GSU SMARTS PROGRAMS FOR 2012A

GSU OBSERVING REQUESTS FOR SMARTS TIME IN 2012A

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN 2012 THROUGH JUL 2012 (7 months) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- assumes 9.5 hours = 1.0 night during A semesters 1.5X --- for all service programs 1.2X --- if you need N hours of observations, including makeups # nights listed are equivalent user nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSU PRIORITY 0 --- SCHEDULED 9.0 nights (ended up as 12.0 nights) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD TITLE JITTER ID # MSTU01 PI Angelle Tanner (MSU) CONTACT angelle.tanner@gmail.com, 404-661-8176 MODE (service or user) service TIME 6.0 nights X 1.5 service = 9.0 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES any ACCEPTABLE DATES any ACCEPTABLE MOON grey CADENCE 6 nights scheduled throughout the semester PHOTOMETRIC? no FILTERS VRI SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Photometric monitoring of nearby M dwarfs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 1 --- SCHEDULED 19.7 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.5m + RCSpec TITLE Reverberation Mapping of Nearby AGN ID # GSTU91 PI Misty Bentz (GSU), Mike Crenshaw (GSU) CONTACT bentz@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6082 MODE (service or user) service TIME 100 min X 90 (even) nights X 1.5 service = 188 hours = 19.7 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES MAR-JUL ACCEPTABLE DATES MAR-JUL (will go into AUG) ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE ROUND 1 = MAR/APR/MAY 2 spectra for AGN1 and AGN2 per visit = 4 spectra ROUND 2 = JUN/JUL/AUG 2 spectra for AGN3 and AGN4 per visit = 4 spectra Program is more sensitive to timing than observing conditions and spectra should be obtained whenever possible regardless of Moon phase or cloud cover. PREFERRED SETUP 26/I, 26/Ia, 26/Ib all acceptable 4" slit required E-W slit orientation required (must be rotated back before observations if at non-standard orientation from previous program) EXPOSURE TIMES 2xTBD sec per target per visit = 30 min per target per visit with overheads SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Spectrophotometric monitoring of nearby AGN to determine the time lag between continuum variations and variations in the broad emission line flux; will ultimately lead to black hole mass measurements. Targets TBD. Object RA DEC mag z AGN1 00 00 00.0 -00 00 00 00.0 0.0000 AGN2 00 00 00.0 -00 00 00 00.0 0.0000 AGN3 00 00 00.0 -00 00 00 00.0 0.0000 AGN4 00 00 00.0 -00 00 00 00.0 0.0000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 2 --- SCHEDULED 18.9 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, 404-401-0769 MODE (service or user) service TIME 2.0 hours every 3 nights = 120 hours X 1.5 service = 180 hours = 18.9 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 3 --- SCHEDULED 1.9 nights --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.3m + ANDICAM TITLE Optical/IR Monitoring of Two Candidate Planet Host Stars ID # GSTU81 PI Russel White (GSU), Justin Cantrell (GSU) CONTACT white@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6018 MODE (service or user) service TIME 0.2 hours X 65 visits = 13 hours X 1.5 service = 19.5 hours = 2.1 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? N/A PREFERRED DATES MAR-MAY (13 weeks) ACCEPTABLE DATES FEB-JUL ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE about 5 observation sets/week FILTERS always: B/H # OBJECTS 2 + fainter comparison stars STANDARDS none, differential photometry only SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION Star spot study of two young, candidate planet host stars. Object RA DEC mag HD 6569 01 06 26.2 -14 17 47 B=10.4 H=7.4 TWA 13 AB 11 21 17.2 -34 46 45 B=13 H=7.5 AB separation 5" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 4 --- SCHEDULED 1.5 nights (ended up as ??? nights) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 1.5m + RCSpec and CHIRON TITLE Spectroscopy of Luminous Blue Variables (linked to HST program) ID # GSTU74 PI Noel Richardson (GSU), Doug Gies (GSU) CONTACT richardson@chara.gsu.edu, 404-413-6021 MODE (service or user) service TIME 8.0 hours total X 1.5 service X 1.2 tax = 13.5 hours = 1.5 nights TRAINING RUN N/A OBSERVER/TRAINER N/A INTERPOLATED PROGRAMS OK? yes PREFERRED DATES any ACCEPTABLE DATES any ACCEPTABLE MOON any CADENCE CHIRON: 5 total echelle spectra needed RCSpec: spectra interspersed with two setups PREFERRED SETUP CHIRON: full chip setup RCSpec: 47/Ib, 47/II or 47/IIb (either ok) EXPOSURE TIMES S Doradus --- monitor with RCSpec (JAN-MAY as possible) 15 min/visit X 22 = 5.5 hours S Doradus --- three times with CHIRON (MAR/APR/MAY) ***** MAY CRUCIAL ***** 40 min/visit X 3 = 2.0 hours eta Car --- two times with CHIRON (NOV/DEC/MAR)***** CAN DO IN 2011B ***** 15 min/visit X 2 = 0.5 hours SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION S Doradus --- We have been awarded HST time to examine the ultraviolet spectrum of S Doradus at a time when we look deeper into the photosphere than any time during the last 40 years. These observations will probe the underlying optical wind-dominated spectrum and its evolution leading up to the HST observations in MAY 2012. A spectrophotometric observation with RCSpec in MAY would be ideal, if at all possible. eta Carinae --- This program links to HST observations to permit overall modeling of the system. Object RA DEC mag S Doradus 05 18 14.4 -69 15 01 V=9.6 eta Carinae 10 45 03.6 -59 41 04 V=8.1 ***** THIS IS A PROGRAM LINKED TO HST TIME FOR WHICH THE GRADUATE STUDENT HAS AN ADDITIONAL $1650 BUDGETED TO BUY THE 7.5 HOURS ***** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GSU PRIORITY 5 --- SCHEDULED 32.0 nights in total through 03 AUG --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD (1.0m CANNOT BE USED) TITLE CTIOPI 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 FEB ACCEPTABLE DATES FEB-JUL ACCEPTABLE MOON ***** GRAY OR DARK TIME IF POSSIBLE, 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 6 --- SCHEDULED 32.0 nights in total through 03 AUG --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD (1.0m CANNOT BE USED) TITLE CTIOPI 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 MAR ACCEPTABLE DATES FEB-JUL 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 32.0 nights in total through 03 AUG --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD (1.0m CANNOT BE USED) TITLE CTIOPI 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 MAY ACCEPTABLE DATES FEB-JUL 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 --- SCHEDULED 32.0 nights in total through 03 AUG --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD (1.0m CANNOT BE USED) TITLE CTIOPI 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 JUL ACCEPTABLE DATES FEB-JUL 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 9 --- SCHEDULED 32.0 nights in total through 03 AUG --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELESCOPE + INSTRUMENT 0.9m + 2K CCD (1.0m CANNOT BE USED) TITLE CTIOPI 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 JUN ACCEPTABLE DATES FEB-JUL 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- END ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------