#atacamalargemillimeterarray — Public Fediverse posts

Of course all of this builds on the initial success from the original ALMA long-baseline campaing that looked at HL Tau and found its protoplanetary disk in all its glory…

https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/revolutionary-alma-image-reveals-planetary-genesis/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #ProtoplanetaryDisks #PlanetFormation #YoungStars #YoungSolarSystems #HLTau

Using data from ALMA and advanced simulations, a research team led by Santiago Orcajo from the Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata in Argentina (CONICET and Universidad Nacional de La Plata) has presented a new model that traces the evolution of protoplanetary disks through five distinct stages. The results strongly support a planet-driven origin of these substructures and offer new insights into how planets interact with the disks in which they form.

Stage I: Very young disks with shallow or no obvious substructures, corresponding to an epoch in which protoplanets are not massive enough to carve noticeable gaps in the disks.

Stage II: Disks with relatively narrow, but clear gaps and rings, indicating the growth of protoplanets

Stage III: A rapid widening of the gaps due to the sudden growth in the mass of some planets when they acquire their gaseous envelopes. This stage includes the rapid accumulation of dust at the outer edges of the gaps (the inner rims of the outer disks) due to the strong “pressure bumps” caused by the giant planets that recently formed, which stops the inward drift of dust.

Stage IV: Dust filtration at the edges of the cavities, resulting in dust-depleted inner disks. The millimeter dust from the outer disks efficiently drifts in and accumulates at the edges of the gaps.

Stage V: Eventually, the dusty inner disks drain completely onto the stars, and the outer disks become narrow rings (or collections of narrow rings).

More info: https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/alma-inspires-new-models-for-the-evolution-of-planet-forming-disks/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #ProtoplanetaryDisks #PlanetFormation #YoungStars #YoungSolarSystems

An international collaboration called exoALMA is using our telescopes to s peer through the dusty disks where planets are born. Thanks to their newly developed advanced imaging techniques, exoALMA has revealed the most sharp images of young solar systems, as never seen before. This research project has just published 17 papers, with several more coming on the several months.

The exoALMA collaboration is using ALMA to conduct a comprehensive planet hunting campaign in the sub-mm regime. They claim to be the first to focus on still-forming planets, instead of fully formed ones.

Unlike traditional planet-hunting methods that look for a young planet's direct light, exoALMA looks for the effects planets have on their surroundings. This approach potentially allows to detect much younger planets than ever before. "It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than [the] fish itself.”

More information on the link below:

https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/exoalma-survey-reveals-incredible-images-of-structures-in-protoplanetary-disks/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #exoALMA #ExoPlanets #YoungStars #StarFormation #PlanetFormation #YoungPlanets

Six years since ALMA crucially helped the Event Horizon Telescope take the first image of a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy… you can relive it all below!

https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/astronomers-capture-first-image-of-a-black-hole/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimetreArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #EHT #EventHorizonTelescope #BH #BlackHole #SuperMassiveBlackHole #SMBH #EHTBlackHole #RealBlackHole

Six years since ALMA crucially helped the Event Horizon Telescope take the first image of a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy… you can relive it all below!

https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/astronomers-capture-first-image-of-a-black-hole/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimetreArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #EHT #EventHorizonTelescope #BH #BlackHole #SuperMassiveBlackHole #SMBH #EHTBlackHole #RealBlackHole

Six years since ALMA crucially helped the Event Horizon Telescope take the first image of a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy… you can relive it all below!

https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/astronomers-capture-first-image-of-a-black-hole/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimetreArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #EHT #EventHorizonTelescope #BH #BlackHole #SuperMassiveBlackHole #SMBH #EHTBlackHole #RealBlackHole

EHT Reveals New Insights of Jets from Supermassive Black Holes. ALMA is a big part of EHT, and in this case provided the most accurate calibration for the observations, which was used later for the longer baselines between EHT telescopes.

ps. IAA-CSIC plays a strong role in EHT and this news, and is where I got my Ph.D., so this is doubly important for me.

https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/audiences/eht-reveals-new-insights-of-jets-from-supermassive-black-holes/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #EHT #EventHorizonTelescope #IAACSIC #IAA #CSIC #InstitutoAstrofísicaAndalucía #InstitutoAstrofisicaAndalucia #CentroSuperiorInvestigacionesCientíficas #CentroSuperiorInvestigacionesCientificas

BTW, did I mention ALMA is now officially 12 years old? On March 13th, 2013, ALMA was famously commanded by then President Sebastián Piñera to point to the galactic center!

