NRO Report and Plans for/2016/2017
Masao Saito(Nobeyama Radio Observatory)

Outline
1. NRO Missions
2. NRO Activities 2015
2015‐2016
2016
3. NRO Open‐use
1. 2015‐2016
2. 2016‐2017

4. Summary

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Bug• A bugb off ffrequency shift
hift– Period: 2012.1.16 ‐ 2016.4.7– Rx:Rx T70
T70, T100
T100, TZ,TZ FOREST– Obs mode: Position Switching.

• Please go to the following web and enter yourproposal id and project name.
• http://www.nro.nao.ac.jp/
http://www nro nao ac jp/~nro45mrt/html/shiftnro45mrt/html/shift_err/shift_query.html• More details
http://www.nro.nao.ac.jp/~nro45mrt/html/shift_err/index.html
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1 1 NRO Mission 2016
1.1.
1. Operate open‐use programs to produce
scientific results
2. Make a future plan.
3 Support
3.
Suniversity
ii researchh group activities
i ii
4. Conduct outreach activities
5. Operate solar radio polarimeters

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1 2 NRO Facilities in FY2016
1.2.
• NRO 45m telescope
started in 1982 (20‐116GHz)

2016/12/20• Solar observations over
60 yrs at 3.75 GHz.
• 1, 2, 3.75, 9.4, 17, 35,80 GHz

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1 3 Other Facilities in NRO
1.3.
• Hosting other telescopes/instrument/facilityyCampus
pin Nobeyama– SPART (NRO‐Osaka Pref Univ.)– 1.85
1 85 m telescope (Osaka Pref Univ.)
Univ )– Heliograph (17&34 GHz: Nagoya Univ.)– 60 cm telescope (CO(2‐1)) (Univ. of Tokyo)– Bolometric interferometer at 3mm ((Tohoku Univ.))– NINS exhibition building temporarily open
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2 1 Key Activities 2015‐2016
2.1.
2015 2016
PeriodSuccess level

FOREST

2009‐2017

Z45

2013‐2018

Forest mixer replaced. Spectral windowmode open.
Z45 total power mode open. Polarization
under commissioning.
MMC drivers replaced. Mount painted white.
Panel to panel adjustment on‐going.
Available from domestic institute/univ. Test
from KASI (Korea) succeeded.
succeeded
Proposal Review Process merged with ASTE.
New Categories: large, joint, DDT
Archive on‐going and CASA tested internally.
Open the NINS exhibition temporarily
including 4D2U.
4D2U

Antenna Master 20132013‐2017
2017
PlanRemote
2011‐2017
Observations
Proposal System 2016
Archive/CASA
FacilityOperation
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2.2.
Freq

HPBW

23
3 GH
GHz(H22)(H )43 GHz (Z45)75 GHz (T70
86 GHz (TZ)
110 GHz (TZ)
110 GHz(FOREST)

74.
74.2
37.1
20 2
20.2
18.5
14 6
14.6
14.4

Aperture
eff.
0.61
0.6
0.59
0 51
0.51
0.45
0 37
0.37
0.37

Main
Beam eff.
0.83
0.71
0 55
0.55
0.54
0 440.44
0.43

Tsys (K)
10000
100200150
150200

Backend: SAM45 16 Ifs 2GHz (Spectral window mode open)
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2 3 Mapping performance at 3 mm
2.3.
Aperture area x aperture efficiency x Rx pix
Mapping Performance

3000

H26.7

2500

H27 12
H27.12

2000
1500
1000
500
0
NRO45LMT

IRAM30GBT

B t performance
Bestfachieved
hi d att 3 mm mappingi
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2 4 Whitening
2.4.

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2 5 Legacy Projects
2.5.
• 2014‐2016 seasons (three years)• Proposals reviewed by TAC
Title

PIPublication periodacc (sub)Star
Nakamura (NAOJ)
0 (0)formation
FUGIN
Umemoto/Minamida 1 (1)ni(NRO)COMING
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2 6 NRO Promotion
2.6.
• Promotion
Pti outside
t id Japan
Jddone– Italy– Vietnum– UK– Thailand– Korea (EAMA10)– US (e.g. GBT)

• Promotion outside Japan planned– China (JCMT users meeting)– Taiwan (+remote observation test?)– Chile2016/12/20

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2 7 Public Outreach
2.7.
• 52614 visitors in FY2015• 651914 web viewers, 27 newspaper articles, 7
TV/radio programs, 25 magazines (or webs) inFY2015• NINS exhibition room was open for 3 months.
• New attempts:– Starry night in the Nobeyama Campus– Nagano: AstroPrefecture event
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3. NRO Open‐Use
NRO 45‐m TelescopeRadio Polarimeters

3 1 Open‐Use 2015‐2016
3.1((Dec 1 – Mayy 15))

