2nd Chandra/CIAO Workshop Program Schedule

April 2001 Workshop Index

Please note that registration for this workshop is closed as of 5 April 2001. Information on registering for the October workshop will be announced in the coming months.

MONDAY - April 23

  9:00-9:05   Welcome (Roger Brissenden)
  9:05-9:20   Chandra Overview (Roger Brissenden)
  9:20-10:15 Introduction to X-ray Data Analysis (Randall Smith)
10:15-10:45 The Chandra Data products (Casey Law)

10:45-11:15 BREAK

11:15-11:45 Introduction to CIAO (Doug Burke)
11:45-12:15 Introduction to the Data Manipulation Tools (Antonella Fruscione)
12:15-12:45 Introduction to the hands-on session (Elizabeth Galle)

12:45-2:00   Lunch BREAK

  2:00-2:30   Calibration/Aspect Issues (Larry David, Tom Aldcroft)
  2:30-3:00   Introduction to Source Detection (Dan Harris)

  3:00-3:30   BREAK

  3:30-6:30   Hands-on session (introductory threads)
TUESDAY - April 24

  9:00-9:30   PSF Issues (Margarita Karovska)
  9:30-9:45   Introduction to imaging spectroscopy (Fabrizio Nicastro)
Grating analysis:
  9:45-10:10 Introduction to grating analysis and fitting (Antonella Fruscione)

10:10-10:30 BREAK

Spectral Analysis of Extended Sources:
10:30-11:00 Calibration issues in extended source analysis (Mike Wise)
11:00-11:30 Averaging responses in extended source analysis (Jonathan McDowell)
11:30-12:00 Radial Profiles of Extended Sources (Frank Primini)
12:00-12:30 2D modelling and fitting (Aneta Siemiginowska)

12:30-2:00   Lunch BREAK

  2:00-6:30   Hands-on session
WEDNESDAY - April 25

  9:00-9:30   Reprocessing (Dong-Woo Kim)
  9:30-10:00 CALDB (Dale Graessle)
10:00-10:30 Introduction to Slang and GUIDE (Randall Smith)
10:30-10:45 Introduction to ISIS (John Houck)

10:45-11:15 BREAK

11:15-6:00   Hands-on session