The presentations for the spectroscopy school are now all available here. The spectroscopy exercises, related spectral files, and SPEX manual can be found here. You can also download the Knoppix CD image, from which you can write a CD that enables you to run SPEX in a linux environment on a Window PC, from here.
Tuesday 17th March 2009 | ||
08:30 | Registration | |
09:00 | Welcome and introduction | Graziella Branduardi-Raymont (UCL/MSSL) |
09:10 | Atomic processes in plasmas | Ehud Behar (NASA/GSFC) |
10:10 | Basics of spectroscopy | Frits Paerels (Columbia) |
11:10 | Coffee | |
11:40 | Spectroscopic techniques | Frank Verbunt (Utrecht) |
12:40 | Statistics: Velocity profiles | Andy Pollock (ESAC) |
13:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 | Introduction to SPEX | Elisa Costantini (SRON) |
14:45 | Exercises 1: Basics of SPEX, stellar spectra | |
15:45 | Tea | |
16:15 | Exercises 1 (continued): Basics of SPEX, stellar spectra | |
17:00 | Advanced SPEX models: DEM, NEI etc. | Jelle Kaastra (SRON) |
17:45 | End of the day's activities | |
18:00 | Reception - drinks and nibbles (complimentary) | |
20:00 | Closing for the day | |
Wednesday 18th March 2009 | ||
09:00 | Exercises 2: Clusters, stars and supernovae | |
10:45 | Coffee | |
11:15 | Plasma codes | Randall Smith (SAO) |
12:15 | SPEX absorption models | Katrien Steenbrugge (Oxford) |
13:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 | Exercises 3: AGN | |
15:45 | Tea | |
16:15 | Current and future spectrometers | Frits Paerels (Columbia) |
17:00 | Closing remarks | Graziella Branduardi-Raymont (UCL-MSSL) |