MMA Imaging and Calibration Group

Agenda/Minutes for meeting Tuesday, 26 Nov 2002 at 1:00pm EDT.

Date: 26 Nov 2002

Time: 4:00 pm EST (11:00 am Socorro, 11:00 am Tucson)

Phone: (434)296-7082 (CV SoundStation Premier Conference phone 3rd floor).

Past minutes, etc on MMA Imaging and Calibration Division Page
 
 

Agenda


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Science IPT News - Wootten

News from my point of view.
 Draft Level 3 Milestones were enhanced and revised during the face to face meeting 21 October in Tucson.
 
 The VertexRSI antennais up! Photogrammetry is scheduled.
 
  • Project News -
      ESO Workshop: Science Operations with ALMA, ESO, Garching 8 Nov 2002. Some talks are available.
      The JAO is meeting in Charlottesville 18 Nov
      An ALMA Science IPT telecon held the morning of 19 November.
     ALMA Frontend/LO Reviews 19-22 November Charlottesville.
      New ALMA Administrative Aide is Tatiana DuMonde (tdumonde).
     Carla Beaudet and Galen Watts of NRAO/GB conduct RFI tests at Chajnantor 3 - 20 December 2002
     Software IPT Internal Design Review to be held in Garching 9-12 Dec 2002.

      European ALMA workshop in Leiden 18-20 December
     May 26/27 ALMA Board face-to-face (Europe)
     The NRAO Director is forming a Science Advisory Group, which will formulate an ALMA Science Workshop in conjunction with the Spring NRAO Users Committee Meeting. I have suggested an agenda but the details will be entirely up to the SAG.
     November 3/4 ALMA Board face-to-face (N.A.?)
     
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    Calibration - All


     See a summary of the meeting held last Friday 15 November.
      Front End Issues for FrontEnd Review in Charlottesville (from Charles):
     FE stability for the total power antennas?
     FE stability for the rest?
     How many TP antennas are there and who builds them?
     What's the FE stability spec and what's the goal?
     How do we divide up the stability budget antenna/FE/BE etc
      I guess polarization and calibration are other areas of doubt and uncertainty?
     


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      See a summary of our MMAImCal discussion of 5 November on this topic.
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      Telecon minutes from last week.
      List of the status of the reviews/reviewers. The key is: "C" - already submitted a review; "U" = submitted an unsolicited review; "Y" = agreed to review the memo; "N" - declined to review the memo; "NR" - no response. Links are provided to reviews; please consult the archive for subsequent discussions.
      1 - Memo 423 - Steve Myers (Y), Matt Carter (N), Geoff Blake (Y)
      2 - Memo 422 - Douglas Bock (Y), Lee Mundy (NR), Jeff Mangum (C), Dave Woody (U) (Memo withdrawn)
      3 - Memo 427 - Robert Lucas (C), Ed Fomalont (NR), Craig Walker (C)
      4 - Memo 372 - Jeff Mangum (C), Larry D'Addario (C), Mark Gurwell (N), Bryan Butler (U)
      5 - Memo 415 - Jose Cernicharo (NR), Mark Holdaway (C), John Richer (Y)
      6 - Memo 404 & 403 - Mel Wright (N), Dave Woody (Y&C), John Richer (Y)
      8 - Memo 402 - Richard Hills (Y), Peter Napier (NR)
      9 - Memo 352 - Dave Woody (C), Chris Wilson (C), Dick Plambeck (N)
      10 - Memo 434 - Stephane Guilloteau (C)
      so, as yet no response from:
      Lee Mundy - 422
      Ed Fomalont - 427
      Jose Cernicharo - 415
      Peter Napier - 402
     
      and awaiting agreed upon reviews from:
      Steve Myers - 423
      Geoff Blake - 423
      Douglas Bock - 422
      John Richer - 415, 404, 403
      Richard Hills - 402
     
     
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    AIPS++ -

     
    Tim Cornwell will assume interim responsibility for leading the ALMA pipeline efforts. Kumar will assume responsibility for this as the project evolves.
     
     
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    Configuration - Holdaway

     
     The DEM has finally achieved success and Conway is using it to
      develop the antenna pad specifications.
      The JAO report is available.
     
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    Meetings Past and Future - Wootten


     The ASAC held a telecon on 6 November.
      Scientific Staff Meeting supersedes us on 26 November.
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    Other


     A NA monthly report for November will be due to the Science IPT at the end of the month. A monthly report for the October monthly report was submitted to the JAO by the Science IPT. Please send materials to HAW for NA.
      A bimonthly report for Aug-Sept was submitted by the NA Science IPT to the Project Management for inclusion in its report to NSF. The next one will be for Oct-Nov. (Whew!).
      The JAO has decided to compile reports on a quarterly basis, rather than monthly.
     
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     SMA News...
     
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    Upcoming Meetings - Wootten

    JAN 5/9, 2003 201st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

    JUL 13-26, 2003 Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the IAU

    JUL 22/25, 2003 IAU Symposium (221): Star Formation at High Angular Resolution, Sydney, Australia. Tyler Bourke is a co-chair of the scientific organizing committee. Good opportunity to show ALMA capabilities.

    SEP 22-26, 2003 4th Cologne-Bonn-Zermatt-Symposium on The Dense Interstellar Medium in Galaxies

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    Travel

     Oh, always

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