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== Ongoing cycle 1 ==
== Support ==
Support from the Nordic ARC node


Cycle 1 capabilities are listed in the [http://almascience.eso.org/documents-and-tools/cycle-1/alma-proposers-guide Proposer's Guide].
The Nordic ARC node provides support to ALMA users in the Nordic and Baltic countries, from proposal preparation to data reduction and analysis. In addition to general and specialist support services, we provide extra support to the community by planning special activities in connection with proposal deadlines, and offer to give seminars and tutorials at institutes in the Nordic region.


Further documentation related to this cycle can be found [http://almascience.eso.org/documents-and-tools/cycle-1/cycle-1 here].
The support services provided are


== Next cycle 2 ==
proposal preparation and optimising observing setups.
proposal evaluation before submission, providing feedback on optimizing your proposal.
data reduction and specialised analysis.
ALMA archive data retrieval and reduction.
Tutorials focused on proposal preparation, data reduction (CASA) and specialized analysis, both at Onsala Space Observatory or at your home institute.
Support for


Proposal preparation
Data reduction
Enhanced data products
Tutorials
Archive


The '''[http://almascience.eso.org/proposing/call-for-proposals/capabilities ALMA Early Science Cycle 2 capabilities]''' include:
How to get support from the Nordic ARC node


    Thirty-four 12-m antennas in the 12-m Array, nine 7-m antennas in the 7-m Array, and two 12-m antennas in the TP Array
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    Receiver bands 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 9 (wavelengths of about 3.1, 2.1, 1.3, 0.87, 0.74 and 0.44 mm)
    Both single field interferometry and mosaics
    Spectral-line observations with all Arrays (except Band 9 with the TP Array) and continuum observations with the 12-m Array and the 7-m Array
    Polarization (on-axis, continuum, selected frequencies in Band 3, 6 and 7, no ACA, no mosaics, no circular polarization)
    Mixed correlator modes (both high and low frequency resolution in the same observation)
    Baselines up to 1 km for Bands 8 & 9
    Baselines up to 1.5 km for Bands 3, 4, 6, & 7


You can visit us at the Nordic node for a direct face-to-face visit. A member of the node staff will sit down with you and directly help you with your project, from setting up the project in the ALMA OT, to enhanced data reduction.


Use of the ACA for short baseline interferometry and single-dish observations will only be offered to complement observations with the 12-m Array, and not as a stand-alone capability.
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It is anticipated that about 2000 hours of 12-m Array time and ACA time will be available for Cycle 2 projects and highest priority projects transferred from Cycle 1. Further details are available in the Cycle 2 [http://almascience.eso.org/documents-and-tools/cycle-2/alma-proposers-guide Proposer's Guide].
The ALMA helpdesk


You can contact the Nordic ARC node through the ALMA helpdesk. Your question will be logged in the helpdesk and delegated to the appropriate person. Many questions are also already addressed in articles available on the helpdesk. The helpdesk is the official channel for getting help with ALMA observations, and ensures that your question is properly logged and tracked.
Cycle 2 operations will be conducted on a best efforts basis, similar to Cycle 1 and Cycle 0 observations, and in parallel with commissioning and verification of the whole ALMA system.


Successful proposers will share risk with ALMA. Observatory staff will perform data quality assurance and will provide reduced data products via the ALMA Regional Centers (ARCs). But project completion cannot be guaranteed, and the quality of the data and data reduction may not meet the standards expected when ALMA is in full scientific operations.
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Useful dates:
24 October 2013  Release of Cycle 2 Call for Proposals and related tools and documents
24 October 2013  Science Archive opens for proposal submission
5 December 2013  Proposal submission deadline, 15:00 UT
April 2014   Proposal Review Process outcome notification
June 2014   Start of ALMA Cycle 2 science observations
October 2015    End of ALMA Cycle 2 science observations


Contact the Nordic Node directly


== Past cycles ==
For less formal help requests you can also contact the Nordic ARC node directly. You can reach us by phone, email, or skype.
* '''[http://almascience.eso.org/documents-and-tools/cycle-0 Cycle 0]'''
 
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Live support
 
Between the call for proposals and the call deadline, we will offer a live support chat, allowing users to get into immediate contact with a member of the Nordic ARC node.
 
Go to the support chat!
 
Specialist Support
 
Each of the European ARC nodes offers specialist scientific and technical expertise to the whole European ALMA community, in addition to general support services to its region. At the Nordic ARC this expertise includes imaging techniques such as multi-frequency synthesis and polarimetric imaging, optimised self-calibration and astrometry.
 
Chalmers University of Technology has an active astronomy group with an interest in many areas of ALMA enabled science, including ISM studies, star-formation, evolved-stars, nearby galaxies, AGN and high-redshift galaxies. Astronomers at Chalmers/Onsala also specialise in developing data analysis and modelling tools for astrochemistry and radiative transfer. Scientific collaborations between astronomy group/ARC node scientists and the wider community are welcome.

Revision as of 16:14, 15 January 2018

Support

Support from the Nordic ARC node

The Nordic ARC node provides support to ALMA users in the Nordic and Baltic countries, from proposal preparation to data reduction and analysis. In addition to general and specialist support services, we provide extra support to the community by planning special activities in connection with proposal deadlines, and offer to give seminars and tutorials at institutes in the Nordic region.

The support services provided are

proposal preparation and optimising observing setups. proposal evaluation before submission, providing feedback on optimizing your proposal. data reduction and specialised analysis. ALMA archive data retrieval and reduction. Tutorials focused on proposal preparation, data reduction (CASA) and specialized analysis, both at Onsala Space Observatory or at your home institute. Support for

Proposal preparation Data reduction Enhanced data products Tutorials Archive

How to get support from the Nordic ARC node

Face-to-face visit to the Nordic Node

You can visit us at the Nordic node for a direct face-to-face visit. A member of the node staff will sit down with you and directly help you with your project, from setting up the project in the ALMA OT, to enhanced data reduction.

Book a face-to-face visit!

The ALMA helpdesk

You can contact the Nordic ARC node through the ALMA helpdesk. Your question will be logged in the helpdesk and delegated to the appropriate person. Many questions are also already addressed in articles available on the helpdesk. The helpdesk is the official channel for getting help with ALMA observations, and ensures that your question is properly logged and tracked.

Go to the ALMA helpdesk!

Contact the Nordic Node directly

For less formal help requests you can also contact the Nordic ARC node directly. You can reach us by phone, email, or skype.

Contact the Nordic ARC node!

Live support

Between the call for proposals and the call deadline, we will offer a live support chat, allowing users to get into immediate contact with a member of the Nordic ARC node.

Go to the support chat!

Specialist Support

Each of the European ARC nodes offers specialist scientific and technical expertise to the whole European ALMA community, in addition to general support services to its region. At the Nordic ARC this expertise includes imaging techniques such as multi-frequency synthesis and polarimetric imaging, optimised self-calibration and astrometry.

Chalmers University of Technology has an active astronomy group with an interest in many areas of ALMA enabled science, including ISM studies, star-formation, evolved-stars, nearby galaxies, AGN and high-redshift galaxies. Astronomers at Chalmers/Onsala also specialise in developing data analysis and modelling tools for astrochemistry and radiative transfer. Scientific collaborations between astronomy group/ARC node scientists and the wider community are welcome.

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