=2 We propose to conduct a spectroscopic survey of Lyman limit absorbers
at redshifts 1
8 < z < 2
5, using WFC3 and the G280 grism
This
proposal intends to complete an approved Cycle 15 SNAP program
(10878), which was cut short due to the ACS failure
We have selected
64 quasars at 2
3 < z < 2
6 from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Spectroscopic Quasar Sample, for which no BAL signature is found at
the QSO redshift and no strong metal absorption lines are present at z 2
3 along the lines of sight
The survey has three main
observational goals
First, we will determine the redshift frequency
dn/dz of the LLS over the column density range 16
0 < log(NHI) < 20
3
cm^-2
Second, we will measure the column density frequency
distribution f(N) for the partial Lyman limit systems (PLLS) over the
column density range 16
0 < log(NHI) < 17
5 cm^-2
Third, we will
identify those sightlines which could provide a measurement of the
primordial D/H ratio
By carrying out this survey, we can also help
place meaningful constraints on two key quantities of cosmological
relevance
First, we will estimate the amount of metals in the LLS
using the f(N), and ground based observations of metal line
transitions
Second, by determining f(N) of the PLLS, we can constrain
the amplitude of the ionizing UV background at z~2 to a greater
precision
This survey is ideal for a snapshot observing program,
because the on-object integration times are all well below 30 minutes,
and follow-up observations from the ground require minimal telescope
time due to the QSO sample being bright
WFC3/UVIS 11657 The Population of Compact Planetary Nebulae in the Galactic Disk We propose to secure narrow- and broad-band images of compact
planetary nebulae (PNe) in the Galactic Disk to study the missing link
of the early phases of post-AGB evolution
Ejected AGB envelopes
become PNe when the gas is ionized
PNe expand, and, when large
enough, can be studied in detail from the ground
In the interim, only
the HST capabilities can resolve their size, morphology, and central
stars
Our proposed observations will be the basis for a systematic
study of the onset of morphology
Dust properties of the proposed
targets will be available through approved Spitzer/IRS spectra, and so
will the abundances of the alpha-elements
We will be able thus to
explore the interconnection of morphology, dust grains, stellar
evolution, and populations
The target selection is suitable to
explore the nebular and stellar properties across the galactic disk,
and to set constraints on the galactic evolutionary models through the
analysis of metallicity and population gradients
WFC3/UVIS 11905 WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor The behavior of the WFC3 UVIS CCD will be monitored daily with a set
of full-frame, four-amp bias and dark frames
A smaller set of 2Kx4K
subarray biases are acquired at less frequent intervals throughout the
cycle to support subarray science observations
The internals from
this proposal, along with those from the anneal procedure (Proposal
11909), will be used to generate the necessary superbias and superdark
reference files for the calibration pipeline (CDBS)
WFC3/UVIS 11908 Cycle 17: UVIS Bowtie Monitor Ground testing revealed an intermittent hysteresis type effect in the
UVIS detector (both CCDs) at the level of ~1%, lasting hours to days
Initially found via an unexpected bowtie-shaped feature in flatfield
ratios, subsequent lab tests on similar e2v devices have since shown
that it is also present as simply an overall offset across the entire
CCD, i
e
, a QE offset without any discernable pattern
These lab
tests have further revealed that overexposing the detector to count
levels several times full well fills the traps and effectively
neutralizes the bowtie
Each visit in this proposal acquires a set of
three 3x3 binned internal flatfields: the first unsaturated image will
be used to detect any bowtie, the second, highly exposed image will
neutralize the bowtie if it is present, and the final image will allow
for verification that the bowtie is gone
WFC3/UVIS/IR 11700 Bright Galaxies at z>7
5 with a WFC3 Pure Parallel Survey The epoch of reionization represents a special moment in the history
of the Universe as it is during this era that the first galaxies and
star clusters are formed
Reionization also profoundly affects the
environment where subsequent generations of galaxies evolve
Our
overarching goal is to test the hypothesis that galaxies are
responsible for reionizing neutral hydrogen
To do so we propose to
carry out a pure parallel WFC3 survey to constrain the bright end of
the redshift z>7
5 galaxy luminosity function on a total area of 176
arcmin^2 of sky
Extrapolating the evolution of the luminosity
function from z~6, we expect to detect about 20 Lyman Break Galaxies
brighter than M_* at z~8 significantly improving the current sample of
only a few galaxies known at these redshifts
Finding significantly
fewer objects than predicted on the basis of extrapolation from z=6
would set strong limits to the brightness of M_*, highlighting a fast
