The MERLIN Time Allocation Group of the Panel for the Allocation of Telescope Time met on 12th June 2008 to consider proposals for Semester 08B (1st October 2008 - 31st January 2009). Proposals were received for L-Band (1.4 - 1.7 GHz), C-Band (4.5 - 5.2 & 6.0 - 6.8 GHz), and K-Band (22.0 - 24.0 GHz). The amount of time approved is set by scheduling constraints, and by EVN commitments within Semester 08B. There will be an EVN session within this period (6th October - 6th November).
The Lovell telescope will be available for operations during Semester 08B. The MERLIN homestation is the Mk2 telescope unless stated otherwise.
Detailed feedback will be circulated to as soon as possible after the provisional allocation appears on the MERLIN website.
Please note that operations during Semester 08B
are to be made on a 'best efforts' basis. No guarantees can be given
with regard to obtaining data in this Semester and the categories of
assigned time have been modified to reflect this. Although every
effort will be made to provide good quality data for approved
programmes, observations may have to be curtailed if e-MERLIN
commissioning dictates that telescopes are required for vital
tests.
Time was awarded in the following categories:
TO: Observations are not guaranteed, but in the past all or almost all of the observations in this category are usually completed. TO time is for Target of Opportunity observations. Should these not arise they are covered by additional B priority time.
A: Higher priority -- No commitment is given to complete observations in this category although most are likely to be observed.
B: Lower priority -- No commitment is given to complete observations in this category although substantial numbers are likely to be observed. For certain projects, this may include observations with a subset of the MERLIN array.
C: Fill-in -- Short observations of a few hours duration for projects in this category may be used to fill scheduling gaps in the A, and B programmes.
Programmes with K P Status are MERLIN KEY PROGRAMMES. These projects may be awarded large amounts of time, but on the condition that the data be made available to the community in an easily digestible form within a year of the completion of the observations. Observations may span more than one Semester. Information of any KEY PROGRAMME commitments for observations in later Semesters is not listed here but is contained within the detailed feedback forwarded to the project PI.
Please note that the information given here is PROVISIONAL. Official notification will be distributed from PATT in Swindon.
Programme Status: Not Started, Under Way, Completed, Finished-programme may not have been fully completed.
| CODE | TITLE/PI | L-Band TIME AWARDED | C-Band TIME AWARDED | K-Band TIME AWARDED | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN/R/08B/01 | Understanding massive star-formation: A systematic search for circumstellar disks in Cygnus X. - Lisa Harvey-Smith | - | 4 Runs A | - | Completed |
| MN/R/08B/02 | Relating gas dynamics with dust condensation in RSG winds through water maser observations - Tijl Verhoelst | - | - | 1 Run B (See Notes) | Not Started |
| MN/R/08B/03 | Imaging the emerging planetary nebula of Sakurai's object -Stewart Eyres | - | 4 Runs A | - | Under Way |
| MN/R/08B/04 | The nature of the compact radio source/AX J183039-1002 in G21.6-0.0: a PWN or AGN? - Dave Green | C-Time | - | - | Under Way |
| MN/R/08B/05 | New Ex-OH Masers from the MMB Survey - Lyshia Quinn | - | 1 Run B | - | Not Started |
| MN/R/08B/06 | Compact Radio Sources in M31 - Anthony Rushton | - | 6 Runs B | - | Completed |
| MN/R/08B/07 | Obtaining the first images of the newly-discovered 6.7-GHz methanol masers in DR21 - Lisa Harvey-Smith | - | 1 Run B | - | Not Started |
| MN/R/08B/08 | Radio-quiescent Brightest Cluster Galaxies - Sleeping Giants? - Alistair Edge | 3 Runs B | 3 Runs B | - | Completed |
| MN/R/08B/09 | A pilot study of NLS1-BAL quasars - Jens Zuther | 2 Runs A | - | - | Completed |
| MN/R/08B/10 | The characterization OH Maser emision and its role in the evolution of IIZw96 - Luis Ramirez | - | - | - | - |
| MN/R/08B/11 | Monitoring the development of known classical novae in outburst - Stewart Eyres | - | 1 Run B (Lovell) | - | Under Way |
| MN/R/08B/12 | Radio snapshots of Blazar-like Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies - Jens Zuther | 4 Runs B | 4 Runs B | - | Completed |
| MN/R/08B/13 | The orientation of young powerful jets - Steve Rawlings | - | 13 Runs A | - | Completed |
| MN/T/08B/200 | ToO observations of Galactic novae - Stewart Eyres | - | 3 Runs TO | - | Under Way |
| MN/T/08B/201 | Masers in massive star forming regions - Miguel Trinidad | 1 Run B | 1 Run B | 1 Run B | Not Started |
| MN/T/08B/202 | Further Target of Opportunity observations of nearby core collapse supernovae - Megan Argo | - | 3 Runs TO | - | Under Way |
| MN/T/08B/203 | Planetesimal growth around the youngest protostar - Derek Ward-Thompson | - | 2 Runs A | - | Not Started |
| Existing Commitments | |||||
| MN/06A/10 | Water masers in proto-stars associated with methanol - Marian Szymczak | - | - | 5 Runs A | Under Way |
| MN/06B/19 | Wind-collision evolution in WR140 - Sean Dougherty | - | - | 2 Runs A | Not Started |
| MN/06B/20 | Proper motion of the radio components in WR146 - Sean Dougherty | - | - | 1 Run A | Not Started |
| Director's Override | Up to 10 Runs TO | ||||
| Notes | |||||
| Notes on MN/T/08B/02 | Time awarded for PZ-Cas only | ||||
