2010.12.12

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On December 12, an American antenna of 12 m in diameter was transported from OSF (2,900 m asl) to AOS (5,000 m asl), bringing the total number of the antenna…

2010.12.08

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— ALMA Board Statement on Early Science — “At its meeting on November 16th-18th 2010, the ALMA Board noted the tremendous recent progress in…

2010.12.08

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This shows the well-known spiral NGC253, with an optical image of the whole galaxy on the left (credit: ESO). The ALMA test images show dense clouds of gas in …

2010.12.08

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An example of ALMA’s potential as a spectroscopic instrument: on the left is the map of the molecular “hot core” G34.26+0.15, which is unreso…

2010.12.08

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This shows the emission from the disk of dust surrounding the star Beta-Pictoris. On the left is an image at 70 microns from Herschel, (Olofsson et al., SDP Pr…

2010.12.08

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As a test of ALMA’s ability to observe broad spectral lines, we observed the quasar BRI 0952-0115, which is at a redshift of z = 4.43. The object is agai…

2010.05.29

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At the Array Operations Site (AOS), there are currently four 12-meter antennas, which are under the performance evaluation. Since each of the antennas is usual…

2009.12.25

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2009.10.29

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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

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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…

2009.09.04

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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

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View ALMA Video-6 “Construction of ALMA 2007” View ALMA Video-7 “Construction of ALMA 2008” Other ALMA Videos

2009.07.28

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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…

2009.06.25

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

2009.05.06

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On April 30, The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, a gigantic radio telescope project under construction in northern Chile, reached a major milesto…

2009.03.26

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From March 24 through 27, the Astronomical Society of Japan (ASJ) held its Spring Meeting 2009 at the Osaka Prefecture University. In the afternoon of March 26…