evolution of the luminosity function with the possible implication
that galaxies alone cannot reionize the Universe
Our observations
will find the best candidates for spectroscopic confirmation, that is
bright z>7
5 objects, which would be missed by small area deeper
surveys
The random pointing nature of the program is ideal to beat
cosmic variance, especially severe for luminous massive galaxies,
which are strongly clustered
In fact our survey geometry of 38
independent fields will constrain the luminosity function like a
contiguous single field survey with two times more area at the same
depth
Lyman Break Galaxies at z>7
5 down to m_AB=26
85 (5 sigma) in
F125W will be selected as F098M dropouts, using three to five orbits
visits that include a total of four filters (F606W, F098M, F125W,
F160W) optimized to remove low-redshift interlopers and cool stars
Our data will be highly complementary to a deep field search for
high-z galaxies aimed at probing the faint end of the luminosity
function, allowing us to disentangle the degeneracy between faint end
slope and M_* in a Schechter function fit of the luminosity function
We waive proprietary rights for the data
In addition, we commit to
release the coordinates and properties of our z>7
5 candidates within
one month from the acquisition of each field
FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY: Significant Spacecraft Anomalies: (The following are preliminary
reports of potential non-nominal performance that will be
investigated
) HSTARS: (None) COMPLETED OPS REQUEST: (None) COMPLETED OPS NOTES: (None) FGS GSAcq 7 7
FGS REAcq 8 8
OBAD with Maneuver 5 5 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: (None) ==============================================================================
TOPIC: Daily Report #5003 == 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Dec 31 2009 11:32Â am
From: "Bassford, Lynn" HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - Continuing to Collect World Class Science DAILY REPORT #5003 PERIOD COVERED: 5am December 30 - 5am December 31, 2009 (DOY 364/10:00z-365/10:00z) OBSERVATIONS SCHEDULED ACS/WFC3 11879 CCD Daily Monitor (Part 1) This program comprises basic tests for measuring the read noise and
dark current of the ACS WFC and for tracking the growth of hot pixels
The recorded frames are used to create bias and dark reference images
for science data reduction and calibration
This program will be
executed four days per week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) for the duration of
Cycle 17
To facilitate scheduling, this program is split into three
proposals
This proposal covers 352 orbits (22 weeks) from 31 August
2009 to 31 January 2010
COS/NUV/FUV 11741 Probing Warm-Hot Intergalactic Gas at 0
5 < z < 1
3 with a Blind
Survey for O VI, Ne VIII, Mg X, and Si XII Absorption Systems Currently we can only account for half of the baryons (or less)
expected to be found in the nearby universe based on D/H and CMB
observations
This "missing baryons problem" is one of the
highest-priority challenges in observational extragalatic astronomy
Cosmological simulations suggest that the baryons are hidden in
low-density, shock-heated intergalactic gas in the log T = 5 - 7
range, but intensive UV and X-ray surveys using O VI, O VII, and O
VIII absorption lines have not yet confirmed this prediction
We
propose to use COS to carry out a sensitive survey for Ne VIII and Mg
X absorption in the spectra of nine QSOs at z(QSO) > 0
89
For the
three highest-redshift QSOs, we will also search for Si XII
This
survey will provide more robust constraints on the quantity of baryons
in warm-hot intergalactic gas at 0
5 < z < 1
3, and the data will
provide rich constraints on the metal enrichment, physical conditions,
and nature of a wide variety of QSO absorbers in addition to the
warm-hot systems
By comparing the results to other surveys at lower
redshifts (with STIS, FUSE, and from the COS GTO programs), the
project will also enable the first study of how these absorbers evolve
with redshift at z < 1
By combining the program with follow-up galaxy
redshift surveys, we will also push the study of galaxy-absorber
relationships to higher redshifts, with an emphasis on the
distribution of the WHIM with respect to the large-scale matter
distribution of the universe
STIS/CCD 11703 The Nature of the Black Hole in a NGC 4472 Globular Cluster and the
Origin of Its Broad [OIII] Emission We propose to use STIS to obtain optical spectroscopy at high spatial
resolution of the black hole-hosting globular cluster RZ2109 in the
Virgo elliptical NGC 4472
This is motivated by our very recent
discovery broad [OIII] 4959, 5007 emission with a width of several
thousand km/s in this globular cluster
The STIS spectroscopy will
enable us to determine if the very broad [OIII] emission is due to
material driven at high velocity from the central accreting black hole
across the globular cluster, or if the velocity widths are due to
gravitational motions very close to the central black hole
In the
former case, the [OIII] emission should extend over a few-tenths of an
