NOT Tuorla Onsala

Nordic-Baltic Optical/NIR and Radio Astronomy Summer School

Star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies

Course Schedule

Day/Time

Activity

Description

Responsible

Monday, June 8
Morning
13.00 – 14.30
14.30 – 15.00
15.00 – 15.45
15.45 – 16.15
16.15 – 17.00
17.15 – 18.00
18.30 – 20.00
20.00 – 22.00

  
Arrival
Lunch
Welcome
Lecture
Coffee
Lecture
Lecture
Dinner
Get-together

  
Arrival, room assignment
  
Welcome; overview; logistics
Observational capabilities at the NOT
  
Introduction to mm astronomy techniques
Molecular clouds and star formation: Introduction
  
Short self-presentations; refreshments

  
Tuorla staff
  
Organisers
J. Andersen
  
J. Conway
M. Juvela
  
All

Tuesday, June 9
08.00 – 10.00
10.00 – 11.15
11.15 – 12.00
12.00 – 12.30
12.30 – 13.15
13.15 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
15.00 – 15.45
16.00 – 16.45
16.45 – 17.15
17.15 – 19.30
19.30 – 21.00
21.00 – 00.00
00.00 – 05.00

  
Breakfast
Self-study
Lecture
Coffee
Lecture
Lecture
Lunch
Lecture
Lecture
Coffee
Activities
Dinner
Planning &
Observing

  
  
Preparing for the day
Properties of T Tauri Stars
  
Observations of Circumstellar Disks
Molecular clouds: structure, physics and chemistry
  
Introduction to optical observations
Cloud cores: statistics and evolution
  
Preparations for project work
  
  
NIR observations at NOT (Projects 6+2)

  
  
  
B. Reipurth
  
B. Reipurth
M. Juvela
  
S. Mattila
M. Juvela
  
Project leaders
& instructors
Project leaders
& on-site staff

Wednesday, June 10
08.00 – 10.00
10.00 – 11.15
11.15 – 12.00
12.00 – 12.30
12.30 – 13.15
13.15 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
15.00 – 15.45
16.00 – 16.45
16.45 – 17.15
17.15 – 19.30
19.30 – 21.00
21.00 – 00.00
00.00 – 05.00

  
Breakfast
Self-study
Lecture
Coffee
Lecture
Lecture
Lunch
Lecture
Lecture
Coffee
Activities
Dinner
Planning &
Observing

  
(available for late observers until 11.00)
Preparing for the day
Protostars
  
Infrared Astronomy - an Introduction
Infrared Astronomy - an Introduction
  
Introduction to mm astronomy techniques II
Practical data reduction in mm astronomy
  
Exercises with data reduction systems
  
Evening observations at OSO (Project 6)
NIR observations at NOT (Projects 5+3)

  
  
  
M. Juvela
  
H. Zinnecker
H. Zinnecker
  
J. Conway
F. Costagliola
  
Project leaders
& instructors
Project leaders
& on-site staff

Thursday, June 11
08.00 – 10.00
10.00 – 12.00
12.00 – 12.30
12.30 – 13.15
13.15 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
15.00 – 15.45
16.00 – 16.45
16.45 – 17.15
17.15 – 19.30
19.30 – 21.00
21.00 – 00.00
00.00 – 05.00

  
Breakfast
Self-study
Coffee
Lecture
Lecture
Lunch
Lecture
Lecture
Coffee
Activities
Dinner
Planning &
Observing

  
(available for late observers until 11.00)
Preparing for the day
  
Star formation in external galaxies
Principles of data reduction: optical
  
Outflows from Young Stars
Principles of NIR observing and data reduction
  
Data reduction; literature study
  
Evening observations at OSO (Project 3)
NIR observations at NOT (Projects ?+1)

  
  
  
  
J. Kotilainen
S. Mattila
  
B. Reipurth
H. Zinnecker
  
Project leaders
& instructors
Project leaders
& on-site staff

Friday, June 12
08.00 – 10.00
10.00 – 11.15
11.15 – 12.00
12.00 – 12.30
12.30 – 13.15
13.15 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
15.00 – 15.45
16.00 – 16.45
  
16.45 – 17.15
17.15 – 19.30
19.30 – 21.00
21.00 – 00.00
00.00 – 05.00

  
Breakfast
Self-study
Lecture
Coffee
Lecture
Lecture
Lunch
Lecture
Lecture
  
Coffee
Activities
Dinner
Planning &
Observing

  
(available for late observers until 11.00)
Preparing for the day
Interferometry I - General principles
  
