Semester 2018B Calls for Proposals 19 March 2018

The Liverpool Telescope Time Allocation Committee has issued its Calls for Proposals from the JMU, PATT and CAT TACs, for observations in Semester 2018B, which runs from 1st July 2018 to 28th February 2019 inclusive.

PATT applications

The deadline for submission of PATT proposals was 17:00 GMT on Tuesday, 17th April 2018.

PATT accepts proposals from Principal Investigators (PIs) based in the UK.

Non-UK PIs who are not eligible for CAT, OPTICON or CCI time may also apply through PATT.

After taking off 20 hours set aside for Reactive Time and 66 hours allocated in previous semesters, there are 214 hours available to be allocated for PATT in semester 2018B.

Full details of the Call for Proposals are available for download as a PDF file from here [CallForProposals-PATT-18B.pdf]. The file gives more information about the proposal process, reactive time applications, new and existing instruments, and the telescope's performance and rapid-response capabilities.

JMU applications

The deadline for submission of JMU proposals was 17:00 GMT on Tuesday, 17th April 2018.

The internal JMU TAG accepts proposals from Principal Investigators (PIs) from the Liverpool John Moores University Astrophysics Research Institute.

After taking off 9 hours set aside for Reactive Time and 78.5 hours allocated in previous semesters, there are 300 hours available to be allocated for JMU in semester 2018B.

Full details of the Call for Proposals are available for download as a PDF file from here [CallForProposals-JMU-18A.pdf]. The file gives more information about the proposal process, reactive time applications, new and existing instruments, and the telescope's performance and rapid-response capabilities.

CAT applications

The deadline for submission of CAT proposals was 23:59 GMT on Tuesday, 3rd April 2018.

The eligibility requirements and applications procedure for the CAT Time Allocation Committee can be found on the CAT website. In general, CAT accepts applications where the principal investigator is affiliated to a Spanish Institution.

Reactive and Priority-Z time applications

The TACs generally reserve a small proportion of their time allocation to provide rapid response to unforeseen targets of opportunity. This Reactive Time can be applied for at any time throughout the year as described here.

We also offer users the ability to apply for PriorityZ Time at any time throughout the year. We define PriorityZ time as time when there is no A, B or C-ranked science group available for the scheduling software to pick, and so the telescope would otherwise sit idle. This can occur during periods of poor seeing during full moon, or during times of instrument failure. We estimate approximately 10-15 hours of such time are available per month, although this can of course vary significantly. PriorityZ time is well-suited to long-term proposals of bright targets with no significant time constraints. We would typically expect to approve a PriorityZ proposal for a period of two years. PriorityZ time is not tied to any TAC and so we welcome applications from any research astronomer.