GSU SMARTS PROGRAMS FOR 2010B

GSU OBSERVING REQUESTS FOR SMARTS TIME IN 2010B

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUG 2010 THROUGH JAN 2011 (6 months) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- assumes 9.0 hours = 1.0 night during B semesters 1.5X --- for all service programs 1.2X --- if you need N hours of observations, including makeups --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 0 = UCAR PRIORITY 1 --- SCHEDULED 4.5 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.5m + RCSpec TITLE HK Emission in Solar-Type Stars ID # UCAR01 PI Travis Metcalfe (NCAR) CONTACT travis@ucar.edu, 303-497-8326 MODE (service or user) service TIME 26.4 hours X 1.5 service = 39.6 hours = 4.4 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? N/A PREFERRED DATES any ACCEPTABLE DATES any ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE 8 spectra/star/semester PREFERRED SETUP 47/II EXPOSURE TIMES average ~3 min/star = 12 min/star with overhead SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION spectroscopic monitoring of 58 bright stars (~35 stars observable on a given night) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 1 --- SCHEDULED 10.0 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.3m + ANDICAM TITLE Optical/IR Monitoring of Blazars ID # GSTU51 PI Joe Eggen (GSU), Dick Miller (GSU) CONTACT eggen@chara.gsu.edu, 573-301-6769 MODE (service or user) service TIME 1.0 hour every 3 nights = 60 hours X 1.5 service = 90 hours = 10.0 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? N/A PREFERRED DATES any ACCEPTABLE DATES any ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE one observation set every 3 days FILTERS always: first R/K, then B/J, then V/H # OBJECTS 4 STANDARDS none, differential photometry only SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Continuing monitoring effort of variable blazars. Cadence of one set of observations every 3 days works well. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 2 --- SCHEDULED 3.0 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.3m + ANDICAM TITLE Optical monitoring of NGC7469 ID # GSTU81 PI Misty Bentz (GSU) CONTACT bentz@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6082 MODE (service or user) service TIME 0.25 hrs on 2/3 of nights for 108 nights = 18 hours X 1.5 service = 27.0 hours = 3.0 nights (modified from 0.13 hrs every night to account for acquistion and readout) TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES AUG-DEC ACCEPTABLE DATES AUG-DEC ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE one observation on 72 nights between 12 AUG through 09 DEC FILTERS B,V (2x120sec in each = 480 sec total integration time) # OBJECTS 1 STANDARDS none, differential photometry only SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Optical monitoring of the bright, nearby Seyfert 1 NGC7469, to be carried out in conjunction with spectroscopic monitoring from MDM Observatory as part of a large reverberation mapping experiment with multiple targets. Photometric monitoring results in more accurately calibrated continuum light curves, a necessity for trying to map velocity-dependent variability responses in the broad emission lines. NGC7469 is the best target for studying velocity-dependent broad line response in this reverberation-mapping campaign. Object RA (2000.0) DEC Band Mag Type NGC 7469 23 03 15.6 +08 52 26 B 13.0 Seyfert --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 3 --- SCHEDULED 7.0 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD TITLE CTIOPI Astrometry (user) ID # GSTU01 PI Todd Henry (GSU) CONTACT thenry@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6054 MODE (service or user) user TIME 7.0 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES dark run starting late JAN ACCEPTABLE DATES dark run starting early DEC or dark run starting late JAN ACCEPTABLE MOON *** ONE DARK RUN PLEASE *** CADENCE one run of 7 nights PHOTOMETRIC? no FILTERS VRI SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Continuing parallax/perturbation search effort. Requires roughly one week/month to catch appropriate parallax factors for all targets. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 4 --- SCHEDULED 4.5 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.5m + RCSpec TITLE RECONS Spectroscopy ID # GSTU03 PI Adric Riedel (GSU), Todd Henry (GSU) CONTACT riedel@chara.gsu.edu 404-413-6024, thenry@chara.gsu.edu MODE (service or user) service TIME 28 hours X 1.5 service = 42.0 hours = 4.7 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES any ACCEPTABLE DATES any ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE two spectra per star, one right after the other PREFERRED SETUP 32/I with filter OG570 to cover 6000-9500 A prefer 4" slit EXPOSURE TIMES varies by target SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Spectroscopy of red dwarfs, young stars, and subdwarfs to identify nearby candidates for parallax program. Example targets include: Star V R I SpType IntTime GJ0784 7.95 7.04 6.12 M0.0V 2 x 60 sec GJ1125 11.72 10.58 9.13 M3.0V 2 x 300 sec GJ1111 14.90 12.90 10.64 M6.0V 2 x 600 sec LHS2065 18.87 16.04 15.21 M9.0V 2 x 900 sec --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 5 --- SCHEDULED 2.3 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.5m + RCSpec TITLE Spectroscopy of Seyferts ID # GSTU62 PI Mike Crenshaw, Travis Fischer (GSU) CONTACT crenshaw@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6020 MODE (service or user) service TIME 14 hours X 1.5 service = 21.0 hours = 2.3 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES AUG-JAN ACCEPTABLE DATES AUG-JAN ACCEPTABLE MOON dark/gray time preferred for the fainter targets CADENCE only one visit per object (including two gratings) PREFERRED SETUP 26/Ia AND 47/Ib EXPOSURE TIMES single observations of 3600 sec each with each grating, two gratings per target = 14 total spectra SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION We will obtain spectra of Seyferts and BAT AGN to get optical data that coincide with upcoming x-ray observations. We also attempt to determine accurate redshifts for the