ALMA Data Reduction Party: Polarization

Date: March 3 - 6, 2025
Time: Mon: 1-5pm; Tue-Thurs: 9am-5pm
Location: NRAO, Charlottesville, VA

The North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC) is pleased to announce an ALMA Data Reduction Party on Polarization that will take place March 3-6, 2025 at the North American ALMA Science Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this 3.5-day event, NAASC scientists and data analysts will provide focused information and individualized support to a cohort of North American PI or Archival ALMA users who want support to image ALMA polarization data. To facilitate data processing, attendees will be provided access to NRAO computing resources both during and after the workshop; the event is fully in-person, and travel support can be provided upon request. Attendees will be encouraged to define their individual objectives ahead of the event and can expect outcomes such as:

  • Learning about ALMA polarization capabilities, calibration and current limitations
  • Understanding how to make Stokes IQUV images from calibrated measurement sets
  • Conducting polarization analysis on Stokes IQUV images using CARTA.

Attendance is limited to 12 researchers based at institutions in North America. Applicants should have experience with general radio interferometric imaging, including the CASA task tclean, have their data in hand at the time of the application deadline, and be prepared to join an online preparation session prior to the event. If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill out this application form by the deadline of December 20 at 17:00 ET. We will select eligible applicants based on the complexity of their projects and scientific goals. Applicants who do not get selected for this event may instead be invited for an individual face-to-face visit.

Note that the deadline has been extended to December 20!

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