ALMA Observations & Data
- ALMA science portal at ESO
- Current status of the array
- Array configuration schedule for the present cycle
- List of high-priority projects (with status and links to public data) and Large Programs
- Science Verification projects: information and released data
- ALMA data archive query at ESO, at NRAO and at NAOJ mirrors.
- ALMA results and publications
ALMA docs & tools
The Documents & Tools page on the ALMA
science portal lists all official ALMA documents and tools.
Quick links to:
Observing Tool | On-line sensitivity estimator |
Splatalogue
CASA:
Imaging simulations:
CASA:
- NRAO CASA home page
- Main page of CASA tutorials : ALMAguides
in peculiar on weights manadgment, | TP-7m-12m combination | and polarization
Imaging simulations:
- simalma in CASA 4.3, simobserve & simanalyze tasks in CASA (note: were named sim_observe and sim_analyze in CASA 3.3, and simdata in CASA 3.2, and simobserve and simanalyse in CASA 3.4 and later versions)
- Observation Support Tool (web interface to run CASA scripts, different from simdata)
- ALMA imaging simulator in GILDAS Warning APRIL 2016 : this may be not fully up to date
- Any question about your ALMA project or the observatory? Check the knowledgebase
Local docs
- ALMA imaging simulator in GILDAS
- Short-spacings
- Descriptions of the correlator modes for Cycle 0 | for Cycle 1
- User Manual of the CASA -- GILDAS filler (pdf) | list of known problems and work around
ALMA tools in GILDAS
- MAPPING software:
- ALMA imaging simulator
- CASA -- GILDAS filler
- ASTRO software:
- UV_TRACKS can be used with ALMA configurations (see on-line help, last paragraph)
- Commands FREQUENCY, BASEBAND, SPWINDOW, PLOT to create/test correlator setups (see on-line help)
ALMA timeline (past cycles)
ALMA Cycle 6 (observations from Oct. 2018 to Sep. 2019)
ALMA Cycle 5 (observations from Oct.1st 2017 to Sep.30th 2018)
ALMA Cycle 4 (observations from Sept 30th 2016 to Sep. 28th 2017)
Delta call for ACA standalone
ALMA Cycle 3 (observations from Oct. 30th 2015 to Sep. 29th 2016)
ALMA Cycle 2 (observations from June 1st 2014 to Oct. 31th 2015)
ALMA Cycle 1 (observations from Jan. 1st 2013 to Dec. 31th 2013)
ALMA Cycle 0 (observations from Sept. 30th 2011 to Dec. 31th 2012)
- Quick links to: List of high-priority projects | report on the proposal review process and some statistics
- For projects supported by IRAM: IRAM Cycle 6 contact scientists | Users support pages, including local copies of documents
ALMA Cycle 5 (observations from Oct.1st 2017 to Sep.30th 2018)
- Quick links to: List of high-priority projects
- For projects supported by IRAM: IRAM Cycle 5 contact scientists | Users support pages, including local copies of documents
ALMA Cycle 4 (observations from Sept 30th 2016 to Sep. 28th 2017)
Delta call for ACA standalone
- Proposals can be submitted anytime after the April 21st 2017 and until the end of cycle 4 or until the available time has been fully allocated. Call closed on May 15th 2017
- Quick links to: List of high-priority projects | report on the proposal review process
- For projects supported by IRAM: IRAM Cycle 4 contact scientists | Users support pages, including local copies of documents
ALMA Cycle 3 (observations from Oct. 30th 2015 to Sep. 29th 2016)
- Quick links to: List of high-priority projects | report on the proposal review process
- For projects supported by IRAM: IRAM Cycle 3 contact scientists | Users support pages, including local copies of documents
ALMA Cycle 2 (observations from June 1st 2014 to Oct. 31th 2015)
- Quick links to: List of high-priority projects
- For projects supported by IRAM: IRAM Cycle 2 contact scientists | Users support pages, including local copies of documents
ALMA Cycle 1 (observations from Jan. 1st 2013 to Dec. 31th 2013)
- Quick links to: List of high-priority projects
- For projects supported by IRAM: IRAM Cycle 1 contact scientists | Users support pages, including local copies of documents
ALMA Cycle 0 (observations from Sept. 30th 2011 to Dec. 31th 2012)
- Quick links to: List of the high-priority projects | Observations status
- For projects supported by IRAM: IRAM Cycle 0 contact scientists | Users support pages, including local copies of documents