Transcript ALMA and FP6 Possible directions

ALMA and FP6
Opportunities and strategy
• Funded project – construction phase 2003-2011
• FP6 timeframe 2003 – 2007. Good timing - first science
planned for 2007!
• Foster and structure European Astronomical Community
around ALMA project - PREPARATION
• Competition with USA in best use of ALMA
• Organise Regional Support Centre – funded 2006
NETWORKING
• Access present European facilities – TRAINING
• Technical development – high frequency receivers and
components.
ALMA
Europe – US partnership
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The instrument
64 x 12m antennas
7200 sq.m collecting area
Frequency range 30 – 900 GHz
Baselines to 14 km (10 mas resolution)
Site Llano Chajnantor; altitude 5050m
Completion date: end 2011
Cost €600M
ALMA science
’Origins’
• Prototgalaxies out to z~20 – the epoch of first galaxy
formation
• Protostars – detailed study of all phases of stellar (and
planet) formation
Major impact on all areas of astronomy:
• mm/submm equivalent of VLT and HST – similar high
angular resolution but unhindered by dust opacity
• Will make mm/submm astronomy accessible to all
astronomers
ALMA and FP6
Possible directions
• Strengthen collaboration among institutes to build
a strong European network for future ALMA users
• Train upcoming generations of ALMA users in
milimetre techniques
• Develop state of the art tools for data analysis
• Foster technical research and development of
ADVANCED Instruments for ALMA
ALMA and FP 6
Opportunities within the
FP6 Research Infrastructures
• Coordination and organisiation of ALMA
activities throughout Europe –
NETWORKING in I-3
• ALMA to have a European Support Centre;
We need to develop a network of experts to
develop sofware tools and support local
communities of users in proposal writing and
data analysis to make best, competitive use of
ALMA.
ALMA and FP 6
Opportunities within the
FP6 Research Infrastructures
• Optimise use of the powerful set of European
mm/submm facilities by opening them up to a
wider community as part of TRANSNATIONAL
ACCESS scheme.
• IRAM – 30m and Interferometer on PdeB;
• JCMT -15 m submm telescope;
• Onsala – 20m mm telescope
• SEST – 15m submm telescope in Chile
• APEX – a new submm antenna on ALMA site
ALMA and FP6
Opportunities within the
FP6 Research Infrastructures
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Coordinated effort in exploration of HIGHER
performance techniques in mm/submm receivers:
1. At component level
– SIS junction development and production
– Improved IF amplifiers through better transistors, eg
InP instead of GaAs
2. At system level by development of innovative
schemes for better (lower noise) performance.
eg side-band separation schemes
ALMA and FP6
Opportunities within the
FP6 Research Infrastructures
• Training of the future ALMA community –
astronomers with no experience of radio
interferometry - through workshops,
conferences, etc.
• Training of younger astronomers (postdocs,
etc) through fellowships and visitors
programme. Could be organised through a
separate RTN proposal.
ALMA and FP6
Schedule and strategy
• Working Group in action
• Discussing relationships with Opticon and
RadioNet – Sept 16/17 and 23/24 resp.
• Visit to Brussel (M.Malacarne) October
• Discussion meeting in Garching –Nov 8
• Working Group meets – Leiden, Dec 18/19
ALMA and FP 6
Summary
1. Networking + coordination –Proto RSC
2. Transnational access to existing facilities
3. Software development – incl high level analysis and
coupling to eg radiative transfer tools for modeling
4. R&D on high frequency receivers
5. SIS junction fabrication
6. Band 1 design and production
7. Workshops; summer schools and conferences
ALMA and FP 6
Cost summary
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Proto RSC coord and management
200k€
Transnational access (say 2 facilities) 500k€
Software
300k€
Receiver R&D
400k€
Junction fabrication
200k€
Workshops and summer schools
50k€
Band 1 ( 31-45 GHz): poss collaboration with
Chile. Total cost 130 receivers: 5M€