The Status of the HST Fine Guidance Sensors

1. The Status of the HSTFine Guidance Sensors B. E. McArthur, McDonald Observatory, U. of Texas E. P. Nelan STScI W. H. Jefferys and G.F. Benedict Formerly Astronomy Dept., U. of Texas

2. Calibration • Map and remove optical distortions whose effects on measured positions exceed 1.0" (linear component) and 0. 5" (non-linear components) • How to calibrate? Use a star field in M35 that we have observed since 1992 • Distortions are greatly reduced over much of the FGS1r field of regard • This model is called the Optical Field Angle Distortion (OFAD) calibration

3. M35 NGC 2158 We use M35, an open cluster in Gemini. This is a distant field that is along the ecliptic and observable much of the year

4. OFAD Calibration orbits

5. Analysis • Use the GaussFit LS/Maximum Likelihood programming language to model the distortions and star motions)(Jefferys, Fitzpatrick, & McArthur 1987, Celestial Mechanics, 41, 39) •Perform a simultaneous solution solving for relative star positions (the catalog), the pointing and roll of the telescope during each orbit (as quaternions), the magnification of the telescope (constrained), the OFAD polynomial coefficients, and lever arm parameters, rhoA, kA that track scale changes over time. • Also must model the star motions (proper motion and parallax) of the field and intra-orbit drift of the observations

6. The Distortion Model x' = a00 + a10x +a01y + a20x2 + a02y2 + a11xy + a30x(x2+y2) + a21x(x2-y2) + a12y(y2-x2) + a03y(y2+x2) + a50x(x2+y2)2 + a41y(y2+x2)2 + a32x(x4-y4) + a23y(y4-x4) + a14x(x2-y2)2 + a05y(y2-x2)2 y' = b00 + b10x +b01y + b20x2 + b02y2 + b11xy + b30x(x2+y2) + b21x(x2-y2) + b12y((y2-x2) + b03y(y2+x2) +b50x(x2+y2)2 + b41y(y2+x2)2 + b32x((x4-y4) + b23y(y4-x4) +b14x(x2-y2)2 + b05y(y2-x2)2

7. We used FGS 3 as the astrometer until the servicing mission which replaced FGS1 with a newer better instrument. S-curves much improved in FGS1 over 3 and improvement in OFAD quality of at least 0.5 mas – even though some ground calibrations had been misplaced (asphere and pickoff).

8. Additional Instrument Calibrations FGS 1r Lateral Color Calibration Each FGS contains refractive elements. The position measured for a target star (relative to a differently colored set of reference stars) could depend on its intrinsic color. FGS 1r Cross-filter Calibration Its large dynamic range (3 ≤ V ≤ 17) requires a neutral-density filter. There will be a small shift in position (due to filter wedge) when comparing the positions of a bright star to a faint reference frame.

9. Two kinds of OFAD Calibration Observations OFAD orbits – establish new calibration parameters in response to instrument changes in FGS3 and 1; many different pointings and offsets LTSTAB orbits – check stability of instrument – monitor scale changes – use only two pointings a fall and spring orientation

10. OFAD & LTSTAB History FGS3 – 1993 Full OFAD 20 orbits; 1 failed over 1 day 1994 Mini-OFAD 6 orbits over 1 day 1995 Mini-OFAD 11 orbits over 1 day 1997 Mini-OFAD 5 orbits over 1 day FGS1 - 2000 Full OFAD 14 orbits over 5 days 2008 OFAD 18 orbits over 1 day (all astrometry/all time) 2010 Recovery OFAD 7 orbits over 1 day 2010 Recovery OFAD 9 orbits over 6 days FGS 1 & 3 – Fall and Spring orientations – 105 orbits

11. Two modes of FGS Operation Position Mode – and transfer mode – where a transfer scan is used to measure the distance between binary stars In 2009, before SM4, only FGS and WFC2 were operational, so time was available to reset AMA to restore FGS1r S-curves. Motivation to restore S-curves is for TRANS mode performance. We were losing angular resolution and sensitivity for binary star observations. Now all is well again (~12 mas resolution on both x and y axis.

