Milan, Italy
17 - 26 May 2023
In this school you will do a 'Phase A' study of an astronomical instrument dedicated to integral-field spectroscopy. You will plan an instrument in small groups led by an experienced tutor. During the first week the mornings are dedicated to lectures and the afternoons to group work. During second week the students will concentrate on group work. In the end of the school all groups will present their instrument plans.
The school is mainly meant for M.Sc/PhD students in astronomy or engineering who want to gain more experience in astronomical instrumentation. However, astronomers and engineers at any stage of the career are very welcome to apply to the school.
If you are interested in the whole process of designing an astronomical instrument, this school is perfect for you.
Credits: ESO
You can find the application form for this schools from HERE. The deadline for applications is Friday 24 February 2023.
Note that we usually have many people applying to our schools. Therefore, it is important that you motivate your application well. Also, it is very important to organise a recommendation letter to be directly sent to the organisers of the school by the application deadline (contact details in the end of this page).
The applicants will be informed about the selection in March.
Wednesday May 17: | |
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08:30 - 09:00 | Course overview and logistics |
09:00 - 10:30 | Science with optical spectroscopy in astronomy |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Science with integral field spectroscopy |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Instrument requirement and definition (1): lessons learned |
16:00 - 18:00 | Introduction of the students, teachers, and groups |
Thursday May 18 | |
09:00 - 10:30 | Available technologies for IFU based instrumentation |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Optics for telescope and spectrographs |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Mechanics |
16:00 - 18:00 | Project work in groups |
Friday May 19 | |
09:00 - 10:30 | Systems engineering |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Detectors |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Fibre optics |
16:00 - 18:00 | Project work in groups |
Saturday May 20 | |
Visit to Merate and laboratories | |
Sunday May 21 | |
City tour and free day | |
Monday May 22 | |
09:00 - 10:30 | Adaptive optics |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Astrophotonics |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | ORP Trans National Access |
16:00 - 18:00 | Project work in groups |
Tuesday May 23 | |
09:00 - 10:30 | Software and data reduction |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Project work in groups |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 18:00 | Project work in groups |
Wednesday May 23 | |
09:00 - 10:30 | Careers in science |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Project work in groups |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 18:00 | Project work in groups |
Thursday May 24 | |
09:00 - 10:30 | Project work in groups |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | Project work in groups |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 18:00 | Project work in groups |
Friday May 26 | |
09:00 - 09:45 | Group presentation |
09:45 - 10:30 | Group presentation |
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 11:45 | Group presentation |
11:45 - 12:30 | Group presentation |
12:30 - 14:30 | Lunch + closing remarks |
SOC |
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Andrea Bianco (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Italy) |
Heidi Korhonen (ESO) |
Marco Riva (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Italy) |
Tutors |
To be announced |
Lecturers |
To be announced |
Contact: send a message to the organisers.