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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile People:Valladares, Geraldo Kaifu, Norio Quintana, Hernan Readhead, Anthony Vanden Bout, Paul Nakai, Naomasa Inatani, Junji |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:In December 1995 on Chajnantor, Geraldo Valladares, Norio Kaifu, Hernan Quintana, Tony Readhead, Paul Vanden Bout, Naomasa Nakai, and Junji Inatani pause for a photo in front of the ALMA operations base on Chajnantor for NRAO, a 20 foot (6 m) long ocean shipping container, still in place on the site. The container provided shelter for personnel and physical support for the instruments. It also had an array of solar panels (visible in back of the container) to supply electrical power, which could supply about 500 W continuously (24 VDC and 110 VAC 60 Hz), with sufficient reserve capacity to weather a storm of a few days. With ca. 2005 instrumentation, this system operated near capacity. Funding for site characterization ceased in 2005 but some equipment continued to operate, monitoring phase stability, until an errant bulldozer severed the interferometer cable in 2009. During their December 1995 trip, the group pictured here made multiple site visits, going to the "NRAO site," the "European site," and the "Japanese site." Photo taken by Angel Otarola [show more]
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Water bottle after return from high site
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile People:Vanden Bout, Paul |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout at NRAO container
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Interferometer towards Toco
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile People:Otarola, Angel |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Angel Otarola inside NRAO container
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Signs on NRAO container
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:NRAO container showinig tipper and solar panels
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Tipper at NRAO container
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Nobeyama Radio Observatory weather station
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Anenometer and winidmill at NRAO container
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Solar panels on NRAO container
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile People:Otarola, Angel |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Angel Otarola
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Llamas and Lincancabur
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Jama Road, following Angel Otarola (in another vehicle)
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Looking east to San Pedro
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile People:Vanden Bout, Paul |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout at NRAO container
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile People:Vanden Bout, Paul |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout at NRAO container
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Dorm under construction at Escondida Mine village
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Dorm under construction at Escondida Mine village
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Administration building at Escondida Mine village
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Dorm at Escondida Mine village
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Escondida Mine village
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Potential site in northern Chile for European millimeter/submillimeter array
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Potential site in northern Chile for European millimeter/submillimeter array
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Start Date:1995-12 Location:Chile |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Millimeter Array (MMA) Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Instruments--Millimeter Array (MMA) |
Description:Potential site in northern Chile for European millimeter/submillimeter array
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