INTEGRAL AO-4 Key Programme
INTEGRAL AO-4 Key Programme
An INTEGRAL key programme (KP) is a scientific investigation which requires a very significant fraction of the observing time (available per AO cycle) in order to achieve its scientific objectives. KP observations are a new element in the INTEGRAL observing programme. Using the unique "targets multiplicity" feature of INTEGRAL's coded aperture masks, in combination with the very large fields of view, allows the accommodation of the various requirements of the scientific community, both for ultra-long nucleosynthesis and diffuse emission studies, as well as for (much) shorter observations of the many individual compact objects which are contained in those large fields.
In order to introduce the new KP philosophy into the INTEGRAL observing programme and to gain experience for future AO's, ESA has decided to allocate 2 Ms out of the approximately 18 Ms available for open time observations in AO-4, to point the INTEGRAL spacecraft at the Galactic Centre region (see AO-4 document on the KP for further details).
The execution of this KP observation, covering targets from approved associated proposals is considered as an "amalgamated" observation. Essentially, PI's participating in this observation will receive data from the entire FOV for processing and analysis as this is required by the coded aperture characteristics of the instruments. However, PI's have proprietary data rights on those source(s) or extended area(s) only, which have been approved for them by the Time Allocation Committee (TAC). After completion of the TAC process, ISOC has informed all participating PI's about the sources/extended areas which have been allocated to their individual proposals. All PI's participating in the KP observation, may publish results on any other source or target contained in the KP observation which is either not proposed or not allocated by the TAC. The same rule is, in principle, applicable for all serendipitous sources located in the area covered by the KP with the exception, however, of Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their subclass, outbursts from known soft-gamma repeaters (SGRs).
Open time proposals on GRBs and outbursts from known SGRs have been accepted by the TAC (proposals 0420011, 0420040, 0420069, 0420078, 0420091, see the AO-4 Approved Programme) and a time window around these events was assigned by the TAC for these serendipitous sources which are in the prime scientific interest of those open time PIs, while they constitute secondary science objectives for the PIs participating in the KP. These open time PIs have been granted data rights for a well-specified time interval for these sources (GRBs and outbursts from known SGRs), even if they occur inside the KP area and during the KP observation. In this case all PIs involved (open time and KP) will be notified by ISOC. In contrast, any (serendipitous) emission from a new (yet unknown) SGR observed during the KP observation is open for analysis for all PIs (only) who participate in the KP.
Below we provide the list of PIs and TAC allocated targets, ordered by RA.
| NAME | RA | DEC | FIRSTNAME | SURNAME | PROP_ID | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (degrees) | (degrees | |||||
| 0 | 0 | Wei | Cui | 0430015 | See Note 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | Paolo | Goldoni | 0430026 | See Note 1 | |
| GX 340+0 | 251.44875 | -45.611111 | Adamantia | PAIZIS | 0430021 | |
| NGC 6204 | 251.641667 | -47.025 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| IGRJ16465-4507 | 251.647083 | -45.118083 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| IGRJ16479-4514 | 252.029167 | -45.201667 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| IGR J16482-3036 | 252.064583 | -30.586389 | Volker | Beckmann | 0430005 | |
| Sco OB1 | 253.379667 | -41.948361 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| SWIFT J1656.3-3302 | 254.075 | -33.041667 | Jack | Tueller | 0430017 | |
| XTE J1701-462 | 255.242917 | -46.185833 | Tomaso | Belloni | 0430013 | |
| MXB 1658-298 | 255.52725 | -29.945583 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| GX 349+2 | 256.435417 | -36.423056 | Adamantia | PAIZIS | 0430021 | |
| 4U 1702-429 | 256.563792 | -43.03575 | Mariateresa | Fiocchi | 0430008 | |
| 1RXS J170849.0-400910 | 257.204167 | -40.152778 | Diego | Gotz | 0430010 | |
| 4U 1705-440 | 257.225 | -44.09 | Mariateresa | Fiocchi | 0430008 | |
| 4U 1705-32 | 257.226667 | -32.315972 | Mariateresa | Fiocchi | 0430008 | |
| IGR J17091-3624 | 257.275 | -36.410833 | Fiamma | Capitanio | 0430036 | |
| B1706-44 | 257.406375 | -43.973722 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| XTE J1710-281 | 257.55 | -28.14 | Mariateresa | Fiocchi | 0430008 | |
| 4U 1708-40 | 258.096 | -40.843 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| Ophiuchus Cluster | 258.108333 | -23.375833 | Dominique | Eckert | 0430001 | |
| SAX J1712.6-3739 | 258.146 | -37.665 | Mariateresa | Fiocchi | 0430008 | |
