ATNF Synthesis Imaging School

Program


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Monday Sep 18
8:30 Registration + coffee
9:00 Introduction & Welcome (Phil Edwards)
9:10-9:15 Safety Induction (Michael Dahlem)
9:15 -10:15 Principles of Interferometry I: introduction, motivation and basics (Dave McConnell)
10:15-10:45 Morning tea
10:45-11:45 Principles of Interferometry II: detailed theory (Rick Perley)
11:45-12:45 Principles of Interferometry III: practical applications (John Dickey)
12:45-1:45 Lunch
1:45-2:45 Signal Processing(Graeme Carrad)
2:45 -3:45 Telescopes of the World (John Storey)
3:45-4:00 Afternoon Tea
4:00-5:00 Q&A with the speakers, announcements, late registration payments etc
5:10 Bus to pick up
7:30 Dinner at Bowling Club (Radio Astrology John Storey)



Tuesday Sep 19
8:45 Coffee
9:00 (sharp) -10:00 Fourier Transforms (John Dickey)
10:00 -11:00 Calibration and Editing (John Reynolds)
11:00-11:30 Morning tea, group photograph
11:30-12:30 Imaging and Deconvolution (Mark Wieringa)
12:30-1:15 Observing Strategies (Jessica Chapman)
1:15-2:15 Lunch
2:15-5:15 Group A (tutorial & site tour), Group B (data reduction), Group C (observing)
3:30-4:00 Afternoon Tea
5:15-6:15 Q&A with the speakers
6:15 Bus to pick up



Wednesday Sep 20
8:45 Coffee
9:00 (sharp) -10:00 Sensitivity (Ray Norris)
10:00-11:00 Data Analysis (Naomi McClure-Griffiths)
11:00-11:30 Morning tea
11:30-12:30 Error Recognition (Ron Ekers)
12:30-1:00 OPAL and the ATCA archive (Jessica Chapman)
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-5:00 Group A (data reduction), Group B (observing), Group C (tutorial & site tour)
3:30-4:00 Afternoon Tea
5:15-6:15 Q&A with the speakers
from 6:30 Drinks & nibbles
7:00 Aboriginal Astronomy (Ray Norris)
Later Camp Fire Dinner
10:30 Bus to pick up



Thursday Sep 21
8:45 Coffee
9:00 (sharp) -10:00 Self Calibration (Steven Tingay)
10:00-11:00 Spectral Line (Juergen Ott)(Embedded movie)
11:00-11:30 Morning tea
11:30-12:30 Wide Field Imaging (Tim Cornwell)
12:30-1:30 Polarimetry (Rick Perley)
1:30-2:30 Lunch
2:30-5:30 Group A (observing), Group B (tutorial & site tour), Group C (data reduction)
4:00-4:30 Afternoon Tea
5:30-6:15 Q&A with the speakers



Friday Sep 22
8:45 Coffee
9:00 (sharp) -10:00 VLBI (Phil Edwards)
10:00-11:00 SKA, xNTD (Tim Cornwell)
11:00-11:30 Morning tea
11:30-12:30 Science Results & the Future (Elaine Sadler)
12:30-1:00 Closing Remarks/Final Questionnaire (SOC)
1:00-2:30 Conference close, BBQ lunch
2:30 Bushwalk to Sawn Rocks, scenic flights

See also the material from the 2001 workshop and the on-line MIRIAD tutorials.

 

Links

School homepage

Registration Form

Travel details

Important dates

Narrabri information

Enno Middelberg

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