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Adding Phase-1 Science Goals
A new Phase 1 Science Goal can be added using
Edit
New Phase 1 Science Goal
when the Proposal or Planned Observingnode is selected. Subsequently, when selecting the Planned Observingnode, the Phase 1 Science Goal table becomes visible in the Editorpane. The table will initially be empty but it will be filled onceScience Goals are defined. Note that the amount of information that isdisplayed for a Science Goal can be controlled via the Appearance tabof
File
Preferences
.
The number of Science Goals you will have to enter will depend on whatexactly it is you are trying to do. There are currently variousrestrictions on what it is possible to do with a Science Goal and welist these here. It is very likely that some if not all of theserestrictions will disappear in future releases.
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A Science Goal can only contain observations in a single ALMA band - each additional band will require a separate Science Goal.
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All spectral windows must be able to be observed in a single tuning i.e. they must all fit into the receiver sidebands. Therefore, spectral sweeps must use multiple Science Goals. However, if you wish to observe the same line species for sources with different redshifts, this is possible so long as the line stays within a single ALMA band.
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Only one set of Control and Performance parameters can be defined. If you have multiple sources that require different sensitivities, angular resolutions, etc., they will have to be placed in separate Science Goals.
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If you wish to observe a source both with a single telescope pointing and a mosaic of multiple pointings, each must go into a separate Science Goal.
Each Phase 1 science goal contains five forms: General, Field Setup,Spectral Setup, Calibration Setup, and Control and Performance. Theseforms are discussed below. An example of a Phase 1 proposal structurewith two science goals is visible in Figure
6.5
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Figure 6.5:
Project Structure for a Phase 1 proposal with two Science Goals.
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