The 2nd Generation of KVN Key
Science Program
Call for Proposal
Deadline: 08:00 UT on 2020 January 15
This announcement is also available on the webpage (http://kvn.kasi.re.kr).
1. Call
for Proposals 2020B
The Korean VLBI Network (KVN, http://kvn.kasi.re.kr/ ) invites key
science proposals. Principal investigators of the proposals should be
affiliated to Korean research institutes and universities. Observations will be
scheduled from 2020 August 15. Proposals should be emailed to kvnprop@kasi.re.kr before
the deadline of UT 08:00 (KST 17:00) on 2020 January
15. The review results of the proposal will be announced until 2020
March 31.
2. Important notes
for 2020B
1) The available frequency bands are 22/43/86/129
GHz in 8Gbps and in dual polarization.
2) The total available time for
all KSP proposals is around 1,000 hours per year.
3) The maximum requested time per a proposal is 500 hours per
year.
4) The maximum duration of each proposal is 3 years. In case of
requesting a total period of more than 2 years, an intermediate evaluation will
be performed in late second year of the project.
5) The PI of each proposal is encouraged to establish a research
team consisting of experts in international community.
6) For proposals asking for a challenging research topic in
observational detection/mode of KVN, it is possible to request in the proposals
feasibility-test time (its length is not strictly limited but should be
reasonable) for the 2020A season (e.g., 2020 January 15~June 15). The proposal
may be accepted conditionally. The final decision of the proposal will be made
depending on the results of the feasibility test, whose reports should be
submitted to kvnprop@kasi.re.kr no
later than 2020 June 30.
3. Proposal
Preparation and Submission
The proposer should consult the webpage from here. All proposals
must be prepared using the KVN proposal form for VLBI observation or single
dish observation and submitted to kvnprop@kasi.re.kr. The scientific and technical
justification must be provided within maximum 6 pages. In addition, we strongly
recommend proposers to describe previous observations, publications, and
feasibility test results relevant to the proposals if any.
4. Further Information
General information can be found in the http://kvn.kasi.re.kr/ including
user support. Following email accounts are available for questions regarding
proposals, observations, and any other questions:
- kvnobs@kasi.re.kr :
observing schedule submission, observation related requests and questions for
the accepted proposal only.
- kvnhelp@kasi.re.kr:
general questions from the users including scheduling, observations, systems,
and so on (regardless of the proposal acceptance).
Kee-Tae Kim
Director of Radio Astronomy
Division
Korea Astronomy and Space
Science Institute
