ALMA Cycle 8 Pre-announcement

Published: 18 Dec 2019
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The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) will start the next cycle of observing (Cycle 8) in October 2020. A Call for Proposals with detailed information on Cycle 8 will be issued in March 2020, with a deadline for proposal submission mid-April 2019. This pre-announcement highlights aspects of the Cycle 8 proposal call that are needed to plan proposals. More information can be found via the ALMA Science Portal.   

In addition, the Cycle 8 supplemental call for ACA projects is now defined. Cycle 8 will offer only C-1 to C-8 configurations, with maximal baselines ranging from 0.16 to 8.5 km. ALMA Cycle 8 will introduce new capabilities including, mosaicing of continuum linear polarisation observations (in Bands 3 to 7), and solar observations at Band 5:

Key Dates:

  • 17 March 2020 - Call for proposals and OT release
  • 15 April 2020  - Cycle 8 deadline
  • End July 2020 - Results of proposal reviews
  • 9 September 2020 - Main Call Phase 2 submission deadline
  • 15 September 2020 - Supplemental call opens
  • 8 October 2020 - Supplemental call phase I deadline
  • 1 October 2020 - Start of Cycle 8 observations
  • 30 September 2021 - End of Cycle 8 observations