Since then, ALMA has been delivering stunning science year after year, and during Cycle 10 we managed to provide more than 4250 hours of quality data to our Principal Investigators, our highest number ever!

More on our 12 year anniversary at https://alma.loadingediciones.cl/dev/12-years-alma/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #Anniversary #12years

ALMA Discovers “Space Tornadoes” Around the Milky Way’s Core!

Although the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ) has long been known to be filled with swirling dust and gas molecules cycling through formation and destruction, the mechanism that drives this process has remained elusive. Molecules serve as tracers for various processes in molecular clouds, with silicon monoxide (SiO) particularly useful in detecting the presence of shock waves.

Using ALMA’s high resolution and sensitivity to map distinct spectral lines within the molecular clouds at the center of the Milky Way, the team led by Kai Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) has delineated a new type of long, narrow filamentary structure at a significantly finer scale. The dynamic interaction between this turbulent environment and the slim filaments produced as shocks ripple through provides a more complete view of the cyclical processes within the CMZ.

Yang’s team reports it remains unknown how these slim filaments initially arise, but shock processes emerge as a likely explanation.

More info at https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/alma-discovers-space-tornadoes-around-the-milky-ways-core/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #MilkyWay #CMZ #CentralMolecularZone #SgrA* #GalacticCenter

We're hiring again! Now we're looking for an Science Archive Content Manager (aka SACM). This person will be a mamber of the Data Management Group, and will be integral on creating useful science data from the raw data generated by the observatory. And in the WSU era, they will be providing expertise on how to best reduce the data.

For that, we're looking for someone with a Master's degree in astronomy with minimum three years of relevant working experience. A PhD degree will be considered an asset.

The successful candidate must have experience in data processing of astronomical data, with a good command of Unix/Linux. If they have experience in sub-mm/radio interferometric and/or single-dish data reduction, and Python programming skills, that will be an asset

Of course, she or he must be fluent in English, with fluency in Spanish being an asset.

Does that look like you, or someone you know? Please help us and apply, or forward this vacancy!

https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/science-archive-content--manager--grade-15/6B.354

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #atacamaLargeMillimeterArray #SACM #ScienceArchiveContentManager #Jobs #Vacancies #Fedihire

Youtube video from @esoastronomy on the Wideeband Sensitivity Upgrade… It is 6 months old, but from the point of view of what we will be attempting is quite apropos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYDD9b252BU

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU

I’m happy to share that we’re looking for what we call a Communities Liaison: the person that will support the ongoing relationship of the observatory with the local communities in the San Pedro/Toconao area, including their leaders and elders.

Does it sound like something you can do? Please apply online https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/communities-liaison--part-time-grade-14/89.15E

Or please share it with other people who might find it a good fit for them!

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #atacamaLargeMillimeterArray #Liaison #LocalCommunities #FediHire #Jobs #JobVacancies

I’m happy to share that we’re looking for what we call a Communities Liaison: the person that will support the ongoing relationship of the observatory with the local communities in the San Pedro/Toconao area, including their leaders and elders.

Does it sound like something you can do? Please apply online https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/communities-liaison--part-time-grade-14/89.15E

Or please share it with other people who might find it a good fit for them!

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #atacamaLargeMillimeterArray #Liaison #LocalCommunities #FediHire #Jobs #JobVacancies

I’m happy to share that we’re looking for what we call a Communities Liaison: the person that will support the ongoing relationship of the observatory with the local communities in the San Pedro/Toconao area, including their leaders and elders.

Does it sound like something you can do? Please apply online https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/communities-liaison--part-time-grade-14/89.15E

Or please share it with other people who might find it a good fit for them!

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #atacamaLargeMillimeterArray #Liaison #LocalCommunities #FediHire #Jobs #JobVacancies

I’m happy to share that we’re looking for what we call a Communities Liaison: the person that will support the ongoing relationship of the observatory with the local communities in the San Pedro/Toconao area, including their leaders and elders.

Does it sound like something you can do? Please apply online https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/communities-liaison--part-time-grade-14/89.15E

Or please share it with other people who might find it a good fit for them!

