Tentative Timetable
| Monday 24th | Tuesday 25th | Wednesday 26th | Thursday 27th | Friday 28th | |
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OSIRIS: Introduction, status & MOS |
Using the TF: Observing Strategies |
GTC Visit |
CanariCam |
CanariCam |
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| 09:00 | OSIRIS: Introduction & Status | TF Basics | Instrument & Science cases | IRAF DR Data Structure (MEF) |
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| 09:30 | Observing Modes & Scientific Applications | Charge shuffling modes | Overview of science capabilities | Science Examples | |
| 10:00 | Observing time estimatiors | Choosing modes |
Imaging data: Chopping & Nodding Flats, Calibrations PSF, & PSF variations Colour corrections Pupil Rotation Other Concerns |
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| 10:30 | MOS modes | TF setup, sky lines & order sorters selection |
Coffee at ORM | ||
| 11:00 | Coffee-break | Coffee-break | Coffee-break | Coffee-break | |
| 11:30 | Preparing MOS proposals; Designing Masks |
Setting targets on the field, Ghost removal, extended objects & practical examples |
Spectroscopy data Lambda calibration Standards stars Other concerns |
Polarimetry & Polarimetry Data reduction science |
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| 12:30 | Differential refraction; Slit errors Relative Flux Calibration | Application to each attendant case | |||
| 12:50 | Polarization Standards (0% & 100%) Special concerns |
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| 13:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 15:00 | MOS data reduction tutorial: flatfielding, distortion correction, wavelength calibration, object extraction | TF data reduction: Image preparation (wavelength calibration, sky ring removal, etc), TF Pipeline description |
Proposal Preparation S/N Estimators Overheads & Observing Conditions |
Coronagraphy hints Ghosts Special concerns |
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| 15:30 | Worked example |
Worked example | Instrument Set up Chopping & Nodding Observing sequences |
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| Calibrations Data Storing & Fetching data PSF Concerns |
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| 16:30 | Coffee-break | Coffee-break | Coffee-break |
Coffee-break |
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| 17:00 | GTC status & future prospects | Worked example | Using the JCI Sequence execution Using the JDD |
Hardware & Software required
Laptop running Linux with IRAF 2.12, DS9 and xgterm installed
SExtractor
GEMINI software http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/data/dataSoftware.html
WIFI
Software to be provided (with a DVD)
Mask designer plus associated packages
TFred (IRAF package)
TF and MOS data for the tutorial
Complementary documentation
Starlink software should also be running, it can be downloaded from
http://starlink.jach.hawaii.edu/