AKARI Post-Helium (Phase 3) Mission Call for Proposal

AKARI Post-Helium (Phase3) Mission Call for Proposal

Page Opened : 08/05/12
Last Update : 08/09/08

What's New!

2008/09/08: Phase 3 Open Time approved programmes.
2008/06/13: Call for Proposal document updated.
2008/06/13: Observer's Manual updated to version 1.1 with Cookbook section included.
2008/05/12: Page opened.

[Phase 3 Open Time approved programmes]

This announcement concerns observations to be performed in the AKARI post-Helium phase (Phase 3), in which imaging and spectroscopic capabilities are available in the 1.8 to 5.5 micron range.

Twenty per cent of the total observing opportunities (number of pointings) are reserved for programmes from individuals and teams from institutes located in Japan and Korea.

Another ten per cent is reserved for the scientists in the ESA member states. Please refer to the ESAC/ESA page.

[Deadline for submission]

The deadline for proposals submission is 4 July, 2008, 9:00 UT.

[Proposal submission]

Proposals shall be submitted in electronic form using the AKARI Proposal Submission Tool.

[Documents]

Announcement of Opportunity: Call for Observing Proposals for Japan/Korea Open Time [PDF; 256 KB]
A document providing the necessary information about the policies adopted and the procedures to be followed.
[New! 08/06/13] The document clarifies that the current call is for the observations in the first one year.
AKARI Observer's Manual for Phase 3 ver. 1.1.[PDF; 1.9 MB] [PS; 3.0 MB]
A document which describes the mission, scientific instruments and observing modes, the instrument performance, including guidelines for the observation planning.
[New! 08/06/13] Version 1.1 includes Cookbook (worked example) section in Appendix. No changes in any other sections.
AKARI Fact Sheet[PDF; 682 kB]
Two pages summary of AKARI satellite and the IRC instruments, observation modes.
Sky visibility maps
Sky visibility available for the Phase 3 Open Time observations.
Description of Mission Program (MP) Observations
- Abstracts of the MP Phase 3 observations [PDF; 934 kB]
- Blocked Target List

[Support tools/links]

[Helpdesk]

Any questions about the AKARI Open Time observations by the Japan/Korea scientists, please consult the ISAS Helpdesk (iris_help @ ir.isas.jaxa.jp). The European observers are requested to contact ESA AKARI Helpdesk.

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