2009.01.09
The first East Asian receiver system was completed at the OSF
In the ALMA Project, receiver cartridges of all the bands developed in several regions are shipped to three Front End Integration Centers (FEICs) in three main…
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2009.01.09
In the ALMA Project, receiver cartridges of all the bands developed in several regions are shipped to three Front End Integration Centers (FEICs) in three main…
2009.01.08
An ACA (Atacama Compact Array) 12-m Antenna, which was delivered to JAO (Joint ALMA Observatory) as the first antenna on 2008 December 19, was moved out from t…
2008.12.12
From December 11 through 12, the ASTE Science Workshop was held at NAOJ in Mitaka. In the workshop, they summarized past achievements of ASTE, and held active …
2008.12.09
ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) is under construction in Chile in global partnership between East Asia, Europe, and North America. On Decem…
2008.11.07
The NAOJ Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Mitaka fabricates test dewers for receiver cartridges and delivers them to the ALMA receiver cartridge development…
2008.10.16
A receiver system called front-endEwas installed in one of the ACA 12-m antennas at the Operations Support Facility (OSF). The Front End is a system to receive…
2008.09.16
These moving images show the moon during the total lunar eclipse which was observed from February 20 through 21, 2008. Using the ACA antenna with fast servo pe…
2008.09.12
From September 9 through 11, the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the ACA 7-m Antenna, developed by ALMA-J, was held in Amagasaki, Japan. In the review, its…
2008.08.28
“Moving images of antennas”
2008.08.27
On August 27, the Back End system was installed in an ACA-12m antenna at the Operations Support Facility (OSF). The picture shows the staff members pleased wit…
2008.08.22
Using the ACA antenna #4, an electrical interface test was conducted between the antenna and a transporter (antenna carrier). This was the first time that a Ja…
2008.08.21
In the daytime of August 21, four ACA antennas were driven synchronously for the first time at the Operations Support Facility (OSF). It was very impressive to…
2008.07.28
This is an analysis result of the radio spectrum of CS molecular gases (rotational transition J=3-2, 146.969026 GHz) in a celestial object called Orion KL, whi…
2008.05.31
From May 25 through 30, the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2008 was held in the international exhibition hall at Makuhari Messe, and NAOJ set up a booth featur…
2008.05.14
These are radio images of the sun, which were obtained using the first ACA 12-m antenna manufactured by Japan. In these images, white color indicates strong in…
2008.04.15
The first four 12-m antennas of ALMA-Japan constructed at the ALMA Operations Support Facility in Chile.
2008.04.01
From May 1, Tetsuo Hasegawa, Professor at NAOJ, will be Interim ALMA Project Manager at the Joint ALMA Office (JAO). On April 1, prior to the assignment, he wa…
2008.03.18
Result of the Initial Testing of the Japanese ACA 12-m Antenna to be Delivered to ALMA First Radio Image of the Moon Taken with an ACA Antenna (Left: Optical i…
2008.02.27
Surface adjustment of a 12-m antenna is conducted using a manlift. The smoothness of the surface is measured by radio holography to achieve a surface accuracy …
2008.02.27
In Mitaka, the Preliminary Design Review of Band-10 Cartridge Receiver (787-950 GHz) developed by Japan was held on February 26 and 27. The Band-10 Team of NAO…
A young ALMA researcher, Dr. Takuma Izumi at NAOJ received the Young Scientists’ Award, 2024 Commendation for Science a…
Astronomers have discovered the remnants of powerful ‘sneezes’ expelling gas, dust, and electromagnetic energy around s…
An international research team led by Sergio Martín of the European Southern Observatory/Joint ALMA Observatory, Nanase…