OPEN USE
Internal UseCommissioning
Antenna3 1 1 2015
3.1.1.
2015‐20162016 SystemOptics

ReceiverIF chain

H22H40Continuum BE
Old IF

S4045mBackend

AOS

Z45
Switch

T70
S80

SAM45

S100
TZ

PolariS
New IFFOREST
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3 1 2 Overview
3.1.2.
• Observedb
d lless thanh llast season iin 2015‐2016
season• S80/S100/AOS was decommissioned, but
p in 2015‐2016 season
FOREST officiallyy open
• Remote Observations from Mitaka available• Proposal Categories– General– Short– Backup
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3 1 2 Overview
3.1.2.
FY201320142015

Open‐use1974

2231

1862* [hours]

Internall

2123

2132

2532+

Total

4097

4353

4394

* Less compensation by 200 hrs because of higher
performance. Less short programs by 100 hrs. 100
hr downtime assumed.
assumed In total 400 hr less thanplanned.
+ maintenance/commissioning/g 642 hr
(FOREST+spectral window)+ internal/legacy 1890 hr
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3 1 3 Proposals 2015
3.1.3.
2015‐20162016
submitted

2015‐2016 (FOREST open)
Category Sub
mitiacceptGeneral
1st25

12General
2nd218Short

95Backup

33accepted

120

General Proposal
Short Program

100Back‐up Program
JointProgram(45+ASTE)
Education SupportProgram

8060

402002007‐2008 2008‐2009 2009‐2010 2010‐2011 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 2013‐2014 2014‐2015 2015‐2016 2016‐2017
PeriodWithout accepted short program
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3 1 4 LST Pressure
3.1.4.

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3 1 5 Open
3.1.5.
Open‐use:
use: Publications• Please let us know when you publish with
NRO data• We are happy to support web release etc.
60

NMA/ASTE
NoRP
45m

Number of Paapers50403020
100200612‐200711 200712‐200811 200812‐200911 200912‐201011 201012‐201111 201112‐201211 201212‐201311 201312‐201411 201412‐201511 201512‐201611

Year
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TAC• Chair: Shigehisa Takakuwa (Kagoshima Univ.)• ShihShih‐Ping
Ping Lai (NTHU/Taiwan)• Woojin Kwon (KASI/Korea)• Yoichi Tamura (U. Tokyo)• Shinya Komugi (Kougakuin U.)
U)• Aug 29th, 2016 (1st meeting)2016/12/20

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3 2 1 New Review System
3.2.1.
• Provide scientific merit (Large/DDT)• Make synergy
y gy between NRO45m and ASTE ((Joint))• Common TAC and referees for NRO45m and ASTE
• CallC ll ffor proposall att theth same titime• Proprietary period of 18 mo clearly mentioned

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General Once
ShortOnce
Large* Once (> 200 hr up to 2 yrs)

ASTE
Twice
N/A
under consideration

DDT+

Every two months

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3 2 2 Changes from last season
3.2.2.
• 2300 hhrs ffor open‐use including
i l di VLBI• FOREST open with nearly full capabilities• Spectral Window Mode (see next page)• S40 not open, but Z45 open in total power mode
• Q.
Q How much proposal info should be public after
proprietary period?
– Title– PI– Instrument– Spectrall infoi f (Line,( i ))– Abstract
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OPEN USE
Commissioning
Antenna

3 2 3 2016
3.2.3.
2016‐20172017 SystemOptics

ReceiverIF chain

H22
H40

Backend
Continuum BE

Old IF45m
Z45
SwitchT70
SAM45
TZ

PolariS
New IFFOREST
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4 GHz
IF‐A/B
2GHz BW

Case 1

w/o SpW

Case 2w/o/ SpWp

Case 3

spw 2spw 1

spw 1

Case 4spw
p 2

Case 5
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3 2 4 Open
3.2.4.
Open‐Use:
Use: Proposals
2016 2017 (20152016‐2017(2015‐2016)
2016)
Category
SubmitGeneral29 (46)
Joint
6 (‐)
Short
28 (9)
Backup
1 (3)
L
Large
> 200 hrh0 ((‐))
DDT*
2 (‐)
Total
65 (58)FOREST (submitted) 10 ‐> 31
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accept23 (20)
4 (‐)
‐ (5)
1 (3)
0 (‐)
()
1 (‐)
29+ (28)30

3 2 5 LST range distribution
3.2.5.
General+Joint+DDT
200150100
5000‐
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2‐

4‐

6‐

8‐ 10‐ 12‐ 14‐ 16‐ 18‐ 20‐ 22‐
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4 Summary
4.
• NRO aims at being scientifically competitive.
– Provide ggood open‐usepprogramspg– Better Observing Efficiency– Simplify and Ease Observing Cycle– More hours go to open‐use in 2017‐2018 season• NRO and ASTE joint operation– New TAC system including Joint,
Joint Large,
Large and DDTproposals started
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