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.

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