CTAO School - 2nd edition

14 Jun 2025, 09:00 → 25 Jun 2025, 22:00 Europe/Berlin

Saturday 14 June

13:30 Lunch

1 Introduction to gamma-ray astronomy

Speaker: David Green (CTAO)

Sunday 15 June

2 Jetted astrophysics

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

11:00 Coffee break

3 Time-domain astronomy

Speaker: Sylvia Zhu

13:30 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)

Monday 16 June

5 Jetted astrophysics

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

11:00 Coffee break

6 Time-domain astronomy

Speaker: Slyvia Zhu

13:30 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)

Tuesday 17 June

8 Time-domain astronomy

Speaker: Slyvia Zhu

11:00 Coffee break

9 Jetted astrophysics

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

13:30 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)

Wednesday 18 June

08:00 Travel

Thursday 19 June

11 Proposal writing

13:00 Lunch

12 Proposal writing

18:00 Dinner

Friday 20 June

13 Detection principles: EAS & Cherenkov

Speaker: Gernot Maier (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)

13:00 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)

16:00 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)

18:00 Dinner

16 MAGIC Gr1a - LST1 Gr1b - TNG Gr2

Saturday 21 June

17 Atmosphere

Speaker: Gernot Maier (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)

13:00 Lunch

18 Telescope Optics & Mechanics

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

16:00 Coffee break

19 Telescope Camera

Speaker: Daniel Kerszberg (LPNHE, CNRS/IN2P3)

18:00 Dinner

20 MAGIC Gr1b - LST1 Gr1a

Sunday 22 June

10:00 Free time

Monday 23 June

21 Array operations

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

13:00 Lunch

22 Low-level analysis

Speaker: Dr Maximilian Linhoff (CTAO)

16:00 Coffee break

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

18:00 Dinner

24 MAGIC Gr2a - LST1 Gr2b - TNG Gr1

Tuesday 24 June

25 High-level analysis

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

13:00 Lunch

26 High-level analysis

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

16:00 Coffee break

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

18:00 Dinner

28 MAGIC Gr2b - LST1 Gr2a

Wednesday 25 June

29 Joint proposals with optical telescopes

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

13:00 Lunch

30 High level analysis

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

16:00 Transfer to Santa Cruz

20:00 Dinner at Plaza Chica, Santa Cruz