Starting from Cycle 2 the Technical Justification is entered directly into the OT (any supporting figures, e.g. simulations should still be included in the supporting material attached in Step 3.2) on a per Science Goal basis. To facilitate matters, a number of relevant parameters are reported in the upper part of the panel, as shown in Fig. 3.11. These include not only the science parameters requested (e.g. sensitivity, angular resolution) but also secondary quantities (e.g. S/N, dynamic range) derived from the science parameters in conjunction with the entered source properties (Step 3.4). For the latter, it is the most restrictive value (i.e. the lowest peak flux, the narrowest line width) that is used in the calculations. Any non-standard choices (e.g. time constraints, user-defined calibrations, override of ACA suggestion) are displayed.
You must enter a technical justification in the free-format box provided, paying special attention to fully justify any non-standard choices and particularly high/low S/N values. At the very least you must justify the requested sensitivity, imaging requirements (especially when multiple 12-m configurations and/or the ACA Array are needed) and the correlator setup chosen. For more details on the contents of the Technical Justification text please see the Proposer's Guide.