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.
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 Sessions (Tutorial Session; 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 Sessions (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 | VLBI and EHT — Sara Issaoun |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Current Instrumentation and Future Capabilities of the SMA — Garrett 'Karto' Keating |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | VIS Visit and Summit Tour (Group B) |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | Data Reduction + Lunch (Group A) |
| Friday, January 10, 2025 | |
| Time | Title |
| 09:00 - 11:00 | Student Presentations |