J3-12: Advances for the ALMA

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 • MacDonald Room

Organizers/Co-Chairs:

P. Napier, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

L. Knee, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada

URSI69_Wilson.pdf: "The Atacama Large Millimeter Array: Imaging the Formation of Structure in the Universe"

D. Wilson, McMaster University, Canada

Presenter: Christine Wilson, McMaster University, Canada

URSI78_Webber.pdf: "The ALMA Front End" (Invited)

J.C. Webber, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

Presenter: John Webber, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

URSI279_Claude.pdf: "Design and Performance of the Band 3 (84-116 GHz) receiver for ALMA" (Invited)

S. Claude, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

F. Jiang, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

P. Niranjanan, NRC Herzberg Insitute of Astrophysics, Canada;

P.F. Dindo, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

D. Erickson, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

K. Yeung, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada;

D. Derdall, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

D. Duncan, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

D. Garcia, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

B. Leckie, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada;

M. Pfleger, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada;

G. Rodrigues, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada;

K. Szeto, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada;

P. Welle, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada;

I. Wood, NRC Herzberg Insitute of Astrophysics, Canada;

K. Caputa, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

A. Lichtenberger, University of Virginia, USA; S-K. Pan, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

Presenter: Stephane Claude, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada

URSI38_Dindo.pdf: "Automation of ALMA Band 3 Receiver Tests" (Invited)

P.F. Dindo, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

S. Claude, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

F. Jiang, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

P. Niranjanan, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada;

D. Derdall, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

D. Garcia, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

G. Rodrigues, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada;

P.  Welle, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada

Presenter: Philip Dindo, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada

URSI284_Jiang.pdf: "Stability of ALMA Band 3 Receivers" (Invited)

F. Jiang, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

S. Claude, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada;

P. Niranjanan, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada;

I. Wood, University of Victoria, Canada; K. Yeung, NRC Herzberg Insitute of Astrophysics, Canada

Presenter: Frank Jiang, National Research Council of Canada, HIA/DRAO, Canada

URSI606_Shillue.pdf: "The ALMA Photonic Local Oscillator: an Overview" (Invited)

B. Shillue, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

Presenter: Bill Shillue, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

URSI221_Escoffier.pdf: "The 64-Antenna ALMA Correlator" (Invited)

R.P. Escoffier, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA;

G. Comoretto, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy; J.C. Webber, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA;

A. Baudry, Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l'Univers, France;

C.M. Broadwell, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA;

J.H. Greenberg, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA;

A. Saez, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA; R.R. Treacy, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA;

L. Platt, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA;

P. Cais, Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l'Univers, France;

B. Quertier, Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l'Univers, France;

P.Camino, Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l'Univers, France;

A. Bos, ASTRON, The Netherlands; A.W. Gunst, ASTRON, The Netherlands;

R. Lacasse, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA;

J. Pisano, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA;

J. Perez, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA; R. Amestica, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

Presenter: John Webber, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

URSI506_Emerson.pdf: "ALMA Near Field Holography" (Invited)

D.T. Emerson, NRAO, USA;

J.M. Mangum, NRAO, USA

Presenter: Darrel Emerson, NRAO, USA

URSI35_Napier.pdf: "Testing the ALMA Prototype Interferometer" (Invited)

P.J. Napier, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

Presenter: Peter Napier, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA

URIS211_Bock.pdfURSI211 : "The Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy: Progress Report" (Invited)

D.C-J. Bock, CARMA, USA

Presenter: Douglas Bock, CARMA, USA