2009.12.25
ALMA Video "Japanese ALMA antenna became the first to arrive at the ALMA 5000 m site." was released.
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2009.12.01
Carpet of Leaves
The fall foliage season has come to the NAOJ Mitaka Campus. Pavements covered with fallen leaves look like a colorful carpet. Trees are preparing for a winter …
2009.11.25
Lecture at the Jindaiji Elementary School
On November 25, at the Jindaiji Elementary School, in Chofu, Japan, Yasunori Fujii, Engineer of the ALMA Band 10 Cartridge Team, gave a lecture on astronomical…
2009.11.16
Southern Cross appeared in the sky at dawn
While looking for shooting stars during the period of the Leonoid Meteor Shower, I saw the Southern Cross rising in the sky at dawn [Picture and texts pr…
2009.11.14
Lecture at the Japan Institute of Light Metals
On November 14, the Japan Institute of Light Metals (JILM) forum was held at the University of Electro-Communications. At the forum, Masao Saito (Assistant Pro…
2009.10.29
ACA 7-m Antenna Arrived at the OSF
The ACA 7-m antenna, which entered a Chilean port on October 26, safely arrived at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF) in the evening of October 29 (aft…
2009.10.26
ACA 7-m Antenna Arrived in Chile
The first ACA 7-m Antenna, shipped from the Port of Kobe on September 20, safely arrived in Chile after a one-month journey. According to a crew, the sea was c…
2009.10.24
Mitaka Star and Universe Day (Annual Open Campus)
On October 24, NAOJ Mitaka Campus held its 2009 Open Campus (called “Mitaka Star and Universe Day” from this year). Even though it was unfortunatel…
2009.09.18
Japanese ALMA antenna became the first to arrive at the ALMA 5000 m site.
Japanese ALMA antenna became the first to arrive at the ALMA 5000 m site. Japanese ALMA antenna became the first to arrive at the ALMA 5000 m site. The ALMA (…
2009.09.04
First Shipment of a Band 4 Receiver Cartridge
The first Band 4 receiver cartridge was shipped overseas. Members of the Band 4 Cartridge Team were watching the truck carrying the cartridge as if sending off…
2009.09.04
ALMA Video-6 "Construction of ALMA 2007" and ALMA Video-7 "Construction of ALMA 2008" were released.
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2009.08.22
Nobeyama Open Campus
NRO (Nobeyama Radio Observatory) held its 2009 Open Campus on August 22, and this year’s open campus attracted 2704 visitors. The ALMA-J Project Office p…
2009.07.28
ACA Antenna Pads at the AOS
Antenna pads for the Atacama Compact Array (four 12-m antennas and twelve 7-m antennas constructed by NAOJ) have been prepared at the Array Operations Site (AO…
2009.07.03
Workshop to commemorate the retirement of Professor Masato Ishiguro
From July 3 through 4, “Nobeyama Radio Observatory in the Past Quarter Century and Future of Radio Astronomy” was held at the Mitaka Campus. This i…
2009.06.25
Band 4 and Band 8 Critical Design Review
From June 22 through 25, the Critical Design Review (CDR) for Band 4 and Band 8 receivers, developed by ALMA-J, was held in Mitaka, and their final design was …
2009.06.16
World's Highest Performance Submillimeter (terahertz) Receiver
- Band 10, the highest frequency receiver in ALMA, was successfully developed -
The research team led by Yoshinori Uzawa (ALMA Band 10 Team Leader at the National Astronomical Observatory, Advanced Technology Center) successfully develope…
2009.06.16
NAOJ successfully developed the Band 10 receiver
NAOJ successfully developed the Band 10 receiver covering the frequency band from 787 GHz to 950 GHz, whose development was thought to be the most difficult am…
2009.06.12
Press Conference for the Band 10 Receiver
On June 12, NAOJ held a press conference in Mitaka to announce that the Band 10 Receiver covering the frequency band from 787 GHz to 950 GHz was successfully d…
2009.05.22
Safety Review for the ACA 7-m Antenna
From May 21 through 22, the Safety Review for the ACA 7-m antenna, developed by ALMA-J, was held in Amagasaki, Japan. This was the first time that the 7-m ante…
2009.05.21
ALMA Booth at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
From May 16 through 21, the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2009 was held in the international exhibition hall at Makuhari Messe, and NAOJ set up a booth featur…
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