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #atacamaLargeMillimeterArray #Liaison #LocalCommunities #FediHire #Jobs #JobVacancies

This yearly shutdown for ALMA is special: during this shutdown, the first equipment required for the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade will be connected: the electrical interfaces for the OSF Correlator Room, which will be the home for the new Advanced Technology ALMA Correlator (ATAC), the new Total Power GPU Spectrometer (TPGS), parts of the Data Transmission Subsystem, and even from the computing side of things!

https://alma.loadingediciones.cl/dev/shutdown-2025/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WSU #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #ATAC #AdvancedTechnologyALMACorrelator #TPGS #TotalPowerGPUSpectrometer #ALMAShutdown2025

This yearly shutdown for ALMA is special: during this shutdown, the first equipment required for the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade will be connected: the electrical interfaces for the OSF Correlator Room, which will be the home for the new Advanced Technology ALMA Correlator (ATAC), the new Total Power GPU Spectrometer (TPGS), parts of the Data Transmission Subsystem, and even from the computing side of things!

https://alma.loadingediciones.cl/dev/shutdown-2025/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WSU #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #ATAC #AdvancedTechnologyALMACorrelator #TPGS #TotalPowerGPUSpectrometer #ALMAShutdown2025

This yearly shutdown for ALMA is special: during this shutdown, the first equipment required for the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade will be connected: the electrical interfaces for the OSF Correlator Room, which will be the home for the new Advanced Technology ALMA Correlator (ATAC), the new Total Power GPU Spectrometer (TPGS), parts of the Data Transmission Subsystem, and even from the computing side of things!

https://alma.loadingediciones.cl/dev/shutdown-2025/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WSU #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #ATAC #AdvancedTechnologyALMACorrelator #TPGS #TotalPowerGPUSpectrometer #ALMAShutdown2025

This yearly shutdown for ALMA is special: during this shutdown, the first equipment required for the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade will be connected: the electrical interfaces for the OSF Correlator Room, which will be the home for the new Advanced Technology ALMA Correlator (ATAC), the new Total Power GPU Spectrometer (TPGS), parts of the Data Transmission Subsystem, and even from the computing side of things!

https://alma.loadingediciones.cl/dev/shutdown-2025/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WSU #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #ATAC #AdvancedTechnologyALMACorrelator #TPGS #TotalPowerGPUSpectrometer #ALMAShutdown2025

Si te interesa la ingenería de sistemas y/o la astronomía, puede que te interese asistir al webinar que voy a dar en unos 5 minutos sobre desafíos de ingeniería de sistemas por el Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (Actualización de Sensibilidad de Banda Ancha).

Zoom: https://incose-org.zoom.us/j/85248093758?pwd=KbAEckd3I9Hi95omkAcV62TaBcvFO0.1

Detalles: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7284692059783868416/attendees/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #IngenieríaDeSistemas #SystemEngineering #INCOSE #INCOSELatAm #IngenieriaDeSistemas #IngenieriaSistemas #astronomía #astronomy #radioastronomy #WSU #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade

Happy new year from ALMA!
#ALMA #HappyNewYear #Happy2025 #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray

We're hiring again! In this case, we are looking for another System Engineer to help both with our current operational system, and with tasks related to our Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU).

Are you a system engineer, or think like one and have the right training and/or experience? Please consider joining us!

In that case, please apply at https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/systems-engineer--grade-15/FC.E4E

If you don't identify as our candidate, please share this with others!

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #SystemEngineering #SystemsEngineering #SystemEngineer #SystemsEngineer #FediHire #Jobs #Vacancies

Are you an IT specialist that would like to become a support engineer for the ALMA Observatory? You might want to consider this ALMA Front Line Support Engineer vacancy!

If you're interested, please apply at https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/front-line-software-support-engineer--grade-13/9A.E41, and you can also see the job particulars in the alt-text of the accompanying image.

Please, share it for others that might be interested!

#AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #atacamalargemillimeterarray #ALMA #Vacancies #IT #SupportEngineer #FrontLineSupportEngineer

Update: this toot originally talked about a *Font* Line Support engineer, and hilarity ensued… https://mstdn.social/@juliewebgirl/113640433437238428

Are you an IT specialist that would like to become a support engineer for the ALMA Observatory? You might want to consider this ALMA Front Line Support Engineer vacancy!

If you're interested, please apply at https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/front-line-software-support-engineer--grade-13/9A.E41, and you can also see the job particulars in the alt-text of the accompanying image.

Please, share it for others that might be interested!

#AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #atacamalargemillimeterarray #ALMA #Vacancies #IT #SupportEngineer #FrontLineSupportEngineer

Update: this toot originally talked about a *Font* Line Support engineer, and hilarity ensued… https://mstdn.social/@juliewebgirl/113640433437238428

We're looking for a part time Public Relations Officer! If you fit that profile, or know someone that does it, please pass them this opportunity!

