2007.09.10
ALMA External Review
From September 10 through 12, a three-day joint external review of the ALMA project was held in Santiago, Chile. From Japan, 7 people attended the meeting: Nob…
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2007.07.23
Three Japanese 12-m antennas arrived at the ALMA site in Chile
Three Japanese 12-meter antennas were shipped from Tamashima Port in Okayama, Japan to Mejillones Port in northern Chile, after completing the manufacturing pr…
2007.07.11
CASA Users Test
From July 9 through 11, an internal user test of CASA (Common Astronomical Software Applications) was conducted in the headquarters of European Southern Observ…
2007.06.14
Nutator Preliminary Design Review
The Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the nutator was held on June 13 and 14 at Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA) in Taiwan. Th…
2007.05.19
Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2007
From May 19 through 24, the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2007 is being held at Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex. Along with other participatin…
2007.05.08
ALMA Science Advisory Committee
From May 7 through 8, the ALMA Science Advisory Committee (ASAC) was held at the University of Tokyo, and attended by 10 Japanese representatives includin…
2007.04.13
3rd Japan-Taiwan ALMA Science Workshop
The 3rd Japan-Taiwan ALMA Science Workshop was held at National Central University in Taiwan with participation of 93 people, mainly researchers from East Asia…
2007.04.12
ALMA Science Working Group
Before the 3rd Japan-China ALMA Science Workshop scheduled for April 13 and 14, ISM (Interstellar matter) sub-working group and Extragalactic sub-working …
2007.03.30
Biannual Meeting of ASJ (Spring 2007)
On the final day of the Astronomical Society of Japan meeting, a report related to ALMA was given in the session on the ground-based instruments. The pict…
2007.03.29
ALMA Special Session
The Astronomical Society of Japan (ASJ) held its 2007 Spring Meeting at Tokai University, Hiratsuka Campus from March 28 through 30. In the afternoon of the fi…
2007.03.26
ALMA Board
On March 26 and 27, the ALMA Board Meeting was held at the National Institute of Informatics in Hitotsubashi, Tokyo. From Japan, Shoken Miyama (Director Genera…
2007.03.15
Star Formation sub-WG of the ALMA Science WG
Prior to the 5th ALMA Science Working Group Meeting scheduled for April 13 and 14 in Taiwan, Star Formation Sub-Working Group held a meeting in NAOJ Mitaka cam…
2007.02.04
JAO appointed ALMA Project Scientist and Deputy Project Scientist
We are happy to announce the appointments of the remaining Key Staff of the Joint ALMA Office (JAO): Prof. Richard Hills as the ALMA Project Scientist, and Dr.…
2007.01.19
Framework construction of workshop area started at OSF
At the Operations Support Facility (OSF), the framework of the workshop area is being built at a rapid pace. The picture shows the workshop area under construc…
2007.01.18
Holography tower at OSF has been completed
At the Operations Support Facility (OSF), the holography tower has been completed. This tower will be used for radio holography (a method to measure the distor…
2007.01.17
7th Millimeter/submillimeter Receiver Workshop
From January 17 though 19 at Osaka Prefecture University, the 7th receiver workshop titled Workshop on the Development of Low-noise Receiver Technology at Mill…
2007.01.16
Transporter FDR
From January 16 thorough 17, Antenna Transporter FDR (final design review) is being held in Germany. From Japan, Junji Inatani, research expert of ALMA-J anten…
2006.12.09
Installation of fire extinguishing equipment
In Chile, December 8 is a national holiday called “Inmaculada Concepcion (Immaculate Conception)”. As the day is followed by Saturday (Dec. 9) and …
2006.12.08
Work in the antenna maintenance area at the OSF
At the Operations Support Facility (OSF), a large-scale construction of the antenna maintenance area (and others) is going on. The picture shows the maintenanc…
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