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STEP Workshop | Schedule | Travel to JPL | Accommodation | Participants |
Monday 20th August
STEP DAY 1 : Shear measurement methods
Welcome and Introduction: 9.00 - 10.00
Model fitting methods: 10.00 - 12.00
Lisa Voigt |
20 mins |
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Tom Kitching |
20 mins |
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Fitting methods with direct convolution for shear measurements |
Marina Shmakova |
20 mins |
Reiko Nakajima |
20 mins |
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Stephane Paulin |
20 mins |
Discussion: 12.00 - 1.00. Is model fitting the way forward?
Lead by Sarah Bridle
Lunch: 1.00 - 2.00
Shapelet methods : 2.00 - 3.45
Rachel Mandelbaum |
15 mins |
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Joel Berge |
25 mins |
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Mandeep Gill |
10 mins |
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Konrad Kuijken |
10 mins |
Coffee Break: 3.45 - 4.15
Discussion: 4.15 - 5.15. Are shapelets the way forward?
Lead by Richard Massey
Evening meal in "Old" town
Tuesday 21th August
STEP DAY 2 : SpaceSTEP
STEP3 and beyond: 9.30 - 11.30
Catherine Heymans |
20 mins |
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An indepth look at the magnitude dependent bias of KSB with STEP2 and STEP3 |
Tim Schrabback |
30 mins |
Dave Johnston |
20 mins |
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Jessica Ford |
20 mins |
Discussion: 11.30 - 12.30. STEP3
Lead by Gary Bernstein
Lunch: 12.30 - 1.30
Discussion: 1.30 - 2.30. STEP3 continued
Lead by Jason Rhodes
ACS Science: 3.00 - 5.00
A comparison of weak lensing measurements on ground and space based COSMOS data, Mansi Kasliwal. (30 mins)
A comparison of weak lensing measurements on ground and space based A901 data, Marco Hetterscheidt. (30 mins)
ACS Discussion, lead by Tim Schrabback.
Wednesday 22th August
STEP DAY 3: Future STEPs
STEP 4 Konrad Kuijken 9.30 -10.00
Discussion:
10.30 - 12.30. The future of STEP
Lead by Sarah Bridle and Catherine Heymans
Lunch: 12.30 - 1.30
The afternoon free is free with an optional first-come-first-serve JPL tour or a trip to
Thursday 23rd August
WL From Space DAY 1: Future projects and
PSFs
Setting the Stage: Future and current ground-based surveys:
Elisabetta Semboloni |
10 mins |
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Konrad Kuijken |
10 mins |
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Will High |
10 mins |
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Sarah Bridle |
10 mins |
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Gary Bernstein |
LSST |
10 mins |
Masahiro Takada |
10 mins |
Introduction to future space-based surveys:
Jason Rhodes |
Political Overview |
15 mins |
Gary Bernstein |
20 mins |
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Doug Clowe |
20 mins |
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Leonidas Moustakas |
OMEGA and Strong Lensing |
30 mins |
Lunch: 12.30 - 1.30
Cosmological Parameters: 1.30 -
Gary Bernstein |
30 + 15 mins |
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Lindsay King |
20 + 10 mins |
Coffee Break:
Pixels and PSFs: 3.15 - 5.15
Michael Seiffert |
20+ 5 mins |
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Will High |
20 + 5 mins |
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Haakon Dahle |
20 + 5 mins |
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Discussion |
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Evening trip to see Beckham and the LA Galaxies (photos courtesy of Tim Schrabback)
Friday 24th August
WL From Space DAY 2: Detectors and Science Topics
Detectors: 9.30 - 12.15
Shouleh Nizkad |
CCDs |
30 + 10 mins |
Suresh Seshadri/Roger Smith |
NIR |
30 + 10 mins |
Mithu Pain |
Other choices |
30 + 10 mins |
Bahram Mobasher |
WFC3 |
20 + 10 mins |
Lunch: 12.15 - 1.15
WL From Space: Special Lensing Topics: 1.15 - 3.30
Bahram Mobasher |
20 + 10 mins |
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Gillian Wilson |
20 + 5 mins |
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Dave Johnston |
20 + 5 mins |
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Richard Massey |
20 + 5 mins |
Concluding discussion
STEP Workshop at JPL organised by:
Jason Rhodes: jrhodes[at]mail.jpl.nasa.gov
Catherine Heymans: heymans[at]physics.ubc.ca