Radio Interferometry SS 2026 (astro8404)
Prof. Dr. Frank Bertoldi, Prof. Dr. Arshia Jacob, Dr. Stefanie Mühle, Dr. Yiqing Song, Sylvia Adscheid, Lynn Hansen, Kamalpreet KaurPreliminary Schedule
Date |
Time |
Lecture |
Lecturer |
Tutorial |
Tutor(s) |
April 16, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Introduction and logistics |
FB |
Introduction to the hands-on part, radio astronomical data cubes |
SM, SA |
April 23, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
What the eyes can't see |
AJ |
CARTA demo, First steps in CASA |
AJ, SM |
April 30, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
What is an interferometer? |
FB |
Calibration Basics, Calibration I (A-priori cal) |
LH, KK |
May 07, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
What does an interferometer see? |
FB |
Calibration II (Bandpass cal) |
LH, KK |
May 14, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Ascension Day (no lecture) |
-- |
no tutorial |
-- |
May 21, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Basic concepts of aperture synthesis |
FB |
Calibration III (gain cal) |
LH, KK |
May 28, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Pentecost week (no lecture) |
-- |
no tutorial |
-- |
June 04, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Corpus Christi (no lecture) |
-- |
no tutorial |
-- |
June 11, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Two-element interferometer |
FB |
Calibration Diagnostics |
LH, KK |
June 18, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Complex visibilities |
FB |
Imaging I |
YS |
June 25, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Lecture |
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Imaging II |
YS |
July 02, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Special topics I |
SM? |
Visualization and analysis I |
BJ? |
July 09, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Special topics II |
SA, CK? |
Visualization and analysis II |
YS |
July 16, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Designing your own ALMA project (ALMA-OT) |
SA, BJ? |
hands-on ALMA-OT |
SA, BJ? |
July 23, 2026 |
09:30 - 12:00 |
buffer |
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Repetition, Q & A |
LH, KK, YS |
by Aug 7, 2026 |
tbd |
Student presentations |
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