Announcement of intent to release a new installment of Science Verification data

A new installment of Science Verification data is planned for release on 5 September 2014.

The data release will consist of the following Science Verification targets, whose details are listed on the Science Verification web page:

• VY CMa: water masers at Bands 7 and 9, demonstrating the 1-3 km baseline capability
• Comet Lemmon: the HCN line in Band 6, demonstrating the Doppler tracking of ephemeris targets

Future Science Verification data releases will also be preceded by a similar announcement of intent.