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Fermi Regional Workshops - University of Michigan

December 9-10, 2010, 2010
University of Michigan

Registration Deadline: Friday December 3, 2010
Foreign Nationals, please register early.

Hands-On Data Analysis Workshop - Dec. 9, 2010 - 340 West Hall

This workshop includes hands-on sessions for each topic to give attendees time to experiment and ask questions. Please ensure that you bring a laptop with the Fermi Science Tools installed to take full advantage of these exercises.

Mission Overview & Data Usage Caveats

Introduction to the Data

Data Access & Exploration
Handling Livetime and Exposure Calculations
LAT Catalogs & Generating source models for analysis
Includes using catalog information, user contributed tools, and checking with modeleditor

Likelihood Analysis

Unbinned Spectral Fitting - plus using gtfindsrc, and generating TS maps
Binned Spectral Fitting - plus fitting extended sources and generating resdiuals maps
Generating Lightcurves - using both Aperture Photometry and Likelihood

Using Python to Streamline Analysis

pyLikelihood Spectral Analysis
Calculating Upper Limits

Hands-On Data Analysis Workshop - Detailed Agenda

9:00 - 9:30	Registration, Setup
9:30 - 9:35	Workshop Welcome	Chris Shrader
9:35 - 9:50	Fermi Instruments and Data Acquisition	Liz Hays
9:50 - 10:00	Data Usage Caveats	Liz Hays
10:00 - 10:15	Data Access and Exploration	Dave Davis
10:15 - 10:35	Hands on Session 1	All
10:35 - 10:45	Generating Source Models Using the LAT Catalog	Dave Davis
10:45 - 11:10	Likelihood Analysis	Dave Davis
11:10 - 12:00	Hands on Session 2	All
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch Break
13:00 - 13:15	Handling Livetime and Exposure Calculations	Liz Hays
13:15 - 13:45	Generating Light Curves	Chris Shrader
13:45 - 15:00	Hands on Session 3	All
15:00 - 15:20	Using Python to Streamline Analysis	Liz Hays
15:20 - 16:15	Hands on Session 5	All
16:15 - 16:30	Summary, Feedback	All
16:30	Adjourn

Fermi Science and Proposals Workshop - Dec. 10, 2010 - 340 West Hall

The Fermi Project and the FSSC appreciate the contributions of local researchers for offering to discuss their Fermi-related research during this workshop.

Invited speakers (~20 min + 10min Q&A, order of presentations in detailed agenda below):

Welcome & Fermi Mission Overview - Liz Hays
Why Finding Nearby Neutron Stars Could Help LIGO - Keith Riles
Early time ROTSE observations of GRB afterglows - Shashi Pandey
Probing the Physics of Gamma-Ray Blazars with Radio Band Observations - Margo Aller
Finding needles in haystacks - Uncovering GRB γ-rays in the Fermi/LAT detector - Carl Akerlof
Galactic Transients in the LAT - Liz Hays
Measurement of Cosmic-Ray TeV Electrons - Michael Schubnell

Additional ~5-min contributions from attendees are welcome.

Note: This is a draft agenda. If you have any comments or suggestions, or wish to contribute a short presentation, please don't hesitate to contact us at: glast_gsfc_workshop@bigbang.gsfc.nasa.gov

Science and Proposals Workshop - Detailed Agenda

9:00 - 9:30	Coffee, Conversation
9:30 - 10:00	Welcome & Fermi Science Overview	Liz Hays
10:00 - 10:30	Why Finding Nearby Neutron Stars Could Help LIGO	Keith Riles
10:30 - 10:45	Introduction to the Fermi GI Program	Chris Shrader
10:45 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:40	Probing the Physics of Gamma-Ray Blazars with Radio Band Observations	Margo Aller
11:40 - 12:10	Measurement of Cosmic-Ray TeV Electrons	Michael Schubnell
12:10 - 13:10	Lunch Break
13:10 - 13:40	Finding needles in haystacks - Uncovering GRB γ-rays in the Fermi/LAT detector	Carl Akerlof
13:40 - 14:10	Early time ROTSE observations of GRB afterglows	Shashi Pandey
14:10 - 14:35	Attendee Research Presentations	All
14:35 - 14:50	GI Program Updates, Changes, & New Multi-wavelength Opportunities	Chris Shrader
14:50 - 15:00	Questions, Discussions, Snacks
15:00	Adjourn

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Goddard Space Flight Center