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ALMA is located in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, one of the world's best
sites for observational astronomy. At an elevation of 16,500 feet above sea level,
ALMA is the highest telescope on Earth. When it is completed, ALMA will include
66 precision radio telescopes with nearly 71,000 square feet of collecting area
that be flexibly configured to conduct research across all fields of modern astrophysics.
ALMA is an International Partnership
ALMA is a major international astronomy facility, a partnership of Europe, Japan,
and North America in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. ALMA is funded in North
America by the US National Science Foundation, in cooperation with the National
Research Council of Canada and the National Science Council of Taiwan. ALMA construction
and operations on behalf of North America are led by the National Radio Astronomy
Observatory (NRAO). The North American ALMA Science Center, based at NRAO headquarters
in Charlottesville, Virginia, supports the scientific use of ALMA by the North American
astronomical community.
Colfax workstations subjected to rigorous testing
The NRAO chose Colfax workstations for use with ALMA after rigorous, exhaustive
testing under a wide range of challenging, high-elevation conditions. The NRAO is
a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement
by Associated Universities, Inc.
Click here to browse and configure Colfax workstations
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Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), J. Guarda (ALMA)
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