ALMA Science Advisory Committee Meeting 13-14 October, ALMA Santiago Central Office, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile

ALMA Science Advisory Committee

ALMA

Seven at the AOS

Eight ALMA antennas in operation at the AOS, seen in this photo from J. Zivick 2010 September 28. l-r DV08, DV03, DV04, DV07, DV02, DV05, DV06, PM02 where DV denotes Vertex antennas and PM Mistubishi antennas. Image courtesy ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO).

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Attendance

ASAC Members (Attendees eventually will appear in RED):
  • Jesus Martin-Pintado (Madrid)
  • Frederic Gueth (IRAM) (ASAC Chair, EU)
  • Michiel Hogerheijde (Leiden)
  • Rob Ivison (ROE)
  • Linda Tacconi (MPE)
  • Nario Kuno (NRO)
  • Munetake Momose (Ibaraki U.) (ASAC Vice Chair, EA)
  • Toshikazu Ohnishi (Nagoya U.)
  • Andrew Baker (Rutgers)
  • Jonathan Williams (Hawaii)
  • Kelsey Johnson (U. Virginia) (ASAC Vice Chair, NA)
  • Doug Johnstone (NRC/HIA, Victoria)
  • Gordon Stacey (Cornell)
  • Neil Nagar (U. de Concepcion)

08:45 am Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Agenda

08:45 – 09.00 Welcome & charges - Thijs de Graauw, ALMA Director

09:00 – 09.20 Organization (Closed session) ( Gueth, Johnson, Momose)

09.20 – 09.40 ALMA Construction Status ( Hasagawa / Kurz )

09.40 – 10.00 Discussion

  • RELEVANT CHARGE:
    • ASAC Charge 1. The principal item for this meeting is the readiness of the Project to start Early Science and the content and timing of the Call for Proposals. Key issues include:
      • the status and reliability of the infrastructure, hardware and software (including both the real-time aspects and the suite of software for supporting observations) and of the calibration systems and methods;
      • the completeness of AIV, CSV and System Verification tasks;
      • and the preparedness of the user support system, as well as the expectations and needs of the user community.
      • The ASAC will have reports from the CSV Status Review and the Science Operations Readiness Review. (Note that these reviews will be happening immediately before the ASAC meeting so final reports will not be available but members of the ASAC will have participated in those reviews and summaries of the conclusions will be presented.) In addition, reports on the status of construction and of the observatory infrastructure will be presented, along with details of current limitations and developments which relate to the question of which capabilities should be offered at which stage. Further considerations are whether or not the burden of supporting Early Science will delay the completion of the full construction program and, conversely, whether exposure, at this stage, to the problems of providing a service to users will help or hinder the project in achieving its final goals. The ASAC should provide commentary on these topics and make recommendations on how to proceed with the Call for Proposals.

10.00 – 10.20 Power and Alternative Energy Sources ( Kurz / Hills )

  • RELEVANT CHARGE:
    • ASAC Activity 6: ASAC will continue to look for ways in which ALMA construction and operations might be more environmentally friendly, especially in terms of energy use (without compromising science). (Issues of energy use are discussed in the Marshall et al. Decadal Survey white paper.)
  • Study by Drexel University School of Business students.

10.20 – 10.30 Discussion

10.30 – 10.50 Break

10.50 - 11.40 ALMA CSV status and array readiness for ES - (Hills, Peck)

  1. Status and reliability of the infrastructure, hardware and software
  2. Completeness of AIV, CSV and System Verification tasks
    1. Antennas
    2. Systems
    3. Correlators
    4. Calibration
    5. Imaging and Ancillary
    6. Documentation
    7. Observing Modes
  3. Summary of CSV Review Twiki
  4. Slides CSV_Status_REH.pdf

11:40 – 12.10 Discussion

12:10 – 12.40 Call for Suggestions for Science Verification targets (Hills)

  • RELEVANT CHARGE:
    • ASAC Charge 2. Issuing the Call for Suggestions for Science Verification targets has been postponed several times. It is now proposed to do this as soon as possible after the reviews and the ASAC meeting, in order to take advantage of the improved perspective that will have been gained. The ASAC should advise on the content of that call.

12:40 – 13.40 Lunch.

13:40 – 14.30 Discussion

14.30 – 15.30 Software - Glendenning, Peck

15.30 – 16.00 Technical and Scientific Development beyond Early Science - Hills

  • RELEVANT CHARGES: The Broader Picture
    • ASAC Charge 1. (above)
    • ASAC Charge 4. Although the immediate question of readiness for Early Science will be dominant at this meeting, the ASAC should nonetheless also pay attention to the broader picture of the progress of the Project towards Full Operation and for its further development, and bring any concerns to the notice of the Board, particularly in the areas of scientific commissioning, software development and implementation and user support.

