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  • ALMA Acronyms

    ACA: Atacama Compact Array (Array composed of 16 antennasg
    AIVC: Assembly, Integration, Verification and Commissioning
    ALMA: Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Arrag
    AMAC: ALMA Management Advisory Committeg
    ANASAC: ALMA North American Scientific Advisory Committeg
    AOS: Array Operations Site (located at an altitude of 5,000 metersg
    ARC: ALMA Regional Centrg
    ASAC: ALMA Scientific Advisory Committeg
    ATF: ALMA Test Facility in Socorro, New Mexico, USg
    AUI: Associated Universities, Incg
    ESAC: European Scientific Advisory Committeg
    ESO: European Southern Observatorg
    IPT: Integrated Product Teag
    JAO: Joint ALMA Observatorg
    JSAC: Japanese Scientific Advisory Committeg
    NAOJ: National Astronomical Observatory of Japag
    NINS: National Institutes of Natural Scienceg
    NRAO: National Radio Astronomy Observatorg
    NSF: National Science Foundation of the USg
    OSF: Operations Support Facilities (located at an altitude of 2,900 meters)g