Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:antennaType 66
gptkbp:arrayConfiguration variable
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:NRAO
gptkb:Republic_of_Chile
gptkb:ESO
gptkb:NAOJ
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 2003
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:diameter 12 meters
7 meters
gptkbp:director gptkb:Sean_Dougherty
gptkbp:elevation 5000 meters
gptkbp:firstLight 2011
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Canada
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode gptkb:AOS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:latitude -23.029
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atacama_Desert
gptkbp:longitude -67.755
gptkbp:maximumBaseline 16 kilometers
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:San_Pedro_de_Atacama
gptkbp:notableFinds detection of complex organic molecules in space
detailed images of protoplanetary disks
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:partOf gptkb:Event_Horizon_Telescope
gptkbp:purpose astronomical observations
gptkbp:studies gptkb:cosmology
galaxies
star formation
protoplanetary disks
molecular clouds
planet formation
gptkbp:type interferometer
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 0.32 to 3.6 millimeters
gptkbp:website https://www.almaobservatory.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Pedro_de_Atacama
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5