| G347.3-0.5 | 258.375 | -39.816667 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| 4U 1711-34 | 258.58 | -34.049444 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| IGR J17167-3759 | 259.175 | -37.98333 | Roland | Walter | 0430027 | |
| HD 156134 | 259.337167 | -35.548667 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| RX J1718.4-4029 | 259.600542 | -40.491778 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| 1H 1715-321 | 259.6975 | -32.177778 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| XTE J1720-318 | 259.991667 | -31.78 | Fiamma | Capitanio | 0430036 | |
| XTE J1723-376 | 260.908333 | -37.661667 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| IGR J17252-3616 | 261.308333 | -36.273333 | Roland | Walter | 0430035 | |
| IGR J17254-3257 | 261.35625 | -32.954861 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| XTEJ1726-283 | 261.657083 | -28.3 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| GRS 1724-30 | 261.888333 | -30.801944 | Antonella | Tarana | 0430030 | |
| GX 9+9 | 262.934167 | -16.961667 | Adamantia | PAIZIS | 0430021 | |
| 4U 1728-34 | 262.989167 | -33.834722 | Tomaso | Belloni | 0430022 | |
| GX 1+4 | 263.009 | -24.745556 | Carlo | Ferrigno | 0430039 | |
| MXB 1730-335 | 263.35 | -33.388 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| KS 1731-260 | 263.55625 | -26.088528 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| SLX 1732-304 | 263.945333 | -30.483444 | Antonella | Tarana | 0430030 | |
| GRS 1734-292 | 264.35125 | -29.18 | Volker | Beckmann | 0430005 | |
| SLX 1735-269 | 264.566667 | -27.004444 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| XTEJ1739-302 | 264.798333 | -30.343778 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| XTE J1739-285 | 264.974583 | -28.496333 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| M 6 | 265.016667 | -32.195833 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| IGRJ17407-2808 | 265.170417 | -28.147778 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| SLX 1737-282 | 265.191 | -28.28 | Mariateresa | Fiocchi | 0430008 | |
| XTEJ1743-363 | 265.741667 | -36.316667 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| 1E 1740.7-2942 | 265.988 | -29.745 | Angela | Bazzano | 0430025 | |
| Sgr C | 266.15125 | -29.470278 | Guillaume | Belanger | 0430029 | |
| KS 1741-293 | 266.241667 | -29.336667 | Celia | Sanchez-Fernandez | 0430024 | |
| IGR J17464-3213 | 266.258333 | -32.226667 | Fiamma | Capitanio | 0430036 | |
| AX J1745.0-2855 | 266.259708 | -28.913806 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| Galactic Centre | 266.4 | -28.933333 | Andrew | Strong | 0430002 | See Note 2 |
| 1A 1742-289 | 266.404167 | -29.018611 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| galactic center region | 266.404417 | -28.936972 | Georg | Weidenspointner | 0430012 | See Note 2 |
| Galactic Center | 266.405 | -28.936167 | Ken | Watanabe | 0430014 | See Note 2 |
| IGR J17456-2901 | 266.410417 | -29.020833 | Guillaume | Belanger | 0430029 | |
| GC | 266.415833 | -29.006639 | Roland | Diehl | 0430045 | See Note 2 |
| 1A 1742-294 | 266.522917 | -29.515278 | Celia | Sanchez-Fernandez | 0430024 | |
| 1E 1743.1-2843 | 266.5875 | -28.728889 | Melania | Del Santo | 0430006 | |
| G0.13-0.13 | 266.6 | -28.9 | Guillaume | Belanger | 0430029 | |
| SAX J1747.0-2853 | 266.760833 | -28.883028 | Celia | Sanchez-Fernandez | 0430024 | |
| G0.9+0.1 | 266.772417 | -28.149722 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| J1747-2958 | 266.817083 | -29.968611 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| Sgr B2 | 266.835 | -28.385278 | Guillaume | Belanger | 0430029 | |
| SLX 1744-299/300 | 266.857917 | -29.999444 | Celia | Sanchez-Fernandez | 0430024 | |
| GX 3+1 | 266.983333 | -26.563611 | Adamantia | PAIZIS | 0430021 | |
| SAXJ1748.2-2808 | 267.070833 | -28.130833 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430032 | |
| 1A 1744-361 | 267.08 | -36.121 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| 4U 1745-203 | 267.2225 | -20.361944 | Antonella | Tarana | 0430030 | |
| EXO 1745-248 | 267.233333 | -24.895 | Antonella | Tarana | 0430030 | |
| AXJ1749.1-2733 | 267.28 | -27.544 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| 4U 1746-37 | 267.552917 | -37.052222 | Solen | Balman | 0430044 | |
| AX J1750.5-2900 | 267.6 | -29.038333 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| EXO 1747-214 | 267.607 | -21.422 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| GRS 1747-312 | 267.689583 | -31.292222 | Antonella | Tarana | 0430030 | |
| XTE J1751-305 | 267.816667 | -30.625 | Falanga | Maurizio | 0430020 | |
| SAX J1752.3-3138 | 268.1 | -31.628333 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| SAX J1753.5-2349 | 268.375 | -23.816667 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| IGRJ17544-2619 | 268.607083 | -26.332778 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| XTE J1755-312 | 268.782083 | -31.164306 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| Sgr OB5 | 268.908333 | -30.061389 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| XTEJ1756-342 | 269.022917 | -34.211389 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| IGR J1759-2201 | 269.939 | -22.033 | Mariateresa | Fiocchi | 0430008 | |
