ALMA 2021 Virtual Workshop
22-26 March 2021
The UK ARC Node are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the ALMA 2021 Virtual Workshop. The purpose of this workshop is to help new ALMA users get started with their research, with a particular emphasis on proposal preparation for Cycle 8. The workshop will be conducted virtually using Zoom by staff from the UK ALMA Regional Centre (ARC) Node. Although the workshop is aimed at UK researchers, participants from other countries are welcome to join.
The workshop will be scheduled as a series of half-day sessions running an entire week and will cover the following topics:
- Introductions to ALMA and radio interferometry
- ALMA proposal preparation
- Using the ALMA Archive
- Calibrating and imaging ALMA data
At the end of the workshop, UK ARC Node staff will be available to help with any questions related to participants' specific research or to provide further assistance with proposal preparation.
To participate in the workshop, please register by the 17th of March using the registration form.
I-TRAIN Session 4: ALMA WebLog inspection
19 February 2021
10:00 GMT
The I-TRAIN session in February will serve as a tutorial on the inspection of ALMA WebLogs. The session will be held online on Friday February 19, 2021, 10:00 GMT (11:00 CET). WebLogs are produced by the ALMA pipeline and contain diagnostic information on data calibration and imaging. This session will teach users how to interpret the WebLog information and how to use it to guide re-imaging ALMA data.
Some preparations will be needed to follow this tutorial in full. Attendees are requested to download this WebLog example before the session. Presentation slides will be made available in the ALMA Science Portal the day before the session.
The duration of this training session, hosted by the UK ARC node, will be about one hour and will include a live demo and an interactive Q&A session. For questions do not hesitate to contact the UK ARC node.
The presentation will be recorded, and an edited version of the recording will be posted in the Science Portal after the session. The interactive Q&A will not be recorded.
I-TRAIN #5: Simulating ALMA Observations with the OST
11 March
10:00 GMT
The European ARC Network is offering an online training on simulating observations with the ALMA Observation Support Tool (OST) on Thursday March 11, 2021, 10:00 GMT (11:00 CET). The OST allows users to test the effect of differing array configurations, frequency tunings, pointing strategies and weather conditions on imaging (2D or 3D) a sky-model of their choosing. The output images can be used to support the scientific and technical justifications of their ALMA proposals or for comparing model data to existing ALMA observations. In this training session participants will learn how to work with the OST to ensure robust and meaningful ALMA simulations.
No specific preparations will be needed to follow this tutorial in full, the OST is available online at http://almaost.jb.man.ac.uk/. If attendees wish to simulate a sky-model of their favourite target these should be prepared in FITS format following the instructuions in the help documentation). Presentation slides will be shared in the Science Portal the day before the session.
The duration of this training session will be about one hour and will include a live demo and an interactive Q&A session. For questions do not hesitate to contact the UK ARC node.
The presentation will be recorded, and an edited version of the recording will be posted in the Science Portal after the session. The interactive Q&A will not be recorded.