X-ray Astronomy School
Sept 10-12, 2001
NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center
An introduction to
X-ray Astronomy instrumentation and
data analysis techniques for
graduate students and postdocs.
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The idea behind this school is to provide a theoretical basis for
the analysis of X-ray data. The lectures will cover
the characteristics of X-ray detectors with particular emphasis
on implications for correct interpretation of the data. They will
also include some of the basic physics in X-ray emission mechanisms
and some of the common techniques used to analyze data.
A first, not exhaustive, list of the subjects that we would like to address
includes:
1) A review of X-ray production mechanisms
2) Atomic physics and the state of X-ray spectroscopy
4) How X-ray telescopes and gratings work
4) A review of X-ray detectors with an emphasis on technologies used
in currently working satellites (CCDs, Proportional counters, Microchannel plates)
5) New X-ray technology
6) A review of X-ray timing analysis
7) Data analysis with small numbers and not so small numbers
We are still compiling a list of possible subjects. Please let us know
if there are particular subjects you would like to see covered.
All e-mail should be addressed to
xrayschool@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
Organized jointly by :
NASA Goddard
The Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
The idea behind this school is to provide a theoretical basis for the analysis of X-ray data. The lectures will cover the characteristics of X-ray detectors with particular emphasis on implications for correct interpretation of the data. They will also include some of the basic physics in X-ray emission mechanisms and some of the common techniques used to analyze data. A first, not exhaustive, list of the subjects that we would like to address includes:
1) A review of X-ray production mechanisms
2) Atomic physics and the state of X-ray spectroscopy
4) How X-ray telescopes and gratings work
4) A review of X-ray detectors with an emphasis on technologies used in currently working satellites (CCDs, Proportional counters, Microchannel plates)
5) New X-ray technology
6) A review of X-ray timing analysis
7) Data analysis with small numbers and not so small numbers
| Organized jointly by : | NASA Goddard The Chandra X-ray Observatory Center |