Submission and management of JCMT observing proposals (except for those from the University of Hawaii) is handled by the web-based system called Hedwig. A help page can be found here.
Each proposal requires the following inputs:
- Co-Is
- names, institutes, email addresses
- Receiver(s) needed
- ancillary instruments (POL-2, FTS-2)
- integration time (hours)
- science time only; calibrations and pointing are not charged to the project and do not need to be estimated within the proposal
- weather band(s)
- can the same science be achieved in poorer weather?
- targets and positions
- are they visible from Hawaii at the time of year requested?
- see sourceplot for help
- an adequate scientific justification
- consult your CoIs
- Is the .pdf version ready for upload? (see here)
- an adequate technical justification
- pointed observations? or mapping?
- is the mapped area appropriate?
- desired sensitivity/noise levels
- RMS expected in given time – SCUBA-2
- RMS expected in elapsed time – Heterodyne
- RMS for integration time per point – Heterodyne
- can the same be achieved in poorer weather?
- expected integration time
- Is the .pdf version the correct size, ready for upload? (see here)
- pointed observations? or mapping?
- Special constraints on observing
- JCMT observing is normally executed ‘flexibly’, based on program priorities, current weather conditions and target accessibility.
- Are specific observing dates or conditions required to override the above normal observing plan ? Observing of Targets-of-Opportunity can be accommodated within the above flexible observing scheme, and while daytime observations may be requested, they require special arrangements: you should contact the JCMT for further information.
We urge applicants experiencing problems in submission to check/update their own Hedwig profiles, to check that the items listed above are addressed within the proposal, and then contact us with remaining problems or questions.