Call for observing Programmes at the NRT
Call for observing proposals at the Nancay Radio Telescope for semester 2014B.
Deadline : 11 MAY 2014
The Nancay Radio Telescope (NRT, France) is a high sensitivity
(1.4 K/Jy at 21cm) meridian telescope(*) with full polarization capability
in the frequency range 1.2- 3.4 GHz. It is operated by the Observatoire de
Paris, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and also funded by
the Region Centre. The NRT is open to the international community.
Proposals will be evaluated by the Programme Committee (PC),
with the help of external referees. All the proposals must be written in
english.
Main criteria used for evaluation and rating:
- how the proposal fit in the international context,
- the scientific interest,
- the technical and time justifications,
- a publication plan, if any,
- the strength and the quality of the team (papers published in the field).
Observations and data processing can be made remotely. It is of course
possible to come to Nancay to observe and process the data.
The Meudon, Orleans and Nancay scientific and technical staff provide
support for the preparation of the proposals, of the observations, and for
the data processing if requested.
http://nrt.obspm.fr
Forms and explanations
Proposals are to be sent to: Patrick.Thivrier at obs-nancay.fr
Contacts:
Ismael Cognard icognard at cnrs-orleans.fr (NRT scientific head, pulsars)
Pierre Colom pierre.colom at obspm.fr (planetary, galactic science)
Jean-Michel Martin jean-michel.martin at obspm.fr (galaxies)
(*) tracking duration is 1 hour, and varies approximately as 1/cos(DEC).
Pierre Colom, Chairman of the PC.
Last modification: April 11th, 2014.
P. Colom