The 1st Thai-CTA workshop on Astroparticle Physics

16 Feb 2019, 09:00 → 22 Feb 2019, 17:30 Asia/Bangkok

Kantary Hills (& AstroPark for the pre-workshop)

Maneenate Wechakama (Kasetsart University) , Patipan Uttayarat (Srinakharinwirot University) , Chakrit Pongkitivanichkul, Utane Sawangwit (NARIT)

The 1st Thai-CTA workshop on Astroparticle Physics and a 2-day pre-workshop mini-school on High-Energy Astrophysics & Cosmology 

Free registration for all participants and limited financial support for students

Target Audiences

Advance undergraduates, graduates students, post-docs and young researchers who are either already working or interested in the related fields of Astroparticle Physics, High-Energy Astrophysics and Gamma-ray astronomy. Due to the practical nature of the workshop, the number of participants will be limited to 35 persons. The successful applicants will be notified of the organizer decisions approximately one week after the registration deadline.

Pre-workshop Poster

TCAP1 Workshop Poster

TCAP Workshop Poster Revised.jpg

Saturday, 16 February

09:30 → 10:30 Introduction to Particle Physics

Speaker: Chakrit Pongkitivanichkul

2021-07-13 10-17-55.mp4

CTA_particle_physics.pdf

10:30 → 10:45 Break

10:45 → 12:00 Python example: Particle Physics

Speaker: Chakrit Pongkitivanichkul

collisionsolver.py

exercise.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 → 14:15 Dark Matter Particle Physics

Speaker: Patipan Uttayarat (Srinakharinwirot University)

DMannihilation.pdf

talk_tcap.pdf

14:15 → 14:45 Break

14:45 → 16:00 Dark matter python example

Speaker: Patipan Uttayarat (Srinakharinwirot University)

jpsi_einasto.py

LoS_einasto.py

Sunday, 17 February

09:30 → 10:30 Thermal History of the Universe

Speaker: Maneenate Wechakama

Thermal_History_of_the_Universe.pdf

10:30 → 10:45 Break

10:45 → 12:00 Thermal History of the Universe

Speaker: Maneenate Wechakama (Kasetsart University)

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 → 14:15 Large Scale Structures and Evolution

Speaker: Utane Sawangwit (NARIT)

Pre_TCAP_Intro_CMB_LSS_nomovie.pdf

14:15 → 14:45 Break

14:45 → 16:00 Introduction to High-Energy Astrophysics

Speaker: Utane Sawangwit (NARIT)

Monday, 18 February

08:30 → 09:00 Registration

09:00 → 09:20 Opening and Welcome Remarks

09:20 → 09:30 LOC + SOC Events/Schedule Summary

09:30 → 10:30 Plenary Talk: CTA Telescopes

Speaker: Markus Garczarczyk (DESY)

190218_CherenkovTelescopeArray.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Group photo + break

11:00 → 12:00 Plenary Talk: Cosmic Ray Astrophysics and LHAASO

Speaker: David Ruffolo (Mahidol University)

Ruffolo_LHAASO_CTA@CM_exact.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 → 14:00 Lecture1: Gamma-Ray Astrophysics

Speaker: Miguel A. Sánchez-Conde (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

ThaiGammas_masc_feb19.pdf

14:00 → 15:00 Lecture2: Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes: Analysis I

Speaker: Tarek Hassan Collado (DESY)

TarekIACTsAnalysis_I_v1.pdf

15:00 → 15:30 Break

15:30 → 17:00 Hands-on session 1: Ctools Tutorial

Speaker: Tarek Hassan Collado (DESY)

Hands_on_session_I.pdf

hands_on_session_I.tar

17:30 → 20:00 Reception & Ice-Breaking Dinner

Tuesday, 19 February

09:00 → 09:45 Lecture3: Gamma-Ray Dark Matter Searches

Speaker: Miguel A. Sánchez-Conde (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

ThaiGammas&DMstatus_masc_feb19.pdf

09:45 → 10:45 Lecture 4: Astrophysical background Episode I – the origin

Speaker: Yago Ascasibar (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Astro-background-I.pdf

10:45 → 11:00 Break

11:00 → 12:00 Plenary Talk: The Thai CTA Program

Speaker: Wiphu Rujopakarn (Chulalongkorn University)

2019-02-19_CTA-workshop.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 → 14:00 Lecture5: Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes: Analysis II

Speaker: Tarek Hassan Collado (DESY)

TarekIACTsAnalysis_II_v2.pdf

14:00 → 15:00 Hands-on session 2

Speaker: Tarek Hassan Collado (DESY)

15:00 → 15:30 Break

15:30 → 17:00 Hands-on session 3

Speakers: Miguel A. Sánchez-Conde (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) , Tarek Hassan Collado (DESY)

DMmodelingProblems_ThaiMASC_feb19.pdf

ThaiDMmodeling_masc_feb19.pdf

Wednesday, 20 February

09:00 → 09:45 Plenary Talk: ASTRI Data Handling & Low-Power High Performance Computing

Speakers: Prof. Denis Bastieri (University of Padova) , Prof. Lucio Angelo Antonelli (Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma)

ASTRI_THAI_2019_Antonelli.pdf

09:45 → 10:45 Lecture 6: Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes

Speaker: Markus Garczarczyk (DESY)

190220_CherenkovTelescopes.pdf

10:45 → 11:00 Break

11:00 → 12:00 Lecture 7:

Speaker: Yago Ascasibar (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Astro-background-II.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 → 14:00 Lecture 8: CTA Dark Matter & Exotic Physics WG [and how Thai scientists could participate]

Speaker: Miguel A. Sánchez-Conde (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

CTAScience&DMEP_masc_Feb19.pdf

CTAScience&DMEP_masc_Feb19.pptx

14:00 → 15:00 Hands-on session 4

Speaker: Tarek Hassan Collado (DESY)

DM_ctools_handson.tar.gz

15:00 → 15:30 Break

15:30 → 17:00 Hands-on session 5

18:00 → 19:00 Public Talk: Gamma Rays to Unveil the Nature of Dark Matter

Speaker: Miguel A. Sánchez-Conde (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

19:30 → 21:00 Workshop Banquet

Thursday, 21 February

09:00 → 16:00 Excursion

Thai National Observatory and AstroPark

Friday, 22 February

09:00 → 12:00 Group works + Presentation preparation

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 → 13:45 Presentation 1

13:45 → 14:30 Presentation 2

14:30 → 14:45 Break

14:45 → 15:30 Presentation 3

15:30 → 16:15 Presentation 4

16:15 → 16:30 Concluding & Closing Remarks