ALMA is rapidly progressing towards the end of the construction phase. At the beginning of August 2011, 17 antennas were interferometrically linked on the Chajnantor plateau at an altitude of 5000 metres. Twelve-metre antennas from all the vendors were used in this experiment, which is a major milestone towards the first Early Science guest observer observations, currently planned to begin soon. In the meantime, ALMA Science Verification datasets are becoming available on the ALMA webpages for users to download and gain familiarity with ALMA data reduction and analysis procedures.
Testi L, Zwaan M (2011). ALMA Status and Science Verification Data. THE MESSENGER, 145, 17-18.
ALMA Status and Science Verification Data
Testi L;
2011
Abstract
ALMA is rapidly progressing towards the end of the construction phase. At the beginning of August 2011, 17 antennas were interferometrically linked on the Chajnantor plateau at an altitude of 5000 metres. Twelve-metre antennas from all the vendors were used in this experiment, which is a major milestone towards the first Early Science guest observer observations, currently planned to begin soon. In the meantime, ALMA Science Verification datasets are becoming available on the ALMA webpages for users to download and gain familiarity with ALMA data reduction and analysis procedures.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
