Announcements

2013-01-04: 2013A Call for Proposals [closed]: The ASIAA SMA Time Allocation Committee, with the CfA SMA TAC, solicit SMA observing proposals for the 2013A semester.; Observing period : 2013 May 16 - 2013 Nov. 15 (2013A semester); Proposal deadline: 2013 Feb. 8th (Fri.) 5:00AM in Taiwan; Joint Call for Proposals : http://sma1.sma.hawaii.edu/call.html; Array Status and Technical Information : http://sma1.sma.hawaii.edu/status.html; SMA proposal submission facility : http://sma1.sma.hawaii.edu/proposing.html
2013-01-03: Summary of SMA-T Observations in 2012A
2012-09-19: SMA-T TAC Chair update: The SMA-Taiwan TAC is going to have a pair of co-chairpersons, Naomi Hirano and Kazushi Sakamoto, in 2012B. This is for transition and Naomi will be the chairperson from 2013A. The primary contact point for SMA-T users should be Kazushi till Oct. 23 and Naomi afterwords though sending an email to both will increase the chance of quick response.

Project Description

Since 1996, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics (ASIAA) has been carrying out the Submillimeter Array (SMA) project in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). In November 2003, the array was dedicated on Mauna Kea, Hawaii by the previous Academia Sinica President Y. T. Lee and Smithsonian Institution Secretary Larry Small. It consists of eight 6-meter antennas, with two of them (including the associated electronics and receiver systems) delivered by ASIAA under close collaborations with university groups and industry in Taiwan.

As a partner of the SMA project, ASIAA contributes towards the maintenance and operation of the array on Mauna Kea. ASIAA has a small local staff residing in Hilo, Hawaii. In addition, the scientific and engineering staff visits the site regularly, and conducts remote operation from Taipei.