CTAO School - 2nd edition

Jun 14, 2025, 9:00 AM → Jun 25, 2025, 10:00 PM Europe/Berlin

Sat, June 14

1:30 PM Lunch

1 Introduction to gamma-ray astronomy

Speaker: David Green (CTAO)

Sun, June 15

2 Jetted astrophysics

Speaker: Matteo Cerruti (Université de Paris, Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC))

11:00 AM Coffee break

3 Time-domain astronomy

Speaker: Sylvia Zhu

1:30 PM Lunch

4 Students' talk

Proposal session

Conveners: Antonio Iuliano (INFN, (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Sezione di Napoli), David Green (CTAO), Davide Miceli (University & INFN Padova), Paolo Da Vela (INFAF OAS Bologna), Stefano Marchesi (Universita di Bologna)

Mon, June 16

5 Jetted astrophysics

Speaker: Matteo Cerruti (Université de Paris, Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC))

11:00 AM Coffee break

6 Time-domain astronomy

Speaker: Slyvia Zhu

1:30 PM Lunch

7 Students' talks

Proposal session: Gr. 1

Conveners: Antonio Iuliano (INFN, (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Sezione di Napoli), David Green (CTAO), Davide Miceli (University & INFN Padova), Paolo Da Vela (INFAF OAS Bologna), Stefano Marchesi (Universita di Bologna)

Science communication: Gr. 2

Convener: Megan Grunewald (Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory)

Tue, June 17

8 Time-domain astronomy

Speaker: Slyvia Zhu

11:00 AM Coffee break

9 Jetted astrophysics

Speaker: Matteo Cerruti (Université de Paris, Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC))

1:30 PM Lunch

10 Students' talks

Proposal session: Gr. 2

Conveners: Antonio Iuliano (INFN, (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Sezione di Napoli), David Green (CTAO), Davide Miceli (University & INFN Padova), Paolo Da Vela (INFAF OAS Bologna), Stefano Marchesi (Universita di Bologna)

Science communication: Gr. 1

Convener: Megan Grunewald (Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory)

Wed, June 18

8:00 AM Travel

Thu, June 19

11 Proposal writing

1:00 PM Lunch

12 Proposal writing

6:00 PM Dinner

Fri, June 20

13 Detection principles: EAS & Cherenkov

Speaker: Gernot Maier (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)

1:00 PM Lunch

14 Design an IACT (Gr 1 + Gr 2)

Speakers: Martin Will (Telescope Engineer), Oscar Blanch Bigas (Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology)

4:00 PM Coffee break

15 Design an IACT (Gr 1 + Gr 2)

Speakers: Martin Will (Telescope Engineer), Oscar Blanch Bigas (Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology)

6:00 PM Dinner

16 MAGIC Gr1a - LST1 Gr1b - TNG Gr2

Sat, June 21

17 Atmosphere

Speaker: Gernot Maier (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)

1:00 PM Lunch

18 Telescope Optics & Mechanics

Speaker: Giorgia Sironi (INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera)

4:00 PM Coffee break

19 Telescope Camera

Speaker: Daniel Kerszberg (LPNHE, CNRS/IN2P3)

6:00 PM Dinner

20 MAGIC Gr1b - LST1 Gr1a

Sun, June 22

10:00 AM Free time

Mon, June 23

21 Array operations

Speaker: Igor Oya (CIEMAT, Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory)

1:00 PM Lunch

22 Low-level analysis

Speaker: Dr Maximilian Linhoff (CTAO)

4:00 PM Coffee break

23 VISIT TO THE GCT (Gr1) - VISIT LST1 (Gr2)

6:00 PM Dinner

24 MAGIC Gr2a - LST1 Gr2b - TNG Gr1

Tue, June 24

25 High-level analysis

Speakers: Atreyee Sinha (UCM, Madrid), Daniel Morcuende (CTAO), Dr Kirsty Feijen (The Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory)

1:00 PM Lunch

26 High-level analysis

Speakers: Atreyee Sinha (UCM, Madrid), Daniel Morcuende (CTAO), Dr Kirsty Feijen (The Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory)

4:00 PM Coffee break

27 VISIT TO THE GCT (Gr2) - VISIT LST1 (Gr1)

6:00 PM Dinner

28 MAGIC Gr2b - LST1 Gr2a

Wed, June 25

29 Joint proposals with optical telescopes

Speaker: Alicia Lopez-Oramas (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias and Departamento de Astrofisica, Universidad de La Laguna)

1:00 PM Lunch

30 High level analysis

Speakers: Atreyee Sinha (UCM, Madrid), Daniel Morcuende (CTAO), Dr Kirsty Feijen (The Astroparticle and Cosmology laboratory)

4:00 PM Transfer to Santa Cruz

8:00 PM Dinner at Plaza Chica, Santa Cruz