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Proposal Identification No.: A2130 Date Received: 2005 ­Jun­01 19:43:53
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Proposal Type: Large
General Category: Astronomy
Sub­Category: Continuum
Observation Category: Extragalactic
Total Time Requested: 1512 Hours
Proposal Title: The G­ALFA Continuum Transit Survey
ABSTRACT:
As part of the GALFA consortium we propose to use Arecibo and ALFA to carry out a sensitive, high resolution,
spectro­polarimetric survey of the Arecibo sky -- the GALFA Continuum Transit Survey, GALFACTS.
GALFACTS will be a major observational advance in imaging of the polarized radiation from the Milky Way and
other galaxies, and promises a transformational advance in our understanding of the magnetic field of the Milky
Way, the properties of the magneto­ionic medium, and the role of magnetic fields in galactic processes. We will also
explore the polarisation properties of a vast number of extragalactic radio sources down to sub­mJy levels.
GALFACTS will be a scientific pathfinder to the Square Kilometre Array in the area of cosmic magnetism, and will
not be surpassed until the SKA turns on as survey instrument late in the next decade.
Name Institution E­mail Phone Student
Andrew R Taylor University of Calgary russ@ras.ucalgary.ca 1­403­220­6633 no
Service Observing Request Remot e Observing Request
X None X No
All of the observing run. Maybe
Part of the observing run. Yes
Queue Observing
Instrument Setup
ALFA
Atmospheric Observation Instruments:
Special Equipment or setup: P­ALFA/GALFA Continuum spectrometer
RFI Considerations
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Frequency Ranges Planned
1225 ­ 1525
This proposal requires coordination with Punta Salinas radar within the band 1222­1381 MHz..
This proposal requires coordination with GPS L3 at 1381 MHz.
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