The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is exploring potential upgrades to enhance its sensitivity, resolution, and imaging capabilities, with a focus on identifying the most impactful advancements that will unlock the full scientific potential of ALMA and lead to transformative discoveries.
In the context of an ongoing ESO ALMA development study, we are pleased to announce a community-focused conference to explore the science drivers and technology behind developing focal plane arrays for ALMA, an upgrade with the potential to expand the field of view and revolutionize the facility’s efficiency.
The primary goal of this event is to engage the broader astrophysics community, inviting input and feedback to identify and shape comprehensive, far-reaching and transformative science drivers that support the development of FPAs for ALMA. By gathering insights across diverse fields of astrophysics, we aim to strengthen the scientific foundation of this ambitious project, and start defining the technology requirements.
This conference welcomes experts from all fields of astrophysics who are interested in shaping the scientific priorities for the next phase of ALMA, driven by the transformative capabilities enabled by the development of focal plane arrays (FPAs).
Workshop attendance is limited to 50 participants, and registration is open now.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Emanuele Daddi (CEA)
- Andrey Baryshev (NOVA)
- Jes Jorgensen (Niels Bohr Institute)
- Benjamin Magnelli (CEA)
- Francesca Rizzo (University of Groningen)
- Sven Wedemeyer (University of Oslo)
- Shuowen Jin (DAWN/DTU)
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