Preliminary Cycle 6 Proposal Submission Statistics. Joint ALMA Observatory May 13, 2018

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1 Preliminary Cycle 6 Proposal Submission Statistics Joint ALMA Observatory May 13, 2018

2 Number of Submitted Proposals and Time Requested Time requested (hours) Number 12-m 7-m Total Power All proposals ,698 10, ACA standalone Large Programs Polarization* Solar Target of Opportunity VLBI (3mm) VLBI (1mm) *Excludes VLBI Proposals

3 Subscription Rates: 12-m Array All Chile East Asia Europe Other Time requested (hours) 19, Offered see note Subscription N/A Note: All regions contribute observing time for proposals from PIs who are not affiliated with any of the ALMA regions.

4 Subscription Rates: 7-m Array All Chile East Asia Europe Other Time requested (hours) 10, Offered see note Subscription N/A Note: All regions contribute observing time for proposals from PIs who are not affiliated with any of the ALMA regions.

5 Subscription Rates: Total Power Array All Chile East Asia Europe Time requested (hours) Other Offered see note Subscription N/A Note: All regions contribute observing time for proposals from PIs who are not affiliated with any of the ALMA regions.

6 Requested 12-m Array Time per Proposal* *Excludes Large Programs

7 Requested 12-m Array Time by category* *Excludes Large Programs

8 Proposal Pressure per Configuration Dashed-line indicates nominal time available

9 East Asia 20% Number of Proposals for the 12-m Array Open Skies 3% Chile 6% Europe 43% 7 24% 8 4% 10 1% 9 4% 3 21% 4 8% Disks, Exoplanets & Solar System 22% Stellar evolution & Stars 8% Cosmology & High Redshift universe 24% 28% 6 33% 5 5% Interstellar medium, Star formation & Astrochemistry 23% Galaxies & Galactic nuclei 23%

10 East Asia 21% Open Skies 2% Chile 6% Requested Time on 12-m Array Europe 42% 7 23% 10 1% 8 3% 9 2% 3 25% Disks, Exoplanets & Solar System 18% Stellar evolution & Stars 7% Cosmology & High Redshift universe 30% 29% 6 36% 4 7% 5 3% Interstellar medium, Star formation & Astrochemistry 21% Galaxies & Galactic nuclei 24%

11 East Asia 22% Number of Proposals for the 7-m Array Open Skies Chile 4% 7% 28% Europe 39% 7 19% 8 6% 10 1% 9 3% 6 37% 3 26% 4 4% 5 4% Disks, Exoplanets & Solar System 9% Stellar evolution & Stars 13% Interstellar medium, Star formation & Astrochemistry 49% Cosmology & High Redshift universe 7% Galaxies & Galactic nuclei 22%

12 East Asia 19% 31% Open Skies Chile 3% 8% Requested Time on 7-m Array Europe 39% 7 16% 6 36% 10 < 1 % 8 7% 9 1% 4 2% 5 2% 3 36% Disks, Exoplanets & Solar System 7% Stellar evolution & Stars 5% Interstellar medium, Star formation & Astrochemistry 54% Cosmology & High Redshift universe 10% Galaxies & Galactic nuclei 24%

13 Number of Proposals for the Total Power Array East Asia 29% Open Skies Chile 7% 3% 27% Europe 34% 7 12% 6 43% 8 6% 9 1% 4 1% 3 34% 5 3% Stellar evolution & Stars 21% Disks, Exoplanets & Solar System 4% Cosmology & High Galaxies & Redshift Galactic universe nuclei < 1% 16% Interstellar medium, Star formation & Astrochemistry 59%

14 East Asia 28% Requested Time on Total Power Array Open Skies 1% Chile 5% Europe 36% 7 11% Requested Time TP 8 6% 3 45% Disks, Exoplanets & Solar System 1% Stellar evolution & Stars 2% Cosmology & High Redshift universe < 1% Galaxies & Galactic nuclei 21% 30% 6 36% 4 1% 5 1% Interstellar medium, Star formation & Astrochemistry 76%

15 Requested Time on 12-m Array for Large Programs East Asia 22% Chile 8 10% 7 2% 3 16% 20% 33% Europe 35% 6 54% 4 8% 5 < 1% Stellar evolution & Stars 6% Disks, Exoplanets & Solar System 14% Interstellar medium, Star formation & Astrochemistry 28% Cosmology & High Redshift universe 36% Galaxies & Galactic nuclei 16%

16 Requested Time on 7-m Array for Large Programs Chile 13% 7 10% East Asia 13% Europe 42% 6 36% 3 54% Interstellar medium, Star formation & Astrochemistry 65% Galaxies & Galactic nuclei 35% 32%

17 Requested Time on Total Power Array for Large Programs Chile 11% 7 20% East Asia 16% Europe 42% 3 45% Interstellar medium, Star formation & Astrochemistry 100% 31% 6 35%

18 Number of Submitted Proposals by Cycle Number of proposals Cycle 0 Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5 Cycle 6

19 Time requested (hours) Time requested by Cycle Total Power Array 7-m Array 12-m Array 0 Cycle 0 Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5 Cycle 6

20 Requested 12-m Array Time per Proposal by Cycle* *Excludes Large Programs

21 OversubscripRon rate Oversubscription Rate: 12-m Array Chile East Asia Europe 0 Cycle 0 Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5 Cycle 6

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