| B1757-24 | 270 | -25.086611 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| GX 5-1 | 270.284167 | -25.079167 | Adamantia | PAIZIS | 0430021 | |
| GRS 1758-258 | 270.301667 | -25.743306 | Katja | Pottschmidt | 0430019 | |
| GX 9+1 | 270.384583 | -20.528889 | Adamantia | PAIZIS | 0430021 | |
| IGR J18027-2016 | 270.66625 | -20.286944 | Roland | Walter | 0430035 | |
| IGR J18027-1455 | 270.6975 | -14.915278 | Volker | Beckmann | 0430005 | |
| B1800-21 | 270.722167 | -21.487139 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| NGC 6530 | 271.120833 | -24.368611 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | SAX J1806.5-2215 | 271.625 | -22.25 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 |
| XTE J1806-246 | 271.709167 | -24.5875 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| XTE J1807-294 | 271.749167 | -29.408333 | Falanga | Maurizio | 0430020 | |
| SAX J1808.4-3658 | 272.11475 | -36.978972 | Falanga | Maurizio | 0430020 | |
| SGR 1806-20 | 272.16375 | -20.410972 | SANDRO | MEREGHETTI | 0430009 | |
| J1809-1917 | 272.429792 | -19.293917 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| XTE J1810-197 | 272.463042 | -19.731028 | Diego | Gotz | 0430010 | |
| SAX J1810.8-2609 | 272.685 | -26.15 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| G11.2-0.3 | 272.7825 | -19.366444 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| Sgr OB6 | 272.841667 | -16.878889 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| XTE J1814-338 | 273.412625 | -33.772861 | Falanga | Maurizio | 0430020 | |
| G12.7-0.0 | 273.458333 | -17.916667 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| GX 13+1 | 273.631458 | -17.157417 | Adamantia | PAIZIS | 0430021 | |
| Sgr OB7 | 273.675 | -20.442778 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| 4U 1812-12 | 273.775667 | -12.096306 | Jean | in 't Zand | 0430043 | See Note 3 |
| 4U 1812-12 | 273.8 | -12.083333 | Mariateresa | Fiocchi | 0430008 | See Note 3 |
| Sgr OB4 | 273.820833 | -19.038056 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| GX 17+2 | 274.005833 | -14.036389 | Adamantia | PAIZIS | 0430021 | |
| Ser OB2 | 274.5 | -12.3 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| NGC 6604 | 274.5 | -12.231389 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| SAXJ1818.6-1703 | 274.659167 | -17.053056 | Ignacio | Negueruela | 0430018 | |
| 4U 1820-30 | 275.918542 | -30.361139 | Steven | Boggs | 0430007 | See Note 4 |
| 4U 1820-30 | 275.918542 | -30.361139 | Antonella | Tarana | 0430030 | See Note 4 |
| AX J1824.5-2451 | 276.125 | -24.85 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| Sct OB3 | 276.383333 | -14.229167 | Jean-Christophe | Leyder | 0430033 | |
| 4U 1822-371 | 276.445 | -37.105278 | Roland | Walter | 0430027 | |
| G18.0-0.7 | 276.557083 | -13.579667 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| B1823-13 | 276.614583 | -14.093333 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| SAX J1828.5-1037 | 277.142 | -10.617 | Jerome | Chenevez | 0430028 | |
| GS 1826-24 | 277.367 | -23.801 | Mariateresa | Fiocchi | 0430008 | |
| G21.5-0.9 | 278.39 | -10.56875 | Lara | Sidoli | 0430034 | |
| PKS 1830-211 | 278.416208 | -21.061056 | Immacolata | Donnarumma | 0430011 | |
| XB 1832-330 | 278.93375 | -32.991389 | Antonella | Tarana | 0430030 |
Note 2: Proposals 0430002 (PI: Strong), 0430012 (PI: Weidenspointner), 0430014 (PI: Watanabe),
and 0430045 (PI: Diehl) do get the whole KP field of view to analyse, in order to research:
* 0430002: Continuum emission and source populations in the Galaxy, using ONLY the continuum
emission (but no positronium continuum).
* 0430012: Positron annihilation radiation, i.e., ONLY the 511 keV line (shape) plus positronium
continuum, from the Galactic center region, and NO analysis of other lines and
the continuum radiation outside the positronium continuum.
* 0430014: Search for "unknown" gamma-ray lines with SPI, i.e., in principle line
analysis in all regions of the gamma-ray spectrum, but NO analysis of 511 keV, 26Al,
60Fe, 44Ti lines and continuum radiation.
* 0430045: Nucleosynthesis lines from the inner Galaxy, i.e., data rights on 26Al, 60Fe, 44Ti
lines ONLY, so NO analysis of 511 keV line and continuum.
Note 3: Proposal 0430043 (PI: in 't Zand) may use the (real-time) data ONLY to trigger a Chandra TOO proposal on the source and NOT use the data for further analysis, while 0430008 (PI: Fiocchi) is granted all rights to conduct their research on the source as laid out in their proposal.
Note 4: Proposal 0430007 (PI: Boggs) has exclusive rights to do ONLY neutron capture line studies, while proposal 0430030 (PI: Tarana) has data rights for all aspects of the source EXCEPT neutron capture line studies.