The application link is https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/public-relations-officer-part-time--grade-13/6C.C4B

#FediHire #Jobs #Vacancy #ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #PublicRelations #PR

Y el vídeo en PeerTube:

https://videos.trom.tf/videos/watch/0dd5aee8-a163-4636-a150-c6e6bb52e8e8

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData

Y el vídeo en PeerTube:

https://videos.trom.tf/videos/watch/0dd5aee8-a163-4636-a150-c6e6bb52e8e8

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData

Y el vídeo en PeerTube:

https://videos.trom.tf/videos/watch/0dd5aee8-a163-4636-a150-c6e6bb52e8e8

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData

Y el vídeo en PeerTube:

https://videos.trom.tf/videos/watch/0dd5aee8-a163-4636-a150-c6e6bb52e8e8

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData

Mi charla en español — con transparencias en inglés — en Array 2024 está ahora disponible en YouTube a partir del minuto 9:05: https://www.youtube.com/live/_8_O4txf9mQ?t=545s

Si queréis pasar la presentación que hace Miguel Cárcamo (USACH) e ir directamente a la charla, podéis empezar en el minuto 12:50:
https://www.youtube.com/live/_8_O4txf9mQ?t=770s

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData
https://astrodon.social/@juandesant/113357236531402689

Mi charla en español — con transparencias en inglés — en Array 2024 está ahora disponible en YouTube a partir del minuto 9:05: https://www.youtube.com/live/_8_O4txf9mQ?t=545s

Si queréis pasar la presentación que hace Miguel Cárcamo (USACH) e ir directamente a la charla, podéis empezar en el minuto 12:50:
https://www.youtube.com/live/_8_O4txf9mQ?t=770s

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData
https://astrodon.social/@juandesant/113357236531402689

Mi charla en español — con transparencias en inglés — en Array 2024 está ahora disponible en YouTube a partir del minuto 9:05: https://www.youtube.com/live/_8_O4txf9mQ?t=545s

Si queréis pasar la presentación que hace Miguel Cárcamo (USACH) e ir directamente a la charla, podéis empezar en el minuto 12:50:
https://www.youtube.com/live/_8_O4txf9mQ?t=770s

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData
https://astrodon.social/@juandesant/113357236531402689

Mi charla en español — con transparencias en inglés — en Array 2024 está ahora disponible en YouTube a partir del minuto 9:05: https://www.youtube.com/live/_8_O4txf9mQ?t=545s

Si queréis pasar la presentación que hace Miguel Cárcamo (USACH) e ir directamente a la charla, podéis empezar en el minuto 12:50:
https://www.youtube.com/live/_8_O4txf9mQ?t=770s

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData
https://astrodon.social/@juandesant/113357236531402689

Slides in English of my talk on the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade this morning at ARRAY 2024.

The title is the only part in Spanish in the slides… in English it would be “Computational Requirements of Large Scale Radio Astronomy: the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade.”

https://speakerdeck.com/juandesant/requisitos-computacionales-para-la-radioastronomia-a-gran-escala-la-actualizacion-de-sensibilidad-de-banda-ancha-de-alma-wsu

#SpeakerDeck #ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData

Slides in English of my talk on the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade this morning at ARRAY 2024.

The title is the only part in Spanish in the slides… in English it would be “Computational Requirements of Large Scale Radio Astronomy: the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade.”

https://speakerdeck.com/juandesant/requisitos-computacionales-para-la-radioastronomia-a-gran-escala-la-actualizacion-de-sensibilidad-de-banda-ancha-de-alma-wsu

#SpeakerDeck #ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData

Slides in English of my talk on the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade this morning at ARRAY 2024.

The title is the only part in Spanish in the slides… in English it would be “Computational Requirements of Large Scale Radio Astronomy: the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade.”

https://speakerdeck.com/juandesant/requisitos-computacionales-para-la-radioastronomia-a-gran-escala-la-actualizacion-de-sensibilidad-de-banda-ancha-de-alma-wsu

#SpeakerDeck #ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData

Slides in English of my talk on the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade this morning at ARRAY 2024.

