EVENT: Science with the Submillimeter Array:
Present and Future
November 4 - 5, 2019, ASIAA, Taipei
The Submillimeter Array (SMA) pioneered submillimeter imaging interferometry from its excellent site near the summit of Maunkea more than 15 years ago and continues to offer forefront capabilities today. The modest scale of the SMA enables rapid adoption of new technologies and prompt response to new scientific opportunities. Since the deployment of the SWARM correlator in 2017, SMA users have had access to a unique combination of wide bandwidth (32 GHz) and uniform high spectral resolution (140 kHz) to address numerous and diverse astrophysical problems. The diagnostic power of millimeter/submillimeter continuum and spectral line emission, polarization properties, and time variability are applied to targets ranging from Solar System bodies to galaxies at cosmological distances. The phased SMA also provides a key station in the Event Horizon Telescope, a global effort to image black holes and associated strong gravity effects.
The ongoing wSMA upgrade will deliver even more bandwidth (128 GHz) to realize further gains in sensitivity and speed, as well as infrastructure to support future innovative instrumentation. Hence it is timely for the SMA community to get together to review the current status of the SMA, share recent results, discuss synergies with other observatories, and foster new collaborations. In particular, this meeting will highlight how the SMA provides a powerful and flexible complement to the international ALMA, the EAO-operated JCMT single dish telescope, and other major observatories on the ground and in space.
Important Dates
Pre-Announcement: May 10, 2019
First Announcement and Opening of Registration: June 1, 2019
Registration and Abstract Submission Deadline: August 15, 2019
Full Program of the Workshop: September 15, 2019
Workshop: November 4 - 5, 2019, ASIAA, Taipei.
Please visit the workshop website for updates. We look forward to seeing you in Taipei.
