Proposals & Planning Tools

Cycle 7

Technical Description and Tools

Cycle 6

TOO Requests

Grant Status & Reports

Suzaku Guest Observer Program: Cycle 7

Suzaku AO-7 proposal deadline was November 10, 2011.

We will post the list of accepted targets in late February, 2012, following the international merging meeting.

Technical Description and Planning Tools

Suzaku Technical Description

The Cycle 7 version of the Technical Description is now available in HTML, PDF, and gzipped PostScript formats (2011 Oct 7)

Planning Tools

The following tools are available for preparation of Cycle 7 proposals.

For count rate simulations, use PIMMS (the command-line version) or WebPIMMS. Note that the current version of PIMMS uses the Cycle 6 responses, although the differences are believed to be minor. A new version will be released in September.
- We recommend proposers to carry out full spectral simulation for HXD feasibility. However, as a first cut, PIMMS will provide approximate exposure times necessary for 3- and 5-sigma detections in the standard energy bands using the HXD (1 energy band for the PIN, 2 for the GSO).
The XIS response files, XIS blank sky spectra, XIS night Earth spectra, and the HXD response and background files are available for simulation purposes. Simulations can also be performed using WebSpec, which now uses the Cycle 7 versions of the XIS and HXD responses and the HXD background.
XIS event simulator, xissim, is avialable as part of Suzaku FTOOLS. Read our guide on how to use xissim.
When is a target available? Check with Viewing, which is correct for Suzaku. Note that the allowed range of Sun angles for Suzaku observations is 65-110 degrees.
Linux and Solaris versions of Maki, a tool to investigate multi-mission observing windows and instrument Fields of View, are available.
Coordinate Converter.
W3nH - Neutral Hydrogen column density

Suzaku Guest Observer Program: Cycle 6

For US-based astronomers, Suzaku Guest Observer Program, Cycle 6 is an element of ROSES 2010. The deadline was 4:30 pm EDT on Nov 19, 2010, for proposals to be submitted to NASA. Stage 1 is now closed and the results have been announced.

Due to severe reductions in the budget available for NASA's astrophysics operating missions, funding of Suzaku investigations is no longer available through the Suzaku Guest Observer program. Instead, successful US-based investigators are eligible to apply for support under the Astrophysics Data Analysis Program, with the following restrictions:

US-based PIs with approved TOO proposals are eligible to apply to the ADAP for support only after the obserbations have been triggered.
US-based PIs with approved investigations with only priority C targets are ineligible for support under the current round. They may apply to future ADAP calls for support only after the observations have been carried out and the data made public.

For the record:

AO-6 Call for Proposals
AO-6 Call for Key Project Proposals
A detailed guide for Cycle 6 proposal preparation and submission.

TOO Requests

Unpredictable events can be observed with Suzaku as targets of opportunity (TOO) in two different ways.

Requesting pre-approved TOOs
Requesting Unproposed TOOs (This is a link to an ISAS page)

Grant Status and Reporting Requirements

Check grant status

Reports

The official grant award letter from NSSC includes a checklist of required reports. Please follow the instructions in the letter.

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