<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.77 [en] (Win98; U) [Netscape]">
<meta name="CREATED" content="20000609;16175200">
<meta name="CHANGED" content="16010101;0">
<title>ALMA Calibration Meeting Proposal </title>
<style>
<!--
H1 { color: #000000 }
TD P { color: #000000 }
P { color: #000000 }
A:visited { color: #800080 }
-->
</style>
</head>
<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" vlink="#800080">
<ol><font size=+3>ALMA Calibration Preliminary Design Review</font></ol>
<font size=+1>Draft Proposal for ALMA Calibration PDR, Version 2.0</font>
<p><font size=+1>Conference Date: June 21-22 2001 (Thursday and Friday)</font>
<p><font size=+1>Conference Location: Cambridge, England</font>
<p><font size=+1>Conference Purpose: To assess status of plans for ALMA
calibration and to plan for ALMA Construction Phase activities</font>
<br>
<br>
<p>(Old) Agenda
<p>Please review Chapter 3 of the Project Book for the basic material and
references to older memos. More recent memos are referred below.
<br>=====
<p>1) Review of Requirements
S.Guilloteau - A.Wootten
<p>2) Amplitude Calibration
<br> 2.1 Calibration Error Budget
S.Guilloteau - R.Moreno
<br> 2.2 Receiver Calibration
R.Plambeck - S.Guilloteau
<table BORDER CELLPADDING=5 >
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Author(s)</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Rev. Date</th>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>321</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs371.html">Receiver Calibration Schemes for ALMA</a></td>
<td>S.Guilloteau (IRAM/ESO), R.Moreno (IRAM)</td>
<td>04 June 2001</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>321</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs321.html">Receiver
Amplitude Calibration for ALMA</a></td>
<td>Richard Plambeck</td>
<td>08/00</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>318</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs318.html">Amplitude
Calibration at Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Wavelengths</a></td>
<td>Jeff Mangum</td>
<td>08/00</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<br> 2.3 Bandpass Calibration
D.Emerson
<br> 2.4 Pointing & Focus
J.Mangum - R.Moreno
<table BORDER CELLPADDING=5 >
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Author(s)</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Rev. Date</th>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>373</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs373.html">Relative
Pointing Sensitivity at 30 and 90 GHz for the ALMA Test Interferometer</a></td>
<td>M. A. Holdaway and Jeff Mangum</td>
<td>05/01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>366</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs366.html">A
Telescope Pointing Algorithm for ALMA </a></td>
<td>J. G. Mangum</td>
<td>04/01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>288</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs288.html">An
Optical Pointing System for the ALMA Prototype Antennas</a></td>
<td>Jeffrey G. Mangum</td>
<td>02/00</td>
<td><font color="#FFFFFF">space</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br> 2.5 Flux
J.Mangum, J.Welch, S.Guilloteau
<br> 2.6 Single-Dish Calibration
aspects J.Richer ?
<br> 2.7 ACA considerations
S.Guilloteau - tbd.
<table BORDER CELLPADDING=5 >
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Author(s)</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Rev. Date</th>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>354</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs354.html">Choices
of Antenna Size and Number for the Atacama Compact Array</a></td>
<td>Wm. J. Welch</td>
<td>March 2001</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>339</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs339.html">Aspects
of the Antennas for the ALMA Compact Array (ACA)</a></td>
<td>Jacob W.M. Baars</td>
<td>12/00</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<br> 2.8 Primary Beam calibration
& Mosaicking M.Holdaway
<table BORDER CELLPADDING=5 >
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Author(s)</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Rev. Date</th>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>PROTO</td>
<td><a href="http://www.tuc.nrao.edu/~mholdawa/image-plane-effects.ps">Image Plane Effects</a></td>
<td>M. A. Holdaway</td>
<td>06/01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>3) Phase Calibration
<br> 3.1 WVR options
(summary) tbd
<br> 3.2 Fast switching
M.Holdaway
<table BORDER CELLPADDING=5 >
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Author(s)</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Rev. Date</th>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>NEW</td>
<td><a href="http://www.tuc.nrao.edu/~mholdawa/dispersive_phase2.ps">Atmospheric Dispersion and Fast Switching Phase Calibration</a></td>
<td>M. A. Holdaway and J. R. Pardo</td>
<td>06/01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>NEW</td>
<td><a href="http://www.tuc.nrao.edu/~mholdawa/fastswitching.ps">Fast Switching Phase Correction Revisited for 64 12m Antennas</a></td>
<td>M. A. Holdaway </td>
