Courses

Introduction to Radio Interferometry and ALMA - UniTO 2018

• Introduction to Interferometry
• Intro to ALMA (ALMA organization and capabilities)
• ALMA archive and data visualization tools
• Aperture Synthesis Simulator written by Ivan Marti-Vidal (Nordic ARC)[Apsynsim]
• Exercises Definitions and simulations
• CASA Software for ALMA data calibration and analysis
• AOT ALMA observing tool basics
• Calibration Short introduction to calibration of mm interferometric data
• Imaging basics: http://www.alma.inaf.it/images/Imaging_feb16.pdf
• CASA guide imaging tutorial: https://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php/First_Look_at_Imaging

(sub)mm-Astronomy with ALMA - SISSA 2018

• Introduction to the (Sub)Millimetric band (quick review of radiative processes)
• Introduction to (Sub)Millimetric interferometry and to ALMA (radiotelescope structure, resolution, sensitivity, Fourier domain synthesis & imaging, pills of spectroscopy and polarimetry, ALMA organization)
• Science cases review and proposal process
• ALMA archive and data visualization tools

Radio-Astronomy course - UNI Bologna 2017

• Introduction Introduction to mm interferometry

• Aperture Synthesis Simulator written by Ivan Marti-Vidal (Nordic ARC)[Apsynsim]

• A priori Calibration Notes about A priori Calibration

• Calibration Notes about Calibration

• Clean Notes about imaging

• Momenti Notes about moments

• Esercitazione

Previous years lectures

Scuola Lucchin 25-28 Maggio 2015 Populonia (sub)mm-Astronomy with ALMA - SISSA 2014 Radio-Astronomy course - UNI Catania 2014 Lectures on mm astrophysics for PhD students - Bologna 2009

• J. Brand - Molecular Clouds and Star Formation
• R. Cesaroni - The physics of high-mass star formation: methods, problems, and observational findings
• R. Maiolino - Gas, dust and star formation at high redshift
• L. Testi - ALMA and its applications for the study of protoplanetary disks
• L. Hunt - Molecular gas in the Local Universe
• M. Giroletti - Approaching the black hole horizon with mm-VLBI

Scuola Nazionale "Oggetti compatti e pulsar - Scienza con ALMA" - Maracalagonis (CA) 2007 School website