ALMA Archive Software Development
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
ALMA is an array of telescopes under construction on a 5000m high plateau in Chile. It will revolutionise our understanding of how galaxies, stars and planets form. The work to be undertaken here will allow scientists to access their observations made with this new telescope.
| Description | ESO |
| Amount | £185,445 (GBP) |
| Organisation | European Southern Observatory (ESO) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Germany |
| Start | 01/2008 |
| End | 09/2009 |
| Description | Developments for the ALMA Archive |
| Organisation | European Southern Observatory (ESO) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We contributed to the initial design and development for the ALMA archive |
| Collaborator Contribution | They provided a contract to support an additional PDRA working on the archive design. |
| Impact | Report on ALMA Science Archive User Test 1} Fuller, G.A. 2008, ALMA Computing and Science Software Requirements (SSR) Group document. ALMA Science Archive Requirements} Etoka, S., Fuller, G.A., Wicenec, A. 2007, ALMA project document, ALMA-70.50.00.00-005-A-SPE |
| Start Year | 2006 |