Proposals

Arizona Radio Observatory 2023B Call For Proposals

The deadline for proposals is 23:59 MST on September 20, 2023.

Email the proposal to:

astro-aroproposals@list.arizona.edu.

The Arizona Radio Observatory (ARO) solicits proposals for semester 23B (October 15, 2023 – Feb 15, 2024) for:

1. The UArizona ARO Submillimeter Telescope (SMT), located on Mount Graham, Arizona.
   Proposals are invited from the general astronomical community.
2. The UArizona 12-meter Telescope (12M), located on Kitt Peak, Arizona.
   The UArizona 12-meter Telescope will host a PI instrument during part of semester 23B. At this time, proposals are invited from Arizona (UArizona, ASU, and NAU) affiliated observers only for the period of Oct 15 – Dec 1.

In case of oversubscription, preferential consideration will be given to Arizona (UArizona, ASU, and NAU) and student thesis proposals.

Proposers are requested to fill out both pages of the cover sheet and combine into one single PDF file the following:

1. Proposal Cover Sheet (two pages - must use the latest 2-page cover sheet,  revised for 23B, found here): https://aro.as.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/ARO_Proposal_Cover_Sheet.pdf 
2. Science justification (no more than two pages)
3. Technical justification (no more than one page)
4. Update on analysis/publication of past time allocations (no more than one page). Students should describe the current status of their thesis research and how the current proposal advances that work.

Note: references do not count against your page limit and may be included as a separate additional page.

The combined PDF should follow the following naming convention:

           LastName_FirstInitial_Semester_1.pdf

where the LastName and FirstInitial are of the PI of the proposal, Semester as announced in the call (‘23b’), and with sequence nr _1, _2, etc. increasing for multiple proposals from the same PI.

Email the PDF file to astro-aroproposals@list.arizona.edu.

The UArizona SMT currently supports dual-polarization sideband-separating observations at 1mm (210 – 280 GHz SIS) and dual-polarization double sideband observations at 0.8mm (325 – 370 GHz SIS).

The UArizona 12-meter Telescope currently supports dual-polarization sideband-separating observations at 4mm (69 – 90 GHz HEMT), 3mm (84 – 116 GHz SIS), 2mm (129 – 180 GHz SIS), and 1mm (210 – 275 GHz SIS).

Both telescope control systems support dual-polarization position-switched, beam-switched, and On-The-Fly observations. Proposal candidates should consult the ARO Equipment Summary and Status sheet for additional technical specifications and observational capabilities: http://aro.as.arizona.edu/?q=observing-aro/instrumentation

ARO facilities are currently restricted to remote observing:

• Observers must supply fixed IP address(es) of the computer(s) that will be used during observing on their Proposal Cover Sheet. For further information about remote observing please consult:
  https://aro.as.arizona.edu/?q=remote-observing-manual.
• For other operational questions, please contact the ARO Helpdesk:
  https://aro.as.arizona.edu/?q=observing-aro/aro-helpdesk.

Proposals will be reviewed by the ARO TAC and scheduling recommendations are made by the TAC to the Director of Steward Observatory. Proposals will be scheduled according to the availability of the requested receivers. Institutions (or individuals) outside of the State of Arizona that wish to acquire longer or guaranteed commitments of time through a limited duration agreement with The University of Arizona should contact Buell Jannuzi, Director.