13. 2009 Mirror Move A decision was made to move the mirror to sharpen the S-curves with the assumption that it would have no impact on the OFAD. 4 orbits were taken before and after mirror move.

14. Mirror Move impact on astrometry If before and after data sets are considered separately. If they are modeled together.

15. Initial 7 orbit OFAD was not adequate to recover; additional 9 orbits were necessary.

16. Current OFAD In 2012, finished reclibration of OFAD from scratch – ~7000 observations in two FGS

17. Current OFAD • redetermined proper motions and parallaxes with 20 years of M35 observations (~200 orbits); some pms determined to 20 microseconds of arc

18. Current OFAD • expanded drift model to include more sophisticated motion that has occurred over time • used independent instrument parameters on OFADs that lasted over several days; SCALE changes on a daily basis based upon conditions • redetermined all instrumental parameters

19. Results of New OFAD • Newest parallax results have errors in the range of 80 microseconds of arc (Chaboyer – The Ages of Globular Clusters and the Population II Distance Scale) • Proper motions of M35 known to ~25 microseconds of arc - adequate for an internal proper motion study • Highly accurate M35 catalog used for calibration of NGST

20. Results of New OFAD • Potential to redo previous parallaxes and reduce errors – on fields like the Hyades –

21. Parallaxes HIPPARCOS vs HST FGS 3 4 HIP Res (mas) 0 -4 1000 8 6 4 2 100 8 6 4 HST Parallax (mas) 2 10 8 y = a + bx 6 a = -0.37 ± 0.26 mas 4 b = 0.995 ± 0.002 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 1 10 100 1000 HIPPARCOS Parallax (mas) • Seven targets in common • 3.95 < V < 12.41 (d Cep Feige 24) • HIP <sp> = 1.7 mas • HST <sp> = 0.3 mas

22. Legacy of the FGS HST HST FGS results are mentioned in the abstracts of ~ 600 scientific papers. Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor Parallaxes for Four Classical Novae Distance Scale Zero Points from Galactic RR Lyrae Star Parallaxes Astrometry with the Hubble Space Telescope: Trigonometric Parallaxes of Selected Hyads New Observational Constraints on the υAndromedae System with Data from the Hubble Space Telescope and Hobby-EberlyTelescope The Mass of HD 38529c from Hubble Space Telescope Astrometry and High-precision Radial Velocitie The Mass of the Candidate Exoplanet Companion to HD 136118 from Hubble Space Telescope Astrometry and High-Precision Radial Velocities Astrometry with the Hubble Space Telescope: Trigonometric Parallaxes of Planetary Nebula Nuclei NGC 6853, NGC 7293, Abell 31, and DeHt5 A Hubble Space Telescope transit light curve for GJ 436b Hubble Space Telescope Parallaxes of AM CVn Stars and Astrophysical Consequence The Mass of the Candidate Exoplanet Companion to HD 33636 from Hubble Space Telescope Astrometry and High-Precision Radial Velocities Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor Parallaxes of Galactic Cepheid Variable Stars: Period-Luminosity Relations The Extrasolar Planet ɛEridani b: Orbit and Mass Confirmation of Errors in Hipparcos Parallaxes from Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor Astrometry of the Pleiades Detection of a Neptune-Mass Planet in the ρ1 Cancri System Using the Hobby-EberlyTelescope The Solar Neighborhood. IX. Hubble Space Telescope Detections of Companions to Five M and L Dwarfs within 10 Parsecs of the Sun HD 137510: An Oasis in the Brown Dwarf Desert An HST parallax of the distant cataclysmic variable V1223 Sgr, its system parameters, and accretion rate An Astrometric Calibration of the MV-Porb Relationship for Cataclysmic Variables based on Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor Parallaxes …..