observed x-ray targets. Object RA (2000.0) DEC Band Mag Type 2MASXJ 23435956+0538233 V 13.20 AGN 2MASXJ 04181911+3801368 V 14.90 AGN 2MASXJ 00485285+3157309 V 13.17 AGN 2MASXJ 06021038+2828112 V 14.80 AGN 2MASXJ 09043675+5535515 V 13.70 AGN NGC 2992 V 13.14 AGN NGC 3393 V 13.09 AGN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 6 --- SCHEDULED 6.5 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD TITLE CTIOPI Astrometry (user) ID # GSTU01 PI Todd Henry (GSU) CONTACT thenry@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6054 MODE (service or user) user TIME 7.0 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES SEP ACCEPTABLE DATES SEP, OCT, DEC, JAN ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE one run of 7 nights PHOTOMETRIC? no FILTERS VRI SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Continuing parallax/perturbation search effort. Requires roughly one week/month to catch appropriate parallax factors for all targets. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 7 --- SCHEDULED 7.0 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD TITLE CTIOPI Astrometry (user) ID # GSTU01 PI Todd Henry (GSU) CONTACT thenry@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6054 MODE (service or user) user TIME 7.0 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES OCT ACCEPTABLE DATES SEP, OCT, DEC, JAN ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE one run of 7 nights PHOTOMETRIC? no FILTERS VRI SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Continuing parallax/perturbation search effort. Requires roughly one week/month to catch appropriate parallax factors for all targets. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 8 --- NOT SCHEDULED --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.5m + echelle + 150 micron slit TITLE Periastron of Delta Sco ID # GSTU72 PI Doug Gies (GSU), Yamina Touhami (GSU) CONTACT gies@chara.gsu.edu, yamina@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6021 MODE (service or user) service TIME 2.1 hours X 1.5 service = 3.2 hours = 0.4 night TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES AUG 01-OCT 10; JAN 20-31 ACCEPTABLE DATES AUG 01-OCT 10; JAN 20-31 ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE 1 spectrum per week (12 total) PREFERRED SETUP echelle EXPOSURE TIMES 3x5s=15 sec exposure + 10 minute overhead per observation (beware of overexposure) SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Survey H-alpha and radial velocity variations of delta Sco as binary approaches periastron in April 2011. A Be disk formed following the last periastron. Object RA (2000.0) DEC Band Mag Type HD143275 16 00 20.01 -22 37 18.2 V 2.3 star --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 9 --- SCHEDULED 7.0 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD TITLE CTIOPI Astrometry (user) ID # GSTU01 PI Todd Henry (GSU) CONTACT thenry@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6054 MODE (service or user) user TIME 7.0 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES DEC ACCEPTABLE DATES SEP, OCT, DEC, JAN ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE one run of 7 nights PHOTOMETRIC? no FILTERS VRI SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Continuing parallax/perturbation search effort. Requires roughly one week/month to catch appropriate parallax factors for all targets. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 10 --- NOT SCHEDULED --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.5m + RCSpec TITLE Test Spectroscopy of Nearby Bright Broad-Lined AGNs ID # GSTU82 PI Misty Bentz (GSU) CONTACT mcbentz@gmail.com, 614-404-1364 (cell) MODE (service or user) service TIME 3.0 hours X 1.5 service = 4.5 hours = 0.5 night TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? N/A PREFERRED DATES any ACCEPTABLE DATES any ACCEPTABLE MOON dark/gray time CADENCE one visit per object PREFERRED SETUP grating 26 centered at 4800A, 4" slit, airmass < 1.7 EXPOSURE TIMES 1x600s and 1x1200s each SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION One of the biggest remaining issues with black hole mass measurements is the small number of objects with mass measurements from more than one technique. The AGNs in this program are some of the nearest and brightest broad lined AGNs, and are therefore the best targets for future reverberation mapping programs to be compared with stellar or gas dynamical mass measurements. The goal for 2011A is to obtain test spectra to determine the viability of these targets for future spectroscopic monitoring campaigns. Object RA (2000.0) DEC Band Mag Type NGC 1365 03 33 36.4 -36 08 25 B 10.32 AGN NGC 1386 03 36 46.4 -35 59 57 V 12.84 AGN NGC 1566 04 20 00.7 -54 56 17 V 13.17 AGN NGC 4235 12 17 09.9 +07 11 30 g 12.5 AGN NGC 4639 12 42 52.5 +13 15 25 V 12.72 AGN ESO 383-385 13 35 53.8 -34 17 44 B 13.7 AGN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 11 --- NOT SCHEDULED --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.5m + echelle TITLE A Change in the Mass Loss Rate of eta Carinae? ID # GSTU73 PI Noel Richardson (GSU), Doug Gies (GSU) CONTACT richardson@chara.gsu.edu, gies@chara.gsu.edu 404-413-6021 MODE (service or user) service TIME 2 hours X 1.5 service = 3.0 hours = 0.3 night TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES any (October - January) ACCEPTABLE DATES any (October - January) ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE one visit centered on southeastern lobe of the ejecta PREFERRED SETUP echelle, full chip EXPOSURE TIMES 5x20min exposures + 20 minute overhead for single visit SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION eta Car seems to have changed its mass loss rate at some point in the last orbit. A high resolution spectrum of the ejecta (without the star's light going down the fiber) is needed to model the changes observed. The wind of this prototype is latitudinally independent, and these observations will probe the polar wind of the star, which is largely uncontaminated from this region. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- END ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------