The title is the only part in Spanish in the slides… in English it would be “Computational Requirements of Large Scale Radio Astronomy: the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade.”

https://speakerdeck.com/juandesant/requisitos-computacionales-para-la-radioastronomia-a-gran-escala-la-actualizacion-de-sensibilidad-de-banda-ancha-de-alma-wsu

#SpeakerDeck #ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #WSU #Array2024 #USACH #RadioAstronomy #BigData

I'm very glad to report that during the just finished Cycle 10 ALMA accomplished more than 4000 hours of good quality observing time on PI targets — that is, without calibration overheads! That is more than 300 hours beyond our previous record, and brings us closer to our target of 4300 hours…

https://alma.loadingediciones.cl/dev/news/cycle-10-record/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #Cycle10 #ALMACycle10 #QAPass

Striking! Direct radio imaging of a star not in our direct vicinity showing how it evolves with time… the animation is not computer generated, is the result of this direct imaging!

More information and a more detailed video (including dates for the observations) can be accessed through the link below:
https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/astronomers-track-bubbles-on-a-stars-surface-in-the-most-detailed-video-yet/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AstroSeismology #StarEvolution #RDoradus

Striking! Direct radio imaging of a star not in our direct vicinity showing how it evolves with time… the animation is not computer generated, is the result of this direct imaging!

More information and a more detailed video (including dates for the observations) can be accessed through the link below:
https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/astronomers-track-bubbles-on-a-stars-surface-in-the-most-detailed-video-yet/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AstroSeismology #StarEvolution #RDoradus

Striking! Direct radio imaging of a star not in our direct vicinity showing how it evolves with time… the animation is not computer generated, is the result of this direct imaging!

More information and a more detailed video (including dates for the observations) can be accessed through the link below:
https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/astronomers-track-bubbles-on-a-stars-surface-in-the-most-detailed-video-yet/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AstroSeismology #StarEvolution #RDoradus

Striking! Direct radio imaging of a star not in our direct vicinity showing how it evolves with time… the animation is not computer generated, is the result of this direct imaging!

More information and a more detailed video (including dates for the observations) can be accessed through the link below:
https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/astronomers-track-bubbles-on-a-stars-surface-in-the-most-detailed-video-yet/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AstroSeismology #StarEvolution #RDoradus

Today is my second year anniversary since I joined the Joint ALMA Observatory as JAO Development System Engineer! Can't believe how quickly time flies… and we've done an extraordinary amount of work in these 2 years!

The cyberattack sadly also affected our newsletter archive, so I cannot point to the nice entry that they published just one month after I joined.

#ALMA #ALMAObservatory #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #JobAnniversary #SystemsEngineering

Hey there, time for an introduction! I’m new to CalcKey (and CalcKey.social in particular), but not that new to the Fediverse, so this will not be my main profile for some time, but I’ll try to see if it can become that.

I’m half-astronomer, half-engineer, although the engineering part has been gaining more relevance with time.

I have worked for several observatories, among them the European Southern Observatory, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, and since June 2022 the Joint ALMA Observatory.

The Joint ALMA Observatory just went through its 10th anniversary, and is ready now for its major overhaul: the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade, which will change all the signal chain, including correlation and data processing, to get an huge multiple in speed gains for most projects, and at least a 4 times gain for most.

My role is to supervise the Systems Engineering efforts for all relevant subprojects, to make sure that a successful observatory upgrade is delivered which provides a lot of value to our community.

See you around!

ps. As my profile indicates, most of my activity will, anyway, happen at @[email protected]. At least, for the time being!

#Introduction #ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray
#JAO #JointAlmaObservatory
#WSU #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #ESO #EuropeanSouthernObservatory #SKAO #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #SystemEngineering #SystemsEngineering #Fediverse #Calckey

Hey there, time for an introduction! I’m new to CalcKey (and CalcKey.social in particular), but not that new to the Fediverse, so this will not be my main profile for some time, but I’ll try to see if it can become that.

I’m half-astronomer, half-engineer, although the engineering part has been gaining more relevance with time.

I have worked for several observatories, among them the European Southern Observatory, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, and since June 2022 the Joint ALMA Observatory.

The Joint ALMA Observatory just went through its 10th anniversary, and is ready now for its major overhaul: the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade, which will change all the signal chain, including correlation and data processing, to get an huge multiple in speed gains for most projects, and at least a 4 times gain for most.

My role is to supervise the Systems Engineering efforts for all relevant subprojects, to make sure that a successful observatory upgrade is delivered which provides a lot of value to our community.

See you around!

ps. As my profile indicates, most of my activity will, anyway, happen at @[email protected]. At least, for the time being!

#Introduction #ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray
#JAO #JointAlmaObservatory
#WSU #WidebandSensitivityUpgrade #ESO #EuropeanSouthernObservatory #SKAO #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory #SystemEngineering #SystemsEngineering #Fediverse #Calckey