Clarification of Large Program Policy
Several clarifications related to the Large Program Policy for Cycle 4 are now available in
this link to the ALMA General News.
Entries by Allegro
Notification of problem affecting certain ALMA data that used mosaic and offset pointing observing modes
The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) has recently identified a problem affecting selected programs from Cycles 1 to 3 where positional offsets or mosaics were used to set up Scheduling Blocks in the ALMA Observing Tool.
Read all the details in this link to the ALMA General News.
A Change in the ALMA Configuration Near the End of Cycle 3
The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) has examined the distribution of remaining QA2 non-Pass executions for the 5km array (C36-7) and has determined that given the distribution, the observatory will not revisit the 5km array near the end of the Cycle 3 observing season.
ALMA Cycle 4 Call for Proposals is now open
The ALMA Director, on behalf of the Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) and the partner organizations in East Asia, Europe, and North America, is pleased to announce the ALMA Cycle 4 Call for Proposals (CfP) for scientific observations to be scheduled from October 2016 to September 2017.
Expert advice from Allegro for ALMA Cycle 4 proposals
The Call for Proposals for ALMA Cycle 4 will come out on March 22, 2016. Deadline for proposal submission is April 21, 2016.
We would like to remind you that Allegro offers expert advice on proposal feasibility, preparation, and optimization, via e-mail, phone, skype or face-to-face visit.
ALMA ARC Postdoc Position: Short Spacings and polarization
Announcement from the German Node
The German node of the European ALMA Regional Centre (ARC) invites applications for a postdoc position based at Bonn university.
1-mm Very Long Baseline Interferometry including ALMA
The call for 1-mm Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) proposals to use phased ALMA at Band 6 in Cycle 4, in collaboration with the Event Horizon Telescope Consortium (EHTC), will be released to coincide with the ALMA Cycle 4 Call for Proposals in March 2016.
ALMA Proposal Preparation Day 2016
Announcement from the Italian Node
In preparation to the ALMA Cycle 4 proposal submission deadline of April 21st, the Italian node of the European ARC is organizing an “ALMA proposal preparation day” to support the ALMA users to prepare their proposals.
This meeting will be held at the INAF-Osservatorio di Radioastronomia, Bologna, on the 11-12th of April.
Call for Proposals for APEX/SEPIA Band 9
A new Band 9 receiver was installed inside the Swedish ESO PI receiver for Apex (SEPIA) at APEX in early February. This receiver, built by NOVA, is a copy of the ALMA Band 9 receiver, and covers frequencies from 600 to 722 GHz.
ALMA Cycle 4 Information for Large Programs
As indicated in the Pre-announcement for the Cycle 4 Call for Proposals, the Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) will accept proposals for Large Programs for the first time in Cycle 4.