[alma-config]Teleconference 2 Oct 1415UT?

[Al Wootten]

Folks,

Week before last, the members of the ASAC visited Chajnantor.  Daniel
Hofstadt and Tony Readhead, among others gave very useful presentations.
Daniel stressed that we need to progress to a final configuration design
quickly, preferably be year's end.  Toward this end, 

*There will be a campaign at the site in early December to examine locations
for the antenna pads determined by us.

*These items suggest we should discuss our progress at another telecon, and
come up with some positions before December.

Items for discussion:
*ALMA Memos 389 and 390 by D. Woody (John I wasn't sure whether you wanted
  your comments circulated to a wider group...)
Conway said: "I have compared the results of optimising  a spiral and a 
random starting array  with the Kogan or Boone algorithms 
in http://www.oso.chalmers.se/~jconway/ALMA/SIMULATIONS/SIM8/"
This was done before Daves two memos came out, but I did
plot the peak sidelobe versus  radial distance.

*Simon Radford noted yesterday:
Topographic maps and digital elevation models of the Chajnantor area are 
available in acrobat (pdf), autocad (dwg), and fits image (FITS) formats 
at this web page, which I reorganized today. These include the map of the 
western approach north of Cerro Negro that was completed in July.

http://www.tuc.nrao.edu/alma/site/Chajnantor/maps/

I propose Tuesday, 2 October at 1415 UT.  Comments please so that we may
iterate to a time suitable to all.

Clear skies,
Al