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"X-Vision 2023" Welcome Reception Ceremony @ NWU Botanical Garden Potchefstroom: starting at 18:00 on Sunday (05/02/2023). Please grab a printed map from Sports Village reception for the directions. NWU fleets shall also be available at the Sports Village.
We recommend a walk to the beautiful Botanical Garden.
The Registration is shifted to Monday Morning @ NWU Senate Hall (F1): starting at 08:30 (06/02/2023).
We shall be walking to the NWU Campus with Volunteers/LOC members.
Date 9:00 - 10:00 10:00 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:15 11:15 - 12:15 12:15 - 13:15 13:15 - 14:15 14:15 - 15:15 15:15 - 16:15 16:15 - 16:30 16:30 - 17:30 17:30 - 18:30 18:30 - 19:30
5-Feb, Sun Check-In @ NWU Sports Village Welcome Reception Welcome Reception
6-Feb, Mon Opening Ceremony X-ray detectors and telescopes - Matteo Guainazzi Coffee Break Data Reduction I - Introduction to LHEASOFT - Sunil Chandra Lunch Break The Missions I - XMM-Newton Instruments & Calibration Status - Carlos Gabriel The Missions II - NICER Instruments and Calibration Status - Jeremy Hare The Missions III - NuSTAR Instruments and Calibration Status - Kristin Madsen Coffee Break Computer Class Setting up SAS, and LHEASOFT Computer Class Setting up SAS, and LHEASOFT
7-Feb, Tue Principles of X-ray Spectral Analysis - Matteo Guainazzi Data Reduction II - Introduction to SAS - Aitor Ibarra Coffee Break Data Reduction III - Introduction to NICER software - Jeremy Hare Lunch Break Calibration files in X-ray astronomy - Carlos Gabriel Data Red. IV - Introduction to NuSTAR software - Kristin Madsen Astrophysical particle acceleration mechanisms - Markus Boettcher Coffee Break Computer Class Project Computer Class Project
8-Feb, Wed Computer Class Project Timing Analysis I - Diego Altamirano (*) Coffee Break Source detection - Aitor Ibarra Lunch Break Cataclysmic Variables/Novae/White Dwarfs - Jeremy Hare Atomic Physics and databases - Priyanka Chakraborty (*) Computer Class Project Coffee Break Computer Class Project Computer Class Project
9-Feb, Thu AGNs I - Dan Wilkins Galactic Black Holes and Neutron Stars I - James Steiner Coffee Break X-ray Emission Mechanisms I - Sunil Chandra Lunch Break Computer Class Project Computer Class Project Computer Class Project Coffee Break Galaxies, Clusters and Groups I - Arnab Sarkar (**) Computer Class Project
10-Feb, Fri Statistics - Mariano Mendez Timing Analysis II - Diego Altamirano (*) Coffee Break AGNs II - Dan Wilkins Lunch Break Galactic Black Holes and Neutron Stars II - James Steiner Computer Class Project Computer Class Project Coffee Break Computer Class Project Computer Class Project Public Lecture: Observatories, Telescopes & Travels: a personal journey -- Prof. David Buckley
11-Feb, Sat ISM - Efrain Gatuzz (*) X-ray TeV synergies of SNR and Galacic Sources- Iurii Sushch Coffee Break Computer Class Project and mentors' meetings Lunch Break Computer Class Project Computer Class Project X-ray Emission Mechanisms II - Sunil Chandra Coffee Break Galaxies, Clusters and Groups II - Arnab Sarkar (*) Computer Class Project X-Vision Gala Dinner @ Crista Galli
12-Feb, Sun Pilanesberg Trip
13-Feb, Mon Writing Proposals - Kristin Madsen Computer Class Project Coffee Break Computer Class Project Lunch Break Running SAS with Notebooks - Aitor Ibarra Computer Class Project Computer Class Project Coffee Break Computer Class Project Computer Class Project
14-Feb, Tue Multi-wavelength observations of AGN - Markus Boettcher The COSPAR Capacity Building Initiative - Carlos Gabriel Coffee Break Computer Class Project Lunch Break Computer Class Project A 40 Year Journey - Nobel Laureate Prof. Reinhard Genzel Coffee break Free time Free time
15-Feb, Wed Basics of Scientific Presentation - Dan Wilkins Computer Class Project Coffee Break Computer Class Project Lunch Break Computer Class Project Computer Class Project Computer Class Project Coffee Break Computer Class Project Computer Class Project
16-Feb, Thu Computer Class Project Computer Class Project Coffee Break Computer Class Project Lunch Break Future Development of X-ray Astronomy - Matteo Guainazzi Computer Class Project Computer Class Project Coffee Break Computer Class Project Computer Class Project
17-Feb, Fri Project Presentations Project Presentations Coffee Break Project Presentations Lunch Break Project Presentations Project Presentations Project Presentations Coffee Break Project Presentations Meeting closure

Lecturers

  • Dr. Diego Altamirano     Lecture 1&2     Pre-Record 1     Recording-2

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

  • Prof. Markus Boettcher     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Recording-1     Recording-2

    Centre for Space Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom,South Africa

  • Prof. David Buckley     Public Lecture     Recording

    South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

  • Dr. Priyanka Chakraborty     Lecture 1

    Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

  • Dr. Sunil Chandra     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Lecture 3     Recording-3

    South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town
    Centre for Space Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom,South Africa

  • Dr. Carlos Gabriel     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Lecture 3     Recording-1     Recording-2     Recording-3

    European Space Agency, The Netherlands

  • Dr. Javier Garcia     Lecture

    California Institute of Technology (CalTech), United States

  • Dr. Efrain Gautzz     Lecture     Pre-Record

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Prof. Reinhard Genzel     Public Lecture

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany

  • Prof. Matteo Guainazzi     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Lecture 3     Recording-1     Recording-2

    European Space Agency, The Netherlands

  • Mr. Aitor Ibarra     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Lecture 3     Recording-1     Recording-2

    European Space Agency, Spain

  • Dr. Kristin Madsen     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Lecture 3     Recording-1     Recording-2     Recording-3

    University of Maryland, Baltimore County & NASA-Goddard, United States

  • Prof. Mariano Mendez     Lecture     Pre-Recording

    University of Groningen, The Netherlands

  • Dr. Arnab Sarkar     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Pre-Record 1     Pre-Record 2

    MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, MIT, United States

  • Dr. James Steiner     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Recording-1     Recording-2

    Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

  • Dr. Jeremy Hare     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Lecture 3     Recording-1     Recording-2     Recording-3

    Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, United States

  • Dr. Iurii Sushch     Lecture     Recording

    Centre for Space Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom,South Africa

  • Dr. Dan Wilkins     Lecture 1     Lecture 2     Lecture 3     Recording-1     Recording-2

    Stanford University, United States

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