na:reporting:wp_12_period

Achievements in reporting period:

During the reporting period (January 1st - September 25th) we have provided a total of 266 hours of e-MERLIN observations for TNA-enabled projects. These observations are associated with 6 original MERLIN and MERLIN+EVN projects. e-MERLIN is being commissioned during 2009 and 2010, and the observations reported here are in the original MERLIN bandwidth configuration but with new e-MERLIN receivers.

The TNA-enabled progammes are listed below:

Code	Title	PI	Time
MN/06B/13	Low Power CSS	K-Bajraszewska	49hrs
MN/08B/09	NSL1-BAL Quasars	Zuther	24hrs
RR022	IC2497	Rampadarath	78hrs
EP064	ULIRGs	Perez-Torres	75hrs
EP065	Megamaser ULIRGs	Perez-Torres	25hrs
EW013	OH masers in post-AGB stars	Wolak	15hrs
			Total 266hrs

Observations for all these projects have now been completed.

During e-MERLIN commissioning proposals may only be submitted for Director's Discretionary Time. Future open proposal submission is planned to be re-introduced as e-MERLIN comes on line (around Q2 2010).

Problems / Issues

Issues - organisational, administrative or other problems foreseen
Red flags - major problems

Forward Look

e-MERLIN digital commissioning is going well, with fringes from 3 telescopes. Two further telescopes due on-line by November, and last telescope (Cambridge) around the end of the year. MERLIN observations are still being made in conjunction with commissioning, and shared-risk observations with e-MERLIN will start in early 2010.