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 …
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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…
2006.12.07
Critical Design Review of the ACA Correlator
The critical design review (CDR) of the ACA correlator developed by the NAOJ was held on December 6 and 7 at the MAOJ Mitaka campus, and the design was approve…
2006.11.29
Installation of HVAC for the ACA Correlator
On the second floor of the AOS Technical Building of ALMA, installation work of HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) for the ACA Correlator has be…
2006.11.25
Construction of Holography Tower at OSF
Construction of a holography tower has started in the area 300 meters away from the assembly sites of the Japanese and North American antennas at the OSF. The …
2006.11.14
International Conference "Science with ALMA" (2)
On the second day of the International Conference “Science with ALMA” ,the topics related to the formation of stars and the planetary system and to…
2006.11.13
International Conference "Science with ALMA" (1)
From November 13 through 17, the International Conference titled “Science with ALMA: A New Era for Astrophysics” is being held in Madrid, Spain. Th…
2006.11.09
ALMA Board
From November 9 through 10, the ALMA Board was held in Madrid, Spain. Fom Japan, Shoken Miyama (Director General of NAOJ) attended the meeting with ALMA-J exec…
2006.11.01
A fixed-point web camera at the OSF
A fixed-point web camera, installed in the construction site of the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF), has started operation, and its real-time images are…
2006.10.26
1st East Asia ALMA Science Advisory Committee
The 1st East Asia ALMA Science Advisory Committee was held at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan with the committee members and observers from Japa…
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