16.00 – 16.30 Break

16.30 – 17.30 Discussion

17.30 – 18.30 Closed Session

18:30 – 19.30 Meet the JAO (soft drinks and snacks)

19:30 Dinner at the Osadia restaurant on Av. Nueva Costanera 3677

9:00 am Thursday, 14 October 2010

09.00 – 10.00 ALMA Science Operations - Nyman, Vila-Vilaro

  1. Preparedness of the user support system
  2. Summary of Science Operations Readiness Review
  • RELEVANT CHARGES:
    • ASAC Charge 1. (above)
    • ASAC Charge 3: The document Principles of ALMA Proposal Review Process has been approved by the Board. ASAC should review progress on the implementation of these principles and provide comments to the Board.
    • ASAC Activity 5. Community sounding on expectations for early science, and ALMA information resources for the general community.
  • REQUIRED READING:

10:00 – 10:30 Discussion

10.30 – 11.00 Break

11:00 - 12:00 Regional Reports

  • EASAC (Momose)
  • ANASAC (Johnson)
  • ESAC (Tacconi)

12:00 - 12:30 ALMA Development - Wootten / Hills

12:30 – 13.30 Lunch.

13:30 - 14:30 AOB

14:30 - 15:45 Discussion; Closed Session if needed; Writing of Report

15:45 - 16:00 Break

16:00 - 17:00 Oral Report

-- AlWootten - 2010-09-07

  • An ASAC discussion session:
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Topic attachments
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
2010-10-26-AAER-CIPT.pdfpdf 2010-10-26-AAER-CIPT.pdf manage 275 K 2010-10-12 - 22:26 AlisonPeck  
7733-38_SPIE_ALMA.pdfpdf 7733-38_SPIE_ALMA.pdf manage 1 MB 2010-10-05 - 21:39 AlWootten SPIE Paper: ALMA: Status Report on Construction and Early Results from Commissioning: Hills, Kurz, Peck
ALMA_AS2010.pdfpdf ALMA_AS2010.pdf manage 47 K 2010-10-14 - 13:01 AlWootten ALMA Development in the A2010 Survey
ALMA_Development_ASAC.pdfpdf ALMA_Development_ASAC.pdf manage 1001 K 2010-10-14 - 08:29 AlWootten Presentation: ALMA Development
ASAC_Meetings_Schedule_2011.pdfpdf ASAC_Meetings_Schedule_2011.pdf manage 19 K 2010-10-14 - 15:01 RichardHills  
Board_Meetings_2011.pdfpdf Board_Meetings_2011.pdf manage 24 K 2010-10-14 - 06:58 RichardHills  
CSV_Status_REH.pdfpdf CSV_Status_REH.pdf manage 3 MB 2010-10-13 - 17:14 RichardHills  
Charges_to_the_ASAC_-_November_2010.pdfpdf Charges_to_the_ASAC_-_November_2010.pdf manage 48 K 2010-10-05 - 21:33 AlWootten Charges to the ASAC - November 2010
DSC_0002.JPGJPG DSC_0002.JPG manage 3 MB 2010-10-14 - 15:51 AlWootten An ASAC discussion session
Drexel_ALMA_Study.pdfpdf Drexel_ALMA_Study.pdf manage 814 K 2010-10-12 - 20:01 RichardHills  
Evolution_of_Array_Capability.pdfpdf Evolution_of_Array_Capability.pdf manage 109 K 2010-10-12 - 20:08 RichardHills  
Logistics.txttxt Logistics.txt manage 1 K 2010-09-07 - 19:02 AlWootten Logistics information for f2f meeting.
Peck_SoftwareIssues.pdfpdf Peck_SoftwareIssues.pdf manage 73 K 2010-10-12 - 22:28 AlisonPeck  
Preparing_for_Early_Science.pdfpdf Preparing_for_Early_Science.pdf manage 48 K 2010-10-05 - 21:40 AlWootten Preparing for Early Science
Principles_of_ALMA_Proposal_Review_Process.pdfpdf Principles_of_ALMA_Proposal_Review_Process.pdf manage 40 K 2010-10-05 - 22:20 AlWootten Principles of the ALMA Proposal Review Process
Report_from_the_2009_CSV_Review_Panel.pdfpdf Report_from_the_2009_CSV_Review_Panel.pdf manage 128 K 2010-10-05 - 22:01 AlWootten Report from 2009 CSV Review Panel
Response_to_the_2009_Review_Panel.pdfpdf Response_to_the_2009_Review_Panel.pdf manage 13 K 2010-10-05 - 22:05 AlWootten Response to the 2009 CSV Report
SPIE_Nyman_ALMA_7737-16.pdfpdf SPIE_Nyman_ALMA_7737-16.pdf manage 149 K 2010-10-05 - 21:43 AlWootten SPIE Paper: ALMA Science Operations, by Nyman, Andreani, Hibbard, Okumura
Scenario_for_Early_Science.pdfpdf Scenario_for_Early_Science.pdf manage 147 K 2010-10-13 - 08:50 RichardHills  
Science_-_August_2010.pdfpdf Science_-_August_2010.pdf manage 20 K 2010-10-05 - 22:15 AlWootten Science section of August Report, from R. Hills
Science_-_September_2010.pdfpdf Science_-_September_2010.pdf manage 47 K 2010-10-12 - 18:03 RichardHills  
rawlings_2010.pdfpdf rawlings_2010.pdf manage 1 MB 2010-10-05 - 21:45 AlWootten SPIE Paper: ALMA Science Operations and User Support (Software): Rawlings, Nyman, Vila-Vilaro
Topic revision: r23 - 2011-02-27, RichardHills
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