Developments in Sub/Millimeter Astronomy in Chile. Mónica Rubio Universidad de Chile

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1 Developments in Sub/Millimeter Astronomy in Chile Mónica Rubio Universidad de Chile Llama Workshop, FAPESP, 9 aug 2011

2 The start 1.2 m Columbia radio CTIO in 1984 Collaboration between Columbia University and UCH GHz CO surveys of the Southern Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds. 15 m SEST La Silla Faculty, Radio astronomy group at the Astronomy Department, UCH

3 Today Seven universities with astronomy departments/groups At least one radio-astronomer in each of the new institutions Graduate students performing PhD and Master s thesis in submillimeter astronomy

4 Astronomy in Chile Norte: Univ. Católica del Norte: 5 professors, 2 postdoc Licenciatura, Magíster Univ. de La Serena: 4 professors, 2 postdoc Licenciatura, Magíster Univ. de Valparaíso: 8 professors, 4postdoc Licenciatura Santiago: Univ. de Chile: 16 professors., 7 postdocs Licenciatura, Magíster, Doctorado P. Univ. Católica de Chile: 12 profs., 1- postdocs Licenciatura, Magíster, Doctorado Univ. Andrés Bello: 3 profesor, 2 postdoc U. Metrop. de Cs. de la Educación: 1 profesor Sur: Univ. de Concepción: 9 profesores, 7 postdocs Licenciatura, Magíster, Doctorado

5 Astronomers in Chilean universities 120 Faculty + postdocs = 100 Fondo Alma, Gemini Alma and Gemini CONICYT Funds Total UCH PUC UdeC UV ULS UCN UTA UMCE UNAB

6 Number Master + PhD students in Chile Year Undergraduate: 250 students

7 Developmenemts in Chajnantor Plateau ( 5000m ) San Pedro de Atacama Radio and IR Telescopes : 2000 CBI -QUIET, Caltech, USA APEX Germany & ESO 12m antenna ASTE, 10m Japanese antenna NANTEN2 4m antenna ACT, 6m antenna CCAT 25 m telescope mini-tao, U. Tokio, 1.0 m telescope TAO U. Tokio 6.5m telescope Chajnantor is an excellent and unique area for submilimetre observations.

8 Submillimeter Telescopes NANTEN II 4m Chile has 10% of the oberving time APEX 12m ASTE 10m

9 Science at DAS UCH - Massive star formation in the MW ATLASGAL (L. Bronfman) - Studies Dark IR Clouds and Filaments (G. Garay & D. Mardones) - Studies of protoplanetary diks (S. Cassasus&M. Schreiber (UV) ) - Studies of the cold gas and star formation in the Magellanic Clouds and low metallicity galaxies (M. Rubio)

10 SMC Color: Spitzer (S 3 MC) Bolatto et al Mizuno et al Contour: NANTEN 12CO(1-0)

11 30 Doradus SEST CO(2-1) image with contours 230 GHz LABOCA 850 µm continuum image 345GHz

12 WLM 0.96 Mpc O/H = 7.8 SE1 SW1 Tmb = K CO mass of Mo. -

13 Instrumentation Development UCH: PhD in astronomical instrumentation. - Collaboration between Electrical Engineering and Astronomy Departments PUC: Astro-Engineering Center - Engineering, Computer Sciences and Astronomy UCON: Radioastronomy Group - Radiometers and Interferometry U. Federico Santa María: - Software development for ALMA Control System U. Valparaiso - Astro-meteorology

14 Millimeter Radioastronomy Laboratory Band 1 ALMA receiver prototype Ricardo Finger presenttion

15 Centro de Astro - Ingenieria of PUC Objectives: Joint project of the Dept of Electrical Engineering and the Dept of Astronomy and Astrophysics Research - Start a group able to contribute to the major international projects of astronomical instrumentation Didactic - Provide a strong background of astronomical instrumentation to students of Astronomy, Engineering and Physics Main areas of interest: visible and infrared instrumentation (optics, detectors, cryogenics) Contact: Prof. Leonardo Vanzi - lvanzi@ing.puc.cll

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18 Radio-Astronomy at U.de Concepción (UdeC) - Long-term experience in the Chajnantor area. - Collaboration with CBI/QUIET since 2002: - 3 Ph.Ds, 2 engineers, several observers (students). - Operations, engineering, observations, CMB science. -Radio-Astronomy Laboratory, UdeC: GHz water vapor radiometers at the QUIET and CCAT site - Development of low cost digital oxygen and water vapor radiometers. -TIGO VLBI 6m telescope on UdeC campus: - Training of EE and Astronomy students. 183 GHz radiometer next to QUIET

19 The Future Aug 10, 2010

20 Parque Astronómico Atacama CONICYT ALMA CONICYT CONICYT Concesionado a CONICYT RES. Nº 913 de 17 Octubre de : 50 years CONICYT

21 CHAJNANTOR COSMIC ATACAMA TELESCOPE 25 m sub-mm Telescope

22 Science Areas in Sub/mm Star formation and ISM Protoplanetary disks AGN s Low metallicity and low surface brightness galaxies Galaxy Formation. High - z galaxies Galaxy evolution and star formation history at high-z: CMB and SZ effect

23 LLAMA Collaboration Latin American & International Science in the Sub-millimeter Human resources training Instrumentation

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