School Programme

Update: 09-06-2023

Notes:
1) The current schedule is subject to changes.
2) Lunches are not offered by the school and are thus external (max. 1.5 hours).
3) A welcome reception will take place on Monday evening in Varosliget Park.
4) A trip to Konkoly Observatory is organized for Wednesday late afternoon.

In more detail below:

Monday 12 June

08:30 – 09:00REGISTRATION
09:00 – 09:45Tech setup for computing & internet
09:45 – 09:50Welcome from the Director of the Konkoly ObservatoryR. Szabó
09:50 – 09:55OPENINGF. Lykou & P. Ábrahám
Chair: P. Ábrahám
10:00 – 11:00Basics of interferometry (part 1)A. Matter
11:00 – 11:30Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30Basics of interferometry (part 2)A. Matter
12:30 – 13:00Introduction to the VLTIC. Paladini
13:00 – 14:30Lunch break (external)
Chair: F. Lykou
14:30 – 16:00Basics of data reduction & understanding VLTI dataK. Tristram
16:00 – 16:30Coffee break
Chair: Á. Kóspál
16:30 – 17:25Science lecture: binariesT. Gardner
17:30 – 18:25Science lecture: exoplanetsM. Nowak
19:00 – 21:00Welcome reception in Varosliget Park
Science lectures (45 mins + 10 mins Q&A)
Lunch breaks are external (1.5 hours)

Tuesday 13 June

Chair: T. Gardner
09:00 – 09:55Science lecture: AGNK. Tristram
10:00 – 10:30Proposal preparation (part 1)C. Paladini
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30Proposal preparation (part 2)C. Paladini
Chair: G. Mella
11:30 – 12:30JMMC tools for proposal preparation (part 1)L. Bourgès & A. Matter
12:30 – 14:00Lunch break (external)
14:00 – 15:30JMMC tools for proposal preparation (part 2)L. Bourgès & A. Matter
15:30 – 16:00Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00JMMC tools for proposal preparation (part 3)L. Bourgès & A. Matter
17:00 – 17:30++ practice time ++
Chair: M. Nowak
17:30 – 18:25Science lecture: low-mass YSOsJ. Varga & A. Matter
Science lectures (45 mins + 10 mins Q&A)

Wednesday 14 June

Chair: L. Chen
09:00 – 09:45Introduction to interferometric modelingM. Tallon
09:45 – 10:30LITpro (part 1)I. Tallon-Bosc & M. Tallon
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30LITpro (part 2)I. Tallon-Bosc & M. Tallon
12:30 – 14:00Lunch break (external)
14:00 – 14:30++ practice time ++
Chair: J. Varga
14:30 – 15:25Science lecture: MYSOsE. Koumpia
15:30 – 16:00Coffee break
16:00 – 16:55(**)Science lecture: Evolved starsF. Lykou
17:30 – 22:30Trip to Konkoly Observatory & goulash party
Science lectures (45 mins + 10 mins Q&A)

Thursday 15 June

Chair: M. Nowak
09:00 – 10:25Optical spectroscopy & photometryH. Korhonen
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
Chair: K. Gabányi
11:00 – 11:30Introduction to PMOIREDA. Mérand
11:30 – 12:30PMOIRED tutorials (part 1)F. Lykou & E. Koumpia & A. Mérand
12:30 – 14:00Lunch break (external)
14:00 – 15:30PMOIRED tutorials (part 2)F. Lykou & E. Koumpia & A. Mérand
15:30 – 16:00Coffee break
Chair: L. Chen
16:00 – 16:45Introduction to Oimodeler J. Varga
16:45 – 18:00ESO p1/p2 toolsC. Hummel
Science lectures (45 mins + 10 mins Q&A)

Friday 16 June

Chair: E. Koumpia
09:00 – 10:25Radio interferometryK. Gabányi
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
Chair: T. Gardner
11:00 – 11:30Introduction to image reconstructionF. Soulez
11:30 – 12:30Oimaging tool (part 1)F. Soulez
12:30 – 14:00Lunch break (external)
14:00 – 15:30Oimaging tool (part 2)F. Soulez
15:30 – 16:00Coffee break
Chair: P. Ábrahám
16:00 – 16:45Asgard Suite for the VLTIM.-A. Martinod
17:00 – 18:00Science lecture: Galactic Center & Sgr A*F. Eisenhauer
Science lectures (45 mins + 10 mins Q&A)

Saturday 17 June

Chair: F. Lykou
09:00 – 10:30Student presentations (part 1)
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
Chair: C. Paladini
11:00 – 12:30Student presentations (part 2)
12:30 – 14:00Lunch break (external)
14:00 – 14:30Exam
14:30 – 15:30Feedback & ClosingF. Lykou & P. Ábrahám