From ctorres@naic.edu Wed Aug 20 11:15:47 2003 Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 13:08:37 -0400 From: Carmen Torres To: irwin@astro.queensu.ca, ebrinks@inaoep.mx, cbruens@astro.uni-bonn.de, jid@astro.cf.ac.uk, hoffmang@lafayette.edu, suzanne.linkder@astro.cf.ac.uk, mputman@origins.colorado.edu Subject: A1802 Date: August 7, 2003 The following are the referees' reviews of your Arecibo Proposal for deadline June 1, 2003 The referees= grades are based on a 0-9 scale, with 9 being best. Also given is each referee=s average grade for all the proposals. Title: The HI Environment of NGC2903- A Pilot Study for ALFA Author(s) Judith A. Irwin, Elias Brinks, C. Bruens, Jonathan Davies, G.Lyle Hoffman Project: A1802 Ref A1; Grade: 7.0;Avg.= 6.0; Recommended % of time 25 Comments: The science agenda is interesting and well justified. However, the amount of time being requested is excessive for a "pilot" project. Why invest 300 hr now, when this could be done faster and better when ALFA is available? A better approach for a pilot study would be to observe one or two of the "spokes" at the proposed levels. This would be enough to show proof of concept (or not), and would be more than adequate fodder for any future ALFA proposal to complete the study. Ref A2; Grade: 7.5;Avg.= 7.63; Recommended % of time 25-50 Comments: A pilot study for E-ALFA would be useful, but a full map of NGC 2903 does not appear necessary given the large number of low-mass systems suggested in this proposal. A map of 1/4 to 1/2 of the galaxy should address both the pilot-study questions and basic scientific issues. Ref A3; Grade: 8.0;Avg.= 7.47; Recommended % of time 60 Comments: Good science. Since this is a pilot study, I would suggest a good piece of time to get started, and then do the rest. Arecibo Scheduling Advisory Committee Report This proposal has been placed in the following category: A The categories are explained as follows: A - We intend to schedule this proposal and it will remain active until this happens. You do not need to resubmit. B - This proposal will be scheduled only if time is available. You will have to resubmit this (or a revised version) if not scheduled within the next two 4-month scheduling periods. C - This proposal is unlikely to be scheduled. You are invited to submit a revised version. Note to proposers: This proposal is granted a maximum of 120 hours of telescope time.