[gbtnews]GBT Proposal Deadline: 1 Oct 2004

[Phil Jewell]

Call for GBT Proposals - Trimester 05A
Deadline: 1 October 2004, 5:00 P.M., EDT

The next deadline for observing proposals for the GBT will be 1 October 2004.  
At this call, we will accept approximately 575 hours of low frequency (<=10
GHz) observing time and approximately 250 hours of high frequency (>10 GHz)
time.  An additional 125 hours will be reserved for VLBI observing.  This
should be the last trimester in which the high frequency hours accepted are
restricted by the backlog of previous proposals; the backlog at low frequency
has been essentially eliminated already.

We will accept proposals for all receivers for this call,
including 290-920 MHz (PF1), 910-1230 MHz (PF2), 1.15-1.73 GHz (L),
1.73-2.60 (S), 3.95-5.85 (C), 8.0-10.1 (X), and 12.0-15.4 (Ku), 18.0-26.5
(K), 26.5-40 GHz (Ka-Band), and 40.0-52.0 GHz (Q-Band).  The Ka-Band Receiver 
is undergoing commissioning this fall and provided all goes well, will be 
available for astronomy in Trimester 05A.

Available observing modes include spectral line, continuum, pulsar, and
VLBI/VLBA.  Pulsar modes include those with the Spectral Processor, and
the BCPM (Berkeley-Caltech Pulsar Machine) through agreement with its
developers.  The pulsar Spigot mode of the GBT Spectrometer will be
available in limited modes for expert users through agreement with its
developers.  Proposals requesting GBT participation in VLBA or global VLBI
observations should be submitted to the VLBA only, not to the GBT.

The Observatory continues to offer financial support for graduate and
undergraduate students performing research with the GBT through the Student
Support Program.  Awards of up to $35,000 are possible.  Applications are made
in conjunction with GBT observing proposals, and will be accepted at the 1
October 2004 deadline.  Information about the program can be found at
	http://www.gb.nrao.edu/gbtprops/gbtstudentsupport.shtml

All proposals must be submitted electronically using version 1.1 of the
NRAO Proposal Submission Tool (PST), which is available from the downloads
page.  If you have downloaded v1.1 previously, you need to download a new
version of the gbtDatan.xml file, which informs the PST of available
resources, start and end dates, etc., for each trimester.  This is a
simple text file, which needs to be copied to the appropriate source
location for the PST to access.

Proposal receipt will open on Friday, 10 September 2004 and will close at 5:00
P.M. EDT on Friday, 1 October 2004.

Questions about the proposal submission process may be addressed to Carl
Bignell (304-456-2165 or cbignell@nrao.edu). Technical questions about GBT
hardware, software, and observing modes may be addressed to Ron Maddalena
(304-456-2207 or rmaddale@nrao.edu).

						Phil Jewell