NOEMA and the IRAM 30-meter telescopes are the world’s most sensitive (sub-)mm astronomical facilities operating in the northern hemisphere. The 30m-telescope and NOEMA cover a broad range of science topics from the study of solar system comets to VLBI observations of supermassive black holes in distant galaxies. The institute counts a total of more than 200 peer-reviewed publications per year, over the years 2017 to 2022, mostly in leading journals such as A&A, ApJ, MNRAS, Nature, Science, and SPIE. Due to high oversubscription rates, significant fractions of high-quality proposals have to be rejected due to the lack of telescope time. In 2022, 531 observing proposals from 1368 unique mostly European users originating from 49 countries were submitted to IRAM. Raw and calibrated data of the two IRAM telescopes becomes public on request 36 months after the end of the semester of observations for standard programs. Large programs must deliver science ready data products for public release 18 months after the end of the last semester of observations. Data of completed Large Programs is publicly and openly available via a web interface.
Main technical characteristics:
NOEMA and the IRAM 30-meter telescope are equipped with state of the art receivers to cover the 3 mm, 2 mm, 1 mm and 0.8 mm atmospheric windows.
Website: https://iram-institute.org