FUSE Cycle 8
Proposal Preparation
Guide


         
FUSE Cycle 6 Proposal Information

NRA Release: 30 June 2004

Notice of Intent deadline: 6 August 2004

Proposal deadline: 4:30 pm EDT 17 September 2004

FUSE Cycle 6 News

High-Count-Rate Observations: Effective in June 2004, MDRS is the default aperture for high-count-rate observations (HISTOGRAM mode).

Expanded sky coverage:FUSE target visibility has improved markedly over the entire sky.

Solar System Targets: Cycle 6 visibility windows have been posted for major solar system targets.

FUV Bright Targets:New observing techniques are being developed that extend the ability to observe targets above the nominal brightness limit (1x10-10erg cm-2 s-1 Å-1. Observations of bright targets with continuum fluxes of up to ~5x10-10erg cm-2 s-1 Å-1 will be supported in Cycle 6.

Cycle 6 Proposal Information and Tools

Detailed information on the FUSE Cycle 6 program (NNH04ZSS001N-FUSE) can be found below and at the official NASA NRA website for FUSE. Proposal preparation specific information is provided at the menu sidebar link Proposal Docs. This includes the following proposal preparation and submission files and documentation.

***The correct declination limit for Survey targets is given in Section 1.2 of the Cycle 6 Proposal Instructions, which states that the Survey program targets may be located anywhere on the sky, EXCEPT within a zone of restricted visibility defined by 06h < RA < 18h, -30º < DEC < +30º.

The Survey target declination limit given in Section 5 of the Cycle 6 Phase 1 LATEX template is in error.

Cycle 6 Notices of Intent

Prospective proposers are encouraged to submit Notices of Intent (NOIs). These Notices are utilized in determining the composition of the FUSE Peer Review Committee. The deadline for submitting Cycle 6 Notices of Intent is 6 August 2004. A NOI is NOT required for proposal submission. Note: The NASA Peer Review Services Web site is scheduled to begin accepting FUSE Cycle 6 NOIs on 6 July 2004 and proposal cover sheet information on 20 August 2004.

FUSE Target Lists

A list of all the targets that have either been observed by FUSE as of 9 June 2004 or are pending execution is provided at the Target Lists link on the menu sidebar. Multiple target lists are provided through this menu sidebar link. The FUSE observation list summarizes accepted targets from GI and PI team programs, links to accepted Survey Program targets and to FUSE calibration program targets are also provided. Investigators intending to propose for observations of calibration targets should reference NRA section 1.8 for information and policies on GI observations of calibration targets. In addition, abstracts for FUSE Cycle 1-5 programs are available at the Prior Observing Programs link on the menu sidebar.

FUSE Documentation Links

The primary support documents for FUSE investigators and proposers are:

Additional documentation can be accesed from the menu sidebar link FUSE Documentation and the links contained therin.

FUSE Planning Tools Links

A general list and description of tools is available for planning FUSE observations. While direct links to selected tools are provided below, users are encouraged to read the more comprehensive descriptions provided for these and additional tools at the FUSE Planning Tools site.

There are links (and more comprehensive descriptions) to the above tools, to general observing tools (e.g. a precession calculator), and to libraries of FUSE Airglow Spectra, Atomic Line Lists, etc., available at the FUSE Planning Tools site.

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