CTAO School - 3rd edition
from
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 (00:00)
to
Friday, 22 May 2026 (18:00)
Monday, 11 May 2026
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
10:00
Travel: Travel from Los Cancajos to ORM
Travel from Los Cancajos to ORM
10:00 - 12:00
12:30
Meals: Lunch at ORM
Lunch at ORM
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Introduction: Introduction
Introduction
14:00 - 15:20
Contributions
14:00
Student Introductions and Flash Talks
15:00
Introduction to VHE Astronomy
-
David Green
(
CTAO
)
15:20
Break
Break
15:20 - 15:35
15:35
Technical: Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere
Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere
15:35 - 17:05
Contributions
15:35
Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere - Part 1
-
Kathrin Egberts
(
Institut fur Physik & Astronomie, Universitat Potsdam
)
16:20
Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere - Part 2
-
Kathrin Egberts
(
Institut fur Physik & Astronomie, Universitat Potsdam
)
17:05
Visits: Visting TNG
Visting TNG
17:05 - 18:20
18:20
Meals: Dinner
Dinner
18:20 - 19:20
22:00
Observing: MAGIC + LST Observing
MAGIC + LST Observing
22:00 - 00:00
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
09:00
Meals: Breakfast + Coffee
Breakfast + Coffee
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Technical: Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere
Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere
10:00 - 12:30
Contributions
10:00
Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere - Part 3
-
Kathrin Egberts
(
Institut fur Physik & Astronomie, Universitat Potsdam
)
11:15
Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere - Part 4
-
Kathrin Egberts
(
Institut fur Physik & Astronomie, Universitat Potsdam
)
12:30
Meals: Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Technical
14:00 - 15:45
Contributions
14:00
IACT Camera + Calibration
-
Daniel Kerszberg
(
LPNHE, CNRS/IN2P3
)
16:00
Visits: Day visits to MAGIC, LSTs, and GTC
Day visits to MAGIC, LSTs, and GTC
16:00 - 18:00
18:00
Meals: Dinner
Dinner
18:00 - 20:00
Thursday, 14 May 2026
09:00
Meals: Breakfast + Coffee
Breakfast + Coffee
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Technical: Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere
Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere
10:00 - 12:30
Contributions
10:00
Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere - Part 5
-
Kathrin Egberts
(
Institut fur Physik & Astronomie, Universitat Potsdam
)
11:15
Fundamentals, EAS, Atmosphere - Part 6
-
Kathrin Egberts
(
Institut fur Physik & Astronomie, Universitat Potsdam
)
12:30
Meals: Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Technical: Optics + Mechanics
Optics + Mechanics
14:00 - 15:45
Contributions
14:00
Optics + Mechanics
16:00
Visits: Day visits to MAGIC, LSTs, and GTC
Day visits to MAGIC, LSTs, and GTC
16:00 - 18:00
18:00
Meals: Dinner
Dinner
18:00 - 20:00
22:00
Observing: Observing with MAGIC/LST
Observing with MAGIC/LST
22:00 - 00:00
Friday, 15 May 2026
09:00
Meals: Breakfast + Coffee
Breakfast + Coffee
09:00 - 09:30
10:00
Travel: Travel from ORM to H10 Hotel
Travel from ORM to H10 Hotel
10:00 - 12:30
13:00
Meals: Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 13:30
13:30
Analysis: Low Level Analysis
Low Level Analysis
13:30 - 15:00
15:00
Meals: Coffee
Coffee
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
Technical: How to Design an IACT
How to Design an IACT
15:30 - 19:00
Contributions
15:30
How to Design an IACT - Group 1
-
Oscar Blanch Bigas
(
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
)
15:30
How to Design an IACT - Group 2
-
Roberta Zanin
(
CTAO
)
19:00
Meals: Dinner
Dinner
19:00 - 22:00
Saturday, 16 May 2026
08:00
Free Day: Free Day
Free Day
08:00 - 20:00
Sunday, 17 May 2026
07:00
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast
07:00 - 09:00
09:00
Science: Gamma-ray Theory
Gamma-ray Theory
09:00 - 13:00
Contributions
09:00
Gamma-ray Theory
-
Giada Peron
(
Inaf Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
)
