Programme

This programme is still preliminary and will be updated as more lectures and teachers are confirmed.

Draft programme for the Multi-messenger/wavelength Astrophysics School

Sunday July 26

Arrival in Durham

19:00 -> Informal get-together

Monday July 27

08:30 - 09:00 Welcome and logistics  (Ward and Korhonen)
09:00 - 10:30 Gravitational wave astrophysics
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Electromagnetic follow-up of GW sources (Maguire)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Hands-on exercises on electromagnetic follow-up (Maguire)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00  Hands-on exercises on electromagnetic follow-up (Maguire)

Tuesday July 28

09:00 - 10:30 Neutrino Astrophysics (Shalgar)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Neutrino observations with IceCube (Ahlers)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Hands-on exercises on IceCube (Ahlers)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00  Hands-on exercises on IceCube (Ahlers)

Wednesday July 29

09:00 - 10:30 Introduction to radio/sub-mm astronomy
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 ALMA
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 -> Excursion

Thursday July 30

09:00 - 10:30 Introduction to very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray astronomy
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 VHE gamma-ray astronomy with Fermi
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Hands-on exercises on VHE gamma-ray observations
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00  Hands-on exercises on VHE gamma-ray observations

Friday July 31

09:00 - 10:30 Introduction to X-ray astronomy
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Introduction to UV astronomy
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Student presentations on observational projects
16:00 - 16:15 Closing of the school