arcsecond and be spatially resolved by HST and STIS, while in the
latter case, the emission lines will be unresolved
Distinguishing
between these two possibilities will allow us to - 1) determine
whether the black hole is of intermediate mass or a stellar mass, and
thereby whether the black hole mass - sigma relation extends to
globular cluster masses, 2) test models of black hole formation and
evolution in dense stellar systems, and 3) address the nature of
accretion in the high luminosity black-hole X-ray source, and
constrain the feedback processes from luminous black holes into their
surrounding medium in dense stellar systems
STIS/CCD 11844 CCD Dark Monitor Part 1 The purpose of this proposal is to monitor the darks for the STIS CCD
STIS/CCD 11846 CCD Bias Monitor-Part 1 The purpose of this proposal is to monitor the bias in the 1x1, 1x2,
2x1, and 2x2 bin settings at gain=1, and 1x1 at gain = 4, to build up
high-S/N superbiases and track the evolution of hot columns
WFC3/ACS/IR 11584 Resolving the Smallest Galaxies with ACS An order of magnitude more dwarf galaxies are expected to inhabit the
Local Group, based on currently accepted galaxy formation models, than
have been observed
This discrepancy has been noted in environments
ranging from the field to rich clusters, with evidence emerging that
lower density regions contain fewer dwarfs per giant than higher
density regions, in further contrast to model predictions
However,
there is no complete census of the faintest dwarf galaxies in any
environment
The discovery of the smallest and faintest dwarfs is
hampered by the limitations in detecting such compact or low surface
brightness galaxies, and this is compounded by the great difficulty in
determining accurate distances to, or ascertaining group membership
for, such faint objects
The M81 group provides a powerful means for
establishing membership for faint galaxies in a low density region
With a distance modulus of 27
8, the tip of the red giant branch
(TRGB) appears at I ~ 24, just within the reach of ground based
surveys
We have completed a 65 square degree survey in the region
around M81 with the CFHT/MegaCam
Half of our survey was completed
before Cycle 16 and we were awarded time with WFPC2 to observe 15 new
candidate dwarf galaxy group members in F606W and F814W bands in order
to construct color-magnitude diagrams from which to measure accurate
TRGB distances and determine star formation and metallicity histories
The data obtained show that 8 - 9 of these objects are galaxies at the
same distance as M81
In completing our survey, we have discovered an
additional 8 candidate galaxies we propose to image with ACS in order
to measure TRGB distances and establish membership
We also wish to
re-observe our smallest candidate group member and a tidal dwarf
candidate with deeper observations made possible with ACS
Once
membership has been established for this second set of candidates, we
will have a complete census of the dwarf galaxy population in the M8
group to M_r ~ -10, allowing us to obtain a firm measurement of the
luminosity function faint-end slope, and, combined with previous HST
data, to provide a complete inventory of the age and abundance
properties for the collapsed core of the M81 group
WFC3/IR 11108 Near Infrared Observations of a Sample of z~6
5-6
7 Galaxies The majority of the most distant galaxies discovered to date have been
found by strong Lyman alpha emission at red optical wavelengths
An
accurate estimate of the star formation rates for these objects
requires a measurement of the line-free UV continuum, which must be
taken at infrared wavelengths
Here we propose to obtain imaging with
WFC3 in the F140W filter for a sample of 9 Lyman alpha galaxies with
redshifts z~6
5 up to z=6
740 from a complete, flux-limited widefield
narrowband and multi-color survey conducted on the 8-m Subaru
Telescope
This program will investigate galaxy morphologies and star
formation for a uniform sample of the highest redshift galaxies now
known
WFC3/IR 11666 Chilly Pairs: A Search for the Latest-type Brown Dwarf Binaries and
the Prototype Y Dwarf We propose to use HST/NICMOS to image a sample of 27 of the nearest (<
20 pc) and lowest luminosity T-type brown dwarfs in order to identify
and characterize new very low mass binary systems
Only 3 late-type T
dwarf binaries have been found to date, despite that fact that these
systems are critical benchmarks for evolutionary and atmospheric
models at the lowest masses
They are also the most likely systems to
harbor Y dwarf companions, an as yet unpopulated putative class of
very cold (T < 600 K) brown dwarfs
Our proposed program will more
than double the number of T5-T9 dwarfs imaged at high resolution, with
an anticipated yield of ~5 new binaries with initial characterization
of component spectral types
We will be able to probe separations
sufficient to identify systems suitable for astrometric orbit and
dynamical mass measurements
We also expect one of our discoveries to
contain the first Y-type brown dwarf
Our proposed program complements
