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We present the first observations of the Sun with the Allen Telescope Array (ATA). We used up to six frequencies, from 1.43 to 6 GHz, and baselines from 6 to 300 m. To our knowledge, these are the first simultaneous multifrequency full-Sun…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-25 Pascal Saint-Hilaire , Gordon J. Hurford , Garrett Keating , Geoffrey C. Bower , Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill

We present thermal observations of Ganymede from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in 2016-2019 at a spatial resolution of 300-900 km (0.1-0.2'' angular resolution) and frequencies of 97.5, 233, and 343.5 GHz (wavelengths of 3, 1.3,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-08 Katherine de Kleer , Bryan Butler , Imke de Pater , Mark A. Gurwell , Arielle Moullet , Samantha Trumbo , John Spencer

We model sunspot brightness temperature in the wavelength range 0.3-10mm using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) single-dish measurements together with other instruments. Our modeling idea starts from an existing…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-23 F. Matković , R. Brajša , A. O. Benz , H. -G. Ludwig , C. L. Selhorst , I. Skokić , D. Sudar , A. Hanslmeier

I make a short revision of Cosmology questions which ALMA was built to address. Without diving into much detail, I point out the ALMA specifications and strategies which are expected to provide a better handle of: the temperature evolution…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Hugo Messias

The interstellar medium feeds both the formation of stars and the growth of black holes, making it a key ingredient in the evolution of galaxies. With the advent of the Atacama Large Millimeter/ submillimeter Array (ALMA), we can now probe…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-26 Gabriela Calistro-Rivera , Jacqueline Hodge

Application of the most robust method of measuring black hole masses, spatially resolved kinematics of gas and stars, is presently limited to nearby galaxies. The Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) and thirty meter class…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-08-19 Yashar D. Hezaveh

Submillimeter observations with ALMA will be the essential next step in our understanding of how stars and planets form. Key projects range from detailed imaging of the collapse of pre-stellar cores and measuring the accretion rate of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ewine F. van Dishoeck , Jes K. Jorgensen

Context. Submillimeter Array (SMA) 870 micron polarization observations of the hot molecular core G31.41+0.31 revealed one of the clearest examples up to date of an hourglass-shaped magnetic field morphology in a high-mass star-forming…

The specifications of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) have placed stringent requirements on the mechanical performance of its antennas. As part of the evaluation process of the VertexRSI and Alcatel EIE Consortium (AEC) ALMA…

Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-20 A. Greve , J. G. Mangum

We present modelling of ~0.1arcsec resolution Atacama Large Millimetre/sub-millimeter Array imaging of seven strong gravitationally lensed galaxies detected by the Herschel Space Observatory. Four of these systems are galaxy-galaxy scale…

We present high resolution (0.3") Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) 870um imaging of five z~1.5-4.5 X-ray detected AGN with luminosities of L(2-8keV)>10^42 erg/s. These data provide a >~20x improvement in spatial resolution over…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-02-17 C. M. Harrison , J. M. Simpson , F. Stanley , D. M. Alexander , E. Daddi , J. R. Mullaney , M. Pannella , D. J. Rosario , Ian Smail

We obtained the first maps of Jupiter at 1-3 mm wavelength with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) on 3-5 January 2017, just days after an energetic eruption at 16.5S jovigraphic latitude had been reported by the…

The prototypical Mira variable, $o$ Cet (Mira), has been observed as a Science Verification target in the 2014 ALMA Long Baseline Campaign with a longest baseline of 15 km. ALMA clearly resolves the images of the continuum and molecular…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-01 K. T. Wong , T. Kamiński , K. M. Menten , F. Wyrowski

ALMA will become fully operational in a few years and open a new window on primordial galaxies. The mm and submm domain is privileged, since the peak of dust emission between 60 and 100 microns is redshifted there for z= 5-10, and the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 F. Combes

Recent Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations of protoplanetary disks in the millimeter continuum have shown a variety of radial gaps, cavities, and spiral features. These substructures may be signposts for ongoing…

The digital revolution is transforming astronomy from a data-starved to a data-submerged science. Instruments such as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), and the Square Kilometer Array…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-09-25 Melvyn Wright

We developed an efficient algorithm integrated in our 3D modeling tool, GX Simulator (Nita et al. 2015), allowing quick computation of the synthetic intensity and polarization maps of solar active regions (AR) in the ALMA spectral range.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-30 Gregory Fleishman , Maria Loukitcheva , Gelu Nita