ASTROSAT Workshop on 15 June 2015 at Southampton Event

Time:: 10:00 - 17:15
Date:: 15 June 2015
Venue:: 46/seminar room (5th floor)

For more information regarding this event, please email Poshak Gandhi at p.gandhi@soton.ac.uk .

Event details

Southampton is hosting a small workshop on Monday, June 15, focused on ASTROSAT -- the next X-ray and OUV timing mission soon to be launched by India. There will be a full day of informal discussions/talks in the seminar room on Level 5, with visitors from India and also around the UK.

10 am Welcome

10:05 Overall Mission introduction and status update

10:30 Instrument updates

10:45 Tea/Coffee

11:15 Instrument updates

11:45 Introduction by young scientists (1 min slide by students/postdocs from both continents)

12:00 Lunch

13:30 Galactic science

14:30 Extragalactic science

15:30 Tea/Coffee

16:00 Simulation & Analysis tools current and future needs

16:30 Final Discussion including calibration, PV targets, ground coordination ...

17:15 Finish

17:30 Pub (The Cowherds) + Evening dinner

Students and postdocs are encouraged to present a ~1 min slide to introduce yourselves and what you are working on to the visitors (it does not necessarily have to be directly associated with ASTROSAT). And if you are keen on the science, we suggest thinking about "What is the one thing that you would like ASTROSAT to definitely do?" and contribute to the discussions.

For a recent update on the status of ASTROSAT, see here.