VLA/VLBA/GBT Large Proposals

Large Proposal Policy


Active Large Proposals


Proposal Code(s) Title Telescope(s) Dates Allocation (hours) Principal Investigator Proprietary Period for Raw Data
AJ359 The Radio EVLA Search for UHE Neutrinos VLA D 2009 200 T. Jaeger 12 months
AV314 Ram Pressure Diagnostics Using Polarized Emission II VLA D 2009 220 B. Vollmer 12 months
GBT/09C-057 A 350 MHz Pulsar Survey of the Northern Celestial Cap GBT 2009-2012 1300 S. Ransom 12 months
GBT/09C-051, BB278, AB1314 Megamaser Cosmology Project: Year 3 GBT,VLBA,VLA 2010, 2009 160,96,10 J. Braatz 12 months, none, none
BG195 18-22cm VLBA Polarization Observations of the 135 MOJAVE-I Sources VLBA,VLA 2009-2010 216,8 D. Gabuzda 12 months
BR145 Mapping the Milky Way VLBA,VLA 2009-2014 5280,16 M. Reid 12 months, none
BM303 Comprehensive Multiwaveband Monitoring of Gamma-ray Bright Blazers VLBA 2009-2011 576 A. Marscher 12 months
BM308, AM991 Probing Jet Acceleration and Collimation in Stellar-Mass Compact Objects VLBA,VLA 2009-2010 274,65.5 J. Miller-Jones 12 months
GBT/08C-035, BB261 Megamaser Cosmology Project: Year 2 GBT,VLBA,VLA 2009-2010 250,192,15 J. Braatz 12 months, none, none
AB1314 A FIRST Complement to SDSS-III VLA B 2009 320 R. Becker Waived
BB240 RIPL: Radio Interferometric Planet Search VLBA,GBT,VLA 2007-2010 1392,1392,16 G. Bower 12 months
BL149 MOJAVE/GLAST Program
Observational Status
VLBA 2007-2010 1080 M. Lister Waived
GBT/07A-051 GBT Legacy Survey of Prebiotic Molecules Toward Sgr B2 (N-LMH) and TMC-1 GBT 2007-2011 625 M. Hollis Waived
GBT/09B-041 Detecting nHz Gravitational Radiation using a Pulsar Timing Array GBT 2009 15/month P. Demorest 12 months

Past Large Proposals


Proposal Code(s) Title Telescope(s) Dates Allocation (hours) Principal Investigator Proprietary Period for Raw Data
GBT/07A-087 Detecting nHz Gravitational Radiation using a Pulsar Timing Array GBT 2007-2009 15/month P. Demorest 12 months
AR685 Deep VLA Observations of SDSS Stripe 82 VLA A,B 2008-2009 282 dynamic G. Richards Waived
GBT/08C-010 Bulk Motions of Filaments in the local Universe GBT 2008-2009 484 H. Courtois 12 months
GBT/07A-066, BB242, AB1230 Megamaser Cosmology Project GBT,VLBA,VLA 2007-2008 380,200,15 J. Braatz 12 months
AO215 Star Formation History and ISM Feedback in Nearby Galaxies VLA B,C,D 2007-2008 476 J. Ott Waived
AH927 LITTLE THINGS Survey VLA B,C,D 2007-2008 290 D. Hunter Waived
BM256 Probing blazars through multi-waveband variability of flux, polarization, and structure VLBA 2007-2008 288 A. Marscher 12 months
AM889 Deep 1.4 GHz VLA Obs. of Extended Chandra Deep Field South VLA A 2007 240 N. Miller 3 months
AH884 The Coordinated Radio and Infrared Survey for High-Mass Star Formation (The CORNISH Survey) VLA B,BnA 2006-2007 360 M. Hoare Waived
AP452 VLA Low-frequency Sky Survey VLA BnA,B 2003-2006 690 R. Perley 18 months
GBT/07A-029 Definitive Test of Star Formation Theory GBT 2007 D. Crutcher
BL137 MOJAVE II: Monitoring of jets in active galaxies with VLBA experiments VLBA 2006-2007 384 M. Lister Waived
BR100 The Spiral Structure and Kinematics of the Milky Way VLBA 2005-2007 270 M. Reid 12 months
BT085 The VLBA Imaging and Polarimetry Survey (VIPS) VLBA 2006 195 G. Taylor Waived
AK583 Cosmic Explosions VLA 2005-2006 20/month S. Kulkarni 12 months
AS801 VLA COSMOS VLA A,C 2004-2005 264 E. Schinnerer 12 months
AK563 Virgo: A Laboratory for Studying Galaxy Evolution VLA C 2004-2005 240 J. Kenney 18 months
BL123 MOJAVE: Monitoring of Jets in Active galaxies with VLBA Experiments  
Observational Status
VLBA 2004-2005 336 M. Lister Waived
AW605 THINGS: The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey VLA B,C,D 2003-2005 293 F. Walter Waived
AH810 Coordinated Radio and Infrared Survey for High-Mass Star Formation VLA B 2005 40 (pilot) M. Hoare 18 months
BL111 MOJAVE: Monitoring of Jets in Active galaxies with VLBA Experiments VLBA 2002-2004 408 M. Lister Waived
AK509 Cosmic Explosions VLA 2000-2003 30/month S. Kulkarni 18 months
BC120 Pulsar Astrometry with the VLBA VLBA 2002-2004 300 S. Chatterjee 18 months
AS687 A Deep Radio Survey of the SIRTF First-look Survey VLA B 2001-2002 240 T. Soifer 18 months
AB628, AB879, AB950 FIRST Survey VLA B 1993-2002 3209 R. Becker Waived
AG592 HI Survey of Clusters in the Local Universe VLA C 2001-2002 360 J. van Gorkom 18 months
AP397 A 4-meter All-sky Survey VLA BnA,B 2001 70 (pilot) R. Perley 18 months
AT245 A Global, High Resolution HI Survey of the Milky Way VLA D 2000 260 R. Taylor Waived
AC308 NRAO VLA Sky Survey VLA D,DnC 1993-1996 2939 J. Condon 18 months
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