Ethanolamine in space
8 June, 2021
JAO Author: Sergio Martín
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The complex choreography of relativistic particles in NGC 1272
6 May, 2021
JAO Authors: Marie-Lou Gendron-Marsolais and Chat Hull – The supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy NGC 1272 powers jets of relativistic particles whose radio emission (red) has been imaged in exquisite detail by the Jansky Very Large Array. The particles’ complex choreography is the result of the galaxy’s motion through the dense environment of...
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Astronomers image magnetic fields at the edge of M87’s black hole
14 April, 2021
JAO Authors: Ed Fomalont, Hugo Messias | The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, which produced the first-ever image of a black hole, has revealed a new view of the massive object at the center of the M87 galaxy: how it looks in polarized light. The observations are key to explaining how the M87 galaxy can...
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Compact pebbles and the evolution of volatiles in the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
14 April, 2021
JAO Author: Chin-Shin Chang | The interstellar traveller, 2I/Borisov, is the first active extrasolar comet detected in our Solar System. ALMA and optical observations suggest that 2I/Borisov’s home system, much like our own system, experienced efficient radial mixing from the innermost parts of its protoplanetary disk to beyond the frost line of corbon monoxide.
JAO
The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO), located in Santiago (Chile), provides the unified leadership and management for ALMA. JAO staff are responsible for maintaining and optimizing the performance of the Radio telescope and conducting observations on behalf of the astronomical community.
JAO Science Team
The Science Team at the JAO is responsible for optimizing the scientific performance of ALMA, calibrating and imaging ALMA data, and conducting scientific research. The Science Team consists of both long-term staff members in the JAO Department of Science Operations and postdoctoral fellows.
Recent JAO Publications
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June 30, 2021
An ALMA Survey of Protoplanetary Disks in Lynds 1641
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June 30, 2021
The Circumnuclear Disk Revealed by ALMA. I. Dense Clouds and Tides in the Galactic Center
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June 30, 2021
The JCMT BISTRO Survey: The Distribution of Magnetic Field Strengths toward the OMC-1 Region
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June 30, 2021
Two-component Magnetic Field along the Line of Sight to the Perseus Molecular Cloud: Contribution of the Foreground Taurus Molecular Cloud