CTAO School - 2nd edition
from
Saturday, June 14, 2025 (9:00 AM)
to
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (10:00 PM)
Monday, June 9, 2025
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025
1:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Introduction to gamma-ray astronomy
-
David Green
(
CTAO
)
Introduction to gamma-ray astronomy
David Green
(
CTAO
)
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Sunday, June 15, 2025
9:30 AM
Jetted astrophysics
-
Matteo Cerruti
(
Université de Paris, Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC)
)
Jetted astrophysics
Matteo Cerruti
(
Université de Paris, Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC)
)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Time-domain astronomy
-
Sylvia Zhu
Time-domain astronomy
Sylvia Zhu
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Students' talk
Students' talk
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Monday, June 16, 2025
9:30 AM
Jetted astrophysics
-
Matteo Cerruti
(
Université de Paris, Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC)
)
Jetted astrophysics
Matteo Cerruti
(
Université de Paris, Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC)
)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Time-domain astronomy
-
Slyvia Zhu
Time-domain astronomy
Slyvia Zhu
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Students' talks
Students' talks
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Gr. 1
Gr. 1
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Gr. 2
Gr. 2
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
9:30 AM
Time-domain astronomy
-
Slyvia Zhu
Time-domain astronomy
Slyvia Zhu
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Jetted astrophysics
-
Matteo Cerruti
(
Université de Paris, Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC)
)
Jetted astrophysics
Matteo Cerruti
(
Université de Paris, Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC)
)
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Students' talks
Students' talks
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Gr. 2
Gr. 2
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Gr. 1
Gr. 1
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
8:00 AM
Travel
Travel
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday, June 19, 2025
10:00 AM
Proposal writing
Proposal writing
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Proposal writing
Proposal writing
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday, June 20, 2025
10:00 AM
Detection principles: EAS & Cherenkov
-
Gernot Maier
(
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
)
Detection principles: EAS & Cherenkov
Gernot Maier
(
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
)
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Design an IACT (Gr 1 + Gr 2)
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Martin Will
(
Telescope Engineer
)
Oscar Blanch Bigas
(
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
)
Design an IACT (Gr 1 + Gr 2)
Martin Will
(
Telescope Engineer
)
Oscar Blanch Bigas
(
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Design an IACT (Gr 1 + Gr 2)
-
Martin Will
(
Telescope Engineer
)
Oscar Blanch Bigas
(
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
)
Design an IACT (Gr 1 + Gr 2)
Martin Will
(
Telescope Engineer
)
Oscar Blanch Bigas
(
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
9:00 PM
MAGIC Gr1a - LST1 Gr1b - TNG Gr2
MAGIC Gr1a - LST1 Gr1b - TNG Gr2
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Saturday, June 21, 2025
11:00 AM
Atmosphere
-
Gernot Maier
(
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
)
Atmosphere
Gernot Maier
(
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Telescope Optics & Mechanics
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Giorgia Sironi
(
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
)
Telescope Optics & Mechanics
Giorgia Sironi
(
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Telescope Camera
-
Daniel Kerszberg
(
LPNHE, CNRS/IN2P3
)
Telescope Camera
Daniel Kerszberg
(
LPNHE, CNRS/IN2P3
)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
9:00 PM
MAGIC Gr1b - LST1 Gr1a
MAGIC Gr1b - LST1 Gr1a
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Sunday, June 22, 2025
10:00 AM
Free time
Free time
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday, June 23, 2025
11:00 AM
Array operations
-
Igor Oya
(
CIEMAT, Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory
)
Array operations
Igor Oya
(
CIEMAT, Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory
)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Low-level analysis
-
Maximilian Linhoff
(
CTAO
)
Low-level analysis
Maximilian Linhoff
(
CTAO
)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
VISIT TO THE GCT (Gr1) - VISIT LST1 (Gr2)
VISIT TO THE GCT (Gr1) - VISIT LST1 (Gr2)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
9:00 PM
MAGIC Gr2a - LST1 Gr2b - TNG Gr1
MAGIC Gr2a - LST1 Gr2b - TNG Gr1
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
11:00 AM
High-level analysis
-
Atreyee Sinha
(
UCM, Madrid
)
Kirsty Feijen
(
The Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory
)
Daniel Morcuende
(
CTAO
)
High-level analysis
Atreyee Sinha
(
UCM, Madrid
)
Kirsty Feijen
(
The Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory
)
Daniel Morcuende
(
CTAO
)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
High-level analysis
-
Atreyee Sinha
(
UCM, Madrid
)
Daniel Morcuende
(
CTAO
)
Kirsty Feijen
(
The Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory
)
High-level analysis
Atreyee Sinha
(
UCM, Madrid
)
Daniel Morcuende
(
CTAO
)
Kirsty Feijen
(
The Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory
)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
VISIT TO THE GCT (Gr2) - VISIT LST1 (Gr1)
VISIT TO THE GCT (Gr2) - VISIT LST1 (Gr1)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Dinner
Dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
9:00 PM
MAGIC Gr2b - LST1 Gr2a
MAGIC Gr2b - LST1 Gr2a
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
11:00 AM
Joint proposals with optical telescopes
-
Alicia Lopez-Oramas
(
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias and Departamento de Astrofisica, Universidad de La Laguna
)
Joint proposals with optical telescopes
Alicia Lopez-Oramas
(
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias and Departamento de Astrofisica, Universidad de La Laguna
)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
High level analysis
-
Daniel Morcuende
(
CTAO
)
Atreyee Sinha
(
UCM, Madrid
)
Kirsty Feijen
(
The Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory
)
High level analysis
Daniel Morcuende
(
CTAO
)
Atreyee Sinha
(
UCM, Madrid
)
Kirsty Feijen
(
The Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory
)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Transfer to Santa Cruz
Transfer to Santa Cruz
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
8:00 PM
Dinner at Plaza Chica, Santa Cruz
Dinner at Plaza Chica, Santa Cruz
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM