Applying for time – Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX)

If you want to use APEX for your research, please check the call for proposals from your partner institution: the MPIfR or ANID if you apply through the Chilean TAC. You will find there specific deadlines and availability of PI instruments per partner. Remember that Facility Instruments are available to any APEX proposer.

Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie

You should check the latest news and information about call for proposals from Max Planck Society.

For questions, refer to the MPIfR APEX contact: Friedrich Wyrowski.

https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/person/27686/619051

For questions about MPIfR instrumentation, you can contact: Bernd Klein.

https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/person/27694/4508694

Chile (ANID)

Chilean APEX proposal deadlines are set up twice a year, in March and September.
Please consult the ANID webpage for details.

For questions, refer to the ANID APEX contact: Manuel Merello (Applying for Chilean Time)
[Send an email]

Useful information for proposers

In our weather page you will find the atmospheric transmission and the annual variation of the precipitable water vapour (pwv) at the APEX site.
In our instrumentation page you will find the relevant parameters of the available instruments to prepare your observations.
Each proposal must be accompanied by an accurate estimate of the necessary observing time needed to complete the project, based on the required sensitivity and the receiver characteristics. Visit our calculator for bolometer and heterodyne instruments.