and augments ongoing ground-based adaptive optics surveys and provides
pathway science for JWST
WFC3/IR 11696 Infrared Survey of Star Formation Across Cosmic Time We propose to use the unique power of WFC3 slitless spectroscopy to
measure the evolution of cosmic star formation from the end of the
reionization epoch at z>6 to the close of the galaxy-building era at
z~0
3
Pure parallel observations with the grisms have proven to be
efficient for identifying line emission from galaxies across a broad
range of redshifts
The G102 grism on WFC3 was designed to extend this
capability to search for Ly-alpha emission from the first galaxies
Using up to 250 orbits of pure parallel WFC3 spectroscopy, we will
observe about 40 deep (4-5 orbit) fields with the combination of G102
and G141, and about 20 shallow (2-3 orbit) fields with G141 alone
Our primary science goals at the highest redshifts are: (1) Detect Lya
in ~100 galaxies with z>5
6 and measure the evolution of the Lya
luminosity function, independent of of cosmic variance; 2) Determine
the connection between emission line selected and continuum-break
selected galaxies at these high redshifts, and 3) Search for the
proposed signature of neutral hydrogen absorption at re-ionization
At
intermediate redshifts we will (4) Detect more than 1000 galaxies in
Halpha at 0
5 To identify single-line Lya emitters, we will exploit the wide
0
8--1
9um wavelength coverage of the combined G102+G141 spectra
All
[OII] and [OIII] interlopers detected in G102 will be reliably
separated from true LAEs by the detection of at least one strong line
in the G141 spectrum, without the need for any ancillary data
We
waive all proprietary rights to our data and will make high-level data
products available through the ST/ECF
WFC3/IR/S/C 11929 IR Dark Current Monitor Analyses of ground test data showed that dark current signals are more
reliably removed from science data using darks taken with the same
exposure sequences as the science data, than with a single dark
current image scaled by desired exposure time
Therefore, dark current
images must be collected using all sample sequences that will be used
in science observations
These observations will be used to monitor
changes in the dark current of the WFC3-IR channel on a day-to-day
basis, and to build calibration dark current ramps for each of the
sample sequences to be used by Gos in Cycle 17
For each sample
sequence/array size combination, a median ramp will be created and
delivered to the calibration database system (CDBS)
WFC3/UVIS 11565 A Search for Astrometric Companions to Very Low-Mass, Population II
Stars We propose to carry out a Snapshot search for astrometric companions
in a subsample of very low-mass, halo subdwarfs identified within 120
parsecs of the Sun
These ultra-cool M subdwarfs are local
representatives of the lowest-mass H burning objects from the Galactic
Population II
The expected 3-4 astrometric doubles that will be
discovered will be invaluable in that they will be the first systems
from which gravitational masses of metal-poor stars at the bottom of
the main sequence can be directly measured
WFC3/UVIS 11661 The Black Hole Mass - Bulge Luminosity Relationship for the Nearest
Reverberation- Mapped AGNs We propose to obtain WFC3 host galaxy images of the eight nearest AGNs
with masses from reverberation mapping, and one star as a PSF model
These images will allow us to determine with unprecedented accuracy
the bulge luminosities of the host galaxies, a goal which is not
achievable from the ground due to the blurring of the very bright PSF
component under typical, and even very good, seeing conditions
High-resolution ACS images of the host galaxies of more luminous AGNs
reveal that the black hole mass- bulge luminosity and black hole
mass-bulge mass relationships for AGNs are not well constrained and
arise from what appear to be fundamentally flawed data sets
With the
addition of the images proposed here to our current sample of ACS
images, we will be able to extend our determinations of the black hole
mass-bulge luminosity and black hole mass-bulge mass relationships for
AGNs by an order of magnitude and test our preliminary results for
these fundamentally important relationships against those previously
determined for quiescent galaxies
WFC3/UVIS 11905 WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor The behavior of the WFC3 UVIS CCD will be monitored daily with a set
of full-frame, four-amp bias and dark frames
A smaller set of 2Kx4K
subarray biases are acquired at less frequent intervals throughout the
cycle to support subarray science observations
The internals from
this proposal, along with those from the anneal procedure (Proposal
11909), will be used to generate the necessary superbias and superdark
reference files for the calibration pipeline (CDBS)
WFC3/UVIS/IR 11644 A Dynamical-Compositional Survey of the Kuiper Belt: A New Window Into
the Formation of the Outer Solar System The eight planets overwhelmingly dominate the solar system by mass,
but their small numbers, coupled with their stochastic pasts, make it