13:00
Meals: Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
Analysis: Event Reconstruction and Instrument Response Functions
Event Reconstruction and Instrument Response Functions
14:00 - 16:00
16:00
Meals: Coffee
Coffee
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
Work on Mini-projects
16:30 - 19:30
Outreach: Outreach and Public Presentation
Outreach and Public Presentation
16:30 - 17:30
19:30
Meals: Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 22:00
Monday, 18 May 2026
07:00
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast
07:00 - 09:00
09:00
Science: Time Domain Astronomy
Time Domain Astronomy
09:00 - 11:00
Contributions
09:00
Time Domain Astronomy - Part 1
-
Sylvia Zhu
(
DESY
)
11:00
Science: Non-jetted Galactic Science
Non-jetted Galactic Science
11:00 - 13:00
Contributions
11:10
Non-Jetted Galactic Physics - Part 1
-
Rubén López Coto
(
IAA-CSIC
)
13:00
Meals: Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
Analysis: Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
14:00 - 16:00
Contributions
14:00
How to Build IRFs
-
Maximilian Linhoff
(
CTAO
)
15:15
Exploring DL3 Data
-
Maximilian Linhoff
(
CTAO
)
16:00
Meals: Coffee
Coffee
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
Work on Mini-projects
16:30 - 19:30
Outreach: Outreach and Public Presentation
Outreach and Public Presentation
16:30 - 17:30
19:30
Meals: Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 22:00
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
07:00
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast
07:00 - 09:00
09:00
Science: Time-domain Astronomy
Time-domain Astronomy
09:00 - 11:00
Contributions
09:00
Time Domain Astronomy - Part 2
-
Sylvia Zhu
(
DESY
)
11:00
Science: Non-jetted Galactic Science
Non-jetted Galactic Science
11:00 - 13:00
Contributions
11:10
Non-Jetted Galactic Physics - Part 2
-
Rubén López Coto
(
IAA-CSIC
)
13:00
Meals: Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
Analysis: High-level Analysis
High-level Analysis
14:00 - 16:00
16:00
Meals: Coffee
Coffee
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
Work on Mini-projects
16:30 - 19:30
19:30
Meals: Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 22:00
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
07:00
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast
07:00 - 09:00
09:00
Science: Non-jetted Galactic Science
Non-jetted Galactic Science
09:00 - 11:00
Contributions
09:00
Non-jetted Galactic Science - Part 3
-
Rubén López Coto
(
IAA-CSIC
)
11:00
Science: Time Domain Astronomy
Time Domain Astronomy
11:00 - 13:00
Contributions
11:10
Time Domain Astronomy - Part 3
-
Sylvia Zhu
(
DESY
)
13:00
Meals: Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
Analysis: High-level analysis
High-level analysis
14:00 - 16:00
16:00
Meals: Coffee
Coffee
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
Work on Mini-projects
16:30 - 19:30
19:30
Meals: Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 22:00
Thursday, 21 May 2026
07:00
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast
07:00 - 09:00
09:00
Science: Time Domain + Multi Messenger
Time Domain + Multi Messenger
09:00 - 11:00
Contributions
09:00
Time Domain + Multi Messenger
-
Lea Heckmann
(
APC CNRS / MPP
)
Sylvia Zhu
(
DESY
)
11:00
Science: Galactic + Multi-wavelength connections
Galactic + Multi-wavelength connections
11:00 - 13:00
Contributions
11:10
Galactic + Multi-wavelength connections
-
Rubén López Coto
(
IAA-CSIC
)
Sylvia Zhu
(
DESY
)
13:00
Meals: Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
Analysis: Finding MWL data
Finding MWL data
14:00 - 16:00
Contributions
14:00
Multi-wavelength Analysis
-
Lea Heckmann
(
APC CNRS / MPP
)
16:00
Meals: Coffee
Coffee
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Mini-projects: Work on Mini-projects
Work on Mini-projects
16:30 - 19:30
20:00
Meals: Dinner at L'Osteria del Geco
Dinner at L'Osteria del Geco
20:00 - 22:30
Friday, 22 May 2026
07:00
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast
07:00 - 09:00
09:00
Mini-projects: Group Presentations
Group Presentations
09:00 - 13:00