Workshop on "Source Finding Challenges for ASKAP"
Thursday 29 April 2010
ATNF Marsfield Lecture Theatre
Source-finding - extracting astronomical objects of interest from images or data cubes - is of interest across a wide range of ASKAP Survey Science Projects. Automated source-finding will be part of the ASKAP on-line processing pipeline, and determining optimal source-finding algorithms will be key to getting the best scientific results.
We are holding a 1-day workshop on source-finding techniques, with the goals of
- Finding common challenges in spectral-line, continuum and polarisation source-finding for ASKAP Survey Science Projects
- Discussing existing and future solutions - what can we learn from past surveys.
- Planning the way forward for cross-SSP work on source-finding.
We want the workshop to focus primarily on algorithms and techniques, rather than the science that is done with them.
** NOTE ** The day before this meeting, on Wednesday, April 28, we are also holding a 3D Visualiastion demo/workshop.
Everyone is welcome to attend. The program is split into two distinct parts. The morning sessions will feature talks on either existing source finders and experience with previous surveys, or plans for source finding in future ASKAP surveys. The afternoon sessions are set aside for discussion, split between spectral-line and continuum source finding.
While the morning talks are all assigned, we welcome input into the discussion, and if you have experience or knowledge of some aspect of source finding not yet covered, please let us know and we can try to cover it in the discussion. All are welcome, however, even if you don't have much experience in this area! Please email one of the organisers (below) to register your interest.
We expect the workshop will run from approx 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Telecon facilities will be available.
A list of attendees can be found here.
Program
- Session 1: Spectral line
- Session 2: Continuum
- Session 3: Discussion - spectral line
- Session 4: Discussion - continuum
09:30h - Simon Johnston (CSIRO) - Welcome and Introduction (10 mins)
09:40h - Matthew Whiting (CSIRO) - The Duchamp source finder (15+5 mins)
10:00h - Virginia Kilborn (Swinburne) - Source finding: HIPASS, Duchamp, and beyond ... (15+5 mins)
10:20h - Tobias Westmeier (CSIRO) - WALLABY source finding tests: data sets and algorithms (15+5 mins)
10:40h - Jose F. Gomez (IAA) - Finding extended and point sources for GASKAP (15+5 mins)
11:00h - 11:30h Break
11:30h - Tara Murphy (U.Sydney) - Source-finding for SUMSS and MGPS-2 (15+5 mins)
11:50h - Andrew Hopkins (AAO) - Point source detection and measurement approaches (15+5 mins)
12:10h - Melanie Johnston-Hollitt (Victoria U) - Detecting extended radio emission: SNRs, Relics, Halos & Head-Tailed Galaxies (15+5 mins)
12:30h - Jeroen Stil (U.Calgary) - POSSUM source finding (15+5 mins)
12:50h - 13:30h Lunch
13:30h - Matthew Whiting (CSIRO) - ASKAP software & source finding (10 mins)
13:40h - Russell Jurek (CSIRO) - Comparing Duchamp to a purpose-built HI source finder algorithm (15 mins)
13:55h - Discussion chaired by Baerbel + Matthew
14:55h - 15:10h Break
15:10h - Paul Hancock (U.Sydney) - (10 mins)
15:20h - Discussion chaired by Tara + Andrew
16:20h - Wrap up
16:30h - Finish
Organisers
- Tara Murphy (tara@physics.usyd.edu.au)
- Andrew Hopkins (ahopkins@aao.gov.au)
- Matthew Whiting (Matthew.Whiting@csiro.au)
- Baerbel Koribalski (Baerbel.Koribalski@csiro.au)