Short spacing observations

Short spacing observations on the 30-meter telescope should be directly requested on the interferometer proposal web form through PMS. A separate proposal for the 30-meter telescope is not required. The interferometer proposal form contains a box, labeled “Request for 30-meter short spacings” which should then be checked. The user will automatically be prompted to fill in an additional paragraph in which the need for short spacing data should be justified. It is essential to give here all observational details, including size and type of map, rms noise, spectral resolution, receiver, and time requested. The following documents may help to prepare your short spacing observations: this Presentation (especially page 23 for a brief summary) given at the 10th Interferometry School and this Technical Report. For further assistance, please contact the Science Operations Group (sog@iram.fr).