GBT Proposal Statistics

Note the numbers below do not include Rapid Response Science Request for Target of Opportunity (ToO) or Exploratory Time.

Early Science Dec 1, 2000;  Trimester 01A (Feb 1 - May 31)
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 80 24
Number of hours 6321 1193
Number of VLBI proposals 6* 2*
Number of VLBI hours 318* 26*
* Numbers are included in GBT totals

 

Oct 1, 2001;  Trimester 02A (Feb 1 - May 31)
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 65 34
Number of hours 3960 1454
Number of VLBI proposals 8 5
Number of VLBI hours 144 68
 

Feb 2, 2002;  Trimester 02B (Jun 1 - Sep 30)  
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 22 14
Number of hours 929 536
Number of VLBI proposals 6 2
Number of VLBI hours 97 48

June 3, 2002; Trimester 02C (Oct 1 - Feb 1) 
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 66 35
Number of hours 4633 1388
Number of VLBI proposals 7 3
Number of VLBI hours 86 38

October 1, 2002; Trimester 03A (Feb 1 - May 31) 
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 26 14
Number of hours 744 334
Number of VLBI proposals 10 5
Number of VLBI hours 148 82

February 3, 2003; Trimester 03B (Jun 1 - Sep 30) 
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 35 17
Number of hours 1421 430
Number of VLBI proposals 14 7
Number of VLBI hours 216 123

June 2, 2003; Trimester 03C (Oct 1 - Jan 31) 
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 35 19
Number of hours 1167 502
Number of VLBI proposals 9 6
Number of VLBI hours 275 169

October 1, 2003; Trimester 04A (Feb 1 - May 31) 
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 46 21
Number of hours 2080 440
Number of VLBI proposals 20 6
Number of VLBI hours 458 100
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients)
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 12  12 

February 2, 2004; Trimester 04B (Jun 1 - Sep 30) 
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 37 25
Number of hours 2059 1001
Number of VLBI proposals 11 6
Number of VLBI hours 217 134
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients)
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 35  33 

June 1, 2004; Trimester 04C (Oct 1 - Jan 31) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 54 39 (6 group B)
Number of hours 2337 967
Number of VLBI proposals 21 11
Number of VLBI hours 277 97
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients)
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients)  23 19 
* Group B is allotted no time.

October 1, 2004; Trimester 05A (Feb 1 - May 31) 
  Received Accepted
Number of GBT proposals 46 34
Number of hours 1937 1272
Number of VLBI proposals 19 14
Number of VLBI hours 178 154
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients)  7
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 3 3

February 1, 2005; Trimester 05B (Jun 1 - Sep 30) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 42 34 (5 group B, 1 Rrs-kt)
Number of hours 1446 913
Number of VLBI proposals 19 8
Number of VLBI hours 135 75
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 5 4
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 39 38
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient


June 1, 2005; Trimester 05C (Oct 1 - Jan 31) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 56(+1 CO) 53 (6 group B)
Number of hours 2225 1514
Number of VLBI proposals 13 11
Number of VLBI hours 158 133
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 7 5
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 109 19
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient; CO -carry over from previous trimester


October 1, 2005; Trimester 06A (Feb 1 - May 31) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 60 46 (2 group B)
Number of hours 3057 1973
Number of VLBI proposals 10(4-HSA, 6-Glob) 5(3-HSA, 2-Glob)
Number of VLBI hours 120(36-HSA,83-Glob) 41(19-HSA,22-Glob)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 3 3
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 71 71
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient


February 1, 2006; Trimester 06B (Jun 1 - Sep 30) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 42 38 (4 in group B)
Number of hours 2458 1209
Number of VLBI proposals 8 (4-HSA, 4?-Global) 6 (3-HSA, 3-Global)
Number of VLBI hours 220 (74-HSA, 146?-Global) 202 (56-HSA, 136-Global)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 5 5 **
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 54 54
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient; ** includes 2 student training projects totaling 44 hours

June 1, 2006; Trimester 06C (Oct 1 - Jan 31) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 56 43 (9 in group B)
Number of hours 2402 1364
Number of VLBI proposals 11 (10-HSA,1?-Global) 9 (8-HSA, 1?-Global)
Number of VLBI hours 251 (223-HSA, 28?-Global) 237 (209-HSA, 28?-Global)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 6 5
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 25 18.5
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient

