Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array

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astronomical observatory interferometer radio telescope array

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is a powerful astronomical observatory composed of dozens of radio antennas that study the cold universe—such as star and planet formation—by observing millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.

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Label Occurrences
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array canonical 17
ALMA 4
ALMA Observatory 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
interferometer ⓘ
radio telescope array ⓘ
abbreviation Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ALMA
altitude about 5000 meters above sea level ⓘ
angularResolution milliarcsecond scale at highest frequencies ⓘ
bandCoverage approximately 30 GHz to 950 GHz ⓘ
constructionStart 2004 ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
environment high-altitude desert ⓘ
firstScienceObservations 2011 ⓘ
fundedBy East Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Chile
hasComponent Atacama Compact Array ⓘ
inaugurationDate 2013 ⓘ
includes 12 7-meter antennas ⓘ
4 12-meter total-power antennas ⓘ
50 12-meter antennas ⓘ
locatedAt Chajnantor Plateau ⓘ
locatedIn Atacama Desert ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
managedBy European Southern Observatory ⓘ
NAOJ ⓘ
surface form: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
maximumBaseline about 16 kilometers ⓘ
notableDiscovery detailed images of protoplanetary disk HL Tauri ⓘ
detailed observations of distant star-forming galaxies ⓘ
numberOfAntennas 66 ⓘ
observes continuum emission ⓘ
dust emission ⓘ
molecular gas ⓘ
spectral lines ⓘ
operatedBy European Southern Observatory ⓘ
surface form: ESO

Joint ALMA Observatory ⓘ
NAOJ ⓘ
National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
surface form: NRAO
primaryScienceGoal study of the cold universe ⓘ
reasonForLocation extremely dry atmosphere suitable for submillimeter observations ⓘ
studies galaxies in the early universe ⓘ
molecular clouds ⓘ
planet formation ⓘ
protoplanetary disks ⓘ
star formation ⓘ
technology aperture synthesis ⓘ
uses radio interferometry ⓘ
wavelengthRange millimeter ⓘ
submillimeter ⓘ

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Atacama Desert → contains → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
northern Chile → contains → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Chile
Puna de Atacama → hasNearbyFeature → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atacama Large Millimeter Array
San Pedro de Atacama → astronomyFacilityNearby → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: ALMA Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory → operates → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Epsilon Eridani → observedBy → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: ALMA
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array → abbreviation → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ALMA
Antofagasta Region → containsLandmark → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atacama Large Millimeter Array
European Southern Observatory → partnerIn → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex → studiedBy → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: ALMA
SN 1987A → observedBy → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
30 Doradus → observedBy → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Chajnantor Plateau → hasObservatory → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Atacama Compact Array → partOf → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Atacama Compact Array → operator → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Observatory
Atacama Compact Array → observatory → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: ALMA
NAOJ → participatesIn → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Joint ALMA Observatory → manages → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Joint ALMA Observatory → operates → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Joint ALMA Observatory → usesInstrument → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: ALMA 12-m array
Joint ALMA Observatory → observatoryFor → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
ESO Directorate of Operations → operatesIn → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: ALMA Observatory
Event Horizon Telescope → hasComponent → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
ALMA Operations Support Facility → partOf → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
ALMA Operations Support Facility → serves → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array antennas
ALMA Operations Support Facility → operator → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
this entity surface form: ALMA Observatory
ALMA Operations Support Facility → supportsProject → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment → collaboratesWith → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
Xavier Barcons → oversees → Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