2009.10.29
ACA 7-m Antenna Arrived at the OSF
The ACA 7-m antenna, which entered a Chilean port on October 26, safely arrived at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF) in the evening of October 29 (aft…
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2009.10.26
ACA 7-m Antenna Arrived in Chile
The first ACA 7-m Antenna, shipped from the Port of Kobe on September 20, safely arrived in Chile after a one-month journey. According to a crew, the sea was c…
2009.10.24
Mitaka Star and Universe Day (Annual Open Campus)
On October 24, NAOJ Mitaka Campus held its 2009 Open Campus (called “Mitaka Star and Universe Day” from this year). Even though it was unfortunatel…
2009.09.18
Japanese ALMA antenna became the first to arrive at the ALMA 5000 m site.
Japanese ALMA antenna became the first to arrive at the ALMA 5000 m site. Japanese ALMA antenna became the first to arrive at the ALMA 5000 m site. The ALMA (…
2009.09.04
First Shipment of a Band 4 Receiver Cartridge
The first Band 4 receiver cartridge was shipped overseas. Members of the Band 4 Cartridge Team were watching the truck carrying the cartridge as if sending off…
2009.09.04
ALMA Video-6 "Construction of ALMA 2007" and ALMA Video-7 "Construction of ALMA 2008" were released.
View ALMA Video-6 “Construction of ALMA 2007” View ALMA Video-7 “Construction of ALMA 2008” Other ALMA Videos
2009.08.22
Nobeyama Open Campus
NRO (Nobeyama Radio Observatory) held its 2009 Open Campus on August 22, and this year’s open campus attracted 2704 visitors. The ALMA-J Project Office p…
2009.07.28
ACA Antenna Pads at the AOS
Antenna pads for the Atacama Compact Array (four 12-m antennas and twelve 7-m antennas constructed by NAOJ) have been prepared at the Array Operations Site (AO…
2009.07.03
Workshop to commemorate the retirement of Professor Masato Ishiguro
From July 3 through 4, “Nobeyama Radio Observatory in the Past Quarter Century and Future of Radio Astronomy” was held at the Mitaka Campus. This i…
2009.06.25
Band 4 and Band 8 Critical Design Review
From June 22 through 25, the Critical Design Review (CDR) for Band 4 and Band 8 receivers, developed by ALMA-J, was held in Mitaka, and their final design was …
2009.06.16
World's Highest Performance Submillimeter (terahertz) Receiver
- Band 10, the highest frequency receiver in ALMA, was successfully developed -
The research team led by Yoshinori Uzawa (ALMA Band 10 Team Leader at the National Astronomical Observatory, Advanced Technology Center) successfully develope…
2009.06.16
NAOJ successfully developed the Band 10 receiver
NAOJ successfully developed the Band 10 receiver covering the frequency band from 787 GHz to 950 GHz, whose development was thought to be the most difficult am…
2009.06.12
Press Conference for the Band 10 Receiver
On June 12, NAOJ held a press conference in Mitaka to announce that the Band 10 Receiver covering the frequency band from 787 GHz to 950 GHz was successfully d…
2009.05.22
Safety Review for the ACA 7-m Antenna
From May 21 through 22, the Safety Review for the ACA 7-m antenna, developed by ALMA-J, was held in Amagasaki, Japan. This was the first time that the 7-m ante…
2009.05.21
ALMA Booth at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
From May 16 through 21, the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2009 was held in the international exhibition hall at Makuhari Messe, and NAOJ set up a booth featur…
2009.05.06
ALMA Succeeded in its First Interferometer Test
On April 30, The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, a gigantic radio telescope project under construction in northern Chile, reached a major milesto…
2009.03.26
ASJ Spring Meeting 2009
From March 24 through 27, the Astronomical Society of Japan (ASJ) held its Spring Meeting 2009 at the Osaka Prefecture University. In the afternoon of March 26…
2009.03.23
Welcome party for Director General of NAOJ
On March 13, after the close of the ALMA Board, a party was held at the Japanese ambassadors residence in Santiago to welcome Director General of NAOJ, Shoken …
2009.03.22
"A bit of Science" at Miraikan
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) held a special event for its members on March 20 through 22. In a program titled “A bit…
2009.03.19
Big Dipper and Moon around dawn
After finishing the observation and tests with the ACA antenna, I stepped outside and found the eastern sky beginning to dawn. And, after a short while, half m…
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