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e-MERLIN/VLBI
National Facility - Call for e-MERLIN proposals cycle-6
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e-MERLIN/VLBI National Facility ***************
******* CALL FOR e-MERLIN PROPOSALS - Cycle-6 *********
**** http://www.e-merlin.ac.uk/observe/call_cycle6.html
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***** Deadline - 23:59:59 UT on 16th November 2017 *****
e-MERLIN
requests proposals from the international astronomical
community for observations to be made during Cycle-6. Proposals are
competitively peer-reviewed under standard STFC rules by the PATT
e-MERLIN Time Allocation Committee. Allocation will be made on the
basis of scientific merit and technical feasibility alone. During
e-MERLIN operations ~50% of observing time has been allocated to large
legacy projects and most of the remaining time will be allocated via
PATT to standard proposals solicited prior to each observing semester.
e-MERLIN
provides high resolution (12-150mas) and high sensitivity
(~[7]-14 microJy [inc. Lovell Telescope] in Cycle-5) imaging at cm
wavelengths as well as polarimetry, spectroscopy and astrometry.
Cycle-6 observations will commence in December 2017.
Developments
during Cycle-6: Following testing and commissioning, the
introduction of the full 2GHz bandwidth at C and K-Band is scheduled
for delivery during the Cycle-6 observing period. PATT observations
made after this development may benefit from this extra bandwidth once
it becomes available, however, this will be offered initially on a
shared-risk basis. All proposals should be justified assuming the
current available bandwidth of 512MHz.
****** Cycle-6
e-MERLIN Observations: December 2017 - May 2018 ***
Deadline for Receipt of Proposals
- 23:59:59 UT on 16th November 2017
The full call
for proposals, including technical specifications is
available at:
http://www.e-merlin.ac.uk/observe/call_cycle6.html
e-MERLIN is partially supported via theRadioNet Trans-National Access activity
via the EU Horizon 2020 programme RadioNet. This activity provides travel
support for eligible e-MERLIN users. Please refer to http://www.e-merlin.ac.uk/observe/TNA.html
for further information or contact e-MERLIN staff.
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e-MERLIN/VLBI National Facility, The University of Manchester,
Jodrell Bank Observatory,
Macclesfield,
Cheshire SK11 9DL,
United Kingdom
Email:emerlin@jb.man.ac.uk
