The Fermi Mission will hold a virtual summer workshop series of interactive activities to learn about Fermi data analysis and lectures on gamma-ray astrophysics. The virtual school will consist of weekly online workshops and lecture presentations. These will be held on Mondays from June 7th to July 26th with the exception of July 5th. Lectures will be held on Mondays from 11 am to 12 pm (Eastern US, GMT-4) and analysis tutorial live sessions will be held on Mondays from 2-3:30 pm.
The material is designed for graduate students and early postdocs starting analysis projects in gamma-ray astrophysics that involve Fermi data and science. In addition to standard analysis using the Fermitools, we will include sessions covering pulsar analysis with the Large Area Telescope and gamma-ray burst analysis with the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor. We are seeking attendees that are interested in engaging in analysis activities and interacting with instructors and the other students in group activities. There will be no registration fee, but if demand is high, we may need to limit attendance and prioritize students who are developing near-term research projects using Fermi data.
Schedule for Summer 2021
Times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
Technical Help Sessions
We will have two sessions via Teams the week before the start of the workshops to help people get setup with the tools. Please try to install the FermiBottle Docker Container, which contains all the software needed for the workshops and go through the Summer School Checklist to make sure the container is functioning correctly.
| Thursday, June 3 | Friday, June 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 10am-11am | Tech Help Session | Tech Help Session |
June 2021
| Mon, June 7 | Mon, June 14 | Mon, June 21 | Mon, June 28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lectures 11 am - 12 pm EDT | Welcome and Intro to Fermi and the Fermi Sky Liz Hays & Judy Racusin | AGN Observations Manel Errando | Statistics for Astrophysics Daniela Huppenkothen | Particle Acceleration Yajie Yuan |
| Intermission | Gather (password: fermi) | Gather (password: fermi) | Gather (password: fermi) | Gather (password: fermi) |
| Analysis Tutorials 2 pm - 3:30 pm EDT | Getting started with Fermi Analysis Joe Eggen | Testing for sources: Likelihood analysis using fermipy Liz+ | Flux, error bars, and upper limits Liz/Daniela | Light Curves Liz+ |
July 2021
| Mon, July 12 | Mon, July 19 | Mon, July 26 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures 11 am - 12 pm EDT | Galactic Center/Pulsar WInd Nebulae Mattia Di Mauro | Neutrinos and ground-based observations Marcos Santander | Wrap up and Next Steps Student Spotlight Presentations |
| Intermission | Gather (password: fermi) | Gather (password: fermi) | Gather (password: fermi) |
| Analysis Tutorials 2 pm - 3:30 pm EDT | Pulsar tutorial Matthew Kerr | GBM Tools Adam Goldstein+ | Refining models: TS maps, spectra |
Office hours will be held on Gather with various team members throughout the summer.
| Office Hours | Date/Time (EDT) | Host | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Thurs. Jun 10 10-11 am | SSC Members, Liz, Judy | Tech Support, Fermitools, Fermi Mission |
| Week 2 | Wed. Jun 16 2-3 pm | Jeremy Perkins | Fermipy, python scripting |
| Week 2 | Thurs. Jun 17 10-11 am | SSC Members | Help desk |
| Week 3 | Wed. Jun 23 2-3 pm | Jeremy Perkins | Fermipy, python scripting |
| Week 3 | Thurs. Jun 24 10-11 am | SSC Members | Help desk |
| Week 4 | Thurs. Jul 1 10-11 am | SSC Members | Help desk |
| Week 5 | Thurs. Jul 15 10-11 am | SSC Members | Help desk |
| Week 6 | Thurs. Jul 22 10-11 am | SSC Members | Help desk |
| Week 7 | Thurs. Jul 29 10-11 am | SSC Members | Help desk |
Tools
- The meeting platform is Microsoft Teams. Non-NASA guests can join meetings and use the chat.
- The software necessary for the tutorials (such as the Fermitools) are distributed in the FermiBottle Docker Container, a fully-functional, self-contained analysis environment. Please go through the Summer School Checklist to make sure the container is functioning correctly.
- Slido will be used for polling.
- Primary announcements will be sent out via an e-mail list.
- Secondary announcements, interaction between sessions. instructor-student, and student-student communication will be handled via Slack. Instructions on joining the Summer School Slack will be sent to attendees.
- This confluence page will be the home for the schedule as well as the presentation and supporting materials.
Supporting Material
- There are a number of video tutorials for Fermi data analysis already available.