ALMA Science Advisory Committee
Draft Agenda for ASAC Telecon July 10, 2000
Conference Date: July-10-2000 (Monday)
Here's the dial-in information for the telecon:
Conference Date: JUL-10-2000 (Monday)
Conference Time: 10:15 AM EASTERN TIME
Conference Duration: 1 hr
Service Level: STANDARD
Call Type: MEET ME/DIALOUT
USA Toll Free Number: 888-469-1172
Non-USA Number: +1-630-395-0057
Passcode: ALMA
Conference Leader: Mr Al Wootten
Agenda items so far include: (1) ALMA receiver development (Wolfgang Wild will be joining in); in particular: - outstanding questions on RX specs - RX calibration: Do we need a cold load or not, or ambient+hot
or what else - progress on the water vapor radiometers (on any and all fronts) (2) Japanese participation: There is still no official ASAC reply to the ALG on this issue.
Al Wootten sent an email around discussing several of the
issues raised in the "Plan for an Enhanced ALMA" document presented
on 12-June-2000 by Japanese ASAC members. An edited version of
Al's email with comments from other ASAC members integrated can be
found under
here.
This document should just serve as a basis for discussion.
In particular, the "Terahertz Array" concept has so far not been
broadly discussed by the ASAC. Please see the message on correlator costs submitted by
Kawabe-san to the ASAC.
(3) Agenda for our next face-to-face meeting on September 9/10 in
Berkeley. Details of the arrangements made by Jack are
here. (4)IAU Arnold Benz will organize a discussion at the IAU General Assembly in
Manchester (August 2000) on solar, stellar and possibly pulsar science
requirements for ALMA. He will in addition also contact some other
specialists in the field that will not be in Manchester.