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Proposal Identification No.:

A2130

Date Received: 2005 -Jun-01 19:43:53

Technical Page
Proposal Type: General Category: Sub-Category: Observation Category: Total Time Requested: Prop osal Title: ABSTRACT: Large Astronomy Continuum Extragalactic 1512 Hours

The G-ALFA Continuum Transit Survey

As part of the GALFA consortium we propose to use Arecibo and ALFA to carry out a sensitive, high resolution, spectro-polarimetric survey of the Arecibo sky ­ the GALFA Continuum Transit Survey, GALFACTS. GALFACTS will be a ma jor observational advance in imaging of the polarized radiation from the Milky Way and other galaxies, and promises a transformational advance in our understanding of the magnetic field of the Milky Way, the properties of the magneto-ionic medium, and the role of magnetic fields in galactic processes. We will also explore the polarisation properties of a vast number of extragalactic radio sources down to sub-mJy levels. GALFACTS will be a scientific pathfinder to the Square Kilometre Array in the area of cosmic magnetism, and will not be surpassed until the SKA turns on as survey instrument late in the next decade.

Name Andrew R Taylor

Institution University of Calgary

E-mail russ@ras.ucalgary.ca

Phone 1-403-220-6633

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Service Observing Request

Remot e Observing Request

X

None All of the observing run. Part of the observing run. Queue Observing

X

No Maybe Yes

Instrument Setup
ALFA Atmospheric Observation Instruments:

Sp ecial Equipment or setup: P-ALFA/GALFA Continuum spectrometer

RFI Considerations
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Frequency Ranges Planned
1225 - 1525 This proposal requires coordination with Punta Salinas radar within the band 1222-1381 MHz.. This proposal requires coordination with GPS L3 at 1381 MHz.

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