DATE: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:31:49 +1100 SUBJECT: Data Analysis with the Fermi Space Telescope, Monash Uni, Nov.23-24 Workshop announcement: Data Analysis with the Fermi Space Telescope Monash University, Clayton Campus November 23-24, 2009 This workshop will introduce participants to specific details of reduction and analysis of data obtained by the Fermi space telescope (formerly GLAST), as well as some general aspects of high-energy astronomy. Launched June 11, 2008, Fermi's mission is to explore the most extreme environments in the universe, via it's primary instrument, the Large Area Telescope (LAT). Sensitive to photons in the 20 MeV-300 GeV range, the LAT offers sensitivity and angular resolution superior to any previous instrument covering these energies. As of August 25, 2009, the Fermi Science Support Center has released the first year of observational data, and new observations are being continually added to the archive. Topics covered will include: * general aspects of high-energy data analysis * introduction to the LAT instrument * high-energy emission mechanisms * the analysis tools; standard analysis selections & calculating exposure * walkthroughs of analysis of 3C 454.3 and LS I +61 303, including * light curves * model creation * spectral fitting The chief presenter will be Richard Dubois, Science Computing Coordinator for the LAT and co-leader of the LAT binaries science working group (see e.g.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/team/bio_dubois.html) . Additional material will be presented by Alina Donea, Duncan Galloway & Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway (Monash). A substantial part of the workshop will be set aside for "hands-on" analysis by participants, and workstations will be made available for this purpose. As a result, places are strictly limited, so please indicate your wish to attend by emailing Zdenka.Misanovic@sci.monash.edu.au stating your name, affiliation, and status (student/other). The cost for the workshop will be $50 for students, and $100 otherwise, payable by credit card; details will be sent once registrations are confirmed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009 is the IAU's International Year of Astronomy find out more at http://iya09.monash.edu.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan Galloway, Monash Fellow phone: +61 (0)3 9902-0393 School of Physics & fax: +61 (0)3 9905-3637 School of Mathematical Sciences mobile: +61 (0)414 139-763 Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia chat: duncangalloway@mac.com Duncan.Galloway@sci.monash.edu.au www:users.monash.edu.au/~dgallow