I-TRAIN

I-TRAIN with the European ARC Network

The European ARC Network is initiating I-TRAIN, a regular series of Interactive Training in Reduction and Analysis of INterferometric data.
The sessions will cover a wide range of topics of interest to the ALMA user community with the aim to help users gain expertise in working
with interferometric data.

The duration of each training session will be about one hour, including a live demo and interactive Q&A.

Upcoming training sessions

Training session	Description
I‑TRAIN #5: Simulating ALMA Observations with the OST 11 March 2021, 11:00 CET [Zoom link]. Materials: - http://almaost.jb.man.ac.uk/ - presentation slides	The European ARC Network is offering an online training on simulating observations with the ALMA Observation Support Tool (OST) on Thursday March 11, 2021, 11:00 CET [Zoom link]. The OST allows users to test the effect of differing array configurations, frequency tunings, pointing strategies and weather conditions on imaging (2D or 3D) a sky-model of their choosing. The output images can be used to support the scientific and technical justifications of their ALMA proposals or for comparing model data to existing ALMA observations. In this training session participants will learn how to work with the OST to ensure robust and meaningful ALMA simulations. No specific preparations will be needed to follow this tutorial in full, the OST is available online at http://almaost.jb.man.ac.uk/. If attendees wish to simulate a sky-model of their favourite target these should be prepared in FITS format following the help documentation here (http://almaost.jb.man.ac.uk/help/#fitsinfo). The duration of this training session, hosted by the UK ARC node, will be about one hour and will include a live demo and an interactive Q&A session. For questions do not hesitate to contact the UK ARC node at alma-contact@jb.man.ac.uk (with subject OST I-TRAIN). Note: The tutors' presentation will be recorded and an edited version of the recording will be posted in the Science Portal after the session. The interactive Q&A will not be recorded. Presentation slides are available.

Recent training sessions

Training session	Description
I-TRAIN #1: imaging with the ALMA Pipeline 4 December 2020, 11:00 CET Materials: - training video (YouTube) - presentation - script - instructions - common questions - tutorial dataset (5 GB download!)	In this training session participants will learn how to run the ALMA Science Pipeline for their own scientific purposes. They will be guided on how to tweak different parameters of the pipeline tasks to produce cleaned data cubes from publicly available ALMA data. This will allow users to obtain products that are tailored to the specific requirements of their science projects. Some preparations are needed to follow this tutorial in full. Attendees are kindly requested to follow these instructions before the session. The duration of this training session, hosted by the Nordic ARC node, will be about an hour and will include a live demo and an interactive Q&A session. For questions do not hesitate to contact the Nordic node at contact@nordic-alma.se.
I‑TRAIN #2: ALMA Science Archive update and ARI‑L 15 December 2020, 11:00 CET Materials: - ARI-L presentation - ALMA Science Archive presentation	In this training session on the use of ALMA data we present some recently added functionality of the ALMA Science Archive like access to individual files, the CARTA remote visualisation and the new ALMA VO services. An overview over the European ALMA development project ARI-L will follow. ARI-L has already delivered over 74000 science FITS files to the ALMA Science Archive completing the existing ALMA products for Cycles 2-4.
I-TRAIN #3: UVMultiFit 15 January 2021, 11:00 CET Materials: - training video (YouTube) - presentation - dataset and scripts (~2Gb download) - instructions - Q&A session	The tool UVMultiFit is a versatile library for fitting models directly to visibility data. Visibility fitting can be a powerful method to analyze interferometric data and extract source information without the need to process image deconvolution. During the third session you will learn how to use this tool on real, publicly available ALMA data. Some preparations are needed to follow this tutorial in full. Attendees are kindly requested to fulfil the Requirements in these instructions before the session. Participants that require support to install UVMultiFit in their computers or would like to request remote computer access to follow this tutorial, please register here . The duration of this training session, hosted by the Nordic ARC node, was about an hour and will include a live demo and an interactive Q&A session. For questions do not hesitate to contact the Nordic node at contact@nordic-alma.se.
I-TRAIN #4: ALMA WebLog inspection 19 February 2021, 11:00 CET [Zoom link] Materials: - instructions - WebLog example - presentation	This I-TRAIN session serves as a tutorial on the inspection of ALMA WebLogs. WebLogs are produced by the ALMA pipeline and contain diagnostic information on data calibration and imaging. This session will teach users how to interpret the WebLog information and how to use it to guide re-imaging ALMA data. Before the session, attendees are kindly requested to follow these instructions. Attendees should either download this WebLog example or prepare to use their own WebLogs from their own projects. Presentation slides are available. The duration of this training session, hosted by the UK ARC node, was about one hour and will include a live demo and an interactive Q&A session. For questions do not hesitate to contact the UK ARC node at alma-contact@jb.man.ac.uk (with subject WebLog I-TRAIN). Note: The tutors' presentation will be recorded and an edited version of the recording will be posted in the Science Portal after the session. The interactive Q&A will not be recorded.