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Proposal Identification No.:

A2048 Arecibo Observatory

Date Received: 2013-Sep-03 13:35:49 William E. Gordon Telescope Observing Time Request COVER SHEET

Section I - General Information
Submitted for Sep 1 2013. This proposal has been submitted before. The previous proposal number is A2048. Proposal Type: General Category: Sub-Category: Observation Category: Time Requested this semester: Hours Next Semester: Hours already used for this pro ject: Additional Hours required to complete pro ject: Minimum Useful Time: Expected Data Storage: Prop osal Title: ABSTRACT: Large Astronomy Spectroscopy Extragalactic 549.5h + 41.25h TOGS = 590.75h 375.75 + 27.75h TOGS = 403.5h 1786 0 1h less than 100 GB

Completing the Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey (AGES)

AGES is an HI survey specifically designed to investigate various galactic environments with higher sensitivity than ALFALFA, and also with better spatial and velocity resolution than previous HI surveys. Science goals include: the HI mass function in different environments, the identification of gaseous tidal features and isolated neutral gas clouds, the spatial distribution and properties of HI-selected galaxies, and comparisons with numerical models of galaxy formation. We request 925.25h to complete AGES, including 223.25h in the fall semester that we expect to be scheduled in fall 2013 but which had not been observed by September 3. Our spring request includes 244.75h for the Local Void, which can also be scheduled in the fall semester. Outreach Abstract: The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey (normally known as AGES) is using the Arecibo Telescope to search for galaxies in a number of quite different areas of the local universe. These vary from the Virgo Cluster, where there are huge numbers of galaxies very close together, to the Local Void, a region where the few galaxies to be found are very spread out. How many other galaxies are in a region, and how close together they are, affects the way galaxies develop, but we are also finding other differences between the different areas that are left over from the time galaxies were first forming. By investigating these differences we are finding out more about how galaxies formed and how they are still developing today.

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Name Robert F Minchin Jonathan I Davies

Institution Arecibo Observatory Cardiff University

E-mail rminchin@naic.edu jonathan.davies@astro.cf.ac.uk

Phone 787-878-2612 x283 +44 29 208 75255

Student no no

Additional Authors
Rhys Taylor: rhyst@naic.ed Robbie Auld: robbie.auld@astro.cf.ac.uk Maarten Baes: maarten.baes@ugent.be Greg Bothun: bigmoo@gmail.com Elias Brinks: e.brinks@herts.ac.uk Noah Brosch: noah@wise.tau.ac.il Erwin de Blok: blok@astron.nl Mike Disney: mjd@astro.cf.ac.uk Derek Fertig: fertig.derek@gmail.com (G) Chris Fuller: chris.fuller@astro.cf.ac.uk (G) Trish Henning: henning@as.unm.edu Igor Karachentsev: ikar@sao.ru Virginia Kilborn: vkilborn@swin.edu.au Suzanne Linder: slinder@hs.uni-hamburg.de Emmanuel Momjian: emomjian@nrao.edu Erik Muller: erik@a.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp Karen O'Neil knoeil@nrao.edu Mary Putman: mputman@astro.columbia.edu Jessica Rosenberg: jrosenb4@gmu.edu Steve Schneider: schneider@astro.umass.edu Tom Scott: t.c.scot@herts.ac.uk Matt Smith: matthew.smith@astro.cf.ac.uk (G) Rory Smith: rsmith@astro-udec.cl Wim van Driel: wim.vandriel@obspm.fr

This work is part of a PhD thesis.

Remote Observing Request

Observer will travel to AO Remote Observing X In Absentia (instructions to operator)

Section I I - Time Request
The following times are in LST. For these observations night-time is required.

Begin ­ End Interval­Interval ­ ­ ­ ­ 2

Days Needed at This Interval


Time Constraints (Must Be Justified in the Prop osal Text) LST 0700 0700 0930 1715 Range - 1145 - 1300 - 1300 - 2000 Nights Notes 19 NGC 2577/UGC 4375 + Leo I Group 6 NGC 2577/UGC 4375 + Leo I Group + Abell 1367 51 Leo I Group + Abell 1367 89 Local Void (complete in second semester)

Constraints on scheduling: The Turn On Galfa Survey (TOGS) operates commensally with AGES and 15 minutes for startup and calibration is scheduled at the start or end of AGES session. The TOGS calibration takes a little under 10 minutes, and the operator takes around 5 minutes to start TOGS (which is done prior to starting the AGES command script). While the calibration can be done at any point during the session, TOGS obviously has to be started at the start; we thus request that when possible the TOGS calibration and startup time is scheduled at the start of the AGES session. TOGS calibration adds 41.25h to the time request for this semester.

Next Semester Time Request

Begin ­ End Interval­Interval ­ ­ ­ ­

Days Needed at This Interval

Time Constraints (Must Be Justified in the Prop osal Text) LST Range Nights Notes Observations planned for fall 2013: 2200 - 0330 27 NGC 7619 Group + NGC 7817/NGC 7798 + NGC 877/NGC 876 2200 - 0115 23 NGC 7619 Group, NGC 7817/NGC 7798 Observations planned for fall 2014: 1715 - 2000 - Remainder of observations on the Local Void 2200 - 0030 61 NGC 7619 Group Constraints on scheduling: The Turn On Galfa Survey (TOGS) operates commensally with AGES and 15 minutes for startup and calibration is scheduled at the start or end of AGES session. The TOGS calibration takes a little under 10 minutes, and the operator takes around 5 minutes to start TOGS (which is done prior to starting the AGES command script). While the calibration can be done at any point during the session, TOGS obviously has to be started at the start; we thus request that when possible the TOGS calibration and startup time is scheduled at the start of the AGES session. TOGS calibration adds 28.25h to the time request for this semester.

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Section I I I - Instruments Needed
ALFA Atmospheric Observation Instruments:

Sp ecial Equipment or setup:

none

Section IV - RFI Considerations Frequency Ranges Planned

This proposal requires coordination with Punta Salinas radar within the band 1222-1381 MHz.. This proposal requires coordination with GPS L3 at 1381 MHz.

Section V - Observing List Target List
Field NGC NGC NGC Leo I Abell Local NGC RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) LST Range Size (deg) 7817 00:01:30 20:45:00 2245 - 0115 2.5 x 2 877 02:18:00 14:30:00 0100 - 0330 2.5 x 2 2577 08:23:00 22:35:00 0700 - 0930 2.5 x 2 10:45:00 12:48:00 0930 - 1145 5 x 4 1367 11:44:00 19:50:00 1015 - 1300 5 x 4 Void 18:38:00 18:00:00 1715 - 2000 5 x 4 7619 23:20:00 08:10:00 2200 - 0030 5 x 4

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