October 2 , 2006; Trimester 07A (Feb 1 - Apr 30) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 88 45 (10 in group B)
Number of hours 3834 1108
Number of GBT Track Refurbishment proposals 2 2
Number of hours 770 770 (what can be scheduled)
Number of GBT Large proposals 5(+1 HSA) 4(+1 HSA)
Number of hours 6119(+200) 1545(+200)
Number of VLBI proposals 10 (10-HSA,1?-Global) (3-HSA, ?-Global)
Number of VLBI hours 363 (363-HSA, ?-Global) (60-HSA, ?-Global)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients)    
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients)    
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient


February 1 , 2007; Trimester 07B (Jun 1 - Sep 30) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 32 24 (no group B)
Number of hours 1005 636
Number of GBT Track Refurbishment proposals 1 1
Number of hours 200 200
Number of GBT Large proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of VLBI proposals 3 (2-HSA,1-Global) 1 (0-HSA, 1-Global)
Number of VLBI hours 40 (26-HSA, 14-Global) 14 (0-HSA, 14-Global)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 6 6
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 25 25 (12 for student teaching)
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient


June 1 , 2007; Trimester 07C (Oct 1 - Jan 31) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 82 39 (3 in group B)
Number of hours 3459 1137
Number of Special proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of GBT Large proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of VLBI proposals 9 (5-HSA,4(?>)-Global) 9 (5-HSA, 4-Global)
Number of VLBI hours 182 (105-HSA, >=77?-Global) 182 (105-HSA, 77-Global)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 6 5
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 52 24
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient



October 1 , 2007; Trimester 08A (Feb 1 - May 31) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 84 45 (5 in group B)
Number of hours 3244 1059
Number of GLAST proposals 5 3
Number of hours 131 89
Number of GBT Large proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of VLBI proposals 10+? (10-HSA,?-Global) ? (?-HSA, ?-Global)
Number of VLBI hours 268 (260-HSA, 8-Global) 96 (88-HSA, 8-Global)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 6 4
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 78 67
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient


February 1 , 2008; Trimester 08B (Jun 1 - Sep 30) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of GBT proposals 43 34 (5 in group B)
Number of hours 2055 1111 (193 in group B)
Number of Special proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of GBT Large proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of VLBI proposals 11+? (6-HSA,5+?-Global) 4 (1-HSA, 3-Global)
Number of VLBI hours 212 (125-HSA, 87-Global) 39 (3-HSA, 36-Global)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 7 7
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 51 35
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient


June 2 , 2008; Trimester 08C (Oct 1 - Jan 31) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of reguler GBT proposals 79 25 (+12 in group B)
Number of hours 3084 1000 (+352 in group B)
Number of Special proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of GBT Large proposals 3 1
Number of hours 1062 484
Number of VLBI proposals 5+? (5-HSA, ?-Global) 3+? (?-HSA, ?-Global)
Number of VLBI hours 274+? (274-HSA, ?-Global) 52+? (?-HSA, ?-Global)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) ? ?
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) ? ?
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient



October 1 , 2008; Trimester 09A (Feb 1 - May 31) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of regular GBT proposals 78 22 (+23 in group B)
Number of hours 2744 600 (+890 in group B)
Number of Special proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of GBT Large proposals 2+1 carry over 2
Number of hours 527+250 250
Number of VLBI proposals 3+1 carry over+? (4-HSA, ?-Global) 2+? (2-HSA, ?-Global)
Number of VLBI hours 89+196+? (285-HSA, ?-Global) 204+? (204-HSA, ?-Global)
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 12 10
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 132 115
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient



February 1 , 2009; Trimester 09B (Jun 1 - Sep 30) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of regular GBT proposals 47 24 (+15 in Group B)
Number of hours 1521 653.9 (+567.8 in Group B)
Number of Special proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of GBT Large proposals 2 1
Number of hours 912 672
Number of VLBI proposals 8 4
Number of VLBI hours 489 86
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) 9 5 (+1 in Group B)
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) 75 28 (+12 in Group B)
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient



June 1 , 2009; Trimester 09C (Oct 1 - Jan 31) 
  Received Accepted *
Number of regular GBT proposals 82 40 (+9 in Group B)
Number of hours 6575 2295 (+315 in Group B)
Number of Special proposals 0 0
Number of hours 0 0
Number of GBT Large proposals 3 2
Number of hours 4010 1460
Number of VLBI proposals 10 4
Number of VLBI hours 1489 129
Number of RRS (excluding Known Transients) ? ?
Number of RRS hours (excluding Known Transients) ? ?
* Group B is allotted no time. Rrs-Kt - Rapid Response - known transient

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