A01=Board on Physics and Astronomy
A01=Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics
A01=Committee to Review the Science Requirements for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array
A01=Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
A01=National Research Council
A01=Space Studies Board
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Author_Committee to Review the Science Requirements for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array
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Author_National Research Council
Author_Space Studies Board
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- ISBN 9780309096942
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 27 Oct 2005
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The 1991 NRC decadal survey for astronomy and astrophysics included a project called the Millimeter Array (MMA). This instrument would be an array of millimeter-wavelength telescopes intended to capture images of star-forming regions and distant star-burst galaxies. With the addition of contributions form Europe, the MMA evolved into the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), a proposed array of 64, 12-meter antennas. The project is now part of the NSF Major Research Equipment and Facilities budget request. Increased costs, however, have forced the NSF to reconsider the number of antennas. To help with that review, NSF asked the NRC to assess the scientific consequences of reducing the number of active antennas from 60 to either 50 or 40. This report presents an assessment of the effect of downsizing on technical performance specifications, performance degradation, and the ability to perform transformational science, and of the minimum number of antennas needed.
Committee to Review the Science Requirements for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, National Research Council
