Atacama Large Millimeter Array

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Atacama_Large_Millimeter_Array

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:ALMA
gptkbp:address	gptkb:San_Pedro_de_Atacama,_Antofagasta_Region,_Chile
gptkbp:antennaType	66
gptkbp:arrayConfiguration	variable, up to 16 km
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Joint_ALMA_Observatory gptkb:NRAO gptkb:ESO gptkb:NAOJ
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:Europe gptkb:North_America gptkb:East_Asia gptkb:Republic_of_Chile
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	2004
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:diameter	12 meters 7 meters
gptkbp:elevation	5000 meters
gptkbp:firstLight	2011
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:Canada gptkb:European_Union gptkb:Japan gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Taiwan gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Atacama Large Millimeter Array
gptkbp:locatedNear	gptkb:Llano_de_Chajnantor
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Atacama_Desert
gptkbp:notableFinds	contribution to Event Horizon Telescope detection of complex organic molecules imaging of protoplanetary disks
gptkbp:observatoryType	interferometer
gptkbp:observedBy	millimeter wavelengths submillimeter wavelengths
gptkbp:opened	2013
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:National_Astronomical_Observatory_of_Japan gptkb:National_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkbp:scientificGoals	gptkb:astronomy gptkb:cosmology astrochemistry galaxy evolution studies star formation studies planet formation studies
gptkbp:telescopeType	radio interferometer
gptkbp:touredWith	available
gptkbp:wavelengthRange	0.32 to 3.6 mm
gptkbp:website	https://www.almaobservatory.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Radio_Astronomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3