SF in bursts and galaxy mergers I
SF in bursts and galaxy mergers II
  
Binaries and Multiple Stars
Star formation in young clusters:
low-mass pre-Main Sequence evolution and IMF

  
Data reductions, literature
  
Evening observations at OSO (Project 2)
Optical observations at NOT (Projects 5+3)

  
  
  
J. Conway
  
J. Kotilainen
J. Kotilainen
  
B. Reipurth
H. Zinnecker
  
  
Project leaders
& instructors
Project leaders
& on-site staff

Saturday, June 13
08.00 – 10.00
10.00 – 11.15
11.15 – 12.00
12.15 – 13.00
13.00 – 14.30
14.30 – 18.00
  
18.00 – 00.00

  
Breakfast
Self-study
Lecture
Lecture
Lunch
Data red.
  
Party

  
(available for late observers until 11.00)
Preparing for the day
Studying Star Formation in the NIR - an overview
Planet Formation and Exoplanets
  
Reduction of the week’s observations
  
Lakeside party with swimming & sauna

  
  
  
H. Zinnecker
B. Reipurth
  
Project leaders
& instructors
All

Sunday, June 14
08.00 – 09.00
09.00 – 18.00
18.30 – 20.00
20.00 – 22.00
00.00 – 05.00

  
Breakfast
Excursion
Dinner
Planning
Observing

  
  
Excursion to Metsähovi Radio Obs.
  
Evening observations at OSO (Project 5)
Optical observations at NOT (Projects 6+1)

  
  
All
  
Project leaders
& on-site staff

Monday, June 15
08.00 – 10.00
10.00 – 12.00
12.00 – 12.30
12.30 – 13.15
13.15 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
15.00 – 15.45
16.00 – 16.45
16.45 – 17.15
17.15 – 19.30
19.30 – 21.00
21.00 – 00.00
00.00 – 05.00

  
Breakfast
Self-study
Coffee
Lecture
Lecture
Lunch
Lecture
Discussion
Coffee
Activities
Dinner
Planning &
Observing

  
(available for late observers until 11.00)
Preparing for the day
  
Basics of mm interferometry
Introduction to APEX
  
Meteorites and the early solar system
Progress review of projects
  
Data reduction; project report outlines
  
Evening observations at OSO (Project 1)
Optical observations at NOT (Project ?+2)

  
  
  
  
S. Muller
S. Aalto
  
B. Reipurth
All
  
Project leaders
& instructors
Project leaders
& on-site staff

Tuesday, June 16
08.00 – 10.00
10.00 – 11.15
11.15 – 12.00
12.00 – 12.30
12.30 – 13.15
13.15 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.00
15.00 – 15.45
16.00 – 16.45
16.45 – 17.15
17.15 – 19.00
19.00 – 20.30
20.30 –

  
Breakfast
Self-study
Lecture
Coffee
Lecture
Lecture
Lunch
Lecture
Discussion
Coffee
Activities
Dinner
Free time

  
(available for late observers until 11.00)
Preparing for the day
Current millimeter interferometers
  
Future SF studies in dense young clusters: E-ELT
ALMA: Goals and status
  
SF studies of the future: ALMA
Project completion: Status and advice
  
Data reduction; project reports
  
  

  
  
  
S. Muller
  
H. Zinnecker
S. Muller
  
S. Aalto
All
  
Project leaders
& instructors
  

Wednesday, June 17
08.00 – 09.30
09.30 – 11.00
11.00 – 11.30
11.00 – 13.00
13.00 – 14.00
14.00 – 15.45
15.45 – 16.15
16.15 – 18.00
18.30 – 20.00
20.00 – 23.30

  
Breakfast
Discussion
Coffee
Group work
Lunch
Group work
Coffee
Group work
Dinner
Party

  
  
Status of all group projects; plans to finish
  
Data reduction and preparing reports
  
Completing reports
  
Preparing oral presentations
  
Farewell party

  
  
All
  
All
  
All
  
All
  
  

Thursday, June 18
08.00 – 09.00
09.00 – 11.30
11.30 – 12.30
12.30 – 14.00
Afternoon

  
Breakfast
Reports
Evaluation
Lunch
Departure

  
 
Presentation of group projects (5x½ hr)
Course evaluation and conclusions
  
End of course; departure

  
 
All
All