ALMA

• What is ALMA?
• Emission mechanisms in the mm/sub-mm band ("The Cool Universe")
• Key science:
  • Planet formation and protoplanetary disks
  • Low- and high-mass star formation
  • Galaxy mass assembly
  • Starburst/sub-mm/ULIR galaxies
  • The first galaxies
  • Non-thermal astrophysics (jets and SZ)
  • ALMA as a VLBI station
• Technology:
  • Antennas and configurations
  • Receiver bands
  • Calibration and phase correction strategies
  • Correlators and spectral configurations
  • Software: overview, OT, pipeline
• Current status