The ALMA Reginal Centre (ARC) provides user support for all levels of ALMA users. It also serves as a basis for public outreach and a training site that offers specialized courses, schools, and workshops to advance the knowledge of radio-interferometric techniques and science.

In addition to the general tasks of an ARC node, the German ARC node focusses on several specific areas of expertise including:

  • The development of advanced data analysis tools
  • Maintainance and upgrade of the Cologne Database for Molecular Spectroscopy (CDMS)
  • Polarization calibration and observation optimization
For more background on the node, please go to 'About the German ARC node'.

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German ARC node newsletter

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German ALMA Community Days 2012

Registration is now open! For more information and registration, please follow the link above.

Recent News:

Third batch of Science Verification data available

[24 April 2012] The third installment of Science Verification (SV) data is now available. The new data sets include band 6 and band 7 data and in many cases were observed before 16 antennas were available. Raw and calibrated data and tables are available for download. [more ...]

Pre-announcement of ALMA Cycle 1 Science Observations

[03 April 2012] The European ALMA Science Center is pleased to announce that the next cycle of Early Science (Cycle 1) observations is expected to start in January 2013. A Call for Proposals is expected to be announced at the end of May 2012. [more ...]

German ALMA Community Days 2012

[22 February 2012] As a review of Cycle 0 and in preparation for Cycle 1, the German ARC node will host the German ALMA Community Days in Bonn on 05/06 June 2012. [more ...]

Cycle 0 status report and timeline for Cycle 1

[02 February 2012] A status report on ALMA Cycle 0 operations and a preliminary timeline for Cycle 1 have been released on the ALMA Science Portal at ESO. [more ...]


More news about ALMA and the German ARC node can be found at the bottom of this page and in the menu on the left.

ARTIST

 Within the framework of the ASTRONET programme, "Common Tools for Future Large Submillimeter Facilities", we have initiated a project, "Adaptable Radiative Transfer Innovations for Submillimeter Telescopes (ARTIST)", to develop a next generation model suite for comprehensive multi-dimensional radiative transfer calculations of the dust and line emission, as well as their polarization.
More information on the project can be found at the ARTIST homepage.

CATS

 The CATS program ("Coherent Set if Astrophysical Tools for Spectroscopy") uses a flexible modeling tool (MAGIX) which provides a connection between existing numerical codes and model parameters. Many models, including non-astrophysical ones, can be incorporated to MAGIX so as to explore their parameter space. The CATS program was developed within the framework of ASTRONET at the University of Cologne.

CDMS

 The Cologne Database for Molecular Spectroscopy (CDMS) provides a molecular line catalogue in the millimeter and sub-millimeter frequency range, making a large database available to all users. It is part of the European project VAMDC (Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre) and is maintained by the University of Cologne.

Practical Radio-Interferometry Lectures

 A lecture series on practical issues of radio interferometry and a hands-on tutorial on data reduction with AIPS and CASA, held from October 2011 to February 2012.

ALMA/ARC News

 Third batch of Science Verification data available
Pre-announcement of ALMA Cycle 1 Science Observations
German ALMA Community Days 2012
Cycle 0 status report and timeline for Cycle 1
ALMA at the Germany-UK Astronomy Meeting and RAS National Astronomy Meeting
New Science Verification data released
Early Science has started!
ALMA at the meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft
ALMA Cycle 0 proposal assessment finished
New Science Verification Data Release
ALMA Cycle 0 proposal submission finished
First European antenna arrives to the AOS
ALMA Science Verification Data Release
ALMA Call for Proposals - Cycle 0
Plan for ALMA Early Science Cycle 0 and Science Verification