Expanded Maser Science Opportunities with the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade
Abstract
The ALMA Project is embarking on a partner-wide initiative to at least double, and ultimately quadruple the correlated bandwidth of ALMA by @2030. This initiative is called the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU). In this contribution, I briefly describe the main aspects of the upgrade and status. Then I provide several examples of how the WSU will enhance (sub)millimeter maser science by affording the ability to observe more diagnostic maser transitions (and thermal lines) with a single observation.
- Publication:
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Cosmic Masers: Proper Motion Toward the Next-Generation Large Projects
- Pub Date:
- 2024
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921323002302
- Bibcode:
- 2024IAUS..380..470B
- Keywords:
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- Radio observatories;
- Radio interferometers;
- Astrophysical masers;
- Interstellar molecules