Preliminary Cycle 6 Proposal Submission Statistics Joint ALMA Observatory May 13, 2018
Number of Submitted Proposals and Time Requested Time requested (hours) Number 12-m 7-m Total Power All proposals 1838 19,698 10,941 7117 ACA standalone 112-3672 1523 Large Programs 18 1830 1603 1315 Polarization* 101 1015 - - Solar 32 124 124 124 Target of Opportunity 23 203 29 0 VLBI (3mm) 9 69 - - VLBI (1mm) 11 138 - - *Excludes VLBI Proposals
Subscription Rates: 12-m Array All Chile East Asia Europe Other Time requested (hours) 19,698 1208 4022 8353 5754 361 Offered 4000 400 900 1350 1350 see note Subscription 4.9 3.0 4.5 6.2 4.3 N/A Note: All regions contribute observing time for proposals from PIs who are not affiliated with any of the ALMA regions.
Subscription Rates: 7-m Array All Chile East Asia Europe Other Time requested (hours) 10,941 903 2126 4229 3358 325 Offered 3000 300 675 1012 1012 see note Subscription 3.6 3.0 3.1 4.2 3.3 N/A Note: All regions contribute observing time for proposals from PIs who are not affiliated with any of the ALMA regions.
Subscription Rates: Total Power Array All Chile East Asia Europe Time requested (hours) 7117 344 1976 2602 2141 54 Other Offered 3000 300 675 1012 1012 see note Subscription 2.4 1.1 2.9 2.6 2.1 N/A Note: All regions contribute observing time for proposals from PIs who are not affiliated with any of the ALMA regions.
Requested 12-m Array Time per Proposal* *Excludes Large Programs
Requested 12-m Array Time by category* *Excludes Large Programs
Proposal Pressure per Configuration Dashed-line indicates nominal time available
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
Number of Submitted Proposals by Cycle 2000 1838 Number of proposals 1500 1000 500 919 1131 1381 1578 1571 1661 0 Cycle 0 Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5 Cycle 6
Time requested (hours) 20000 15000 10000 5000 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
Requested 12-m Array Time per Proposal by Cycle* *Excludes Large Programs
OversubscripRon rate 10 8 6 4 2 Oversubscription Rate: 12-m Array Chile East Asia Europe 0 Cycle 0 Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5 Cycle 6