impossible to construct a unique formation history from the dynamical
or compositional characteristics of them alone
In contrast, the huge
numbers of small bodies scattered throughout and even beyond the
planets, while insignificant by mass, provide an almost unlimited
number of probes of the statistical conditions, history, and
interactions in the solar system
To date, attempts to understand the
formation and evolution of the Kuiper Belt have largely been dynamical
simulations where a hypothesized starting condition is evolved under
the gravitational influence of the early giant planets and an attempt
is made to reproduce the current observed populations
With little
compositional information known for the real Kuiper Belt, the test
particles in the simulation are free to have any formation location
and history as long as they end at the correct point
Allowing
compositional information to guide and constrain the formation,
thermal, and collisional histories of these objects would add an
entire new dimension to our understanding of the evolution of the
outer solar system
While ground based compositional studies have hit
their flux limits already with only a few objects sampled, we propose
to exploit the new capabilities of WFC3 to perform the first ever
large-scale dynamical-compositional study of Kuiper Belt Objects
(KBOs) and their progeny to study the chemical, dynamical, and
collisional history of the region of the giant planets
The
sensitivity of the WFC3 observations will allow us to go up to two
magnitudes deeper than our ground based studies, allowing us the
capability of optimally selecting a target list for a large survey
rather than simply taking the few objects that can be measured, as we
have had to do to date
We have carefully constructed a sample of 120
objects which provides both overall breadth, for a general
understanding of these objects, plus a large enough number of objects
in the individual dynamical subclass to allow detailed comparison
between and within these groups
These objects will likely define the
core Kuiper Belt compositional sample for years to come
While we have
many specific results anticipated to come from this survey, as with
any project where the field is rich, our current knowledge level is
low, and a new instrument suddenly appears which can exploit vastly
larger segments of the population, the potential for discovery -- both
anticipated and not -- is extraordinary
WFC3/UVIS/IR 11700 Bright Galaxies at z>7
5 with a WFC3 Pure Parallel Survey The epoch of reionization represents a special moment in the history
of the Universe as it is during this era that the first galaxies and
star clusters are formed
Reionization also profoundly affects the
environment where subsequent generations of galaxies evolve
Our
overarching goal is to test the hypothesis that galaxies are
responsible for reionizing neutral hydrogen
To do so we propose to
carry out a pure parallel WFC3 survey to constrain the bright end of
the redshift z>7
5 galaxy luminosity function on a total area of 176
arcmin^2 of sky
Extrapolating the evolution of the luminosity
function from z~6, we expect to detect about 20 Lyman Break Galaxies
brighter than M_* at z~8 significantly improving the current sample of
only a few galaxies known at these redshifts
Finding significantly
fewer objects than predicted on the basis of extrapolation from z=6
would set strong limits to the brightness of M_*, highlighting a fast
evolution of the luminosity function with the possible implication
that galaxies alone cannot reionize the Universe
Our observations
will find the best candidates for spectroscopic confirmation, that is
bright z>7
5 objects, which would be missed by small area deeper
surveys
The random pointing nature of the program is ideal to beat
cosmic variance, especially severe for luminous massive galaxies,
which are strongly clustered
In fact our survey geometry of 38
independent fields will constrain the luminosity function like a
contiguous single field survey with two times more area at the same
depth
Lyman Break Galaxies at z>7
5 down to m_AB=26
85 (5 sigma) in
F125W will be selected as F098M dropouts, using three to five orbits
visits that include a total of four filters (F606W, F098M, F125W,
F160W) optimized to remove low-redshift interlopers and cool stars
Our data will be highly complementary to a deep field search for
high-z galaxies aimed at probing the faint end of the luminosity
function, allowing us to disentangle the degeneracy between faint end
slope and M_* in a Schechter function fit of the luminosity function
We waive proprietary rights for the data
In addition, we commit to
release the coordinates and properties of our z>7
5 candidates within
one month from the acquisition of each field
FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY: Significant Spacecraft Anomalies: (The following are preliminary
reports of potential non-nominal performance that will be
investigated
) HSTARS: (None) COMPLETED OPS REQUEST: (None) COMPLETED OPS NOTES: (None) FGS GSAcq 8 8
FGS REAcq 5 5
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