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Schedule for Week 1 and Week 2

Week 1  

 Tues, May 28Wed, May 29Thurs, May 30Fri, May 31Sat, June 1
8:15BreakfastBreakfastBreakfastBreakfastBreakfast
9:00Welcome / Introduction to Gamma-ray Astro  - Liz HaysIntro to Fermi LAT - Regina CaputoJamie Holder

GRB-GW Science - Adam

Fermi LAT continued - Regina Caputo
10:00Intro to the Fermi Mission and Sky - Julie McEneryIntro to Fermi GBM - Adam Goldstein

Dark Matter - Regina

AGN - ManelSpecial Topics
11:00BreakBreakBreakBreak (Photo!)Break
11:30Gamma rays from Pulsar Wind Nebula - Mattia Di Mauro

Quicklook at the Data - Joe Eggen

  Student Talks / 1 Slide Summaries
Student Talks / 1 Slide Summaries 

Tutorial - Manel on population studies/catalog

12:30LunchLunchLunchLunchLunch
1:30

Tour of Fermi Resources

Getting Started with Maximum Likelihood Analysis - Mattia Di Mauro

 Getting Started with Fermi:

Data Extraction

Quicklook at the Data

Students choose a source for analysis.

Getting started with Likelihood Analysis in LAT -

Jeremy Perkins

Quiz tool link: kahoot.it

 

 

Generating LAT XML Models -

instructions for using make3FGLxml.py script

Advanced Likelihood/fermiPy (data.tgz)

fermiPy documentation

PDG Statistics review

pdf (deltaLL values in Table 38.2 on page 29)

Conda Tutorial - Joe Asercion

Likelihood Examples/Advanced Topics

Student Projects

Advanced Topics:

Upper Limits

 

Student Projects

 

4:45End of the Day TagupEnd of the Day TagupEnd of the Day TagupEnd of the Day TagupEnd of the Day Tagup
      


Week 2

 Mon, June 3Tues, June 4Wed, June 5Thurs, June 6Fri, June 7
8:15BreakfastBreakfastBreakfastBreakfastBreakfast
9:00Particle Acceleration - Andrew TaylorPKS 1255 AGN Source Study - Andrew

Judy

NGC 253 (Starburst Galaxies) - Andrew

Final Wrap-up! Project Results and Feedback (All)


10:00HAWC - Henrike

IACTs - Manel

TeV Galactic - HenrikeBurstCube - Jacob SmithWorkshop Close Out
11:00BreakBreakBreakBreakBreak
11:30 Student Talks / 1 Slide Summaries 

Student Talks / 1 Slide Summaries

 Student Talks / 1 Slide Summaries Neutrinos - Erik BlaufussWorkshop Close Out
12:30LunchLunchLunchLunchLunch
1:30Free afternoon Or Tues or Wed

 Student Projects

  Advanced Topics:

  • Systematics

Student Projects

Neutrino track tutorial - Erik

Advanced Topics:

Student Projects

 
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Student Talks and 1 Slide Schedule

Thursday, May 30

Friday, May 31

Monday, June 3

Tuesday, June 4

Wednesday, June 5

Supporting Material

Interesting repositories for Fermi analysis


Things to Do:

Take the ferry to Cape May https://www.cmlf.com/

Hire kayaks https://www.questkayak.com/ (Don't forget sun screen!)

If the weather's good, go to the beach! Lewes Beach is fine, or there's a beach on the oceanside in Cape Henlopen State Park. (Don't forget sun screen!)

Visit Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/prime_hook/ (Don't forget bug repellent)

Visit the Zwaanendael Museum: https://history.delaware.gov/museums/zm/zm_main.shtml

Visit the US Lightship Overfalls (located just off of Pilottown Rd): http://www.overfalls.org/

Lewes-Rehoboth Bike Path





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