e-MERLIN/VLBI National Facility
e-MERLIN Time awards Cycle-1
e-MERLIN is operated by the University of Manchester as a National Facility of the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC), and is available for use on a peer-review basis, with observing proposals dealt with by the Panel for Allocation of Telescope Time (PATT). During the first 5 semesters of e-MERLIN operations ~50% of observing time has been allocated to 12 large legacy projects and most of the remaining time will be allocated via PATT to standard proposals solicited prior to each observing semester.
Cycle-1 observations will commence in September 2013, with some limitations in observing capabilities. Some commissioning and development work may still take place. Shared risk observations will be carried out on a best-effort basis, but essential system work will take priority over PATT observations. The continuum bandwidth at C-band is currently limited to 512MHz. The full 2GHz bandwidth will not become available until a later semester. See also the Cycle 1 call for proposals.
Time was awarded in the following categories:
A: Higher priority -- No commitment is given to complete observations in this category although most are likely to be observed. (Lo) means that the Lovell telescope may be included.
B: Lower priority -- No commitment is given to complete observations in this category although substantial numbers are likely to be observed. For certain projects, this may include observations with a subset of the MERLIN array.
Targets of Opportunity: Observations are not guaranteed, but in the past all or almost all of the observations in this category are usually completed, if triggered.
PIs should please consult the Feedback email for advice on resubmission, additional stipulations such as source selection, souce sharing with other proposals or conditions for triggers.
| CODE | TITLE (may be shortened) | PI | L-Band TIME AWARDED | C-Band TIME AWARDED | K-Band TIME AWARDED | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY1002 | How compact are the masers in M82? | Argo | - | - | - | - |
| CY1004 | Study of the inner structures of a restartin radio galaxy CGCG 292-057 | Marecki | - | - | - | - |
| CY1005 | The X-ray hearts of planetary nebulae | Zjilstra | - | 2 runs (B) | - | |
| CY1006 | Ultra steep spectrum sources at intermediate resolution | Argo | 4 days (B) | - | - | |
| CY1007 | Radio-"quiet" quad lenses and CDM substructure in galaxies | Jackson | 5 runs with Lo (A) | - | - | |
| CY1008 | A test of an interpretation of apparent asymmetry of outer radio lobes in two double-double sources | Marecki | - | - | - | |
| CY1009 | Imaging the water vapour from MG J0414+0534 at redshift 2.64: Resolving the jet or disc masr scenario | McKean | 4 runs with Lo (A) | - | ||
| CY1010 | An eMERLIN survey of the Nuclei of recently deceased AGN: Probing 10-100kyr variability | Schawinski | 2 runs (B) | - | - | |
| CY1011 | Locating and characterising the jet-induced outflows in the nearby radio galaxy 3C293 | Mahony | 1 run with Lo (A) | - | - | |
| CY1012 | A newly formed CSO in the heart of a LINER galaxy? Deep continuum and cold gas observations of NGC660 - before and after... | Baan/Beswick | 1 run with Lo (A) | 1 run with Lo (A) | - | |
| CY1013 | Verifying SDSS J1425+3231 as a dual radio-emitting AGN | Frey | - | - | - | |
| CY1014 | Determining the nature of the two radio components associated with Class 0 proto-star VLA1623: core and jet, or distinct binary stellar cores? | Eyres | - | - | - | |
| CY1015 | The youngest HII regions and the formation of massive stars | Hoare | - | 2 runs (B) | - | |
| CY1016 | A binary super-massive black hole candidate at intermediate redshift | Deane | 1 run with Lo (A) | - | - | |
| CY1017 | Is the TeV Source HESS J1943+213 a Pulsar Wind Nebula? | Gabanyi | 1 run (B) | 1 run (B) | - | |
| CY1018 | A close look at the ultraluminous X-ray source Holmberg II X-1 | Cseh | - | - | - | |
| CY1019 | What is the actual magnetic field in the Green Peas? | Perez Torres | 2 runs (B) | - | - | |
| CY1020 | A ~200-pc map of the star formation and radio emission in a strongly lensed starburst galaxy at z=2.3: a joint ALMA and eMERLIN study | Swinbank | 2 runs with Lo (A); 2 runs (B) | - | - | |
| CY1021 | The Font of Eternal Youth - AGN Feedback in Cluster Cores | Edge | 1 run (B) | - | - | |
| CY1022 | Are compact radio jets driving high velocity outflows in obscured quasars? | Harrison | 1 run (B) | - | - | |
| CY1023 | Hunting missing flux density in peculiar BL Lac objects from a representative sample | Giroletti | 4 runs (B) | - | - | |
| CY1024 | Detailed Radio imaging of Herschel High-z, Red Galaxies | Chapman | - | - | - | |
| CY1025 | The magnetic field morphology around evolved stars | Leal-Ferreira | 3 runs (B) | - | - | |
| CY1026 | e-MERLIN studies of the AGN activity in NGC2617 | Yang | 1 run (B) | 1 run (B) | - | |
| CY1027 | Proing the nuclear disk-outflow system of the ULIRG QSO Mrk231 - HCN as a tracer of the launching of a dense AGN wind | Aalto | - | - | - | |
| CY1028 | Distances of the OH/IR stars OH 141.7+3.5 and OH 83.4-0.9 | Engels | 1 run (B) | - | - | |
| CY1029 | e-MERLIN resolves the true nature of the extended radio emission in high redshift type-2 quasars | Heywood | - | - | - | |
| CY1030 | The evolving bipolar ejection of the gamma-ray nova Mon 2012 | O'Brien | 2 runs (B) | 2 runs (B) | - | |
| CY1031 | Determination of the dynamical centre and black hole mass of arp220 from molecular observations | Conway | - | - | - | |
| CY1032 | Probing physics of the bow shock pulsar wind nebula about PSR B1951+32 | Hales | - | - | - | |
| CY1033 | MyDISK: Milky Way Dynamics Structure & Kinematics | Chemin | - | - | - | |
| CY1034 | Accurate position of the Mira AB system: eMERLIN follow up of the ongoing OH maser outburst in O Ceti | Etoka | - | - | - | |
| CY1035 | Resolving star formation and AGN in the most extreme star-forming galaxies at high redshift | Thomson | 3 runs with Lo (A) | - | ||
| CY1036 | Dynamics of the masers in massive star forming regions | Esnard | - | - | - | |
| CY1203 | Probing Type Ia supernova progenitors with eMERLIN | Perez-Torres | 1 run (B, one trigger) | 3 runs (B, one trigger) | - | |
| CY1204 | The Core-collapse radio supernova population within 30 Mpc | Perez-Torres | Filler, up to 8 targets | - | ||
| CY1205 | eMERLIN Target-of-Opportunity observations of near-IR detected SNe | Perez-Torres | - | - | - | |
| CY1501 | The Wolf-Rayet System WR147 - Resolving the Wind and the Wind-Wind interaction | Stevens | - | 1 run (B) | - | |
