UKSERV in Semester 95B

Applications are accepted for observations that take no more than 4 hours to complete (half of a standard JCMT shift). Typical applications include those requiring completion of PATT projects that have been partially weathered out or nearly-but-not-quite finished; pilot projects which may lead to full-blown PATT applications; short investigations that would not justify a full PATT application; monitoring programmes; and targets of opportunity.

Currently the UK-TAG allocates about 8 shifts to UKServ per semester which the JCMT Scheduler then attempts to distribute throughout the semester so as to maximise the RA range covered. This is not always as simple a task as it may sound.

All applications are awarded a scientific grading by 2 independent assessors, one of whom is a member of the UK-TAG. In addition the applications are technically assessed by staff at the JAC. The assessment process should take no longer than two weeks after which the applicant is notified whether his project has been added to the service list or whether a rewrite is necessary. The UK Service Programme can be an extremely rapid method of obtaining your data.

Prospective applicants can obtain information about the UK Service Programme from the JCMT home page on the World Wide Web. If you wish to obtain further information then send an e-mail request to:

jcmt@roe.ac.uk

UKServ in semester 95B

There are 8 shifts of UKServ scheduled this semester. They are provisionally located on the following dates (but are subject to change due to the instrument delivery modifications).

Date	Shift	Instruments	Times


Oct. 23	   M	UCBA		0130-0930

Nov. 30	   M	UCBA		0130-0930

Dec. 1	   M	UCBA		0130-0930

Dec. 7	   M	UCBA		0130-0530

Dec. 8	   M	UCBA		0130-0530

Dec. 9	   M	UCBA		0130-0530

Dec. 15	   M	UCBA		0130-0530

Dec. 16	   M	UCB		0130-0530

Dec. 17	   M	UCB		0130-0530

Dec. 22	   M	UCBA		0130-0930

Jan. 9	   M	UCBA		0130-0930

Graeme Watt, ROE