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ALMA MEMO #475
Observing Stars & Extrasolar Planetary Systems with ALMA
Bryan Butler, Alwyn Wootten, & Bob Brown
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
2003-09-16
We address in this memo the ability of ALMA to observe stars and extrasolar planetary systems
(in various stages of formation). The observation of extrasolar planetary systems is thought to be
one of the most important science drivers for ALMA. As such, we should have some idea of what
the capabilities might be in this regard. In addition, ALMA will be the first instrument which will
be able to detect, monitor, and even image (for the largest) a very large number of "regular" stars
at wavelengths longer than the mid-IR. Again, we should have some idea of what our capabilities
might be in this area. This was originally written up for a poster contributed to Symposium 202 at
the IAU GA in 2000 in Manchester, and a shortened version was submitted to the proceedings of
that symposium (Penny et al., unpublished to date).
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