School Program

Students will learn how (sub-)millimeter interferometers work, through a combination of lectures and hands-on demonstrations, learning how the array is run and how data are collected on the SMA. Students will be involved in collecting, reducing, calibrating, and producing images from SMA data, to be presented at the conclusion of the school.

Slides will be posted the week of the school for reference. Unless otherise noted, all events wil take place in Phillips Auditorium.



PROGRAM SCHEDULE — ALL DATES AND TIMES EDT

Monday, May 15, 2023
TimeTitle
09:00 - 09:30Opening Remarks and WelcomeGarrett 'Karto' Keating
09:30 - 10:00Introduction to Radio AstronomyDavid Wilner
10:00 - 10:30Fundamentals of Interferometry IGarrett 'Karto' Keating
10:30 - 11:00COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 11:30Fundamentals of Interferometry IIJakob den Brok
11:30 - 12:00Calibration IMark Gurwell
12:00 - 13:00LUNCH BREAK
13:00 - 17:00Hands-on Data Reduction Tutorial (M-340)
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
TimeTitle
09:00 - 09:30Error Recognition IEric Koch
09:30 - 10:00Atmospheric EffectsKirsten Hall
10:00 - 10:30COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 11:30Imaging and DeconvolutionDavid Wilner
11:30 - 12:00Non-Imaging AnalysisJosh Lovell
12:00 - 13:00LUNCH BREAK
13:00 - 17:00Data Reduction Session (M-340)
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
TimeTitle
09:00 - 09:30Calibration IIMark Gurwell
09:30 - 10:00Error Recognition IIGarrett 'Karto' Keating
10:00 - 10:30COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 11:00Antennas and OpticsRam Rao
11:00 - 11:30Receivers and Front-end ElectronicsPaul Grimes
11:30 - 12:00Correlators and BeamformersWei Yu
12:00 - 13:00LUNCH BREAK
13:00 - 17:00Data Reduction Session (M-340)
Thursday, May 18, 2023
TimeTitle
09:00 - 09:30VLBI and EHTSara Issaoun
09:30 - 10:00PolarimetryRam Rao
10:00 - 10:30Proposal WritingJakob den Brok
10:30 - 11:00COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:00Lab/Observing Center Tours (160 Concord) — Edward Tong, Lingzhen Zhang, Ram Rao
12:00 - 13:00LUNCH BREAK
13:00 - 17:00Data Reduction Session (M-340)
Friday, May 19, 2023
TimeTitle
10:30 - 12:30Student Presentations