University of Bonn University of Cologne

The German ARC Node

Regional network of radio astronomy institutes tied through various collaborative research and education projects.

Sep 2004: NRW Forschungsverbund Astro-Interferometrie (Bertoldi, Chini, Eckart, Menten)

Max-Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, Bonn (associate member) University of Bochum University of Bonn University of Cologne 6 professors 6 professors 40 scientists 40 scientists 30 PhD students 25 PhD students

Education

• Bonn-Cologne Graduate School in Physics & Astronomy • International Max-Planck Research School • Bonn International Graduate School in Physics • Master in Astrophysics (Bonn) • Early-stage training site for European long-wavelength astronomy (ESTRELA)

3 directors 75 scientists 2 professors 25 PhD students 14 scientists Max-Planck Institute for 10 PhD students Radioastronomy, Bonn University of Bochum University of Bonn University of Cologne

Radio-submm Telescopes

NANTEN2 KOSMA

APEX Effelsberg 100m LOFAR

SOFIA Herschel

CCAT?

Max-Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, Bonn University of Bochum University of Bonn University of Cologne

Technology

• Heterodyne receiver arrays • Bolometer arrays • Laboratory spectroscopy • Backends (AC, AOS, FPGA) • VLBI correlator • Data analysis software • Telescope control software • Near-IR interferometry

Max-Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, Bonn University of Bochum University of Bonn University of Cologne

ARC Tasks (Universities) • User support (visitors) • Interferometry training  lecture, workshop, summer school (ERIS2007) • Public & political outreach

ARC Specialization • Advanced data analysis: MAGIX, spectra modeling (MPI, AIfA) generic interface development, D-GRID initiative (Cologne) • Data pipeline heuristics: calibration, data capture (MPI) • Polarization calibration (AIfA) • Astrometry (AIfA) • Molecular spectroscopy database (Cologne)

Max-Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, Bonn University of Bochum University of Bonn University of Cologne

ARC staffing (Universities)

• 3 staff scientists • system administrator • software engineer • software scientist • 3-4 postdocs • 4-6 PhD students

Funding from Universities, FP7/RadioNet, Verbundforschung

Bonn ARC staff: Wouter Vlemmings, Jes Jorgensen Bonn WAP computer grant from State & University

build up staff by end of 2008

Max-Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, Bonn University of Bochum