Cycle 11
 CfP Release: Dec 15 2008
 POG, final AEff : 15 Jan 2009
 GTO: 43 proposals
 Deadline: 17 March 2009
 # Proposals: 668
 Requested time: 93761 ksec
 Oversubscription: 5.6
 Joint time: Spitzer, Hubble, XMM,
Suzaku, NOAO, NRAO
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Cycle 11 Proposal Submission
# Proposals per Cycle
900
700
No. of Proposals Submitted (zoom)
Number
600
Number
 668 submitted proposals
 *5.6 oversubscribed
(based on time)
 45 LP, 9 VLP
 Fewer LPs cf Cycle 10
(64)
 65 Archive, 40 Theory
800
GO
70
400
VLP
LP
Archive
LP
Theory
VLP
60
300
50
Archive
40
200
30
Theory
100
20
10
0
0
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All proposals
90
500
80
1
1
2
2
3 4 5 6 7 8
3 4 5 6 7
Cycle
Cycle
9 10 11
8 9 10 11
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Total Time Request
Oversubscription in Time
Time requested/time available
Change from Cycle 10
 Time request: +9%
 LP+VLP request: -6%
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
Time per Cycle (Msec)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Cycle
120
100
80
Requested
60
Accepted
40
20
0
1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9 10 11
Cycle
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Oversubscription by Category
 LP/VLP will compete for full 6 Msec
 LP/VLP Over-subscription: 6.1
Oversubscription by Category
12
Oversubscription Ratio
10
8
Archive
Theory
LP
VLP
GO
6
4
2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Cycle
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Gratings Proposals
Fraction Grating Time Requested
 Grating request down 25%
 HETG is the variable
Ratio: Gratings/Total Request
0.35
Grating Time Request
30000
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
25000
Time
0.3
1
20000
Total
15000
HETG
10000
LETG
2
3
4
5
6
7
Cycle
5000
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11
Cycle
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8
9
10
11
Archive/Theory Results
Archive:
 Budget: $1050K
 Over-subscription: 4.4
 Theory:
 Budget: $600K
 Over-subscription: 5.3
 Cycle 10 over-subscription
similar, A+T budget was
increased by $410K
Oversubscription
7
6
5
4
Archive
3
Theory
2
1
0
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
P roposal Cycle
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11
Joint Chandra Proposals:
(other Observatory TACs)
 XMM TAC: 3 approved, in ObsCat
 HST TAC: SM-4 ongoing, no call
 Spitzer:
 6 Feb 2009 deadline, no joint
proposals solicited
 Joint time will resume Feb 2010
Call
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Peer Review
 23-26 June 2009, Hilton, Logan Airport
 13 topical panels, 1 Big Project Panel (BPP)
 Program as last year:
 Tues, Wed: topical panels
 Wed evening: BPP organizational session
 Thurs, Frid: BPP
 Panels:
 1,2: Stars, Planets
 3,4: SN, SNR, NS
 5,6,7: Binaries, Galaxies: Populations
 8,9,10: Clusters, Galaxies: Diffuse
 11,12,13: AGN, Extragalactic surveys
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Upcoming Major Events
 Workshop: SNR and Pulsar Wind Nebulae
in the Chandra Era, 8-10 July 2009, Double
Tree Guest Suites Hotel, Boston
 Conference: Ten Years of Science with
Chandra: 22-25 Sept, Boston, MA
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New Design of CXC Science Website
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