UK ALMA Community Day 18 June 2012, Royal Observatory Edinburgh

This event brings together UK ALMA users, prospective users and their collaborators to discuss current ALMA progress and science results and plan for ALMA Cycle 1. NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION to ROE

What
When Jun 18, 2012
from 10:00 am to 05:30 pm
Where ROE, Edinburgh
Attendees Avison, Adam
Best, Philip
Bridger, Alan
Buitrago, Fernando
Dunlop, James
Fleuren, Simone
Gao, Xiaofeng
George, Richard
Greaves, Jane
Koprowski, Maciej
Laing, Robert
Matos, Salomé
McElroy, Daniel
McLoughlin, Alan
Michalowski, Michal
Richards, Anita
Rigby, Emma
Sabater Montes, Jose
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The ALMA Cycle 1 call for proposals deadline is 12 July.  This workshop will provide an update on ALMA capabilities and the tools available to help astronomers prepare proposals and reduce data, upgraded as the capabilities of ALMA expand.  We also invite talks on existing science or future plans.  There will be hands-on tutorials and break-out sessions which we will adapt to meet your preferences, so please register early and indicate your preferences.

Provisional Agenda

 

Time
 Title
 Speaker
Monday 18 June


1000 Introduction/practicalities/coffee  
1015 ALMA current status and Cycle 1  Robert Laing
1115 ALMA practicalities and introduction to interferometry
 Anita Richards
1200 Simulations (OST and in CASA, including hands-on)
  Adam Avison
1300 Lunch  
 1345 The ALMA Observing Tool  Alan Bridger
1430
 CASA Guide: NGC3256 (Hands-on)
Anita Richards
1530 Tea  
1545 Hands-on:  Work on own data, CASA Guide,  OT, simulations as wanted
  
1730 Finish
  

 

Thanks to those who indicated their preferences in advance.  Most people wanted to work on a CASA Guide, but if you do not, feel free to work on your own data or etc. during this session, we will be available to help you.

Downloads

Please do the following before the workshop (depending on what activities you are interested in):

  • Register with the ALMA Portal
  • Download and install the Observing Tool
  • Download and install CASA
    • Note that CASA 3.4 has just been released but it is not available for 32-bit LINUX.  If you can run 3.4, please do (see link for supported systems).  If not, please use 3.3.
  • Download the data needed for the NGC 3256 CASA Guide
    • NB The data are the same but there are two versions of the Guide, one for CASA 3.3 and one for 3.4
  • Script to demo simobserve/simanalyze sim_script

Registration

Please register here for these events. You can indicate whether you want to give a talk on exiting results or future ALMA projects, and also whether you are interested in basic interferometry experience and/or working on your own data or proposal preparation. There is no registration fee but capacity is limited.  

Practicalities

Lunch will be provided to those registering for the Community Day and Workshop (there will be vegetarian options). Please let us know if you have additional requirements. Participants are asked to find their own accomodation, see Edinburgh Tourist Information.  Directions to ROE.  If you are arriving at Waverley Station, see 'From Blackford Avenue' (Princes St buses). If you are arriving at Edinburgh Airport, there is a regular bus to the city centre (might be more direct connections to ROE), Bus information.

Any further queries, please contact alma@jb.man.ac.uk

 

 

 

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