Announcements

We wish to draw your attention to the next Call for Standard and SAO Large Scale Observing Proposals for observations with the Submillimeter Array (SMA). This call is for the 2024A semester, with the observing period 16 May 2024 – 15 Nov 2024.

Proposal Submission deadline:

Wednesday, 06 March 2024 21:00 UTC (16:00 EST)

Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 11:00 HST (Hawaii)

Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 16:00 EST (Cambridge, MA)

Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 21:00 GMT

Thursday, 7 March 2024, 05:00 CST (Taipei)

We wish to highlight important upgrades to the data reduction path, which now include the ability to convert raw or calibrated SMA data into MeasurementSet format for reduction and/or imaging within CASA.

The full Call for Proposals, with details on time available and the proposal process is available now at the SMA Observer Center (SMAOC) at http://sma1.sma.hawaii.edu/call.html.

Details on the SMA capabilities and status can be found at Status; proposal creation and submission is also done through the SMAOC at Proposing. We are happy to answer questions and provide assistance in proposal submission, simply email sma-propose@cfa.harvard.edu with any inquiries.

SMA-Taiwan Key project

The SMA-Taiwan (SMA-T) invites key projects and students' thesis projects requiring substantial amount of time spreading over the multiple semesters. This opportunity is open to the researchers in Taiwanese institutions including ASIAA Hawaii. Check here for more information.

SMA-T TAC

Ya-Wen Tang (ASIAA, chair), 2023-02 — present

Ya-Lin Wu (NTNU), 2023-02 — present

News Letter: SMA Newsletter-2024 Jan; SMA Newsletter-2023 July; SMA Newsletter-2023 Jan

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Project Description

Since 1996, Acade mia Sinica Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics (ASIAA) has been carrying o ut the Submillimeter Array (SMA) project in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observato ry (SAO). In November 2003, the array was dedicated on Mauna Kea, Hawaii by the previous Academia Sinica President Y. T. Lee and Smithsonian Institution Sec retary Larry Small. It consists of eight 6-meter antennas, with two of them (inc luding the associated electronics and receiver systems) delivered by ASIAA under close collaborations with university groups and industry in Taiwan.

As a partner of the SMA project, ASIAA contributes towards the maintenanc e and operation of the array on Mauna Kea. ASIAA has a small local staff residing in Hilo, Hawaii. In addition, the scientific and engi neering staff visits the site regularly, and conducts remote operation from Taip ei.