ALMA recovers from COVID

Stuartt Corder; Alejandra Voigt; Jorge Ibsen; Iván López; Elizabeth Humphreys; Norikazu Mizuno; Claudia Tapia; Ana Salinas; Maryluz Jara; Andrés Baerwald

doi:10.1117/12.2630567

25 August 2022 ALMA recovers from COVID

Stuartt Corder, Alejandra Voigt, Jorge Ibsen, Iván López, Elizabeth Humphreys, Norikazu Mizuno, Claudia Tapia, Ana Salinas, Maryluz Jara, Andrés Baerwald

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Proceedings Volume 12186, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IX; 1218613 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630567
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Abstract

The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) shut down for a period of over 6 months in 2020. The subsequent restart of the largest, most complex astronomical observatory on earth required a balance between COVID risk and operational needs. In this submission we highlight the early efforts to secure and monitor the installations at our remote, 5,000m site, which saw its normal staff complement reduce from ~180 to ~10 overnight, requiring rapid changes to procedures, new improvised installations, and implementation of remote support previously unavailable. We outline the planning, review, recovery, and lessons learned from the restart efforts.

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Stuartt Corder, Alejandra Voigt, Jorge Ibsen, Iván López, Elizabeth Humphreys, Norikazu Mizuno, Claudia Tapia, Ana Salinas, Maryluz Jara, and Andrés Baerwald "ALMA recovers from COVID", Proc. SPIE 12186, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IX, 1218613 (25 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630567

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