2006.03.07

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On March 6 and 7, the 6th Millimeter/submillimeter Receiver Workshop was held at Osaka Prefecture University. More than 80 people participated in the workshop,…

2006.03.03

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ALMA Science Working Group held its 3rd workshop in Mitaka from March 2 to 3. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss a wide variety of research themes rela…

2006.02.27

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2006.01.29

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ALMA Science Advisory Committee was held in Maryland, U.S., on January 28 and 29. Eight participants from Japan attended the committee with U.S. and European m…

2006.01.28

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Disassembly of Japanese prototype antenna has been completed at ALMA Test Facility within VLA (Very Large Array), New Mexico, U.S.. The picture shows the trail…

2006.01.17

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Disassembly of the tested ALMA-J prototype antenna is proceeding steadily at the ALMA Test Facility within the VLA site of NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Obser…

2006.01.14

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Concrete placing for the ACA correlator room at the Array Operations Site (AOS) has been completed. The picture shows Seiichi Sakamoto standing on the concrete…

2006.01.11

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Basic soil testing was conducted at the proposed ACA site, and the ground was found as firm as other sites. The picture shows a local staff measuring the depth…

2005.12.20

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ALMA-J all-hands meeting (combined with a year-end party) was held with project members (currently 72 including graduate students, and most of them belong to A…

2005.12.16

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International science meeting “Inaugural Japan-Taiwan ALMA Science Workshop” was held at Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, …

2005.11.25

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The signing ceremony for the agreement on regional support through ALMA was held at the 25th anniversary commemorative event of city administration of San Pedr…

2005.11.16

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As one of the activities for recording the ALMA construction, we are filming this year at the VLA site, where the famous movie “Contact” was shot, …

2005.11.15

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Disassembly of the tested ALMA-J prototype antenna started at the ALMA Test Facility within the VLA site of NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Observatory) in New …

2005.11.11

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Atacama Compact Array (ACA) is an array consisted of twelve 7-m antennas and four 12-m antennas, which was introduced in ALMA by the participation of Japan. A …

2005.11.09

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A review of the 12-m antenna for the Atacama Compact Array (ACA) developed by Japan was held at Itami (near Osaka) on November 8 and 9. The review committee in…

2005.11.02

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The ALMA Board meeting was held in Santiago on November 1 and 2 with the participation of Norio Kaifu (NAOJ Director General), Masato Ishiguro (ALMA-J project …

2005.10.31

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At the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF), a special ambulance was deployed in a healthcare room, and a concrete plant was completed for the construction o…

2005.10.30

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The construction of the Technical Building has been started at the ALMA Array Operations Site (AOS) at an altitude of 5000 m above sea level. The picture shows…

2005.10.08

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Astronomical Society of Japan held its biannual autumn conference 2005 at Sapporo Convention Center from October 6 to 8. There were 34 ALMA-related presentatio…

2005.10.02

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ALMA Science Advisory Committee (ASAC) meeting was held in Santiago on October 1 and 2. From Japan, six people attended the meeting including Yasuo Fukui (Nago…