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Ten Years of ALMA: Achievements and Future Perspectives

No. 191 (October 2023), 6–9

Authors
  • Díaz Trigo, María [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • De Breuck, Carlos [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Hatziminaoglou, Evanthia [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Rossi, Silvio [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Schmid, Erich [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Zwaan, Martin [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
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The Organisation
Abstract

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the world’s largest radio observatory. Over the past decade, ALMA, an international collaboration in which ESO, representing its Member States, is the European partner, has revolutionised our view of the Universe from the Solar System to the most distant galaxies. ALMA has produced iconic images that have attracted worldwide attention, such as that of the planet-forming disc around the young star HL Tau, and contributed to the first image of the shadow of a black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87. In this article we look back at the main achievements of ALMA and provide an outlook into the future.

DOI
Bibcode
2023Msngr.191....6T
Dates
Created: 2023-09-01/2023-09-30
Length
4 pages
Rights
Copyright European Southern Observatory

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Díaz Trigo, M., De Breuck, C., Hatziminaoglou, E., Rossi, S., Schmid, E., Zwaan, M.; Ten Years of ALMA: Achievements and Future Perspectives. The Messenger 191 (October 2023): 6–9. https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5334