2006.09.08
Interior finish work of the AOS Technical Building
At the Array Operation Site (5,000m asl.), the interior finish work of the AOS building is proceeding along with the installation of lightning rods and fuel ta…
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2006.09.05
Extension of contractors' camp at the OSF
At the ALMA OSF (Operations Support Facility), extension work of the contractors’ camp is under way. The new facilities will accommodate additional 300 c…
2006.09.04
Foundations for Japanese antenna assembly almost completed
Antenna foundations at the Japanese antenna assembly site are almost completed at the Operations Support Facility (OSF). The picture shows one of the four ante…
2006.08.24
ALMA meeting and defining planets at the IAU General Assembly
The meeting titled “ALMA era for astrophysics begins” was held at the venue of the General Assembly of International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Pr…
2006.08.21
ALMA Exhibition Booth at the IAU General Assembly in Prague
The triennial General Assembly of International Astronomical Union (IAU) is held in Prague, Czech Republic, from August 14 through 25. This meeting is drawing …
2006.08.17
ALMA Video-4 "Interview with Norio Kaifu about ALMA" was released.
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2006.07.28
4th ALMA Science Working Group Meeting
On July 27 and 28, 4th ALMA Science Working Group Meeting (as well as 2nd Japan-Taiwan ALMA Science Meeting) was held at NAOJ in Mitaka, and, about 70 research…
2006.07.21
Concrete placing for antenna foundations at assembly site completed
At the OSF (Operations Support Facility) at 2900 m asl, concrete placing for the antenna foundation at the Japanese antenna assembly site has been completed. T…
2006.06.19
Antenna foundation work started at the OSF
At the OSF (Operations Support Facility) at 2900 m asl, foundation work has started for the construction of the Japanese and North American antennas. The pictu…
2006.06.15
ACA correlator engineers' visit to the AOS
Two engineers from the Japanese manufacture of the ACA correlator visited the lodging facility at the OSF (Operations Support Facility) and the ACA correlator …
2006.06.14
ALMA Board in Santiago
From June 13 through 14, ALMA Board was held in Santiago. Shoken Miyama, Director General of NAOJ, attended the meeting as a board member representing Japan, w…
2006.05.16
Planetary science session
In planetary science session on the third day of Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2006, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, postdoctoral fellow, gave a presentation on ALMA incl…
2006.05.14
Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2006
From May 14 through 18, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2006 is being held at the Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall. NAOJ ALMA Project also participa…
2006.04.28
Visit to the top of Mt. Chajnantor
Following the 2nd Atacama Conference, TAO staffs conducted a visit to the top of Mt. Chajnantor (5650 m asl), a candidate site for Tokyo Atacama Observatory (T…
2006.04.27
2nd Atacama Conference
In Chile, the 2nd Atacama Conference is being held on April 27 and 28 at the Operations Support Facility (OSF). Attendees of the meeting are the representative…
2006.04.13
Exterior finish work of AOS Technical Building almost completed
Exterior finish work of AOS (Array Operations Site) Technical Building at 5,050 m above sea level is almost complete at the construction site in Chile. The pic…
2006.04.12
Land formation for the ACA antenna assembly area completed
In Chile, land formation for the ACA antenna assembly area (32 m x 168 m) has been completed at the construction site of Operations Support Facility (OSF) at 2…
2006.03.29
ALMA Special Session
Astronomical Society of Japan held its 2006 Spring Meeting at Wakayama University from March 27 through 29. In the ALMA Special Session held in the afternoon o…
2006.03.27
Biannual Meeting of ASJ (2006 spring)
Astronomical Society of Japan held its 2006 Spring Meeting at Wakayama University from March 27 through 29. The program includes twenty presentations related t…
2006.03.24
ALMA Board in Kyoto
From March 22 through 24, ALMA Board meeting was held at Kyoto Research Park for the first time in Japan. Norio Kaifu, Director General of NAOJ, attended the m…
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