1. The North America ALMA Science Center
Chris Carilli, John Hibbard, Crystal Brogan, and the NAASC
ALMA Regional Centers (ARCs)
Current Developments at the NAASC
ALMA Proposal and Observing Tool Testing
Each of the ALMA partners will provide an “ALMA Regional Center”, or ARC, to serve as the point of contact for its regional astronomical community.
Each ARC will provide core support for ALMA observing, from proposal preparation to the delivery of pipeline-reduced data and images.
mm/submm Spectral Line Catalogue
For North America, the ARC core functions and other important user and community services will be provided by the North America ALMA Science Center (NAASC) based at NRAO Headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia.
ALMA Archive
NAASC: North America ALMA Science Center, Charlottesville, VA
ALMA Science Workshops
ALMA Pipeline and Offline Data Reduction Software Testing
The NAASC Has Three Major Components:
The North American ARC Core Support
Only trilaterally agreed upon services:
Basic user support (help desk);
Proposal preparation and submission;
Observing script support;
Quality assurance;
Mirror of ALMA Archive.
ALMA Technical and Software Support
Maintenance & Repair of NA delivered hardware/software;
Development of additional observing capabilities/techniques;
Development of advanced observing & data reduction algorithms.
Science Development Division
Advanced user support (“hand-holding”);
Reprocessing of large and/or complex datasets;
Postdocs, student programs, workshops, summer schools;
NA ALMA EPO.
Mosaicing of NGC1331
GBT + VLA  
ALMA Imaging Simulations
Dirty Mosaic
Clean Mosaic
Model
UV Coverage
PSF
PSF
ALMA Technical and Software Support
As part of the trilateral agreement, each partner will maintain and repair the hardware and software that it provides for ALMA.
North American Hardware Deliverables
Receiver band 3 ( GHz), band 6 ( GHz), the correlator, the photonic LO system, and the digital transmission system.
North American Software Deliverables
Real-time system, scheduling, pipeline, correlator and off-line data reduction systems.
Development
ALMA Operations includes provisions for technical upgrades and development of new capabilities in order to keep ALMA a state-of-the-art facility over its projected 50 year lifetime. These projects will be prioritized by the international ALMA Board, and conducted within the host communities. It is envisioned that much of this development work will involve the U.S. and Canadian astronomical and technical communities.
In < 3 minutes!
Aips++/CASA simulation of ALMA with 50 antennas in the compact configuration
100 GHz 7 x 7 pointing mosaic
Hour Angle coverage +/- 2hrs
ALMA Band 6
ALMA North American Science Advisory Committee
The primary avenue of input to the organization and services provided by the NAASC from the scientific community is through the ANASAC. Contact the NAASC or any ANASAC member with any questions or comments.
ALMA Band 3
Andrew Baker, U. Maryland
John Bally, U. Colorado
Andrew Blain, Caltech
Crystal Brogan, NRAO
Chris Carilli, NRAO
Todd Clancy, SSI
Xiaohui Fan, U. Arizona
Terry Herter, Cornell
Paul Ho, CfA
Kelsey Johnson, UVa
Doug Johnstone, NRC Canada
Elizabeth Lada, U.Florida
Lee Mundy, U. Maryland
Jean Turner, UCLA
Alycia Weinberger, DTM
Jonathan Williams, U. Hawaii
Christine Wilson, McMaster U.
Mel Wright, U.C.-Berkeley
ALMA Correlator
also member of ASAC