ALMA News Archive
The page contains an overview of previous news and events items related to construction of the ALMA Observatory, its operations, about ALMA relarted science and organisational meetings as well as ALMA Press Releasesa.2006
News and Events
- November 2006: The tenth edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- Aug-2006: ALMA related talks given at the IAU 2006 in Prague are now available. See the publications page for an overview.
- Aug-2006: The nineth edition of the European ALMA Newsletteris available.
- May-2006: The eighth edition of the European ALMA Newsletteris available.
- 31-Jan-2006: The seventh edition of the European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- Dec 2006: Vacancy announcements for European ALMA Regional Center Manager and Front End Production Engineer
2005
News and Events
- 12-Dec-2005: The colloquium "ALMA Herschel Synergies" by Paola Andreani has been added
- 07-Dec-2005: ESO signs largest-ever European industrial contract for the ALMA antennas.
- Oct-2005: The sixth issue European ALMA Newsletter is available.
- 9-Oct-2005: Safety information about working at high altitudes has been added to the navigation menu under "Organisation"
- 15-Sep-2005: "ALMA Project Update to September 2005" by Hans Rykaczewski (European Project Manager)
Press Releases
- 22-Dec-2005: ALMA on the Move. ESO Awards Important Contract for the ALMA Project.
- 07-Dec-2005: ESO signs largest-ever European industrial contract for the ALMA antennas
- 25 September 2005: Desert Pathfinder at Work. Sub-millimeter APEX telescope inaugurated at Chajnantor, ESO PR 25/05
- 14 July 2005: New Sub-Millimetre Light in the Desert APEX telescope Sees First Light at Chajnantor, ESO PR 18/05
Older Information
News and Events
- Dec-2004: "Status of the ALMA Large Millimeter Array" by Wilson, Beasley and Wootten.
- Jul-2005: The sensitivity calculator now includes bands 4, 5 and 8. Also the number of antennas can be specified.
- 31-Mar-2003: A tool for calculating expected ALMA sensitivities is now available.
- 24-Feb-2003: The summary of the Answers Received on the Questionnaire sent to the Community after the ALMA Science Operations Meeting is now available.
- 08-Jul-2002: European Participation in ALMA Approved
Press Releases
- 06 November 2003: Astronomers Break Ground on Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) - World's Largest Millimeter Wavelength Telescope, ESO PR 29/03
- 25 February 2003: ESO and NSF Sign Agreement on ALMA Green Light for World's Most Powerful Radio Observatory, ESO PR 04/03
- 23 October 2002: Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and ESO for Establishing a New Center for Observation in Chile - ALMA, ESO PR 08/02
- 06 April 2001: Europe, Japan and North America Prepare for Joint Construction of the Giant Radio Telescope "ALMA" in Chile , ESO PR 08/01
- 14 March 2000: ALMA Partners Award Prototype Antenna Contracts in Europe and the USA, ESO PR 06/00
- 07 October 1999:ALMA Moves!, an ESO PR Video Clip 08/99 showing an animation of ALMA
- 10 June 1999: Europe and US to collaborate on the Design & Development of ALMA. Press releases from [ESO] [NRAO] [MPG, in German] [NSF]
- 10 June 1999: The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), ESO PR 09/99