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     GALILEO GALILEI

 

 



PROGRAMME - pdf version (25/02/13)

The preliminary programme (updated to 25/02/2013) , flexible according to weather conditions, is as follows:
lecturers' abstracts, students' abstracts

Wednesday, 27 February, 2013
16:15 shuttle bus service at Padova train station
17:15-17:30 shuttle bus service at the arrivals at Venice Marco Polo airport
18:30 -18:45 shuttle bus service outside the Vicenza train station
20:15 Arrival and registration at Pennar Hotel
20:45-22:00 dinner at Pennar hotel
22:15 Conversation about Nicolaos Copernicus A. Slowikowska
 
Thursday, 28 February 2013
09:00-09:30 Welcome to the students from: Director of the dept. of Physics and Astronomy prof. Soramel; Vice-Rector for International Affairs prof. Martin; Director of Padua Astronomical Observatory prof. Turatto; School director prof. Barbieri  
09:30-11:00 Definitions of Time
A. Cadez
11:00-11:20 coffee break  
11:20-12:50 New achievements in photon counting and timing with picoseconds precision and accuracy I. Prochazka
12:50-14:15 lunch  
14:30-16:00 Parameters affecting time and angular resolution performances of ground telescopes; basics of seeing and of its passive and active control B. Marano
16:00-16:30 coffee break  
16:30-18:00 Basics of Aqueye and Iqueye and their acquisition software G. Naletto and E. Verroi
18:00-19:00 The Asiago telescopes and their instrumenation L. Tomasella
19:00-19:30 definition of the observing program, division in groups; visit to 122 cm telescope and control rooms  
19:45-21:00 dinner  
21:15-24:00 traditional feast in town (Schella March)  
 
Friday, 1 March, 2013 - first observing night
09:00-10:30

High Time and space resolution observations in the optical

R. MIgnani

10:30-10:45 coffee break  
10:45-12:15

Techniques in optical and X-ray timing: fast variability of compact objects

L. Zampieri

12:30-14:00 lunch  
14:00-16:00 visit to Cima Ekar Observatory and return to Pennar  
16:00-16:30 coffee break  
16:30-18:00 Physics and pulsars. What can we learn from HTRO observations? A. Shearer
18:00-19:15 First instructions on how to prepare an observational session teachers and tutors
19:30-20:45 dinner  
21:00 departure of 10 students to Cima Ekar for observations  
21:30-05:00 the other students walk to the Pennar control room for observations with the telescopes; explanations of instruments, tutorials; questions and answers in case of bad weather  
 
Saturday, 2 March, 2013
09:00-13:00 free morning  
13:00-14:15 lunch  
14:30-16:00 Polarimetry, theory and meseaurements A. Slowikowska
16:00-16:15 coffee break  
16:15-17:45

Fast quasi-periodic oscillations in black holes and neutron stars: strong gravitational field diagnostics from X-ray intensity and spectral variability

L. Stella

17:45-19:15

Occultations and transits

A. Richichi

19:30-20:45 dinner  
21:00 departure of 10 students to Cima Ekar for observations  
21:30-05:00 the other students walk to the Pennar control room for observations with the telescopes; explanations of instruments, tutorials; questions and answers in case of bad weather  
 
Sunday, 3 March, 2013
09:00-13:00 free morning  
13:00-14:30 lunch  
14:30-16:00

Fundamental physics with cosmic gamma rays

A. De Angelis
16:00-16:30 coffee break  
16:30-18:00 Highest temporal and spatial resolution in optical astronomy: intensity interferometry reaching sub-milliarcsecond resolution D. Dravins
18:00-19:00 The orbital angular momentum of light A. Sponselli
19:30-20:45 dinner  
21:00 departure of 10 students to Cima Ekar for observations  
21:30-05:00 the other students walk tothe Pennar control room for observations with the telescopes;
explanations of instruments, tutorials; questions and answers in case of bad weather
 
 
Monday, 4 March, 2013 - last observing night with Aqueye
09:00-13:00 free morning  
13:00-14:30 lunch  
14:30-16:00 The meseaurement of the solar diameter C. Sigismondi
16:00-16:30 coffee break  
16:30-18:15 students talks and poster presentations  
18:15-19:15 time for questions and answers  
19:30-20:45 dinner  
21:00 departure of 10 students to Cima Ekar for observations  
21:30-05:00 the other students will be working at the Pennar control room for observations with the telescopes; explanations of instruments, tutorials; questions and answers in case of bad weather  
 
Tuesday, 5 March, 2013
09:00-13:00 free morning  
13:00-14:30 lunch  
14:30-16:00

The LTB and its AdOpt system

R. Ragazzoni
16:30-17:00 coffee break  
17:00-19:30 students talks and poster presentations  
20:00 dinner and free evening
 
 
Wednesday, 6 March, 2013
09:00-11:00 data analysis tutorial and hands on  
11:00-11:30 coffee break  
11:30-12:50 data analysis tutorial and hands on  
13:00-14:30 lunch  
14:30-16:00 writing reports  
16:00-16:30 coffee break  
16:30-19:00 writing reports, writing evaluation of the school, present certificate of attendance  
20:00-21:30 dinner and free evening
 
 
Thursday, 7 March, 2013
07:00-09:00 breakfast, closing of the School, departures.  

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