Report on the Meeting on Science with ALMA: a New Era for Astrophysics (held in Madrid, Spain, 13-18 November 2006)

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Dec 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006msngr.126...53a&link_type=abstract

The Messenger, vol. 126, p. 53-54

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Three hundred scientists from all over the world met during a warm November week in Madrid to discuss the scientific revolution (or, according to one speaker, evolution) that we expect from ALMA. The large number of participants, the richness of the science and the wider community's increasing interest in ALMA made this meeting an optimistic and exciting one. The talks and posters covered almost all of the science areas relevant to ALMA including its main drivers: the formation and evolution of galaxies, the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium, and the processes of star and planet formation. We heard about new results from the current generation of millimetre and sub-millimetre arrays such as the SMA and the recently upgraded Plateau de Bure Interferometer, as well as related observations at other wavelengths (especially from the Spitzer Space Telescope). The anticipated per-formance of ALMA and the current status of the project were both described, and many speakers presented ambitious plans for observing with the array once it becomes fully operational. It would be impossible even to list all of the contributors in a short article; instead, we briefly summarise some of the key topics, con-centrating on star and galaxy formation.

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