ALMA service data analysis and level 2 quality assurance with CASA

Abstract

The Atacama Large mm and sub-mm Array (ALMA) radio observatory is one of the world's largest astronomical projects. After the very successful conclusion of the first observation cycles Early Science Cycles 0 and 1, the ALMA project can report many successes and lessons learned. The science data taken interleaved with commissioning tests for the still continuing addition of new capabilities has already resulted in numerous publications in high-profile journals. The increasing data volume and complexity are challenging but under control. The radio-astronomical data analysis package "Common Astronomy Software Applications" (CASA) has played a crucial role in this effort. This article describes the implementation of the ALMA data quality assurance system, in particular the level 2 which is based on CASA, and the lessons learned.

About to be published in the SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation Proceedings of the conference "Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III", June 2014, Montreal, Canada, Paper ID 9152-17

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• Analysing ALMA data with CASA

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