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We use a high-resolution hydrodynamic simulation that tracks the non-equilibrium abundance of molecular hydrogen within a massive high-redshift galaxy to produce mock Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) maps of the fine-structure lines of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Matteo Tomassetti , Cristiano Porciani , Emilio Romano-Diaz , Aaron D. Ludlow , Padelis P. Papadopoulos

A space-based far-infrared interferometer could work synergistically with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) to revolutionize our understanding of the astrophysical processes leading to the…

The Atacama Large mm-submm Array (ALMA) is, by far, the most sensitive mm/submm telescope in the World. The ALMA Phasing Project (APP) will allow us to phase-up all the ALMA antennas and use them as one single VLBI station. This will be a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-04-27 I. Marti-Vidal , A. Roy , W. Alef , J. Conway , M. Lindqvist , A. J. Zensus

The thermal radio and sub-mm emission from the winds of massive stars is investigated and the contribution to the emission due to the stellar wind acceleration region and clumping of the wind is quantified. Building upon established theory,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-07 S. Daley-Yates , I. R. Stevens , T. D. Crossland

The domain of radio astronomy is currently facing significant computational challenges, foremost amongst which are those posed by the development of the world's largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Preliminary…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-17 R. J. Lyon , J. M. Brooke , J. D. Knowles , B. W. Stappers

Solar observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) facilitate studying the atmosphere of the Sun at chromospheric heights at high spatial and temporal resolution at millimeter wavelengths. ALMA intensity data…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-23 Henrik Eklund , Sven Wedemeyer , Mikolaj Szydlarski , Shahin Jafarzadeh , Juan Camilo Guevara Gómez

(abridged) The Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST) project aims to build a 50-m-class submm telescope with $>1^\circ$ field of view, high in the Atacama Desert, providing fast and detailed mapping of the mm/submm sky. It…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-09 Christopher Groppi , Andrey Baryshev , Urs Graf , Martina Wiedner , Pamela Klaassen , Tony Mroczkowski

We present a Deep-Learning (DL) pipeline developed for the detection and characterization of astronomical sources within simulated Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) data cubes. The pipeline is composed of six DL models: a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-22 Michele Delli Veneri , Lukasz Tychoniec , Fabrizia Guglielmetti , Giuseppe Longo , Eric Villard

This overview paper presents ATOMIUM, a Large Programme in Cycle 6 with the Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array (ALMA). The goal of ATOMIUM is to understand the dynamics and the gas phase and dust formation chemistry in the winds…

Strong gravitational lensing acts as a cosmic telescope, enabling the study of the high-redshift universe. Astronomical interferometers, such as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have provided high-resolution images…

The Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU) is the top priority initiative for the ALMA2030 Development Roadmap. The WSU will initially double, and eventually quadruple, ALMA's system bandwidth and will deliver improved sensitivity by upgrading…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-15 John Carpenter , Crystal Brogan , Daisuke Iono , Tony Mroczkowski

The eSMA ("extended SMA") combines the SMA, JCMT and CSO into a single facility, providing enhanced sensitivity and spatial resolution owing to the increased collecting area at the longest baselines. Until ALMA early science observing…

In this paper we present simulated observations of massive self-gravitating circumstellar discs using the Atacama Large Millimetre/sub-millimetre Array (ALMA). Using a smoothed particle hydrodynamics model of a $0.2M_{\odot}$ disc orbiting…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 P. Cossins , G. Lodato , L. Testi

We present the various science cases for building Band 1 receivers as part of ALMA's ongoing Development Program. We describe the new frequency range for Band 1 of 35-52 GHz, a range chosen to maximize the receiver suite's scientific…

In order to operationalize the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) for space situational awareness (SSA) applications, we develop a system model for range and direction of arrival (DOA) estimation based on the interferometric data. We…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-10 Hamed Nosrati , Stephanie Smith , Douglas B. Hayman

APECS is the distributed control system of the new Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) telescope located on the Llano de Chajnantor at an altitude of 5107 m in the Atacama desert in northern Chile. APECS is based on Atacama Large…

With SKA precursor and pathfinder operations in full swing, radio and (sub-)mm astronomy is entering the era of super big data. The big questions is how to make (sub-)mm and radio data available to the astronomical community, preferably…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-23 K. A. Lutz , J. Dempsey , Y. G. Grange , M. Kettenis , M. Lacy , C. Schollar

Radio telescope arrays are interferometers and thus require coherent capture and processing of the signal from the astronomical source being observed. In ALMA this is accomplished by using a clock at each antenna for down-conversion and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-12 Brent Carlson

The formation of stars is usually accompanied by the launching of protostellar outflows. Observations with the Atacama Large Millimetre/sub-millimetre Array (ALMA) will soon revolutionalise our understanding of the morphologies and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-07 Thomas Peters , Pamela D. Klaassen , Daniel Seifried , Robi Banerjee , Ralf S. Klessen