X-ray Astronomy School

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Program

Monday, September 10th
9.15-9.30	Introduction and Logistics	Keith Arnaud
9.30-10.15	The History of X-ray Astronomy	Virginia Trimble
10.15-10.45	Break
10.45-11.30	CCDs I	Mark Bautz
11.30-12.15	Statistics I	Peter Freeman
12.15-1.30	Lunch break
1.30-2.15	CCDs II	Keith Gendreau
2.15-3.00	Statistics II	Peter Freeman
3.00-3.30	Break
3.30-4.15	Calibration and its Uses	Dave Huenemoerder
4.15-5.00	X-ray Optics	Scott Owens
Tuesday, Sep 11.
9.00-9.45	Gratings	Kathy Flanagan
9.45-10.30	Low Temperature Detectors (PowerPoint)	Caroline Stahle
10.30-11.00	Break
11.00-11.45	Collisional Plasmas	Randall Smith
11.45-12.30	Spectral analysis - high res	Nancy Brickhouse
12.30-1.30	Lunch break
1.30-2.15	Imaging Analysis	Aneta Siemiginowska
2.15-3.00	Photoionized plasmas (viewgraphs, text)	Tim Kallman
3.00-3.30	Break
3.30-4.15	Continuum Emission Mechanisms	Dan Schwartz
4.15-5.00	Spectral Analysis - low res	Keith Arnaud
Wednesday, Sep 12.
9.30-10.15	Proportional Counters	Keith Jahoda
10.15-10.45	Break
10.45-11.30	Timing Analysis (PowerPoint)	Tod Strohmayer
11.30-12.15	Consumers guide to missions	Richard Mushotzky
12.15-1.30	Lunch break
1.30-2.15	How to write a great proposal	Panel
2.15-3.00	The Future of X-ray Astronomy	Kim Weaver
3.00-3.30	Break
3.30-4.15	Lab tours
4.15-5.00	Lab tours

Organized jointly by :

NASA Goddard The Chandra X-ray Observatory Center