Second Chilean ALMA User's School
Instituto de Física y Astronomía, Universidad de Valparaíso
November 26—December 3, 2026
Instituto de Física y Astronomía, Universidad de Valparaíso
November 26—December 3, 2026
The School will start at the Universidad de Valparaíso with two days of classes focused on the theoretical aspects needed for understanding submm interferometry with ALMA. The next three days will be taken for a round trip to the ALMA Observatory, including flights from Santiago to Calama and two nights in San Pedro de Atacama. After returning to Valparaíso, the School will finish with three days of scientific talks and hands-on sessions, the latter mainly focused on data reduction and scientific exploitation of ALMA data.
Lectures:
Day 1 - November 26
Day 2 - November 27
Day 6 - December 1
Day 7 - December 2
Day 8 - December 3
Hands-on Sessions:
The hands-on sessions use public data and software. Below, we provide the links needed to download them. We suggest using a laptop with Ubuntu or macOS for a smooth workflow.
Day 6 - December 1
Data Reduction and Imaging
Day 7 - December 2
Archive Exploitation and CARTA
Day 8 - December 3
Proposal Preparation and ALMA-OT