<td>06/01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<br> 3.3 Baseline Calibration
<p><font size=+0>4) Measuring the Atmosphere</font>
<br><font size=+0> 4.1 Review of existing
WVR systems</font>
<table BORDER CELLPADDING=5 >
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Author(s)</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Rev. Date</th>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>363</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs363.html">Velocity
of the Effective Turbulence Layer at Chajnantor Estimated From 183 GHz
Measurements</a></td>
<td>Guillermo Delgado and Lars-Ake Nyman</td>
<td>04/01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>361</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs361.html">Phase
Cross-Correction of a 11.2 GHz Interferometer and 183 GHz Water Line Radiometers
at Chajnantor</a></td>
<td>Guillermo Delgado</td>
<td>04/01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>352</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs352.html">Design
and Development of 183 GHz Water Vapour Radiometers</a></td>
<td>R. Hills, H. Gibson, et al.</td>
<td>03/01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>345</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs345.html">Phase
Fluctuation at the ALMA Site and the Height of the Turbulent Layer</a></td>
<td>Yasmin Robson, et al.</td>
<td>01/01</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>330</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs330.html">The
overlap of the astronomical and WVR beams</a></td>
<td>A.G. Gibb and A.I. Harris</td>
<td>10/00</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>307</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs307.html">Precision
Radiometry and the APHID 22 GHz Water Line Monitor </a></td>
<td>A.I. Harris</td>
<td>05/00</td>
<td><font color="#FFFFFF">space</font></td>
</tr>
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<td>303</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs303.html">Water
Vapour Radiometers for ALMA</a></td>
<td>R. Hills, J. Richer</td>
<td>04/00</td>
<td><font color="#FFFFFF">space</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br><font size=+0> -
22 GHz OVRO Woody, IRAM Lucas, BIMA Plambeck, VLA Chandler</font>
<br><font size=+0> - 183 GHz
CSO Wiedner</font>
<br><font size=+0> - IR
JCMT Wilson</font>
<br><font size=+0> - 22 GHz
NRO Kohno</font>
<br><font size=+0> 4.2 ALMA Baseline
plan - Hills</font>
<br><font size=+0> 4.3 IRMA project
- Avery & Gom</font>
<table BORDER CELLPADDING=5 >
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Author(s)</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Rev. Date</th>
</tr>
<tr valgin="top">
<td>NA</td>
<td><a href="http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/mmaimcal/">Irma memo needs to be found.</a></td>
<td>Someone</td>
<td>Sometime</td>
</td>
</tr>
<br><font size=+0> 4.4 A temperature
sounding device: 60 GHz radiometer or FTS tipper ? Matsuo -
tbd</font>
<p><font size=+0>5) Modeling the Atmosphere</font>
<br> - Atm models - Cernicharo
& Pardo
<p>6) Site testing
<br> - Results - Radford, Otarola,
Sakamoto
<table BORDER CELLPADDING=5 >
<tr VALIGN=TOP>
<th>No.</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Author(s)</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Rev. Date</th>
</tr>
<tr valgin="top">
<td>334</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs334.html">Atmospheric
Transparency at 225 GHz over Chajnantor, Mauna Kea,and the South Pole</a></td>
<td>Simon Radford and Richard A. Chamberlin</td>
<td>11/00</td>
<td>12/00
<br><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs334-1.html">Rev.
1</a></td>
</tr>
<tr valgin="top">
<td>333</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mma.nrao.edu/memos/html-memos/abstracts/abs333.html">52
Years of Climatological Data for the Chajnantor Area</a></td>
<td>Ricardo Bustos, Guillermo Delgado, Lars-Ake Nyman, and Simon Radford</td>
<td>11/00</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>7) ALMA Calibration Plan
<br> - ALMA basic calibration
<br> - ACA calibration
<p>8) Development strategy
<br> - Laboratory tests
<br> - <font size=+0>Further
work on existing interferometers: IRAM, OVRO, BIMA, VLA</font>
<br> - <font size=+0>Test Interferometer
Plans</font>
<br> - <font size=+0>Implementation
on site</font>
<br>
<p><font size=+0>External Reviewers (needed for PDR):</font>
<br><font size=+0>==========================</font>
<br><font size=+0> A.Dutrey, P.Schilke, M.Wright</font>
<p><font size=+0>Participants:</font>
<br><font size=+0>========</font>
<br><font size=+0> Wootten, Emerson, Holdaway, Mangum,
Radford, Welch, Avery, Gom</font>
<p><font size=+0> Moreno, Lucas, Guilloteau, Richer,
Hills, Pardo, Wiedner</font>
<p> Dutrey, Schilke & Wright
<p><font size=+0> Matsuo, Kohno, Hasegawa, Kawabe</font>
<p><font size=+0> Wild and/or Payne, Carter, Baars and/or
Tan</font>
<br>
<p>Notes:
<br>=====
<br>The names attached to the various topic are names of people contributing
to
<br>the document sets, but do not necessarily reflect the names of the
speakers
<br>during the PDR. The document set is expected to be assembled by early
June, in
<br>electronic form only.
<br>
<br>
</body>
</html>