Arecibo proposals submitted for the March 3, 2016 (17 AST, 21 UTC), deadline
are for telescope usage during the six-month (or in some cases one-year)
period beginning July 1, 2016.
- Proposals should be prepared under the procedures detailed in Procedures for Proposal Disposition and Telescope Scheduling.
- The Arecibo PUPPI (Puerto Rico Ultimate Pulsar Processing Instrument) pulsar backend is now integrated into the Arecibo observing software, CIMA, and is available to all users.
- The 2 x 7, dual-polarization, 300-MHz bandwidth, "Mock" spectrometers are available to all ALFA users. For details see Mock Spectrometers for ALFA users.
- A SINGLE-PIXEL MODE for the Mock spectrometers is available. This can provide up to 1 GHz of contiguous spectral coverage. On-line pulsar folding is not yet supported. For use of the Mock spectrometers with a single-pixel receiver, see Specifics for Mock Single-Pixel mode .
- The WAPP spectrometer provides an 8-band, dual-polarization, single-pixel observing capability for spectral lines or pulsars. This device can be used to place 8 independent bands over a 1-GHz range, each band having up to 100-MHz bandwidth. A contiguous 680-MHz spectral coverage can be obtained after allowing for filter roll-off. For an overview of WAPP capabilities, see WAPP spectrometer information.
- We plan on commissioning the new 4-8 GHz C-band receiver in the near future. This will replace the 6-8 GHz C-high and eventually also the current 4-6 GHz C-band receivers.
- Arecibo telescope deadlines are moving to the first Thursday of the month to avoid them frequently falling after the weekend or the Labor Day long weekend.
- For this deadline, C-graded proposals will be considered as possible filler projects rather than being automatically rejected.
- PUPPI users should include, as part of their data management plan, details of how they will ensure their data is removed from the PUPPI drives in a timely manner.
- We are not accepting proposals for the use of the HF Facility for ionospheric modification at this deadline. We anticipate calling for proposals for this use at the September deadline.