Testing of ALMA Prototype Water-Vapour Radiometers at the SMA

Note

This page describes the testing of ALMA prototype water-vapour radiometers at the SMA earlier in the ALMA project (2006-7). The water-vapour radiometers are now in essentially daily use at the ALMA site and more comprehensive and up-to date data has been obtained by them. For a recent summary, see for example First Tests of Atmospheric Phase Correction for ALMA with 183 GHz Water Vapour Radiometers.

Introduction

This page will contain information on the testing of the ALMA prototype radiometers at the Submilleter Array that occurred in 2006 and 2007. We hope to have more substantial information posted here in the near future.

People Involved

This is the list of all of the people were involved in the ALMA prototype WVR testing collaboration as I have it (corrections welcome):

From Cambridge:

• Anathasubramanian, P. G.
• Hills, R. E.
• Isaak, K. G.
• Nikolic, B.
• Owen, M.
• Richer, J. S.
• Smith, H.
• Williamson, R.

From Onsala:

• Belitsky, V.
• Booth, R.
• Hagstrom, M.
• Helldner, L.
• Pantaleev, M.
• Pettersson, L. E.

From the SMA:

• Hunter, T. R.
• Paine, S.
• Peck, A.
• Reid, M. A.
• Schinckel, A.
• Young, K.

Summary of tests

Of the talks I gave, the observations are probably reviewed in most detail in the talk Grenoble June 2007. Other links welcome and will be put up here.