George Sonneborn Memo requesting updates Instructions for making target changes The following lists are provided for reference by users considering target changes in response to the Feb. 2002 Project Call for Target Updates. FUSE targets with Pending Observations sorted by Program ID FUSE targets with Pending Observations sorted by RA Previously Observed FUSE targets sorted by Program ID Previously Observed FUSE targets sorted by RA Current Observatory Program ("Supplementary") targets: Z9xx programs List of Observed Observatory Programs (07/01/02) Note: Some targets may appear in both lists (if previous observations have occurred but a pending observation exists). CAVEAT: Lists are generated from the Mission Planning Database and do not include data quality assessment information. Hence, some targets listed as "observed" may have subsequently been declared failures and put in for a re-observation! Also, "pending" lists may contain `placeholder' observations for some programs with targets on hold for various reasons. Target Changes are Requested by March 20, 2002. As discussed in the memos linked above, target updates are being allowed in two areas: Target changes for "pending" targets, where objects at substantially higher (absolute) declinations may be substituted for targets at lower declinations; and Observatory program (Supplementary) targets to increase the pool of targets available at higher declinations. The lists linked above can be used to check for your unobserved targets, as well as check whether your potential new targets are already in the system. In addition, the current listing of Observatory program targets is available and will be updated regularly with new submissions. Instructions for submitting new targets at this time are given in the instructions memo. Observatory Programs The Z9xx programs defined to date were selected with the following criteria in mind: Programs are aimed at providing databases useful to the community at large. (Selection was based on target classes, not individual targets.) We selected target-classes that have not been fully explored by the existing PI/GI programs, but which warrant such exploration. We chose exposure times that will yield either useful spectroscopic data directly, or for faint targets, solid flux measurements to guide future proposers (e.g. "snapshots"). New programs of this kind are solicited as "Survey and Supplementary" programs in the Cycle 4 NRA, and should be submitted according to the rules of the NRA. The Observatory Programs as defined herein will be phased out in cycle 4 and replaced by the accepted "Survey and Supplementary" programs. The current Observatory programs that have been defined are: Z901: Survey of ISM sight lines. Targets based on the HST cycle 8, NWU, snapshot survey of ISM towards O and B stars. Total number of targets in program 90. Exposures calculated to yield S/N=30 in combined spectra. Z902: Survey of Algol binaries. Target list based on; Budding's "A Catalogue of Classical Evolved Algol-Type Binary Candidate Stars" Total number of targets in program: 26, targets are intended to be monitored at irregular intervals. Exposure times calculated to yield S/N of 30, but no longer than 4 ksec. Z903: Survey of White Dwarfs from the McCook and Sion Survey. Targets in program 42. Exposure times calculated to achieve S/N=20, but no longer than 10 ksec. Z904: Survey of O-B subdwarfs. Target list based on the Kilkenny, Hener & Drilling catalog. Total number of targets in program: ~60. Exposure times calculated to achieve S/N of 20, but no longer than 10 ksec. Z905: Observations of LMC ISM. Twelve stars were selected to complement existing ISM observations of the LMC. Exposure times calculated to achieve S/N=20, but no longer than 10 ksec. Z906: Survey of Ae/Be stars. Primarily aimed at establishing observed continuum fluxes of a set of these stars at ~1050 Angstroms. Targets were selected from the samples of Corporon & Lagrange 1999, Hamann & Persson 1992, Hillenbrand et al.1992, Lienert et al. 2001 and Testi et al. 1998. Exposure time (with one exception) of 10 ksec. Survey contains 13 targets. Z907: Survey of AGN and other extra galacic sources. Targets were extracted from several sources. This program is primarily aimed at establishing the FUV flux levels for the objects. The target selection contains objects selected both to study the intrinsic properties of AGNs as well as to find bright enough background sources for studies of HVCs and the IGM. Exposure times are 20 ksec. Z908: Survey of the Vela SNR This program will obtain emission line spectra from 4 positions in the Vela SNR. Z909: Survey of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies This program will survey a flux limited sample of Blue Compact Dwarf galaxies. There are 4 targets in the program with exposure times of 20 ksec. Z910: Survey of Cataclysmic Variables This program is intended to 1) survey a set of cataclysmic variables as well as 2) establish the FUV fluxes of a sample of magnetic CVs. Program consists of 16 "regular" CVs and 34 magnetic CVs Of the latter, 18 are on HOLD pending analysis of the success rate of the initial observations. Exposure times of less than 10 ksec. Z911: Survey of Planetary Nebulae This program consists of a survey of previously un-observed IUE detected PNe, a survey of Galactic PNe with WR-type central stars and a survey of PNe in the LMC. Program contains 53 targets with exposure times up to 10 ksec. Z912: Survey to complement the FUSE library of O & B star spectra. This program is aimed at filling in existing gaps in the spectral and luminosity class atlas of O and B stars observed by FUSE. This will allow an improved spectral synthesis for galaxy models, and in particular for models of star-burst galaxies. A total of 24 targets with up to 10 ksec observations. Target list for the Observatory Programs List of Observed Observatory Programs (as of 11/19/02) Other Programs of Interest There are currently two additional programs that contain non-proprietary data of possible general interest. S405: Background Exposures This program is used to obtain background data during times that would otherwise go to waste. These are primarily periods when a large change in beta angle or pole angle has been made and we must thermalize prior to performing a channel alignment. The alignment target is placed at the FES reference point and the LWRS aperture is located on a nearby patch of sky. Occasionally, other long background observations have been made under this program ID (for instance, when we were just coming back on-line after the reaction wheel problem and were not ready for normal operations yet). User beware, because the LWRS aperture will occasionally have a faint source, but most of these observations are just sky background observations. S601: Observations of Previous (Non-proprietary) Targets Since restarting Science Operations in late January 2002, and while we were especially limited in sky availablity for operations, we have occasionally found it necessary to observe previous FUSE targets either for testing or to fill out a section of timeline. These observations have been done under the S601 program ID. Usually this is additional time on faint targets for which improved S/N would be (potentially) beneficial. As the high declination target pool is increased, we should find the need to do this ramp down, but occasional new observations may occur under this program ID from time to time. Any questions, contact B-G Andersson at fuse_support@pha.jhu.edu.