MMA Memo #265

Cost-Benefit Analysis of ALMA Configurations

M.S. Yun, L. Kogan

May 10, 1999

Keywords: cost, configurations, antennas, baselines

A cost-benefit analysis for ALMA configurations is conducted based on the previous analysis of the MMA configurations by Holdaway (1998). In particular, the impacts of having a larger number of antennas and longer baselines on the overall array efficiency are addressed along with several practical concerns that may affect the configuration plan.

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Last modified: 09 December, 1999