​Workshop
"High-resolution X-ray spectroscopic software and tools"
ESA-ESAC, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain
12 - 13 May 2016
Thursday 12 May
1. Morning session (9h30-13h30): Formal talks
I. Session: Introduction on X-ray fine spectroscopy
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9h30-10h20 (45'+5')
"Introduction talk on X-ray fine spectroscopy "
Frits Paerels
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10h20-10h50 (25'+5')
"Atomic data needed for fine X-ray spectroscopy"
Randall Smith
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10h50-11h20: Coffee Break & Poster Viewing (see Poster list)
II. Session: Software
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11h20-12h00 (35'+5')
"ISIS (Interactive Spectral Interpretation System)"
Mike Nowak
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12h00-12h40 (35'+5')
Elisa Costantini
III. Session: Specific tools
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12h40-13h10 (25'+5')
"TBNEW package (X-Ray Absorption in the ISM)"
Jörn Wilms
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13h10- 13h35 (20'+5')
Remeis ISIS scripts related to fine X-ray spectroscopy
Victoria Grinberg
​13h35 - 14h45
Lunch break
2. Afternoon session (14h45-18h10):
Parallel training sessions (3 slots of 1 hour each) choosen by the participants amongst :
- ISIS
- SPEX
- ISIS Remeis Script
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14h45-15h45 : First slot
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15h45-16h45 : Second slot
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16h45-17h10: Coffe Break & Poster Viewing
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17h10-18h10: Third slot
18h10: End of this first day workshop
Friday 13 Maydayday
1. Morning session (9h30-13h30): Formal talks
III. Session: Specific tools
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9h30-10h10 (35'+5')
Randall Smith
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10h10-10h45 (30'+5')
Lia Corrales
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10h45-11h15 (25'+5):
SPEX (plasmas diagnostic tools)
Jelle Kaastra
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11h15-11h45: Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
IV. Session: New and future perspectives on X-ray fine spectroscopy
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11h45-12h05 (17'+3')
Yukikatsu Terada
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12h05-12h25 (17'+3')
Philippe Peille
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12h25-13h30 : General discussion
Plans/goals/requirements for the future: Software interfaces, models, statistics and plotting methods
​13h30 - 14h40
Lunch break
2. Afternoon session (14h40-17h40):
Parallel training sessions (3 slots of 50').
During the three slots, the participants can choose between the following parallel sessions amongst:
- ATOMDB/ATSAL
- Hitomi (Astro-H) SXS and ATHENA/X-IFU simulators.
- SPEX
- XSTARDB/XSTAR
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14h40-15h30 : First slot
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15h30-16h20 : Second slot
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16h20-16h50: Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
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16h50-17h40: Third slot
17h40: Closure of this workshop
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List of Posters:
- Solen Balman:
High Resolution Spectroscopy with the Archival XMM-Newton RGS data of two CVs using XSPEC and SPEX
- James Court:
Quantifying the Spectral Variability in the Unusual LMXB IGR J17091-3624
- Margherita Giustini:
Chandra HETG observations of NGC 2617
- Peter Kretschmar:
Atomic Data for X-ray Astronomy