School Program
Students will learn how (sub-)millimeter interferometers work, through a combination of lectures and hands-on demonstrations, learning how the array is run and how data are collected on the SMA. Students will be involved in collecting, reducing, calibrating, and producing images from SMA data, to be presented at the conclusion of the school.
Slides will be posted the week of the school for reference. Lectures to be held at the UH IfA Auditorium, and hands-on data reduction sessions in the SAO Offices in Hilo, HI.
SLIDE AND VIDEO LINKS
- [slides | video] 00. School Introduction — Garrett 'Karto' Keating
- [slides | video] 01. Introduction to Radio Astronomy — David Wilner
- [slides | video] 02. Fundamentals of Interferometry I — Garrett 'Karto' Keating
- [slides | video] 03. Fundamentals of Interferometry II — Jakob den Brok
- [slides | video] 04. Calibration I — Mark Gurwell
- [slides | video] 05. Atmospheric Effects — Kirsten Hall
- [slides | video] 06. Error Recognition I — Eric Koch
- [slides | video] 07. Non-Imaging Analysis — Josh Lovell
- [slides | video] 08. Imaging and Deconvolution — David Wilner
- [slides | video] 09. Antennas and Optics — Ram Rao
- [slides | video] 10. Polarimetry — Ram Rao
- [slides | video] 11. Calibration II — Mark Gurwell
- [slides | video] 12. Error Recognition II — Garrett 'Karto' Keating
- [slides | video] 13. Proposal Writing — Jakob den Brok
- [slides | video] 14. VLBI and EHT — Sara Issaoun
- [slides | video] 15. Multiwavelength Analysis — Joe Michail
- [slides | video] 16. Current Instrumentation and Future Capabilities of SMA — Garrett 'Karto' Keating
- [slides | video] AA. Calibration and flagging SMA Data in CASA — Clara Ross (notebook)
- [slides | video] BB. Imaging in CASA — Bea Kulterer
PROGRAM SCHEDULE — ALL DATES AND TIMES HST
| Monday, January 6, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Time | Title |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Opening Remarks and Welcome — Garrett 'Karto' Keating |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Introduction to Radio Astronomy — David Wilner |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Fundamentals of Interferometry I — Garrett 'Karto' Keating |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Fundamentals of Interferometry II — Jakob den Brok |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Calibration I — Mark Gurwell |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Data Reduction Session #1 (Flagging and Calibration; SAO Offices) |
| Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | |
| Time | Title |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Atmospheric Effects — Kirsten Hall |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Error Recognition I — Eric Koch |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Non-Imaging Analysis — Josh Lovell |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Imaging and Deconvolution — David Wilner |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Data Reduction Session #2 (Imaging; SAO Offices) |
| Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | |
| Time | Title |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Antennas and Optics — Ram Rao |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Polarimetry — Ram Rao |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Calibration II — Mark Gurwell |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Error Recognition II — Garrett 'Karto' Keating |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | VIS Visit and Summit Tour (Group A) |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | Data Reduction + Lunch (Group B) |
| Thursday, January 9, 2025 | |
| Time | Title |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Proposal Writing — Jakob den Brok |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Multiwavelength Analysis — Joe Michail |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | VLBI and EHT — Sara Issaoun |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Current Instrumentation and Future Capabilities of SMA — Garrett 'Karto' Keating |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | VIS Visit and Summit Tour (Group B) |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | Data Reduction + Lunch (Group A) |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | CONFERENCE DINNER |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Social Event (Astronomy on Tap) |
| Friday, January 10, 2025 | |
| Time | Title |
| 09:00 - 11:00 | Student Presentations |