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The FourthNAIC-NRAOSchool on Single-Dish Radio AstronomyJuly
8-15, 2007, Green Bank, West Virginia
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The FourthNAIC-NRAOSchool on Single-Dish Radio AstronomyJuly
8-15, 2007, Green Bank, West Virginia
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| 2007 NAIC/NRAO Single Dish Summer School Program | |||
| Sunday 8th July | |||
| 12:00 - 17:00 | Registration | ||
| 15.30 - 17.00 | Hands-On Project Coordination Meeting | ||
| 17:00 - 18:30 | Dinner | ||
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Welcome Drinks and Snacks | ||
| 40' Observing | |||
| 13:00 - 15:00 | 40' Training Session, training group 1 | ||
| 18:00 - 20:00 | 40' Training Session, training group 2 | ||
| 20:00 - 22:00 | 40' Training Session, training group 3 | ||
| Monday 9th July | |||
| 40' Observing | |||
| 00:00 - 01:00 | 40' Observing Session, observing group 1 | ||
| 01:00 - 02:00 | 40' Observing Session, observing group 2 | ||
| 02:00 - 03:00 | 40' Observing Session, observing group 3 | ||
| 03:00 - 04:00 | 40' Observing Session, observing group 4 | ||
| 04:00 - 05:00 | 40' Observing Session, observing group 5 | ||
| 05:00 - 06:00 | 40' Observing Session, observing group 6 | ||
| 06:00 - 07:00 | 40' Observing Session, observing group 7 | ||
| 07:00 - 08:00 | 40' Observing Session, observing group 8 | ||
| 07:00 - 08:30 | Breakfast and Late Registration | ||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome and Practical Information | Richard Prestage | |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Basic Introduction to the Radio Sky | Toney Minter | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Introduction to Radio Telescopes | Frank Ghigo | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Radio Astronomy Fundamentals | Jim Condon | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Basic Principles of Single Dish Telescopes | Paul Goldsmith | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Tracing the Signal Down the Telescope | Ron Maddelena | |
| 14:45 - 15:45 | Theory of Measurements | Mike Davis | |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:15 - 17:15 | Why Single Dishes? | Chris Salter | |
| 17:15 - 19:00 | Dinner | ||
| Overnight HOP Observing (a.m. times are next day) | |||
| 19:00 - 22:00 | HOP Observing Session, Continuum Project | ||
| 22:00 - 01:00 | HOP Observing Session, Pulsar Project | ||
| 01:00 - 04:00 | HOP Observing Session, Extra-Galactic Spectral Line Project | ||
| 04:00 - 07:00 | HOP Observing Session, Galactic Spectral Line Project | ||
| Tuesday 10th July | |||
| 07:00 - 08:30 | Breakfast | ||
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Spectral Lines | Larry Morgan | |
| 09:30 - 10:15 | Continuum | Brian Mason | |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Pulsars | Jim Cordes | |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Polarization | Carl Heiles | |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 - 17:30 | Tours of the Laboratory and Telescope | ||
| 17:30 - 19:00 | Dinner | ||
| Overnight HOP Observing (a.m. times are next day) | |||
| 19:00 - 22:00 | HOP Observing Session, Continuum Project | ||
| 22:00 - 01:00 | HOP Observing Session, Pulsar Project | ||
| 01:00 - 04:00 | HOP Observing Session, Galactic Spectral Line Project | ||
| 04:00 - 07:00 | HOP Observing Session, Extra-Galactic Spectral Line Project | ||
| Wednesday 11th July | |||
| 07:00 - 08:30 | Breakfast | ||
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Spectral Line Calibration | Karen O'Neil | |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Least-Squares Frequency-Switching | Carl Heiles | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00 - 11:45 |
Other Things to Do with Single Dish Radio Telescopes in the cm Regime.
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| 11:45 - 12:30 | Survey Techniques, Hardware and Concerns | Steven Gibson | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 - 14:45 | The Millimeter Regime | Crystal Brogan | |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | RFI Overview | Carla Beaudet | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:00 - 17:30 | RFI Hands-On demo | Wes Sizemore | |
| 17:30 - 19:00 | Dinner | ||
| Overnight HOP Observing (a.m. times are next day) | |||
| 19:00 - 22:00 | HOP Observing Session, Continuum Project | ||
| 22:00 - 01:00 | HOP Observing Session, Galactic Spectral Line Project | ||
| 01:00 - 04:00 | HOP Observing Session, Pulsar Project | ||
| 04:00 - 07:00 | HOP Observing Session, Extra-Galactic Spectral Line Project | ||
| Thursday 12th July | |||
| 07:00 - 08:30 | Breakfast | ||
| 08:30 - 12:00 | Hands-On Project Data Reduction and Analysis | ||
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 - 17:30 | Hands-On Project Data Reduction and Analysis | ||
| 17:30 - 19:00 | Dinner | ||
| Friday 13th July | |||
| 07:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Miniworkshops:Alternate Data Analysis Workshops | ||
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Current and Future Capabilities of the GBT/Green bank | RPrestage | |
| 14.45 - 15.30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Hands-On Presentations | ||
| 18:00 - 21:00 | Banquet with Invited Speaker ("History of Green Bank") and Music | Frank Ghigo | |
| Saturday 14th July | |||
| 10:00 - 16:00 | Recreational Activities - Hike to Cass, ~7 miles with shuttle back to Green Bank site | ||