LeedsALMAWorkshop

Agenda

0945 Reception, coffee

1015 ALMA, Early Science and interferometry             
1100 Tour of the ALMA portal and check that everyone has got the required downloads
1115 Simulations for ALMA using the OST                   
1200 Introduction to CASA and simdata

1230 Lunch/discussions

1330 Data reduction in CASA (M99 CO J=1-0)
1500 The Observing Tool examples

1530 Coffee

1600 Finish hands-on as required
1630 Feedback and discussion. Forthcoming events and where to get more help.
1700 Finish

Downloads, links etc.

PORTAL

http://almascience.eso.org/
Log in or Register using the tabs on the upper right (not obligatory until you want to submit a proposal but best get it sorted out early!).
Go to the Documents and Tools tab and then to Tools

• OBSERVING TOOL
  

Download the Observing Tool and Quick Start documentation and the ESO example script

• CASA
  

Look at the CASA Home Page link and download CASA and the CASA Cookbook

Download the data for M99
You will need to refer to the M99 CASA Guide so you might want to print this or cache it locally

• DOCUMENTS
  

Go to the Documents tab and have a look at anything useful, the Early Science Primer   gives more detail than the web page but is still readable!

• SIMULATIONS
• Using the Observation Support Tool - you will do this on-line, no need for downloads

• Using CASA - simulation based on W49 follow link to "Star formation in a nearby galaxy, Leo T"  - you might want to print this page or cache it locally and also  dowload W49_HCN.FITS  and the compact and extended configuration antenna files.

• DATA AND PROJECTS
  

If you perform the downloads above you do not have to bring anything else and both time and bandwidth will be under pressure during this
workshop.  Hence, it will be best not to overload the Observing Support Tool while everyone is using it at once, and if you try complex data reduction or proposal preparation you may run out of time.  Having said that, you could try your own simulation before lunch, and/or make a start on other projects. So, if you want to have a go, please bring along any of the following:

• A FITS image suitable for ALMA simulations (please consult Anita Richards <amsr@jb.man.ac.uk> and Adam Avison <aavison@jb.man.ac.uk>   if you are not sure).
• Interferometry data to reduce in CASA
• Ideas for an observing proposal to experiment with in the Observing  Tool.

The project may not get finished on the day but we will give any help we can.