Title :
The ALMA software system
Author :
Glendenning, B.E.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Radio Astron. Obs., Socorro, NM, USA
Abstract :
The ALMA Radio Telescope has a large, integrated, software system to handle all aspects of telescope operation. This software has been developed by a large international consortium of collaborating institutions. This paper briefly describes the scope of the software effort, the technical approach which has been implemented, and the management approach which has been used to oversee its development.
Keywords :
astronomy computing; radioastronomical techniques; radioastronomy; radiotelescopes; software development management; ALMA radiotelescope; ALMA software system; integrated software system; radiotelescope operation; Correlators; Observatories; Radio astronomy; Receiving antennas; Software systems; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5117-3
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051290
