ALMA Site Characterization Review - 2000 March 22

Agenda and Presentations

Introduction                     S. Radford  ( 5 min)

Status of ESO instrumentation    A. Otarola  (25 min)
  183 GHz radiometers
   12 GHz interferometer
  auxillary instruments & container systems
  plans for 2000

Dual interferometer analysis   Richer/Hills  (10 min)

Status of NRO instrumentation   S. Sakamoto  (20 min)
  220 GHz tipper
   12 GHz interferometer
  February field campaign
  plans for 2000

Status of NRAO instrumentation   S. Radford  (15 min)
  225 GHz tipper
   12 GHz interferometer
    submm tipper
  auxillary instruments & container systems
  plans for 2000

Radiosonde data analysis          B. Butler  (10 min)
  and interpretation

Phase correction experiments     G. Delgado  (10 min)

Comparison of Chajnantor and      B. Butler  (10 min)
  Pampa la Bola

Communications upgrade plans     S. Radford  ( 5 min)

SAO plans for 2000                 S. Paine  (10 min)

Cornell plans for 2000        R. Giovanelli  (10 min)

Minutes

Participants

• Remy Avila, UNAM
• Ray Blundell, CfA/SAO
• Frederick Boone, Paris
• Roy Booth, Onsala
• Bryan Butler, NRAO
• John Conway, Onsala
• Guillermo Delgado, SEST
• Richard Hills, MRAO
• Mark Holdaway, NRAO
• Leonia Kogan, NRAO
• Koh-Ichiro Morita, NRO
• Lars-Ake Nyman, ALMA/Europe Team Leader, SEST
• Angel Otárola, ESO
• Simon Radford, NRAO, ALMA/US Site Scientist
• Scott Paine, CfA/SAO
• John Richer, UK Project Scientist, MRAO
• Seiichi Sakamoto, Chair, Site Development Group, NRO
• François Viallefond, Paris
• Al Wootten, NRAO, ALMA/US Project Scientist
• Min Yun, NRAO