Data Analysis with the Fermi Space Telescope
Monash University, Clayton Campus
November 23-24, 2009
This workshop will introduce participants to specific details of reduction and
analysis of data obtained by the Fermi space telescope (formerly GLAST), as
well as some general aspects of high-energy astronomy. Launched June 11, 2008,
Fermi's mission is to explore the most extreme environments in the universe,
via it's primary instrument, the Large Area Telescope (LAT). Sensitive to
photons in the 20 MeV-300 GeV range, the LAT offers sensitivity and angular
resolution superior to any previous instrument covering these energies. As of
August 25, 2009, the Fermi Science Support Center has released the first year
of observational data, and new observations are being continually added to the
archive.
Topics covered will include:
- general aspects of high-energy data analysis
- introduction to the LAT instrument
- high-energy emission mechanisms
- the analysis tools; standard analysis selections & calculating exposure
- walkthroughs of analysis of 3C 454.3 and LS I +61 303, including
- light curves
- model creation
- spectral fitting
The chief presenter will be Richard Dubois, Science Computing Coordinator for
the LAT and co-leader of the LAT binaries science working group (see e.g.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/team/bio_dubois.html). Additional
material will be presented by Alina Donea, Duncan Galloway & Jasmina
Lazendic-Galloway (Monash). A substantial part of the workshop will be set
aside for "hands-on" analysis by participants, and workstations will be made
available for this purpose. As a result, places are strictly limited, so please
indicate your wish to attend by emailing
Zdenka.Misanovic
sci.monash.edu.au
stating your name, affiliation, and status (student/other). The cost for the
workshop will be $50 for students, and $100 otherwise, payable by credit card;
details will be sent once registrations are confirmed.
Data Analysis with the Fermi Space Telescope
