Joint Proposals
Starting from Cycle 10 Joint Proposals with other observing facilities - including JWST, VLA, and VLT - are possible. A new panel is presented in the OT to allow the PIs to select if their proposal is a Joint Proposal. If Joint Proposal is selected then the PI should declare if ALMA is the Main Observatory or a Partner Observatory.
- Main: ALMA is the main observatory, meaning it is the observatory where the largest amount of time is
requested, either on the 12-m Array, or on the 7-m Array for ACA-only projects. One or more Partner
Observatories can be selected among JWST, VLA, and VLT, the project codes can be entered, and the
amount of requested time is required. A technical justification of the requested time on each partner
observatory is required.
- Partner: ALMA is one of the partner observatories, or the only partner observatory. The Main Observatory
and one or more Partner Observatories can be selected among JWST, VLA, and VLT, the project codes
can be entered, and the amount of requested time is required.
For Partner Joint Proposals, Large Programs, VLBI, and Phased Array observations are not allowed.
The ALMA OT Team, 2024 May 21